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Political World (1989) – Bob Dylan

“One night when everyone was asleep and I was sitting at the kitchen table, nothing on the hillside but a shiny bed of lights – all that changed. I wrote about twenty verses for a song called ‘Political World’ and…

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The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 52) – Ephemeral, Autophagy & Masochism

Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Ephermeral (adjective) It’s temporary, its transitory. Examples: The ephemeral beauty of a sunset. We all think of the life as a butterfly…

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Dream (2008) – Priscilla Ahn (Alex and Jo Music)

Hi! Here’s our new cover of wonderful song I Had a Dream by Priscilla Ahn. This song means so much to us and holds special place in our hearts. When we listen to it we always come back to nostalgic…

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Plymouth Chorale (Manchester by the Sea) 2016 – Lesley Barber

For inspiration for the a cappella pieces and the harmonies, says Barber, she reached into the past. “I looked at the earliest melodies that came over from Plymouth. I thought of that trauma of starting over — how do you…

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Please Please Me (1963) – The Beatles

I was more than likely rekindled with this song from Max; a huge Beatles fan; at his PowerPop blog page. I admire so many of the earlier hits of the Beatles including today’s featured track – Please Please Me. It…

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Please Mr. Kennedy (ft. Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver) 2013 – From Inside Llewyn Davis

Please Mr. Kennedy is the fourth song to be presented here from the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack. In the scene below, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is roped into performing on a recording session with fellow folksingers played by Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver.…

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American Beauty (1999) – Sam Mendes (Friday’s Finest)

Ricky Fitts: It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. Right? And this bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid…

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Please Forgive Me (1998) – David Gray

When a friend in Melbourne introduced me to the music of David Gray, I was puzzled why I’d never heard of him before. It was music that struck me right off the bat which would explain why Please Forgive Me…

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The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 51) – Tenochtitlan, Nomenclature & Gehenna

Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Tenochtitlan Buried beneath what is now Mexico City, lie the ruins of the greatest city of the Aztec empire—Tenochtitlan (ten-och-tee-TLAN).  In 1325,…

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Planetarium from ‘La La Land’ (2016) – Justin Hurwitz

What I love most about this scene (and you could say the whole movie) is that you can’t really tell where reality ends and fantasy begins. The Planetarium scene from La La Land is one of my favourite scenes in…

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