פעטער שלמה שאמנאוויטש זינגט דער זייגער מאכער

שמואל,
לכאורה עס קען אזוי נישט זיין.
ערשטנס, איז פעטער שלוימע געווען א באריטאן
צווייטנס, הער דא פרעזענלעך ווי פעטער שלומע זינגט זיין באוואוסטער "זייגער מאכער" ניגן וואס ער האט געהערט פון שלמה דער זייגער מאכער (זאלסט נאר נישט מישן מיט דעם מאדזיצער זייגער מאכער) און דו וועסט באמערקן אז זיין שטימע איז אינגאנצן אנדערש



אגב אז איך שטיי שוין אויפן בימה וויל איך נאר מאכן א "שרייאויס" צום חזן (א.ב.א דער עברייאישן שאקלען זינגער) מֵייש, אף זיין דערגרייכן אן אומ-אנטפלעקטן עלטער.
מען בעט נאר אלע בלאגליינערס עם שיקן בליצפאָסטן צו אים ווינשטן א שנת חמשה קולות

און אז איך שטיי דא נאך אלץ, א קליינעם באמערקונג פאר אונזער נייער יידישיסט א.ב.א "פינטעלע". א ישר כויאך, זאלסט איבעלעבן דעם קומענדיקען פרעזידענטהייט און וואקסן ליינגע באקנבערד

Shlomo Shimanovitz ?

Shomer Yisroel - D'veykus

Also on my mind.

לזכות ולזכירת חיילי צה"ל

אל יתן למוט רגליך, אל ינום שומריך.
ה' ישמור צאתך ובואיך מעתה ועד עולם.
Repost

Eloika Dmair

if this is not rehearsed, this kid is a harmony genius.

Did anyone ever hear this song? what is the source?

Happy Hanukah Mr. President Elect

Maoz Tzur - Pinchik

For some reason this rendition only has Pinchik singing the first two paragraphs. If anyone has a recording of him (or anyone else) singing the rest, please post, or contact one of the admins.

Lyrics posted as a comment.

א פריילעכן חנוכה
שמואל

Ven Ikh Bin a Rothschild

Repost - לכבוד חג הליכטעלאך

Lichtelach - Slil v'Zaymer Boy Screechers

אדון שוקו - אריק איינשטיין

I don't fully "get" this song but I suspect it is very poignant commentary on the human condition. Or on friendship. Or on hunger. Or on chocolate milk. Lyrics in the comment.

Раскинулось море широко - The Sea Stretches Wide

Gevalt! - R' Shlomo Carlebach

5 Guys in a Limo

We pause for a commercial interruption.

Joseph Kobzon - Yerushalayim Shel Zahav

Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich Kobzon (Russian: Иосиф Давыдович Кобзон; born September 11, 1937) is an iconic Soviet crooner, who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union".

From here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Kobzon

HASC 18 - HABET - SHLOMO SIMCHA & RIVIE SCHWEBEL

זיידע פרץ ע"ה זינגט

פרץ- (אונזערע פרץ), דיין אומגעדולד פארן יידישן שפראך איז בא מיר א וואונדער.
הער דא ווי דיין זיידען ר' פרץ ע"ה זינגט זיין באוואוסטן "איך האב אמאל געקענט א גביר"
"



לייג ציטראן אריין אין דעם!

Gustavo Dudamel at the Proms - Arturo Márquez - Danzón Nº 2

Gustavo the Dude, conducting. Arturo Márquez = 58-year-old Mexican composer. Rocking piece! Something of a latin-jazz-orchestral-marching-band or a variation thereof. :) Symphony is the Venezualan High-school thingamajigger that The Dude is into.

Harry Nilsson - Coconut

יונגע יארן

ווי דורכגעשמועסט פארנאכט מיט אבי און מר גאלדשטיין, וויל איך אייך פארשטעלן א זעלטענעם לידל וואס מען פלעגט הערן מפי חסידים וחסידות. אונזער דאנק נאר צו גוגל פאר יו טוב און גוגל טייטש פארן מעגלעכקייט צו איבערזעצן די רוסישער פארצייכענס
"יידישע פאלק ליד "יארען יונגע" דורכגעפירט דורך מיכאל אלעכסאנדעראוויטש, אכט פון די ערשאע ווידעאו געמעלן פונם דערגרייכענעם קינסטלער איטעלוי מאסטבוים"

Don't Bother With This Song...

Kol Ha'olam

I mean, it isn't a BAD song per se. But the POINT--the POINT I am trying to make--is the chord progression between 1:03 and 1:09. That's all. Enjoy.

