English Muffin Corner

samedi 6 décembre 2014

Interesting 19th Century American Paintings

First a few paintings depicting African-Americans in the 19th century:

A Plantation Burial by John Antrobus (circa 1860). More details here.

A German Immigrant Inquiring His Way by Charles Felix Blauvelt (1855). More details here

Slaves Waiting for a Sale, Richmond, Virginia by Eyre Crown, 1861

An analysis here

The Power of Music (or Music Hath Charms) by William Sidney Mount (1847)

An analysis

The Banjo Player by William Sidney Mount (1856) Analysis here

Old Kentucky Home (Negro Life at the South), 1859 by Eastman Johnson.Details

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer (1899) -Details here.

Then some paintings evoking the Wild West:

My Bunkie by Charles Schreyvogel (1899). The soldier is saving one of his bunkmates who has lost his mount.

Barter for a Bride by John Mix Stanley (1854-1860)

Details here.

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Charles Felix Blauvelt

samedi 4 octobre 2014

Mountain Songs-Three possibilities.

River Deep, Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner

"Ain't no Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Elvis Presley You Gave Me a Mountain

Creep-Radiohead- Three Versions.

The original version (1992)

When you were here before

Couldn't look you in the eye

You're just like an angel

Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather

In a beautiful world

I wish I was special

You're so fucking special

But I'm a creep

I'm a weirdo

What the hell am I doing here?

I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts

I want to have control

I want a perfect body

I want a perfect soul

I want you to notice when I'm not around

You're so fucking special

I wish I was special

The unplugged version by Korn (2006)

A very different version by Vintage Soul (2014)

Rolling in the Deep by Adele - Three versions.

There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch, it's bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
[Clean version:] Go 'head and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare
[Explicit version:] Go 'head and sell me out and I'll lay your shit bare
See how I leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do

There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch
And it's bringing me out the dark

A few days ago, Aretha Franklin released a new cover of this song.

The live version without any hint of autotune is much better. There is even an extract of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough!"

My Favourite Things- Trois versions.

Une chanson tirée de la comédie musicale "The Sound of Music" chantée par Julie Andrews dans sa version originale (1965),

Jouée par John Coltrane au saxophone en1960:

Chantée version jazz par la chanteuse Coréenne Youn Sun Nah, hier soir à Amiens avec un kalimba, instrument africain.

Hurt, a song by Nine Inch Nails- Three Versions.

I listened to this song yesterday performed by a Korean singer, Youn Sun Nah.

Here is the original version from 1994 :

It's extremely dark but the Johnny Cash version in 2002 was even more.

His revised version was used by Youn Sun Nah during the concert:

mardi 29 juillet 2014

Songs about New York City !

Quinze (presque seize) chansons sur New York principalement tirées d'un numéro spécial de Phosphore (398) sur New York!

J'ai dû refaire la playlist car je ne la trouve pas sur Deezer :(

New York avec toi de Téléphone

M79 de Vampire Week-end

New York City Cops par The Strokes

La chanson a été enlevée de l'album de ce groupe car publiée après 9/11, elle a été jugée déplacée par les chanteurs. Il faut dire qu'elle dit que les policiers de New York ne sont pas très malins.