Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Monday, 10 November 2008
Leonard Cohen - my love letter to the USA
"I'm sentimental if you know what I mean
I love the country but I can't stand the scene.
And I'm neither left or right
I'm just staying home tonight,
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags
that Time cannot decay,
I'm junk but I'm still holding up
this little wild bouquet:
This is my love letter to the U.S.A."
Leonard Cohen introducing 'Democracy' at the Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, November 5 2008.
I love the country but I can't stand the scene.
And I'm neither left or right
I'm just staying home tonight,
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags
that Time cannot decay,
I'm junk but I'm still holding up
this little wild bouquet:
This is my love letter to the U.S.A."
Leonard Cohen introducing 'Democracy' at the Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, November 5 2008.
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Obama's inauguration concert line - up?
The other day I thought that the line-up could be Bruce Springsteen and Wilco. Well this just in...
'The remaining members of the Grateful Dead are rumored to play one of President-elect Barack Obama’s upcoming inauguration parties on January 20. In an interview with The Daily News, Bob Weir mentioned that he has been told to “keep January 20 free.”
Though no official word has been made, The Dead are a likely choice for the first Democratic president since 2001. Last February, Weir, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart reunited for an Obama benefit on the eve of the California primary and, last month, the trio recruited Bill Kreutzmann for another benefit in State College, PA. Lesh, in particular, has been a vocal supporter of the President-elect, while Weir has served on HeadCount’s board of directors since 2004. Weir, Hart and Kreutzmann anchored an all-star band at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s inauguration party in 2007.'
From Relix
and
'The New York Daily News reported today that rockers such as Bruce Springsteen and surviving members of the Grateful Dead could very well be performing at Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration event on the 20th of January. The event is expected to draw an enormous amount of people…some 1.5 million are expected to turn out.
Can anyone picture Bruce jamming with the Dead? Well, he did play with a Grateful Dead cover band (Solar Circus) on August 10th, 1995, which was the day after the passing of legendary member Jerry Garcia.'
http://theboss.today.com
I still think that Wilco may get a nod coming from Chicago and apparently Beyonce has offered her services and that would probably bring Jay Z to the party.
There is a great reference to 'getting the dirt off your shoulder' here.
Apart from Jay-Z what music does Obama listen to?
From 'Rolling Stone' here and according to his Facebook profile:
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder,
From Relix
and
'The New York Daily News reported today that rockers such as Bruce Springsteen and surviving members of the Grateful Dead could very well be performing at Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration event on the 20th of January. The event is expected to draw an enormous amount of people…some 1.5 million are expected to turn out.
Can anyone picture Bruce jamming with the Dead? Well, he did play with a Grateful Dead cover band (Solar Circus) on August 10th, 1995, which was the day after the passing of legendary member Jerry Garcia.'
http://theboss.today.com
I still think that Wilco may get a nod coming from Chicago and apparently Beyonce has offered her services and that would probably bring Jay Z to the party.
There is a great reference to 'getting the dirt off your shoulder' here.
Apart from Jay-Z what music does Obama listen to?
From 'Rolling Stone' here and according to his Facebook profile:
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder,
Johann Sebastian Bach (cello suites), and The Fugees.
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