Hanshamoh Loch - Kwarten

Dror Yikrah - Harei Yehuda

Stay with me here:
A composer-friend of Abie Rotenberg contracted Parkinson's and could no longer compose and play. I don't know if one can contract Parkinson's. I suspect one cannot. I don't know why one cannot compose with Parkinson's. That is so, so, so not the point. Abie and a buncha others made a CD to give him Parnassa.

Now to this song... stay with me still:
The melody has a lot of Yedid Nefesh, that one.

The high harmonies have a bit of The Canticle (Simon and Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage and Other Icky Spices).

REALLY awesome sustain at the end of the high part!

Chorus and vocals from Na nu na nu eh yeh (Mimaamakim. Just remembered).

Lyrics of the extraordinary Shabbat experience.

Great Goyish arrangements expertly imitated—-lifted?-—by the the talented fellers at Lev Tahor.

Oh: Revie Schweibel.

LOVE. ITTTTTTT!

מחבר: דונש בן לברט

דְּרוֹר יִקְרָא לְבֵן עִם בַּת.
וְיִנְצָרְכֶם כְּמוֹ בָבַת.
נְעִים שִׁמְכֶם וְלֹא יֻשְׁבַּת.
שְׁבוּ נוּחוּ בְּיוֹם שַׁבָּת:

דְּרוֹשׁ נָוִי וְאוּלָמִי.
וְאוֹת יֶשַׁע עֲשֵׂה עִמִּי.
נְטַע שׂוֹרֵק בְּתוֹךְ כַּרְמִי.
שְׁעֵה שַׁוְעַת בְּנֵי עַמִּי:

דְּרוֹךְ פּוּרָה בְּתוֹךְ בָּצְרָה.
וְגַם בָּבֶל (נ"א: אֱדוֹם) אֲשֶׁר גָּבְרָה.
נְתוֹץ צָרַי בְּאַף וְעֶבְרָה.
שְׁמַע קוֹלִי בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא:

אֱלֹקים תֵּן בַּמִּדְבָּר הַר.
הֲדַס שִׁטָּה בְּרֹאשׁ תִּדְהָר.
וְלַמַּזְהִיר וְלַנִּזְהָר.
שְׁלוֹמִים תֵּן כְּמֵי נָהָר:

הֲדוֹךְ קָמַי חַי אֵל קַנָּא.
בְּמוֹג לֵבָב וּבִמְגִינָה.
וְנַרְחִיב פֶּה וּנְמַלֶּאנָּה.
לְשׁוֹנֵנוּ לְךָ רִנָּה:

דְּעֵה חָכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ.
וְהִיא כֶתֶר לְרֹאשֶׁךָ.
נְצוֹר מִצְוַת אֱלֹקיךָ.
שְׁמוֹר שַׁבָּת קָדְשֶׁךָ

THIS IS A TRUE STORY!

MBD - After his after prime.

Here's a song that I'm obsessed with though no one else seems to know why.

Malachei Rachamim, mishorsei Elyon, chalu noh p'nei Kel b'meitav higayon. Oolai achoz am oni v'evyon, oolai yerachem! (Slichos)

Danse Boheme - Carmen Suite No. 2

From the Georges Bizet opera "Carmen"; You may know it as "Beat Out Dat Rhythm On Da Drum!" from the Broadway show... AWESOME piece! Just played on 96.3 and I tried finding it on Youtube. This is actually a brilliant rendition for a couple o' amateurs (though the lead sounds a bit high-pitched for the first minute or so... probably just imbalanced recording).

Enjoy.

I Left Your Shtetle!

Gesalach, Benzion Witler, "Gems of Jewish Folksongs"

Ovinu Malkainu

I laugh on your shtetel!

Mein Shtetele

A Glezele Tey

OK boys and girls, here it is

נאָך אַ גלעזעלע טײ

Request granted,
I believe the tune and lyrics were composed by Mordchai Gebirtig.
The song was popularized in the Yiddish play “The Wall”
Lyrics to follow
LC

Anyone know who this artist is?

Retzei

ווי איך האב צוגעזאגט א פאר טעג צוריק, בין איך גליקלעך צו אייך פארשטעלן נאך א שטיקל פונם זאמלונג.
ליידער, איז קיינער ניט פארגעקומען מיט כאטש א מעגלעכע איינפאל ווער דער חזן איז על כל פנים אין שריפט פיקסעלס.
ווידער וויל איך דאנקען מיין גוטע פריינט דער איברייאישער שאקלען זינגער מייש פאר'ן ברייטהאציגען איבערגעבעניש.

