For the first week of March 2018 - as our choice of Youtube Video of the Week - we chose a great sounding Polish Tango uploaded by our friend Dr. 240252 on Feb. 28 - 2018 - titled "Polish Tango 1932 - Adam Aston - Idz, nie Wracaj (Go! Don't Come Back!)". The vocals are handled superbly by Adam Aston - one of the masters of skillful, understated delivery of - normally - highly dramatic Tango lyrics. The work was composed by Henry Wars - a popular Polish/Jewish Tango composer in Warsaw circa 1930 to 1939 - a golden time for Tangos and other prominent and popular - musical pieces and outstanding art of various kinds.
The lyrics written by Andrzej Wlast - simply dazzle with their poetic simplicity. In addition to being a well known lyricist - Wlast was also enormously popular as a producer of many successful cabaret shows in Warsaw. Being famous and well received by the public - he was also frequently attacked by a lot of talentless, jealous literary "hienas" and "vultures" who gave him a nickname - "A King of Kitsch". I know for a fact that every enormously successul individual - pays a price.
All of us will have a super good first week of March 2018! As every week - we thank all of you and every each one of you for clicking on our Youtube channel tango3721. We will meet at the same time - in the same place - next week!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Our Choice of YT Vid of the Wk for the 4th Wk of Feb.2018 - "Moulin Rouge-Ewan McGregor-Nature Boy-John Leguizamo".
For the last week of Fabruary 2018 - we chose a terrific video uploaded by Genia 106 on Feb. 18 - 2018; she is a smart New Yorker who comes up with great ideas for snazzy and fun videos. This one features Ewan McGregor - a handsome and talented British star who sings a lovely Nat King Cole hit titled "Nature Boy" - in the new version of the movie "Moulin Rouge" from 2001 - about Henri Toulouse-Lutrec - a famous Parisian, late nineteenth century painter/poster maker.
Buzz Luhrman - a director of this version introduced some famous musical hits as well as some modern choreography. A lot of people either hated or loved his take on Toulouse-Lutrec's life. I would lean towards the first category - however the musical selections alone from this 2001 film - are worth the price of the ticket.
I - personally - liked the old, classical version of the movie treating Henri Toulouse-Lutrec's life with Jose Ferrer playing the famous Parisian artist. It has to be noted that Toulouse-Lutrec's life was handicapped in every meaning of that word since he was born with grotesquely short legs which made this sensitive artist - miserable for the first half of his life.
However his life was turned around 360 degrees after his famous Parisian posters made him famous all over the world. "Moulin Rouge" a Parisian Cabaret welcomed him every night as a loved Parisian celebrity - with all the famous, beautiful artists - "eating out of his hand" every night.
Enjoy Ewan McGregor and notice a prominently displayed comments made by yours truly in the very front of the comment section of this charming video! It's been unseasonably warm for a few days in my hilly neighborhood but it will get colder very soon. We will have a very good last week of February 2018! March is almost here. The spring is coming! As always - thanks for clicking our Youtube channel tango3721 and we meet here next week - same place!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2018
Buzz Luhrman - a director of this version introduced some famous musical hits as well as some modern choreography. A lot of people either hated or loved his take on Toulouse-Lutrec's life. I would lean towards the first category - however the musical selections alone from this 2001 film - are worth the price of the ticket.
I - personally - liked the old, classical version of the movie treating Henri Toulouse-Lutrec's life with Jose Ferrer playing the famous Parisian artist. It has to be noted that Toulouse-Lutrec's life was handicapped in every meaning of that word since he was born with grotesquely short legs which made this sensitive artist - miserable for the first half of his life.
However his life was turned around 360 degrees after his famous Parisian posters made him famous all over the world. "Moulin Rouge" a Parisian Cabaret welcomed him every night as a loved Parisian celebrity - with all the famous, beautiful artists - "eating out of his hand" every night.
Enjoy Ewan McGregor and notice a prominently displayed comments made by yours truly in the very front of the comment section of this charming video! It's been unseasonably warm for a few days in my hilly neighborhood but it will get colder very soon. We will have a very good last week of February 2018! March is almost here. The spring is coming! As always - thanks for clicking our Youtube channel tango3721 and we meet here next week - same place!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2018
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Our Choice of YT Vid of the Wk for 3rd Wk of Feb.2018 - "Tango - Lo Han Visto con Otra - 1929".
We continue with chanson - a genre - which mostly tells a love story of some kind - most of the time it has a sad, tragic mood. For the third week of Feb. 2018 we chose a lovely Tango - composed by a less known Argentinian composer H.G. Pettorosi - uploaded by Dr.240252 on Feb. 09 - 2018 titled "Tango - Lo Han Visto Con Otra - 1929". The title could be easily translated to "They Saw Him with Another Woman" which speaks to a hearbreak of some unkown woman in love. The vocalist Teresa Asprella does a magnificent job with her phrazing to emphasize her strong, dramatic alto vocals. The Tango orchestra Bianco Biachicha's instrumental arrangement sounds super good without "dimming" her great delivery of the lyrics.
Dr.240252 gives us some short info about Teresa's Asprella short - probably - tragic to a great extent - life - since she was only fifty when she died of a prolonged disease of unkown/unspecified - nature - after recording several Tango hits - this one "Lo Han Visto con Otra" - being one of them. You can check on Youtube for several other hits she recorded - all of them sound good since her singing/delivering the lyrics - achieved top level.
Happpy Valentine's Day to all of us! It's a tad warmer in my hilly neighborhood of New York - the snow just melted so the ground looks lousy - we need more snow - "for decoration" only - we don't want too much of it. All of us will have a good third week of February 2018 and as always - please - don't forget to click here next Wendsday Feb. 20 - 2018! As every week - thanks for clicking my channel tango3721!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2018
Dr.240252 gives us some short info about Teresa's Asprella short - probably - tragic to a great extent - life - since she was only fifty when she died of a prolonged disease of unkown/unspecified - nature - after recording several Tango hits - this one "Lo Han Visto con Otra" - being one of them. You can check on Youtube for several other hits she recorded - all of them sound good since her singing/delivering the lyrics - achieved top level.
Happpy Valentine's Day to all of us! It's a tad warmer in my hilly neighborhood of New York - the snow just melted so the ground looks lousy - we need more snow - "for decoration" only - we don't want too much of it. All of us will have a good third week of February 2018 and as always - please - don't forget to click here next Wendsday Feb. 20 - 2018! As every week - thanks for clicking my channel tango3721!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2018
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Our Choice for YT Vid of the Wk - 2nd Wk of Feb.2018 - "Apasz Tango".
We chose another chanson for the 2nd week of Feb. 2018 - titled "Apasz Tango". The young, modern, talented vocalist Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk sings in Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Yiddish. She currently lives in Israel however her performances in Warsaw and other European cities attract a lot of her international followers. She uploaded this version of an old Tango classic on Dec.31-2017.
The Warsaw's top Jewish/Polish composer of this Tango - Jacob Kagan came up with some memorable Tangos and other compositions since Warsaw was a rich cultural center attracting many enormous talents between 1930 - 1939. They showcased their artistic works in many top notch Warsaw venues such as theatrical stages, cabarets, fancy Warsaw nightclubs, Polish movies, etc.
This present version of the Apache Tango - shows a style characterized by the primitive love passions - typically - ending tragically. The Tango - Ms. Mieleszczuk presents is somewhat different than the other variation of this Tango - titled "Golden Panther" with lyrics sounding dark and depressing even if the work is considered a masterpiece. "The Golden Panther" version is available on YT - uploaded by Dr.240252 in 2008. It's well worth checking out.
All of us will have a very excellent second week of Feb. 2018. The snow still looks good in my hilly area close to New York; we don't want the snow and ice causing any driving hazards in the mountains. Let's keep it this way - for sure. Enjoy the clear and strong vocals by Olga Mieleszczuk - even if the love story she tells in this chanson is sad - almost morbid - in line with the Apache Tango spirit. Her accompanist - Grzegorz Bozewicz does a super job - that stands out - on his digital accordion - which sounds like a small orchestra - without upstaging her vocals.
As every week - thanks for clicking our YT channel tango3721 and we'll meet again next week - same place - same time!
Copyright L.Hadley and Associates 2018
The Warsaw's top Jewish/Polish composer of this Tango - Jacob Kagan came up with some memorable Tangos and other compositions since Warsaw was a rich cultural center attracting many enormous talents between 1930 - 1939. They showcased their artistic works in many top notch Warsaw venues such as theatrical stages, cabarets, fancy Warsaw nightclubs, Polish movies, etc.
This present version of the Apache Tango - shows a style characterized by the primitive love passions - typically - ending tragically. The Tango - Ms. Mieleszczuk presents is somewhat different than the other variation of this Tango - titled "Golden Panther" with lyrics sounding dark and depressing even if the work is considered a masterpiece. "The Golden Panther" version is available on YT - uploaded by Dr.240252 in 2008. It's well worth checking out.
All of us will have a very excellent second week of Feb. 2018. The snow still looks good in my hilly area close to New York; we don't want the snow and ice causing any driving hazards in the mountains. Let's keep it this way - for sure. Enjoy the clear and strong vocals by Olga Mieleszczuk - even if the love story she tells in this chanson is sad - almost morbid - in line with the Apache Tango spirit. Her accompanist - Grzegorz Bozewicz does a super job - that stands out - on his digital accordion - which sounds like a small orchestra - without upstaging her vocals.
As every week - thanks for clicking our YT channel tango3721 and we'll meet again next week - same place - same time!
Copyright L.Hadley and Associates 2018
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