As someone who has been playing synthesizers since 1977 I am of course interested in what other musicians do with that instrument. So recently I started work on a list of my favourite synthesizer-musicians/bands. As I don't want to get into the impossible job of grading keyboard players themselves, this is a list of musicians and bands that actually published records under the same name. So you will not see sole bandmembers in this list, only 'acts'. That is why names such as Rick Wright(Pink Floyd) and Roger Powell(Utopia, Todd Rundgren, etcetera) are not on this list. I think these guys were brilliant, but not so much in their solo efforts.
The musicians/bands are listed in random order, this is not a 'Top-10' list. Also: I have not included any Jazz keyboard players in this list because I plan to write a separate entry about those people, including musicians such as Chick Corea, George Duke, etcetera.
Anyway : here's what I came up with :
Tangerine Dream
A German band of legendary stature. They started out as early as 1967 and are still performing. In it's best days the nucleus of the band consisted of Chris Franke, Chris Froese and Peter Baumann. Tangerine Dream(TD) became famous for it's atmospheric, yes almost ambient music. Most of the albums they released in the 70ies were actually complete live-recordings. The band would jam most of the music(based on a pattern of course) and release the recordings if the jam-results sounded good. I realized years later, that my co-musicians and I used exactly the same method when we had our DrumNBass band a few years ago...
Recommended listening :
Phaedra
Rubycon
Ricochet
Force Majeure
Cyclone
Vangelis
There are millions and millions of people out there who got to know Vangelis after he recorded his best albums. No disrespect to any of his later records such as 'Chariots Of Fire' etcetera, but the 70-ies era was the time that he really shone. Albums like 'Beaubourgh' and especially 'China' are of an unsurpassable beauty. The latter album('China') was one of the first synthesizer albums that incorporated various other instruments, such as the Koto, Violin, Chinese Drums, and so on. This made the album sound distinctly 'chinese', although one can hear the man is Greek if one listens carefully.
Recommended listening :
China
Beaubourg
Heaven and Hell
Brian Eno
Technically speaking Eno only started to use synthesizers later on in his career. He started out as the keyboard player for Roxy Music and used 'traditional' instruments like the Hammond Organ. After his stint with Roxy Music he started to experiment with sound effects, tapes played backwards, etcetera, and came up with the all-time classic 'Music For Films', followed by 'Music For Airports'. To describe these albums is really hard, as the records contain not so much 'music' in the classic way. The records consist of sound-scapes that have been made by producing sound with every object he thought sounded good. These sounds were frequently re-recorded to give them more 'grainy' characteristics.
If this sounds familiar that's understandable. Twenty years later a band called 'Portishead' did exactly the same thing and became world famous for it as well.
Recommended listening :
Music For Films
Music For Airports
Kate Bush
Ri-i-i-ght! you may say. Kate Bush is well known for playing beautiful keyboard arrangements but one might not expect her in this list. So why is Kate in this list? I'll begin with two words : "The Dreaming".
At the start of her career, Kate Bush mainly played traditional keyboards, especially the piano. However: after recording three LPs, she got fed up with the limitations of those instruments. Fortunately for her there was this guy Peter Gabriel who invited her to sing background vocals on one of his records. The rest, one may safely say, is history. Gabriel showed her his new Fairlight CMI synthesizer and the next thing he knew was that Kate had bought on for herself. This may sound like nothing special but that synthesizer cost what would now be over 100.000 euros. She still uses the synth for specific jobs because it has really defined her sound since 1983. Whether you hear 'Suspended in Gaffa'(1984), 'And Dream Of Sheep'(1988), or 'King Of The Mountain(2006), you will always hear some part there that is pure Fairlight CMI.
Recommended listening :
The Dreaming
Hounds Of Love
Aerial
and basically everything else she has released...
Mannfred Mann's Earth Band
No list about synthesizer players/bands would be complete without Mannfred Mann. The man was a pioneer. He almost personally introduced the synthesizer - especially the solo-synthesizer - in rock music. He not only made some great albums with his Earth Band, but also played on the early records by Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, and so on and so on.
