This is the second piece to feature here from one of Mozart’s most adored Operas – The Marriage of Figaro. More background information about the Opera’s conception and story and can be found in my post Ecco la Marcia Act…
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The Marriage of Figaro Act IV Ah Tutti Contenti (Ah, All Content) (1786) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Posted in Music
24/10 – 30/10/22 – Bringing it All Back Home, Colombia & An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Bringing it All Back HomeArticle by Richard Williams at the bluemoment ‘Last night I was on my way to see Bob Dylan in concert in…
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Posted in Music, News, politics
All Those Years Ago (1981) – George Harrison
It’s between John Lennon and George Harrison as to my favourite Beatle. What they did post – Beatles really impressed me and how they carried themselves. We have John Lennon writing in the latter years of his life ‘Watching the…
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Dogs in the Park – ‘We are grateful for your contribution to Gender, Place and Culture’ (Special Edition)
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Cast Away Soundtrack (2000) – Main Theme – Alan Silvestri
I am very fond of the main theme music composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2000 Film Cast Away. I imagine most of you would be familiar with this American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks and…
California Stars (1998) – Billy Bragg & Wilco
This is the second song to feature here from Billy Bragg and Wilco’s wonderful tribute album to Woody Guthrie called Mermaid Avenue (see image above). More information about the album and my connection to it can be found in my…
Wuthering Heights (1847) – Emily Bronte
When a friend of mine and I were discussing a title for his book, he jokingly responded, ‘What about Wuthering Heights? Or Les miserables‘? It was quite the coincidence since I’ve had the above copy of Wuthering Heights sitting on my bedroom table…
Demons (2013) – Imagine Dragons
I believe my daughter Katherine found this song on YT and we played and sung it all the time. There was an endearing video of a kid with a horse on a beach with this song played, but I can…
17/10 – 23/10/22 – Social-Emotional Learning, Excess Deaths in Australia, Babies & Russia
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. The Dark Truth About Social-Emotional LearningAudio presentation at New Discourses ‘We have to talk about Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). It’s not the first time it’s…
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Posted in Health, News, politics, Science
Gloria (1982) – Laura Branigan
I have heard the Spanish version of this song more in recent years than I have Laura Branigan’s cover version. It was composed initially in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and then translated into Spanish and then English. I just finished writing…
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