Capital Fourth Favorites #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday, and it's time for music. 

Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)   

Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.

Every other week we have a theme, and this is one of those weeks. Today, our theme is "You Pick".  But first:

I had mentioned needing dental work in an earlier post.  Last week, my dentist extracted what was left of a molar, one that had a root canal and crown years ago.  A couple of Fridays ago, the crown had come off while I was flossing.  The tooth also broke and the dentist took out what was remaining, which turned out to be a little complicated.  He also needed to do a bone graft.

 

At the end of next week I get the sutures out and then I will have the fun decision of getting either a bridge or an implant.  

 

So, in honor of my dental issues, here's Weird Al Yankovic and Cavity Search.  I can't believe this song, released in 1996, is almost thirty years old.

 

Meanwhile, on July 4, our PBS network celebrated the 45th anniversary of their coverage of A Capital Fourth, the musical/fireworks celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC.  Some of my favorite groups/singers have performed, and I thought I would share some of my favorite songs of theirs.  The Temptations video is not from A Capital Fourth but the others are.

 

The Temptations, with their 1972 hit Papa Was A Rolling Stone, starts my set.  I'm posting the full version, all 11 plus minutes of it, way too long for a Capital Fourth.   If you don't have the time, please just listen to the musical introduction, which is about three minutes thirty seconds long.  You won't be sorry.

 

The Beach Boys performing a medley of their hits with Jimmy Buffet and John Stamos, from the 2018 Capital Fourth. 

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, at the 2014 Capital Fourth. (There are several songs here:  Grease, Can't Take My Eyes off of You, Let's Hang On).

 

Finally, it's an abridged version, but a tradition at a Capital Fourth is the War of 1812 Overture.  You might think:  what does an 1880 musical piece composed by a Russian to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon by the Russians in the war of 1812.  Well, as they like to say, it's complicated. (note, this link has some political commentary but most of it isn't). What I like about this is that it's a full choral version of the last four or so minutes complete with cannons - and fireworks!   It's a wonderful way to conclude today's post.

So that's a wrap!

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.