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Off Topic The Arts Thread (Paintings, Music etc)

Discussion in 'Horse Racing' started by Cyclonic, Jun 26, 2016.

  1. Cyclonic

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    We should all go like this.

     
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    As long as it is a few years after my Mum passes on to the big Weissbierhaus in the sky!
     
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    The brilliance of Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers. So sad a song.

     
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    After hearing John Mayer's version of Magnolia, Eric Clapton said Mayer was a master who didn't know just how good he was. Hauntingly beautiful.

     
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    In a handful of years, this classic will see it's hundredth birthday. Wonderful stuff.

     
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    Now THIS is art - what kind of twisted mind created this puzzle?

     
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    I suppose movies are art, even boxing's violence can be a sort of art, so if we can link the two, we could end up with the Reggie and Ronnie's big day out.

     
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    Serge Gainsbourg - "L'anamour":



    Good grief, I do believe Serge is actually smiling?
     
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    This inspired to have a wee listen to double CD I own which holds most of his big French hits of the sixties, seventies and eighties!
     
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    BK, if you go to YouTube there's an interesting thing called "Pauvre Lola" by Serge Gainsbourg and France Gall. Interesting because the background music is actually a little-known piece of South African folk music sung by Miriam Makeba, namely "Umqokozo"; one of my personal favourites from this great South African singer.

    Did not put it up because, although amusing, the silly giggling of the young woman in it was a bit too much for me! However, as I said, "interesting", if nothing else! :emoticon-0112-wonde

    Edit: Ah, just found this explanation. So, Lola is the diminutive form of Lolita. Makes a bit more sense now, but not much! <laugh>

    "Poor Lola", a song that was directed by Gainsbourg to his "Lolita de France", France Gall, who the cult icon had an obsession with in her younger years, along with infamous work by Nabokov. In case the connection is not immediately clear, "Lola" is a diminutive form of "Lolita". Lyrically, this song is about a man trying to hint at a young girl about his somewhat carnal interest in her, but to no avail, as she just laughs."
     
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    Last Tuesday one of Australia's great talents, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away at age 46. The Northern Territory born musician was blind and suffered from both liver and kidney ailments. He had a voice that touched the soul. In the clip below, you may notice that Yunupingu turns a right handed guitar upside down and plays it left handed. A wonderful voice has been lost. <rose>

     
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    When Ketty Lester was invited along to a show called Rock n Roll Graffiti, she couldn't understand why anyone would want to listen to her. In 1999, aged 65, the wonderful lady filled the room with love when she did a rendition of her smash hit from 1961, Love Letters In The Sand. An elegant, lovely lady.

     
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    From the same show. The Browns. Three Bells.

     
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    The original Drifters' front man Clyde McPhatter, what a voice.

     
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    Caravaggio got a mention on another thread. The beheading of John the Baptist. A massive painting. 12 ft x 17 ft. 1608.


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    Arthur Conley from 50 years ago.

     
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    I must have seen this film 50 times.

     
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    There was a documentary about John Belushi on UK TV recently. Amazingly he came from a fairly 'conservative' immigrant family, was a quiet and studious and enjoyed playing American Football before his 'rebel' self took over during his comedy/improvisation/theatre/film career took over!

    Some very good fillums (Animal House and The Blues Brothers) and some duds!
     
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