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¿Censura o Estupidez?

Creo que esto ya es el colmo de los colmos, ¡Increíble! Pero cierto. Pues resulta que la famosísima y bellísima “Mary Poppins” es ahora peli no apta para todos los públicos del Reino Unido y todo por una palabrilla, “hottentot”, palabra despectiva que se usaba para describir a los negros del África… Esto une a “Mary Poppins” a una lista enorme de pelis, libros, obras de teatro etcétera que han sufrido también censura, cambios y revisiones para hacerlas “políticamente correctas” según la nueva moral…  Ya han sufrido este vejamen los personajes de “Looney Tunes”, y las películas clásicas tales como “Lo que el viento se llevó ,”  “Lolita” de Stanley Kubrick, “Manhattan” de Woody Allen y un montón mas…  Los moralistas, peores diría yo que los de la época de la Santa Inquisición, han decidido que todas estas…y más…se tienen que depurar de contenido sexual, racista, inmoral o despectivo antes de que las nuevas generaciones las vean y se vayan a podrir… Ya se acabo la libertad de expresión, la revolución sexual, la creatividad sin fronteras. Ahora hay que marchar al ritmo del tambor de los nuevos estalinistas y maoístas que imponen su moralidad y lo hacen a través de la censura.  Pero yo me pregunto, ¿Quiénes son estos tíos y por qué les hacen caso? Al menos yo me cago en la noticia…

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Censorship or Stupidity?

This is the epidemy of stupidity! Unbelievable but true! Check this out, «Mary Poppins» is now rated PG and not suitable for all audiences in the United Kingdom! And it’s all because of one insignificant little word: «hottentot.» This places «Mary Poppins» among many other movies, books and theatre pieces that have been banned, revised or otherwise «cleansed» so that new audiences won’t be polluted by their bad, politically incorrect examples, themes or words used. They were made «politically correct» by the new Inquisitors, who, in my opinion, are worst than the ones from the Middle Ages… Others have suffered the same or a worse fate like the characters of «Looney Tunes”, and movies such as «Gone With the Wind», Stanley Kubrick’s «Lolita» and Woody Allen’s «Manhattan», to name but a few. The new moralists have decided that the sexual content, racial content or violence in these (and all the others not here mentioned) must be purged and they’ve done so. Books have also suffered the same lunatic censorship… So folks, Medieval times is here again! Forget about the sexual revolution, freedom of expression, creative liberties, now you march to the drums of the new Stalinists and Maoists which have imposed their morality upon you! And all I really ask myself is who the feck are these guys and why do people listen to them?

GRACIAS – CHEERS

APRENDÍ A HACER LA “O” CON UN CANUTO by Francisco Bravo cabrera

These are some of my favourite rock and roll songs, although not necessarily in that order…

1. «Brown Sugar» by the best rock and roll band in history…

2. «Personality Crisis» by the second best rock and roll band…

3. Of course there had to be a Beatles song here…

These are three to whet your appetite, meaning to increase your interest…

Cheers

These three songs are great, for sure, and I know they are pop songs, and hits in their day, but I really don’t know in what category I can place them in…

1. «Build Me Up Buttercup» Written by Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay, a smash hit by the British group The Foundations. Although they called themselves a «soul» group, I really don’t know if it is soul or what…

2. The next song is from an American pop group, Spiral Staircase, and titled «More Today Than Yesterday» released in 1969. It’s soulful too, but I just can’t call it soul…

3. The last one is «Vehicle» released in 1970 by the American group The Ides of March. I know the band calls itself a rock-jazz band, and they are jazzy and certainly rock, but what are they…

Take a listen, I am sure they will take you down memory lane (for some) and for others they will be fresh and new. And they do sound fresh and new…

Cheers…

I wonder who remembers this 1969 hit by The Tee Set from Holland… It might be a happy memory for some or something new for others, but it is a nice song with a catchy tune for all…

Merci, merci…

In part one I presented to you three of my favourite rock and roll songs played by three of my favourite rock and rollers. Here in part two I bring you some of the songs I cannot quite place in the same category, but that are outstanding in many ways.

