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The Only Song That Makes Me Cry - Drupi - Sereno è

by Austin Washington

This is the only song in the world that makes me sad.



My girlfriend - no longer - and I went on a trip to Tuscany once.

We started in Warsaw, and were going to drive the whole way - but her parents kind of freaked out at the last minute. Roads in Poland - and then Chech! - leave something to be desired.

Anyway, we grabbed some CDs from her father's gargantuan collection, took a train, borrowed a car in Vienna...and drove the rest of the way.

it's funny the way people follow at a respectable distance in Austria, and, the second you cross the border to Italy, they tailgate. Like, it's the same people.

Anyway, her father had millions of CDs, but wasn't Mister Generosity. We only had a few, which we listened to over and over. (And the bastard wouldn't lend me the CD at the end of the summer to copy! Ah, well...)

Anyway, one we had with us was of Italian pop songs from...the 80s? Maybe 90s - not sure.

And this was the song of the summer for me.

I know it's simple, The chord progression has been done a million times.

But it reminds me of that summer. That girl. Those days, those times...

You'll never understand. But I'll never forget.


Sereno è
Rimanere a letto ancora un po'
E sentirti giù in cucina che
Gia prepari il mio caffè
E far finta di dormire
Per tirarti contro me.

Sereno è
Ricordare il primo giorno che
Sei salita sulla moto mia
Noi due soli senza compagnia
E la volta che hai guidato tu
Dentro al fosso a testa in giù...

Sereno è
Scivolare dentro il mare e poi
Senza il peso dei pensieri miei
Giù nel buio la conferma che
Lassù in alto sempre tu ci sei
Che alla luce aspetti me.

Sereno è
Dare un calcio ai grattacapi e poi
Con un bacio fare pace noi
E sentirmi come tu mi vuoi
Raccontarti un sacco di bugie
Per poi ridere di te!






Austin Washington

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Beatles 8mm Hollywood Bowl - rare and coooool!

by Austin Washington

I found this on Youtube, but not many people had seen it.

It's frigging cool!

Someone, back in..1966(?)...was at the Hollywood Bowl, with an 8mm movie camera, with no sound.

First - The Beatles, as a live act, sucked, mainly, during their years of fame. They were just horrible.

Elvis, Buddy Holly, on the Ed Sullivan show - I'll find some videos and post them, but watch them - they are legends, and you can tell. Then look at The Beatles. Out of tune, lame, no stage presence.

They were brilliant at recording, and Lennon/McCartney were great song-writers, but, as for live performance...?

And yet!!! Here, we see, The Beatles, totally, kicking ass! One of the Youtube comments said they were like a precursor to punk. Attitude, and...they were GREAT.

And...it's THE BEATLES.

So - this was NEVER filmed, professionally. There is no film of this ephemeral thing...and, it's so sad...the films I've seen of them all, basically, suck.

So...this person synched up his/her 40 year old 8mm film, with the professional recording of that concert - and it totally kicks ass.

And it's The Beatles!

I just think it's so cool....



Austin Washington

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Stairway to Help

by Austin Washington

I saw this the other day, and couldn't resist - I think this is hysterically funny!

As lots of people don't know everything - who does?!? - to explain: it looks like The Beatles in the early days on some TV show, and the arrangement is exactly like that - but it's Stairway to Heaven, which in the US, at least, is a legendary song.

It's so cool to know that, for example, there are people who come to this site from, say, China, who have no idea who Led Zeppelin is. I'm not saying people from China don't necessily know! Or that it's wrong! Not at all!!! It's just, my friends from Asia often like, more, poppy pop music than, say, Led Zeppelin.

In the US, it's on the radio constantly - it is SO annoying, even though I guess it's a good song. It is so famous, so well known, that's it's hard to know if it's good or bad -it just is - like the sky! It's ubiquitous - always there!

So, it's funny to see it sent up this way!!!






Austin Washington

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Stealing Music is Good

by Austin Washington

Stealing music, sharing mp3 files, is good.

This way, people who make music will make less and less money, until, one day, the only people left making music are those who make music to make music.

And the music will be better.

I just made a video making that same point, which I'll post soon!

Austin

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