Whenever this Amy Grant song comes up in the iTunes Party Shuffle, Keali'i Reichel's voice makes me stop and listen. Although the tune isn't specifically about Winter travellers, I'll dedicate it to those in airports, train/bus stations, or stuck at a truck stop between work and home. Vaya con Dios.
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I've always found Keali'i Reichel's 1997 version of Michelle Lanchester's "Patchwork Quilt" very moving. The liner notes mention bringing the deceased back by calling their name. Here's my little contribution to World AIDS day. "Through the power of the spoken word these men, women and children live again."
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I am a fan of Ne Mele, music composed in the Hawaiian language. It's unfamiliar to most English speaking music fans, so do I upload, say, "Akaka Falls" or Hawaiian music/English lyrics "Waikiki" or English language covers like "In My Life"? Here's a compromise that I use at Songfacts: Hawaiian lyric+English translation of some of the song. (Some musicians such as Kenneth Makuakane, provide tran...
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Whenever this Amy Grant song comes up in the iTunes Party Shuffle, Keali'i Reichel's voice makes me stop and listen. Although the tune isn't specifically about Winter travellers, I'll dedicate it to those in airports, train/bus stations, or stuck at a truck stop between work and home. Vaya con Dios.
More >
I am a fan of Ne Mele, music composed in the Hawaiian language. It's unfamiliar to most English speaking music fans, so do I upload, say, "Akaka Falls" or Hawaiian music/English lyrics "Waikiki" or English language covers like "In My Life"? Here's a compromise that I use at Songfacts: Hawaiian lyric+English translation of some of the song. (Some musicians such as Kenneth Makuakane, provide tran...
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I've always found Keali'i Reichel's 1997 version of Michelle Lanchester's "Patchwork Quilt" very moving. The liner notes mention bringing the deceased back by calling their name. Here's my little contribution to World AIDS day. "Through the power of the spoken word these men, women and children live again."
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I've heard an interesting tale about Keali'i Reichel and Karaoke contests. A number of years ago, a local TV station ran a local "Star Finder" Karaoke contest, and this fellow from Maui entered. Long story short, he didn't make the cut and went back to Maui, like the "Mr. Tanner" of Harry Chapin's story/song. A while later, some of his friends chipped money and studio time and dared him to reco...
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But Keali`i Reichel's voice digs right through my to soul every time I hear it, even when he's singing extra-cheesy covers of breezy '70s soft rock. But his soft Hawaiian-language ballads, move me the most.
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| 1 Wanting Memories |
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| 2 Kawaipunahele |
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| 3 If We Hold on Together |
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| 4 Come Sail Away |
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| 5 E Ho'i I Ka Pili |
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