Modern Life is Rubbish

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage and kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” ~ Howard Zinn.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Just a thought about life

It came to me quite clear while driving to work listening to the radio. A song came up, a quite recent cover of an original i'd listened to previously. The cover was, for want of a better word, much 'inferior' to the original.

To a person born much later and if s(he) had just listened to this song without ever the opportunity to hear the original, would only know of this particular version. S(he) would think it either a good song or a bad song. S(he) would never know how beautiful the song could have (or should have) been because there would simply be nothing to compare it to.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

a-ha! The Quietus Interview

An interview with one of my favourite band from the eighties.

If we failed to preserve those things which humanity should live for, then when would they live again?


Akira The Don Vs A-Ha - The Foot Of A Mountain Interview from akdonovan on Vimeo.