What can I have been thinking of? There has been too little music, far too little dancing and even less music for dancing here on 60 going on 16. And, yes, I am back to dancing, even if it's only around the kitchen, watched by perplexed dogs.
If you've been visiting for ages, you'll know how much I love both music and dance and sometimes, a fragment of music will have me up on my feet, especially if it's tango. A piece of music like this, the haunting Libertango by Astor Piazzolla.
But imagine, if you will, many, many more feet dancing to Libertango - because this video has received almost five million hits on YouTube. Yes, five million - imagine? It may be because the opening bars provided the soundtrack to a recent car advertisement. I'm not sure what this did for the car manufacturer's profits but I'd like to think that sales of Piazzolla's haunting music soared.
This is a great Tango. Is that Yoyo Ma playing?
My husband & I did an Argentine Tango routine a while back to one of his tangos. This sounds like the song we did it to but I can't remember for sure.
Posted by: Ann | April 15, 2011 at 04:57 PM
I adore Astor Piazzolla! Thanks much for reminding me to dance. And, yes, the dog finds it very unsettling but not nearly as unsettling as when I sing ;o)
Posted by: Christina | April 16, 2011 at 02:12 PM
You're right, Ann, it is indeed Yo-Yo Ma!
Always good to find another Piazzolla fan, Christina. I know what you mean about singing and dogs. I like to tell myself that it's because they don't have perfect pitch.
Posted by: 60 Going On 16 | April 16, 2011 at 06:22 PM
Have been a Piazzolla fan for many years - thanks for this snippet!
Posted by: Friend In New Zealand | April 17, 2011 at 08:19 AM
Well, that woke me up!
So glad you are enjoying this truly wonderful spring.
Posted by: colleen | April 17, 2011 at 08:25 AM
Very nice!
Posted by: Rita@Goldivas | April 18, 2011 at 04:23 PM
Now I know what the phrase "You've been tangoed" means! As for the Boo, he loves to join in the dancing, just not so keen on the piano accompaniment.(And it's not as if I went to the Les Dawson School of Music).
Posted by: lovethosecupcakes | April 19, 2011 at 05:08 PM
It doesn't surprise me, because car ad people seem to pick pieces of music with instant appeal, and I know what I do when I hear one: I take note of a repeated line, and look it up on Google or in iTunes, and if there's no lyric, I just look up 'music on **** car ad'.
We have several albums of music I've found that way, from Chairlift to Fredrika Stahl.
Posted by: Jay from The Depp Effect | April 23, 2011 at 08:25 PM
I'll just finish my porridge before I play it .....
Have you heard Gotan Project ? Perfection !
Posted by: SmitoniusAndSonata | April 25, 2011 at 07:39 AM
Yes, I know how 'healed' I am after my husbands passing when music excites me again...it does excite, in waves, just like my grief comes. Thanks for sharing this. I love how finding new music happens like this, via blogs. The movie clip I put up on my 'human' blog has some great music behind it and so I spent a bunch of time on youtube finding more music by them, Sopa de Cabra.
Posted by: Teri and the cats of Curlz and Swirlz | May 16, 2011 at 04:39 PM