Recommended listening :
Nightingales And Bombers
The Roaring Silence
Watch
Tony Banks
Under normal circumstances Tony Banks would not be in this list. He is after all the only keyboard player Genesis ever had, but still: he is a band member. Fortunately for me the man recorded quite a list of solo records. Lately his recordings involve grand orchestral pieces which are recorded with the aid of an actual classical orchestra. That's what you get when you have the money to do whatever you want...
In the 70ies however, after Gabriel had left Genesis and the band wanted to move towards a somewhat lighter musical style, Tony Banks found that he had a lot of material on the shelf that sounded like the old Genesis and therefore would not be recorded by the band. This made him record his first solo-record 'A Curious Feeling'. After this album many more have followed : 'The Wicked Lady', 'Still', etcetara. In my opinion however, none of those albums has had the impact of 'A Curious Feeling'.
Tony achieved fame and fortune with Genesis. Because this band became so huge, Tony's innovative approach to keyboards(albeit with a classical twist) has never been as clear as it could have been. To name an example : he was the first keyboard player to experiment with effect pedals instead of a Lesley cabinet(mainly because he got fed up with carrying around the bloody speakers), and also to be noted : he was one of the very first who combined a drumcomputer(the famous Linn Drum) to a synthesizer in order to get the sequences that we know from 'By You'(from 'The Fugitive') and 'Mama' by Genesis.
Recommended listening :
A Curious Feeling
The Fugutive
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Setlists
Setlist for tonight@home...
1. Utopia - Alone
2. Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You
3. Utopia - Crystal Ball
4. Utopia - Where Does The World Go To Hide
5. Utopia - Silly Boy
6. Utopia - That's Not Right
7. Utopia - Take It Home
8. Utopia - Hoi Poloi
9. The Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore
10. Tangerine Dream - Mojave Plain(Part I)
11. Tangerine Dream - No Man's Land
12. Tangerine Dream - Kiew Mission
13. Tangerine Dream - Cloudburst Flight
14. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
15. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon(The Decision)
16. Razorlight - America
17. James Blunt - Same Mistake
18. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
19. Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs
20. Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
21. Paul Young - Where ever I Lay My Hat
22. Laurie Anderson - Oh Superman(for Massenet)
23. Prefab Sprout - Desire As
24. The Bangles - Be With You
25. The FixX - Sign Of Fire
26. Radiohead - 15 Steps
27. The Corrs - Old Town
1. Utopia - Alone
2. Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You
3. Utopia - Crystal Ball
4. Utopia - Where Does The World Go To Hide
5. Utopia - Silly Boy
6. Utopia - That's Not Right
7. Utopia - Take It Home
8. Utopia - Hoi Poloi
9. The Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore
10. Tangerine Dream - Mojave Plain(Part I)
11. Tangerine Dream - No Man's Land
12. Tangerine Dream - Kiew Mission
13. Tangerine Dream - Cloudburst Flight
14. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
15. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon(The Decision)
16. Razorlight - America
17. James Blunt - Same Mistake
18. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
19. Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs
20. Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
21. Paul Young - Where ever I Lay My Hat
22. Laurie Anderson - Oh Superman(for Massenet)
23. Prefab Sprout - Desire As
24. The Bangles - Be With You
25. The FixX - Sign Of Fire
26. Radiohead - 15 Steps
27. The Corrs - Old Town
Stalkin'
I seem to have an online stalker nowadays. Weird, in some respect it is an honour. If only he wasn't such a grade-A asshole. Oh well, it'll pass eventually. Perhaps someday he'll get a real life instead.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Forgotten Heroes -Klaatu
Listening to 'Routine Day' by Klaatu atm. A proper warning against letting your career get in the way of your life.
Weird; this band never made it really big time. although there is something to say for becoming a cult-band...
