“Why always sing in English? You see, Europe itself is fragile in this language respect. It’s very difficult to hit the emotion just right in a language that’s not your own. In Italian we come more from the roots of the folk tradition. That’s another reason why I got to this point of only singing…
Author: Lisa or Li
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#MMB — “March The Mad Scientist,” by Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull OK, I took a wild stab that Jethro Tull would have a song with march in it, and I was right. I’ve listened to some of their albums more than others. Minstrel of the Gallery is not one I’ve listened to a ton, but I remember exactly what was going on in my…
Lake Michigan Sunset 030225
This above pic shows 3 lighthouses. Two are on one side of the channel that goes between Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake. It was bitterly cold out there as we walked to the “icebergs” along the shore.
#FF — Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door*
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door* Beth knows she lived in Manzano for twenty years. When others find out that she used to live in a place reported to be a culturally enriched, bohemic paradise, they invariably ask, “What was it like to live in Manzano?” Beth would love to answer from…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 12 — Elizabeth Fraser
Elizabeth FraserPhoto Credit: Patrick Ford/Redferns wiki:Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (b. 8/29/63) is a Scottish singer who was born and grew up in Grangemouth. She described it as “a dark and stifling industrial town,” Her mother worked in a factory. She was the youngest of six children. During her teenage years, she developed eating disorders and became bulimic. Fraser said she went through…
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — First Window
First WindowOverbreathed, stale, closed systemwhere months feel like life sentence;where clouds press on in suffocation,denying screen’s supply of fresh new;too afraid of price to skin and purse, too blind to cost of lungs and spirit.Called by muffled crows & kite-straddling March lion glass, I reachfor latch and fling it aside, proudfor this one small act…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 11 — Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spaulding(found on web search with reddit address but image deleted at the site) wiki:Esperanza Emily Spalding (b. 10/18/84) sometimes professionally known with the stylized name of esperanza spalding, is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee…
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