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MaVolta
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Feb 13, 2018 7:24 PM UTC

What Are Your Favorite Instrumental Tunes?

The subject of instrumentals came up in another thread, so I thought it might be fun to see what instrumental tunes everyone enjoys. Instrumentals cover a wide range of genres when you start to think about it; classical (of course), movie soundtracks, pop, jazz, big band oldies, blues, country, rock, and many instrumental versions of your favorite song titles, too.

 

So what instrumental music do you like? What are your favorite tunes or instrumental versions of your favorite songs? Multiple tunes and multiple genres are okay. And, if you have favorite on youtube, feel free to post the link so that we can listen, too!

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    Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
    Jul 15, 2020 12:25 AM UTC

    Love 'Round Midnight by Miles Davis with John Coltrane on tenor,

    Beautiful man, just beautiful.

    DarcyFarrow
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    Jul 12, 2020 2:13 PM UTC

    Late Winter Early Spring (John Denver)--mellow, hopeful and optimistic

    Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
    Jul 10, 2020 6:38 PM UTC

    Any concert by Andre Rieu.

    There are too many his melodies for me to list.  If ever you get a chance to attend one of his concerts, DON'T MISS IT.   Here is a sample:   Hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd16sNr9T2Q&list=PLbv4mtcyLmhKdUwH-nth1qD2asaJD3rTH

    The man is a genius violinist and conductor of all music so entertaining to all that remember what music really was,

    Thankfully, I still have a radio station that plays the muaic from the oldest to the  end of the 70's.

    Rap and Hip Hop became the norm thereafter.  Need I say more?!!!

     

     

     

     

    Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
    Jul 10, 2020 5:13 PM UTC

    Music Box Dancer   by Frank Mills;

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwa0c8VO71s

     

    I'm sorry that I cannot recognize some of the songs posted in order to give Kudos. If all could post a link to jog a memory it would be nice to listen. Thanks.

     

    DarcyFarrow
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    Jul 9, 2020 9:49 PM UTC

    One Last Look Around the House Before We Go (Kate Bush):  it has no lyrics, it's half as long as a typical song, but it's heartbreaking just the same

    Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
    Jul 2, 2020 3:47 AM UTC

    Fleetwood Mac's   TUSK      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATMR5ettHz8

     

    Something about this makes me want to tap and move about.  

     

    Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
    Jul 2, 2020 2:30 AM UTC

    Ravel's  Bolero

     

    DarcyFarrow
    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Jun 26, 2020 3:29 AM UTC

    Peter Gunn (Duane Eddy)

    DarcyFarrow
    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Jun 9, 2020 12:58 PM UTC

    Behind My Camel (Police)--won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

    BeatleloverKT
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    Jun 21, 2020 7:33 PM UTC

    Tune up  Jr. Walker&the Allstars.  If this

    song doesn’t make you want to get up

    and dance, then you must be dead lol

    Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
    Jun 28, 2020 11:11 PM UTC
    SHOTGUN!!!!
    OscarE1968
    Community Champion ⭐
    May 29, 2020 4:09 AM UTC

    Transylvania - Iron Maiden