You want to be...

...high on something for this one:

Hybrid: Break my Soul

And this one....

....you make up your mind. Perfect for traumatic breakups. And the video is, uhm, weird?!

Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts

The Artwork is amazing

Christina Perri - Tragedy (Official Lyric Video)

Brainwave!

Well, sort of brainwave that is. Starting with this (will check later for soundquality) song make a playlist for a mix reflecting a particular type of experience. Again, all part of Music Therapy...

Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel lyrics
Songwriters: Presley, Elvis; Axton, Mae; Durden, Tommy;

Well, since my baby left me
Well, I found a new place to dwell
Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street
At Heartbreak Hotel

Well, I'll be
I'll be so lonely baby
Well, I'm so lonely
I'll be so lonely, I could die

Oh, although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers
To cry there in their gloom

They'll be so
They'll be so lonely, baby
Well, they're so lonely
They're so lonely, they could die

Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
Well, they been so long on Lonely Street

They'll never ever look back

And it's so
Well, it's so lonely baby
Well, they're so lonely
Well, they're so lonely, they could've die

Well, if your baby leaves you
You got a tale to tell
Well, just take a walk down Lonely Street
To Heartbreak Hotel

Where you will be
You'll be so lonely, baby
Well you'll be lonely
You'll be so lonely you could die

Oh, although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers
To cry there in their gloom

They've been so
They're be so lonely, baby
Well, they're so lonely
They'll be so lonely, they could die

The Galway Summer

is over, without the shadow of a doubt. But imaging yourself elsewhere where its hot on the seaside with a cold drink or cold drink plus a smoke listening to one of the grandmasters, that would be nice right now...

Art Farmer: The Summer Knows

Nice Cover...

I mean, that is some worthwhile interpretation!

Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson - Come Together

Godspeed

Godspeed or God Speed comes from the Middle English expression "God spede (you)", a wish for success and fortune for one setting out on an enterprise, voyage, adventure, or travels.

And considering that the Irish weekend is over just tonight - For the next week, Godspeed everybody!

Portishead - Roads

And from cracks in the pavement....

...straight to the next one :o)

Adele: Chasing Pavements

 I've made up my mind,
No need to think it over,
If i'm wrong I aint right,
No need to look no further,
This ain't lust,
This is love but,

If i tell the world,
I'll never say enough,
Cause it was not said to you,
And thats exactly what i need to do,
If i'm in love with you,

Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere,
Or would it be a waste?
Even If i knew my place should i leave it there?
Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere

I'd build myself up,
And fly around in circles,
Wait then as my heart drops,
and my back begins to tingle
finally could this be it

Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere,
Or would it be a waste?
Even If i knew my place should i leave it there?
Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere

Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere,
Or would it be a waste?
Even If i knew my place should i leave it there?
Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere

Hometown Glory

will I ever get tired of this voice??? Exactly, I doubt that too....

Adele - Hometown Glory

I’ve been walking in the same way as I did

Missing out the cracks in the pavement
And tutting my heel and strutting my feet
“Is there anything I can do for you dear? Is there anyone I can call?”
“No and thank you, please Madam. I ain’t lost, just wandering”

Round my hometown
Memories are fresh
Round my hometown
Ooh the people I’ve met
Are the wonders of my world
Are the wonders of my world
Are the wonders of this world
Are the wonders of my world

I like it in the city when the air is so thick and opaque
I love to see everybody in short skirts, shorts and shades
I like it in the city when two worlds collide
You get the people and the government
Everybody taking different sides

Shows that we ain’t gonna stand shit
Shows that we are united
Shows that we ain’t gonna take it
Shows that we ain’t gonna stand shit
Shows that we are united

Round my hometown
Memories are fresh
Round my hometown
Ooh the people I’ve met

Are the wonders of my world (4x)

One day on Earth

have to watch this. 

One Day on Earth - Original Trailer

http://www.onedayonearth.org/

The Road less travelled...

...nonetheless my road. The road of an archaeologist. with lots of schtones....

 Watch where you can. Enthralling! Let me know if the playlist works or of you have to continuously click for the next parts. And my personal thanks to zodiacs who went through all the series and uploaded them onto YouTube. How did we just live before the Internet????

