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A Song for Alan Turing
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[2002]
Lyrics and Music by Stephen J Pride
Testo e musica di Stephen J Pride
Per la storia di Alan Turing si veda The Apple
Lyrics and Music by Stephen J Pride
Testo e musica di Stephen J Pride
Per la storia di Alan Turing si veda The Apple
Manchester, southern England
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Contributed by donquijote82 2013/12/27 - 19:07
Song Itineraries:
LGBTQIA+ community and homophobia: love against violence and prejudice
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Todo cambia
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Dopo questo ripasso vorrei rivedere il film. Mi è rimasto impresso dalla prima visione. La voce di Mercedes Sosa ritorna fascinosa e struggente. La bellezza rimane intatta.
Geniale Nanni Moretti nelle sue scelte.
Geniale Nanni Moretti nelle sue scelte.
anna maer 2013/12/27 - 17:46
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'A rivoluzioni du 1848 ('U saziu nun criri a lu diunu)
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d'après L’ASINO, version italienne de MondOrchestra
d'une chanson sicilienne – 'A rivoluzioni du 1848 ('U saziu nun criri a lu diunu) o U Sceccu – MondOrchestra – 2003
De l'album “Banditi, Pirati e Carrettieri”
Un morceau traditionnel, un réarrangement de Rocco Pollina du MondOrchestra, remontant à la révolution indépendantiste sicilienne ou « Printemps des peuples » de 1848, une révolution anti-bourbonique qui eut comme centre moteur Palerme. Pendant 16 mois, jusqu'en mai 1849, la Sicile se gouverna en État indépendant avec Ruggeru Sèttimu à la tête du gouvernement. Ensuite les Boourbons reprirent en main la situation et Ruggeru Sèttimu fuit à Malte où il mourut en exil en 1863.
(J'imagine que cette chanson plaira à Marco Valdo M.I et, surtout, à son inséparable Lucien Lane.)
Bien sûr qu'elle nous a plu et d'ailleurs, on l'a traduite en français... ou plutôt, on l'a réarrangée en une... (Continues)
d'une chanson sicilienne – 'A rivoluzioni du 1848 ('U saziu nun criri a lu diunu) o U Sceccu – MondOrchestra – 2003
De l'album “Banditi, Pirati e Carrettieri”
Un morceau traditionnel, un réarrangement de Rocco Pollina du MondOrchestra, remontant à la révolution indépendantiste sicilienne ou « Printemps des peuples » de 1848, une révolution anti-bourbonique qui eut comme centre moteur Palerme. Pendant 16 mois, jusqu'en mai 1849, la Sicile se gouverna en État indépendant avec Ruggeru Sèttimu à la tête du gouvernement. Ensuite les Boourbons reprirent en main la situation et Ruggeru Sèttimu fuit à Malte où il mourut en exil en 1863.
(J'imagine que cette chanson plaira à Marco Valdo M.I et, surtout, à son inséparable Lucien Lane.)
Bien sûr qu'elle nous a plu et d'ailleurs, on l'a traduite en français... ou plutôt, on l'a réarrangée en une... (Continues)
L'ÂNE
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Contributed by Marco Valdo M.I. 2013/12/27 - 16:24
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Piccola storia ignobile
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Si un nuevo aplazamiento no lo impide, previsiblemente el Consejo de Ministros aprobará su anteproyecto de ley del aborto, y España, en este asunto, volverá 30 años atrás de un plumazo. La norma, que llega con la firma del ministro de Justicia, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, eliminará el sistema actual de plazos, en el que el aborto es un derecho de la mujer durante las primeras 14 semanas de embarazo, y retomará el anterior sistema de supuestos: el mismo que rigió entre 1985 y 2010; pero, previsiblemente, con supuestos más restringidos. Sería, así, la ley más dura en tres décadas.
