+ Join me next week when #LaEsoterica closes out #WomensHistoryMonth w/a Maya Deren tribute and #MusComEnt & #RetroView celebrate #Easter2026 w/“Godspell” and animated classics, respectively Enjoy the rest of your week💕
Norah Jones also has her own podcast: “Norah Jones is Playing Along”. You can listen to the episodes here (www.norahjonesisplayingalong.com) and watch season 2 here (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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and of course, “Come Away With Me” is from Norah’s 2002 multiple Grammy Award winning debut album of the same name (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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“Paradise”, “Swept Up in the Night” and “Staring at the Wall” are all from Norah Jones’ 2024 album “Vision” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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And finally, here’s Norah Jones doing her first official NPR Tiny Desk concert (youtu.be/6jYtRQ2tHGg?...) in Summer 2024. She’d previously done one for their “At Home” series (youtu.be/o0ZnzboaDSg?...)
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All 3 songs from this set at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge are from Norah Jones’ 2009 album “The Fall” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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And here’s Norah Jones & co.’s set live from her 5 night residency at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge back in 2017 (youtu.be/NSwqjoVBfc4?...)
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And our final early Birthday girl: Norah Jones with “Sinkin’ Soon” (youtu.be/qjUkWFE3njs?...). This song originally appeared on 2007’s “Not Too Late” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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Céline Dion has largely been away from the public eye for the past few years due to complications related to Stiff Person Syndrome but very recently (as in a few days ago) she’s teased a return to the Paris stage. We here at #RetroView continue to wish her all the best
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Just a head’s up: Here’s what’s in store for April on #LaEsoterica, #MusComEnt, #RetroView, #SatMat and what I’ll be sharing at some point on #SymSat and #BaroqueSun
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Céline Dion’s “That's Just the Woman in Me” TV Special was part of promotion for her 2007 album “Taking Chances” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...).
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You can see the footage of 17yr old Josh Groban rehearsing with Céline Dion at the 1999 Grammy Awards here (youtu.be/cEKZdmCLyoU?...)
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Céline Dion: “You look so amazing”
Corbin Bleu wearing an Ed Hardy shirt: “Thank you”
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And now the 2008 CBS TV Special “That’s Just The Woman in Me” (youtu.be/fXzJle1wagk?...) from The Greatest Singer in The World™️ Céline Dion
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“Freedom Now” is dedicated to Nelson Mandela, who Tracy Chapman not only supported his work but the two finally met in 1990 at the Free South Africa concert.
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Both “Born to Fight” and “Freedom Now” (youtu.be/80J1dEquxYE?...) are also from 1989’s “Crossroads”.
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This is an early performance of “All That You Have is Your Soul” (youtu.be/8QwvqKMXhL8?...) which would later pop up on Tracy Chapman’s 1989 album “Crossroads” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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If you aren’t moved by this performance of “Baby Can I Hold You” (youtu.be/UTF2qZbVnCM?...) please seek medical attention. This song is considered to be one of Tracy Chapman’s most beloved by both fans and critics.
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Bang Bang Bang” was inspired by reports about teens (in particular white boys) taking weapons to school and by media coverage of the Gulf war w/r/t/ the ideas of violence and justice.
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Here’s a 1992 performance of “Bang Bang Bang” (youtu.be/ue4DVib2NVk?...). Originally the opener to her 1992 album “Matters of the Heart” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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Another “Later… w/Jools Holland”performance,this time of her evergreen classic “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution” (youtu.be/7QHNC4YBAYo?...) This was written when she was in high school and later became the song that got her discovered while a student at Tufts
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I couldn’t not take the chance to include my absolute favorite Tracy Chapman song: “Telling Stories” (youtu.be/zd89k05D3tg?...) from 2000’s album of the same name (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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This is a 1988 performance of “Mountains O’ Things” (youtu.be/i6bWXVGKULY?...) originally from her 1988 self titled debut album (youtube.com/playlist?lis...) which was inducted into National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress last year.
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First up we have “You’re the One” from Tracy Chapman’s 2002 appearance on “Late… with Jools Holland” (youtu.be/GvuD__iDYEY?...). The song was originally on 2002’s “Let It Rain” (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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Happy Early Birthday, John Astin!🎉.. thanks for tuning in y’all! Join me tomorrow when #RetroView continues my 4th hosting anniversary with music from early birthday girls Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman and Céline Dion (info⤵️) Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday night, #MusComEnt friends💕💕
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Wed. @ 6pm EST/5pm CST- #MusComEnt Happy Birthday John Astin- The Addams Family (1964) & Evil Roy Slade (1977) (tinyurl.com/3asej9y6)
Thurs. @⚠️6pm EST/5pm CST⚠️- #RetroView -Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman & Céline Dion LIVE! (tinyurl.com/579ejpcc)
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