Update from the house of Plague (Day 120 Year 2)
Today I am tired and coughing a bit (again/still). This is not really a complaint, just a statement as to why I've not been responding to comments. I am aware I'm one of the lucky ones...
Sky News: COVID-19: UK daily coronavirus cases exceed 40,000 - highest since mid-January
The number of daily coronavirus infections is the highest for six months, as 49 more people have died within 28 days of a positive COVID test.
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Here is a wonderful (and touching) thread:
I took this picture in the (mostly) unexplored tunnel network beneath the Western Front back in 2019.
I love it, because it really highlights that there is very little difference between the average teenager in 1915 and a teenager today.
Not all Tommies were sad dreamy poets 😆 pic.twitter.com/7qfHte29uj
- John Bull (@garius) July 13, 2021
(Heads up: possibly not entirely SFW...)
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And if you are wondering what's happening in Cuba, here is a thread: Day 4 #11JCuba New thread
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The Crown/Kim Eken (Without You)
'The Crown' is the theme song for a game. The performance below is from the Big Star Show, China, 2018. 'The Crown' is also the final song on his debut album (iD), and has a very catchy tune.
Lyrics by Tang Lian
Composed by Lukpan Zholdasov
ETA: And a performance from The Belt and Road International Fashion Week 2019, Xi'an, China:
ETA2: Gala concert of CCTV Global Chinese Music Charts in China, December 2021:
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The interesting thing about this song is that it seems Dimash re-used the tune, as there is a Kazakh song with the same melody but with very different lyrics, which pre-dates the Chinese version.
Title: Kim Eken? (English: 'Who is she?' or 'Without you')
Music: Lukpan Zholdasov
Lyrics: Askar Duisenbi
Bastau performance, 2017:
Dimash Masterpost
Post has been cloned from dreamwidth.
Sky News: COVID-19: UK daily coronavirus cases exceed 40,000 - highest since mid-January
The number of daily coronavirus infections is the highest for six months, as 49 more people have died within 28 days of a positive COVID test.
~
Here is a wonderful (and touching) thread:
I took this picture in the (mostly) unexplored tunnel network beneath the Western Front back in 2019.
I love it, because it really highlights that there is very little difference between the average teenager in 1915 and a teenager today.
Not all Tommies were sad dreamy poets 😆 pic.twitter.com/7qfHte29uj
- John Bull (@garius) July 13, 2021
(Heads up: possibly not entirely SFW...)
~
And if you are wondering what's happening in Cuba, here is a thread: Day 4 #11JCuba New thread
~
The Crown/Kim Eken (Without You)
'The Crown' is the theme song for a game. The performance below is from the Big Star Show, China, 2018. 'The Crown' is also the final song on his debut album (iD), and has a very catchy tune.
Lyrics by Tang Lian
Composed by Lukpan Zholdasov
Click to viewETA: And a performance from The Belt and Road International Fashion Week 2019, Xi'an, China:
ETA2: Gala concert of CCTV Global Chinese Music Charts in China, December 2021:
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The interesting thing about this song is that it seems Dimash re-used the tune, as there is a Kazakh song with the same melody but with very different lyrics, which pre-dates the Chinese version.
Title: Kim Eken? (English: 'Who is she?' or 'Without you')
Music: Lukpan Zholdasov
Lyrics: Askar Duisenbi
Bastau performance, 2017:
Dimash Masterpost
Post has been cloned from dreamwidth.