Why do I ever update iTunes? Apple only makes it weirder. Do you really believe the last time I played Chains of Love was July of 2010? No, neither did I.
iTunes is so deeply messed up
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Category Archives: What I’m Listening To
That kind of night.
Facts are simple and facts are straight
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So the high winds have dropped…
…and for the hour the Methodist Church bells are playing the tune Austria, which I know best from my not ill-spent Protestant childhood as Not Alone for Mighty Empire.
My R&B Life
I’m having an administrative week that is going around in circles – not so much like a bird up in the sky.
Best version yet!
One of my favorite songs of all times — Pink Martini, Una notte a Napoli. An Italian friend told me a few years ago that China Forbes’ Italian was perfect, but without accent. He didn’t mean that as a compliment, exactly — for something like this I think he expected more Napoletano.
Argh! I am finding it hard to embed videos. Go here!
And for the story of the band – here you go. Please ignore the politics, which are totally self-indulgent. They raise money for affordable housing…and bicycles! And they sing in foreign languages! If I remember, Mr. Lauderdale and Ms. Philips met at Harvard, after all.
Yikes – almost missed my Audible download deadline!
It’s the 21st and I’ve got to find something to listen to!
I have recently listened to My Name is Red. I bought the book in 2003 in Rome and read it there. I picked it up and flipped around in it once since then. It’s LONG and very, very good. The next time I teach Islamic Art and Architecture I may have the students read the chapter “I am a Tree.” It ends with something along the lines of:
I am not a tree. I aspire to be the idea of a tree.
This week I’ve been in a snowless-winter funk and listening to The Great Influenza (John Barry). Talk about depressing! And anyone who thinks that America is sliding into Fascism needs to read about Woodrow Wilson, PhD. THAT man was a mess.
This is my deadline day – so I downloaded another Philip Kerr novel. Bernie Gunther is one of the better (historical) detectives of the early 21st Century.
Snowy night – Southern music
I’m looking forward to a moment to go see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Until then, things like this will have to do.
I who have nothing
Not that I don’t love the Tom Jones version! And go read the song’s back story.
via Lady Bunny/Jon Ingle
So trotting on in my German song theme . . .
Isn’t Ute Lemper just the best? Well, pretty close. Her Mack the Knife in German. And in English, kinda of a cheesy big Brit variety show version. And a medley of Allein, Lily Marlene, and Black Market.
Not to mention, but the girl can dance.
And my favorite translation of all…Neil Harmon and Ute Lemper sing the Tango Ballade. What a brutal song!
And, Brad, why didn’t I figure this out when we were young enough to play with these songs together?
Can you tell . . . ?
That she’s not a native speaker of English? I had forgotten that. And yes, Your Loving Arms is the song I think of fastest when Billy Ray Martin crosses my mind, but the Sortes iPodicae cast this one up tonight while I was grilling.
Funny how the language of the art song has shifted to English from 19th Century German. but what were Lieder but art-pop? And was singing them yourself around the piano so very different from re-mixes? “I just want to dance all the way right down to the core of the black and the white” (Systems of Silence) isn’t a bad line at all. I wonder what Schubert would have done with it?
Michael Jackson — genius.
This is the most lovely video version of a beautiful song….Human Nature — can’t embed. Go watch.
Sortes iPodicae
It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) – Whitney Houston – Superstars #1 Hits Remixed, 1999
Legacy – Pet Shop Boys – Yes, 2008
Aqua Boogie – Parliament – Tear The Roof Off, 1974-1980
Jamaica Ska – Desmond Dekker (with the Specials) – Israelites – The Best Of Desmond Dekker
Leavin’ – Shelby Lynne – I Am Shelby Lynne, 1999
Mack the Knife – Charlie Palmieri – Eddie Bauer Mambo, 2000
Holiday (Extended Mix) – Mad’s House – This Is Dance! 1980s
Sorry – The English Beat – Special Beat Service, 1982
I Want You – Marvin Gaye – Marvin Is 60: The Tribute Album
Don’t Call Me Baby – Madison Avenue – Dance Club 2000
Que Sera Sera – Pink Martini – Sympathique, 1997
Blame It On Cain – Elvis Costello – My Aim is True, 1977
Come Live With Me – Heaven 17 – Best Of Heaven 17
Shed – Macy Gray – The Id, 2001
Good mix for grilling chicken, enjoying the late evening sky, and starting what looks to be a grim Norwegian mystery (Jo Nesbo, Redbreast).
La Cenerentola
One of those oddities of life in Geneva — occasional opera.
American Landmark Festivals brought us Rossini’s version of Cinderella this year. Brung-in soloists, local chorus (with the exception of the wonderful Charles King, who is local). The Smith Opera House is a splendid place for live music!