Posts Tagged ‘Akordeon’
Those Were the Days – Accordion solo – Video dedicated to Inky261 – Thank you Christl
http://www.accordionchiarenza.com – THIS VIDEO IS DEDICATED TO CHRISTL (INKY261) AS A REWARD TO HER ACTIVE AND CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY OF YOUTUBERS.
A PARTICULAR THANKS TO HER FOR HER GREAT WORK IN FAVOUR OF ACCORDIONISTS -
The title of song: Those Were the Days.
This song is credited to Gene Raskin.
The first known recording of the song was by Alexander Vertinsky in the 1920′s -
Those Were the Days was released on 30 August 1968 –
It was Mary Hopkin’s debut single -
•England: Those were the days
•Russland: ??????? ??????? (Dorogoi dlinnoyu)
•Spain: Que tiempo tan feliz
•Argentina: Aquellos fueron los dias
•Poland: To by?y pi?kne dni
•West Germany: An jenem Tag
•Italy: Quelli erano giorni
•France: Le temps des fleurs
•Sweden: Ja, det var då
•Romania: Azi vreau sa rad din nou
•Hungary: Ábrándos szép napok
•Netherlands: Dat waren de dagen
•Japan: ?????
•China: ?????
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And think of all the great things we would DO
Chorus:
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I’d see you in the tavern
We’d smile at one another and we’d say
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we’re older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same…
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Duration : 0:2:17
Demo of Crucianelli Musette Piano Accordion with MIDI System
Take a look at my new toy, this beautiful Crucianelli 120-bass Italian Piano Accordion. As well the lovely traditional musette sound from the internal reeds in the usual way, the instrument now has a brand new MIDI system fitted, which through use of a Roland accordion expander enables hundreds of sounds to be synthesised in real time to add great variety to the music produced. One can also turn off the actual treble and/or bass reeds to have purely electronic sounds for melody, chords or bass, or naturally use as a traditional acoustic instrument with no electronics at all, so the possibilities are endless.
I’ve been playing with this setup for just over a week now, and thought it about time I make a demo video, along with a Christmas medley. Things didn’t quite go to plan however… enjoy!
P.S. Please check out my other accordion videos! Here’s one taken the day after this particular video while I was out street busking for the first time with this instrument…
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kT-gphWtB3c
Duration : 0:2:23
Magic Piano Accordion Duet (2 Accordions, 1 Player!)
Filmed at the Twinwoods Mechanical organ Festival 2008, this video shows me playing two accordions at once with the aid of a midi link
The accordion I’m wearing and playing is a 120 bass Crucianelli which in addition to its beautifully handmade musette tuned reeds, also has a midi output. Connecting this output to Chris Does Magic Accordion, an amazing self-playing instrument made by organ builder Alan Pell, I’m thus able to play a duet with myself in real time – cool or what!
Here you’ll hear a quick test rendition of Serenade No. 13 by Carl Frei – look at my other accordion videos and you can hear the same piece played on just one accordion, plus more videos featuring this midi accordion in action.
Duration : 0:1:0