The Edwardian Farm (Series on BBC)

The Victorian Farm

The Victorian Farm Christmas

The Victorian Pharmarcy

Falling Slowly

Good night everybody and for all the ones who have a bank holiday this weekend: take your time to cure your hangover...:o)

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

Chilling for the night

I think i had it posted before, but it wont hurt, or would it?

 

Kyrstyn Pixton: Beads on the Wind

Before and After

Before Sex you help each other to get naked. After sex you only dress yourself. Moral of the story: 

In life, no one helps you once you are fucked...

For Helen of Troy

ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΩΡΑΙΑ ΕΛΕΝΗ - ΜΑΝΟΣ ΧΑΤΖΙΔΑΚΙΣ - FOR HELEN OF TROY

For some odd reason I am starving, I am dying for some food...ok, GO TO KITCHEN NOW.....

For Peter J.

While we are at the Tango I found this from that weird movie... But it also reminds me of a time when my good friend Pete (also known as Ruebennase, Prince of Darkness or alternatively - The Grillmeister.... :o) and I were watching the movie Paris, Texas in the Castle. 1991 was in hindsight a good year. In hindsight that is. Still, friends are what life is worth living for. Mine might want to add a few things, but I hope they know.

The Gotan Project: Paris, Texas

I found it with the help of the YouTube angels, who gave me this one first and I know Pete will like, nay love this one in particular:

Sorry Summertime Blues

this music and the dance is so beautiful I simply had to steal it and put it up on my blog as well ;o) Amazingly beautiful! Thank you su much!!! Btw is there any way to contact you directly? Thank you for consideration.

Claudia Miazzo & Jean Paul Padovani: Tango Nuevo A Paris

Falling apart, part 2

This is the second link the google gods suggest. More like it i d say/

Zebrahead: Falling Apart 

Stutter step through another trap set by deception
Mention rejection
Always lies in your eyes
Settles in your action
Jeopardize everything that I want
And I won't compromise anything anymore
In any way victimize myself any more
Liberty (YEAH)
Manipulations on my mind
Expectations well defined
Frustrate me
Liberate me
Cause everything's falling apart
You can't control me, You can't control me
Everything's falling apart
Now I can't see you
Doesn't matter what I do
I can't see you
Cause everything's falling apart
I got exposed to a deeper form of infection
Shout out "I need acception"
Always lies in your eyes
Settles in your action
Criticize everything that I do
And I will overcome anything that's in store
Nevermore look up to you and adore
Liberty (YEAH)
[Repeat Chorus]
Manipulation is on my mind
Inspect me - try to check me
Expectations well defined
Dissect me - want to wreck me
Violator of my own will
Accept me - reject me
Separate or SHOOT TO KILL
[Repeat Chorus]

Falling apart

Asking the Google Gods for "Falling apart" this is what came up first:

fall apart

1. To break down; collapse: The rickety chair fell apart.

2. To suffer a nervous breakdown: He fell apart after years as a POW.

Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fall+apart

Archeology jobs in Ireland

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/0727/media-3012820.html

I know I couldnt feed a family on it bar myself,but well, uhm, feck it..

DO WHAT YOU LOVE!

Slightly Random....

Paul Whiteman - Moonlight On The Ganges, 1926 

and for people (like Michael) who cant read or write comments on my blog, because the internet spirits and google gods wouldnt let them, here the comment of Phoebe added:

Shivaree: Goodnight Moon

 

*Facepalm*

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Galway Race Week

On the occasion of the annual Horse Races here in Galway it is pretty safe to announce the official beginning of winter (like every year), the arrest of prostitutes in makeshift brothels (like every year), the tragedy of people betting their houses away (like every year, but increasingly tragic, well, sort of), the ascent of some really heavy energy based on money, drink and drugs (like every year), the flight out of town by Galwegians (who can and... like every year) and most importantly - tomorrow is Ladies Day, with the outfits, hairdo's and HATS... (like every year, even though I still dont get the bit about the hats. Galway's too windy for, uhm, precarious, uhm, creations....

Didnt get away in time this year, so I would like to get into tune with the whole vibe with this little song....