I remember being mesmerized by 'Hope', it was like a science fiction story set to music, and I mean a REAL SF-story, not Buck Rogers or whatever.
"It started off a routine day
I got through the morning in the usual way
I caught the bus on time
Good morning, Mr. Driver, drive
As I sat inside my overcoat I clutched my cane
And pressed my nose against the foggy window pane
Ho hum
The life I lead would even make a dead man yawn
Midday comes
I break for lunch
With my sandwich and a beer I go on a hunch
To the park where I hope to find
A little bit of peace of mind
As I sat there on a bench amidst the rodent race
I felt a strange sensation that without a trace appeared
But then as quickly disappeared again
So tell me what's the bloody point of playing the game
With so much to lose yet so little to gain
You sell your life away
Can't you see you're just a cog working like a dog
You trade your future for a dead-end job
That's full of routine days
Routine days
I race the clock to the end of my day
The paycheck in my pocket makes me feel okay
But was it worth the grind
Just to keep from falling behind
I stand here in the queue behind a foul cigar
My face discreetly buried in a book on Mars
Humdrum
And I'm waiting on the pier 'til Charon comes"
Weird; this band never made it really big time. although there is something to say for becoming a cult-band...
I remember being mesmerized by 'Hope', it was like a science fiction story set to music, and I mean a REAL SF-story, not Buck Rogers or whatever.
"It started off a routine day
I got through the morning in the usual way
I caught the bus on time
Good morning, Mr. Driver, drive
As I sat inside my overcoat I clutched my cane
And pressed my nose against the foggy window pane
Ho hum
The life I lead would even make a dead man yawn
Midday comes
I break for lunch
With my sandwich and a beer I go on a hunch
To the park where I hope to find
A little bit of peace of mind
As I sat there on a bench amidst the rodent race
I felt a strange sensation that without a trace appeared
But then as quickly disappeared again
So tell me what's the bloody point of playing the game
With so much to lose yet so little to gain
You sell your life away
Can't you see you're just a cog working like a dog
You trade your future for a dead-end job
That's full of routine days
Routine days
I race the clock to the end of my day
The paycheck in my pocket makes me feel okay
But was it worth the grind
Just to keep from falling behind
I stand here in the queue behind a foul cigar
My face discreetly buried in a book on Mars
Humdrum
And I'm waiting on the pier 'til Charon comes"
The Power of Old Metal - Observation One
Yes, of course, modern metal is usually technically superior, modern metal is made up of exquisite patterns and melodies and blahdieblahdieblah...
But once upon a time there was R.U.S.H. A Canadian band with balls AND feeling. Just listen to Cygnus X-1 part I and part II and be amazed. So long ago yet so brilliant...
"In the constellation of cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The black hole
Of cygnus x-1
Six stars of the northern cross
In mourning for their sisters loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...."
But once upon a time there was R.U.S.H. A Canadian band with balls AND feeling. Just listen to Cygnus X-1 part I and part II and be amazed. So long ago yet so brilliant...
"In the constellation of cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The black hole
Of cygnus x-1
Six stars of the northern cross
In mourning for their sisters loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...."
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
This space is rather dusty, time I re-activate it.
Let's see: the world is still going to pot, life consists of work and more work, but fortunately some interesting stuff is happening in the music scene. Catching up on newer artists like Razorlight, Lily Allen, etcetera. I also found some great Jools Holland records with acts like Muse an King Creosote on them.
Let's see: the world is still going to pot, life consists of work and more work, but fortunately some interesting stuff is happening in the music scene. Catching up on newer artists like Razorlight, Lily Allen, etcetera. I also found some great Jools Holland records with acts like Muse an King Creosote on them.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Fundamental
A couple of weeks ago I went to see Pet Shop Boys(again). Good show although I think the one before this one had a more adventurous setlist. Still, a good show and a good time was had by all.
