tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79495939194928588952024-03-18T10:09:20.526-07:00Set ListLauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-18832197740811896472024-03-18T10:08:00.000-07:002024-03-18T10:08:37.815-07:00Obsession Confession<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Hard Rock & Smooth Jazz</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Who knew!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/7_7VPbQ5zek?si=kgowjsJmeCWY78sA" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-77160957966297506332024-03-18T09:56:00.000-07:002024-03-18T09:56:02.656-07:00Hollywood Walk of Fame - Star Slash<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In the United States alone, fundamental costs such as gas or groceries always desire inflation being slashed by the public to save for other important finances.</b></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In the United States alone, concert tickets to see favorite musicians are in a sense relief purchases to escape adult responsibilities.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Slash inflation. Rock to Slash.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL_f_pJ2CpxFnzFw_z-InxsI0VNs1L5kjOmI6eymWE6SkX42BaCiHt5cdQn7YCMCk9zgu87NTpjCw6ZspMMa69ycTD8y16C18ThIb-lsZYqd_OC1kMjb8SiSD1dIGustgFWyNr_hPO-GFc1Zhg9I0qLawGiPVQ48t2JTmrXWiQ6y80dlFio14LV0TogWZb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL_f_pJ2CpxFnzFw_z-InxsI0VNs1L5kjOmI6eymWE6SkX42BaCiHt5cdQn7YCMCk9zgu87NTpjCw6ZspMMa69ycTD8y16C18ThIb-lsZYqd_OC1kMjb8SiSD1dIGustgFWyNr_hPO-GFc1Zhg9I0qLawGiPVQ48t2JTmrXWiQ6y80dlFio14LV0TogWZb=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the greatest guitarists of all time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Honors -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Best Guitarist by <i>Esquire</i> (2005)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No. 2 on <i>Time</i> magazine's The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players (after Jimi Hendrix ... 2009)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No. 65 on <i>Rolling Stone</i>'s The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2011)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"November Rain" solo ranked No. 6 on <i>Guitar World</i>'s The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" (2008)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No. 34 on Gibson Guitar Corporation's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Star on Rock Walk of Fame (2007)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2012 ... In front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunset Strip Music Festival honoree (2010)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 with the Guns N' Roses original lineup</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Les Paul Award (2015)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(musician)#" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</div></b></span></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-61241842251089601462024-03-17T05:49:00.000-07:002024-03-17T05:49:40.366-07:00U2 - Out Of Control (Live At Red Rocks)1983<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this edition of Set List Favorite, my top choice is the U2 discography series. In this post, I am featuring U2's 1983 Live at Red Rocks concert in full. The concert share is akin to my forever favorite Duran Duran Live from London.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>With that said, enjoy the video below and just have fun!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/UXNw8N6XKbs?si=i58Ee_nSKhE88esj" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-80884741432251003322024-03-16T17:10:00.000-07:002024-03-16T17:10:11.498-07:00Go Live - U2 Bonus Album<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>When I research bands and solo artists, a common notion arises when concerts are planned and performed - further boost global awareness and success.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>This was true in U2's 1983 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Tour" target="_blank">War Tour</a>.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Concert film - <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_Live_at_Red_Rocks:_Under_a_Blood_Red_Sky" target="_blank">U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky</a></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzGmQnslhr2U6ogeAOGk97zG9Q0Lzl8sFTJIP5TyPzQgW5TlwO2RizKgK09TcPAoJpRJgck7mPE5XbjegQCsSpkqTMhOSPihsNjLMLx9ednvKZLgwD9YO-9sBBENvLX_fHv3iPbU7IGRu7N8fa7Sd2P-QdoV-U-6q54mpj_y5jl4ZZFbJIqUUoPhdCaG7J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="300" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzGmQnslhr2U6ogeAOGk97zG9Q0Lzl8sFTJIP5TyPzQgW5TlwO2RizKgK09TcPAoJpRJgck7mPE5XbjegQCsSpkqTMhOSPihsNjLMLx9ednvKZLgwD9YO-9sBBENvLX_fHv3iPbU7IGRu7N8fa7Sd2P-QdoV-U-6q54mpj_y5jl4ZZFbJIqUUoPhdCaG7J=w320-h319" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Live Album Tracks</b></div></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>- Side One -</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1. Gloria</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3. I Will Follow</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Party Girl</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>- Side Two -</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1. Sunday Bloody Sunday</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2. The Electric Co.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3. New Year's Day</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>4. 40</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certifications</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Gold in Belgium & Spain</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Platinum in France, Germany, & New Zealand</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2x Platinum in Canada</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3x Platinum in the UK & the U.S.