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	<title>katie-melua &amp;laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed</title>
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<title><![CDATA[La brève (devinette) du vendredi (dont tout le monde se fout mais quand même)]]></title>
<link>http://plumevive.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/la-breve-devinette-du-vendredi-dont-tout-le-monde-se-fout-mais-quand-meme/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>plumevive</dc:creator>
<guid>http://plumevive.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/la-breve-devinette-du-vendredi-dont-tout-le-monde-se-fout-mais-quand-meme/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alors voilà mes petits agneaux, le fin limier qu&#8217;est Yibus a trouvé ce que je me suis offert p]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Alors voilà mes petits agneaux, le fin limier qu&#8217;est Yibus a trouvé ce que je me suis offert pour mon anniversaire, un superbe piercing (ben oui, ceux qui n&#8217;aiment pas, j&#8217;ai bien dit superbe !).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Outre le fait que ce petit bijou m&#8217;a fait souffrir à la mort au moment du perçage (mais qu&#8217;est ce que je fous là moi put@in de b@rdel de mierda !), les suites sont passablement&#8230; pas géniales et peu ragoûtantes.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mais bon, je ne le regrette pas : tout comme mon tatouage d&#8217;il y a quelques années maintenant (pétard, j&#8217;avais dix huit piges !), j&#8217;ai mis quelques années à me décider avant de sauter le pas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Il y a presque quatre ans de ça, on m&#8217;a offert le bijou sous forme d&#8217;or et de micro diam&#8217;s, et depuis ce temps, je mûris le projet qui trottait déjà dans ma tête depuis quelques mois alors.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Autant vous dire que je ne précipite jamais les choses quand il s&#8217;agit de mon corps (à bon entendeur&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />   ) et là, quand je regarde le résultat (autrement que pour le nettoyer, beuuuurk), ben je suis super contente !</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Alors&#8230; devinez maintenant&#8230; où ai-je bien pu faire ce joli petit trou ?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Vous avez le choix entre l&#8217;arcade sourcilière, l&#8217;aile du nez, sur la langue, au dessus de la lèvre supérieure (comme une mouche), au labret, sur la lèvre, au nombril, à l&#8217;oreille ou même&#8230; ailleurs&#8230; (je suis sidérée par les endroits possibles !)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A vous de jouer ! (oui, y&#8217;a quelque chose à gagner&#8230;)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You can't deny boy]]></title>
<link>http://mitunter.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/you-cant-deny-boy/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Thorsten</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mitunter.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/you-cant-deny-boy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8230;you &#8216;re such a shy boy. Eben via Podcastende, Blip und Youtube die großartige Katie Mel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5YO_w0xg0&#38;feature=related"><img src="http://mitunter.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/katiemelua.jpg" alt="KatieMelua" title="KatieMelua" width="500" height="282" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-795" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;you &#8216;re such a shy boy.</p>
<p>Eben via <a href="http://www.werbeblogger.de/2009/11/25/schmaler-grat-grosser-graben-einfach-clara-und-windows-7/">Podcastende</a>, <a href="http://blip.fm/~guyvs">Blip</a> und <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5YO_w0xg0&#38;feature=related">Youtube</a> die großartige <a href="http://www.katiemelua.de/">Katie Melua</a>  wiederentdeckt &#8211; steht nun auf meiner Wunschliste.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[soundtrack]]></title>
<link>http://wasserscheu.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/soundtrack/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wasserscheu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wasserscheu.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/soundtrack/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made a new playing list. Do you have a special music list at your iPod/MP3/etc? 1. Lykke ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve made a new playing list. <em>Do you have a special music list at your iPod/MP3/etc?</em></p>
<p><strong>1. Lykke Li &#8211; Possibility</strong><br />
<strong>2. M.I.A &#8211; Paper Planes<br />
3. Oh Laura &#8211; Release Me<br />
4. Tori Amos &#8211; Winter<br />
5. Antsy Pants &#8211; Vampire<br />
6. Muse &#8211; Time is running out<br />
7. Muse &#8211; Starlight<br />
8. Muse &#8211; New Born</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://wasserscheu.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/muse-band-wu02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-362" style="border:1px solid black;" title="Muse-band-wu02" src="http://wasserscheu.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/muse-band-wu02.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="237" /></a></p>