I was invited to go to the show the morning of the gig. So the afternoon of the concert I purchased their latest album 'Fundamental' to listen to a taste of what I would hear that night. Some weeks passed and I put the album on again, this time to really listen to it. Now I have been a fan from Day One, always thought these guys did something no one else did. And boy did these guys write some great songs; from 'It's a sin' via 'Miserabilism' to 'Can you forgive her?'. All brilliant in my opinion.
So now I catch myself putting the album on and on and on and on... Fundamental is really what it says: a return to the fundamentals of what makes Pet Shop Boys. There is a song that has the same sound-balance and feel as 'It's a sin'. There is one that sounds almost but not entirely like 'Euroboy', and the list goes on. But mind you; they're all new songs and they are all very good to absolutely brilliant. And for the first time as far as I know, the guys actually put in some criticism of society in their lyrics. Not just in the Blair-Bush-Poodle song 'I'm with Stupid' :
or :
but also(and more so) in the gem that is "Integral" :
Oh, and you're right guys: 'I learned a lesson from the 20th century I think that we should not dismiss'. Indeed.
I was invited to go to the show the morning of the gig. So the afternoon of the concert I purchased their latest album 'Fundamental' to listen to a taste of what I would hear that night. Some weeks passed and I put the album on again, this time to really listen to it. Now I have been a fan from Day One, always thought these guys did something no one else did. And boy did these guys write some great songs; from 'It's a sin' via 'Miserabilism' to 'Can you forgive her?'. All brilliant in my opinion.
So now I catch myself putting the album on and on and on and on... Fundamental is really what it says: a return to the fundamentals of what makes Pet Shop Boys. There is a song that has the same sound-balance and feel as 'It's a sin'. There is one that sounds almost but not entirely like 'Euroboy', and the list goes on. But mind you; they're all new songs and they are all very good to absolutely brilliant. And for the first time as far as I know, the guys actually put in some criticism of society in their lyrics. Not just in the Blair-Bush-Poodle song 'I'm with Stupid' :
"No one understands me
Where I'm coming from
Why would I be with someone
who's obviously so dumb?"
or :
"Before we ever met
I thought like everybody did
you were just a moron
a billion-dollar kid"
but also(and more so) in the gem that is "Integral" :
"If you've done nothing wrong
You've got nothing to fear
If you've something to hide
You shouldn't even be here
Long live us
The persuaded we
Integral
Collectively
To the whole project
It's brand new
Conceived solely
To protect you
One world
One reason
Unchanging
One season
If you've done nothing wrong
You've got nothing to fear
If you've something to hide
You shouldn't even be here
You've had your chance
Now we've got the mandate
If you've changed your mind
I'm afraid it's too late
We're concerned
You're a threat
You're not integral
To the project
Sterile
Immaculate
Rational
Perfect
Everyone has
Their own number
In the system that
We operate under
We're moving to
A situation
Where your lives exist
As information
One world
One life
One chance
One reason
All under
One sky
Unchanging
One season
If you've done nothing wrong
You've got nothing to fear
If you've something to hide
You shouldn't even be here
You've had your chance
Now we've got the mandate
If you've changed your mind
I'm afraid it's too late
We're concerned
You're a threat
You're not integral
To the project
Sterile
Immaculate
Rational
Perfect"
Oh, and you're right guys: 'I learned a lesson from the 20th century I think that we should not dismiss'. Indeed.
Let me translate. Frank Zappa...
http://www.nu.nl/news/1176477/70/Berlijn_eert_Frank_Zappa_met_straat.html
Berlin honours Frank Zappa with street.
Released: 30 juli 2007 19:27
Last updated: 30 juli 2007 19:28
AMSTERDAM - In Berlin a street was named after the legendary rockstar Frank Zappa. Strasse 13(Street 13) is now called Frank Zappa Street.
The initiative for the namechange came from the film organization Orwo Haus, located in the street. The organization, which stems from the DDR-era, aims for what Frank Zappa stood for.