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>4x Platinum in Australia</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-53566800268573638952024-03-16T16:16:00.000-07:002024-03-16T16:16:01.823-07:00From Me to U2 - Discography - Part 3<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this third edition of From Me to U2, I am concluding the final five U2 albums as listed on their discography.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>U2</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Discography</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>15 albums</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Dismantle_an_Atomic_Bomb" target="_blank">How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb</a></i> (2004)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, & Russia</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Gold in Germany</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Japan, Mexico, & Sweden</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in Brazil & Spain</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Platinum in Argentina, New Zealand, Portugal, & the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 4x Platinum in Australia, Denmark, & the UK</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 5x Platinum in Canada </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 10x Platinum in Ireland</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Line_on_the_Horizon" target="_blank">No Line on the Horizon</a></i> (2009)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Gold in Argentina, Finland, Middle East, Japan, & Mexico</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Platinum in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Hungary, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, & the U.S.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 2x Platinum in Canada, Denmark, & the Netherlands</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 3x Platinum in Italy</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 4x Platinum in Ireland</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_(U2_album)" target="_blank">Songs of Innocence</a></i> (2014)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Gold in Brazil, Germany, Portugal, & Spain</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Silver in the UK</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Austria, the Netherlands, &</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in Italy & Poland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Experience_(U2_album)" target="_blank">Songs of Experience</a></i> (2017)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, & the UK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in France & Italy </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Surrender" target="_blank">Songs of Surrender</a></i> (2023)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in France</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-85046623000833670612024-03-15T08:05:00.000-07:002024-03-15T08:06:11.286-07:00CHIC - Le Freak (Official Music Video)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Play It Friday</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Set List</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/aXgSHL7efKg?si=3js8-j2O0bf-4zap" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-46113535485831307072024-03-14T11:41:00.000-07:002024-03-14T11:41:48.552-07:0080 Million to 99 Million Alums Sold - U.S. Artists<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Best-Selling Music Artists - United States</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>80 Million to 99 Million ... Sales</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom Petty - 80 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Van Halen - 80 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Black Eyed Peas - 80 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Tim McGraw - 80 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Usher - 80 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Post Malone - 80 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>R.E.M. - 85 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Ariana Grande - 85 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Justin Timberlake - 88 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Johnny Cash - 90 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Lionel Richie - 90 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Christina Aguilera - 90 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Alicia Keys - 90 million</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#80_million_to_99_million_records" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-88866046526342703532024-03-14T10:18:00.000-07:002024-03-14T10:18:00.927-07:0075 Million to 79 Million Albums Sold - U.S. Artists<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Best-Selling Music Artists - United States</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>75 Million - 79 Million ... Sales</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Imagine Dragons - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Luke Bryan - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Tupac Shakur - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Green Day - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Alabama - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Nirvana - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Bob Seger - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Kenny G - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Barry Manilow - 75 million </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Kiss - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Aretha Franklin - 75 million</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#75_million_to_79_million_records" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-11458824864372524332024-03-13T07:22:00.000-07:002024-03-13T07:22:46.588-07:00Set List Break<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Dear readers and passersby,</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>I am taking a brief break from formally posting . I will be back tomorrow, Thursday March 14, 2024. In the meantime, scroll through the archives if you so desire.