Le partisan - Original 1969

When they poured across the border
I was cautioned to surrender,
this I could not do;
I took my gun and vanished.
I have changed my name so often,
I've lost my wife and children
but I have many friends,
and some of them are with me.

An old woman gave us shelter,
kept us hidden in the garret,
then the soldiers came;
she died without a whisper.

There were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
but I must go on;
the frontiers are my prison.

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from the shadows.

Les Allemands e'taient chez moi, (The Germans were at my home)
ils me dirent, "Signe toi," (They said, "Sign yourself,")
mais je n'ai pas peur; (But I am not afraid)
j'ai repris mon arme. (I have retaken my weapon.)

J'ai change' cent fois de nom, (I have changed names a hundred times)
j'ai perdu femme et enfants (I have lost wife and children)
mais j'ai tant d'amis; (But I have so many friends)
j'ai la France entie`re. (I have all of France)

Un vieil homme dans un grenier (An old man, in an attic)
pour la nuit nous a cache', (Hid us for the night)
les Allemands l'ont pris; (The Germans captured him)
il est mort sans surprise. (He died without surprise.)

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from the shadows

Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust Inc - Lost Tapes

Ah, the caustically impelling energy of a young Jello! Soothes the heart on such a blistery day. 

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqIS0n64Ig&t=0m1s

Interpreti Veneziani-9

Gregg Green - I Dunno

prudent. the peaceful persistence takes precedence

Richie Havens, Freedom, (Woodstock)

Rest Easy Richie Havens
January 21, 1941 - April 22, 2013

The Prophet Has Arise

Sinead O'Connor covering one of the greatest reggae vocal groups of all time...

Transporting the Soul

All this talk of "better times" got me to thinking - if I could choose any time and place throughout time to visit, I'd have such a hard time deciding between these four choices:

January 16, 1958, Chicago's Pershing Hotel to witness one of the greatest trios of all time arranged by one of the world's most under-appreciated talents, Ahmad Jamal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQvIvb1S1EM


or

March 9,1958, Hackensack, NJ to sit in the studio with Cannonball Adderley, Hank and Sam Jones, Miles Davis, and Art Blakey to experience my all time favorite recording being made live...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPHtQn1t1n4


or

Sunday, June 25, 1961, The Village Vanguard in New York City to absorb my soul in the beauty of Evans, LaFaro and Motian and be blown away by the virtuoso LaFaro displays when he delivers Solar on his bass...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lENMTBqTrg&feature=related


and then still, there's

September 17, 1962, Sound Makers studio in NYC to experience in person the energy between three of my musical heroes that transformed itself into one of the greatest albums ever made...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJlmFyaLCk



Ani DiFranco once said, "People used to make records, as in the record of an event, the event of people playing music in a room..." When I listen to any of the music I posted here, the meaning of that statement is very clear.

Beauty

Incredible Hang Drum Duo @ Yahoo! Video

Somewhere Between Art and Life

I stumbled across a very interesting blog called BINARY HEAP that delves deep into the relationship of sound experience and sound theory. Of all the provocative articles linked there, I found this to be particularly intriguing.




John Cage on "I've Got a Secret"