"He did not know any taboos, he was musically extremely eclectic, he pushed the envelope and he was not seduced by capitalist companies", the organization states.
Brother.
Zappa's brother Bobby has thanked Orwo Haus en stated that the artist, who passed away in 1993, would have been proud.
(c) ANP
Berlijn eert Frank Zappa met straat
Uitgegeven: 30 juli 2007 19:27
Laatst gewijzigd: 30 juli 2007 19:28
AMSTERDAM - In Berlijn is een straat vernoemd naar de legendarische rockster Frank Zappa. Straat 13 in het voorheen communistische oosten van Berlijn heet vanaf nu Frank Zappastraat.
ANP
Het initiatief voor de naamsverandering is genomen door de filmorganisatie Orwo Haus, die in de straat gevestigd is. Het gaat de organisatie, die stamt uit de DDR-tijd, naar eigen zeggen om hetgeen Zappa symboliseerde.
"Taboes kende hij niet, hij was muzikaal van alle markten thuis, prikkelend en hij liet zich niet inpalmen door kapitalistische ondernemingen", zegt de organisatie in een verklaring.
Broer
Zappa's broer Bobby heeft Orwo Haus bedankt en gezegd dat de in 1993 overleden Amerikaan trots zou zijn geweest.
(c) ANP
Berlin honours Frank Zappa with street.
Released: 30 juli 2007 19:27
Last updated: 30 juli 2007 19:28
AMSTERDAM - In Berlin a street was named after the legendary rockstar Frank Zappa. Strasse 13(Street 13) is now called Frank Zappa Street.
The initiative for the namechange came from the film organization Orwo Haus, located in the street. The organization, which stems from the DDR-era, aims for what Frank Zappa stood for.
"He did not know any taboos, he was musically extremely eclectic, he pushed the envelope and he was not seduced by capitalist companies", the organization states.
Brother.
Zappa's brother Bobby has thanked Orwo Haus en stated that the artist, who passed away in 1993, would have been proud.
(c) ANP
Thursday, July 05, 2007
The most beautiful song of 2007 so far.
Rufus has outgrown his dad
Going To A Town lyrics by Rufus Wainwright.
I'm going to a town that has already been burned down
I'm going to a place that is already been disgraced
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down.
I'm so tired of America
I'm gonna make it up for all of the Sunday Times
I'm gonna make it up for all of the nursery rhymes
They never really seem to want to tell the truth
I'm so tired of you America
Making my own way home
Ain't gonna be alone
I got a life to lead America
I got a life to lead
Tell me do you really think you go to hell for having loved?
Tell me and not for thinking every thing that you've done is good
(I really need to know)
After soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood
I'm so tired of America
(I really need to know)
I may just never see you again or might as well
You took advantage of a world that loved you well
I'm going to a town that has already been burned down
I'm so tired of you America
Making my own way home
Ain't gonna be alone
I got a life to lead America
I got a life to lead
I got a soul to feed
I got a dream to heed
And that's all I need
Making my own way home
Ain't gonna be alone
I'm going to a town that has already been burned down
Going To A Town lyrics by Rufus Wainwright.
I'm going to a town that has already been burned down
I'm going to a place that is already been disgraced
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down.
I'm so tired of America
I'm gonna make it up for all of the Sunday Times
I'm gonna make it up for all of the nursery rhymes
They never really seem to want to tell the truth
I'm so tired of you America
Making my own way home
Ain't gonna be alone
I got a life to lead America
I got a life to lead
Tell me do you really think you go to hell for having loved?
Tell me and not for thinking every thing that you've done is good
(I really need to know)
After soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood
I'm so tired of America
(I really need to know)
I may just never see you again or might as well
You took advantage of a world that loved you well
I'm going to a town that has already been burned down
I'm so tired of you America
Making my own way home
Ain't gonna be alone
I got a life to lead America
I got a life to lead
I got a soul to feed
I got a dream to heed
And that's all I need
Making my own way home
Ain't gonna be alone
I'm going to a town that has already been burned down
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Genesis Pics and Vids
Revived from The Dead!
