Dark Eyes -- choose your favorite

An eclectic collection of versions of the tune...

"Dark Eyes"

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= strange
= bizarre


Dorado Schmitt Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19F-K-MpjLs

Les Paul Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR5zdYuustQ

Meshugga Beach Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwRCS7K0Oq0

John Stamatiou Sporos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX3j8YESaPM

A kid with a giant accordian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L20Rve1KtFI

Lo Han
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5weEGIi3tBM

Chet Atkins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwFpV80ASjw

matryomin ensemble "Mable"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXm3rDTOXfw

The Tielman Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTomaR8r1XM

Leningrad Cowboys & Red Russian Army Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v64nclh4XM


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Haven't listened yet, but why do I doubt that it will be the accordion one?

What do you mean .."haven't listened yet" ?....

....are your batteries charging?



BTW, I realized "The Tielman Brothers" should be marked "strange" because....they're Indonesian, and performing on Dutch TV...in the 1960's.

Chet's playing is certainly the most liquid, and flawless of them all, to me.

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Chet's playing is certainly the most liquid, and flawless of them all, to me.

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I'm a die hard Chet Atkins fan, but that Dorado Schmitt beats him on that one. But I would have liked to see a 1970's, 80's era Chet re-due that one and go head to head.
Personally I like Chet's style from the mid to late 50's the best but this Dorado guy is trying to be Django Reinhart with all his fingers and on steroids so Chet's got to pull out all the stops.

:guinness:

Schmitt, the "Gypsy Shredder"

It's nice to see a live performance come together, where everyone seems a tad surprised that it's going so well.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APUgeMICp9I

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The Theremin ensemble: Oh the pain....

Actually the accordioniste (or would it be accordioneur?) was pretty good.


* looks like the recognized form is "L'Accordéoniste"

Dueling badasses?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a64uyOUw_A&feature=related

What interesting takes!!! Les and Chet have such gravitas, yes, but the others are better.

1. Thielman Brothers with the cool vibe. Wanna watch some Lynch now.

2. Accordian kid. Excellent interpretation and feeling would bring any Russian to tears..

3. Lo Han. Another amazing performance.

Meshugga gets honorable mention.

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Mike
Hey, that was more fun than the "rate the dumbest woman thing" last month! Thanks.

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I have to admit, I viewed the Leningrad Cowboys & Red Russian Army Choir again....and it is really spectacular.

What a thrill it would be to see this performance in person, in St. Petersburg.
Although I think that, at that instant, you'd actually be in ....Leningrad. :wink:

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it´s the Sschmitt! :shock:

> & Red Russian Army Choir again....and it is really spectacular.

The Choir of the Red Army was fabulous in 1938. I'm unimpressed with the mega-act you found.

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Crosslinking I hit this. I love the line "You play???", and the last line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8O5wZAd2z4

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Here's two people pretending to do an impromptu 7-track overdub... unplugged on the patio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGXP_UBog4
Don't miss the dog on the chaise-lounge licking his leg near 1:28.

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New (to me) YouTube trick. Pause video. Alt-Tab to another program, Alt-Tab back. Now (on my PC) the pause button has a yellow border. Tap [space]. The video moves 1/8 second each tap. This is not quite fast enough to follow the strum, but you get a better view of the fretting.

Instead of Alt-Tab, Enter may put it in yellow mode. I wonder if this is intentional or a useful bug. Seems to depend on focus-shift.

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Here's a 26-track performance from two mono Ampexes. Dig the headphones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UvXr2e9DwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YA_RINQySU (long version)

Down by the shady lane..... hard to remember this was 1953. So remember: toothpaste is not enough.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsJZbtVXNLo

There is actually even Art Tatum version.
By far the best renditions are by authentic Gypsies ensembles... esp. those by the end of the party, when everybody loose and drunk. Mostly unobtainable, though.

Best, M

Mind-blowing. Utterly live. Out of the groove (compare to Part 1). Zero electronic tricks. You never hear him improvise, rarely sing, and she turns out to be a mean hand on the 6-string.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Df09Sodpk

Sure, most of the licks must have been done together before, and the surprise is part of the act. There is one surprise: he finishes as a 5-string. (Busted at 5:04.) Which does not hinder the lip-sync on Part 3.