Zorea Tzedokos

איך וויל אייך פארשטעלען א זאמלונג לידער וועלכע אירע זינגערז וויל איך נישט יעצט אנטפלעקן.
מיט ג-ט'ס הילף וועל איך פאסטן דעם גאנצן אלבום אין קומענדיקע טעג. און דעמולט וועט אבי מאכן אן אנקעטע מיט א רענדישען אינם הינטער פון זיבן זיבעציק
מוז איך נאר דאנקן מיין חבר דעם חזן מייש אויף איינטיילן און שענקן די שטיקלאך מיט אונז בלאג ליינערס- הערערס.
האבט הנאה!

Avremel and Benny

Need A Headache?

Here's a headache.

L'Shana Haba

Some of the thoughts that made me post this: "Zman Simchaseinu" "Freilach" "MBD" "Obscure" "MBD - Obscure" "MBD/Abie Rotenberg" "MBD/Abie Rotenberg - Obscure" "K'dei di kleine kinderlach zolen nit ainshluffen"

Ve'af Hu

BH
I think Peretz posted the second Yossele back in the day. There are many more recordings of this out there, (almost as many as Ad Heina) please post if you have any.
Avi, can we get a poll?

Rosenblatt 1


Rosenblatt 2


koussevitzky brothers

Ve'al Ydey Avadecha Hanevi'im

Ya-ale: my con-tribut-ution, Zawel Kwartin

Retze Asirisom - Eisenbach, live.

In case your not sick of it yet, here's one more!

Live Selichos by Eisenbach, that's all i know.

Umipnai Chatoainu

Koussevitzky



Rosenblatt

My Tribute to Nichoach

Ya'ale

Ve'al Yedey Avodecha

Zanvel Kwartin




Moshe Shur

Av Harachamim - Motzen

Raza D'Shabbos - Chaim Eliezer Hershtik

The story goes like this:

Chaim Eliezer Hershtik had a great voice. He had recorded a few songs; and then at the ripe old age of 15 or 16 his voice gave out. He has not been able to sing since.

Joseph Schmidt Sings Donizetti's "Una furtiva lagrima"

B"H
Though you can youtube it and hear Pavoratti sing it, yet it's nice to hear this piece in Italian sung by someone who should have been at the umud.



You can look up Schmidt's bio here

Ribono Shel Olam (Sefira)

Pierre Pinchik.



Helfgot



You be the judge.

Retzei Asirosom

B"H
Erev Yimei Haslichos
Here is a compilation of Retzei Asirosom by various Chazonim, Begining with two by Yossele, one by Moshe Stern (sung at the notorious concert in '03) and then one by Benjamin Muller recorded live in shul, (notice the solo begins with his own intro)

If any of you have more recordings of this please post.

Misratze B'Rachamim - Chaim Adler

Brich Shmay - Ant Hu Shalit

Kol Nidre - Kwartin

Could it be a live recording? Tell me what you think....

Family Guy - I Need a Jew

Ribono Shel Olam - Kvartin

Av: Enjoy 6:20

Lecho Dodi

Adam Sandler- Piece Of Shit Car

Avi,

I just had to!

The real deal

B"h
Enjoy

Ribono - Koussevitsky

I meant to post this during chol hamoed, but didn't get to it. anyway, if you don't know where the words are from, don't ask, or ask anonymously!

Itzhak Perlman - Jean Baptiste Accolay's Violin Concerto in A Minor

...speaking of which... another favorite of mine, off Perlman's Concertos of My Childhood (my second favorite track on the CD. So why don't I post my favorite? Avodim hayinu l'Par'oh biMitzrayim...)

Anne Akiko Meyers Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor

This one is for Avi,
(Though she doesn't play it as well as Isaac Stern)

To the Critics

פיינשמעקערס!!!
Here are two more clips from the same concert one Malovany and one Hershtik and hear for your self.
Oh, and in case your ears still fool you, here is a copy of the playbill from the concert.

Who By Fire - Leonard Cohen

The Sax by Sonny Rollins is just awesome!!!!

Naftali Hershtik singing Mimkomcha

I was at this concert in 2003 at Lincoln Center. The song made an impression on me.
(Notice that Cantors World released it as Malovani singing it)

Shifchi Kamayim

Avremaleh Melamed by David Koussevitzky

Here's something rare I found in my files.
אן אלטע פארצייטישע חזינשע שטיקל
If anyone has some insights on this shtickle please enlighten us.