Not much activity here lately. Too busy living I guess...
Went to Genesis in The Arena in Amsterdam last sunday. Great great show, these guys will still deliver when they're 80 years old(nope, they're not that old yet...).
I'll put up some pictures, video's and reviews later.
Went to Genesis in The Arena in Amsterdam last sunday. Great great show, these guys will still deliver when they're 80 years old(nope, they're not that old yet...).
I'll put up some pictures, video's and reviews later.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
The words of an honest man
I'm the master of low expectations.
--George w. Bush aboard Air Force One
06/04/2003
--George w. Bush aboard Air Force One
06/04/2003
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
A small hint. Or not so small.
Doing a little thread in Latin somewhere else. I do it with this http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml of course. My latin sucks, this actually helps me a get the hang a bit... So here it is my friends; the entryticket to that thread if you can't do Latin.
http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml
http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml
Testing the waters
This is a test. I have just been converted to Google. Don't feel no different though...
Friday, August 11, 2006
Vergane glorie : Cornelis
For all people who use the Babelfish...
De Jantjes Blues.
Jantje was aan 't wandelen op het Leidse Plein
Toen vond ie een rijksdaalder en dat vond ie fijn
Hij kocht er zoute pinda's voor, sigaretten en drop
Kortom in no-time waren al z'n centen op
Maar hij werd geschaduwd door een brigadier
Die zei tegen Jantje "Kom jij maar eens hier"
'Kweenie of je 't weet maar rijksdaalders op straat'
'Zijn verloren goederen en horen aan de Staat'
De rechter zei 'Hee Jantje, weet jij wel wat je bent?'
'Dat noemen wij juridisch een jeugd-delinquent'
'Een schande voor je ouders, je toekomst naar de maan'
'Want als je later groot bent krijg je nooit een goede baan'
'Stik maar' zei Jantje, 'met je kouwe kak'
'Ma die is de hort op en pa zit in de bak'
'Wat die er van zeggen lap ik aan mijn schoen'
'En als ik later groot ben zorg ik zelf wel voor m'n poen'
Men haalde er een heel stel psychologen bij
Die vond hem een gevaar voor de maatschappij
Vandaag een rijksdaalder, morgen een huis
Hopsakee de bajes in en weg met dat gespuis
Op z'n verjaardag zat Jantje in de cel
Er kwam geen visite maar kadootjes krijg hij wel
Ma stuurde een ijzerzaag, pa stuurde een boor
'Daar gaat ie dan' zei Jantje en hij ging er vandoor
Buiten de bajes zag hij een auto staan
'Ik leen hem maar' zei Jantje, zo gezegd en zo gedaan
Maar in een scherpe bocht kreeg die kar een lekke band
Sloeg zeven maar over de kop en vloog toen in de brand
Hiermede eindigt het verhaal van onze held
Een Blues voor Jantje zongen de vogels in het veld
Jezus, zei de dominee, sta zijn zieltje bij
Maar Jantje had er maling aan want Jantje was vrij
Jantje was vrij, Jantje was vrij...
Cornelis Vreeswijk
De Jantjes Blues.
Jantje was aan 't wandelen op het Leidse Plein
Toen vond ie een rijksdaalder en dat vond ie fijn
Hij kocht er zoute pinda's voor, sigaretten en drop
Kortom in no-time waren al z'n centen op
Maar hij werd geschaduwd door een brigadier
Die zei tegen Jantje "Kom jij maar eens hier"
'Kweenie of je 't weet maar rijksdaalders op straat'
'Zijn verloren goederen en horen aan de Staat'
De rechter zei 'Hee Jantje, weet jij wel wat je bent?'
