Disco Dance Party! -- Not! ( #BOTB Results )

      It's a really quiet Saturday morning.  A beautiful day to be sure, but really quiet.  That's fine with me since I'm in a quiet reserved sort of mood.  One thing for sure is that this ain't no disco.  But we can still play disco music if we want.  But it is a quiet morning...

Battle of the Bands Results

Disco Rules!

     My most recent Battle was between a song by one of my old basement favorites Wichita Fall and the monster disco hit by Barry White and Love Unlimited Orchestra "Love's Theme".   Perhaps predictably the more well-known disco song won the showdown.  

       I was never a disco hater.  I wasn't fond of the scene, but the music was and is something I've liked.  I have a number of disco style albums in my collection.  But nevertheless, the Wichita Fall song is what started this Battle and I have to vote for my old basement favorite.  It's a nice theme and the arrangement has that big cinematic ending.  My vote didn't help much.

Final Vote Tally

Wichita Fall             2 votes

Love Unlimited        7 votes

Next Phase Begins April 1.  It has something to do with the alphabet and I'll throw in another Battle of the Bands.  Now I'm going to get to work composing a bunch of blog posts.

Themes, Themes, Themes! ( #BOTB & #AtoZChallenge Theme )

    April almost here and right now a lot of bloggers are talking about their themes for the 2025 Blogging from A to Z April Challenge.  Themes, themes, themes--so I guess I'll make this post about my theme as well as other themes for my mid-month Battle of the Bands...

My 2025 A to Z Theme?

        Essentially I don't really have a theme for this go around.   Haven't thought about it much and now I'm thinking of theme as more of an afterthought.  I'm going to wing it I guess.  But these days I do a lot of that.  I might try to keep some kind of gimmick going which involves three word titles where all three words begin with the letter of the day. Maybe I'll keep that up or maybe I'll just throw up my hands and abandon that idea.  Who knows?  I'm going to just go as I go and hopefully have a good time with it all.  Hope you do too!

Battle of the Bands

 

        Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.

Themes

      Since I'm on the topic of themes I'm going to Battle two songs that are "themes" or have the word "theme" in their titles. The first is one of my "biggies" from my Lee's Basement series.  The second is a biggie from the hit charts that you all probably know well.    Which do you prefer?

Wichita Fall  "Schubert's Theme"  (1969)

       This song was one of my favorites from the Wichita Fall album that I used to enjoy after my friends had gone home after a night of partying and I was alone in my basement still coming down from a psychedelic trip.  I was listening to a lot of music by classical composer Schubert back then so this song stood out even though it doesn't sound much like anything by the classical master.  But I think it's a fun song...

 

 Love Unlimited Orchestra "Love's Theme" (1973)

       Who hasn't heard this song?  Really?  I mean it was everywhere back in the seventies.  Early disco that sounds pretty good to my ears these days.  I was never a disco hater and this song makes me even enjoy grooving to the beat. How about you?

 

Time to Vote!

          Okay, back off the dance floor and into your seats!  It's time for a Battle of the Bands!  You're supposed to vote on one of these songs.  Which one do you prefer?  Battles are no fun without you the reader participating.    Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind.  You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

        Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands
 
'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Landmark Sounds (Diedre Knight)

BATTLE OF THE BANDS BY DEBBIE D

Trivial Music Silliness

Results on Friday March 21

   

       I plan to be here then and hope you do too!

And Now the Moment You've All Been Waiting For... ( #BOTB Results)

    I still haven't found what I'm looking for, but I guess that goes for you too.  If you get my reference then maybe you thought that was a funny joke.  No charge. I'm giving this one to you pro bono...

Battle of the Bands Results

 Where's That Tune?

      I never did find the song I was looking for in my previous Battle, but I ended up using versions of "Misirlou" which is now most oft-remembered as the Dick Dale tune used in the film Pulp Fiction.   Since I was initially drawn in by the artist I remembered from childhood, Korla Pandit went into the contest as my favorite.  But then when I heard Olga's version I was blown away a bit.  When the flute kicked in I was thinking "shades of Jethro Tull" but, no, that's not Ian Anderson blowing that flute.  But I find everything about Olga's version to be very satisfactory.

     Still, I keep going back to that mysterious sounding version by Korla Pandit and he gets my vote.

Final Vote Tally

Korla Pandit         4 votes

Olga Avigail          5 votes

Next Battle on March 15th

      Sure why not.