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Post by gigi on Sept 26, 2008 13:50:04 GMT 1
This is one of the exceptions when a Pole listens to a song he doesn't know and likes it  And - if THAT's country music I am from now on a country fan. Glad you liked it! There are many different types of country music, which has definitely expanded the fan base.  I really liked this song - no translation needed to enjoy great music! I found a partial translation of the lyrics - not perfect, but it helps. On the website is shows only the translation in English, but when I pasted it here the Polish lyrics show up as well. Hopefully they are matched up correctly!  Przeżyj To Sam - Take it yourselfNa życie patrzysz bez emocji Life look without emotions Na przekór czasom i ludziom wbrew All the times and people in breach of Gdziekolwiek jesteś w dzień czy w nocy Wherever you are in the day or at night Oczyma widza oglądasz grę The eyes of viewers watching the game Ktoś inny zmienia świat za Ciebie Someone else changes the world for you Nadstawia głowę, podnosi krzyk Nadstawie head, raises a cry A Ty z daleka, bo tak lepiej Did you from afar, because it's better I w razie czego nie tracisz nic And if you do not lose anything Przeżyj to sam, przeżyj to sam Relive the same experience it yourself Nie zamieniaj serca w twardy głaz Do not replace the heart in hard stone Póki jeszcze serce masz Until now still heart you Widziałeś wczoraj znów w dzienniku Did you see yesterday again in the journal Zmęczonych ludzi wzburzony tłum Tired of people irate crowd I jeden szczegół wzrok Twój przykuł And a detail sight Your przykuł Ogromne morze ludzkich głów A huge sea of human heads A spiker cedził ostre słowa A speaker cedził sharp words Od których nagła wzbierała złość From the sudden wzbierała anger I począł w Tobie gniew kiełkować I began in you anger germinate Aż pomyślałeś: milczenia dość Until pomyślałeś: silence rather Przeżyj to sam... Experience it yourself ... |
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Post by gigi on Sept 26, 2008 21:37:11 GMT 1
Here's a more recent addition to my music favorites - Andean. A brief taste of it: |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 27, 2008 1:24:00 GMT 1
I also like Bluegrass and have since my twenties. Growing up, my kids turned their noses up at it, but then one of my daughters, who is musically inclined (unlike the rest of us in the family) went to college in North Carolina and really, really got into the Appalachian music. One of the courses she took at the college was called 'Old Time Singing'. It was great, and before she graduated she and a young man who was very talented recorded a CD with a ton of old Appalachian songs on it. I love it! Wow! Congtaulations (and salutations) Any link to Appalachian stuff? Tufta, I hope I did not mislead you...When I said she recorded a CD with a young man, I meant that they simply went into the college's recording studio and recorded their songs. I hope you didn't think I was implying she had a recording contract or something like that! She performs for fun and personal satisfaction. Singing at a few local coffee houses, pizza places, and seasonal festivals is the extent of her singing "career". Right now she's concentrating on being an organic dairy farmer with her husband of one year in the beautiful and bucolic state of Vermont. As for a link to Appalachian music...I'm kind of dumb about stuff like that, but I will ask my daughter and see what she comes up with, how's that? |
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Post by tufta on Sept 27, 2008 9:43:24 GMT 1
Jeanne, the misunderstanding is solely due to my English.
