Porter Sculpture Park, Montrose, South Dakota
Tomb of Christopher Columbus, Seville, Spain
Horizons, Cannon Beach, Pacific Ocean, Oregon
Join Lens-Artists Challenge #43: Harmony
Pentatonix won the third season of The Sing-Off, a singing competition of a capella groups. They met for the first time the day before auditions for the show. I love this performance of one of my favorite songs, written by Leonard Cohen about 1984. I do find it strange that the song has somehow become a religious anthem for many American christian singers and choirs. I wonder if they have ever listened to the words, which have very earthly and earthy context.
This week my song selection was inspired by Ruth at Image & Word. Her post Harmony features an acappella song. It reminded me how much I love acapella. You know someone can actually sing, not just perform to over-synthesized music, if they can sing acapella. The Nylons harmonies are some of the best. The group started in 1979 in Canada; some of the singers changed over time. I saw them perform in the late 80s when I lived in San Francisco. They put on an incredible, energetic show. Up the Ladder to the Roof is performed by The Nylons I saw the first time—Mark, Paul, Arnold, and Claude—The Nylons of their first four albums. When the group retired in 2016, one of the founding members, Claude Morrison, was still performing. I have also included their song about acapella.
Check out Hugh’s 51 Weeks: 51 Songs from the Past, Week 17. Add your own favorites.
Step in Time
Ballroom dancers in Jingshan Park, Beijing, China. On Sundays, locals meet in the park to dance, sing, exercise, and picnic.
WPC: Harmony
The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect 