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Out Of The Illusion

19 hours ago19h

Posted by William_Mary

FrayedBear just brought my attention to a video that I need to study and do a post on. I've seen this guy in it before, it may have even been the same video. I probably blew it off due to the fact that it's hard to get people to view video content. ...

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

19 hours ago19h

Posted by William_Mary

FrayedBear just brought my attention to a video that I need to study and do a post on. I've seen this guy in it before, it may have even been the same video. I probably blew it off due to the fact that it's hard to get people to view video content. ...

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World Music

20 hours ago20h

Posted by Marionville

Kurt Nilsen is one of Norway’s best kept secrets…he shunned international fame, deciding to stay at home, making his career on home territory, after he was bullied online and criticised for his looks after winning the International version of Pop...

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World Music

1 day ago1d

Posted by Marionville

Shanty Of The Whale sung by Scottish singer/songwriter K T Tungstall against the stunning coastal castle backdrop at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall, England in 2015…

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World Music

2 days ago2d

Posted by Marionville

Traditional Greek music played on the Bouzouki and sung …and kept alive by two young musicians- Hannah & Anastasia … English translations of their Greek names….

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Out Of The Illusion

3 days ago3d

Posted by William_Mary

A Monstrous Media & Murder in Gaza Imagine how this would have been reported if Russian soldiers had executed Ukrainians in this way. Not like this, you can be sure. Here is yet another example of stunningly craven journalism from The Guardian,...

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

3 days ago3d

Posted by William_Mary

With the victory of D-Day and the Great Patriotic War coming up against Nazi Germany, I'll remind you of how imperative the USSR was in playing an essential role in that war. Without the USSR on the eastern front combating and conquering ...

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Out Of The Illusion

3 days ago3d

Posted by William_Mary

With the victory of D-Day and the Great Patriotic War coming up against Nazi Germany, I'll remind you of how imperative the USSR was in playing an essential role in that war. Without the USSR on the eastern front combating and conquering ...

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FreeThinkers

3 days ago3d

Posted by Diogenes

Trump has summoned Canada's new PM, Mark Carney, to Washington, and the 'timmid, little man has agreed to obey. He could have suggested that the meeting take place in Den Hague, Nederland. That way, two issues could be settled at once, the other one ...

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Out Of The Illusion

4 days ago4d

Posted by William_Mary

Trumpland The corporate coup d'état and collapse of American democracy began long before Trump. He is simply snuffing out what remains. The Christian fascists and oligarchs gleefully handing Donald Trump his sharpie and executive orders are ...

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World Music

6 days ago6d

Posted by Marionville

One of the most dramatic classical orchestral pieces ever written has to be Ride Of The Valkyries from Richard Wagner’s “Die Walkure” …used in many films, notably of course - Apocalypse Now. Here it’s being performed in concert live by ...

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Out Of The Illusion

1 week ago1w

Posted by William_Mary

All The Worst Evils Are Happening Right Out In The Open You don’t need to come up with any elaborate conspiracy theories to see it. It’s right there, completely unhidden. {The narrative spin is greatly aided by ...

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World Music

1 week ago1w

Posted by Marionville

A recent live concert performance of French composer Maurice Ravel’s Piano Trio in A…for piano, violin & cello…from Amsterdam on 13th April performed by Trio Karenine. This intriguing piece by Ravel which was written in 1914 draws on elements...

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World Music

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Marionville

St Pierre & Miquelon is an overseas island territory belonging to France but situated close to Canada in the North Atlantic a few miles from Newfoundland. The inhabitants speak French and are both French citizens and citizens of the European Union....

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Introverts Unite!

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by Besalbub

Is there a difference between Introversion and nerodiverence ?

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

French composer Maurice Ravel is probably best known for his ‘Bolero’, but who of course wrote many other works including this one which is an orchestral favourite of mine. It’s a piece Ravel originally wrote only for the piano in 1899, but ...

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

From Finland..a band with a really talented lead singer Mario Saaresto and some really great original songs which lyrically lend themselves to highly dramatic visuals….this one for instance - Requiem For My Harlequin - Poets of the Fall… ...

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Canadian, eh?

1 month ago1m

Posted by AussieBudgie

This Sunday I am going to see one of your bands that is currently touring Oz. The great Crash Test Dummies. Grew up on their songs and love them. Can't wait to get to see them live.

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

Playing For Change - Song Around The World…celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bob Marley’s hit song No Woman No Cry and featuring Gilberto Gil & Stephen Marley…

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

Two very talented cellists from Croatia, Luka & Stjepan who perfom professionally as 2 CELLOS, with Karl Jenkins’ Benedictus, live at Arena Zagreb…

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Introverts Unite!

1 month ago1m

Posted by Heather2367

I feel the same way.

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

In the late 1960s and the 1970s French singer and TV entertainer Sasha Distel had much international success, mainly covering popular songs of the day with his Gallic charm and good looks! Here he charms American audiences on the Ed Sullivan Show ...

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

A couple of days ago I posted this song sung by Kurt Nilsen on the Norwegian TV show Hver Gang Vi Motes which originally was a hit for Anita Skorgan…unfortunately it was blocked to most of you. So now here is a different live version sung by ...

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World Music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

I bought the 1979 album - Francis Albert Sinatra sings Antonio Carlos Jobim - when it was released and played it incessantly for a period of time…I still listen to it from time to time and it still sounds great today. I think Sinatra’ voice ...

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World Music

Mar 23Mar 23

Posted by Marionville

In Norway a few a years ago they had a very good TV show called Hver Gang Vi Motes - (Every Time We Meet) - where a group of well known musicians and singers meet over a meal and each one selects a song made famous by one of the others to perform ...

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Canadian, eh?

Mar 17Mar 17

Posted by BabyYoda

Canadian dream.

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Out Of The Illusion

Mar 16Mar 16

Posted by William_Mary

Unions prepared to collaborate as USPS announces agreement with DOGE to slash spending In addition to setting the stage for more cuts, the move, which may still take place, raises democratic issues. Trump’s personal control over USPS, ...

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World Music

Mar 13Mar 13

Posted by Marionville

Because today is my birthday I’m indulging myself and posting music I personally like…and I really do like a-ha which you already know. In 2001 they headed the bill at a benefit concert in Grimstad in the far north of Norway after the small ...

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Feline Fanatics

Mar 11Mar 11

Posted by ThomasLevi

When I became a father I learned what it's like to love someone more than life itself. I grew up with dogs and always considered myself a dog person. But then I got a cat and she was just a cat. But then I got THIS cat, and he is very different, a...

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Mar 8Mar 8

Posted by William_Mary

Washington’s IMF Stranglehold In the deeply undemocratic institution, the U.S. effectively holds a veto over any major changes and molds policies according to its whims. As a result, the IMF senior staff defers to any policy made by the U.S. ...

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World Music

Mar 8Mar 8

Posted by Marionville

Magne Furuholmen…keyboardist and song writer with Norwegian band a-ha who is also an internationally recognised visual artist and sculptor wrote this during the first Trump presidential administration. He and the rest of the western world thought ...

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Canadian, eh?

Mar 7Mar 7

Posted by bookofmorons

Feel free to share

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Feline Fanatics

Mar 5Mar 5

Posted by Lauren

It's my first grand's fifth Gotcha Day and this is her in the arms of my daughter as they drove home. It was just a week into the Covid years so I didn't see as much of her as I would have liked, so I was thankful for pictures and video conferencing....

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World Music

Mar 5Mar 5

Posted by Marionville

I featured the excellent Dutch alt Rock band HAEVN in the Music Fans group a couple of nights ago so thought I should post something here too. This time they also feature Mozambican musician/ singer/songwiter Neco Novellas & backing choir. - Great ...

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Canadian, eh?

Mar 4Mar 4

Posted by bookofmorons

That explains it

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Mar 2Mar 2

Posted by William_Mary

Socialism against oligarchy, fascism and war In the period of crisis the hegemony of the United States will operate more completely, more openly, and more ruthlessly than in the period of boom. The United States will seek to overcome and ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Mar 2Mar 2

Posted by William_Mary

Socialism against oligarchy, fascism and war In the period of crisis the hegemony of the United States will operate more completely, more openly, and more ruthlessly than in the period of boom. The United States will seek to overcome and ...

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Mar 2Mar 2

Posted by William_Mary

Trump-Zelensky shouting match exposes clash between US and European powers In publicly berating Zelensky, Trump sought to appeal to domestic disillusionment with the Ukraine war, which enjoys no significant support outside of the affluent ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Mar 2Mar 2

Posted by William_Mary

Trump-Zelensky shouting match exposes clash between US and European powers In publicly berating Zelensky, Trump sought to appeal to domestic disillusionment with the Ukraine war, which enjoys no significant support outside of the affluent ...

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World Music

Mar 2Mar 2

Posted by Marionville

Another request from @puff this morning…and it’s a cover of a song which was a hit in 1953 for Canadian vocal quartet The Four Lads. Instanbul Not Constantinople has subsequently been covered by a number of other artists including Bing Crosby,...

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