Helfgot singing a Yossi Green tune

Thanks to Shimshon Vish-etc. for the clip.

Anovim - Yossi Green/MBD

As IF I could have woken up with something else in my head! (The humans are dead, MAYBE!)

B'sho'oh shemelech hamoshiach boh, omeid al gag beis hamikdosh umashmia l'yisroel ve'omeir: Anovim, anovim higiah zman geulaschem, v'im ein atem maaminim, re'u bi'ori shezoreiach!

Ester Who?

Important notice: The authors of this blog remind readers to look out for hints like "v'dal" before attempting to interpret every post and comment.

Take that S'fardi! V"DaL

My Zeidi

Yakov Yavno "Papirosn"

T'ka B'shofar

This one if for Eliot Spitzer (it's the closest to Lo Sin'of)

Pischu Li, by Benjamin Muller

The Blind Chazzan

Avi,

I know its a week late; but hey why not!?

Kivakoras - Yossele

Vampire Weekend - M79

Funkyzeit mit Bruno! Yeaaaahhhhhhh!!!

Let It Be Soon! - Shlomo Carlebach

Via Gruntig.

Lord Get Me High

El Moleh Rachamim/Eso Einai

לע"נ
דן שמרון
כ"ח מנחם אב תרצ"ז - כ אדר ראשון תשס"ח
ת.נ.צ.ב.ה



M'zoget, that he was one of the only chevre from the hierarchy of the Israeli government(s) of old who actually believed the words in the following song!



זאל ער האבן א ליכטיגן גן עדן

Rashbatz.

This is one classical Nigun. It's been in my head all day.

Hallelujah! - Leonard Cohen

Mazel Tov Channy and Peretz. Viyikareh Shma Biyisroel: Ita. Tizku l'gadla l'ToChulM"T

"Roshinkes mit Mandlenby" by Richard Tucker

The Chassidic Kaddish - Kol Nidre Service - Dorothea Fayne

I happened across this video, and just could not stop laughing!!!

Hatikva - Daniel Zamir

Zamir is becoming/has become a huge deal in the jazz world. Really cool play on Hatikva emerges about one-third in. Incredible clarinet solo!

The Shadchan by Abie Rottenberg

If the hat fits, wear it.

Moshav - Misplaced

Sugar Daddy

There are many reasons for this post. A) I can't get it out of my head, B) it's almost valentines and C) a friend from pittsburg.

Lichtelach - Slil v'Zaymer Boy Screechers

Hatikvah-Old Version by Moshe Koussevitzky

Yossele... and then Moishe Oisher blowing it all open

B"H
I'm a bit late for Rosh Chodesh, but here it is.
Yossele:


And this is Moishe Oisher:
(Notice, what the Kol Isha can add)



Helfgot sings it as well on his first CD, my CD is scratched however.

Rozo d'Shabbos - Pierre Pintchik

Needed a re-post.

Have You Forgotten

Click on the comments for the lyrics.

We Are The Champions - Queen

I just had too.....

A Memorial to the Holocaust Victims - Moshe Koussevitzky

Kol Nidrei - Yom Tov Ehrlich

Avraham Fried - Yiddish Gems
NISHT Betovin, Mutzart, NISHT Vagner, NISHT Bach! S'iz epes an ander min nigun.

Uvenucho Yomar - Yossele Rosenblatt

Especially the "Sho-o-o-o-lom" at 5:40.

Lchvoid Erev Shabbos Koidesh

Korutz Meichomer - Moshe Koussevitzky

Does anyone know where these words are from?

Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks

Click comments for pop-up lyrics.

Avinu Shebashamayim - Nu Feh!

Ramatayim Mens' Choir.

Moshiach is coming soon - MBD

Oh stop it! It's not like you're getting it out of your head in the next month anyway.

Ve'af Hu Hoyo Miskaven - Yossele Rosenblatt

Text is not complete, still trying to figure out exactly where it's from. I guess it's not from the Lubavitch Nusach.

Private Malone

While driving on a dark country road one night a few years ago, trying to pick up some music on the radio, this is the song that came on!



Shmuel

U'vedivrei Kodshecha - Moshe Koussevitzky

This is one of the first pieces I learned from my brother when I was a little boy (SIGH), he changed the ending to fit the Lubavitch nusach so I only knew his warped version, but it's still a wonderful piece.

AVI, you will love the music at about 1:44.