Dropkick Murphys: I'm Shipping Up To Boston 

Tupelo

Tupelo

Picture from Flood in Tupelo in 1936. Source: flood of tupelo, 1930s

This small town in Mississippi in the USA to me is mostly famous for two reasons: birthplace of Elvis Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) and this song y John Lee Hooker.
 
John Lee Hooker: Tupelo

Did you read about the flood?
It happened long time ago, in a little country town, way back in Mississippi
It rained and it rained, it rained both night and day
The people got worried, they began to cry,
"Lord have mercy, where can we go now?"
There were women and there was children, screaming and crying,
"Lord have mercy and a great disaster, who can we turn to now, but you?"
The great flood of
Tupelo, Mississippi
It happened one evenin', one Friday evenin', a long time ago,
it rained and it started rainin'
The people of Tupelo, out on the farm gathering their harvest,
a dark cloud rolled, way back in Tupelo, Mississippi, hmm, hmm)
Wasn't that a mighty time,
wasn't that a mighty time?
Wasn't that a mighty time,
a mighty time, that evenin'?
It rained, both night and day
The poor people that had no place to go, hmm,hmm
A little town, called Tupelo, Mississippi
I never forget it and I know you won't either


More Info on:

Tupelo,Mississippi, USA
Elvis Presley

and to (nearly) finish off today...

....THE Blues Legend. (found a video with some nice enough art work)

Robert Johnson: Me and the Devil Blues 

Early this mornin'
when you knocked upon my door
Early this mornin', ooh
when you knocked upon my door
And I said, "Hello, Satan,"
I believe it's time to go."

Me and the Devil
was walkin' side by side
Me and the Devil, ooh
was walkin' side by side
And I'm goin' to beat my woman
until I get satisfied

She say you don't see why
that you will dog me 'round
spoken: Now, babe, you know you ain't doin' me
right, don'cha
She say you don't see why, ooh
that you will dog me 'round
It must-a be that old evil spirit
so deep down in the ground

You may bury my body
down by the highway side
spoken: Baby, I don't care where you bury my
body when I'm dead and gone
You may bury my body, ooh
down by the highway side
So my old evil spirit
can catch a Greyhound bus and ride

Summer returned....

...to Ireland even if it is just for one day... Reminding me of one equally summers day in Ireland June 1993.

Arrested Development: People Everyday

Selections - Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer: Time (from the movie "Inception")

Hans Zimmer: Leave no man behind (from the movie "Black Hawk Down")

 

Selections - Philipp Glass

Philip Glass: Truman Sleeps (The Truman Show) 

Philip Glass: Glassworks

Philip Glass: Closing

Philipp Glass: Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

Inspired by Summertime Blues. Was thinking already yesterday I should be watching the filem (irish for film :) one of the days. So far I have seen it just once this year. normally I get to four of five times. which multiplied by 25 years means I have seen the movie ca. 100 times. Still get to discover new scenes...




Philipp Glass: Koyaanisqatsi 

Definitions
ko.yaa.nis.katsi (from the Hopi language), n. 1. crazy life. 2. life in turmoil. 3. life disintegrating. 4. life out of balance. 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living.

Translation of the Hopi Prophecies Sung in KOYAANISQATSI

• "If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."
• "Near the Day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky."
• "A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky which could burn the land and boil the oceans."

Courage my heart

I prefer the german version, it just flows nicer, still - the english version carries the message....

 

Steps


As every blossom fades
and all youth sinks into old age,
so every life’s design, each flower of wisdom,
attains its prime and cannot last forever.
The heart must submit itself courageously
to life’s call without a hint of grief,
A magic dwells in each beginning,
protecting us, telling us how to live.


High purposed we shall traverse realm on realm,
cleaving to none as to a home,
the world of spirit wishes not to fetter us
but raise us higher, step by step.
Scarce in some safe accustomed sphere of life
have we establish a house, then we grow lax;
only he who is ready to journey forth
can throw old habits off.


Maybe death’s hour too will send us out new-born
towards undreamed-lands,
maybe life’s call to us will never find an end
Courage my heart, take leave and fare thee well.

