Yesterday we looked at the 1968 song The Weight, by The Band. We learned that the song’s author, Robbie Robertson, was influenced by surrealist director Luis Buñuel. Luis Buñuel’s best know film is L’Age d’Or (Age of Gold, or Golden Age), released in 1930. L’Age d’Or (French: L’Âge d’Or, pronounced [lɑʒ dɔʁ]), commonly translated as […]
As one of the favorite songs by several of the Elders, we will explore “The Weight”, the 1968 song by The Band. The Weightby Robbie Robertson / The Band [Verse 1]I pulled in to NazarethWas feeling ’bout half past deadI just need someplaceWhere I can lay my head“Hey, mister, can you tell meWhere a man […]
Yesterday’s BLOTT explored the Robert Heinlein novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I have long loved the Judy Collins song, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, without realizing the connection to the book. “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” (sometimes titled “The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress”) is a song by American songwriter Jimmy Webb. […]
I have long loved the song Sacrifices/Sacrificios by Tish Hinojosa. Sacrifices/Sacrificiosby Tish HinojosaSacrificios, sacramentos de la vidaReligioso, el amor un tierno altarMi plegaria de rodillas será estaQue por siempre encendiera nuestro amarSacrifices, sacraments of life and livingLove’s the altar where religiously we prayWhispered softly like a prayer up to the heavensEternally our votive light will […]
We were looking for something to cheer me up, given the state of mankind, and I came across Funeral Doom. After a discussion with the Elders, we realized that we could exploit this extreme subgenre and create a viable commercial product. Funeral doom is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that crosses death-doom with […]
Say, may I recommend two “Sea Shanty” movies? We really liked both of them. Blow the Man Down Blow the Man Down is a 2019 American black comedy thriller film, written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. It stars Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Annette O’Toole, Marceline Hugot, Gayle Rankin, Will Brittain, Skipp […]
We spent some time trying to determine if the Persian Rug on the cover of Switched-On Bach is the same rug in Wendy Carlos‘ studio. From various photos of Wendy’s studio, we have to conclude that it is not the same rug. Elder G’s Persian Rug Celebrating Wendy Carlos Elder G created some nice Persian […]
[Part I of an ongoing series on the musician Wendy Carlos] During a recent staff meeting, we realized that we all shared a fascination with the work of Wendy Carlos, and were enthusiastic to look into her life, her work, and her influences. Veil of Orpheus As faithful readers of WLBOTT will recall, we’ve talked […]
Everybody Loves Me Today we experiment with an AI Lyrical Abstraction ofDon McLean’s Everybody Loves Me. Fortune has me well in handArmies wait at my commandMy gold lies in a foreign landBuried deep beneath the sand The angels guide my every treadMy enemies are sick or deadBut all the victories I’ve ledHaven’t brought you to […]
In the search for the Vareniki / Pierogi in the arts and sciences, we came across this 50’s rockabilly song by Johnny Horton. I Got a Hole in My PirogueSong by Johnny HortonWell I went out a fishin’ to make a little mon.To take to Cajulina so we could have some fun.On the way back, […]