Tarea 3: The Soundtrack of My Life
Music is memory. Music is emotion. Music is identity. Create a Spotify (or Youtube) playlist titled “The Soundtrack of My Life.” Choose at
Tarea 4: The Soundtrack of My Life
Music is memory. Music is emotion. Music is identity. Create a Spotify (or Youtube) playlist titled “The Soundtrack of My Life.” Choose at
To Ashes, to Dust: Decadent Berlin, late 1920’s
Like Weimar’s Berlin, the world is crumbling around us. And I can’t help watching this video again and again. How can I say this… I have spent part of the night watching the segment from Babylon Berlin (the TV series … Continue reading →
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Patti Smith & Instagram: Memory From 1979 in Florence.
Here is one post sprung up when I searched Patti Smith on Instagram. She’s also a photographer, after all. And her music and work mean a lot to me. But this does not seem genuine. I think it’s the work … Continue reading →
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The Last Living Person on the Planet
It’s the title of a lovely song from Nacho Mastretta. It was originally sung by the wonderful voice of Gema Corredera, but her version is audio only on YouTube. Here I have two versions. But before enjoying them, I want … Continue reading →
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Sudden remembrance of Jacques Prévert’s poems
Remembering Jacques Prévert’s poems that I loved when youngster. Chanson Quel jour sommes-nous Nous sommes tous les jours Mon amie Nous sommes toute la vie Mon amour Nous nous aimons et nous vivons Nous vivons et nous nous aimons Et … Continue reading →
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Converting Playlists
How come had I not thought about this before? For every question, is it there an answer on the Internetz? Well, at least, I got an immediate answer to both questions. While i was updating my WordPress installs, etc., it … Continue reading →
Silly remembrances
The NYTimes article Gainsbourg and Birkin, Fearless on Film at Lincoln Center about a retrospective at NYC’s Lincoln Center I couldn’t view, prompted me to revisit –again– their famed song of then 70’s Je t’aime… moi non plus. flickr photo … Continue reading →
Magic of the Internets
Tonight, another little example of the daily magic the Webs have accustomed us, almost to our taking it for granted. A few days ago, I was happily (and a bit boringly) watching episode 5.2 of Mad Men. The closing credits … Continue reading →
Six songs defining You
I found this again from a long stacked away website. Quick, without much thought, tell the six songs that made you, you. Says The Guardian Music in their initiative Six Songs of You: From your first song to your funeral song, … Continue reading →