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>- Lauren</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-84962988477423537822024-03-12T07:20:00.000-07:002024-03-12T07:20:21.882-07:00Guns'n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle ( Studio Version ) High Quality.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Wild Tuesday</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"Welcome to the Jungle"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Guns 'n Roses</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/9erLsEHAZRI?si=wb35m4rhj1EZKmcU" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9erLsEHAZRI/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-79136333993686414602024-03-11T10:02:00.000-07:002024-03-11T10:02:22.535-07:00Hollywood Walk of Fame - In the Stars<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Hollywood Walk of Fame is always presented to the newest addition before being forever cemented. For every shining star are feet stepping over them everyday. The pomp and circumstance is always treasured for the actor or actress - a feeling that no amount of shoes can take away.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Set List - Induction into several Halls of Fame, awards and nominations, ranks on top lists, honors, global certifications...so many more to name here.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Yet, can there be a blend between Hollywood stars and music legends?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In the launch edition of this theme, the Andrews Sisters proved yes.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this edition, consider Christina Aguilera.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGy1LA7OmjCN4GEnXhOZ4OGFNoHi-8wBalP4HZGxYsr6xGS5tCjt6xZl9dOcqWolZtSYlAVTxCh7t3DvQ83olyK6KIwqw31bTn_dP1IVROvtm_lEzMXGNNNBvkk3jhXi7B-oO6UreG-9BsF_ZrxNwVv3ZxW9c_xAjdtA6mJ3QD_OrGPD-RlVvN7sKXep--" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGy1LA7OmjCN4GEnXhOZ4OGFNoHi-8wBalP4HZGxYsr6xGS5tCjt6xZl9dOcqWolZtSYlAVTxCh7t3DvQ83olyK6KIwqw31bTn_dP1IVROvtm_lEzMXGNNNBvkk3jhXi7B-oO6UreG-9BsF_ZrxNwVv3ZxW9c_xAjdtA6mJ3QD_OrGPD-RlVvN7sKXep--=w235-h320" width="235" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"Voice of a generation" with a 4-octave range</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3 No. 1 <i>Billboard </i>Hot 100 singles from Christina Aguilera's 1999 debut album - <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera_(album)" target="_blank">Christina Aguilera</a></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripped_(Christina_Aguilera_album)" target="_blank">Stripped</a></i> (2002) - Generally poor reviews to certified 5x Platinum in the U.S. alone &, with over 12 million copies sold worldwide, is considered one of the best selling albums in the 21st Century</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Honors -</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>5 Grammy Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2 Latin Grammy Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>6 ALMA Awards (American Latino Media Arts)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2 MTV Video Music Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1 <i>Billboard</i> Music Award</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1 Guinness World Record</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Considered a pop culture icon</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>One of the best-selling music artists of all time - over 90 million records sold worldwide </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>8th on VH1's list of the Greatest Women in Music</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera#" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM_ZrFigvVqdEeCsy5XkjDxtE3mCzQUPyuESW1BZG3ZuszfbAIH-snf5Sd6NT6RCIYjyXTQFUFDAM6CtKHNMdlwjw1w6Gb1BksOGmF0zZKTKAerVL9wqZz0Uq9D1_oHiAb65wyZKm8auZLCTRwKjKMN9yeeafGS5MN8WawalpQ3tHsafDAMxaZUEazh7PY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM_ZrFigvVqdEeCsy5XkjDxtE3mCzQUPyuESW1BZG3ZuszfbAIH-snf5Sd6NT6RCIYjyXTQFUFDAM6CtKHNMdlwjw1w6Gb1BksOGmF0zZKTKAerVL9wqZz0Uq9D1_oHiAb65wyZKm8auZLCTRwKjKMN9yeeafGS5MN8WawalpQ3tHsafDAMxaZUEazh7PY=w240-h320" width="240" /></a> </b></span></div></div><p></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-85255386659960756572024-03-10T10:47:00.000-07:002024-03-10T10:47:40.584-07:00Sunday Favorite<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this edition of Sunday Favorite, my top choice is a mix of popular culture, music, and a fashion label with fiction appearance -</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://playit08.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-job-is-in-paris.html" target="_blank">The Job Is In Paris</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In a span of 10 years - 1994 to 2004 - six characters of entirely different backgrounds and career interests came together out of naturally formed friendship. When casting settled on six actors, naturally formed chemistry found itself on set, rehearsal, and I am certain table reading.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Laughs and tears</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Heartbreak and excited heart</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Bloopers with contagious reaction</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Studio audiences with contagious reaction</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>They, and so many at home, got to watch six best friends for half an hour one day a week.