PEQUEÑA HISTORIA INNOBLE
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2013/12/27 - 12:09
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Sesto San Giovanni
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Romanesco
Borghetti da il porto delle ombre
Borghetti da il porto delle ombre
SESTO SAN GIOVANNI
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The Apple
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2013
The Big Other
"The Apple," pays a modern musical homage to Alan Turing—whose tragic demise inspired band member Mike Barrett to write the song. "'It's one of the oldest songs on the album and has always been a favorite to play live," Barrett explained.Turing was a brilliant UK mathematician during the 1930s-1950s, who was found guilty of "gross indecency" with another man back when British law condemned homosexual activity. He was given the difficult choice between being sent to prison or chemical castration. "He chose the latter and was forced to take female growth hormones, which inevitably had a grave effect on his body and mind," Barrett explained. "When he died two years later from cyanide poisoning, a half eaten apple was found next to his bed. Some suspect his suicide was a recreation of a scene from his favorite fairytale, Snow White."Barrett shared that he first learned about... (Continues)
The Big Other
"The Apple," pays a modern musical homage to Alan Turing—whose tragic demise inspired band member Mike Barrett to write the song. "'It's one of the oldest songs on the album and has always been a favorite to play live," Barrett explained.Turing was a brilliant UK mathematician during the 1930s-1950s, who was found guilty of "gross indecency" with another man back when British law condemned homosexual activity. He was given the difficult choice between being sent to prison or chemical castration. "He chose the latter and was forced to take female growth hormones, which inevitably had a grave effect on his body and mind," Barrett explained. "When he died two years later from cyanide poisoning, a half eaten apple was found next to his bed. Some suspect his suicide was a recreation of a scene from his favorite fairytale, Snow White."Barrett shared that he first learned about... (Continues)
They said Alan
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Contributed by donquijote82 2013/12/26 - 23:32
Song Itineraries:
LGBTQIA+ community and homophobia: love against violence and prejudice
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Balade aux usines du nord
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BALLATA DELLE FABBRICHE DEL NORD
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Contributed by Margherita 2013/12/26 - 21:00
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Guerra pericolosa
Offshore
Questa guerra pericolosa
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Contributed by donquijote82 2013/12/26 - 16:50
Offshore
Offshore
Aldilà del muro ci sono degli impianti,
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A Silent Night Christmas 1915
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Written by Cormac MacConnell, sung by Jerry Lynch
In Nov/Dec 1997 I released three tracks on a single, in advance of an album I was recording at the time, to avail of the Christmas market. One of these tracks was a song titled A Silent Night Christmas 1915. The song had been acquired by my producer, P.J. Curtis, from its author Cormac MacConnell. The album is called The Dimming of the Day ( CMCD 001 ) and was released in the spring of ’98.A Silent Night Christmas 1915 tells the story of the remarkable fraternisation which took place at various places along the Western Front in 1914 and to a lesser degree in 1915. Similar events occurred on the Eastern Front on the banks of the river Angerap in East Prussia to name but one.
In Nov/Dec 1997 I released three tracks on a single, in advance of an album I was recording at the time, to avail of the Christmas market. One of these tracks was a song titled A Silent Night Christmas 1915. The song had been acquired by my producer, P.J. Curtis, from its author Cormac MacConnell. The album is called The Dimming of the Day ( CMCD 001 ) and was released in the spring of ’98.A Silent Night Christmas 1915 tells the story of the remarkable fraternisation which took place at various places along the Western Front in 1914 and to a lesser degree in 1915. Similar events occurred on the Eastern Front on the banks of the river Angerap in East Prussia to name but one.
Nineteen-fifteen on Christmas day,
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Contributed by donquijote82 2013/12/26 - 15:23
Song Itineraries:
Christmas Truce 1914, World War I (1914-1918)
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Papa Stop the War
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[1989]
Lyrics by Mzwake Mbuli
Choral and Musical arrangement by Sello "Chicco" Twala
This song features the voice and poetry of poet Mzwake Mbuli.
Mbuli's career began in the 1980s, performing poetry at Trade Union events as part of the fight against the Apartheid government in South Africa. He was repeatedly detained by the authorities. Mbuli's poetry focuses on social and political issues. His first album Change is Pain (1986) was banned, as the government feared its 'influence on revolutionary groups'. Mbuli continued to perform his poetry at great risk, becoming a popular hero in the movement for justice. In March 1999 Mbuli was convicted for an armed robbery he consistently denied committing. Throughout his seven-year imprisonment he protested his innocence. He retained the support of the people, as his albums continued to sell. He was released in November 2003 and continues to voice the people's concerns, from HIV and AIDS to political violence and corruption..
Lyrics by Mzwake Mbuli
Choral and Musical arrangement by Sello "Chicco" Twala
This song features the voice and poetry of poet Mzwake Mbuli.
Mbuli's career began in the 1980s, performing poetry at Trade Union events as part of the fight against the Apartheid government in South Africa. He was repeatedly detained by the authorities. Mbuli's poetry focuses on social and political issues. His first album Change is Pain (1986) was banned, as the government feared its 'influence on revolutionary groups'. Mbuli continued to perform his poetry at great risk, becoming a popular hero in the movement for justice. In March 1999 Mbuli was convicted for an armed robbery he consistently denied committing. Throughout his seven-year imprisonment he protested his innocence. He retained the support of the people, as his albums continued to sell. He was released in November 2003 and continues to voice the people's concerns, from HIV and AIDS to political violence and corruption..
