Song For Sunday - 25th Jan - It's The End Of The World

This week is a song that is one of my all time favourites. It's certainly in my 'Top 10 Songs Ever, Ever.'  There are two ways to listen to this song. I'd urge you to follow the these steps:

1. Click the link
2. Turn the volume up loud.
3. Close your eyes and tilt your head back.
4. Savour the lushness that is this song.

Now have a little break to recover.

5. Hit refresh and watch the video to experience it differently.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 above until you are forced to either eat or sleep.

There you go. Just one way to have a wonderful evening.

The song is End Of The World by Matt Alber. Matt is quite the amazing musician and it's certainly worth exploring his other videos.

Song For Sunday - 18th Jan - Maybe I'm Stained?

We're only at week 3 and already I'm breaking my new years resolutions. I wasn't going to include an artist more than once a month. But then when I chose the track for last week I didn't know that this video was going to be uploaded this week.

So you get two weeks worth of Ryan Amador. That's not a bad thing. Have you seen him? Heard him?

Anyway. This week is the track Stained from Ryan's EP 4S. You can absolutely feel the hurt all the way through this:
"i feel a vacancy ... in every part of me" or
"you can finally leave your eyes open when you're making love" and
"why did you leave me with your cuts while I'm in pain"
well they all just make my heart ache and want to reach out and give him a long, slow hug. Not just because of those beautiful eyes; or that hair that makes you want to drag your fingers through it; or even that long jawline that makes you want to dot little comforting kisses along it.
No? Maybe that's just me then.

Anyway enjoy Ryan's misery. It'll be someone different next week for sure.

Song for Sunday - 11th Jan

This weeks song is a cover, giving two delicious things in one go - a great song covered by a different voice.
I really like Ryan Amador's approach to this Robyn song and the video is a gentle and sweet treatment.

Holding Hands - a top up

After my blog post from yesterday I go and find this today.

Ms Panti Bliss expresses everything that I couldn't in my blog in her TEDx Talk. Go have a look, it's rather wonderful.

Holding Hands

From the first to the last, touch is with us  - a parent sliding one finger into the tiny grasping fingers of a newborn, through to the reassuring need-to-be-there hand holding on someone's deathbed - it's a fundamental of life. So what happens when it's denied?

Here are two things for you to look at/listen to, then consider.

The first is a radio programme on Holding Hands. It's available to listen worldwide, but I'm not sure how long it'll be available for, so I hope you get a chance to hear it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04754xq


The second is a social experiment/reportage piece done recently on the response from people on the street to two men holding hands.

One piece tells us how essential holding hands is to life. The other how unacceptable it is for (in this instance) gay men to connect with the one they love in public. The intimacy and comfort of a simple action is something we aren't allowed.


I have questions for you to consider:
What is the impact on your life of holding hands with others?
What would life be like if you couldn't hold the hand of the one you love in public?



And just because its linked, here is some music about holding hands.

Song For Sunday - 4th Jan

Every Sunday I'll post a song that I've enjoyed during the week. Just because it's good to share things that we like.

Today's choice is a song I've been a little bit obsessed with for a month or so since I first heard it. It's a thing of beauty in all its versions (this one is a remix of the original) and I thought it'd be a good thing to start the year with some beauty. Enjoy.