RIP Thread for Notable People
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Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By (Official Lyric Video)
"As Tears Go By" by Marianne FaithfullComposers: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Andrew Loog OldhamLyrics:It is the evening of the dayI sit and watch the ch...
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That oboe intro and solo, the string quartet, Jimmy Page on 12-string guitar [EDIT] (allegedly, some say Keef), the naivety and innocence of Marianne's untutored voice, it can still bring me to tears. This song was my very first on-stage musical performance, [EDIT] (playing a musical instrument that is; as someone reminded me I sang loads of times solo & in choirs) with my then girl-friend (RIP) on vocals, my pal on 12-string guitar and me on solo six-string.
Stick with that video it segues nicely into Stevie Nicks & FleetwoodMac ...
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The funeral has taken place today of Belfast poet Michael Longley.
I was not familiar with his work until his recent interviews as part of the BBC3 Essays programme where his warmth and empathy for the human condition came across. The programmes wil be repeated later this month and are available on BBC sounds.
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I was not familiar with his work until his recent interviews as part of the BBC3 Essays programme where his warmth and empathy for the human condition came across. The programmes wil be repeated later this month and are available on BBC sounds.
Michael Longley touched souls with poetry, funeral hears
Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.
BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Michael Longley's Life of Poetry
Northern Ireland's most eminent contemporary poet, Michael Longley, talks about his life
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