Listen to the voice of reason
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Contributed by giorgio 2013/12/26 - 12:48
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Fail
![Fail](img/upl/Orphaned-Land-All-Is-One.jpg)
[2013]
Album: All Is One
Album: All Is One
No surprise this morning,
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Contributed by giorgio 2013/12/26 - 07:10
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Khorakhané (A forza di essere vento)
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Gelem, gelem lungone dromensa
עוד לא אבדה תקותנו
Generazione degli umani, noi
siamo i ragazzi e gli uomini. Legione
nera ci ha portato via il rumore
azzurro e il lume delle otto del mattino
(e ci sono qua molti bambini).
Romà che camminate, voi ragazzi
pregate Dio che le sue stanze nere
le voglia aprire che non si vede il monte
di Sion Gerusalemme
la speranza.
28-29 maggio, 3 giugno 2011
עוד לא אבדה תקותנו
Generazione degli umani, noi
siamo i ragazzi e gli uomini. Legione
nera ci ha portato via il rumore
azzurro e il lume delle otto del mattino
(e ci sono qua molti bambini).
Romà che camminate, voi ragazzi
pregate Dio che le sue stanze nere
le voglia aprire che non si vede il monte
di Sion Gerusalemme
la speranza.
28-29 maggio, 3 giugno 2011
L.L. 2013/12/26 - 00:44
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All Is One
![All Is One](img/upl/orphaned-land-2.jpg)
Album: "All is One" (2013)
We're the orphans from the holy land, the tears of Jerusalem
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2013/12/25 - 23:33
Song Itineraries:
The Palestinian Holocaust
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Let the Truce Be Known
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Album: "All is One" (2013)
Ispirata alla Tregua di Natale ma ambientata nella guerra israelo-palestinese.
Ispirata alla Tregua di Natale ma ambientata nella guerra israelo-palestinese.
As two kids who always spent
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2013/12/25 - 23:02
Song Itineraries:
The Palestinian Holocaust
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Samarcanda
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Nella versione originale non c'è il bel ritornello, aggiunto poi, col violino di Branduardi.
Siamo sicuri che non l'abbia composto lui per fare un favore all'amico e concedergli la paternità?
E' troppo tipico di Branduardi quel ritornello per averlo composto Vecchioni da solo.
Siamo sicuri che non l'abbia composto lui per fare un favore all'amico e concedergli la paternità?
E' troppo tipico di Branduardi quel ritornello per averlo composto Vecchioni da solo.
angelo41 2013/12/25 - 22:50
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Podzielono świat
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25.12.2013
IL MONDO DIVISO
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Contributed by Krzysiek Wrona 2013/12/25 - 18:27
Gloire aux Femens !
![Gloire aux Femens !](img/thumb/c43640_130x140.jpeg?1361733881)
Dieu est une femme...
La preuve !
et joyeux Noël, beau sapin et bon solstice à tous.
Lucien Lane
La preuve !
et joyeux Noël, beau sapin et bon solstice à tous.
Lucien Lane
Lucien Lane 2013/12/25 - 17:56
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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[1849]
Parole di Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876), ministro della chiesa Unitariana americana (gli Unitariani sono Protestanti e rifiutano il concetto della Trinità e della divinità di Cristo: Dio è unico, punto e basta. In qualche modo si rifanno ad una corrente del Cristianesimo delle origini)
Musica di Richard Storrs Willis (1819-1900), compositore americano
Ma viene anche cantata su di una diversa melodia di origine inglese.
Una celebre «Christmas carol» interpretata - inevitabilmente - da moltissimi artisti, da Frank Sinatra a Ella Fitzgerald, da Julie Andrews a Norah Jones, dal tenore Sergio Franchi a Mina. Persino Eric Burdon & The Animals l’hanno interpretata, ma sulle note della loro celeberrima «The House of the Rising Sun»... Ne esiste pure una cover in svedese intitolata «Jag ser en stjärna på himmelen» (Stefan Borsch, 1981)...
Parole di Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876), ministro della chiesa Unitariana americana (gli Unitariani sono Protestanti e rifiutano il concetto della Trinità e della divinità di Cristo: Dio è unico, punto e basta. In qualche modo si rifanno ad una corrente del Cristianesimo delle origini)
Musica di Richard Storrs Willis (1819-1900), compositore americano
Ma viene anche cantata su di una diversa melodia di origine inglese.
