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Beat Cafe is the 23rd studio album, and 28th album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It is his first collection containing newly written songs since his 1996 album Sutras. Beat Cafe was released worldwide (Appleseed Records 1081) on August 24, 2004. The first 1000 CDs were autographed and hand numbered.
After the launching of his website and three new releases within two years, Donovan entered the studio with a new band including his longtime friends Danny Thompson on bass and Jim Keltner on drums. The new sessions, produced by John Chelew, mixed rock and roll with a beatnik style. In addition to handling production duties, Chelew contributed keyboards to many of the songs on the finished album.
While many of the songs were new compositions, Donovan also revamped a few older compositions. Among these songs are "Poorman's Sunshine", originally titled "Poor Man's Sunshine (Nativity)", and "Lord of the Universe". Both originated during the Barabajagal sessions. "Lover O Lover" was originally released on Love Is Only Feeling in 1983.
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Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch; 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has lived in Scotland, London and California, and, since at least 2008, in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!.
Having signed with Pye Records in 1965, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein, but after a new contract with US CBS/Epic Records his popularity spread to other countries. After extricating himself from his original management contract, he began a long and successful collaboration with Mickie Most, a leading British independent record producer, with hits in the UK, the US and other countries.
His most successful singles were the early UK hits "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier" in 1965. "Sunshine Superman" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (number two in Britain), and "Mellow Yellow" reached US number two the following year, with "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries in 1968. He was the first artist to be signed to CBS/Epic Records by the new administrative vice-president, Clive Davis. Donovan and Most collaborated on hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970. He became a friend of pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones and The Beatles. He taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968. Donovan's commercial fortunes waned after parting with Most in 1969, and he left the industry for a time.
Donovan (1886–1905) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1888 to 1889 he ran twenty-one times and won eighteen races. He was the leading British two-year-old of 1888 when he won eleven of his thirteen starts. At three Donovan won the Epsom Derby and the St Leger: he failed to win the English Triple Crown owing to a narrow and probably unlucky defeat in the 2000 Guineas. He set a world record by earning a total of £55,443 in win prize money. Donovan was a modest success as a stallion. He died after being injured in an accident in 1905.
Donovan was a dark-coated bay bred by his owner William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland a Conservative politician and landowner. Among the Duke’s other horses were the undefeated St. Simon and the 1888 Derby winner Ayrshire. He was sent into training with George Dawson at his Heath House Stable in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Donovan’s sire Galopin was an outstanding racehorse who won the Derby in 1872 and went on to be a successful and influential stallion, being Champion sire on three occasions. Mowerina, Donovan’s dam, won sixteen races and produced several winners including the 1000 Guineas winner Semolina and the colt Raeburn, the only horse ever to defeat Isinglass.
Donovan is a popular Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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8th track off Donovan's album "Beat Cafe" 2004
A slideshow/video inspired and accompanied by Donovan's "Beat Cafe." Slideshow compiled and edited by passage2truth. Not an official video. Check out my blog at passage2truth.wordpress.com.
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The Beat Cafe | mix 011 "Lo-Fi Fam Edition II 2017 " Huge thanks to all those that submitted their beats to the Beat Cafe! Keep Lofi Alive! https://www.facebook.com/groups/lofi.family/ 0:00- CORPORATE災害 a message to spam bots 0:33- Joshgunn - telescoper 2:44- Fkn_beats - soft eyez blank stare 1 4:20- Jvckstevenz - wave 5:46- BERUL - EMPTY (Beat.) 7:23- Osvaldos - posted in the whip 8:56- Infinityface - i dont think so 10:03- Riceball Jones - i wont stand 11:19- Ziit bliibt stah - Dr Puur 12:44- Dv doc keen - lofi villian 17:03- Fuelhbeats - spaced 18:33- GentleBeatz 1-silent-thoughts 20:36- Hiro fukama - hiro fukama any t a k e r s 22:10- I over - from a darker place 24:54- Sonny dials - h o s t 27:42- Blaq Visionary -erehttsomla 28:44- Qwizzz x Tea - bubbles 30:26- Pancxke- hyar...
Thierry ARDISSON propose un pot pourri des meilleurs chansons de DONOVAN. Il passe aussi le titre " Beat Café " de l'album éponyme. Images d'archive INA Institut National de l'Audiovisuel http://www.ina.fr Abonnez-vous http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=inatalkshow #INA #TLMEP #Ardisson #ToutLeMondeEnParle
Rowan Flaherty, September 18.
A slideshow of pictures from the Beat Generation. Contains many of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Kerouac started the beat group.
The wonderfully effervescent Theo Fox, September 18.
Beat Cafe is the 23rd studio album, and 28th album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It is his first collection containing newly written songs since his 1996 album Sutras. Beat Cafe was released worldwide (Appleseed Records 1081) on August 24, 2004. The first 1000 CDs were autographed and hand numbered.
After the launching of his website and three new releases within two years, Donovan entered the studio with a new band including his longtime friends Danny Thompson on bass and Jim Keltner on drums. The new sessions, produced by John Chelew, mixed rock and roll with a beatnik style. In addition to handling production duties, Chelew contributed keyboards to many of the songs on the finished album.
While many of the songs were new compositions, Donovan also revamped a few older compositions. Among these songs are "Poorman's Sunshine", originally titled "Poor Man's Sunshine (Nativity)", and "Lord of the Universe". Both originated during the Barabajagal sessions. "Lover O Lover" was originally released on Love Is Only Feeling in 1983.
When two lovers touch hands
They touch the two of them touching hands
They touch the one of them in the space between
As each the others hand doth touch.
When two lovers kiss lips
They kiss the two of them kissing lips
They kiss the one of them in the space between
As each the others lip doth kiss.
Two lovers
Two lovers
Two lovers, two lovers
Two lovers.
When two lovers hold each other
They hold the two of them holding each other
They hold the one of them in the space between
As each the other holds.
Two lovers
Two lovers, two lovers
Two lovers, two lovers
Two lovers.
Two lovers
Two lovers, two lovers
Two lovers, two lovers
Two lovers.