Interactive Poll #9 - Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar

for mine.. I wanted to go with R.S and Kentucky Thunder's 'Get Up John' which is a perfect world would have not just won the poll but earned me you all's ending lvoe and affection for having such killer tastes..

but life isn't all about winning man...  back in my past life.. as my life was falling apart all around me and with little escape it seemed than eating a bullet I got hard and deep into Eastern relgioins which not just touched me on an intellectual but deeply spiriiual level and helped me surive the last few year of my trainwreck of a first marriage

.. which dovetailed nicely into my long love of the music of George Harrison. As I had loved his music since I was a kiddie but now I started learning more about his spiritual journey.. but sady he passed away not long after I started my own journey.

fast forward a year or two later.. Concert for George came out and who was the undisputed star of that concert. Yep..  Anoushka Shankar and Arpan.  Turned me onto her something FIERCE...an amazing talent.. an amazing beauty. So for my choice this week.. not just one amazing beauty and talent.. but two!! Hope you enjoy.

 

See if you can figure out what artist used the main melody for the introduction to a very popular song (back in the 80s) and name the song.  If you already know the answer, or if you sneak a peek at the comments, it doesn't count.  You will get bonus points if you get it right.  Not that you can use the points for anything, but you can definitely congratulate yourself for listening closely and everyone can say "oooooo".   Anyway, enjoy and follow along with the sheet music in the video (if you can).

 

Charles Ives - Piano Sonata No. 2: 3rd Movement (The Alcotts)

 

 

 

 

 

This wasn't one of the songs I had in mind for this poll. In fact, I hadn't heard this until two days ago, but YouTube recommended it to me because of my last suggestion to the last poll, so who am I to argue against machines. I like it quite a bit. 

I mean, what is funk without slap bass and a shamisen? Nothing like this. 

I decided I wanted to go back to exotic here.  This is from a psychedelic gem from 1968 by The US  Kaleidoscope that showcases the fantastic Solomon Feldthouse on saz and oud; David Lindley on violin, I believe Sol also played doumbek here and you may also hear bits of harp guitar, which would have been supplied by David Lindley.  This piece is based on "Sehnaz Longa," a Turkish piece by Santuri Ethem Efendi.