<p><strong>9. Katie Melua &#8211; If the Lights go Out</strong><br />
<strong>10. R.E.M &#8211; the Great Beyond<br />
11. Velvet Underground &#8211; I&#8217;m sticking with you<br />
12. Kimya Dawson &#8211; Tire Swing</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://wasserscheu.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/juno-top.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-363" style="border:1px solid black;" title="juno-top" src="http://wasserscheu.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/juno-top.jpg?w=271" alt="" width="271" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>13. Arctic Monkeys &#8211; Mardy Bum</strong><br />
<strong>14. Bloc Party &#8211; Two More Years<br />
15. Bloc Party &#8211; This Modern Love<br />
16. The Cranberries &#8211; Zombie<br />
17. The Cranberries &#8211; Salvation </strong></p>
<p>I am kinda into that alternative music sound these days. Not that these artists are too alternative. But still, they make really great music.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cu ce m-am ales?... Tag-uri]]></title>
<link>http://flaviusobeada.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/cu-ce-m-am-ales-tag-uri/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>i.o.flavius</dc:creator>
<guid>http://flaviusobeada.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/cu-ce-m-am-ales-tag-uri/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eram gata să închid, din nou pentru o perioadă destul de lungă, televizorul în seara asta, mînat de ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CoolJazzFest 2009]]></title>
<link>http://fernandomendes.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/cooljazzfest-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Fernando Mendes</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fernandomendes.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/cooljazzfest-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cool Jazz is a great mix of styles for outdoor summer evenings in magical places – living memories o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Cool Jazz is a great mix of styles for outdoor summer evenings in magical places – living memories of Portugal’s cultural heritage.</p>
<p>Every year since its first edition Cool Jazz Festival has been surprising its audience with new venue locations. This year was no exception. During the 6th edition the artists assembled in the centre of Cascais, at the Manuel Possolo Hippodrome, the Marechal Carmona Park and at the town fortress. Mafra also hosted Cool Jazz concerts in the Jardim do Cerco.</p>
<p>Given the success reached over the last years, the Cascais City Council and the Mafra City Council have this year decided to create their own editions aimed at their own specific audiences. Therefore the Cooljazz 6th edition was be presented as Cascais Cooljazz and Mafra Cooljazz, each with their own independent programmes and dynamics, staying faithful to the CoolJazzFest Great Mix brand.</p>

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<title><![CDATA[Katie Melua - 'If You Were A Sailboat']]></title>
<link>http://faberex.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/katie-melua-if-you-were-a-sailboat/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>faberex</dc:creator>
<guid>http://faberex.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/katie-melua-if-you-were-a-sailboat/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[long time no see]]></title>
<link>http://amoemisiunelaradio.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/long-time-no-see/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amoemisiunelaradio</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amoemisiunelaradio.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/long-time-no-see/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Am trecut printr-o perioadă în care nu am avut chef să scriu în blog. Duh, cred că s-a văzut. Perioa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Am trecut printr-o perioadă în care nu am avut chef să scriu în blog. Duh, cred că s-a văzut. Perioada asta a fost urmată de alta în care nu mai știam de unde să încep să scriu. Au fost cam multe concerte, 2 carti, multe chestii enervante, succesuri cu asociația și atâtea emisiuni câte săptămâni în care n-am scris despre ea.</p>
<p>Singura și cea mai drăguță chestie pe care o pot zice e că istodor a pus chiar link către live stream-ul RRM să poată cititorii lui să-mi asculte emisiunea <a href="http://istodor.catavencu.ro/2009/11/15/jazz-at-noon-de-la-1230-ascultati-romania-muzical-si-aici/">aici</a> . Very Very Cute.</p>
<p>Emisiunea de săptămâna asta (vă anunț cu o jumătate de oră înainte să înceapă) e cu miezul nopții. Pentru că mai mulți m-au întrebat, atunci când le-am zis că am o emisiunea de jazz duminica la 12 jumate, dacă e la 12 jumate noaptea. Și nu e, dar mi-ar plăcea să fie, așa că azi ne prefacem că este. Muzica e f mișto. Chill, așa, și am inclusiv Madeleine Peyroux (care-mi place puțin mai puțin acum că știu că-i place și altcuiva) și Katie Melua.</p>
<p>Oricum, audiție plăcută, revin mai pe seară cu informații detaliate despre săptămâna mea, care n-a fost rea deloc.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Cure - Just Like Heaven]]></title>
<link>http://dawidge.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/just-like-heaven/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dawidge</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dawidge.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/just-like-heaven/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Show me how you do that trick&#8221;&#8230; &#8230; demandait Mary Poole à Robert Smith lorsq]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><blockquote><p>&#8220;Show me how you do that trick&#8221;&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8230; demandait <strong>Mary Poole</strong> à <strong>Robert Smith</strong> lorsque ce dernier réalisait des tours de magie, sur une plage du sud de l&#8217;Angleterre, pendant leur vacances d&#8217;ados.</p>
<p>La décennie suivante, en 1987, juste avant d&#8217;épouser Mary, alors sa compagne, Smith se souvient de cet épisode et écrit la chanson &#8220;<strong>Just Like Heaven</strong>&#8220;. Celle-ci commencera par &#8220;Show me, show me, how you do that trick&#8221; cette fois-ci dans le sens, &#8220;Par quel magie, m&#8217;as-tu séduite ?&#8221;</p>
<p>En 2009, à cinquante ans, Mary Poole et Robert Smith sont toujours mariés. Et <strong>The Cure</strong> fonctionne toujours en famille.</p>
<p>Le guitariste <strong>Porl Thompson</strong> (guitare lead et rythmique), présent par intermittence dans le groupe depuis 1976 est marié avec la sœur cadette de Robert Smith (chant + guitare lead et rythmique), Janet.</p>
<p>Quand au bassiste, <strong>Simon Gallup</strong>, il marié avec la sœur de Porl Thompson.</p>
<p>Pour l&#8217;anecdote, les images de bord de mer que l&#8217;on aperçoit dans clip de Just Like Heaven (à voir <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORc5Td_T6og" target="_blank">ici</a>) proviennent justement de cette plage où Robert Smith et Mary Poole jouaient, ados. Cette dernière apparaît même dans le clip &#8211; l&#8217;apparition fantomatique en blanc.</p>
<p>Ci-dessous deux reprises très différentes de Just Like Heaven.</p>
<p>D&#8217;abord la  version de <strong>Katie Muela</strong>.<br />
Attention, elle peut provoquer des somnolences. Donc à éviter d&#8217;écouter en conduisant.<br />
Mais finalement je l&#8217;aime bien. Elle fait ressortir le romantisme de la chanson.</p>
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<p>Puis la version de <strong>Dinosaur Jr</strong>, dont Robert Smith lui-même considère qu&#8217;il s&#8217;agit de la meilleure reprise de Just Like Heaven.</p>
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;Show me how you do that trick<br />
The one that makes me scream&#8221; she said<br />
&#8220;The one that makes me laugh&#8221; she said<br />
And threw her arms around my neck<br />
&#8220;Show me how you do it<br />
And I promise you I promise that<br />
I&#8217;ll run away with you<br />
I&#8217;ll run away with you&#8221;</p>
<p>Spinning on that dizzy edge<br />
I kissed her face and kissed her head<br />
And dreamed of all the different ways I had<br />
To make her glow<br />
&#8220;Why are you so far away?&#8221; she said<br />
&#8220;Why won&#8217;t you ever know that I&#8217;m in love with you<br />
That I&#8217;m in love with you&#8221;</p>
<p>You<br />
Soft and only<br />
You<br />
Lost and lonely<br />
You<br />
Strange as angels<br />
Dancing in the deepest oceans<br />
Twisting in the water<br />
You&#8217;re just like a dream</p>
<p>Daylight licked me into shape<br />
I must have been asleep for days<br />
And moving lips to breathe her name<br />
I opened up my eyes<br />
And found myself alone alone<br />
Alone above a raging sea<br />
That stole the only girl I loved<br />
And drowned her deep inside of me</p>
<p>You<br />
Soft and only<br />
You<br />
Lost and lonely<br />
You<br />
Just like heaven</p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Katie Melua is most pleasing on the eardrums]]></title>
<link>http://bettyscandretti.com/2009/11/07/katie-melua-is-most-pleasing-on-the-eardrums/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bettyscandretti</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bettyscandretti.com/2009/11/07/katie-melua-is-most-pleasing-on-the-eardrums/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This song plays on cable a lot when Betty is at work (this is the job at which Betty sits a lot and ]]></description>
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<p>This song plays on cable a lot when Betty is at work (this is the job at which Betty sits a lot and watches cable, readers understand). It is reminiscent of C. S. Lewis&#8217;s poetry, in the following way: on first hearing, it struck Betty as being cerebral and poncy to the point of awkwardness. This impression was quite wrong. On repeated listenings, just as it is when one repeatedly reads one of Lewis&#8217;s poems &#8212; &#8220;Love&#8217;s as Warm as Tears&#8221;, let&#8217;s say, or the devastatingly lovely &#8220;Footnote to All Prayers&#8221; &#8212; the piece is revealed to be strikingly simple, sufficiently but not ostentatiously complex, beautifully shaped: and<em> integrated</em>, shaped by its own structure, not decorated or embellished. The best words in the best order, as another poet used to say, and <em>he was right</em>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Katie Melua]]></title>
<link>http://szarazteszta.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/katie-melua/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Száraz Tészta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://szarazteszta.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/katie-melua/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Katie Melua]]></description>
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<p>Katie Melua</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Kitteh Dislikes People on the Train]]></title>
<link>http://miamichaela.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/kitteh-dislikes-people-on-the-train/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>miamichaela</dc:creator>
<guid>http://miamichaela.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/kitteh-dislikes-people-on-the-train/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So today I hopped on my usual morning train (EC 174 Jan Jessenius from Budapest-Keleti to Hamburg Al]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So today I hopped on my usual morning train <em>(EC 174 Jan Jessenius from Budapest-Keleti to Hamburg Altona, in case you are interested)</em> and went into the 2nd carriage where I like to sit. Somehow I ended up sitting on the same place that I did last week and <strong>I was enjoying my solitude</strong>, planning to go over the Cytology once again or read up my Žurnál magazine that I&#8217;ve just bought &#38; it was full of amazing articles on world politics &#38; ecology &#38; psychiatry&#8230;.</p>
<p>And then a young dude entered my compartment.</p>
<p>And then my solitude has ended &#38; a HUGE annoyance began.</p>
<div id="attachment_980" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 392px"><img class="size-full wp-image-980" title="funny-pictures-cat-insults-your-gene-pool" src="http://miamichaela.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/funny-pictures-cat-insults-your-gene-pool.jpg" alt="funny-pictures-cat-insults-your-gene-pool" width="382" height="512" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(The best lolcat evur)</p></div>
<p>He has started to talk to me in a way as if we knew each other for the last 5 years and I&#8217;ve slept with his brother.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>During the<strong> first hour</strong> it was fun because I had someone to talk to even though I prefer to sleep/read/revise/look out of the window/daydream.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>During the <strong>second hour</strong> I started to get very tired of all the shallow conversation &#38; I wanted to read/revise Cytology while his mouth would be preferrably shut up tight &#38; he would be doing his own thing <em>(doesn&#8217;t the boy have any book/school stuff/mp3 player/whatever to do???!!!)</em>.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>During the <strong>third hour</strong> I was freaking annoyed because he had to talk his freaking crap even though I was OBVIOUSLY holding a magazine IN FRONT OF MY FACE &#38; *TRYING* TO READ and even though I kept on replying to him in ONE WORD sentences.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>During the <strong>fourth hour</strong> I was doing my best to KEEP A POKER FACE &#38; not send him to all the shitty holes of the world where dead rats walk around with maggots sticking out of their eyes.<br />
My poker face keeping has <em>almost</em> been ruined when he wanted to go pee and said that he is going&#8230;.but there is someone at the toilet&#8230;so I told him there is a toilet on the other end of the compartment or in the next compartment&#8230;when he said: &#8220;<strong>You wanna get rid of me, right? I don&#8217;t even let you read&#8230;&#8221;</strong>, all with a BIG BRIGHT SMILE on his face.</p>
<p>My self-control skills have reached the level just below the Zen in that moment &#38; I have coldly uttered only: &#8220;Well, what use would it be of getting rid of you now? I am almost in Prague anyway&#8230;&#8221;, while thinking he should consider jumping out of the window and ending on the railway tracks.</p>
<p>In the end I <strong>had to</strong> leave the compartment 10 minutes before we actually reached the Prague &#8211; Holešovice station because if I had stayed those 10 minutes more I might have commited a homicide.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!</p>
<p>I will now tell you in bullet points what was so annoying at the presence of this dude in my<em> (shortly)</em> peaceful &#38; quiet compartment:</p>
<ul>
<li>his presence</li>
<li>his talking</li>
<li>his questions on me</li>
<li>his awaiting my answers on his stupid questions on me</li>
<li>his interrupting my futile tries on reading</li>
<li>his interrupting my futile tries on making him shut up with my glaring <em>(I think I wasn&#8217;t glaring the best I can because NO ONE ever dared to ignore my glares&#8230;they are lethal wtf!)</em></li>
