"The cosmos is a vast living body, of which we are still parts. The sun is a great heart whose tremors run through our smallest veins. The moon is a great nerve center from which we quiver forever. Who knows the power that Saturn has over us, or Venus? But it is a vital power, rippling exquisitely through us all the time."
~D.H. Lawrence
I am part of the sea and stars
And the winds of the South and North
Of mountains and Moon and Mars,
And the ages sent me forth.
Edward H. S. Terry
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The spirit of the universe is at once creative and destructive.. it creates while it destroys and destroys while it creates, and therefore it remains to us a riddle. And we must inevitably resign ourselves to this.Albert Schweitzer
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A live performance of John Lennon's "Across the Universe" with a starry lineup of performers, at the Grammy awards in (I think) 2006. I love the way they adjust the lyrics near the end, and sing "Something's gonna change my world".....and it did - on November 4th 2008 their prediction came true!!
-SLash
-Bono
-Stevie Wonder
-Norah Jones
-Brian Wilson
-Alicia Keys
-Scott Weiland
-Billie Joe
-Tim McGraw
-Steven Tyler
-Allison Kraus(violin)
-Dave Kushner(guitAR)
-Matt Sorum(drum)
Duff McKagen(bass)
2 comments:
You remind me: I am entranced by Lennon's use of the English language. His ability to string just the right words together -- I have always thought of it as magical.
You remind me: Rufus Wainwright is the best performer of "Across the Universe" since Lennon. There is a YouTube clip of Wainwright, Moby and Sean Lennon doing the song, but Wainwright's solo of the song stands up well.
You remind me: We are approaching the 28th anniversary of a loss that still makes me weep. Can it really be so long ago?
Hello kaleymorris
I agree on John Lennon's talent with words - I've only come to truly appreciate it since being here in the USA.
As it happens I had chosen the version of ATU you mention, with Lennon/Moby/Wainwright, but replaced it with this one later purely because of the way they changed the final lines.
I wasn't familiar with Wainright, and was only able to work out which one he is in that video because I knew Moby is bald, and the one who looks like John Lennon must be his son - which left Rufus.
And I had decided that he sang the song very well - so agreed again!
:-)
28 years! Amazing. I wonder what he'd be writing about now?
I think he'd be pleased about Obama, disgusted and very angry about Iraq, horrified about GWB.
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