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Viewers found themselves somehow relating to one or more characters. As a late bloomer in fashion, I best related to "Rachel Green" and the real names but fictitious roles.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In reality, I have applied to Bloomingdale's roles, Ralph Lauren roles, and Louis Vuitton roles. Although ultimately receiving rejections, I do maintain a few fashion related blogs.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Where I will never land a career in the fashion capitol of the world, I do have London on my bucket list. Since Paris and London have fashion weeks, my bucket list isn't too far off and "Rachel Green" isn't too far off.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>And so as you can tell, "Friends" as a sitcom, one line thought to change the course of the series ending, and the popular iconic theme song combine into one Sunday favorite.</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-45063197981887673622024-03-09T09:11:00.000-08:002024-03-09T09:11:59.279-08:00From Me to U2 - Discography - Part 2<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this edition of From Me to U2, I am highlighting a second round of U2 albums listed in the band's discography.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>U2</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Discography</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>15 albums</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattle_and_Hum" target="_blank">Rattle and Hum</a></i> (1988)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Norway, & Sweden</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, & Spain</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in Switzerland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 4x Platinum in the UK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 5x Platinum in the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 7x Platinum in Australia & Canada</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtung_Baby" target="_blank">Achtung Baby</a></i> (1991)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Gold in Brazil, Italy, Japan, & Switzerland</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Platinum in Argentina, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, & the U.S. (video)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 4x Platinum in the UK</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 5x Platinum in Australia & New Zealand</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 8x Platinum in the U.S. (album)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Diamond in Canada</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooropa" target="_blank">Zooropa</a></i> (1993)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Austria, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Norway, & Sweden</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified Platinum in Argentina, France, Spain, & the UK</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 2x Platinum in the U.S.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Certified 3x Platinum in Australia</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 4x Platinum in Canada & New Zealand</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_(U2_album)" target="_blank">Pop</a></i> (1997)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, & Sweden</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, & the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in New Zealand </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Platinum in Italy</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_That_You_Can%27t_Leave_Behind" target="_blank">All That You Can't Leave Behind</a></i> (2000)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Finland, Hungary, & Poland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Gold in Germany & New Zealand</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Japan, Mexico, Norway, & Sweden</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, & Switzerland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Platinum in New Zealand, South Africa, & Spain</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 4x Platinum in the UK & the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 5x Platinum in Australia & Canada</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-43540381407142202622024-03-08T06:05:00.000-08:002024-03-08T06:05:41.780-08:00Set List Special Edition <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>International Women's Day</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The 19th Amendment was passed and brought to the United States Constitution in the summer of 1920.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The 19th Amendment legally gave women the right to vote with suffrage fighting for this milestone. This amendment changed the face of political opinions via filling out and submitting ballots. Women's voices are forever a force to be reckoned with.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In the 1920s, women voted, opted for bob length hair, and showed off their dance moves with the Charleston and short dresses. Quite the dare to society generally dominated by men. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The 1920s were not without musical and societal culture highlights. Consider, on Set List, one of the most iconic composers and songs of then to now - </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"Rhapsody in Blue"</b></span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ynEOo28lsbc?si=TtSZzL2rSgENfj-o" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-18392783001041379082024-03-07T11:06:00.000-08:002024-03-07T11:06:09.151-08:00International Artists with the Most Albums<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The List</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2003 / 2012 / 2020 / 2023</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1. The Beatles - 10 / 10 / 9 / 9</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2. David Bowie - 6 / 5 / 5 / 5</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3. Led Zeppelin - 5 / 5 / 5 / 5</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>4. The Rolling Stones - 10 / 10 / 6 / 5</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Pink Floyd - 4 / 4 / 4 / 4</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Radiohead - 3 / 5 / 4 / 4</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>7. The Who - 7 / 7 / 4 / 4</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>8. Black Sabbath - 3 / 3/ 3 / 3</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>9. Bob Marley and the Wailers - 5 / 4 / 3 / 2</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>10. Elton John - 6 / 5 / 2 / 2</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>11. U2 - 5 / 5 / 2 / 2</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>12. Elvis Costello - 4 / 4 / 2 / 1</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>13. Roxy Music - 4 / 2 / 2 / 1</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>14. The Police - 4 / 4 / 1 / 1</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>15. Cream - 3 / 3 / 1 / (zero in 2023)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time#Artists_with_the_most_albums" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-51891238182796025522024-03-07T10:11:00.000-08:002024-03-07T10:11:43.685-08:00American Artists with the Most Albums<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The List</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2003 / 2012 / 2020 / 2023</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1. Bob Dylan - 11 / 11/ 8 / 8</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2. Neil Young - 6 / 6/ 7 / 7</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3. Kanye West - (no stats in 2003) / 3 / 6/ 6 </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Bruce Springsteen - 8 / 8 / 5/ 5</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Aretha Franklin - 2 / 2/ 4 / 4</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Beyonce - (zero in 2003 & 2012) / 3 /4</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Prince - 4 / 4/ 4/ 4</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>8. Stevie Wonder - 4 / 4/ 4/ 4</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>9. Al Green - 3 / 3 / 3/ 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>10. Beastie Boys - 2 /2 /3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>11. Elvis Presley - 3 / 3 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>12. Fiona Apple - (zero in 2003 & 2012) / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>13. George Clinton - 3 / 3/ 3/ 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>14. James Brown - 4 / 3 /3/ 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>15. Janet Jackson - 2 / 2 / 3/ 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>16. Jay-Z - 2 / 3 / 3 /3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>17. Kendrick Lamar - (no stats in 2003) / (zero in 2012) / 3 /3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>18. Marvin Gaye - 3 / 3 / 3 /3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>19. Michael Jackson - 3 / 3 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>20. Madonna - 4 / 3 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>21. Nirvana - 3 / 3 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>22. Outkast - 1 / 2 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>23. Taylor Swift - (zero stats in 2003) / (zero in 2012) / 2 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>24. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 3 / 3 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>25. Tom Petty - 1 / 1 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>26. Miles Davis - 3 / 3 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>27. Eminem - 3 / 2 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>28. Grateful Dead - 4 / 4 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>29. Ray Charles - 3 / 3 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>30. The Byrds - 5 / 4 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>31. Public Enemy - 3 / 2 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>32. R.E.M. - 3 / 3 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>33. Otis Redding - 4 / 4 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>34. Steely Dan - 3 / 3 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>35. Talking Heads - 4 / 4 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>36. The Beach Boys - 3 / 3 / 2 / 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>37. The Doors - 3 / 3 / 3 / 3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>38. Tupac Shakur - (zero in 2003 & 2012) / 1 / 1</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>39. Randy Newman - 3 / 3 / 1 / 1</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>40. Simon & Garfunkel - 4 / 3 / 1 / 1</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>41. Muddy Waters - 3 / 3 / 1 / 1</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time#Artists_with_the_most_albums" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></div><p></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-4303437818245941822024-03-06T07:26:00.000-08:002024-03-06T07:26:58.647-08:00The Job Is In Paris<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>If you follow pop culture in permanent reruns, the title of this post is an iconic line nearing the end of the sitcom series, "Friends." </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Jennifer Aniston played the fashion forward character "Rachel Green" who followed her dream of working in fashion. Her character worked f9r real names but under fictitious roles - buyer assistant and personal shopper at Bloomingdale's, executive positions at Ralph Lauren, an interview with a Gucci recruiter, and ultimately an offer with Louis Vuitton that would relocate "Rachel Green" to Paris - "the j0b is in Paris."