'Dat noemen wij juridisch een jeugd-delinquent'
'Een schande voor je ouders, je toekomst naar de maan'
'Want als je later groot bent krijg je nooit een goede baan'
'Stik maar' zei Jantje, 'met je kouwe kak'
'Ma die is de hort op en pa zit in de bak'
'Wat die er van zeggen lap ik aan mijn schoen'
'En als ik later groot ben zorg ik zelf wel voor m'n poen'
Men haalde er een heel stel psychologen bij
Die vond hem een gevaar voor de maatschappij
Vandaag een rijksdaalder, morgen een huis
Hopsakee de bajes in en weg met dat gespuis
Op z'n verjaardag zat Jantje in de cel
Er kwam geen visite maar kadootjes krijg hij wel
Ma stuurde een ijzerzaag, pa stuurde een boor
'Daar gaat ie dan' zei Jantje en hij ging er vandoor
Buiten de bajes zag hij een auto staan
'Ik leen hem maar' zei Jantje, zo gezegd en zo gedaan
Maar in een scherpe bocht kreeg die kar een lekke band
Sloeg zeven maar over de kop en vloog toen in de brand
Hiermede eindigt het verhaal van onze held
Een Blues voor Jantje zongen de vogels in het veld
Jezus, zei de dominee, sta zijn zieltje bij
Maar Jantje had er maling aan want Jantje was vrij
Jantje was vrij, Jantje was vrij...
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Ye Olde Banners
"Even if the flag burning amendment does become law, the larger problem will remain of how to respectfully dispose of older, tattered flags. Well, fortunately the U.S. official Flag Code has a suggestion about this.
Quote: 'The flag, when it is in such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.'
Owwwwcchh.
In response, the House Republicans are calling for tattered flags to be kept alive via a feeding tube."
Jon Stewart
Quote: 'The flag, when it is in such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.'
Owwwwcchh.
In response, the House Republicans are calling for tattered flags to be kept alive via a feeding tube."
Jon Stewart
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Jimi
The story of life
The story of Jesus
so easy to explain
After they crucified him,
a woman, she claimed his name
The story of Jesus
the whole bible knows
went all across the desert
and in the middle, he found a rose
There should be no questions
there should be no lies
He was married ever happily after
All the tears we cry
No use in arguing
all the use to the man that moans
When each man falls in battle
his soul it has to roam
Angles of heaven
flying saucers to some,
made Easter Sunday
the name of the rising sun
The story is written
by so many people who dared,
to lay down the truth
to so very many who cared
to carry the cross
of Jesus and beyond
We will guide the light
this time with a woman in our arms
We as men
can't explain the reason why
the woman's always mentioned
at the moment that we die
All we know
is God is by our side,
and he says the word
so easy yet so hard
I wish not to be alone,
so I must respect my other heart
Oh, the story
of Jesus is the story
of you and me
No use in feeling lonely,
I am searching to be free
The story
of life is quicker
than the wink of an eye
The story of love
is hello and goodbye
Until we meet again
The last words on paper of Jimi Hendrix
The story of Jesus
so easy to explain
After they crucified him,
a woman, she claimed his name
The story of Jesus
the whole bible knows
went all across the desert
and in the middle, he found a rose
There should be no questions
there should be no lies
He was married ever happily after
All the tears we cry
No use in arguing
all the use to the man that moans
When each man falls in battle
his soul it has to roam
Angles of heaven
flying saucers to some,
made Easter Sunday
the name of the rising sun
The story is written
by so many people who dared,
to lay down the truth
to so very many who cared
to carry the cross
of Jesus and beyond
We will guide the light
this time with a woman in our arms
We as men
can't explain the reason why
the woman's always mentioned
at the moment that we die
All we know
is God is by our side,
and he says the word
so easy yet so hard
I wish not to be alone,
so I must respect my other heart
Oh, the story
of Jesus is the story
of you and me
No use in feeling lonely,
I am searching to be free
The story
of life is quicker
than the wink of an eye
The story of love
is hello and goodbye
Until we meet again
The last words on paper of Jimi Hendrix
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