why do you look at me like that?

When I first heard this version of this old song I immediately fell in love with it. However, only now there's a proper video. Thank you, Sofia Silva for it.
"Por Que Me Olhas Assim?" (Why do you look at me like that?) is just one of many wonderful songs of Fausto, Fausto Bordalo Dias. Like many other Fausto songs, it has been covered by many artists, like Camané, Luís Represas. BUT 12 months ago I heard this version. Stunningly beautiful.

Tell me now your name, if we already said yes. By our lingering gazes, why do you stare at me like that? Why are you around me like this?

All the light on the avenue unfolds in passion. Druid spells by the touch of your hand. Mild winds sound across the brune seas of my heart.

Mirroring the shop windows of the endless city. You appeared divine, why do you approach me like this? Why do you touch me like this?

And we exchange pendants, silly old words. With different accents, our prose is ready. Turning corners and crevices along the path of letters. That everything else doesn't count.

And there we were bold for late walks. Wandering the asphalt, crossing other bridges of seas that are rivers. And in a bar after hours, if I cry I beg your pardon. Oh, my dear, it's just that I sing inside, dreaming that I'm in Lisbon.

Tell me then, that I am yours and you're all for me. That you put me at my peak, why do you hug me like this? Why do you kiss me like that?

For this night ahead, if you ask me at last. In a sky of glittering advertisements, let's get married in Berlin. In the vain light of the headlights the sheets are silk. why do you love me like this.

And there we were bold for late walks. Wandering the asphalt, crossing other bridges of seas that are rivers. And in a bar after hours, if I cry I beg your pardon. Oh, my dear, it's just that I sing inside dreaming that I'm in Lisbon.

20 years of City Reading - Alessandro Baricco and Air

City Reading (Tre Storie Western) is a very unique album. "City" is a novel written in 1999 by Baricco. In 2001, Baricco asked Air to perform background music to a live theater reading of City. It worked so well, they decided to make this very special album with excerpts from the book read by Baricco himself and mixed by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and released 20 years ago. A jewel.

L'oiseau chante

The "Flower Duet", became well known due to the 1983 cult film The Hunger performed by David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve. In 1989, it was adapted by Malcolm McLaren and Yanni for British Airways "face" advertisements, being named "Aria".
The "Flower Duet" is a song from the 1st act of the opera Lakmé composed by Léo Delibes' in 1881/82 and debuted in Paris in April 1883, almost 140 years ago and precisely 100 years before the release of the film The Hunger.
I selected the start of the video from the most known 2nd part of the song.

Have a happy Spring :)

45 years ago, AC/DC

45 years ago, AC/DC already had a nice repertoire of songs to make great concerts and a glorious live album. And so, their first live album was recorded on 30 of April 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland, birthland of Angus Young, his brother and bandmate Malcolm, their parents and Stevie, nephew of Angus and Malcolm, also becoming their bandmate. Bon Scott, the band's singer back then, was also Scottish. This live album, released that year on October 27, was named "If You Want Blood You've Got It" and it was an energy blast.
I remember listening to this album entirely played back in late 1978 by António Sérgio in his radio show Rotação and it was an absolutely thrilling moment!

To recall that moment I've chosen the monumental "Let There Be Rock". I would also like to post "Whole Lotta Rosie" but, unfortunately, there are no videos at all of this song played in that concert, only audio recordings. So I'm showing that song played 6 months before during another memorable concert in London, which happened precisely one year before the release of "If You Want Blood", curiously.
Enjoy. God save Rock'n'Roll and Let the Sound Be With You.

Today, 30 years

Composed by Billy Corgan in 1992 and released in 1993.

Waving, Smiling - take 3

Angel Olsen at Montmartre, Paris

Waving, Smiling - all takes

Nina Nastasia, the restart

Nina Nastasia made her 7th album, Riderless Horse, after a 12 years break. It's a kind of a cure after her toxic and dramatic relationship with her artistic and romantic partner. I selected "Just Stay in Bed" the 1st song from this clip with the full album:

Lisbon is a very welcoming and relaxing place for musicians to start their tours and it was precisely there that Nina started her European tour on March 1st, 2023, and I had the pleasure to watch her and to buy this last album of hers.
I felt very sorry to notice how scarce the audience was. However Nina decided to make a picture of us to post on her Instagram and I captured Nina doing that :)

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Gloria, a project from Krisztina Dányi

The last post showed Krisztina Dányi performing a duet with Mark Kozelek. 
Now, here's Krisztina and a song from her new project Gloria.