Jason Brown

[Tavi...]

I really love the Fly Me to the Moon program, and wish they would use it again, or something similar. Although unlike most here, I adore Cotton Eyed Joe, especially the Worlds performance where for a second he looks like he's about 4 years old after he almost falls off the chair at the end.

Mrs P I agree trying to improve his personal best scores is a good goal. I really think Juke is so tough that it deserves to be 86+ but I think the music choice may work against him.

Stitch, there are a ton of great pieces on two of Marc Anthony's early (1995, 1997) studio albums - Todo a su Tiempo and Contra la Corriente. The one I was thinking of is Hasta Ayer - I could just see Jason and Rohene doing something fantastic with it. Its very rrrromantico, about the end of a relationship, but the music is upbeat. I'd also love to see what they could do with Un Amor from the Gypsy Kings first big album (which played all over Spain the first time I went).

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see either of these things or anything similar becoming like POTO. Salsa is very different than Paso Doble or other flamenco. Gypsy Kings is closer to flamenco but still not the same as what people usually use. As far as I know, no one has ever used Marc Anthony or even any salsa - am I wrong? I think Rohene himself may have done something by the Gypsy Kings, but it was years ago. I wish I could get my suggestions to Rohene but he seems to have abandoned Twitter.

 

[dorispulaski]

Rohene is occasionally on Instagram.

 

[dorispulaski]

I added some youtube links to the OP. If one of your fav Jason performances is missing, please post it here, and I will copy it over.

 

[Tavi...]

Rohene is occasionally on Instagram.

Thx, Doris, it's a thought!

 

[deetrakt]

I've been wondering for a while what Rohene & Jason could do with a great bossa nova song like "Waters of March". Do you think they could pull it off, either as an exhibition or short program?

I hope you enjoy any or all of just 3 of my favorites from the many versions on YouTube, in English, French and Portuguese/English:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1Rlam83fU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxMjenL4k-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MNknFy2gdQ

PS Do you know of any programs set to Bossa Nova?

 

[TMC]

I've been wondering for a while what Rohene & Jason could do with a great bossa nova song like "Waters of March". Do you think they could pull it off, either as an exhibition or short program?

I hope you enjoy any or all of just 3 of my favorites from the many versions on YouTube, in English, French and Portuguese/English:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1Rlam83fU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxMjenL4k-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MNknFy2gdQ

PS Do you know of any programs set to Bossa Nova?

I love the idea of bossa nova for Jason. Love it!

One of my all time favourite bands is Bo Kaspers Orkester

Undantag

Svårt att säga nej

I think the latter especially would work very nicely indeed!

 

[StitchMonkey]

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Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see either of these things or anything similar becoming like POTO. Salsa is very different than Paso Doble or other flamenco. Gypsy Kings is closer to flamenco but still not the same as what people usually use. As far as I know, no one has ever used Marc Anthony or even any salsa - am I wrong? I think Rohene himself may have done something by the Gypsy Kings, but it was years ago. I wish I could get my suggestions to Rohene but he seems to have abandoned Twitter.

No, the styles are not similar. But my fear is that it could still become a fad similar to POTO this season. For some reason, this season was really really POTO heavy. Most of the programs on their own would not be that bad, but having so many it gets saturated. It is not the individual skater's fault, but for some reason sometimes there is just a strange convergence of musical selections. As soon as you said "Spanish lyrics" I got a sinking feeling because I really could see it being a fad for a season. It is a good idea, it will work well when done right, which means it is only a matter of time before we start seeing way too much of it. Having one or two Spanish lyrics programs a season for the next few years would be wonderful, having 8 the same season would not. So that is my fear of going in that direction. . . is everyone else going to jump on the bandwagon too? I don't care how good the program is, if everyone is doing it, I don't want Jason to be one of them.

And I think there was a Marc Anthony program from a few years ago. No idea who, but i have this strange memory of noticing someone skating to Marc Anthony.

 

[StitchMonkey]

PS Do you know of any programs set to Bossa Nova?

Japanese Pairs Narumi TAKAHASHI / Ryuichi KIHARA did it for their SP this season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDVc0rnYeA


But if we are going with Elvis, I am going to suggest "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" It sorta has that modern emo love song sound, but is far less emo in the lyrics.

 

[Mrs. P]

FWIW, Jason has managed to skate to warhorses and still did pretty well with them. His 2011 FS was to Nessun Dorma, a major warhorse. Jason still got a standing ovation at Nationals for his performance of it. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G94pHGvq3Fs)

He also skated to the Nutcracker's Pas de Deux the year before that, another warhorse of sorts.