But I was right in part as from what you say - she did sing in public ; D
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Post by tufta on Sept 27, 2008 9:46:48 GMT 1
Here's a more recent addition to my music favorites - Andean. A brief taste of it: There was a time, like some 10-15 years back, when street-playing Andean bands were very often performing on the streets of Warsaw. I wonder why they have disappeared now. |
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Post by tufta on Sept 27, 2008 9:58:06 GMT 1
Yes the words are matched correctly. The most important are these Przeżyj to sam... Experience it yourself ... If they are matched with the video the 'between the lines' meaning of the song appears. Now something in English. The guy was very popular in Poland in the seventies. More popular than in native Canada I guess. Included is a bonus free lesson of Dutch language - that is I believe it is Dutch pl.youtube.com/watch?v=30egIKHT-pMpl.youtube.com/watch?v=30egIKHT-pM |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 27, 2008 18:07:43 GMT 1
Jeanne, the misunderstanding is solely due to my English. But I was right in part as from what you say - she did sing in public ; D Tufta, Yes you were right, she does sing in public...and I think your English is just fine...I'm very impressed with it. Here are a couple of links to Appalachian Music that I found: homepage.mac.com/henryqueen1/iblog/C10www.appspring.com/music.html |
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Post by tufta on Sept 28, 2008 20:19:38 GMT 1
Jeanne, the misunderstanding is solely due to my English. But I was right in part as from what you say - she did sing in public ; D Tufta, Yes you were right, she does sing in public...and I think your English is just fine...I'm very impressed with it. Here are a couple of links to Appalachian Music that I found: homepage.mac.com/henryqueen1/iblog/C10www.appspring.com/music.htmlJeanne. Not only did I listen to Appalachian music but I have with great pleasure and satisfaction browsed immensly through the Appalachian Spring Village. Thank you it was all really new and fascinating. |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 29, 2008 0:35:34 GMT 1
Jeanne. Not only did I listen to Appalachian music but I have with great pleasure and satisfaction browsed immensly through the Appalachian Spring Village. Thank you it was all really new and fascinating. I'm glad you enjoyed it! |
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Post by tufta on Sept 29, 2008 9:35:51 GMT 1
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Post by gigi on Sept 29, 2008 13:41:47 GMT 1
The guy was very popular in Poland in the seventies. More popular than in native Canada I guess. Hi Tufta, I just read that Leonard Cohen will be performing in Warsaw this Wednesday. Are you going to the show? Leonard Cohen in Poland Created: 29.09.2008 11:31 thenews.pl The Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen is playing at the Wroclaw’s Centennial Hall tonight.
On Wednesday, he will perform at Warsaw’s Torwar Sports Arena. His homeland apart, Poland is a country where he enjoys enormous popularity, dating back to the 1980s and the excellent Polish versions of his greatest hits translated by the poet and cabaret singer Maciej Zembaty.
Small wonder that Cohen’s come-back to the concert circuit after 15 years generated great interest among Polish music lovers.
In 1985 Cohen drew capacity crowds to the Congress Hall in the Palace of Culture and in three other Polish cities. In April 2007 he made a brief appearance before an audience of 150 in a Polish Radio Studio during a concert promoting a CD by his partner Anjani Thomas. He started by reading out his favourite poem by Czeslaw Milosz in an English translation and then sang two numbers in a duo with Anjani.
Cohen was born in 1934 of Jewish parents who emigrated from Poland. |
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Post by gigi on Sept 29, 2008 19:10:04 GMT 1
Today I am posting one of my favorite swing band songs, called Sing, Sing, Sing. The video clip also includes scenes from an interesting movie in which this song was featured - Swing Kids. The movie is set in 1939 Hamburg, where a group of teenagers express their rebellion against Hitler and the Nazi regime by secretly getting together to listen and dance to banned swing and jazz music. As far as movies about the impact of Nazism go, the movie is definitely a lightweight, but it was still interesting to watch.
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Post by tufta on Sept 30, 2008 8:03:43 GMT 1
I KNOW this piece! So I like it ;D ;D ;D We have a song in Poland which is only in two thirds as good as Sing, Sing, Sing. It's title is Sing-Sing. Here is a song - no video clip though pl.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrBt7WU4gM&feature=relatedThe singing artist is Maryl Rodowicz. She first sung in public in 1967 or 1968 and she is still performing. Unfortunately no Leonard Cohen for me tomorrow... Where is BO? Without him everyone posts in the secluded part and we become private forum! |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 30, 2008 9:14:00 GMT 1
Where is BO? Without him everyone posts in the secluded part and we become private forum! I came back home yesterday and found the old computer crashed. My wife did it. The mouse got hanged and she turned off the computer with the power button. Probably the hdd broke down. I had managed to transfer all photos onto a new computer. But many files are lost. I made the last backup in December 2007. Everything what has happened since then, except photos, is lost. Aaa, and some photos from the last weeks are also gone. I am going to retrieve them from the memory card. My presence here might be limited for a while..... |
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Post by gigi on Sept 30, 2008 13:52:12 GMT 1
My presence here might be limited for a while..... Sorry to hear that about that, Bonobo. Hopefully you will be back with us soon. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 1, 2008 2:59:08 GMT 1
Where is BO? Without him everyone posts in the secluded part and we become private forum! I came back home yesterday and found the old computer crashed. My wife did it. The mouse got hanged and she turned off the computer with the power button. Probably the hdd broke down. I had managed to transfer all photos onto a new computer. But many files are lost. I made the last backup in December 2007. Everything what has happened since then, except photos, is lost. Aaa, and some photos from the last weeks are also gone. I am going to retrieve them from the memory card. My presence here might be limited for a while..... I hope you followed the motto of the forum: Never lose your sense of humor! |
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Post by tufta on Oct 1, 2008 19:15:05 GMT 1
oooops! Bo, I know the feeling. Be back quickly. (And tell her you love her!) |
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Post by gigi on Oct 2, 2008 18:04:42 GMT 1
This next song was released in 2007 by the group Nickelback. The video is very interesting. Whenever I hear it, I am always reminded of the fact that no matter how messed up things can be, there is always hope for change...