</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>How can Louis Vuitton relate to Set List? Well, LV fashion cannot but "Friends" can with the pop culture classic theme song -</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SCQGnVrTsAM?si=bkRIn90k5Ogpmi1-" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-73930910310415166282024-03-05T06:15:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:15:05.235-08:00Duran Duran - Wild Boys (Live At Wembley 2004)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Wild Tuesday</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"Wild Boys"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Duran Duran</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/zK6YdTHNPPs?si=GpipARtynroZFuDY" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zK6YdTHNPPs/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-10277509042365983262024-03-04T12:09:00.000-08:002024-03-04T12:09:30.461-08:00Hollywood Walk of Fame - A Star Is Born<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Hollywood Walk of Fame is the ultimate destination for actors and actresses cementing their career status into stardom. Awards, of course, hold great value and honor - Golden Globes, Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, and Tonys. Peer to peer SAG Awards are always appreciative. Yet for the world of Hollywood, a star lasts forever.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>How does the Hollywood Walk of Fame relate to Set List? Success in the music industry is defined by so many unique factors with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame being the ultimate and, like a star, lasting forever. All Hall of Fame inductions are lasting and specific to honor.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Where film entertainment has stars, music has halls. So how can the two come together?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>As with the trio of brothers - the Bee Gees - there is the trio of sisters - the Andrews Sisters.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsSjov6JwUxF-JVt5wPaL4Nrnf7yrMY4CSHRSAiqoDcHIr_vvBZIqC1cxRmEtzhemNHKUTtuUVf37rjgtS_CDSj3WZ4vm8-30UxvuMYOGHyL1Q7vLnTsTN2nh5CYbbcIUkS916H_6HXVhk3cvA6hOHzunklrdM7XSMHKR4XZUm3FTOhaUa-ddj7p1rzcAA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsSjov6JwUxF-JVt5wPaL4Nrnf7yrMY4CSHRSAiqoDcHIr_vvBZIqC1cxRmEtzhemNHKUTtuUVf37rjgtS_CDSj3WZ4vm8-30UxvuMYOGHyL1Q7vLnTsTN2nh5CYbbcIUkS916H_6HXVhk3cvA6hOHzunklrdM7XSMHKR4XZUm3FTOhaUa-ddj7p1rzcAA=w279-h320" width="279" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(Left - Maxene, Right - LaVerne, Center - Patty)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>American trio in the swing era of music</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>80 million records sold</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>113 charted <i>Billboard</i> hits ... 46 Top 10 </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(surpassing Elvis Presley and The Beatles)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Andrews Sisters were part of the inaugural Vocal Group Hall of Fame class (1998).</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The trio's influence on future musicians is long and impressive leading to the present day.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Andrews Sisters have been in 17 Hollywood films - "more than any other singing group in motion picture history"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Andrews Sisters' discography, chart records, and filmography are in excess to count line by line. Their entertainment history, then, is beyond impressive.</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br />The sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters#" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-63110749983496645482024-03-03T06:17:00.000-08:002024-03-03T06:17:34.256-08:00Stayin' Alive Sunday Favorite<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this edition of Sunday Favorite, my top choice fell short upon publication a short while ago -</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees - Official music video</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this post, I thought I would explore the background of the Bee Gees to keep them stayin' alive.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcnkSZgYnGcxPh0dD-dseL9d_N9HD0tAC7nkh9Qf05cRcIjLMKuP6AbwR9szY-lbRa5-EqsWShjxWSGMCFB-EEtUxr700cyol8y3jG7pVEYfFQhr5p-_Lya1UMjcHlO7DYmdskSKJONH0xNROyiWE1WuCb0MbzLuli8GV8m3s-JPUzpYPIQWhWDOFvKOgS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcnkSZgYnGcxPh0dD-dseL9d_N9HD0tAC7nkh9Qf05cRcIjLMKuP6AbwR9szY-lbRa5-EqsWShjxWSGMCFB-EEtUxr700cyol8y3jG7pVEYfFQhr5p-_Lya1UMjcHlO7DYmdskSKJONH0xNROyiWE1WuCb0MbzLuli8GV8m3s-JPUzpYPIQWhWDOFvKOgS=w247-h320" width="247" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Top to Bottom - Barry, Robin, & Maurice Gibb</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"The Disco Kings"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Formed in 1958</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Honors -</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>5 Grammy Awards for <i>Saturday Night Fever</i>, including Album of the Year</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Hollywood Walk of Fame (1979)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Over 120 million records sold worldwide (better possibility