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I am presently reading a series of short stories by my favourite author Haruki Murakami, entitled "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman". In one of the short stories entitled "Hanalei Bay", there is a dialog that goes as follows (the main character, a middle aged housewife named Sachi is having a conversation with two young Japanese surfers in Hawaii on a surfing holiday - the discussion has turned to the baby boomer generation):
Sachi: "Anyhow, for your own good, you'd better stay in a decent place in Hanalei. Things happen...even murder sometimes."
"Not exactly the peaceful paradise it's cracked up to be," the stocky boy said.
"No," Sachi agreed. "The age of Elvis is long gone."
"I'm not sure what that's all about," said the tall boy, "but I know Elvis Costello is an old guy already."
Sachi drove without talking for a while after that.
Sachi: "Anyhow, for your own good, you'd better stay in a decent place in Hanalei. Things happen...even murder sometimes."
"Not exactly the peaceful paradise it's cracked up to be," the stocky boy said.
"No," Sachi agreed. "The age of Elvis is long gone."
"I'm not sure what that's all about," said the tall boy, "but I know Elvis Costello is an old guy already."
Sachi drove without talking for a while after that.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/des ... iscs.shtml
More about Jo on Desert Island Discs - very curious source for the Costello track !
Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No 4
Performer Elvis Costello
Composer Mac Manus
CD Title Extreme Honey
Track 16
Label Warner
Rec No:9362468012
More about Jo on Desert Island Discs - very curious source for the Costello track !
Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No 4
Performer Elvis Costello
Composer Mac Manus
CD Title Extreme Honey
Track 16
Label Warner
Rec No:9362468012
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You so frequently speak the truth, Otis!!Otis Westinghouse wrote:She should have made it her record of choice!
I missed most of the John Goodman track through slipping out for a cuppa.
I also should have mentioned that Hugh Dennis in the Independent on Sunday chose Blood & Chocolate as his indispensable pop record.
(It's hard to understand why otherwise high-brow papers such as the IOS still describe anything that's not classical music or jazz as "pop")
Can't you see I'm trying to change this water to wine
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pr ... 398851.eceJo Brand chose Couldn't call it unexpected No.4 on Desert Island discs this morning.......
29 March 2007
The 5-Minute Interview: Jo Brand, Comedienne
(extract)
The ideal night out is...
Going for a meal with Elvis Costello and asking him what his songs mean.
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Is nothing sacred?
http://dv5a.ppoyl.com/WKRP-DVD-Not-OK/
I got a copy of the first season of WKRP in Cincinnati and the news is not good. Which is disappointing to say, because I was lobbying for this release and believed - and still believe - that it would have been possible to reduce music costs without damaging the integrity of the show. That's not what's happened here.
Below I have compiled a list of music changes on the new DVD. As you can see, it's pretty similar to the list of music changes from the late ?90s syndication package; some of the generic music and overdubbing is the same in both versions. But I was prepared to be OK with this set if it was better, or no worse, than that syndication version. Unfortunately, it?s worse in two ways. One, there were a number of songs that were retained in that syndication package (which ran on Nick at Nite and elsewhere) that are replaced here. Songs like 'Dogs' by Pink Floyd and 'Jailhouse Rock? by Elvis Presley are now gone. And second, because most of these episodes don?t allow the music to be separated from the dialogue track, they've dealt with this problem by cutting footage from several episodes.
WKRP in Cincinnati, Season 1 DVD
List of Music Replacements and Cuts
(extract)
Tornado
Elvis Costello song replaced.
http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DG
"Tornado"
While Japanese radio executives are touring the station, the city experiences a series of tornadoes.
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http://dv5a.ppoyl.com/WKRP-DVD-Not-OK/
I got a copy of the first season of WKRP in Cincinnati and the news is not good. Which is disappointing to say, because I was lobbying for this release and believed - and still believe - that it would have been possible to reduce music costs without damaging the integrity of the show. That's not what's happened here.
Below I have compiled a list of music changes on the new DVD. As you can see, it's pretty similar to the list of music changes from the late ?90s syndication package; some of the generic music and overdubbing is the same in both versions. But I was prepared to be OK with this set if it was better, or no worse, than that syndication version. Unfortunately, it?s worse in two ways. One, there were a number of songs that were retained in that syndication package (which ran on Nick at Nite and elsewhere) that are replaced here. Songs like 'Dogs' by Pink Floyd and 'Jailhouse Rock? by Elvis Presley are now gone. And second, because most of these episodes don?t allow the music to be separated from the dialogue track, they've dealt with this problem by cutting footage from several episodes.
WKRP in Cincinnati, Season 1 DVD
List of Music Replacements and Cuts
(extract)
Tornado
Elvis Costello song replaced.
http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DG
"Tornado"
While Japanese radio executives are touring the station, the city experiences a series of tornadoes.
b: 5 Feb 79
Before Zodiac ( excellent movie) , the Savoy, Dublin cinema PA is playing, this evening, One by U2. It fades and another song starts which , after a while , I realise features Elvis on vocals but is otherwise totally unfamiliar. Then I recognise it - it's You Stole My Bell , Elvis' song from the 2001 film The Family Man. Checking that albums tracklisting I see that they were indeed playing that album.
I haven't heard it in six years ; the lyric reads surprisingly poignant considering hos Elvis' life changed ( was changing?) the following year.
YOU STOLE MY BELL
Elvis Costello/ Cait O'Riordan
There is a place
Underneath the staircase
Where I keep the evidence
Of what once would offer peace
In a deep blue velvet box filled with joy and pride
Should I pick the locks?
Should I peek inside?
Can I stand the sight of those happy days?
Should I strike a match, burn them all away?
Cos you stole my bell
And you broke my chime
And the clock spins round but it won't keep time
There are many lovely girls in this cold and loveless world
But not one is the equal of you, heaven knows how much I love you (x2)
So here we are
But it's not quite like we thought
Those things were priceless then
Now I know they can't be bought
In a deep blue velvet box fastened with a pin
Should I lift the lid?
Should I look within?
Was it my last chance or my first mistake?
Is it just a step that we'll never take?
Cos you stole my bell
And you broke my chime
And the clock spins round but it won't keep time
There are many lovely girls in this cold and loveless world
But not one is the equal of you, heaven knows how much I love you (x3)
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http://www.amazon.com/Family-Man-Music- ... 777&sr=8-2
I haven't heard it in six years ; the lyric reads surprisingly poignant considering hos Elvis' life changed ( was changing?) the following year.
YOU STOLE MY BELL
Elvis Costello/ Cait O'Riordan
There is a place
Underneath the staircase
Where I keep the evidence
Of what once would offer peace
In a deep blue velvet box filled with joy and pride
Should I pick the locks?
Should I peek inside?
Can I stand the sight of those happy days?
Should I strike a match, burn them all away?
Cos you stole my bell
And you broke my chime
And the clock spins round but it won't keep time
There are many lovely girls in this cold and loveless world
But not one is the equal of you, heaven knows how much I love you (x2)
So here we are
But it's not quite like we thought
Those things were priceless then
Now I know they can't be bought
In a deep blue velvet box fastened with a pin
Should I lift the lid?
Should I look within?
Was it my last chance or my first mistake?
Is it just a step that we'll never take?
Cos you stole my bell
And you broke my chime
And the clock spins round but it won't keep time
There are many lovely girls in this cold and loveless world
But not one is the equal of you, heaven knows how much I love you (x3)
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http://www.amazon.com/Family-Man-Music- ... 777&sr=8-2
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I went to see Knocked Up last night. The part where Allison calls Ben to talk to him about being pregnant, look behind her to the framed pictures on the wall. Our man Elvis is prominently seen across her left shoulder. He is seen a second time a few seconds later. Very easy to spot.
I thought of the coincedence of having a main character named Allison was funny. I stayed for credits to check the spelling, it was with double Ls.
By the way, the flic was pretty funny. Two thumbs up.
I thought of the coincedence of having a main character named Allison was funny. I stayed for credits to check the spelling, it was with double Ls.
By the way, the flic was pretty funny. Two thumbs up.
Now I'm the invisible man, and you can't see me.
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I stumbled by this unlikely cover of God Give Me Strength by Stella Vander a vocalist of legendary French prog band Magma.
http://ex-tensionrecords.com/ex03/stella_12.mp3
http://ex-tensionrecords.com/ex03/english.htm
http://ex-tensionrecords.com/ex03/stella_12.mp3
http://ex-tensionrecords.com/ex03/english.htm
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turned over to Film 4 on the telly this evening and caught the closing credits of a film called 'Get Over It', never heard of it, starring Kirsten Dunst, and Alison was the song on the credits.
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