Thinkey Thoughts and Music
Aug. 31st, 2010 10:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eumeliaOh, lord, there is politics of various kinds that I wish to discuss, some very disturbing trends that are happening in my country including murder, incitement and other things that I distract myself from because I'd much rather think about Inception and what that movie means to me in the grand narrative way I think about movies and comics and books and television and how they affect my life.
Because Inception is one of those movies I have decided to love, especially the stories that aren't being told, as usual.
It's always dreams.
I don't know what I should write about. I need to think about it. In the mean time have some music. That always helps me.
Day 4: Your favorite male singer.
Leonard Cohen, hands down!
This is actually my favourite song by Leonard, "So Long, Marianne":
Possibly because it's so vague and it can apply to anybody's life. I like to think I'm not "almost" young and that I'll laugh and cry over and over again. And of course, that no matter what, we live and die alone, even though we are surrounded by everyone else who is also alone.
I'm not ashamed of being afraid sometimes.
I'm brave some of the times, I think.
Day 5: Your favorite female singer.
Well, my fave is Sinead O'Connor and I don't want to double the videos I give you, so here's another song I really love by her.
"The Foggy Dew" which she sings with The Chieftains.
The reason I love this song as sung by Sinead is the connection with Irish history. Sinead was my first impression of Ireland when I was but a baby listening to her not understanding her rage, her pain and her power. When I visited Ireland four years ago (fuck!) I felt as though I'd arrived to a second home. I know it's corny and Ireland is so mystified in stories, media and history.
But what's a Jewish grrl to do...
Because Inception is one of those movies I have decided to love, especially the stories that aren't being told, as usual.
It's always dreams.
I don't know what I should write about. I need to think about it. In the mean time have some music. That always helps me.
Day 4: Your favorite male singer.
Leonard Cohen, hands down!
This is actually my favourite song by Leonard, "So Long, Marianne":
Possibly because it's so vague and it can apply to anybody's life. I like to think I'm not "almost" young and that I'll laugh and cry over and over again. And of course, that no matter what, we live and die alone, even though we are surrounded by everyone else who is also alone.
I'm not ashamed of being afraid sometimes.
I'm brave some of the times, I think.
Day 5: Your favorite female singer.
Well, my fave is Sinead O'Connor and I don't want to double the videos I give you, so here's another song I really love by her.
"The Foggy Dew" which she sings with The Chieftains.
The reason I love this song as sung by Sinead is the connection with Irish history. Sinead was my first impression of Ireland when I was but a baby listening to her not understanding her rage, her pain and her power. When I visited Ireland four years ago (fuck!) I felt as though I'd arrived to a second home. I know it's corny and Ireland is so mystified in stories, media and history.
But what's a Jewish grrl to do...
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Date: 2010-08-31 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-31 09:31 pm (UTC)D: D:
WANT MOAR IRELAND!
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Date: 2010-08-31 09:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-31 09:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-31 09:44 pm (UTC):P
I kid. Sinead belongs to herself of course, we're just lucky she's willing to share *happy sigh*
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Date: 2010-09-01 12:34 am (UTC)Everyone always rhapsodises about how beautiful and magical Ireland is and blah blah blah vomit, and then I went to Ireland and it was beautiful and magical. The End.
I was only there for a week, which is not enough time to make me qualified to comment on Irish culture or politics or anything like that. But the scenery was lovely.