As to Latin, his 2011-2012 SP to "Grand Guignol" by Bajafondo (who hail form Argentina/Uruguay) was Latin of sorts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xAG9G_m_IM). It's still my favorite SP of his ever. It's more of a tango/electronica mix and definitely different than a bossa nova.

Also if Elena Radionova can pull off J. Lo, I'm sure Jason could do the same for a number of other artists. (Davis and White also skated to J. Lo for part of their Latin SD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5mrh3Hczc)

ETA: Also Bourzat/Pechalat skated to Mas que Nada as part of their Latin SD -- definitely more of the Bossa Nova/Rio style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cfl9MAQz4

(Basically lots of variety in the Latin SDs! I think back then we were all lamenting about how they sound similar, but after sitting through all those Paso Dobles...the Latin SDs from 2012 look super diverse in comparison!)

I added some youtube links to the OP. If one of your fav Jason performances is missing, please post it here, and I will copy it over.

Thanks Doris!! What a treasure trove of awesome stuff.

 

[TMC]

I've just watched that video of J-Lo's shout-out to Jason in Sochi- she's already a fan!

 

[Mrs. P]

I've just watched that video of J-Lo's shout-out to Jason in Sochi- she's already a fan!

Oh yes: http://www.etonline.com/news/143797_JLo_s_Special_Shout_Out_to_Olympian_Jason_Brown/



I am now in the rabbit hole of old Latin programs, thanks guys!

Arguably one of my favorite Latin SPs -- Dice-K!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgaZ5MFt_Ec
Also Virtue/Moir's FD (which was re-cut for their SD, but the FD is tops): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_lreK5vb4

 

[StitchMonkey]

His 2011 SP was listed as Baliwood but sounds a lot like Spanish guitar (at least to my amateur plebeian ears).

Plus if we are playing a game of cute little Jason, it should be included.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaTW6dT3Yjc

 

[dorispulaski]

Baliwood is by the San Francisco band King City, who describe themselves as

King City is a San Francisco based group of friends that decided that the world needed a polka/metal/punk/cartoon/mariachi band

on their facebook.
https://m.facebook.com/kingcitysf/about?refid=17

 

[el henry]

A feel good story about Jason on a volunteering blog, about his volunteer efforts
http://www.pointsoflight.org/blog/2015/04/07/champion-and-hero-–-bearing-gifts
Not one mention of the quad.

 

[dorispulaski]

That is just sweet!

 

[el henry]

Back to Jason's musical choices, I am loving the idea of straight-out Latin, although the costume will need to be crafted with care.:dance:
On two of the previous posts: gotta love those French ice dancers, and those French ice dancing men in particular, but couldn't Pechalat/Bourzat have paid for the Sergoi Mendes version of Mas Que Nada? Sheesh.

And deetrakt, I have not listened to Georges Moustaki since college. Has nothing to do with Jason, but was a flashback Friday on Tuesday for me.

 

[deetrakt]

And deetrakt, I have not listened to Georges Moustaki since college. Has nothing to do with Jason, but was a flashback Friday on Tuesday for me.

I discovered Moustaki during the summer of 1970 on my first, post-collegiate trip to Europe. You know, the 10-week trip you could take for about 130 bucks a week. Wherever I went--France, Spain, Italy, etc.--they were playing his song "En Mediterranee". I asked what it was and the rest was...

 

[Tavi...]

Takahashi's music is closest to what I was thinking of for Jason.

So, this Marc Anthony album doesn't have the track I mentioned but it has some pretty great stuff:

CD: Contra la Corriente (1997)
Track 2: Contra la Corriente - from about 6:24 to 11:24 - starts off slow but picks up pretty quickly. It would need good cuts to work but it's a great song (actually I love almost everything on here):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rhnPHBRHnXI

ETA Jason's latest tweet:

https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/585610945466097664

 

[Mrs. P]

SOOOO CUTE. I love Hanee a lot! And Jason too, of course.

In all seriousness, I like that they get along. Han is a lovely skater -- his 3A is fantastic and I'm sure that knowing Jason he probably mentions that to him a lot!!

 

[karne]

A feel good story about Jason on a volunteering blog, about his volunteer efforts
http://www.pointsoflight.org/blog/2015/04/07/champion-and-hero-–-bearing-gifts
Not one mention of the quad.

Sometimes I can't but wonder if he's really real!

So much goodness collected in one person...why, I bet Jason could make world peace!