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Flower’s Grave

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Someday the silver moon and I Will go to Dreamland I will close my eyes And wake up there in Dreamland Tell me who will put flowers On a flower’s grave Who will say a prayer Will I meet a China rose there In Dreamland Or does love lie bleeding In Dreamland Are these days [...]

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Yma Sumac is dead

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

What a shame. I first heard of her a few months ago, and listened to her Ultimate Connection, which is primarily Incan remnants. The songs all have names like “Virgin of the Sun God” or “Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love).” Sumac’s songs are filled with exotic percussion, strings, horns, and lilting flutes; all of [...]

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Pretty Boy Floyd

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen. —Woody Guthrie, Pretty Boy Floyd I’ll be the second man, if anybody was wondering. The “noble outlaw” sentiment behind this song is hopelessly naive, but still fairly attractive. Robin [...]

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Father and Son

Friday, October 3, 2008

I was listening to this song yesterday. It’s is a dialogue between (obviously) a father and son. This bit is from the father’s perspective as he tries to offer a wiser perspective to his child: I was once like you are now, and I know that its not easy, To be calm when you’ve found [...]

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Give me Robin Hood and I will be a merry man

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I don’t know, good horse, As we trot in this dark here That robbing the rich is for worse or for best They take it by stealing and lying and gambling And I take it my way, my shiny Black Bess. – Woody Guthrie, The Unwelcome Guest Music is the only way to access certain [...]

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Music As Language

Sunday, August 3, 2008

This clip spurred me to think about an aspect of music I haven’t thought deeply on. Music as language: Bob Kauflin, speaking on music as language I think music functions as language, and that we glean emotions, inspiration, etc. from it, but what is the criteria for language? Birdsong is beautiful, and could move our [...]

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Busking with the Bulls

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Last weekend, Tofer, Philip, Brad and I, as Dapper Dandy and the Good Day Sirs! (sans Amy) went busking outside the Durham Bulls stadium.  We roamed around for a bit, looking for a good spot.  There weren’t too many people around, so we started playing outside Mellow Mushroom, but got chased away by a Segway [...]

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