From Portugal...

Just a random (according to my personl taste? you bet!) selection from the last decades.

Songwriters

Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town

Eurythmics - I Saved The World Today

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - 1969

Alanis Morissette - Citizen Of The Planet (aol sessions)

Jorge Palma - Encosta-te a Mim

Feeling Blue(sy) and a bit Jazzy as well, strange as it may seem

The Empress:

Bessie Smith - St Louis Blues (1929)

The Lady:

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

The Swing / Sassy:

Sarah Vaughan - Sometimes I'm happy

Non-French Vlog ;-)

This one is entirely MPB (from BraSil, not BraZil, if you do not particularly object to it)

Adriana Calcanhoto - Fico assim sem você

Elis Regina - 20 Anos Blues

Cassia Eller - Por Enquanto

Interlude

Sorry for bothering you with two of my main motivators for this site (my brain was the initiator and is in control of subsequent posts). I do NOT endorse these legitimate mind-altering substances. I merely mention them as somehow relevant to this blog's name/title/what-have-you.

So...

And why not round this 1st of August with another sublime trio?

I am going a bit fancophone & francophile, am I not? Well just tell me you need some blues, jazz or MP. I'll be more than willing to oblige.

Benjamin Biolay Mon amour m'a baisé

Axelle Red - A quoi ça sert

Barbara Le Bel Age 1964 English subtitle

Let us start with a threesome of sheer beauty, shall we? :-)

Martha Wainwright - Factory

Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Isle Of Wight Festival)

Madredeus - O Pastor

Two Canadians and a Portuguese group. "You ain't (heard) seen nothing yet.

First Impressions

I am not "here" to change your mind about musical tastes you have açready acquired. I am not here to tell you this kind of music is superb and that other sucks. I am here merely to share a few songs that changed, influenced or in any way challenged my sense of self.

Hope you enjoy it, take something away with you or disagree most vehemently with my "choices".