STUFEN
 
Wie jede Blüte welkt
und jede Jugend dem Alter weicht,
blüht jede Lebensstufe,
blüht jede Weisheit auch und jede Tugend
zu ihrer Zeit und darf nicht ewig dauern.
Es muss das Herz bei jedem Lebensrufe
bereit zum Abschied sein und Neubeginne,
um sich in Tapferkeit und ohne Trauern
in and're, neue Bindungen zu geben.
Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne,
der uns beschützt und der uns hilft zu leben.
Wir sollen heiter Raum um Raum durchschreiten,
an keinem wie an einer Heimat hängen,
der Weltgeist will nicht fesseln uns und engen,
er will uns Stuf' um Stufe heben, weiten!
Kaum sind wir heimisch einem Lebenskreise
und traulich eingewohnt,
so droht Erschlaffen!
Nur wer bereit zu Aufbruch ist und Reise,
mag lähmender Gewohnheit sich entraffen.
Es wird vielleicht auch noch die Todesstunde
uns neuen Räumen jung entgegen senden:
des Lebens Ruf an uns wird niemals enden.
Wohlan denn, Herz, nimm Abschied und gesunde!

As Carpet Cleaner...

... an absolute must and again: pump up the volume.

Steppenwolf: Magic Carpet Ride

I like to dream yes, yes, right between my sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right
Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here

Well, you don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
You don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away

Last night I held Aladdin's lamp
And so I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me
Well, someone came and took the lamp away
I looked around, a lousy candle's all I found

Well, you don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away

You don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me

will do this over and over and over.......

Thanks to Coffee Shop Girl...

I have been made aware of this great song. And the lyrics have something in them, well, some people might have come across a situation like that....

Pink - The one that got away 

Mmmm mm yeah
Oh oh
I stood by the exit door of the hotel café
He was playing with his band
I've always been a sucker, had a weakness for a boy with a guitar and a drink in his hand
His words were like heaven in my hurricane
My knees buckled under
I thought everyone was watching me
Watching you save my life with the song

You were mine
In the back of my mind
Oh just for one night
Just for a while

There's always one that gets away
The one that sneaks up on you that slips away

Two weeks later I was sitting in his apartment
He was making cappuccino
I said what kind of man makes cappuccino?
We laughed
We laughed
We laughed
We laughed 'til tears ran down my face

Oh but my man you're someone else's man
And that ain't the man that I wanna want
But you keep drawing me in with those big brown lion eyes

You'll always be mine
In the back of my mind
Oh we had a night
Just a little while

There's always one that gets away
The one that sneaks up on you that slips away

In a closed off corner of my heart yes
I'll always see your face
The one that got away
One that got away
The one that got away
The one that got away
Oh the one that got away
The one that got away
Oh the one that got away
The one that got away
Oh the one that got away
Yeah yeah
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah yeah
Oh

I'm not a victim of clichés
I don't believe in soul mates
Happy endings only one
Oh and I met you and all that changed
I had a taste and you're still sitting on the tip of my tongue

You were mine
Somewhere in time
I'll look for you first
In my next life

There's always one that gets away
The one that sneaks up on you that slips away
Slips away
In a closed off corner of my heart yeah yeah yeah yeah
I I'll always see your face
The one that got away
The one that got away
The one that got away
The one that got away
Oh the one that got away
The one that got away
Oh the one that got away
The one that got away
The one that got away
Yeah yeah
Oh oh yeah
The one that got away

Not gonna happen

I dont like the man

Whatever he has done for Africa, Ireland and the world. I still dont like him.

HOWEVER, he has one song, one really good song, that secures his place in the olymp of great musicians. One song only, but this really good one has some meaning and a message...

Bob Geldorf - The Great Song of Indifference

Just a beautiful song

Sia - Breathe Me 

Help, I have done it again
I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

Ouch I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found,
Yeah I think that I might break
I've lost myself again and I feel unsafe

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

Reading my Mind ....

if yuo can raed tihs, you hvae a sgtrane mnid, too.
Can you raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

 If you can read this, your brain is 50% faster than those who can't

Family, the buddhist way

A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the hoe will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.

The Buddhist Way

Kicking off the weekend...

....with Metallica: Nothing else Matters.

HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I know

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters