There really needs to be some context here to understand what's going on. Spoilers: Eurydice has gone to Hadestown and signed a contract for work. What she doesn't realize is that once she's signed, there's no leaving. She's doomed to stay there, and forget her entire life, including Orpheus. She will be entrenched in physical labor, in the dark, in Hadestown, for the rest of her life. (To put it simply.) The woman on guitar who did the first verse is Anais Mitchell, who wrote the show. Eva Noblezada, continuing the song, is the originating actress on Broadway for Eurydice.
I saw the Broadway touring show of Hades Town last year and it was amazing! It's in my top ten Broadway musicals I have seen. Hamilton being the top. Dear Evan Hansen, Book of Mormon, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair and Company being up there too. Hades Town is based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. There are always stand out songs in every musical.
I didn't expect much when I saw the bookstore setting. Then I heard the music. Great singing voices, and obviously the sound person deserves kudos as well.
Harri Best you are the best music reviewer on TH-cam. No one else even comes close in maturity, taste, personality or honesty. Your videos keep me up into the wee hours of the morning. God bless you and keep those reviews coming!
Hey Harry! I don´t know if you´ve done something by Boz Scaggs, "Love, look what you´ve done to me" is a great song. Please, if you get the chance... or maybe We´re all alone by him too or Rita Coolidgde version.
I got one for you Mr. Best, We all hear enough of today's modern music that we don't appreciate where it's all coming from. Myself included. We are slowly realizing, that the past was in some ways, structurally more sound (so to speak)... in more ways than just music. Music was made with more, how do you say "je ne sais quoi". Maybe it seems that way because I grew up listening to '80's music which was great, although listening to it now, a lot of the synthesizers give the music a soullessness. It left a lot of room for great vocalists to fill in that synthetic void. BUT... let me take us all back to the place when we first really "listened" to music. When I was very young. The music from Star Wars really impressed me. At my Kindergarten Graduation Talent Show, I hummed and sang the Star Wars music the best I could, for I don't know how long... and DID NOT care. I was jamming... in front of teachers and parents and classmates. All that said, I wouldn't want to live in any other time, than right now. We can always use a little change-up, to give us some perspective, so I hope you don't mind giving a listen to this 3 minute masterpiece. I'm certain you won't... because this music right here, is one of the most AMAZING pieces of music EVER written. Please, Don't Thank Me. Thank... Vivaldi th-cam.com/video/JW7kV_skAOg/w-d-xo.html This is obviously a live version (that I prefer and thought you would too), rather than just a picture to look at while listening as I feel it has more appeal when you see and hear the musicians play. Besides, it was written to be played live, for the people to see and hear... ... FEEL.
If you like that, this is somewhat along the same vein, bringing it back to our times... change it up a little more with some killer gypsy music. th-cam.com/video/xnNCidccbG8/w-d-xo.html After listening to that and the Vivaldi, i think we can appreciate Country, Jazz and Rock, a more stripped down sound. Or not. To each his(and her) own. I don't know why but I'm hearing it call me. I can hear that groove bass line stretch across the room when the 2nd chorus comes down: th-cam.com/video/9kXiLeBXzG4/w-d-xo.html Somewhere, in the middle of it all, is 'Alright' with me...
Flowers here may represent the undying love of Orpheus for Eurydice. It doesn't help that the lyrics are muddled and self indulgent, and the music with its minor key is attempting to manipulate some sadness in the listener. Very nice voice on the dark haired lady.
That's exactly what it's meant to be though in some sense. You haven't happened upon some interesting revelation about the song. Hadestown is about two naive kids falling in love. In this case Eurydice is impulsive and always looking for that next "hit" of comfort against the cold and lifeless world she lives in. This entire song is her mourning the fact that her final "hit" was the one that took her from the one person that actually cared about her even if he too was incredibly naive. I wouldn't call it self-indulgent so much as a self-indulgent, naive young person finally realizing fully the consequences of her actions, realizing how good she had it with this foolish but kind-hearted man, and acknowledging the bed she made for herself. It's actually a song that represents growing up and beginning to really understand how the world works and the role she plays in her own downfall.
Anais is a wonderful writer and performer.
There really needs to be some context here to understand what's going on. Spoilers:
Eurydice has gone to Hadestown and signed a contract for work. What she doesn't realize is that once she's signed, there's no leaving. She's doomed to stay there, and forget her entire life, including Orpheus. She will be entrenched in physical labor, in the dark, in Hadestown, for the rest of her life. (To put it simply.) The woman on guitar who did the first verse is Anais Mitchell, who wrote the show. Eva Noblezada, continuing the song, is the originating actress on Broadway for Eurydice.
I saw the Broadway touring show of Hades Town last year and it was amazing! It's in my top ten Broadway musicals I have seen. Hamilton being the top. Dear Evan Hansen, Book of Mormon, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair and Company being up there too. Hades Town is based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. There are always stand out songs in every musical.
Feel the same. Hadestown jumped into my top five immediately when I saw it. Others (in no particular order): Superstar, Chicago, Company, Fiddler
I didn't expect much when I saw the bookstore setting. Then I heard the music. Great singing voices, and obviously the sound person deserves kudos as well.
Harri Best you are the best music reviewer on TH-cam. No one else even comes close in maturity, taste, personality or honesty. Your videos keep me up into the wee hours of the morning. God bless you and keep those reviews coming!
I'd love for you to react to "Why We Build The Wall" from the same musical as this song comes from.
Beautifull 🥰 Thanks Harri
I have to say this was different.
Hey Harry! I don´t know if you´ve done something by Boz Scaggs, "Love, look what you´ve done to me" is a great song. Please, if you get the chance... or maybe We´re all alone by him too or Rita Coolidgde version.
Harri, how are ya? ... I'm having to agree with Mary... THAT was different!
I got one for you Mr. Best,
We all hear enough of today's modern music that we don't appreciate where it's all coming from. Myself included.
We are slowly realizing, that the past was in some ways, structurally more sound (so to speak)... in more ways than just music.
Music was made with more, how do you say "je ne sais quoi". Maybe it seems that way because I grew up listening to '80's music which was great, although listening to it now, a lot of the synthesizers give the music a soullessness. It left a lot of room for great vocalists to fill in that synthetic void.
BUT... let me take us all back to the place when we first really "listened" to music. When I was very young. The music from Star Wars really impressed me. At my Kindergarten Graduation Talent Show, I hummed and sang the Star Wars music the best I could, for I don't know how long... and DID NOT care. I was jamming... in front of teachers and parents and classmates.
All that said, I wouldn't want to live in any other time, than right now.
We can always use a little change-up, to give us some perspective, so I hope you don't mind giving a listen to this 3 minute masterpiece. I'm certain you won't... because this music right here, is one of the most AMAZING pieces of music EVER written.
Please, Don't Thank Me.
Thank... Vivaldi
th-cam.com/video/JW7kV_skAOg/w-d-xo.html
This is obviously a live version (that I prefer and thought you would too), rather than just a picture to look at while listening as I feel it has more appeal when you see and hear the musicians play. Besides, it was written to be played live, for the people to see and hear...
... FEEL.
Hey harri, are you willing of interested to listen to a rock music? If so I think I have something good
If you like that,
this is somewhat along the same vein, bringing it back to our times... change it up a little more with some killer gypsy music.
th-cam.com/video/xnNCidccbG8/w-d-xo.html
After listening to that and the Vivaldi, i think we can appreciate Country, Jazz and Rock, a more stripped down sound. Or not. To each his(and her) own.
I don't know why but I'm hearing it call me. I can hear that groove bass line stretch across the room when the 2nd chorus comes down:
th-cam.com/video/9kXiLeBXzG4/w-d-xo.html
Somewhere, in the middle of it all, is 'Alright' with me...
Very sad song. I'm not sure what it's about.
Welp....that's all I got for this one🤔
Flowers here may represent the undying love of Orpheus for Eurydice. It doesn't help that the lyrics are muddled and self indulgent, and the music with its minor key is attempting to manipulate some sadness in the listener. Very nice voice on the dark haired lady.
Well that's just like, your opinion man.
@@fractuss And wouldn't you hate me for giving the opinion of someone else? At least I understood the allusions.
@@helgar791 Ah I don't hate you... I just disagree a little and felt like quoting The Big Lebowski was appropriate.
Muddled and self indulgent how so?
That's exactly what it's meant to be though in some sense. You haven't happened upon some interesting revelation about the song. Hadestown is about two naive kids falling in love. In this case Eurydice is impulsive and always looking for that next "hit" of comfort against the cold and lifeless world she lives in. This entire song is her mourning the fact that her final "hit" was the one that took her from the one person that actually cared about her even if he too was incredibly naive. I wouldn't call it self-indulgent so much as a self-indulgent, naive young person finally realizing fully the consequences of her actions, realizing how good she had it with this foolish but kind-hearted man, and acknowledging the bed she made for herself. It's actually a song that represents growing up and beginning to really understand how the world works and the role she plays in her own downfall.
I'd love for you to react to "Why We Build The Wall" from the same musical as this song comes from.