Una celebre «Christmas carol» interpretata - inevitabilmente - da moltissimi artisti, da Frank Sinatra a Ella Fitzgerald, da Julie Andrews a Norah Jones, dal tenore Sergio Franchi a Mina. Persino Eric Burdon & The Animals l’hanno interpretata, ma sulle note della loro celeberrima «The House of the Rising Sun»... Ne esiste pure una cover in svedese intitolata «Jag ser en stjärna på himmelen» (Stefan Borsch, 1981)...
It came upon the midnight clear,
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Richard II Quarante
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La foto del francese in lacrime ha purtroppo una didascalia sbagliata con cui spesso circola in Rete.
In realtà non si riferisce all'ingresso delle truppe naziste a Parigi nel 1940 ma alla partenza nel 1941 da Marsiglia dei volontari delle "Forces françaises libres", che combatterono prima in Africa e poi, come "Armée française de la Libération", in Italia, Francia e Germania.
(Wikipedia)
In realtà non si riferisce all'ingresso delle truppe naziste a Parigi nel 1940 ma alla partenza nel 1941 da Marsiglia dei volontari delle "Forces françaises libres", che combatterono prima in Africa e poi, come "Armée française de la Libération", in Italia, Francia e Germania.
(Wikipedia)
Bernart Bartleby 2013/12/25 - 12:32
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Sognando
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Un gigantesco grazie a Don Backy per averci regalato un brano a dir poco stupendo
Leo 2013/12/25 - 00:13
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L'esercito dei morti
Chanson italienne – L'esercito dei morti – La bottega di musica e parole – 2009
L'ARMÉE DES MORTS
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Contributed by Marco Valdo M.I. 2013/12/24 - 20:27
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There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
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Bet it ain't raining back home
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Contributed by Jon Doe 2013/12/24 - 03:10
Song Itineraries:
From World Jails
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Ha llegado aquel fabuloso tiempo de vivir
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[1971]
Parole di Osvaldo Rodríguez (1943-1996), meglio noto come Gitano Rodríguez, cantautore e poeta cileno, esule negli anni della dittatura, morto a Bardolino, Verona, di un fulminante cancro al pancreas.
Musica di Martin Micharvegas ed Albee Pavesse.
Nel disco “Tiempo de vivir”, pubblicato nel gennaio del 1972.
Un ottimismo che fu barbaramente stroncato poco tempo dopo, all’alba dell’11 settembre del 1973.
A differenza di tanti altri, Víctor Jara compreso, sorpresi e travolti dal golpe, Osvaldo Rodríguez riuscì a rifugiarsi nell’ambasciata argentina a Santiago per poi vivere da esule tra Praga e Parigi e facendo ritorno in Cile solo nel 1989…
Parole di Osvaldo Rodríguez (1943-1996), meglio noto come Gitano Rodríguez, cantautore e poeta cileno, esule negli anni della dittatura, morto a Bardolino, Verona, di un fulminante cancro al pancreas.
Musica di Martin Micharvegas ed Albee Pavesse.
Nel disco “Tiempo de vivir”, pubblicato nel gennaio del 1972.
Un ottimismo che fu barbaramente stroncato poco tempo dopo, all’alba dell’11 settembre del 1973.
A differenza di tanti altri, Víctor Jara compreso, sorpresi e travolti dal golpe, Osvaldo Rodríguez riuscì a rifugiarsi nell’ambasciata argentina a Santiago per poi vivere da esule tra Praga e Parigi e facendo ritorno in Cile solo nel 1989…
En un viejo libro donde yo pude leer
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Contributed by Bernart Bartleby 2013/12/23 - 14:25
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Suoni/vola
Poi in Mille e una sera
La musica di Suoni riprende/copia il brano Waterlow dei Mott the Hoople di Ian Hunter, seppure non accreditato sui dischi
Come ha funzionato e funziona tutt’ora la censura musicale in Italia? Chi censurava e censura? Quali canzoni famose sono state oggetto di tagli più o meno importanti? Cosa si censurava e perché? Negli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta l’Italia era (lo è ancora?) un paese estremamente bigotto e per rendersene conto basta dare un’occhiata al bellissimo documentario di Pasolini, Comizi d’amore, del 1963. Quando le canzoni si spingevano troppo nell’ambito del sesso, della religione e della politica le forbici intervenivano per la salvaguardia delle orecchie degli italiani.
In Taboo Italia, postfazione di Marco Masoni a Taboo Tunes di Blecha Peter, (Arcana, 2005) si legge di come negli anni Cinquanta, presso la RAI, una speciale Commissione... (Continues)