What are you listening to?

A song from Belgian-Australian (what a combo!) artist Gotye (Walter De Backer) that I've been unable to get out of my head lately:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY (I don't much care for the clip, though)

Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end
Always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
You didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
And I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know...

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
You didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

I used to know
That I used to know

Somebody...

His singing reminds me of Peter Gabriel at times...
 
"Lord Greenville" Al Stewart Year of The Cat

Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn
It's time to haul the anchor up and leave the land astern
We'll be gone before the dawn returns
Like voices onthe wind.

Go and tell Lord Grenville that our dreams have run aground
There's nothing here to keep us in this shanty town
None of us are caring where we're bound
Like voices on the wind

And come the day you'll hear them saying
"They're throwing it all away"
Nothing more to say
Just throwing it all away

Go and fetch the captain's log and tear the pages out
We're on our way to nowhere now, can't bring the helm about
None of us are left in any doubt
We won't be back again

Send a message to the fleet, they'll search for us in vain
We won't be there among the reaches of the Spanish Main
Tell the ones we left home not to wait
We won't be back again.
(Won't be back again...)

And come the day you'll hear them saying
"They're throwing it all away"
Nothing more to say
Just throwing it all away

Our time is just a point along a line
That runs forever with no end
I never thought that we would come to find
Ourselves upon these rocks again
Oh no...

Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn
 
Big Country "Peace In Our Time"

Who holds the money? Who holds the need?
Who holds the strings of misery or the purse of greed?
And the gunmen reap while the gangsters sow
And law is cheap when the smugglers go

(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

While I have a life to live
Then I have no life to give
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

In sun kissed rooms, in city slums
Minds are restless till the airmail comes
From the forest floor to the western mind
A chat show topic on a party line

And the hardest love of all is to forgive
As the world comes tumbling down

(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

While I have a life to live
Then I have no life to give
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

Let all the rain come down on blind desire
And like a thundercloud that holds a prairie fire

I hear the blame and I see the cause
A stronger voice and a stronger law
But buyers buy and sellers sell
Public consumption of a private hell

(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

While I have a life to live
Then I have no life to give
(Give us peace)
They're gonna give us peace in our time

(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

While I have a life to live
Then I have no life to give
(Give us peace)
Yeah, give us peace in our time
 
Babe Ruth "Black Dog" Album "First Base'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJAtHZdSB2s


These Guys Rocked. The lead singer was great she was awesome on the piano as well. The lead guitarist smoked Carlos Santana. He's Mexican I will have his name as soon as I get the CD.

Black dog up and sniffed his plate a-steamin' on the stove
Kids ain't seen you home all day, you're a gentleman born to roam
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been today
Have you seen the black dog's teeth, sharp like a knife?
Have you seen him tear apart a throat, to take a life?
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been today
Have you seen the black dog's eyes starin' in the fire?
It would not occur to him to question your desire
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been today
I've always had a fear of creatures cryin' in the dark
And every form of evil seems to bear an evil mark
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been today
My man lay beside me and my black dog's at my feet
He keeps me from my wanderin' life and he robs me of my sleep
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been today
Now I don't know the black dog's name but when I call him he will come
How'd I ever get that black dog?
Lord, he's shown me what he wants
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been today
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been
Black dog don't believe in sin
Think of where the black dog's been
Think of where he's been
 
St. Vincent - Surgeon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V1iVzaqhD0
 
this song is from Leonard Cohen , but here herman van veen is singing with Lori spee Herman van Veen is born in Utrecht The Netherlands

I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
but now it's come to distances and both of us must try,
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.

I'm not looking for another as I wander in my time,
walk me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme
you know my love goes with you as your love stays with me,
it's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea,
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.

I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
yes many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.
http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=43734
 
WarCry: absurd falsehood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVFHZF7Tfco

Again, look at the mirror without seeing
I'm just a reflection of that
I want to wrap
I have no faith, the gestures of another run through my skin
I've never spent time thinking
I feel really

I think change this absurd falsehood
I want to leave your life behind
Being one more piece to complete this society
The captain who controls the rudder

I hear, recite words and
They are empty words
I for my insolence boat
I want peace, heal my yoke upon you, my salle, your skin
I just hope to be myself
And having the strength to escape
[Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/w/warcry/absurda_falsedad.html]
Never again
A tie your lines, feel your anger
Try to forget
I was just a cuddle from my meanness
I want to be a more
A path to nowhere, a shooting star
Learn to expect.

I will not
A fall into your arms again
I will not let
My fate in your hands this time
I will not feel
My course is governed by your walk
I will not stop
To change this absurd falsehood

Never again
A tie your lines, feel your anger
Try to forget
I was just a cuddle from my meanness
I want to be a more
A path to nowhere, a shooting star
Learn to expect.

I will not
A fall into your arms again
I will not let
My fate in your hands this time
I will not feel
My course is governed by your walk
I will not stop
To change this absurd falsehood

In spanish:

Otra vez, miro el espejo sin ver
Que sólo soy el reflejo de aquel
Que me quiere envolver
Creo sin fe, los gestos de otro recorren mi piel
Nunca he gastado el tiempo en pensar
Qué siento en realidad

Pienso en cambiar, esta absurda falsedad
Quiero dejar tu vida atrás
Ser una pieza mas que complete esta sociedad
El capitán que controla su timón

Oigo hablar, recito palabras y sé
Que son vocablos vacíos
Que yo de mi insolencia boté
Quiero paz, que cures mi yugo, mi sallo, tu piel
Solo espero ser yo mismo
Y tener la fuerza para escapar

Nunca mas volveré
A amarrar tus versos, sentir tu ira
Trataré de olvidar
Fui solo un mimo de mi mezquindad
Quiero ser uno más
Un camino sin rumbo, una estrella fugáz
Aprendere a esperar.

