Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: Scala and Kolacny Brothers, "Every Breath You Take" (The Police)
Quickly becoming the most reliable contributor to Tuna Day, Mr. Peter Jordan...
A Belgian choir singing a British song. Simply by posting this I think I slip into the 51% foreign category. Good luck to the NSA sorting out my emails.
I love the soft, beautiful voices making the lyrics and the minor chords that much creepier.
A Belgian choir singing a British song. Simply by posting this I think I slip into the 51% foreign category. Good luck to the NSA sorting out my emails.
I love the soft, beautiful voices making the lyrics and the minor chords that much creepier.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Live in New York)
Recorded two weeks ago, and released yesterday, here is U2, performing an acoustic rendition of their classic song of protest. Recorded on a rooftop in NYC, the band dedicated the performance to those fighting for democracy in Iran. Enjoy.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: Everton Song, "On the March with Moyes' Army"
Once again... Peter Jordan.
Dearest Followers,
Stay close, there are a few blind leaps ahead:
My eldest is trying out for a new soccer club today. What could be more international than soccer? So I looked at some of the big songs associated with past World Cups, but R. Kelly, Shakira, Ricky Martin, and the Crazy Frog weren't grabbing me. Ah, what we need is a club song, something local, yet global. My son is half-Thai, so I headed straight over to Everton, a Premier League club out of Liverpool who are oddly enough sponsored by Beer Chang, a second-rate Thai beer.
International soccer is a bit like jazz: I would be a better person if I understood it, but the learning curve is kind of steep.
The maze of leagues and teams is intensely complex; club songs are not. Club songs are written by drunks to be sung by drunks.
This is one of several songs attributed to Everton's fans. I'm not sure what the root of the Ku Klux Klan reference is (Man. U?) nor why the Norwegian flag has Hebrew on it, but thought both added even more international mystery. So, pop open a 40 oz Beer Chang and enjoy. (Adjectives follow nouns in Thai and chang is elephant, therefore the brand-name is "Elephant Beer.")
Dearest Followers,
Stay close, there are a few blind leaps ahead:
My eldest is trying out for a new soccer club today. What could be more international than soccer? So I looked at some of the big songs associated with past World Cups, but R. Kelly, Shakira, Ricky Martin, and the Crazy Frog weren't grabbing me. Ah, what we need is a club song, something local, yet global. My son is half-Thai, so I headed straight over to Everton, a Premier League club out of Liverpool who are oddly enough sponsored by Beer Chang, a second-rate Thai beer.
International soccer is a bit like jazz: I would be a better person if I understood it, but the learning curve is kind of steep.
The maze of leagues and teams is intensely complex; club songs are not. Club songs are written by drunks to be sung by drunks.
This is one of several songs attributed to Everton's fans. I'm not sure what the root of the Ku Klux Klan reference is (Man. U?) nor why the Norwegian flag has Hebrew on it, but thought both added even more international mystery. So, pop open a 40 oz Beer Chang and enjoy. (Adjectives follow nouns in Thai and chang is elephant, therefore the brand-name is "Elephant Beer.")
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: Lena Chamamian, "Ya Mayla Al Ghoson"
Peter Jordan, Guest Contributor:
I almost avoided Syria this week. I put my blinders on and whined about how we just keep hearing about it. Sometimes we keep hearing because really nasty stuff keeps happening.
I don't know anything about this lady or the music, but the beauty of the music is a deeply ironic juxtaposition to the situation on the ground.The imagery of the video seems a caricature of Western concepts of the Orient.
The comments, if you go to YouTube, are a mess of crazy and hate. In the end, I decided the weird video and the angry message-boarding are exactly right for a dangerous war with no end in sight.
I almost avoided Syria this week. I put my blinders on and whined about how we just keep hearing about it. Sometimes we keep hearing because really nasty stuff keeps happening.
I don't know anything about this lady or the music, but the beauty of the music is a deeply ironic juxtaposition to the situation on the ground.The imagery of the video seems a caricature of Western concepts of the Orient.
The comments, if you go to YouTube, are a mess of crazy and hate. In the end, I decided the weird video and the angry message-boarding are exactly right for a dangerous war with no end in sight.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Nirvana vs. Europe, "The Final Teen Spirit" (Mash-up)
Is this terrible or awesome? I don't know yet. Judge for yourself...
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