The University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies presents two virtual gatherings of experts, enthusiasts, & curious minds to explore the life & works of Robert Burns
Both events will be identical to accommodate participants from multiple timezones
"self maker" is interesting because it can be seen as "making your face" which means creating an identity and if you interpret ometeotl to be the interaction between energies instead of a god, it gives it new meaning.
basically, the universe is not your friend because that implies special treatment. You are not born special, you become special through personal growth and overcoming adversity (1/2)
Nearly three decades since I wanted to watch The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and now I have my chance, but good God, it begins with "I've Never Been to Me," a #song I find really cloying. 😭
It was a #video#collage of #women of all ages, doing "indecent" things: playing football, riding horses, shooting bows, working in the laboratory, dancing or just standing on the street - all off them clapping hands in a short sequence, which was obviously some kind of defiant signal.
The creator, and "narrator" of this was a man in his fifties, heavily bearded in an unkempt style. As a as I remember, no word was spoken, just music, clapping and writing on the wall.
It was very powerful and a jewel in my long gone collection of anti-patriarchal video-clips.
Now I am trying to find it again. Will somebody #help me, please?
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’ is not like any other Christmas song. The words are deeper and more complex, the tune is better, and most importantly for a Jew living in America it is a Christmas song without either consumerism or Christ. Here, inspired by Bad Religion's version, is a poem about climate change that can be sung to the same tune.
Milkweed No Monarchs
O come, O come, the cryosphere
The time of melting ice is here
To take the heat of man's device
And liberate the calving ice
Rejoice! Rejoice! O waters grand
Shall rise and overflow the land
O come, O come, oh realm of fire
Thy ash and smoke all lungs inspire
Consume litter superfluous
And birth a pyrocumulus
Rejoice! Rejoice! The gloom of night
By your bright burning put to flight
O come, O come, o rushing air
Thy tornadoes a home prepare
The water's warmth the seeds have sown
To grow a tropical cyclone
Rejoice! Rejoice! Winds raise the roof
And to glum quiet give reproof
O come, thy Earthen splendor, come
For what we want has struck us dumb
What doesn't worc requires a fall
And bees upon all bushes call
Rejoice! Rejoice! Our human law
As cloud and firestorm and awe
You can make great #music, whether you're a shower singer or a charting artist. No instrument needed, just imagination.
Make your #song today at https://suno.ai 🎧 #AI
WELP
after seeing that Guardian video of delegates singing to the very fascist Italian prime minister BELLA CIAO, an old #antifa#song, i went looking for a video and what do i find?
BECKY G, one of the current Zoomer pop stars, singing a reggaeton version.
it's meant for a movie called The Heist, but she's dressed in the colors of the #Anarchist flag, has an #Anonymous-like character & seems to side-eye not only #cryptobros (what with the gold) but #capitalism.
"Twistin' the Night Away" is a #song written and recorded by #SamCooke. It was recorded on 18 December 1961 and released as a single in 1962. It became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R&B chart (#1). "Twistin' the Night Away" was successful overseas as well, peaking at #6 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song was recorded with #TheWreckingCrew as session musicians, including #ReneHall as band leader. https://youtu.be/L8tth8IU4-w