1. «God Only Knows» is the song that Paul McCartney fell in love with and inspired him to go forwards with the Sgt. Pepper’s project. He also considers it his favourite song, as well as the best song ever written, and so does Jimmy Webb, among many other rock and pop artists. The song was written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the Beach Boys’ 1966 album Pet Sounds.

2. «Save Your Heart For Me» by Gary Lewis (son of the comic genius Jerry Lewis, whom we love! We love you Jerry!!!) and The Playboys is one of their hits from 1965. Ok, some, or maybe many, will think this is just another silly love song, but I think it is a fab representative of the music, the lifestyle and the rhythm of the times. Of course I was just a wee lad at the time and I remember learning the words to this song as a way of learning to speak English…

3. «Kicks» was a 1966 hit by Paul Revere and The Raiders. I also remember this one from my very young years but I was never able to sing along, and I always thought they sang «kids» instead of kicks… Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, the song was originally meant for the English rock group The Animals, but Eric Burden turned it down. I don’t know, there’s something about this song that makes me not really want to place it as a genuine «rock» song…

I am really hoping to hear what you think about these songs, bloody hell, if you even remember them or know them. Well, if you don’t listen to them over and over again and if someone asks you why, tell them they’re part of your doctoral thesis on proctology…

Cheers…

Bueno, si lo crees, escucha bien lo que tienen que decir los Red Hot Chili Peppers… Tremenda banda, tremendo bajista (yo también soy bajista, venga, y lo admiro) y una canción, «Californication» de puta madre…. En ella desglosan toda la mierda que se oculta bajo la supuesta sociedad «progresista» y «elitista» de socialistas etcetera…

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Well, if you believe it, listen carefully to what the Red Hot Chili Peppers have to say… Amazing band, amazing bassist (I’m a bassist too, by the way, and I admire him) and a kick-ass song, «Californication«…. In it, they break down all the bullshit hidden beneath the so-called «progressive» and «elitist» society of socialists, etcetera…

CALIFORNICATION

Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind’s elation
And little girls from Sweden dream of silver screen quotation
And if you want these kind of dreams it’s Californication

It’s the edge of the world and all of Western civilization
The sun may rise in the East at least it’s settled in a final location
It’s understood that Hollywood sells Californication

Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Celebrity skin, is this your chin, or is that war you’re waging?

First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

Marry me, girl, be my fairy to the world, be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information
And buy me a star on the boulevard, it’s Californication

Space may be the final frontier but it’s made in a Hollywood basement
And Cobain can you hear the spheres singing songs off Station To Station?
And Alderaan’s not far away, it’s Californication

Born and raised by those who praise control of population
Well, everybody’s been there and I don’t mean on vacation

First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation
And earthquakes are to a girl’s guitar, they’re just another good vibration
And tidal waves couldn’t save the world from Californication

Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Sicker than the rest, there is no test, but this is what you’re craving?

First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Anthony Kiedis / Chad Gaylord Smith / John Anthony Frusciante / Michael Peter Balzary

Californication lyrics © MoeBeToBlame, Peermusic Publishing, Words & Music A Div Of Big Deal Music LLC

John Coltrane… Uno de los mas famosos y fenomenales saxofonistas del Jazz… Creador de un estilo, de una escuela y seguido por casi todos los jazzistas de hoy en dia. Sus composiciones son ya estándar en el repertorio de los músicos del jazz y su legado crece… Nació en Hamlet, Carolina del Norte (EEUU) en 1926 y murió en Huntington, Nueva York (EEUU) en 1967…

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John Coltrane… One of the most famous and phenomenal jazz saxophonists… Creator of a style, of a school, and followed by almost all jazz musicians today. His compositions are already standards in the jazz musicians’ repertoire, and his legacy continues to grow… He was born in Hamlet, North Carolina (USA) in 1926 and died in Huntington, New York (USA) in 1967…

Gracias…

Cheers…