And here I am answering before I even notice Paul Robeson's in your playlist today. I'm a massive fan.
For fun, here is his version of the Song of the Volga Boatmen, the Russian equivalent of Old man River. There used to be a lovely clip on Youtube, unfortunately gone, of an interview where he was comparing, singing, melodies from two very different places in the world and concluded that it showed that 'all men are brothers' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHbbBQ5ZSY
I had missed your shout out ! I'm delighted you liked the album so much.
And here I am answering before I even notice Paul Robeson's in your playlist today. I'm a massive fan.
For fun, here is his version of the Song of the Volga Boatmen, the Russian equivalent of Old man River. There used to be a lovely clip on Youtube, unfortunately gone, of an interview where he was comparing, singing, melodies from two very different places in the world and concluded that it showed that 'all men are brothers' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHbbBQ5ZSY
Whether you like Jordan Peele’s US or not, it’s pretty undeniable the joy that comes from Les Fleurs scoring that ending reveal.