Will it make my iPod?

planahea

planahea

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Digney in Burnaby said:
I love Gene Vincent. There used to be an interview on youtube back from the late 1950s with local Vancouver, BC dj Red Robinson but I can't find it anymore.

And, of course, a further shuffle would have me back to Ian Dury doing Sweet Gene Vincent but last time I put up Ian I got called "obscure". So I won't, even though I am.
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Digney


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Erik

Erik

If u don't know the poetry u don't know Bukowski
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This one never fails me:

10. Tom Robinson Band:
The bass is sooo slow, but still works.
 
roni

roni

ok, last week in Europe started a movie about an Austrian musician named 'Falco'.
The movie wasn't too exciting, but reminded me of the musicians works.

He was the FIRST No.1-act in the US-charts with German language!
(and i think the only one, right?)

it was with this song (around 1984, i guess):

04. Falco: 'Rock Me Amadeus'


would make my i-pod this week, if i had one.
 
Father Luke

Father Luke

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hank solo said:
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roni

roni

ROC said:
That was apalling... in an hysterically funny kind of way. I'm sorry you've rekindled that memory.
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no need to be sorry - i Loved that song when i was young and i still like it very much.

it is one possible way, to show kids, that classical music (even if only named here) isn't necessarily 'dry' but can be 'punk' in the context of its times. maybe this song was the start to open my mind for classical music before Bukowski did.

and, of course - i'm a little bit proud, that a song in my own language made it to no 1 in the US-charts. even though nobody there would understand the lyrics then.



well, anyway.
here's my new contribution:

07. TOM WAITS - HEART OF A SATURDAY NIGHT

(only version i found on youtube is a late live version. starts a little lame, but still is ok.:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiW0PmjWdxM )


ps - just found another live version:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S1o8UrF_kuI
the song starts at 4:44 !!
 
mjp

mjp

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roni said:
it is one possible way, to show kids, that classical music (even if only named here) isn't necessarily 'dry' but can be 'punk' in the context of its times.
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I thought the movie Amadeus did that very well too. Though you'd probably have a hard time getting any kids to sit through it now. I think their average attention span is about 30 seconds these days. ;) Though it's probably always been that way, more or less.
 
roni

roni

mjp said:
I thought the movie Amadeus did that very well too. [...] you'd probably have a hard time getting any kids to sit through it now. I think their average attention span is about 30 seconds these days.
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you're definitely right on that first part!
that was a movie, that did it for me too!
Definitely!


but - i would NOT agree that "the kids'" attention span is necessarily that low in general. it's a matter of: can you make up something that GETS them?!

still, Mr. Keating from 'Dead Poets Society' is my all time hero concerning that. still, i like to work as he did, when i teach at universities or high schools. - as He has taught me something.


when i think back to my times as a student. age 8, age 10, age 12, age 14 - most of these suckers, who were paid to be 'teachers' didn't even reach me. but sometimes, very rarely, there was one, who GOT me, who was able to raise 'fascination' for his subject. and all of a sudden - my marks were getting MUCH better.

we don't need different students - we DO need different teachers!
teachers, who can make you 'high' on their subject.




- how much is 2 euro-cent in dollars right now? 200?
 
mjp

mjp

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roni said:
- how much is 2 euro-cent in dollars right now? 200?
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I think it's $350 and a barrel of oil.

I had some good teachers too, but we didn't have cell phones and computers and wide screen TV with 300 channels.

We had kerosene lamps and a soup bone, and we were damn glad to have those!

But really, the number of distractions in the world has increased to the point that I don't know how a 15 year old finds any time to think about anything.
 
Erik

Erik

If u don't know the poetry u don't know Bukowski
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Some advice to all the ladies out there

8. Jarvis Cocker:
Quirky little video - & song.
 
hank solo

hank solo

Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights
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Tip: As the playlists get shorter, just play each tune twice ;)
 
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