Monday, July 14, 2008
It's Bastille Day ... among other things ;)
| BOKE NOTE: I hope Joss puts subtitles for the songs on the DVD (and yes, Chinese ones would be nice—if you were smart enough to rewrite the songs so the Chinese lyrics fit the melody and rhymed ... but I would bet that not even Dr. Horrible is that smart. JUST WAIT for my robot. ;) | |
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| BOKE NOTE: A German band composes a song with Chinese/English lyrics for some talented women in Taiwan... The results are good, so the German band later does it themselves in all English... Of course, lots of people think the Chinese version is a cover song... but it came first. That's OK. Now, YOU KNOW. | |
| BOKE NOTE: A young woman in Norway writes a song... A Hong Kong songwriter "recreates" it in Mandarin... It's sung by a star who normally sings in CANTONESE. Cool. | |
Friday, July 11, 2008
| BOKE NOTE: THE POWER of Shakira's hips to shake EVERYONE toward world PEACE :) |  (Fingers can also dance.) |
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
| [BOKE MOVIE NOTE] In Shintaro Katsu's 1989 "Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman" (approximately 50 minutes+ into the film) ... a young woman sings "Tsugaru Jongara Bushi" ... which is magnificent! ... but I cannot find a clip ... Instead, found this:) ... but it keeps vanishing :( ... and coming back ... (If you get "no longer available" message, that is not true. Clear your browser cache and load this page again, OR TRY: (1) LINK TO YOUTUBE PAGE (2) ALTERNATE PERFORMANCE) | MEANWHILE: ... |
Thursday, July 03, 2008
[BOKE QUOTES/AND TRANSLATES]
NEW YORK TIMES/PATRICIA COHEN/7-3-08/
"Certainly some disciplines, like literary studies,
seem more resistant to change."
WHICH MEANS: are less likely to become
bullshiteating lackeys of privilege
(e.g, journalists:)
