Fleet Foxes - Mykonos (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

"...it’s a little hard to tell what type of animation you’re even looking for the first few seconds of the video. Clearly, so many frames have been dedicated to every little movement that it flows almost perfectly. Directed by Sean Pecknold, the brother of singer Robin Pecknold’s, the video follows the adventures of a pair of triangular feet traversing a two dimensional universe made entirely of paper. Just like South Park! But really, almost nothing like South Park."

Love The Creators Project description of the Mykonos video. Great tune and an equally appealing visual to accompany it.  I almost get the feeling of The Wizard Of Oz sans witches and dancing munchkins. The beginning journey towards the clear superpowers,

followed by a realization and a fall back to reality.

However you look at it, the video is beautifully hand crafted and worth a watch. 

Complete MSL Curiosity Descent - Full Quality Enhanced 1080p + Heat Shield impact

Wow, first Full HD video of Curiosity descent onto Mars. Gets mind blowing around the 32 second mark. It's hard for me to wrap my head around but astonishing that this has really happened. Incredible how much the human race has developed. It had me sitting back in awe a lot of the time, once you can see past this created reality and see what's really going on here.

Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla

I can't even imagine how he must have been feeling. Such a basic interaction of life between species, yet so extremely special considering how our world works. This made me smile so huge.

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Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien

Piaf dedicated her recording of the song to the French Foreign Legion.At the time of the recording, France was engaged in a military conflict, the Algerian War (1954--1962), and the 1st REP (1st Foreign Parachute Regiment) — which backed a temporary putsch of 1961 by the French military against the civilian leadership of Algeria — adopted the song when their resistance was broken. The leadership of the Regiment was arrested and tried but the non-commissioned officers, corporals and Legionnaires were assigned to other Foreign Legion formations. They left the barracks singing the song, which has now become part of the French Foreign Legion heritage and is sung when they are on parade.

description via redbabylon

La Vie en rose - Madeleine Peyroux

"La Vie en Rose", (Life in Pink) was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.
Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" (Louis Guglielmi). Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song would be successful, but it became a favorite with audiences. An English version of the lyrics was written later by Mack David. Owing to its popularity, the song appeared on most of Piaf's subsequent albums.

Madeleine Peyroux (born 1974, Athens, Georgia, USA) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday.

Original Lyrics in French

Des yeux qui font baisser les miens,
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche,
Voila le portrait sans retouche
De l'homme auquel j'appartiens

Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.

Il me dit des mots d'amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ca me fait quelque chose.

Il est entre dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.

C'est lui pour moi. Moi pour lui
Dans la vie,
Il me l'a dit, l'a jure pour la vie.

Et des que je l'apercois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui bat

Des nuits d'amour a ne plus en finir
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place
Des enuis des chagrins, des phases
Heureux, heureux a en mourir.

Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.


Il me dit des mots d'amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ca me fait quelque chose.

Il est entre dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.

C'est toi pour moi. Moi pour toi
Dans la vie,
Il me l'a dit, l'a jure pour la vie.

Et des que je l'apercois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui bat

Translated Lyrics

Eyes that make (me) lower mine
A laugh that loses itself on his mouth
Behold the unrefined portrait of the man to whom I belong

When he takes me in his arms
and speaks to me softly
I see life in pink
He utters words of love to me
Everyday words
and something happens inside me

A share of happiness has entered my heart
and I know from where

It's him for me, me for him, in this life
He told me so, swore it forever
And as soon as I see him
Well I feel my heart beating inside me

Nights of love, never ending
Much happiness takes over
Annoyances and troubles disappear
Happy, so happy I could die

When he takes me in his arms
and speaks to me softly
I see life in pink
He utters words of love to me
Everyday words
and something happens inside me


It's him for me, me for him, in this life
He told me so, swore it forever
And as soon as I see him
Well I feel my heart beating inside me

Description and lyrics via tree marks

Beck - Sea Change - Lost Cause

Sea Change is one of those albums you can just put on and zone out to. Mellow, dynamic, articulate and moving. Every time I listen to the album it takes me back to 2002 when it came out, and then to 2006 when I really got caught in it's grasp. I also love Nothing I haven't Seen off of this album.

Immortal Technique- Freedom Of Speech

The mister and I watched Pinocchio last night and this kept coming to mind. It really is incredible the amount of detail and the strength of the morals that old Disney movies stood behind. Today's kids need to know what's real, not whats imaginary. Incredible that a cartoon is portraying such real morals when today's TV is nothing but shallow meanderings. Imagine that.

Carina Round Ep #2: Stripped Down Live w/ Curt Smith

Gary Stokes Plastic Disaster - Hong Kong

The after effects of Typhoon Vincent are bringing in a deadly wave of pollution to the beaches of Hong Kong. Sacks of pre-production plastic pellets (nurdles) that were lost at sea are covering the coastlines of Hong Kong with this deadly material. Gary Stokes of Sea Shepherd and Tracey Read of DB Green are working to mobilise the Hong Kong Government and people to remove this threat to our marine life.

Simplicity Hurts Carina Round

This one seeps in the crevices.

Carina Round Backseat (Official Video)

"Goodbye Old Friend"

Photo and caption by John Chaney

"Elephants are legendary for their memory and intelligence including attributes associated with grief, making music, altruism and compassion. We came across this elephant whose corpse was overcome by vultures and jackals. From a distance we heard and then saw another elephant approaching at a fast pace. She was successful at chasing away the predators and then very slowly and with much empathy wrapped her trunk around the deceased elephants tusk. She stayed in this position for several hours guarding her friend."

 

 

The Coasters- Yakety Yak