We had been waiting a long time for him, but here he is - as dark and rough as ever  with a song from Blind Willie Johnson - the Soul of a Man

https://soundcloud.com/alligator-recs/tw-the-soul-of-a-man

 

and if you're there don't forget to listen to the fabulous Ricky Lee Jones with - Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground !

 

Pourquoi les gens qui s'aiment Sont-ils toujours un peu les mêmes Ils ont quand ils s'en viennent Le même regard d'un seul désir pour deux Ce sont des gens heureux Pourquoi les gens qui s'aiment Sont-ils toujours un peu les mêmes Quand ils ont leurs problèmes Ben y a rien à dire, y a rien à faire pour eux Ce sont des gens qui s'aiment

Et moi j'te connais à peine Mais ce serait une veine Qu'on s'en aille un peu comme eux On pourrait se faire sans qu'ça gène De la place pour deux Mais si ça ne vaut pas la peine Que j'y revienne Il faut me le dire au fond des yeux Quelque soit le temps que ça prenne Quelque soit l'enjeu Je veux être un homme heureux

Pourquoi les gens qui s'aiment Sont-ils toujours un peu rebelle Ils ont un monde à aux Que rien n'oblige à ressembler à ceux Qu'on nous donne en modèle Pourquoi les gens qui s'aiment Sont-ils toujours un peu cruels Quand ils vous parlent d'eux Y a quelque chose qui vous éloigne un peu Ce sont des choses humaines

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBmckOmIWIM

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwthgoaqbmU

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxLaVF2U27c

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujV_f65dnF8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0peTfMOdDoo

Accordez-vous 5 minutes dans votre quotidien et laissez passer en revue la vie, et pourquoi pas la vôtre !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqPJdgdnIM

I've read recently Maria Popova's blog Brainpickings (which is an absolute must - at least once a week !!)  and I stumbled on the article on songwriters and their inspiration, their sources, their struggeling, their sufferings and their cheers.

I'll only quote one excerpt of Maria's article, you can finish it by yourself

There are always meaningful songs for somebody. People are doing their courting, people are finding their wives, people are making babies, people are washing their dishes, people are getting through the day, with songs that we may find insignificant. But their significance is affirmed by others. There’s always someone affirming the significance of a song by taking a woman into his arms or by getting through the night. That’s what dignifies the song. Songs don’t dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song.

A poem by Leonard Cohen that clearly illustrates the above statement !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWrAouGxy1I

I would like to add Cohen's consideration for the art of self-renewal, where he is more interested in the process itself rather than the outcome by exploring the deeper rewards and gratifications that have kept him going for half a century.

The self-renewing man … looks forward to an endless and unpredictable dialogue between his potentialities and the claims of life — not only the claims he encounters but the claims he invents.

Read the full article here

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I love the work the infographic work made by David #McCandless

Here are two of them :

a) This helps you check out where are in your life compared to some famous people :

That's where i'm standing

i'm at the average age where in the states you become CEO of large compagny
(shit I missed that !!) or

at my age Ceasar became dictator
(love that one, should tell my wife !) or

Ludwig van Beethoven made his "Ninth"
(I didn't even start my First !! and the world's better off )

 

... try your age at http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/who-old-are-you/

 

 

b) the Pyramid of Digital distractions : I can't comment his because ma iPhone is ringing!

So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hmF_IX9Ic