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<title><![CDATA[El single navideño más vendido de la historia]]></title>
<link>http://lostsingle.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/el-single-navideno-mas-vendido-de-la-historia/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>punkiposh</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Este domingo se cumple el 25 aniversario del single navideño más vendido de la historia. Me refiero ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Este domingo se cumple el <strong>25 aniversario del single navideño más vendido de la historia</strong>. Me refiero a la archiconocida <strong>“Do They Know It’s Christmas” de Band Aid</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>La idea original fue de Bob Geldof</strong> (Boomtown Rats) quien, al parecer, viendo una noticia de la BBC sobre la hambruna en Etiopia, se quedó tan conmovido que llamó a Midge Ure de Ultravox para que le ayudara a involucrar a todas las estrellas más rutilantes del pop de los 80.</p>
<p><strong>El single se convirtió en el de venta más rápida de Gran Bretaña</strong>, despachando 1 millón de copias la primera semana. También <strong>obtuvo el record de mantenerse cinco semanas en el primer puesto de las listas</strong>, puesto sólo superado en 1987 por la canción tributo a Diana de Gales “Candle In The Wind” de Elton John.</p>
<p>Pero <strong>Band Aid tuvo más secuelas; en 1989 y 2004</strong>. Y, aunque el organizador de esta última fuera otra vez Midge Ure, en realidad la estrella del vídeo fue Bono de U2. <strong>El single volvió a salir a la venta un 29 de noviembre</strong>, pero esta vez el dinero recaudado se destinó la región sudanesa de Darfur.</p>
<p>La edición de <strong>Band Aid 20 vendió 72.00 copias el día de su lanzamiento y 250.000 copias expedidas cada semana durante las 4 que se mantuvo encabezando las listas</strong>.</p>
<p>Para muchos, esta canción es sinónimo de caspa, pero no se le puede negar que ha demostrado ser una fórmula infalible en Navidad.</p>
<p><em>Band Aid &#8211; 1984</em></p>
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<p><em>Band Aid 20 &#8211; 2004</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bob Geldof in Etiopia 25 anni dopo "Do they know it's Christmas?"]]></title>
<link>http://loriscosta.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/bob-geldof-in-etiopia-dopo-25-anni-do-they-know-its-christmas/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>susannacotugno</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[25 anni dopo l&#8217;uscita di &#8220;Do they know it&#8217;s Christmas?&#8221;, canzone che ha sens]]></description>
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<p>25 anni dopo l&#8217;uscita di &#8220;Do they know it&#8217;s Christmas?&#8221;, canzone che ha sensibilizzato il mondo sulla fame in Africa, Bob Geldof è tornato a visitare gli abitanti di Korem, 600 chilometri a nord di Addis Abeba, uno dei luoghi simbolo della storica carestia del 1984 in Etiopia. Bambini, giovani e persone scappate alla carestia del 1984-&#8217;85 lo hanno accolto con degli striscioni sui quali era scritto: &#8220;Mai più morire di fame&#8221;.</p>
<p>Fra quattro anni, a Korem, dovrà nascere un ospedale proprio grazie al sostegno della Band Aid, il gruppo rock a scopi benefici creato da Geldof nel 1984 e sostenuto da un parterre di personaggi della musica e dello spettacolo per raccogliere più fondi possibili.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[25 November (1984)]]></title>
<link>http://todayyesterday.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/25-november-1984/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>todayyesterday</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Between 11am and 7pm on this day, the new-pop elite entered the studio to record the most famous cha]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Between 11am and 7pm on this day, the new-pop elite entered the studio to record the most famous charity single of all time: Band Aid&#8217;s <em>Do They Know It&#8217;s Christmas</em>. Watch the video &#8211; Boy George, Phil Collins, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, Sting, Tony Hadley, Paul Weller and Bono (of course). Its good to see them before they got so fat and old (and self-congratulatory, smug, etc. etc.).</p>
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<p>Maybe the haste of the production explains some of the points that are criticized. The lyrics were open to attack. Some say the picture painted of Africa is inaccurately bleak, for example, a continent with &#8216;no rain&#8230;no rivers flow&#8217;. Maybe the muesli-knitters among you would say its a bit &#8216;Christian-centric&#8217;, and the hammering of the traditional image of Christmas is a bit overdone. Bob Geldof wanted to get the record out, and raise the money, as soon as possible. That might explain some oversights or insensitivity.</p>
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<p>The other attack on Band Aid was the self-righteousness of those involved. The glossy video (by 80s standards, remember) distracted the public from the realities of famine in Ethiopia, some said. The anarcho-punk band Chumbawumba, who would later attack John Prescott in the 90s, released a parody album in 1986 called <em>Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records</em>. The tracks were an unsubtle critique of the shameless self-promotion of some 80s popstars. They stupidly lumped in the Band Aid project with, for example, Queen&#8217;s tour of apartheid South Africa around the same time. Isn&#8217;t it very easy to be very cynical about everything.</p>
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<p>Morrissey went straight for the jugular, and simply accused it of &#8216;inflicting daily torture on the people of England&#8217;. Heaven knows he&#8217;s miserable.</p>
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<p>A Stock-Aitken-Waterman version was released in 1989, with only Bananarama remaining from the original group. And the addition of, amongst others, Bros, Jason Donovan, Cliff Richard and Rolf Harris. Unsurprisingly its an embarrassment. I challenge you to get past the first minute, bearing in mind that life is short. Too short for this, which much more like torture. A bit like Saw, only darker and with mullets.</p>
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<p>The original, recorded on the 25th November, was then released and became Christmas number one and the biggest selling record of all time. It raised £60 million to victims of famine. It&#8217;s hard to argue with that, even if it did give some idiots even more publicity and cash.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Look At U2 And Their Glasto Headlining]]></title>
<link>http://musiconthemind.co.uk/2009/11/23/a-look-at-u2-and-their-glasto-headlining/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Luke Morton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://musiconthemind.co.uk/2009/11/23/a-look-at-u2-and-their-glasto-headlining/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you hadn&#8217;t already checked Pitchfork or NME today then you&#8217;ll be blissfully unaware t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>If you hadn&#8217;t already checked <a href="http://www.pitchfork.com" target="_blank">Pitchfork</a> or <a href="http://www.nme.com" target="_blank">NME</a> today then you&#8217;ll be blissfully unaware that <a href="http://musiconthemind.co.uk/2009/02/26/a-spiderman-musical/">U2</a> are headlining next year&#8217;s <a href="http://musiconthemind.co.uk/2009/05/28/the-glasto-verdict/">Glastonbury</a> festival. I&#8217;m going to make it known early on in this piece that I fucking hate U2. I have nothing positive to say about them at all. They don&#8217;t evoke any emotion in me at all other than the desire to take a sledgehammer to my stereo. Admittedly it is mainly Bono himself who annoys me; sneakily walking between the shadows of God and Bob Geldof, poking his head out whenever there&#8217;s a disaster or an appeal he hasn&#8217;t yet lent his name to.<!--more--></p>
<p>There&#8217;s that old joke isn&#8217;t there:</p>
<p><em>What&#8217;s the difference between Bono and God?</em></p>
<p><em>God doesn&#8217;t strut around thinking he&#8217;s Bono.</em></p>
<p>And it&#8217;s true, Bono does think he&#8217;s above everyone else &#8211; a higher being as it were. U2 are definitely not one of the band&#8217;s who you could see hanging out with, they&#8217;re the band who would have you escorted 100 metres away from the rose petals scattered before them as they waltz into the VIP section of that club you&#8217;re not posh enough to get into.</p>
<p>Alas this is about U2 headlining Glastonbury and it is a coup for those attending Worthy Farm next year. Tickets to see U2 on their 360 tour were selling for upwards of £50 and if you looked on eBay then it was well into the hundreds. A single Glasto ticket next year is £185 (plus booking fee and postage etc), so you&#8217;re actually getting a very good deal. There are seven stages at Glastonbury, culminating in hundreds of bands and you could have paid your £185 to just see U2 alone! If you&#8217;re attending Glasto and a U2 fan then you have won the game! Congratulations!</p>
<p>Also for those of you big on rumours, here&#8217;s the current roundup for Glastonbury 2010:</p>
<p>Bon Jovi<br />
Chemical Brothers<br />
Dizzee Rascal<br />
Elbow<br />
<a href="http://musiconthemind.co.uk/2009/02/08/why-should-i-care-about-florences-machine/">Florence And The Machine</a><br />
Levellers<br />
Led Zeppelin/Robert Plant<br />
Muse<br />
Pet Shop Boys<br />
Pulp<br />
Rolling Stones</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Notengeflecht der Woche (KW 48, 2009) – von Band Aid zum 25sten Jahrestag]]></title>
<link>http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/notengeflecht-der-woche-kw-48-2009-%e2%80%93-von-band-aid-zum-25sten-jahrestag/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>drenegadt</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[¯¯ Do They Know It’s Christmas Time? ¯¯ Aufgenommen am 25. November 1984 von dem britischen Popstar-]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Webdings;font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:#ff0000;">¯¯ </span></span><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Do They Know It’s Christmas Time? </span></em><span style="font-family:Webdings;font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:#ff0000;">¯¯</span></span></h2>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Aufgenommen am 25. November 1984 von dem britischen Popstar-Projekt Band Aid</em></p>
<div id="attachment_2683" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-2683 " title="Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas? " src="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/band-aid.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="269" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas? </p></div>
<p>Weihnachtslieder gibt es wie Schneeflocken in einem verschneiten Wintermärchen. Zumal sich in der Vorweihnachtszeit stets Hunderte von Künstlern aus allen Musiksparten dazu berufen fühlen, &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; und &#8220;Stille Nacht&#8221; in ihrer personifizierten Version für die Nachwelt zu verewigen. Doch zwei Titel aus dem Jahre 1984 stehen so sinnbildlich für das neuzeitliche Weihnachtsliedgut, wie keine weiteren und beide behaupteten sich auch die letzten 25 Jahre lang gegen sämtliche Neuerscheinungen: das eine lautet &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; von Wham, welches streng genommen noch nicht mal ein Weihnachtslied ist und seit der Veröffentlichung großzügig die Taschen des einstigen Bandmitglieds George Michael füllt; das andere heißt &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; von Band Aid – ein Hilfsprojekt britischer Pop-Größen für die Hungerhilfe in Äthiopien. In diesem Wortgeflecht&#8230; sorry, Notengeflecht geht es um die Hintergründe zu &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; sowie um deren Initiatoren Bob Geldof und Midge Ure. Und für die Freunde von &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; gibt es auch noch ein paar Zuckerl&#8230; oder sollte man zu dieser Jahreszeit sagen: Platzerl!? <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;">Die Story hinter &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221;</span></h2>
<p>Kann ein Lied hungernde Bäuche füllen? Zumindest, wenn dieses Lied zum Hit avanciert und man den Erlös zeitnah in Brot verwandelt. Solche Gedanken schmiedet der irische Sänger Bob Geldof wohl in einer schlaflosen Nacht im Oktober 1984, nach dem ihn die schockierenden Bilder einer Fernsehreportage über die Hungersnot in Äthiopien nicht mehr loslassen. Jedoch: so ein Lied mag schnell geschrieben sein, aber wie wäre garantiert, dass es auch wirklich die Hitparaden stürmt – und zwar am Besten weltweit? Die Idee: Man braucht eine echte Hymne und singen soll sie jeder, der in der britischen Pop-Szene Rang und Namen hat, dann ist für jeden Fan auch sicher etwas dabei.<!--more--></p>
<p>Bob Geldof übernimmt für seinen Einfall sofort die Initiative. Zunächst sucht sich der Ire einen geeigneten Mitstreiter für dieses Projekt, er findet ihn in Midge Ure, dem Hymnen-erprobten Bandleader der Bombast-Waver Ultravox. Die beiden machen sich sofort an die Arbeit, um den Titel &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time&#8221; zu schreiben. Zeitgleich gilt es, möglichst viele Kollegen für dieses Projekt zu begeistern, damit diese dann dem Hilfsprojekt ihre Stimme schenken.</p>
<p>Und der Zuspruch ist überwältigend, die Teilnehmerliste der damaligen Popgrößen liest sich fast wie das Rock-Lexikon der 1980er, als da wären: Phil Collins, Paul Young, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Paul Weller, Marylin, Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet), Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet), John Keeble (Spandau Ballet), Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran), John Taylor (Duran Duran), Roger Taylor (Duran Duran), Andy Taylor (Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Sting (The Police), Chris Cross (Ultravox), Johnnie Fingers (The Boomtown Rats), Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats), Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats), Boy George (Culture Club), Jon Moss (Culture Club), George Michael (Wham), Freddie Mercury (Queen), Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), Francis Rossi (Status Quo), Keren Woodward (Bananarama), Sarah Dallin (Bananarama), Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama), Jody Watley (Shalamar), Bono (U2), Adam Clayton (U2), Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17), Martyn Ware (Heaven 17), James &#8220;JT&#8221; Taylor (Kool &#38; The Gang), Robert &#8220;Kool&#8221; Bell (Kool &#38; The Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool &#38; The Gang), Annie Lennox (Eurythmics), Stuart Adamson (Big Country), Bruce Watson (Big Country), Tony Butler (Big Country), Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) sowie natürlich die Protagonisten Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) und Midge Ure (Ultravox) selbst.</p>
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<p>Am 25. November 1984 versammeln sich all diese Stars im SARM-Studio in Notting Hill (London) und spielen unter der Produktion von Midge Ure und Trevor Horn (Produzent u. a. von Robbie Williams, Spandau Ballet, Genesis uvm.) an nur einem einzigen Tag den Titel &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; ein. Auf den Markt kommt die Single dann am 10. Dezember 1984 und gilt bis heute mit 800.000 verkauften Stück innerhalb einer Woche allein in Großbritannien als die schnellstverkaufteste Single der Musikgeschichte. Selbstredend, dass der Weihnachts-Hit sofort die Spitze der Charts im vereinigten Königreich erklimmt, dies gelingt &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; noch in zwölf weiteren Ländern, darunter auch in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Insgesamt soll allein die Single einen Reinerlös von rund 12 Millionen Euro eingespielt haben. Doch motiviert von diesem phänomenalen Erfolg wird Bob Geldof am 13. Juli 1985 noch eins draufsetzen und das weltumspannende Mammut-Konzert &#8220;Live Aid&#8221; organisieren – mehr Infos dazu findet Ihr auch in der <a href="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/420-jahre-geschichte-tontrager-radio-vor-edisons-phonographen-bis-nach-apples-ipod-–-teil-2-von-1945-bis-heute/" target="_self"><strong><span style="color:#800000;">420 Jahre Tonträger-Geschichte Teil 2</span></strong></a>.</p>
<p>Unterdessen ist das britische Hilfs-Projekt eine Initialzündung für Pop- und Rockgrößen vieler weiterer Länder, die daraufhin ebenfalls ein akustisches Hilfspaket für Afrika schnüren, darunter die USA mit &#8220;USA for Africa – We are the World&#8221;, Deutschland mit &#8220;Band für Afrika – Nackt im Wind&#8221; und Österreich mit &#8220;Austria für Afrika – Kinder&#8221;. Anno 1989 und 2004 holen Bob Geldof und Midge Ure das Band-Aid-Projekt unter den Namen &#8220;Band Aid II&#8221; und &#8220;Band Aid 20&#8243; (zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum) nochmals aus der Schublade, um es teils mit Wiederholungstätern der ersten Formation als auch mit neuen Superstars wie etwa Robbie Williams, Katie Melua, Snow Patrol, den Sugarbabes oder Chris Martin von Coldplay erneut gegen den Hunger in Afrika einzuspielen. Abgesehen von Großbritannien können die Neuauflagen aber nicht mehr an die Erfolge des Originals anknüpfen und auch im Radio und auf praktisch jedem Christmas-Rock-Sampler findet sich stets die Urversion von 1984 wieder. Möge sie uns noch durch viele Weihnachtsfeste musikalisch begleiten!</p>
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<h2><span style="color:#008000;">Kurzbiographie von Bob Geldof</span></h2>
<p>Der irische Rock-Musiker Bob Geldof heißt mit richtigem Namen Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof. Der am 5. Oktober 1951 in Dún Laoghaire (Irland) geborene Junge muss bereits 1959 den Tod seiner Mutter hinnehmen. Seine ältere Schwester schickt ihn schließlich auf das katholische Internat &#8220;Blackrock College&#8221;. Als sich Bob Geldof mit 18 aus dem Internat verabschiedet, schlägt er sich unter anderem als Englisch-Lehrer, Lastwagenfahrer und Straßensänger durch. Schließlich verdient Geldof bald sein Geld als Journalist für diverse Musikmagazine, wo er erstmals auf Stars wie Elton John oder Little Richard trifft. 1975 schließlich will er endlich selbst Musik machen und gründet in Dublin die Band &#8220;The Nightlife Thugs&#8221; – stilistisch ausgelegt auf Rythm and Blues. Inspiriert durch die Mitte der 1970er Jahre aufkommende Punkszene orientiert sich die Band neu, siedelt schließlich nach England über und benennt sich um in &#8220;The Boomtown Rats&#8221;.</p>
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<p>Abgesehen von der Insel schaffen es die Boomtown Rats eigentlich nur auf zwei nennenswerte Hits: die Arbeitnehmer-Hymne &#8220;I don’t like Mondays&#8221; (von 1979, eigentlich ein Lied über einen real passierten Amok-Lauf) sowie den Reggae-Song &#8220;Banana Republic&#8221;.</p>
<div id="attachment_3404" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3404" title="Bob Geldof in Äthiopien" src="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bob_geldof.jpg?w=300" alt="Bob Geldof in Äthiopien" width="300" height="255" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bob Geldof in Äthiopien</p></div>
<p>Ab 1986 geht Bob Geldof dann eigene Wege ohne seine Ratten. Solo veröffentlicht er zwischen 1986 und heute sechs Alben, wobei es kein einziges in irgendeinem Land in die Top 10 schafft. Bob Geldofs größter Hit würde aber ohnehin sein soziales Engagement gegen Hunger und Ungerechtigkeit bleiben. Nach Band Aid und Live Aid organisiert er 1989 Band Aid II sowie 2004 Band Aid 20. Außerdem kämpft er seit den 1990ern zusammen mit Bono von U2 für den Schuldenerlass von Drittwelt-Ländern. Im Jahre 2005 organisiert er als vorläufigen Höhepunkt das Live-8-Konzert: ein Live-Spektakel am 2. Juli an zehn Orten gleichzeitig als größte Musik-Party der Welt – mehr dazu findet Ihr auch in der <a href="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/420-jahre-geschichte-tontrager-radio-vor-edisons-phonographen-bis-nach-apples-ipod-–-teil-2-von-1945-bis-heute/" target="_self"><strong><span style="color:#800000;">Geschichte des Tonträgers Teil 2</span></strong></a>. In Folge dessen schlägt Königin Elisabeth II. den Iren Bob Geldof  sogar zum Ritter, auch wenn er den Titel &#8220;Sir&#8221; als Ire offiziell nicht verwenden darf.</p>
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<h2><span style="color:#0000ff;">Kurzbiographie von Midge Ure</span></h2>
<div id="attachment_3405" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 229px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3405" title="Midge Ure: Bandleader der Gruppe Ultravox und der wahrscheinlich genialste Musiker der 1980er" src="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/midge-ure-01.gif?w=219" alt="Midge Ure: Bandleader der Gruppe Ultravox und der wahrscheinlich genialste Musiker der 1980er" width="219" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Midge Ure: Bandleader der Gruppe Ultravox und der wahrscheinlich genialste Musiker der 1980er</p></div>
<p>Midge Ure, der geniale Gitarrist, begnadete Songschreiber und Sänger mit der einprägsamen Stimme ist der wahrscheinlich überragendste Musiker der 1980er. Als Bandleader der Formation Ultravox führt Midge von 1979 bis 1987 die bedeutendste Gruppe der New-Wave-Szene an, welche wiederum den 80ern ihren unverwechselbaren Stempel aufdrückte. Zu den wichtigsten Hits zählen unter anderem &#8220;Vienna&#8221;, &#8220;Passing Strangers&#8221;, &#8220;All stood still&#8221;, &#8220;The Voice&#8221;, &#8220;The Thin Wall&#8221;, &#8220;Hymn&#8221;, &#8220;Monument&#8221;, &#8220;We came to dance&#8221;, &#8220;Reap the wild Wind&#8221;, &#8220;Visions in Blue&#8221;, &#8220;Lament&#8221;, &#8220;Dancing with Tears in my Eyes&#8221;, &#8220;One small Day&#8221;, &#8220;Heart of the Country&#8221;, &#8220;Man of two Worlds&#8221;, &#8220;Love’s great Adventure&#8221;, &#8220;Same old Storys&#8221; und &#8220;All fall down&#8221;&#8230; und das sind nur die Hits mit Ultravox! Solo und in anderen Projekten zählen zu Midge Ure’s Hit-Vita unter anderem noch &#8220;Fade to Grey&#8221; (mit Visage) sowie &#8220;If i was&#8221;, &#8220;That certain Smile&#8221;, &#8220;Just for you&#8221;, &#8220;Dear God&#8221;, &#8220;Sister and Brother&#8221; (Duett mit Kate Bush), &#8220;Cold, cold Heart&#8221;, &#8220;Breathe&#8221; oder &#8220;Move me&#8221;. Man könnte die Liste an Top-Liedern aus seiner Feder noch endlos weiterführen, doch soll dies erst einmal als Beweis für seinen hohen Stellenwert in der Musikszene genügen – klingt leicht nach Fan-Aussage, aber das musste an dieser Stelle jetzt einfach mal gesagt werden!!! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/VaTERxV47Mg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/VaTERxV47Mg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Zur Welt kommt Midge Ure als James Ure am 10. Oktober 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire in Schottland. Seine Kindheit verbringt James in einem Vorort von Glasgow. Mit zehn Jahren bekommt er von seinen Eltern eine gebrauchte &#8220;Fender Stratocaster&#8221; geschenkt, eine Gitarre mit echtem Kultfaktor. Zwar macht James Ure noch eine Lehre als Schlosser, doch am liebsten spielt er eigentlich mit seiner Gitarre, so dass er die Ausbildung mit 19 abbricht, um sich vollends der Musik zu widmen.</p>
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<p>James Ure’s offizielle Musikkarriere beginnt ab 1972 bei Bands mit zum Teil recht unterschiedlichen stilistischen Ausrichtungen. Unter anderem spielt er als Sänger und Gitarrist der Teenpopgruppe Silk, wo er wegen einer Namensgleichheit auch seinen Namen James in Midge ändert. Mit Silk schafft er 1976 das Kunststück, mit dem Titel &#8220;Forever and ever&#8221; den ABBA-Song &#8220;Mamma Mia&#8221; von Platz 1 der Hitparaden zu verdrängen. Weitere Stationen sind in den 1970ern außerdem die Bombastpopper &#8220;The Rich Kids&#8221; sowie ein Gastspiel bei der befreundeten Hardrockformation &#8220;Thin Lizzy&#8221;, als Midge Ure den abwanderungswilligen Gitarristen Gary Moore für eine Tournee und eine Plattenaufnahme vertritt. Mit dessen Band-Leader Phil Lynott zusammen schreibt Midge Ure 1980 außerdem das Stück &#8220;Yellow Pearl&#8221;, das für viele Jahre die Erkennungsmelodie für die englische TV-Popsendung &#8220;Top of the Pops&#8221; darstellt.</p>
<div id="attachment_3406" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 302px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3406" title="Ultravox in einem ihrer typischen Outfits" src="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ultravox_01.jpg?w=292" alt="Ultravox in einem ihrer typischen Outfits" width="292" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Ultravox in einem ihrer typischen Outfits</p></div>
<p>Anno 1979 kreuzen sich die Wege von Midge Ure mit den Bandmitgliedern der Punkgruppe Ultravox. Dessen bisheriger Sänger John Foxx verließ die Truppe, um Soloprojekte zu verwirklichen, zumal Ultravox zu dieser Zeit ohne Geld und ohne Plattenvertrag dasteht. Midge Ure verpasst Ultravox einen neuen akustischen Anstrich aus Synthesizern und Gitarrenriffs. Nebenbei wirkt er zusammen mit seinem Ultravox-Kollegen Bill Currie noch bei der Popformation Visage mit und schreibt dort unter anderem &#8220;Fade to Grey&#8221;, der international zu einem absoluten Top-Hit avanciert.</p>
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<p>Für Midge Ure und Ultravox ein absoluter Glücksfall, da sie aus den Einnahmen mit Visage die Gruppe Ultravox weiter finanzieren können. Die Durststrecke für Ultravox endet Mitte 1980 mit dem Album &#8220;Vienna&#8221; und der gleichnamigen Single. Was folgt, ist eine sechsjährige Erfolgsgeschichte mit zahlreichen Top-Hits wie zum Beispiel &#8220;The Voice&#8221;, &#8220;Hymn&#8221; oder &#8220;Dancing with Tears in my Eyes&#8221; (siehe auch oben).</p>
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<p>Bereits während seiner aktiven Zeit bei Ultravox beginnt Midge Ure flügge zu werden. Nach dem Band-Aid-Projekt anno 1984 und dem Welthit &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; zusammen mit Bob Geldof konzentriert sich Midge Ure im Folgejahr hauptsächlich auf seine Solokarriere. Ultravox-Fans trösten sich mit dem gemeinsamen Auftritt bei Live Aid, einem Best-Of-Album mit der Single-Auskopplung &#8220;Love’s Great Adventure&#8221; und dem genialen Solo-Album &#8220;The Gift&#8221; von Midge Ure. Mit der ersten Single des Albums &#8220;If I Was&#8221; gelingt zudem, was ihm mit Ultravox immer haarscharf verwehrt blieb – ein Nummer-1-Hit in den Charts. Dieses Kunststück glückt ihm erst wieder 1998 mit dem Titel &#8220;Breathe&#8221;, der mit kräftiger Unterstützung der Swatch-Uhr-Werbung in Italien und Österreich die Spitzenplätze erklimmt. Zwischen 1985 und heute spielte Midge Ure insgesamt sechs Alben sowie diverse Best-Ofs, Live-Aufnahmen und sogar einen Soundtrack (Went to Coney Island) ein. Für sein soziales Engagement und seine Verdienste um die Afrikahilfe erhebt Königin Elisabeth II. Midge Ure in den Adelsstand und ernennt ihn zum &#8220;Officer of the Order of the British Empire&#8221;.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/USFr5VeLQ2o&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/USFr5VeLQ2o&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Auf seinem letzten Album &#8220;10&#8243; von 2008 covert Midge Ure ältere Lieder, die ihm persönlich sehr am Herzen liegen – eine für den Fan ungewohnte aber recht interessante CD. Derzeit tourt Midge Ure mit der Ultravox-Originalbesetzung der 1980er durch ganz Europa. Ob daraus mal mehr wird oder gar ein neues Ultravox-Album entspringt, steht noch in den Sternen – aber man soll die Hoffnung ja nie aufgeben! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff00ff;">Zugabe! 10 wissenswerte Fakten zu &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; und &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221;</span></h2>
<p>1, &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; ist eigentlich gar kein Weihnachtslied, sondern ein Song über eine unglückliche Liebe.</p>
<div id="attachment_3407" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3407" title="Alle Jahre wieder in den Plattenläden: Wham und &#34;Last Christmas&#34;" src="http://ilmberger.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/last_christmas.jpg?w=300" alt="Alle Jahre wieder in den Plattenläden: Wham und &#34;Last Christmas&#34;" width="300" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Alle Jahre wieder in den Plattenläden: Wham und &#34;Last Christmas&#34;</p></div>
<p>2, Ursprünglich sollte &#8220;Last Christmas“ an Ostern 1985 unter dem Titel &#8220;Last Eastern&#8221; auf den Markt kommen.</p>
<p>3, Die Einnahmen an dem vermeintlichen Weihnachtslied kommen allein George Michael zugute, der diesen Titel schrieb. Sein Partner Andrew Ridgley von Wham! geht leer aus.</p>
<p>4, &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; war noch niemals in irgendeinem Land Nummer 1 der Hitparaden. Die höchste Chartplatzierung gelang im Veröffentlichungsjahr 1984 in Großbritannien mit Platz 2 – die Spitzenposition hatte damals ein Lied namens &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; inne. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Dafür kehrt der Wham-Song regelmäßig jedes Jahr zu Weihnachten wieder in die Verkaufslisten zurück.</p>
<p>5, &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; gilt in Großbritannien als der meistverkaufte Titel, der niemals Nummer 1 war.</p>
<p>6, Das Video zu &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; wurde in Saas Fee in den Walliser Alpen der Schweiz abgedreht.</p>
<p>7, &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; wurde bereits x-mal Opfer einer Cover-Version, unter anderem von den Backstreet Boys, Ashley Tisdale, Crazy Frog, Travis, den deutschen Bands The Boss Hoss und Madsen sowie jüngst im Duett von Sido und Mario Barth.</p>
<p>8, Der Name &#8220;Band Aid&#8221;, dem Star-Ensemble hinter dem Hit &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221;, ist ein Wortgeflecht beziehungsweise Wortspiel, denn &#8220;Band&#8221; steht sowohl für Musikgruppe als auch für ein Heftpflaster.</p>
<p>9, &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; bleibt in Großbritannien fünf Wochen lang die Nummer 1 und verkauft sich in dieser Zeit rund 3 Millionen Mal. Insgesamt mutiert &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; zur meistverkauften Single aller Zeiten.</p>
<p>10, Seltsam: Ausgerechnet in den USA erreichte &#8220;Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?&#8221; nur Platz 13.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><strong><em>© Andy Ilmberger, November 2009</em></strong></p>
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<link>http://andrewlza.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/youth-engagement-summit-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andrew Loh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://andrewlza.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/youth-engagement-summit-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now we all know that YES2009 is a thinly veiled data-mining operation of massive proportions. But a ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Now we all know that <a href="http://www.yes2009.asia/index2.php">YES2009</a> is a thinly veiled data-mining operation of massive proportions.</p>
<p>But a few days ago I received a free ticket via their lucky draw, so yay me: free hotel stay! Chen Chow pointed out that I was but part of a fortunate 500 who were selected out of 550,000 people, for a 0.1% success rate. And off I went to YES2009 as a delegate. Gratis, muchos gracias.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewlza/4118214569"><img class="aligncenter" title="yes2009" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4118214569_ce1f5c18e6.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>And now the best (read: aptest, most truthful, critical, scathing) review so far of the event has been by <a href="http://www.klue.com.my/articles/2506-Youth-Engagement-Summit-2009-Saying-no-to-actual-engagement">Zedeck Siew</a> on KLue, and adding to the cacophony of post-YES2009 comments are my rants.</p>
<p>One must wonder, though, <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">why no one has written about all this except Zedeck,</span></strong> especially given the massive media coverage of the event (CNN, IHT [what. really? official partnership = free IHT newspapers in their definition], Media Prima, et al] with the Malaysian journos and dozens of self-proclaimed twitterati in attendance.</p>
<p>But we all know why.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">***</p>
<p>This was how low the New Straits Times stooped:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/13zuck/Article/index_html">Net-savvy Najib is way to go, says Facebook&#8217;s Zuckerberg</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20091116174522/Article/index_html">Twitter founder applauds Najib for embracing new media</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">***</p>
<p>YES2009 was held in the Putrajaya International Convention Center, which despite its spanking interior design and impressive architecture, was a massive flop.</p>
<p>Wi-fi sucked ass, and was as steadfast as Ibrahim Ali and Jelapang&#8217;s Hee Yit Foong. But the clincher was that the designer of the 5,000?-seat auditorium did not find it fitting to place plug points anywhere near the audience, and where plug points were placed, they did not work. Syabas, <a href="http://andrewlza.blogdrive.com/archive/389.html">Malaysia boleh</a>!</p>
<p>If this is an International Convention Center, my college Lecture Hall must surely qualify to be an Interplanetary Convention Center. Okay, bad joke.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">***</p>
<p>What was truly disappointing was not the USD450 ticket price, the non-engagement (only two questions from the floor for Biz Stone, really?), the shoddy logistics, the shitty Hotel Malaya with its nonexistent wake-up call, or the misnomer &#8220;Youth Engagement Summit,&#8221; as Zedeck points out. Rather it was the patronizing attitude with which the organizers saw fit to treat the &#8220;youth&#8221; in the summit. This is the biggest irony of it all: that a convention supposed to &#8220;inspire&#8221; and &#8220;empower&#8221; youth import and duplicate such &#8220;adult&#8221; condescension from the outside world.</p>
<p>Right before the summit began I went to relieve myself, as is my habit, trained no less by 11 years of Malaysian education. When I came back, however, a couple of delegates and I were told to &#8220;wait outside&#8221; because &#8220;dia kata apabila pintu dah tutup, tak boleh buka&#8221; (instructions are that once the doors are closed they cannot be opened again). Right.</p>
<p>So I asked &#8220;Bang, dalam ada tandas tak?&#8221; (Are there bathrooms inside [the auditorium]?)</p>
<p>&#8220;Takde.&#8221; (No)</p>
<p>&#8220;Ah. Jadi bagaimana?&#8221; (How now, brown cow?)</p>
<p>The guy was hesitant, but another person in charge was nicer, smarter, and opened the door for the rest of us to go in.</p>
<p>Such bullshit. Of course I was incensed. As if they were going to tell captains of industry or CEOs that they could not go to pee, because if they did, they would not be allowed in. This was way before the summit started, and when we were allowed in the band had just begun playing their opening song.</p>
<p>This was the attitude with which YES2009 treated its youth delegates throughout the event.</p>
<p>Underlying this condescension was a sickening, parallel system which treated &#8220;non-delegates&#8221; better. Youth delegates who came for free (all 500 of us) were given blue tags, and everyone else (sponsors, media, paying delegates), who probably outnumbered the youth, had tags of different colours (refer to picture).</p>
<p>In this system, non-delegates sat in front; the youth sat at the back, away from the speakers.</p>
<p>Non-delegates could go pee anytime they wanted; youth delegates would be locked out.</p>
<p>Non-delegates could enter the auditorium from the ground floor; youth delegates, coming from lunch at the cafeteria on the ground floor, had to enter the auditorium after a pointless climb on three or four escalators, and take their seats after descending a few flights of stairs.</p>
<p>During tea breaks non-delegates and youth delegates were served in exclusive areas: no cross-socialization was allowed.</p>
<p>These are small things, yes, but all these small things exactly replicate the inequality in access, status, opportunity, information, and networks that the youth face, vis-a-vis the rich, old, connected, and powerful, in the outside world. That a self-proclaimed equalizer of the playing field (&#8220;where opinions, discussions, and experiences can be shared&#8221;) can duplicate real-world, systemic, structural barriers is the ultimate irony.</p>
<p>Youth Engagement Summit? More like Non-Engagement Summit. Or Non-Youth Engagement Summit.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">***</p>
<p>Of course there were good things.</p>
<p>Goethe-quoting Geldof was very inspiring.</p>
<p>I had fun, I met amazing people, I stayed in a shitty hotel, and (this is for you, Zedeck) I talked to some very cool Indonesians about rasa sayange and batik and told them how much I liked their Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission).</p>
<p>All in all, however, it was a very expensive (rumour has it that Sime Darby paid RM5 million? and AirAsia more than that?) summit that did not walk its talk. Really, all I wanted to do was to meet more amazing South East Asians. But there was no time and no structured program through which to do so. <a href="http://ahmad-is-at.blogspot.com/2009/11/yes2009-report.html">Ahmad</a>, fellow Malaysian, shares my longing for more engagement.</p>
<p>And thus, YES2009 is at most but a wasted opportunity: feel-good, inspiring in the vaguest sense possible, and enjoyable for most participants, but utterly and sickeningly hypocritical for me.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dimenticare l'Irlanda]]></title>
<link>http://suibhne.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/dimenticare-lirlanda/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suibhne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://suibhne.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/dimenticare-lirlanda/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Dopo l&#8217;adolescenza, superata l&#8217;infatuazione per i <em>Dubliners</em>, i <em>Cranberries</em> e, soprattutto, <em>Un giorno di pioggia</em> e <em>Il cielo d&#8217;Irlanda</em>, ho perso sostanzialmente ogni interesse per l&#8217;Irlanda. In realtà credo sia stato un fenomeno generazionale: a un periodo in cui si andava in Irlanda, si pensava ai viaggi in Irlanda, (&#8220;Magari affittiamo un pulmino!&#8221; &#8220;Cretino, guidano a sinistra quelli!&#8221;), uscivano film irlandesi (o sull&#8217;Irlanda), Feltrinelli ristampava Bobby Sand eccetera, è succeduto un periodo in cui il <em>folk</em> di cui interessarsi veniva dai Balcani, dove nel frattempo avevano quasi del tutto smesso di ammazzarsi. Quindi <em>good bye</em> Bob Geldof, <span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><em>dobrodošlica</em></span> <em>dobrodošao</em> Goran Bregovic [non si dice così, <a href="http://jadranski.blogspot.com" target="_blank">vero</a>?].</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Poi totale disinteresse per l&#8217;isola, con alcune eccezioni: <strong></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>2002</strong>, una irlandese in Erasmus a Berlino mi racconta che aveva avuto un ragazzo italiano e infatti conosce una frase: &#8220;<strong>Volleeo Kee-avah-ree</strong>&#8220;;<strong><br />
2003</strong>, sulla via di un campeggio pansocialista in Grecia, un sindaco irlandese che mi racconta quanto quel paese sia strambo, dal sistema elettorale a quello dei partiti, della birra e dell&#8217;hurling<strong><br />
2004</strong>, infine, nasce <a href="http://suibhne.ilcannocchiale.it" target="_blank">questo</a> blog, (che poi è <a href="http://suibhne.wordpress.com">questo</a>) che ha un nome irlandese ma mi viene in mente soltanto ora.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ad ogni modo, il gusto provato stasera, quando all&#8217;80° dello spareggio per i mondiali, mi sono reso conto che la Francia stava perdendo uno a zero con l&#8217;Irlanda, condannandola allo <strong>spettro dei supplementari</strong>, mi ha fatto tornare voglia di porte colorate, prati verdi, violini, sanpatrizî eccetera. E non vi dico ai supplementari, come pregustavo l&#8217;ecatombe francese.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Invece è finita come è finita, e posso ringraziarli per il sì a Lisbona e continuare tranquillamente a disinteressarmi di Irlanda.</p>
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<dc:creator>Andrew Loh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://andrewlza.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/theme/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Boomtown Rats. I don´t like Mondays]]></title>
<link>http://auriculardigital.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/boomtown-rats-i-don%c2%b4t-like-mondays/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elauriculardigital</dc:creator>
<guid>http://auriculardigital.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/boomtown-rats-i-don%c2%b4t-like-mondays/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La gran mayoría de personas, suelen tener entre ceja y ceja los lunes de cada semana. Al desagradabl]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">La gran mayoría de personas, suelen tener entre ceja y ceja los lunes de cada semana. Al desagradable sonido del primer despertador de la semana, se le une la cuesta arriba que supone ver el fin de semana como algo lejano en el tiempo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">No todos llevamos los lunes de la misma forma, si no que se lo pregunten a la protagonista de nuestra entrada de hoy que pasamos a relatar a continuación.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Brenda Ann Spencer</strong>, llevó hasta sus últimas consecuencias, el hecho de odiar los lunes. Un lunes 29 de enero del año 1979, se le cruzó el cable, y protagonizó un tiroteo en el que perdieron la vida dos personas, y resultaron heridas ocho más.</p>
<div id="attachment_3844" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 134px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3844" title="brenda" src="http://auriculardigital.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/brenda.jpg" alt="brenda" width="124" height="124" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Brenda Ann Spencer</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Esta fatídica mañana cogió la escopeta que su padre le había regalado la anterior <strong>Navidad</strong> (increíble ya que tenía por entonces 16 años) y apostada en la ventana de su casa y apuntando al colegio que quedaba justo enfrente de su domicilio, empezó a tirotear a las personas que por allí pasaban.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El resultado el que antes he comentado. Asesinó al director de la Cleveland  Elementary School en San Diego (California) llamado <strong>Burton Wragg</strong>, y al guarda <strong>Mike Suchar </strong>e hirió a ocho jovenes. Ambos intentaban salvaguardar a los escolares del tiroteo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El incidente duró seis horas, debido a que Brenda ante la llegada de la policía, se atrincheró en su casa, y se hizo fuerte durante este periodo de tiempo. Finalmente fue detenida.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Cuando se le preguntó por el motivo por el que hizo tal acción, ella contestó:</p>
<blockquote><p>No me gustan los lunes. Sólo lo hice para animarme el día. No tengo ninguna razón más, sólo fue por divertirme, vi a los niños como patos que andaban por una charca y un rebaño de vacas rodeándolos, blancos fáciles.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Evidentemente fue declarada culpable, y condenada a treinta años de cárcel.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El caso es que este hecho, inspiró a <strong>Bob Geldof</strong> (<strong>Boomtown Rats)</strong>, a escribir una de sus canciones más famosas. <strong>I don´t like Mondays</strong>. Aqui os dejo un video subtitulado en castellano.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/yhk8BYJbeao&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/yhk8BYJbeao&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>La canción supuso un éxito absoluto en Europa, aunque no en Estados Unidos, ya que las emisoras se negaron a promocionarla, por el suceso en el que se basaba y la consternación que podía suponer.</p>
<p>Si quieres <strong>descargarte</strong> la canción, pincha <a title="I dont like mondays" href="http://rapidshare.com/files/207060487/Bob_Geldoff_-_i_dont_like_mondays.mp3" target="_blank">aqui</a>.</p>
<p>Aquí os dejo la letra de la canción.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>The silicon chip inside her head</em><em><br />
<em>Gets switched to overload</em><br />
<em>And nobody’s gonna go to school today</em><br />
<em>She’s gonna make them stay at home</em><br />
<em>And daddy doesn’t understand it</em><br />
<em>He always said she was good as gold</em><br />
<em>And he can see no reasons</em><br />
<em>&#8216;Cos there are no reasons</em><br />
<em>What reason do you need to be show-ow-ow-ow-own?</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down</em></em></p>
<p><em><em>The Telex machine is kept so clean</em><br />
<em>And it types to a waiting world</em><br />
<em>And mother feels so shocked</em><br />
<em>Father’s world is rocked</em><br />
<em>And their thoughts turn to their own little girl</em><br />
<em>Sweet 16 ain’t that peachy keen</em><br />
<em>Now that ain’t so neat to admit defeat</em><br />
<em>They can see no reasons</em><br />
<em>&#8216;Cos there are no reasons</em><br />
<em>What reasons do you need?</em><br />
<em>Oh Oh Oh Oh</em></em></p>
<p><em><em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot</em><br />
<em>The whole day down, down, down, shoot it all down</em></em></p>
<p><em><em>And all the playing&#8217;s stopped in the playground now</em><br />
<em>She wants to play with her toys a while</em><br />
<em>And school&#8217;s out early and soon we&#8217;ll be learning</em><br />
<em>And the lesson today is how to die</em><br />
<em>And then the bullhorn crackles</em><br />
<em>And the captain tackles</em><br />
<em>With the problems and the hows and whys</em><br />
<em>And he can see no reasons</em><br />
<em>&#8216;Cos there are no reasons</em><br />
<em>What reason do you need to die, die?</em><br />
<em>Oh Oh Oh</em></em></p>
<p><em><em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like</em><br />
<em>I don’t like (Tell me why)</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don’t like</em><br />
<em>I don’t like (Tell me why)</em><br />
<em>I don’t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>Tell me why</em><br />
<em>I don&#8217;t like Mondays</em><br />
<em>I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down</em></em></p></blockquote>
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<link>http://tvtrigger.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/fearne-cotton-meets-peaches-geldof/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Wing Man</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tvtrigger.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/fearne-cotton-meets-peaches-geldof/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Like, did you see this programme, like? wowowowowowowow Next week, Part Two &#8211; In An hour speci]]></description>
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<p>Next week, Part Two &#8211; In An hour special,<br />
<strong>Fearne meets Peaches Tattoo&#8217;s</strong><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Tck, Tck, Tck and Adconion]]></title>
<link>http://brandnu.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/tck-tck-tck-and-adconion/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brandnu.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/tck-tck-tck-and-adconion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Global warming and climate justice. We are running a campaign driven by Bob Geldof and Kofi Annan pu]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gift #41  The Georgia Straight---Vancouver's Village Voice]]></title>
<link>http://guerrillagiving.org/2009/10/23/gift-41-the-georgia-straight-vancouvers-village-voice/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>guerrilla giving</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guerrillagiving.org/2009/10/23/gift-41-the-georgia-straight-vancouvers-village-voice/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Georgia Straight   I vowed to move to New York City the first time I flipped through a copy of The V]]></description>
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<div class="mceTemp">I vowed to move to New York City the first time I flipped through a copy of <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/" target="_blank">The Village Voice</a>&#8212;NYC&#8217;s alternative weekly.  If the great metropolis was anything like this tabloid&#8212;brash, provocative, progressive, avant-garde, and uber-cosmopolitan&#8212;count me in and buy me the t-shirt. </div>
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<div class="mceTemp">We love New York but we love Vancouver just as much, if not more&#8212;albeit for slightly different reasons (think mountains, ocean, mild winters and <a href="http://www.thenaam.com/naam/" target="_blank">The Naam Restaraunt</a>). </div>
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<div class="mceTemp">Relative to Gotham, Lotus Land is more subdued, laid back, and care-free.  But don&#8217;t be fooled.  Underneath all our Gortex and fleece is a heart that pounds with political fire and engaged will. </div>
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<div class="mceTemp"><a href="http://www.straight.com/" target="_blank">The Georgia Straight</a>, now in its 42nd year, arose out of the fulcrum of creativity that was Vancouver in the sixties.  It was started as an anti-establishment collective by the likes of such 60&#8217;s luminaries as <a title="Pierre Coupey" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Coupey" target="_blank">Pierre Coupey</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Acorn" target="_blank">Milton Acorn</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_McLeod" target="_blank">Dan McLeod</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Persky" target="_blank">Stan Persky</a>, and others.  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Geldof" target="_blank">Bob Geldof</a> even had a stint with the Straight.</div>
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<div class="mceTemp">Since then, some of us feel that the weekly has strayed too far from its roots.  Read&#8211;<em>The Georgia Straight: What the Hell Happened</em>? by Naomi Pauls and Charles Campbell for more on this.  But the only remaining paper of the <a title="Underground Press Syndicate" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Press_Syndicate" target="_blank">Underground Press Syndicate</a>, which once boasted some 400 members, still packs a punch on occasion.  This week, for example, the Straight looks at the consequences of climate change and encourages its readers to get active at tomorrow&#8217;s <a href="http://www.straight.com/article-265267/citizens-plan-festival-planet" target="_blank">international day of action on climate change</a>. </div>
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<div class="mceTemp">All this to say, that if you opened this particular box to grab the last remaining copy of this week&#8217;s Georgia Straight, we hope that you&#8217;ll enjoy your paper and the gift that you found. </div>
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<div class="mceTemp">Long live the Straight&#8212;the Village Voice of Vancouver!</div>
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<link>http://kenopalo.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/lessons-not-learned/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kenopp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kenopalo.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/lessons-not-learned/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It has been 25 years since the 1984-85 Ethiopian famine that inspired Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to wr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>It has been 25 years since the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_-_1985_famine_in_Ethiopia" target="_blank">1984-85 Ethiopian famine</a> that inspired Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to write the song <em>do they know it&#8217;s christmas</em>?</p>
<p>The Ethiopian government is marking the anniversary in the most appropriate way: by appealing for  food aid from the international community to assist the more than 6.2 million of its citizens who are faced with starvation sans food aid. Yes, over the last 25 years the government of Ethiopia has not been able to put in place systems to guarantee its people food security. It is almost like 1985 never happened. Agriculture  (which is dominated by coffee) accounts for over 40% of GDP and makes up 60% of Ethiopian exports (CIA factbook). Now, I am no expert on agricultural economics or on Ethiopia per se but I am willing to bet a few hundred shillings that Addis must be favoring cash-cropping over basic food security. I guess it is just a lot easier to tax coffee exports than peasant agriculture &#8211; especially if you have an expensive autocratic system to maintain.</p>
<p>I say food aid should be conditioned on Meles Zenawi loosening his grip on power. Just like food aid during the last famine helped prolong the civil war at the time (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_de_Waal" target="_blank">Alex de Waal</a>), giving Zenawi food aid without any preconditions will just continue to perpetuate the very system that has been unable to guarantee food security for Ethiopians. Sen&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen" target="_blank">beliefs on autocracies and famines</a> are partly true. Ethiopians continue to have these cycles of famine because Addis does not have to listen to the average peasant in Afar.</p>
<p>This does not mean that we should heartlessly sit back and watch millions of people die. No, those that can should assist as many people as is possible. However, while at it, the international community should insist on fairer government in Addis. It doesn&#8217;t have to be about regime change through elections or those other <em>democratic</em> stuff. All is needed is a guarantee of the chance for average Ethiopians to live decent lives without having to worry about major famines every decade or so.</p>
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<link>http://thinningtheherd.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/20-bono/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thinningtheherd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thinningtheherd.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/20-bono/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Species Name:  Hypocraticus Selfrighteousius Uno!  Dos!  Tres!  Go fuck yourself!  I don&#8217;t tru]]></description>
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<p><strong><em>Species Name:  Hypocraticus Selfrighteousius</em></strong></p>
<p>Uno!  Dos!  Tres!  Go fuck yourself!  I don&#8217;t trust any guy who can&#8217;t count to the number four in Spanish.  I don&#8217;t get Bono or U2.  People are obsessed with this band, hence their staying power over the last thirty years.  I myself never found them all that talented.  For fucks sake, their guitarist was too cool to have a real name and therefore had to deem himself &#8220;The Edge.&#8221;  What an asshole.  You don&#8217;t see Jimmy Page or Keith Richards needing to have some douchey name.  You know why?  Because they&#8217;re fucking talented musicians and didn&#8217;t have to hide behind a gimmick.  But this post isn&#8217;t about U2 per se, it&#8217;s about the root of the problem: Bono.</p>
<p>I despise this man, and I probably shouldn&#8217;t.  Everyone says, &#8220;how can you hate him?  He&#8217;s such a great humanitarian.&#8221;  He may be a great humanitarian, but the problem I have with Bono is that he wants to rub it in your face every chance he gets.  This smarmy, self-righteous, narcissistic wanker is so proud of himself and his mission to save the world, there is no stage big enough for Bono to scream about it on.  What happened to modesty and dignity?  What happened to silently donating money to good causes?  Bono takes every opportunity to say, &#8220;Look how fucking awesome I am.  Why don&#8217;t you get off your fat arse and try to be as awesome as me?&#8221;  I see Bono&#8217;s question, and raise him another question, &#8220;If you care so much about the little people and making the world a better place, why the fuck do your fans have to sell their first born to go to one of your concerts?&#8221;  I wish Bono&#8217;s tinted sunglasses would teleport him to another dimension so I wouldn&#8217;t have to see his ugly mug anymore.  In fact, let&#8217;s imagine a world without that big headed piss hole.</p>
<p>In a world where everyday would be a &#8220;Beautiful Day&#8221; because Bono wouldn&#8217;t be around to ruin it:</p>
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<li>We wouldn&#8217;t be left asking the question, &#8220;Bono, are either of those girls, your wife?&#8221;</li>
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<li>Other bands would see the need to progress in their music, instead of churning out the same bullshit every few years like U2.</li>
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<li>We would have never been able to see&#8230;whatever this is&#8230;</li>
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<li>Men in their 30&#8217;s would be left without a band to idolize, and be forced to worship WHAM!</li>
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<li>Bob Geldof wouldn&#8217;t have to worry about Bono calling him every night wanting to know what it&#8217;s like being a true humanitarian.</li>
<li>The &#8220;God complex&#8221; would never had been invented with Bono to apply it to.</li>
<li>Cowboy hats would only be worn by cowboys.</li>
<li>There would never be someone so in love with themselves for the rest of eternity.</li>
<li>There would never again be someone who attempts to do so much good, but still comes across as a piece of shit:</li>
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<p>Oh, Bono, I hope you&#8217;re proud of yourself.  I hope your incessant need to be the most outspoken person in the world on issues that you know nothing about allows you to sleep well at night.  When your legion of fans pays $300 a ticket to see you at the Rose Bowl this weekend, I hope they get treated to an amazing show.  And by an amazing show, I mean that I hope some part of your massive stage setup, collapses on you, covering the first few rows with a little piece of Bono to take home with them.  Instead, we&#8217;ll be forced to hear you make the same boring ass shit excuse for music til your larynx gives out.</p>
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<p>But one has to have dreams right?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[20th Anniversary of The Velvet Revolution]]></title>
<link>http://pragensismac.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/20th-anniversary-of-the-velvet-revolution/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pragensismac</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pragensismac.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/20th-anniversary-of-the-velvet-revolution/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am looking forward to this year&#8217;s celebration. It will start Saturday and continue through T]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I am looking forward to this year&#8217;s celebration. It will start Saturday and continue through Tuesday for most, lots of employers are giving people Monday off.</p>
<p>With <a title="Remote Congratulations" href="http://kultura.idnes.cz/obama-i-merkelova-natoci-zdravici-pro-havluv-koncert-jagger-neprijede-1k5-/hudba.asp?c=A091019_163039_domaci_taj" target="_blank">events</a> taking place between the 14th and the 17th, <a title="Obama to Record Message" href="http://praguemonitor.com/2009/10/20/obama-record-greeting-havels-concert" target="_blank">at least one </a>will include remote greetings from President Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, the Dalai Lama and Mikhail Gorbachev.</p>
<p>Saturday&#8217;s concert looks like Suzanne Vega, Joan Baez, Renée Fleming and Lou Reed will be playing without Mick Jagger.</p>
<p>Also on Saturday will be a series of debate/discussion organized by Charles University with such figures as Madeleine Albright, Tom Stoppard, Adam Michnik and Bob Geldof in attendance. I have an invite to this one, so here&#8217;s hoping I see you there.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[When I will become a Roumieh resident.]]></title>
<link>http://forabetterlebanon.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/when-i-will-become-a-roumieh-resident/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>marillionlb</dc:creator>
<guid>http://forabetterlebanon.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/when-i-will-become-a-roumieh-resident/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Goatee Saad  met with the demented general. Rumor has it that the meeting was so friendly that now t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Goatee Saad  met with the demented general. Rumor has it that the meeting was so friendly that now there is talk of an MOU between the Future movement and the FPM, similar to the MOU with Hizbollah.</p>
<p>Oh joyful day!</p>
<p>I do not pay much attention to what is written in local papers, for the fate of my country is in no way a local affair. But I know that the worst is yet to come, and I know that I will not be kept silent. So just in case I find my freedom being taking away from me (once again), this is part of the concert I would like to enjoy in the prison I will be at (not Nancy and Haifa).</p>
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<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/LGDAR_DMmYY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/LGDAR_DMmYY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The beds are burning...]]></title>
<link>http://greenpeacesoutheastasia.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/the-beds-are-burning/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chuck Baclagon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://greenpeacesoutheastasia.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/the-beds-are-burning/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How can we dance when our earth is turning How do we sleep when our beds are burning&#8221; -]]></description>
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<h4>&#8220;How can we dance when our earth is turning</h4>
<h4>How do we sleep when our beds are burning&#8221;</h4>
<h5>- Midnight Oil, Beds are burning</h5>
<p>Recently our partners in <a href="http://www.tcktcktck.org" target="_blank">Tck tck tck</a> produced an all-start version of Midnight Oil&#8217;s classic Beds Are Burning.<br />
The song is part of Global Humanitarian Forum tck tck tck time for climate justice campaign and is a part of the greater &#8220;TckTckTck&#8221; project, which aims to draw attention to the urgency of the global warming crisis, by signing a &#8220;musical petition&#8221; with each download.<br />
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The song and video features around 60 musicians and celebrities from around the world. Singers included Lily Allen, Simon Le Bon from the &#8217;80s group Duran Duran and Bob Geldof. The former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and French actress Marion Cotillard also added their voices to the cover version.</p>
<p>For those who are not familiar with Midnight Oil throughout its a long and distinguished career, the band became known for its driving hard-rock sound, intense live performances and political activism, particularly in aid of anti-nuclear, environmentalist and indigenous causes.</p>
<p>The use of the song comes not a surprise as the song echoes the urgency of real and drastic actions that are demanded of world governments in the coming Copenhagen Summit. Hopefully, the song would serve as a symphonic and global wakeup call to our world leaders to take action in Copenhagen.</p>
<p><a href="http://tcktcktck.org/stories/campaign-stories/beds-are-burning-brings-celebrities-together-support-tcktcktck-and-climate" target="_blank">Click here to read more about the music project</a></p>
<h6 style="text-align:right;">Chuck Baclagon</h6>
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<title><![CDATA[ESPOSAS Y PAREJAS VILLANAS DE LOS ESTRELLAS DEL ROCK]]></title>
<link>http://inquisidor71.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/esposas-y-parejas-villanas-de-los-estrellas-del-rock/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>inquisidor71</dc:creator>
<guid>http://inquisidor71.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/esposas-y-parejas-villanas-de-los-estrellas-del-rock/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A veces las parejas o musas de los grandes estrellas del rock se convierten en villanas, ya sea porq]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A veces las parejas o musas de los grandes estrellas del rock se convierten en villanas, ya sea porque cometieron actos desleales en contra de sus famosas parejas o porque simplemente el público sintió que no era la mujer adecuada para su ídolo.</p>
<p>Aquí tenemos un listado de esas mujeres que los fans nunca aprobaron ni aprobarán.</p>
<p><strong>Yoko Ono</strong>: Cuando <strong>John Lennon</strong> le anunció al mundo que la mujer de su vida era la artista japonesa de vanguardia Yoko Ono, sus fans, los <strong>Beatles</strong> y todo Inglaterra puso el grito en el cielo.</p>
<p>La indignación llegó a un punto en que los diarios londinenses calificaban a Yoko como una &#8220;mujer fea&#8221;, lo que enojó en múltiples ocasiones a Lennon.</p>
<p>Cuando John autorizó a su mujer a dar su opinión musical en las grabaciones de los Beatles, se ganó la enemistad de los otros miembros, en especial de <strong>Paul McCartney</strong>.</p>
<p>La leyenda cuenta que ella fue la causa de la separación de los Beatles, pero la realidad es que fueron motivos financieros lo que originó la ruptura, además de las ambiciones por crear música en solitario, un anhelo que tenía con más fuerza McCartney.</p>
<div id="attachment_1951" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 429px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1951" title="yoko_ono" src="http://inquisidor71.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/yoko_ono.jpg" alt="A Yoko Ono nunca la quisieron los británicos" width="419" height="533" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A Yoko Ono nunca la quisieron los británicos</p></div>
<p><strong>Courtney Love</strong>:  Si pones en un buscador de Internet, en la sección de fotos,  el nombre de la viuda de <strong>Kurt Cobain, </strong>la mayoría de las imágenes la muestran ebria, drogada o en una actitud desafiante pero llegando al punto del ridículo.</p>
<p>Con esta imagen tan deteriorada, un documental hecho por un ex periodista de la BBC, la ubicó como la presunta causante de la muerte de su famoso esposo, ya que se obtuvieron declaraciones respecto a que ella anduvo buscando un asesino a sueldo para matar al creador de &#8220;Smell like teen spirit&#8221;,  lo que levantó grandes sospechas contra ella.</p>
<p>Desde que Kurt Cobain abandonó este mundo al suicidarse &#8211; es la versión oficial- Love ha gozado de la gran fortuna que dejó el músico.</p>
<p> Para empañar más su prestigio, una niñera (en el mismo documental) aseguró que Kurt y Courtney llegaron a discutir en muchas ocasiones acaloradamente, porque el músico tenía pensado borrarla de su testamento.    </p>
<div id="attachment_1953" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 455px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1953" title="courtney-love-style-1" src="http://inquisidor71.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/courtney-love-style-11.jpg" alt="Courtney Love en una pose de diva" width="445" height="572" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Courtney Love en una pose de diva</p></div>
<p><strong>Heather Mills</strong>: La hermosa modelo británica que cautivó a <strong>Paul McCartney</strong> por levantarse ante la adversidad, superando el trauma de perder una pierna, nunca gustó a la prensa británica, ya que siempre fue considerada una arribista y comparada constantemente con la imagen intachable de <strong>Linda Eastman</strong>, la primera esposa del bajista de los Beatles.</p>
<p>Los hijos de Sir Paul tampoco les gustó la idea de que se casara, pero el cantautor no vio nada de malo en compartir su vida con ella y estaba tan enamorado que tampoco separó sus bienes en su unión matrimonial.</p>
<p>Su vida en pareja fracasó con un divorcio millonario, donde Mills simplemente pedía lo que le correspondía como esposa, por la gran fortuna de McCartney, pero las constantes quejas del músico provocó que todos se pusieran de su parte y vieran a la rubia modelo como una mujer avariciosa que había encontrado en el beatle, la forma de vivir comodamente hasta su muerte. </p>
<div id="attachment_1954" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1954" title="Heather_Mills" src="http://inquisidor71.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/heather_mills.jpg" alt="Heather Mills es la última villana de un rock-star" width="450" height="512" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Heather Mills es la última villana de un rock-star</p></div>
<p><strong>Monika Dannemann</strong> fue la última persona que vio con vida a <strong>Jimi Hendrix</strong>,  fans y escritores la han considerado como sospechosa de la muerte de este innovador guitarrista.</p>
<p>Se le cuestionan las diversas versiones que dio, momentos antes de llamar a la ambulancia que llegó por el músico, ya que cayó en constantes contradicciones. A pesar de que la policía volvió a investigar nunca fue detenida por la muerte de Hendrix, que según informes oficiales, murió tras atragantarse con su vómito, luego de mezclar alcohol con pastillas para dormir.</p>
<p>En el libro <em>Rock Roadie,</em> existe la versión de que el manager de Hendrix, Michael Jeffrey, confesó al técnico de guitarra del creador de &#8220;Hey Joe&#8221;, que  junto a Dannemann hicieron tragar al guitarrista las pastillas para dormir con vino tinto, con la finalidad de provocarle la muerte y con esto cobrar una millonaria póliza de seguro. Tanto Jeffrey como Dannemann ya murieron.</p>
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<p><strong>Valerie Bertinelli:</strong> La actriz que compartió gran parte de su vida con <strong>Eddie Van Halen</strong>, tuvo un divorcio común y corriente con el virtuoso guitarrista.</p>
<p>Todo estaba tranquilo, hasta que en el show de <strong>Oprah Winfrey</strong>, confesó que había compartido los mismos excesos de drogas y alcohol con su esposo, llegando a liberarse de la cocaína con duros tratamientos y que además le había sido infiel al compositor de &#8220;Eruption&#8221;, lo que provocó que la prensa rosa estadounidense la viera como una especie de Courtney Love pero más elegante.</p>
<p>Recuerdo que cuando <strong>David Lee Roth</strong> salió de <strong>Van Halen</strong> en 1986, algunas estaciones de radio llegaron a informar que la separación había sido causada por un <em>affair</em> del vocalista con la esposa de Eddie, pero esto jamás fue confirmado. El propio Roth en una entrevista para <em>Rolling Stone</em> en 1985, manifestaba que si había visto a Bertinelli una vez en cinco meses, fue demasiado.</p>
<div id="attachment_1956" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1956" title="valerie_bertinelli11" src="http://inquisidor71.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/valerie_bertinelli11.jpg" alt="Valerie Bertinelli le fue infiel a Edward Van Halen" width="300" height="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Valerie Bertinelli le fue infiel a Edward Van Halen</p></div>
<p><strong> Dionne</strong>:  La misteriosa novia -ya que no existe una foto de ella- de <strong>Rikki Rocket</strong>, baterista de <strong>Poison</strong>, tuvo un<em> affair</em>  con el guitarrista <strong>Ritchie Kotzen</strong>, quien había entrado a sustituir a<strong> C.C. Deville</strong>, lo que provocó que despidieran al virtuoso músico, en plena gira del álbum &#8220;Native Tongue&#8221;.</p>
<p> Esta infidelidad le costó caro tanto a Poison como a Ritchie, porque a pesar de que este álbum no estaba vendiendo, ante la explosión del rock alternativo o grunge, las críticas habían sido favorables, porque Kotzen había influido muchísimo en el estilo de la banda,  lo que quizás les hubiera generado una continuidad musical más respetable a largo plazo.</p>
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<p><strong>Paula Yates</strong>: Esta comunicadora inglesa, más que villana entra en la categoría de irresponsable y falta de espíritu. Aún no comprendo cómo decidió quitarse la vida tras el suicidio de <strong>Michael Hutchence,</strong> cuando tenía cuatro razones por vivir, los tres hijos que tuvo con <strong>Bob Geldof, </strong> de los cuales perdió la custodia, ante la falta de atención que les tenía, además de la hija que tuvo con el extinto líder de<strong> INXS.</strong></p>
<p>De una vida exitosa pasó a tener una depresión grande que ya no le hizo ver la realidad de las múltiples cosas positivas que tenía en su vida, por lo que hipotéticamente podría manifestar que pudo haber sido una pesadilla para Geldof  o Hutchence, convivir con ella.</p>
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<p><strong>Nancy Spugen</strong>: La novia presuntamente asesinada por el propio <strong>Sid Vicious</strong>, bajista de los <strong>Sex Pistols,</strong> siempre fue considerada un parásito por el líder de esta banda, el enojón <strong>Johnny Rotten</strong>.</p>
<p>Existen versiones de que ella arrastró totalmente al abismo de las drogas a Vicious, aunque él ya era un drogadicto declarado.</p>
<p>La relación entre ambos, aunque se ha querido ver como un gran romance, la realidad es que parecían dos payasos viviendo del rock, con un Sid totalmente influenciable, mientras que Nancy le sacaba todo el dinero que podía. Al final el destino para ambos fue fatal.</p>
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<p><strong>Stevie Nicks:</strong> Fue pareja de <strong>Lindsey Buckingham</strong>, mucho antes de que ambos se unieran a las filas de <strong>Fleetwood Mac.</strong> Cuando ya estaban dentro de la banda terminaron su relación, pero el momento amargo de este rompimiento llegó cuando Nicks decidió andar con el líder de la banda, Mick Fleetwood.</p>
<p>Stevie Nicks narró en un programa para la cadena <strong>VH1</strong> que fue difícil para ella y Mick sentarse ambos  a explicarle a Buckingham, la nueva relación amorosa que tenían. El guitarrista manifestó sobre esta dura confesión, que había vivido tantas cosas en la vida, que no le sorprendió que su pareja lo cambiara por otro músico: &#8220;Sabes, uno ya está curtido&#8221;. </p>
<p>A pesar de la incómoda situación, Fleetwood Mac continuó en los setentas sacando exitosos discos, aunque por dentro siempre vivieron momentos personales dramáticos. A final de cuentas, Nicks tampoco hizo vida con el baterista Mick Fleetwood. </p>
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<link>http://drrockblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/this-weeks-birthdays-13/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dr. Rock</dc:creator>
<guid>http://drrockblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/this-weeks-birthdays-13/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Happy Birthday this week to: Oct 04 1929 ● Leroy Van Dyke → &#8220;Walk On By&#8221; (1962) 1947 ● J]]></description>
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<strong>Oct 04</strong><br />
1929	●	<strong>Leroy Van Dyke</strong>	→	&#8220;Walk On By&#8221; (1962)<br />
1947	●	<strong>Jim Fielder</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD4ACE-F0B2-4D02-67DA39AAEE9D53BE">Blood, Sweat &#38; Tears</a>, sessions<br />
1957	●	<strong>Barbara K. MacDonald</strong>	→	Timbuk 3<br />
1962	●	<strong>Jon Secada</strong>		</p>
<p><strong>Oct 05</strong><br />
1936	●	<strong>George Jones Jr.</strong>	→	The Edsels<br />
1938	●	<strong>Carlo Mastrangelo</strong>	→	The Belmonts<br />
1942	●	<strong>Richard Street</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD527F-C9BE-4C56-FAD37D16FF2BE38E">The Temptations</a><br />
1943	●	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD4F91-A7AE-A4EC-036B9540B4B337DB"><strong>Steve Miller</strong></a><br />
1947	●	<strong>Brian Johnson</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD5379-EBF4-3BE3-AA61492E5D015D48">AC/DC</a><br />
1949	●	<strong>Brian Connolly</strong>	→	Sweet<br />
1954	●	<strong>Bob Geldof</strong>	→	Boomtown Rats<br />
1957	●	<strong>Lee Thompson</strong>	→	Madness</p>
<p><strong>Oct 06</strong><br />
1917	●	<strong>Bob Neal</strong>	→	Early <a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD509A-B73D-009F-EFE0EB4499D5171E">Elvis Presley</a> manager<br />
1946	●	<strong>Millie Small</strong>	→	&#8220;My Boy Lollipop&#8221; (1964)<br />
1950	●	<strong>Thomas McClary</strong>	→	The Commodores<br />
1951	●	<strong>Kevin Cronin</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD5127-9889-2F59-14CE07CF141B1A56">REO Speedwagon</a><br />
1954	●	<strong>David Hidalgo</strong>	→	Los Lobos</p>
<p><strong>Oct 07</strong><br />
1941	●	<strong>Tony Sylvester</strong>	→	The Main Ingredient<br />
1945	●	<strong>Kevin Godley</strong>	→	10CC<br />
1949	●	<strong>David Hope</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD4EA6-AA84-EF1D-B0FA83966883320B">Kansas</a><br />
1951	●	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD4F81-DF15-1F57-66FD0D3788787611"><strong>John &#8220;Cougar&#8221; Mellencamp</strong></a><br />
1953	●	<strong>Tico Torres</strong>	→	Bon Jovi<br />
1968	●	<strong>Thom Yorke</strong>	→	Radiohead<br />
1968	●	<strong>Toni Braxton</strong>		</p>
<p><strong>Oct 08</strong><br />
1934	●	<strong>Doc Green</strong>	→	The Drifters<br />
1942	●	<strong>Reese Francis &#8220;Buzz&#8221; Clifford</strong>	→	&#8220;Babysittin&#8217; Boogie&#8221; (1961)<br />
1948	●	<strong>Johnny Ramone (John Cummings)</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD50E9-E865-32ED-E665CB57B53F3161">The Ramones</a><br />
1949	●	<strong>Hamish Stuart</strong>	→	Average White Band<br />
1950	●	<strong>Robert &#8220;Kool&#8221; Bell</strong>	→	Kool &#38; The Gang<br />
1965	●	<strong>C.J. Ramone (Christopher John Ward)</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD50E9-E865-32ED-E665CB57B53F3161">The Ramones</a></p>
<p><strong>Oct 09</strong><br />
1937	●	<strong>Pat Burke</strong>	→	The Foundations<br />
1939	●	<strong>Overton Vertis &#8220;O.V.&#8221; Wright</strong>	→	&#8220;That&#8217;s How Strong My Love Is&#8221; (1964)<br />
1940	●	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD4EF5-A743-2638-CE7D47266DEB2387"><strong>John Lennon</strong></a><br />
1944	●	<strong>John Entwistle</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD531B-CEAC-7980-728286663B03EBC5">The Who</a><br />
1948	●	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD4B1C-B15B-3076-6D3CF41F46C517CA"><strong>Jackson Browne</strong></a><br />
1969	●	<strong>Polly Jean &#8220;P.J.&#8221; Harvey</strong><br />
1975	●	<strong>Sean Ono Lennon</strong><br />
1984	●	<strong>Nona Hendryx</strong>	→	Labelle</p>
<p><strong>Oct 10</strong><br />
1946	●	<strong>John Prine</strong><br />
1946	●	<strong>Keith Reid</strong>	→	Procol Harum<br />
1953	●	<strong>Midge Ure</strong>	→	Ultravox<br />
1954	●	<strong>David Lee Roth</strong>	→	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.drrock.com/playlists/playlist.cfm?id=CCBD52DD-F959-CCA0-24B2086EFFBDC0B0">Van Halen</a><br />
1961	●	<strong>Martin Kemp</strong>	→	Spandau Ballet<br />
1967	●	<strong>Mike Malinin</strong>	→	Goo Goo Dolls</p>
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<link>http://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/october-5-in-history/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[On October 5: 1944 Suffrage was extended to women in France 1951 Irish singer Bob Geldof was born. 1]]></description>
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<p>1944 <a title="Suffrage" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Suffrage">Suffrage</a> was extended to women in <a title="France" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/France">France</a></p>
<p>1951 Irish singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Geldof" target="_blank">Bob Geldof </a>was born.</p>
<p><a title="Geldof in 1987" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/File:Bob_Geldof_Rock_am_Ring_1987.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Bob_Geldof_Rock_am_Ring_1987.jpg/220px-Bob_Geldof_Rock_am_Ring_1987.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="335" /></a></p>
<p>1953 The first documented recovery meeting of <a title="Narcotics Anonymous" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Narcotics_Anonymous">Narcotics Anonymous</a> was held.</p>
<p>1961 Businessman &#38; former All Black <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirk" target="_blank">David Kirk </a>was born.</p>
<p>1968 Police batoned <a title="Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Civil_Rights_Association">civil rights</a> demonstrators in <a title="Derry" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Derry">Derry</a>, <a title="Northern Ireland" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> – this was considered to mark the beginning of <a title="The Troubles" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/The_Troubles">The Troubles</a>.</p>
<p>1969 The first episode of <em><a title="Monty Python's Flying Circus" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus">Monty Python&#8217;s Flying Circus</a></em> aired on <a title="BBC" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/BBC">BBC</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/File:CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg/250px-CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg" alt="CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg" width="250" height="386" /></a><br />
(DVD cover) – Monty Python members &#8211; left to right:<br />
Back: <a title="Terry Gilliam" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Terry_Gilliam">Terry Gilliam</a>, <a title="John Cleese" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/John_Cleese">John Cleese</a>, <a title="Graham Chapman" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Graham_Chapman">Graham Chapman</a><br />
Front row: <a title="Terry Jones" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Terry_Jones">Terry Jones</a>, <a title="Michael Palin" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Michael_Palin">Michael Palin</a>, <a title="Eric Idle" href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/wiki/Eric_Idle">Eric Idle</a></p>
<p><em>Sourced from Wikipedia.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Song of the Day 9/24/09]]></title>
<link>http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/song-of-the-day-92409/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>delarue</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/song-of-the-day-92409/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every day for the next few days, our top 666 songs of alltime countdown will get one step closer to ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Every day for the next few days, our <a href="../2009/09/23/2009/09/22/2009/09/18/2009/09/17/2009/09/16/2009/09/05/2009/09/04/2009/09/03/2009/08/31/the-top-666-songs-of-alltime/the-top-666-songs-of-alltime-300-399/">top 666 songs of alltime countdown</a> will get one step closer to #1. Around the 27th of this month, we’ll put up a whole bunch of them at once and keep you in suspense until we return with regular daily listings, review and so forth around the middle of October. For now, Thursday’s song is #307:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J3fhiDXBuA">The Boomtown Rats </a>– Diamond Smiles</p>
<p>Savage new wave/punk sarcasm from The Fine Art of Surfacing, 1979, the sarcastically glossy tale of a girl who had everything but did herself in. Sadly, the late <a href="http://rockproper.com/jay-bennett/whatever-happened-i-apologize.html">Jay Bennett</a> quoted a lyric from the song in the title of his final, unfinished album, Kicking at the Perfumed Air. The link above is the original video; here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIJRYX8_mk">live take</a>.</p>
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<link>http://sitemarca.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/euro-rscg-worldwide-post-crisis-la-responsabilidad-social-corporativa-se-convierte-en-corazon-de-las-estrategias/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sitecla</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sitemarca.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/euro-rscg-worldwide-post-crisis-la-responsabilidad-social-corporativa-se-convierte-en-corazon-de-las-estrategias/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[El CEO internacional de Havas y Euro RSCG, David Jones estuvo a cargo de la emisión del primer Rally]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[El CEO internacional de Havas y Euro RSCG, David Jones estuvo a cargo de la emisión del primer Rally]]></content:encoded>
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