I wont believe in heaven and hell. No saints, no sinners, No devil as
well. No pearly gates, no thorny crown. You're always letting us humans down.
The wars you bring, the babes you drown.Those lost at sea and never found, And
its the same the whole world round.
The hurt I see helps to compound, That
the father, son and holy ghost, Is just somebodys unholy hoax, And if youre up
there you'll perceive, That my hearts here upon my sleeve. If theres one thing I
dont believe in...
Its you........ Dear God.
XTC - Dear God
Pictures, Words & Sounds .... that probably sums up my main interests.....
As a kid, I loved looking at pictures, be it television, magazines, comics, paintings,.......
Once I got to reading, I got especially fond of comics. Reading them became a passion that lasts to this day. The medum is unique in the way that an artist is capable of creating an imaginary world, using nothing more than pen & ink on a blank sheet of paper. No special effects, no famous actors, ... just a guy sitting at a desk and drawing......
When I was around 16-17 (which was pretty late) I began according a lot of importance to the lyrics of songs. That's more or less when I started listening to The Doors, The Smiths, ...... Before that, I guess I was only interested in the rhytmic of the songs.
I could go on and on talking about songs, paintings, music, ...... Instead, I'll try to make at least one post a day, more often than not a very short one, where I'll include a link to a clip of at least one song I like. I probably could keep that up a couple of years ):
Occasionnally I'll try to describe what I like abount an artist/painting, a comic, a picture, a movie, a television series, ......
You'll find that my music preferences are quite eclectic: from The Sisters of Mercy (and New Wave in general), The Pixies, The Smiths, Paolo Conté, Billy Idol (can't help liking his music), Norah Jones, Serge Gainsbourg, The Stranglers, Jeff Buckley, Pearl Jam, Gary Numan, Indochine, Joy Division, The Killing Joke, The Ramones, Ennio Morricone, Simon & Garfunkel, Iggy Pop ..... to one hit wonders from the '70s and '80s like Stan Ridgeway, Andreas Johnson, The Korgis, The Sundays, Visage, ... and a myriad of others.
The song on top of this post is The Sisters of Mercy's 1959. Love that song, always have, always will. It gives my girlfirend the creeps, but it reminds me of so many moments of my youth. Not necessarily only happy ones, but it makes me me think back to how I felt when I was just an adolescent kid, it reminds me of people I cared for, moments long gone by, ..... There are a lot of great Sisters songs, but this one is the most gripping for me. I'll come back on The Sisters later on in my blog.
When it comes to music, I really, really like the Pop & Wave moment from the '80s. The two examples below are classics in their genre.
I'm sure everyone will know the Safety Dance (Men Without Hats), but Wishful Thinking (China Crisis) is one of those songs a lot of people remember, without realising they knew it or who sung it.
The Men Without Hats have had a couple of other really great songs (Jenny Wore Black, Hey Men, ...) but I remeber the first time I saw the clip of The Safety Dance on MTV and it always stuck with me...... When I was 17, I tried to find the single or CD but it took me 2 years (it was way before the Net) to finally find an '80s compilation with this song. I think I played it 30 times in a row...... They're Canadian and realeased their last album in 2003.
Wishful thinking is one of those songs which can be listened to in all occasions. Whether you're happy or sad, you can listen to this song and dream away..... Don't know a lot about the band, but this song is a classic.