No volveré
A caer en tus brazos otra vez
No dejaré
Mi destino en tus manos esta vez
No sentiré
Que mi rumbo se rige por tu caminar
No pararé
Hasta cambiar esta absurda falsedad

Nunca más volveré
A amarrar tus versos, sentir tu ira
Trataré de olvidar
Fui solo un mimo de mi mezquindad
Quiero ser uno más
Un camino sin rumbo, una estrella fugáz
Aprendere a esperar.

No volveré
A caer en tus brazos otra vez
No dejaré
Mi destino en tus manos esta vez
No sentiré
Que mi rumbo se rige por tu caminar
No pararé
Hasta cambiar esta absurda falsedad
 
Janet Jackson - "The Knowledge"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWumxKhvbkA

"The Knowledge"

Insight to what's going on
Information keeps us strong
What you don't know can hurt you bad
Take it from me you'll be walkin around sad
Cryin for a better day
Until you educate for a better way
So if you wanna be in control
Ya gotta get yourself in the know

Get the knowledge
That you really want
The knowledge
Do you really want
It's the knowledge
What you really want
The knowledge
That you really want

Spreading vise don't believe the hype
You don't find the knowledge in a pipe
Too many lives go up in smoke
It's nice to laugh but don't be the joke
To get over get better
Try to be the possessor
Of the one thing we all need in life
To succeed take my advice

Get the knowledge
That you really want
The knowledge
Do you really want
It's the knowledge
What you really want
The knowledge
That you really want

Prejudice No!
Ignorance No!
Bigotry No!
Illiteracy No!

Listen it's up to everyone
If we're gonna change the way the world is run
The way to start is to rid the children of
Prejudice & ignorance
We've gotta teach our kids to read and write
That's the only way to win this fight for life
Education is the goal so
If you wanna be in the know
Get the knowledge
It's the one thing we all need in life
Click to expand...
 
Secret Garden, Nocturne.

This piece is mainly instrumental, as is most of what I listen to, but there are a few lyrics.

Now let the day
Just slip away
So the dark night may watch over you
Nocturne

Though darkness lay
It will give way
When the dark night delivers the day

There are lots of versions on YouTube -- just search for "Secret Garden Nocturne".
 
David Guetta feat. Sia - Titanium :)

You shout it out
But I can't hear a word you say
I'm talking loud not saying much
I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet
You shoot me down, but I get up

I'm bulletproof nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
I am titanium...

Cut me down
But it's you who'd have further to fall
Ghost town, haunted love
Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones
I'm talking loud not saying much

I'm bulletproof nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
I am titanium...

Stone-hard, machine gun
Firing at the ones who run
Stone-hard, that bulletproof

You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb6mS6Yj_UA
 
Evanescence - "Going Under"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZjf9C6atT4

Now I will tell you what I've done for you

50 thousand tears I've cried
Screaming, deceiving, and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
Don't want your hand this time, I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented...Daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom

I'm dying again...

(Chorus)
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
I'm going under

Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies
So I don't know what's real and what's not
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore

I'm dying again

(Chorus)

So go on and scream
Scream at me
I'm so far away
I won't be broken again
I've got to breathe
I can't keep going under

(Chorus)
 
Therion is one of my favorite bands and they've written many songs celebrating myth and mystery. This particular song feels so uplifting and positive. I'm not sure that Mr. Gurdjieff would have really appreciated it. But, it is an interesting interpretation, and pays genuine homage to his ideas.


Voyage of Gurdjieff (The Fourth Way)

Walk all alone on a quest to wake up, as the day you said:
"Life is only real then, when 'I am'
When I walk on the way, of the Fourth Way"
When your journey begins you'll meet the world
You'll see the sleep

Dance a sufi dance and fall into a trance
Like a Dervish you dance
Dance with Yezidis and learn their secret lore...
Voyage of Gurdjieff

Learn how to live, how to use the Octave
Listen to the tale (of) The lord of Flies tonight
Nine pointed star, it will shine on your soul
And you'll find your way like a Herald of Light
Who show the way like Gurdjieff

Learn how to live, how to use the Octave
Listen to the tale (of) The lord of Flies tonight
Nine pointed star, it will shine on your soul
And you'll find your way like a Herald of Light
Who show the way like Gurdjieff

Learn how to live, how to use the Octave
On the Fourth Way the life is only real
Then, when 'I am', when I walk on the way
On the Fourth Way, like a Herald of Light and the Dark

Is there life on Earth? The way will set you free
Voyage of Gurdjieff, are we like machines?
No, we can build a soul like black diamond


_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zacejRL-QxI
 
I'm just an old time meat and potatoes rocker. Whenever I need a pick me up I listen to this song.
"Cause everything I touches, turns up roses"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOw
 
"Road to Chicago" from Road to Perdition, 2002. Composed and conducted by Thomas Newman.

Link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu33ASyD4o0&feature=colike

I find this song so beautiful, it aches.

Now if you have realplay and download the video then replay that video you will see a convert button as soon as you run your mouse over the right bottom portion of the video, press convert.

I convert mine to mp3 and have them on a thumb drive to ensure that my music, should my system goes down, stays intact.

Road to Perdition was a good movie, this song is again, one of my favorites.
 
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