Birds on the Wires, by Jarbas Agnelli

Mr. Agnelli, a musician and film director writes:

Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.

I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper.

Here I've posted a short video made with the photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds).

Music made with Logic.
Video made with After Effects.

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

(Vimeo "is a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing the videos they make")

He arranged his score using a xylophone, bassoon, oboe and clarinet. He said the melody was not his invention --it was the birds' idea. "The notes are the exact position of the birds (in between the lines). The rhythm is a interpretation of their position, since there are no bar lines."

September Song, by Jeff Lynne

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.
~William Cullen Bryant

"September Song" is an American pop standard composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson. It was introduced by Walter Huston in the 1938 Broadway musical Knickerbocker Holiday, and has since been recorded by numerous singers and instrumentalists. It was used in the 1950 film September Affair, and the popularity of the film caused Huston's recording to hit the top of the 1950 hit parade.[1]

Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a two-time Ivor Novello Award recipient and Grammy Award-winning English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, guitarist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys.[2] Lynne has produced recordings for artists such as The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, Del Shannon and Tom Petty. He has co-written songs with Petty and also with George Harrison whose 1987 album Cloud Nine was co-produced by Lynne and Harrison. His compositions include "Evil Woman", "Telephone Line", "Livin' Thing", "Mr. Blue Sky", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Sweet Talkin' Woman".
In 2008, The Washington Times named Lynne the fourth greatest record producer in music history.[3]

And here's another appropriate song for the season from Jeff Lynne & ELO --

"HEY, Soul Sister"

It's been a couple of years since we've heard from them. The Train's DEFINITELY on time with this new song. FINALLY!! A great pop tune for all of us to listen to. Good tunes seem to be in short supply on the airwaves lately. My fingers get quite the workout changing stations all of the time. A lot of hand slappin' fights whilst driving the kids around, trying to agree on a station.

We all yelled "TURN IT UP" when this one came on the other day.


I bet we'll see/hear this song on a future movie soundtrack -- It just works so well.

It's easy going, has a simple melody, and a hook that will certainly catch and reel you in. "I gotta hear that one again"


and.......

is that a ukulele I hear??


Jimmy on the Ukulele



Do we have any uke players out there???

WE NEED A UKE PLAYER!! -- Anyone? Anyone?