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Paul — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:34:00 +0000

Animal Collective - My Girls

Paul — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:33:00 +0000

Oh Animal Collective, why are you so awesome?

Isn't much that I feel I need
a solid soul and the blood I bleed
With a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house

There isn't much that I feel I need:
a solid soul and the blood I bleed.
But with a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house

I don't care for fancy things
Or to take part in a pressured race.
But to provide for them when they ask
I will, with heart, on my father's grave

On my father's grave
I don't mean
To seem like I care about material things,
Like our social status,

I just want
Four walls and adobe slabs
For my girls

Julia Nunes

Paul — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:40:00 +0000

I have been a fan of Julia Nunes for some time now. A natural actress and talented musician Julia rose to fame on youtube and now has put out two albums which are for sale on her website here:
http://www.junumusic.com/products.php

Camille Dalmais

Paul — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Camille Dalmais is a French singer/songwriter.

Here she is preforming a version of la demeure d'un ciel using nothing but her voice and a loop pedal. An amazing performance!

Buy her album from Amazon

fooberdoob

Paul — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:49:00 +0000

Fooberdoob is in fact Matt Gurley, a young artist out of Oklahoma who does excellent layered covers of the shoegaze subgenre and reminds me what it is like to listen to music and drift through clouds.

Listen to his cover of The Sunday's song Skin and Bones:

and visit

http://www.youtube.com/user/fooberdoobs

for more.

Weezer - Pink Triangle

Paul — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:54:00 +0000

When I'm stable long enough
I start to look around for love
See a sweet in floral print
My mind begins the arrangements

And so beings one of the greatest Weezer songs ever, splashing ideas of mental frailty, emotional turmoil, and senseless obsession that leads us to make all the wrong conclusions in love. Yes, this song says it all.

Townes Van Zandt

Paul — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:10:00 +0000

Townes van Zandt is a singer songwriting the country/folk genre. With a mellow swaying voice, picked guitar, and lyrics that really mean something... he might surprise you as the country singer you can listen to.

Listen to him sing Pancho and Lefty:

And check out his official site:
http://www.townesvanzandt.com/

My Little Airport

Paul — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:58:00 +0000

My Little Airport is an indie pop duo out of Hong Kong consisting of composer Ah P and vocalist Nicole singing beautifully cute songs in a mix of Chinese and English, with occasional French. Their songs focus on forbidden romance, erotic overtones, and snapshots of everyday glory like: going to the zoo, getting homework done, or reading French poems. My Little Airport provides validation to being a nerd; their music says that it is possible to be an intellectual who studies hard and has sensuality, sexuality, and fashion sense.

Nicole of My Little Airport:

Watch Ah P and Nicole perform: The Ok Thing To Do On Sunday Afternoon is to Toddle in the Zoo (all in Chinese)

For more, check out their beautiful webpage:
http://www.mylittleairport.com/

Or get their latest from Amazon: Stay As Sweet As You Are

Glück, das mir verblieb (Marietta's Lied)

Paul — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:21:00 +0000

From the 1920s Opera Die tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, this is a beautiful aria about love and old times. Hearing this song feels like floating, and I find myself singing it in idle moments, here are the original German lyrics, followed by a Google Translation.

Glück, das mir verblieb,
rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb.
Abend sinkt im Hag
bist mir Licht und Tag.
Bange pochet Herz an Herz
Hoffnung schwingt sich himmelwärts.

Wie wahr, ein traurig Lied.
Das Lied vom treuen Lieb,
das sterben muss.

Ich kenne das Lied.
Ich hört es oft in jungen,
in schöneren Tagen.
Es hat noch eine Strophe
weiß ich sie noch?

Naht auch Sorge trüb,
rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb.
Neig dein blaß Gesicht
Sterben trennt uns nicht.
Mußt du einmal von mir gehn,
glaub, es gibt ein Auferstehn.

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Google translation
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Lucky that I remained,
back to me, my faithful love.
Evening falls in Hag
're my light and day.
Pochet anxious heart to heart
Hope is swinging skyward.

How true, a sad song.
The Song of loyal Lieb,
the death.

I know the song.
I hear it often young,
In better days.
It still has a verse
I know it yet?

Seam also worry cloudy,
back to me, my faithful love.
Tilt your pale face
Death separates us.
Thou hast heard of me go,
credible, there is a Auferstehn.

O'Pato

Paul — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:28:00 +0000

This is a kitschy samba song about a duck, a goose, and other water birds, all quacking about who each other are, the:

Quém, quém, quém, quém
Quém, quém, quém, quém

lines at the end are a bit of onomatopoeia meant to resemble the quacking of a duck, and can be translated into: who? who? who? who?

This is a samba song which means it is about impossible to play on guitar and sing at the same time. The combination of the samba rhythm and smooth contrapuntal singing defines the Tropicália movement in my opinion. Here are two legends of Tropicália: Joao Gilberto and Caetano Veloso, singing the song:

Natalia's version is by far the best though:

You can find tab for the song here, or get the song from amazon: O Pato (The Duck)