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Hot Sunday lo-fi blogging
From 1966, French pop singer Marie Laforêt's utterly distinctive re-recording of the Stones "Paint It Black." She rewrote the lyrics too so the French song is known as "Marie douceur, Marie colère," warning that if she isn't treated right, the sweet Marie will become the enraged Marie. No being a "back street girl" for her.
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Friday night lo-fi: Madchester flashback edition
After loading Inspiral Carpets' Singles onto the puter, I wondered if there was a video for my favorite track, the anthemic "Two Worlds Collide" from 1992. There is.
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"The Majesty of Rock, the Mystery of Roll"
Spinal Tap is touring again and headed for the big time arenas, playing Wembley this June. Alexis Petridis has got a nice long article about the band that brings back fond memories of first seeing the movie in the mid-80s. Especially since my friend and I thought we were going to an on campus showing of Woody Allen's Zelig. We somehow missed the ( Read more... ) -
Susan Boyle returns to Britain's Got Talent...
...singing "Memory." She has a little wobble at the start, probably due to nerves, then gets her breath back under her. I saw Cats on Broadway, have heard this song scores of times and still I can't completely explain why listening to her moved me to tears.
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Happy 4th
Not much planned for the day, except some salmon and sweet corn from the garden that's finally ready, well it better be. Late last night we could hear all sorts of fireworks, some of which I doubt are strictly legal, popping and banging all over the place. We'll probably just walk over to the street near the park to see San Jose's fireworks ( Read more... )
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