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 3, 2008 11:33:27 GMT 1
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Post by gigi on Oct 3, 2008 18:58:32 GMT 1
The greatest of all is the soundtrack from Conan the Barbarian. Made by the Greek, Basil Poledouris. Awesome, monumental music..... I couldn`t believe it was real when I heard it first time.... Just curious Bonobo...have you ever played an instrument? I agree with you that listening to this kind of music is quite enjoyable, but creating it, being a part of it - it's even better! I remember playing "monumental" pieces in band (not orchestra as we didn't have strings), and it was such an amazing experience. One of my favorite pieces was from The Planets by Gustav Holst, called 'Mars, Bringer of War'. I have posted two different videos for the same piece. The first video is a more traditional version. The second is a bit faster and the video more controversial. It has a lot of historical and pop culture elements to it. It is, however, very anti-Bush, so be forewarned if you are a Bush fan. And no, this isn't a political statement in any way, I just found some elements of that video to be very interesting and wanted to include it. This thead is about music, not politics!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 3, 2008 20:11:43 GMT 1
Just curious Bonobo...have you ever played an instrument? I play the accordeon but in an amateurish style... What instrument? Not really. I admire only intelligent guys and Bush isn`t one, is he? hahahahaha |
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Post by gigi on Oct 3, 2008 22:36:02 GMT 1
Just curious Bonobo...have you ever played an instrument? I play the accordeon but in an amateurish style... So...where's the video?  ? ;D Clarinet and bass clarinet. I was also in marching band with the bass clarinet (not easy because it is a pretty big instrument). |
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Post by tufta on Oct 4, 2008 10:23:07 GMT 1
Clarinet and bass clarinet. I was also in marching band with the bass clarinet (not easy because it is a pretty big instrument). Wow! The silent beauty! |
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Post by gigi on Oct 4, 2008 23:35:21 GMT 1
Clarinet and bass clarinet. I was also in marching band with the bass clarinet (not easy because it is a pretty big instrument). Wow! The silent beauty! Me, or the bass clarinet? ;D ;D Just for you tufta, here is more of the real silent beauty... |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 5, 2008 10:13:07 GMT 1
Me, or the bass clarinet? ;D ;D Just for you tufta, here is more of the real silent beauty... Nope. It wasn`t silent. It was noisy. This is silent beauty, playing its strings...  |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 5, 2008 10:15:24 GMT 1
I play the accordeon but in an amateurish style... So...where's the video? ? ;D Here!! This green one at 1.50 is my accordeon. It sounds great, doesn`t it? |
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Post by gigi on Oct 5, 2008 17:46:54 GMT 1
Here!! This green one at 1.50 is my accordeon. It sounds great, doesn`t it? Yes, it does sound great...but too bad YOU are not the one playing your accordion! ;D ;D ;D  |
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Post by tufta on Oct 6, 2008 11:14:48 GMT 1
Me, or the bass clarinet? ;D ;D Just for you tufta, here is more of the real silent beauty... You and the clarinet Thanks for the duo. And here's especially for Bo - clarinet is not just the silent beauty it is much more ... pl.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbj7FYEi3M |
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Post by gigi on Oct 6, 2008 13:59:53 GMT 1
You and the clarinet Sorry, I thought by "silent" you meant the bass clarinet. It is a bit of an underrated instrument. It can sound hauntingly beautiful, but many people cannot pick it out when they hear a piece of music, or else they hear it and wonder what the heck it is. I still have my clarinet, though it has been years since I played it. I opened the case yesterday and played with the keys a bit. I think I will take it out soon. I'm sure it will sound horrible - the pads are worn and who knows how old the reed is, but I want to see if my fingers remember what to do. Hopefully the phrase "It's like riding a bike!" (meaning something that is never forgotten) will apply. |
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Post by tufta on Oct 6, 2008 19:10:26 GMT 1
Hopefully the phrase "It's like riding a bike!" (meaning something that is never forgotten) will apply. Of course yes, but probably some practice will be needed. I played guitar when I was younger, I still do but not in the public anymore, except a group of friends and very very very late during the course of evening... By 'silent' I meant capabable to propagate surprisingly low tones of extreme beauty. Thanks for the new and clever meaning of 'silent'. |
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