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政治と株式市場の話題から離れて、
8月11に亡くなったIsaac Hayesの代表作「Shaft」をThe Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britainがオマージュにカヴァー.
Now for domething completely different from politics and stock markets, Isaac Hayes soul theme " Shaft" by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Bruce Springsteenバラック・オバマの支持を庶民に通じるシンプルな真実を熱心に語る.
Bruce Springsteen speaks simple truths that rally the common and noble people for Barack Obama
Bright Eyesの「At The Bottom Of Everything」のPVにTerence Stampが出演.Cat Solen が監督.墜落寸前の旅客機の乗客は何を考えているのでしょう.なんてこの時代に的の得た曲と歌詞.飛行機のクラッシュはモラルの欠落と金融クラッシュの譬喩なのか.
At The Bottom Of Everything by Bright Eyes is perhaps of of my favorites, the clip directed by Cat Solen , starring Terence Stamp make it even more potent and distressing. What would passengers of a crashing plane think and be doing.Is a plane crash siynonimous of an emotional or financial crash...
JemapurのPVでは基本的なミラーリング加工が日常的な風景をサイケデリックに見えてくる.
Japanese band Jemapur takes the basic mirroring effect to. With it’s ever-changing axis and ordinary tokyo scenery, I’makes for a simply satisfying and psychedelic music video.
AL Greenの名曲「How Can You Mend a Broken Heart」The Bee Geesがカヴァー.
続きに英語の歌詞を掲載.
Al Green's masterpiece " ;How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" covered by The Bee Gees,
the splendid lyrics can be read after the link. Continue reading 'Bee Gees- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart'
Bill Withersの「Ain't No Sunshine」. 1971 年に発表されて世界的に大ヒットした名曲.愛している人が不在の時の切なさを、太陽が無くなることに例え語っている.Withersは「I know」を26回繰り返す部分に歌詞を書いて入れ替えるつもりだったが、ミュージシャンたちに残すべきと言われ、このままレコーディングされた.
今日、帰ってくる…
Bill Withers "Ain't no Sunshine
was an instant sucess since it was annouces in 1971. It's a song that trully succeed in expressing the absence of a loved one. He originally intended to write more lyrics for the part of the song where he repeats the phrase "I know" twenty-six times, but the other musicians told him to leave it.
Finally today she returns.
グランジの起源にNirvanaと並ぶPearl Jamの歌手Eddie VedderがSean Penn の「Into the Wild」のサウンドトラックを制作.bob Dylan思わせる強く美しいプロテストソングならではの歌詞.怒りを噛み締めて堪える、酔うな不思議な声の持ち主でもある.
Pearl Jam'sfroontman Eddie Vedder sings solo
and produces a series of poignant and poetic protest songs for Sean Penn's Into the Wild soundtrack.

Erika Janungerの短編「WEIGHTLESS」(無重力)はダンス、空間デザイン、音楽、映画と多様な表現手段を使いこなしてこそ実現出来た世界.
Swedish artist and designerErika Janunger’s short film “Weightless” is a combo of dance and interiour design, this short film was Janunger’s masters project and is her way of exploring the intersection of architecture, choreography, and music. Though she’s not the first film maker to tilt a set to create the illusion of defying gravity, I’ve never seen it done so quite unapologetically before. It’s not a gimmick or just a visual trick - this weightlessness is part of these girls’ reality. Counter to our normal fantasies of the freedom of flight, they seem (in a crazy paradox) weighted down by their very weightlessness. There's a interesting moment when dancers Malin Stattin and Tuva Lundkvist gaze right into your eyes,
テルミンを即興演奏する猫.
a cat improvising on a Theremin.
低くてソフトでいい声の持ち主Richard Hawleyの[serious」のPV、若手英国映画監督手でもっとも興味深いShane Meadows(Dead Man's Shoes)が監督.手持ちカメラで家族記録映像のようでありながら、ウイットの効いたロマンティックな歌詞に合わせた物語を展開させる.
One of the most unorthodox and talented young british filmdirector Shane Meadows directs the video of . The song ironically called "Serious" Told throught a tale full of wit and romance, appreciate the masterful hand camera angles.
Tears for Fearsの「Mad World」を映画「Donnie Darko」のためにMichael Andrewsがカヴァー.PVはMichel Gondryが低予算ながら素晴らしいPVを制作.学校の屋上からのショットが美しい.
「Dream Team(夢のチーム)」ならぬ「Redeem Team(名誉挽回チーム)と呼ばれた.」アメリカ代表男子バスケットボールチームをNikeのCFに参加.Marvin Gayeが1983年にNBAのオールスターゲームで歌った国歌が使われている.今まで聴いた中で最高.
Nike redeem team ad has Marvin Gaye singing the American national anthem from the 1983
NBA AllStar game. It's the best interpretation I ver heard.
John Cageの「4分33秒」、オーケストラ・バージョン.
あなたにはなにが聞こえるかな?
John Cage's 4'33" (four minutes, thirty-three seconds) in full orchestra version.
what do you hear,when the best music in the world is played?
David Byrne x brian Enoの新プロジェクト EVERYTHING that happens will happen TODAYのアルバムを購入、ゆっくり聴くのが待遠しい.
&EVERYTHING that happens will happen TODAY is a new project born from the collaboration of the instrumental genius of Brian Eno and the magic voice of David Byrne.