Always did like this particular recording of this song.

The Cure rock. You could release Seventeen Seconds now, and it would sound fresh (party due to retro nostalgia, but still)

Note the Smith-esque sound of the guitar samples in this one (it probably is a Cure sample).
That sound, man I love it. Ironically The Cure remind me of summer days at the beach, 'cause that's when I listened to them. Smith's guitar sound, in my head, is the sun playing on the ocean. Weird.

As for this film clip the most I can make of the first few minutes is the connection to Rastafarians, and that "Haile Selassie I, the former and final Emperor of Ethiopia, is another incarnation of the Christian God, called Jah.[9] Most see Haile Selassie I as Jah or Jah Rastafari, who is the second coming of Jesus Christ onto the Earth, but to others he is simply God's chosen king on earth."

Abel is Ethiopian/Canadian.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari_movement
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Ethiopia

The rest of the clip is just weirdly interesting, make of it what you will.




edit:

Rastas say that Jah, in the form of the Holy Spirit (incarnate), lives within the human, and for this reason they often refer to themselves as "I and I"

Well there you go. Now I and I know why they be talking like that.

@ panda. is was really into that panda. then.... the over processed US style pop vocals started up and i also cut my ears off.

@Stu. 20yrs from now ago, kids will be I started wearing Cure shirts and pronouncing their coolness (Ramones, Smiths) even without after hearing or seeing them live

my little brother, without reading this thread posted this on face book last night proclaiming it as the best rock song ever!!!



according to stuf i've read over the years smith is a hendrix fan.

cure covers

This is an amazing piece of music Ian K. And so to is the imagery.

If I had a prize to give for the best musical post of the week or month you would have it. Thank You.

Ian K said...

hey i don't mind a bit of a sea shanty and a pint of guiness.....











i guess i'm getting distracted but folk punk reminds me of Oi!











god i love this one












went and saw kellie lloyd today.

All due respect gestalt but I don't think the words "punk" and "folk" can be put into the same sentence let alone next to each other.

I think what Ian K posted is a soulful lament rather than a sea shanty.

Certainly a "Sea Shanty", to be meaningful and by definition, must be traditional in nature and delivery.

Sailors prefer simplicity above all else as dealing with the moods of the sea is not usually simple.

The following song is a sea shanty that is on an album, a copy of which on vinyl I bought in Cairns in 1972 in mint condition and I still have.

Dave Van Ronk is one of the legends of American folk music and a contemporary of Woodie Gutherie among others.

Bit of crackle from the vinyl record but otherwise great.



Also performed and recorded by a more contemporary artist, David Bowie with a slightly different character to it.



Same song in what sounds like Russian or Polish.

well i was all set for sea shanty sunday but cisco has made up some new rules.

you just goota think outside the box cisco, it's still a sea shanty only faster,


anyways, here ya go cisco

Is it Friday yet? What with day light saving etc This is worthy Cisco even if it is early.

So much Country music, any subject, it's got it all

now for something that you can listen too ,
and enjoy!!



And while I.m at it,

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This is sooo smooth

Hope I'm not too late

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