The Rembrandts — I’ll be there for you The Friends theme song, written by its co-creators Matha Kauffman and David(?) Crane. Performed by The Rembrandts, this is perhaps the best theme music I have ever heard, for any TV show; and its lyrics? Fantastic! So no one told you life was gonna be this way *clap*clap*clap*clap*Your job’s a joke, […]
Claude Debussy — Claire de Lune
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Penned: Monday, June 6th, 2011
Penned: Monday, June 6th, 2011
Claude Debussy — Claire de Lune Claire de Lune, Claude Debussy, Third Movement of Suite Bergamasque. Somebody once asked me what my ten most favourite pieces of music were. Well, this is number four. However the list itself is subject to changes inasmuch as I have, quite naturally, not listened to every single piece of music every […]
Friedrich Nietzsche (via melancholicdays)
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Penned: Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Penned: Sunday, June 5th, 2011
http://www.sembeo.com/media/Matrix.swf Always fun to see if you can create a Bach or Beethoven from
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Penned: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Penned: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Instrumental, unknown. Original Vocal performance by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson — To All the Girl I’ve Loved Before
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Penned: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Penned: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
This instrumental piece, titled, To all the girl I’ve loved before, ranks as one of my favourite violin compositions. When I first heard to it, I neither knew where/who the song had come from, nor whether it was based on an earlier vocal performance. It was only recently that I stumbled upon the answer to the second question: […]
Fête de la Musique
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Penned: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Penned: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21. The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed an all-night music celebration at the moment of the summer solstice. The idea was taken up by […]