Asymmetric Music

What a wonderful day! I thought I'd bring you some music appropriate for the occasion. To me, just hearing the word "thank you" is an uplifting and beautiful experience. Music just magnifies the effect.

First up is Bing Crosby, behind Frank Sinatra, the best American Pop-Vocal singer. What a lovely jaunty rhythm!

Listen to I've got Plenty to be Thankful for.

Holiday Inn & White Christmas

Follow up:

From the easy pop of Bing to the hard, authentic, inimitable soul of Sam and Dave. One of their best. Love that drum.

Listen to Sam and Dave I Thank You.

The Best of Sam & Dave

The Wallace Brothers is a little known, but great soul duo. Right behind Sam and Dave, I think. Yes, I know the lyrics are somewhat ironic, but, trust me, you'll thank me (sorry).

Listen to Thanks a Lot by the Wallace Brothers.

Lover's Prayer: Their Complete Sims Recordings

Jazz it up with Louis Armstrong:

Listen to Thanks a Million:

The Essential Collection

One of the most original bands in American history, Sly and his family had a nice "thank You" song:

Listen to ThankYou (FalettinmeBeMiceElfAgin)

Essential Sly & Family Stone

Ladies and Gentlemen, Abba:

Listen to Thank you for the music:

ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits

From the somewhat ridiculous (but nice) to the sublime: Mendelssohn's cantata, Elijah OP. 70:

Listen to Thanks be to God.

Mendelssohn: Elijah

From my first or second favorite Classical work depending on my mood, Handel's Messiah, But Thanks be to God.

Listen to Chorus, But, Thanks be to God from Handel.

Handel - Messiah / Vyvyan · Sinclair · Vickers · Tozzi · Royal PO · Beecham

The mass has a part thanking God called the "Gloria:"

We worship thee. We glorify thee. Thanks we give to thee

propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis,

I presented a beautiful example with Jose Carreras' Misa Criolla last week. Of the many more options at my disposal, I think I'll choose Bach's Mass for my protestant readers and Beethoven for those in communion with Rome.

Listen to Bach Mass in B minor, Gloria.

Listen to Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Gloria.

Bach - Mass in B minor / Argenta, Nichols, Chance, Stafford, Milner, W. Evans, Gardiner

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Finally, to showcase the dangers of thankfulness' opposite,

Mozart's Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata from Don Giovanni as performed by Maria Callas:

Listen to Maria Callas.

Maria Callas - La Divina

That's it. Thank you very much for stopping by.