cucurrucucu paloma
Tuesday April 14, 2009
“cucurrucucu paloma” performed by brazilian legend caetano veloso, in a scene from the 2002 movie “hable con ella” (talk to her). the english translation of the lyrics:
They say that at nights
all he could do was cry all the time
they say he won´t eat
all he could do was drink at all times
they swear that heaven itself
would tremble hearing his crying
He suffered so much for her
that even on his death he was calling her
ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, he cried
ay, ay ay ay ay, he sobbed
ay ay ay ay ay he sang
from a deadly passion, he died
That a sad sparrow
early in the morning goes to sing
at the lonely little house
with it´s liitle doors wide open
They swear that that sparrow
is nothing else than his soul
still waiting for her return
Cucucrrucucu, sparrow
cucucrrucucu, don´t cry
stones will never, sparrow
know anything about love
cucurrucucu, cucurrucucu
cucurrucucu, sparrow don´t cry
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colors
Thursday April 9, 2009
colors – amos lee
another beautiful performance by amos lee. can’t say enough about the vocals.
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white winter hymnal
Friday December 26, 2008
“white winter hymnal” – cover version by sonos.
i first heard this song on the fleet foxes’ eponymous album earlier this year and i just loved it. the above version by sonos gave me goosebumps and sent my ears to heaven at the same time, not an easy feat i must add. talk about angelic voices and a relevant song for the season. i wish we have white winters in singapore, but i suppose if that really happens, the end of the world must be really close.
once again, i have to mention james danziger’s blog, which is where i picked up the sonos version from. his blog is definitely part of my daily blog-watch staple. he is a gallery owner in new york with a really keen eye for fantastic photography, to say the least.
have a great time as the year is ending everyone!
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the raindrops, the raindrops, the rain dropsss…
Tuesday August 26, 2008
’sit down. stand up.’ by radiohead, taken off their album “hail to the thief”.
it’s been raining a lot these days and everytime i hear the pitter patter of the raindrops, especially the big fat blubby variety, i hear this song.
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flight of the conchords
Wednesday August 6, 2008
can’t remember what i was searching for on youtube when i stumbled upon these guys. apparently, they are a grammy-winning duo out of new zealand. can’t believe i’ve never heard of them before. flight of the conchords with ‘hiphopopotamus vs. rhymenoceros’ and ‘the humans are dead’.
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jibjab
Saturday August 2, 2008
a short post this evening.
was introduced to this by my bro. jibjab is a duo of brothers who produces, among other forms of entertainment, satires in the form of animation. visit their youtube channel for more.
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keep it loose, keep it tight
Tuesday July 15, 2008
here’s just sharing a little something with all – ‘live from abbey road‘ every monday evening on arts central, a programme that features live performances recorded in the legendary studios that the beatles made most of their records.
so i scrounged for more on youtube and came across amos lee and this stirring rendition of one of his better-known songs. think i posted something on him a while back but hey, the vocals just keep sounding better.
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the local scene
Saturday May 24, 2008
i spent this evening at the singapore art museum, or simply ’sam’, covering a mini-concert by this local chinese singer called kenn o. it was put together by echo music school, where i think kenn is also an instructor. you can check them out by clicking here.
to be perfectly honest, i was not very enthusiastic about the whole affair as i have little interest in chinese music, or the local music scene in general. my preconceptions were somehow shelved by the middle of the show, noting the emotiveness of the the performances, as well as the response of the audience – while not overtly jubilant (most of them were middle-aged), they seemed to be having a good time.
i spoke to the director of the school, who by the way is an NTU alumnus, and he noted that the potential he sees locally is great, but the amount of opportunities sparse. it is true with the arts scene here in general i guess. i do feel a shift in the tides, as more and more of my contemporaries are throwing caution to the wind and pursuing their dreams.
i was a bit rusty at the beginning of the coverage. can’t remember the last time i covered an event. i got my ‘groove’ back a little into the show. watch this space as well as my flickr, for the photos should be up soon. was initially a little worried about the lighting, or rather the lack of it. i had to shoot at iso 1600 the whole time, which on my 350d means a fair bit of time removing the noise and sharpening in photoshop. the auto white balance function is cranky too, but i have come to love this camera, though i probably have to replace it soon.
many thanks to esther ong, a vocal instructor at the school, for hooking me up. much appreciation to kyle for lending me his camera as a backup (there is this huge bit of dirt when i look through the viewfinder!). thanks to desmond too, who has time and time again proven to be a wonderful source to loan lenses from. the 24-105L was great, will be getting one for myself pretty soon!
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one headlight – the wallflowers
Monday January 28, 2008
one headlight – the wallflowers
here’s a grammy winning song from a while back. an interesting fact – the frontman of this band, jakob dylan, is the son of the legendary bob dylan.
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arms of a woman
Sunday January 13, 2008
arms of a woman – amos lee
i was going to write something substantial, but since i haven’t shared what’s on my playlist for a while, i thought i’d do that instead. after all, the serious stuff can always wait.
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