being over 200 million records) ... One of the best-selling music artists of all time ... Most successful trio in contemporary music history</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997 (ARIA - Australian Recording Industry Association)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (2001)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame (2001)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into London's Walk of Fame in 2006</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the Australian Songwriters Association Hall of Fame in 2023</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Named BMI Icons in 2007 (Broadcast Music Inc., U.S. based)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>109 BMI Pop, Country and Latin Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>9 No. 1 singles on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3rd most successful band in <i>Billboard</i> charts history (behind The Beatles and the Supremes)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Maurice passed away in January 2003</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Robin passed away in May 2012</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Barry is the last surviving brother.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Most successful family band of all time</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Most successful musical trio of all time</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In 2023, Barry was named a Kennedy Center Honoree.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Discography - 22 albums from 1965 to 2001</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees#" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbZXirq5B3-ExrDsE3qAbzkloQvP42zwQE-g2bEj69scDYfPxMm7XCNXb6Es2rWBv4x-xo7-dAgKujLf0WjBVNMmG0ao_7ZmKgkNCGeRHmu-Nk1BebiEyt8XS8bA3_ho4cm6CiXrbarv7dUfulZxkBFY7zOCddRXTsQ_TGhb4ahn1WGwPZR8N1F3gle9QE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="220" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbZXirq5B3-ExrDsE3qAbzkloQvP42zwQE-g2bEj69scDYfPxMm7XCNXb6Es2rWBv4x-xo7-dAgKujLf0WjBVNMmG0ao_7ZmKgkNCGeRHmu-Nk1BebiEyt8XS8bA3_ho4cm6CiXrbarv7dUfulZxkBFY7zOCddRXTsQ_TGhb4ahn1WGwPZR8N1F3gle9QE" width="320" /></a></b></span></div></div><p></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-65771105128386042742024-03-02T08:43:00.000-08:002024-03-02T08:43:15.760-08:00From Me to U2 - Discography - Part 1<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>In this launch edition of From Me to U2, I am highlighting the band's impressive album collection as recorded and released by Ireland's finest - U2.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" target="_blank">U2</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Discography</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>15 albums</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_(album)#" target="_blank">Boy</a> </i>(1980)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Australia, France, & the UK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Canada & the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_(U2_album)" target="_blank">October</a></i> (1981)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Australia, France, & New Zealand</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in the UK & the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(U2_album)" target="_blank">War</a></i> (1983)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, & Switzerland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Belgium & New Zealand</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in Australia, France, & the UK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Platinum in Canada</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 4x Platinum in the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unforgettable_Fire" target="_blank">The Unforgettable Fire</a></i> (1984)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in France, the Netherlands, & Switzerland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in New Zealand</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2x Platinum in the UK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Platinum in Canada & the U.S.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree" target="_blank">The Joshua Tree</a></i> (1987)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Gold in Finland, Mexico, Norway, & the UK (deluxe ed.)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Gold in Austria</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Platinum in Argentina. Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, & Switzerland</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 2xPlatinum in France & Germany</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 3x Platinum in Denmark & Italy</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 5x in Australia </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 10x Platinum in the UK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified 14x Platinum in New Zealand</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Certified Diamond in Canada & the U.S.</b></span></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-27836140781954802922024-03-01T04:38:00.000-08:002024-03-01T04:38:36.270-08:00Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Official Music Video)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Play It Friday</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Set List</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fNFzfwLM72c?si=6riSkusdR3Sy21bZ" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-66305154038955918992024-02-29T04:52:00.000-08:002024-02-29T04:52:36.795-08:00February 2024 Set List<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>February 2024</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ8HHvcLq4lkSgAq89XeApm8xQjtIAIImwRXIfYvYQotT64pNqb0Tn82aDULr1Eg2cAtSXwxXk095Yh8MI418uoCiFrcOhtUQ_TNkyJqN5mOcI0jdTNUhPHB5RQBuOZB3uOj0MD3Vad3UOmolh9_w64nWO8bT_41MyUPEqyPb51xkEKVomJfWXlIwQrLx/s275/February%20SL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ8HHvcLq4lkSgAq89XeApm8xQjtIAIImwRXIfYvYQotT64pNqb0Tn82aDULr1Eg2cAtSXwxXk095Yh8MI418uoCiFrcOhtUQ_TNkyJqN5mOcI0jdTNUhPHB5RQBuOZB3uOj0MD3Vad3UOmolh9_w64nWO8bT_41MyUPEqyPb51xkEKVomJfWXlIwQrLx/w400-h266/February%20SL.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1. The Way You Look Tonight</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2. The Look of Love</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3. Send Her My Love</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Skylark</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Barbra Streisand</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Come Undone</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Ghost Story</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>8. Rolling In the Deep</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>9. In A Broke Dream</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>10. I Don't Want Your Love</b></span></div><p></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-62561726255298786472024-02-28T09:14:00.000-08:002024-02-28T09:14:34.129-08:00Play It Beyonce<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEwTtWu9ays4wwcVhct4duCvIwmUYo9tVyZr21ndeeYubMEUIIWOfIQtarHvdoiQ0mpNqSTY5ni9Np-ux5z5QRFE2h2koN12zRF-DySskoQSzir6yHEqp0m_YEtcqKz1Z96PVMTRL4O9MHtGe442kZz9UNT4mocpAI6w6xFK52ouktWB3wquSu6MJ9esU4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEwTtWu9ays4wwcVhct4duCvIwmUYo9tVyZr21ndeeYubMEUIIWOfIQtarHvdoiQ0mpNqSTY5ni9Np-ux5z5QRFE2h2koN12zRF-DySskoQSzir6yHEqp0m_YEtcqKz1Z96PVMTRL4O9MHtGe442kZz9UNT4mocpAI6w6xFK52ouktWB3wquSu6MJ9esU4=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Born September 4, 1981</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Where it all began - </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" target="_blank">Destiny's Child</a> - one of the best-selling girl groups of all time</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Only solo female artist to achieve at least 20 Top 10 singles </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Only female artist with over 10 Top 10 singles as part of a group</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Over 200 million records sold worldwide - One of the best-selling artists of all time</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">60 million records sold with Destiny's Child</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>- Honors - </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Most awarded female of all time -</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>32 Grammy Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>26 MTV Video Music Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>24 NAACP Image Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>35 BET Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>17 Soul Train Music Awards</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>International Artist of Excellence </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(American Music Awards, 2007)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(World Music Awards, 2008)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Billboard</i> Millennium Award (Inaugural, 2011)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Songwriter of the Year </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 2002)*</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>*Beyonce is the first black woman to win this award.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night (6 - 2010)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(Adele tied the record in 2012)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Destiny's Child named third Greatest Music Video artists of all time</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(behind Madonna and Michael Jackson)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Most successful black touring artist </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Most Powerful Woman in Music (2020)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Second most award-winning artist of all time (behind Michael Jackson)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>One of the 100 Women Who Defined the 21st Century (<i>Time</i>)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Discography -</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>5 albums with Destiny's Child</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1 album with Jay-Z</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>8 solo albums</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1 soundtrack album (<i>The Lion King: The Gift</i> - 2019)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (Inaugural class, 2021)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>3rd in<i> </i>VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music (2012, behind Mariah Carey and Madonna)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>64 RIAA Certifications - Top certified in the 2000s decade</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>There is a wealth of history behind Beyonce, not just what is shown here. A further reading will say the rest of it. Follow the Wikipedia link above.</b></span></div><p></p>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949593919492858895.post-76252948141270513772024-02-27T06:05:00.000-08:002024-02-27T06:05:58.067-08:00Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got...<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/kxfMRhyzu3g?si=AOr9CxmVDhbEGm8o" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kxfMRhyzu3g/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div>Lauren http://www.blogger.com/profile/07190525179472023937noreply@blogger.com0