<li>his primitive conversation topics</li>
<li>his inability to shut the fuck up for more than 3 minutes</li>
<li>his touching my knee (<em>NO ONE TOUCHES ME just like this wtf, unless I ALLOW so)</em></li>
<li>his telling me about buying condoms in Italy <em>(DO I GIVE A FUCK?! NO I DON&#8217;T)</em></li>
<li>his inability to decipher my annoyance with his existence</li>
<li>&#8230;</li>
</ul>
<p>AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH11!!! &#62;_&#60;</p>
<p>I think I might need some yoga or cardio tomorrow because so far I haven&#8217;t stopped steaming and fuming and this encounter made me so <strong>psychically tired</strong> it&#8217;s insane.<br />
I don&#8217;t like people invading my privacy <em>(&#8230;and my compartments wtf)</em>. I HATE people talking to me even after I lose interest in talking to them all because I hate being fake and pretenious and faking that I am enjoying my time even though all I want for the particular person is to have him/her shut the fuck up ASAP.</p>
<p>WHEW!!!! That was a long &#38; fruitful rant. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Now, let&#8217;s listen to Katie Melua because that is the ultimate calming down music. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> ))</p>
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<p>Sighz.</p>
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<link>http://rubyjazz37.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/katie-melua-i-think-its-going-to-rain-today/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rubyjazz37</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rubyjazz37.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/katie-melua-i-think-its-going-to-rain-today/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray Human kindness is o]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Broken windows and empty hallways<br />
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray<br />
Human kindness is overflowing<br />
And I think it&#8217;s going to rain today</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles<br />
With frozen smiles to chase love away<br />
Human kindness is overflowing<br />
And I think it&#8217;s going to rain today</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Lonely, lonely<br />
Tin can at my feet<br />
Think I&#8217;ll kick it down the street<br />
That&#8217;s the way to treat a friend</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Bright before me the signs implore me<br />
To help the needy and show them the way<br />
Human kindness is overflowing<br />
And I think it&#8217;s going to rain today</p>
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<link>http://rubyjazz37.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/katie-melua-thank-you-stars/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rubyjazz37</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rubyjazz37.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/katie-melua-thank-you-stars/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some call it faith, some call it love. Some call it guidance from above. You are the reason we found]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Some call it faith, some call it love.<br />
Some call it guidance from above.<br />
You are the reason we found ours,<br />
So thank you stars. </p>
<p>Some people think it&#8217;s far away,<br />
Some know it&#8217;s with them everyday.<br />
You are the reason we found ours,<br />
So thank you stars. </p>
<p>There are no winds that can blow it away on the air,<br />
When they try to blow it away &#8217;s when you know it will always be there. </p>
<p>To some it&#8217;s the strength to be apart,<br />
To some it&#8217;s a feeling in the heart.<br />
And when you&#8217;re out there on your own, it&#8217;s the way back home. </p>
<p>There are no winds that can blow it away on the air,<br />
When they try to blow it away &#8217;s when you know it will always be there.<br />
Some call it faith, some call it love.<br />
Some call it guidance from above.<br />
You are the reason we found ours,<br />
So thank you stars.<br />
Thank you stars,<br />
Thank you stars,<br />
Thank you stars</p>
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<link>http://playlistdiva.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/the-jazz-sessions/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>playlistdiva</dc:creator>
<guid>http://playlistdiva.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/the-jazz-sessions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nice &#8216;N Easy ~ Michael Buble I&#8217;ve Got You Under My Skin ~ Frank Sinatra Shy Boy ~ Katie ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Nice &#8216;N Easy ~ Michael Buble</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I&#8217;ve Got You Under My Skin ~ Frank Sinatra</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Shy Boy ~ Katie Melua</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Nine Million Bicycles ~ Katie Melua</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I Know You By Heart ~ Eva Cassidy</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Lucky ~ Jason Mraz (ft. Colbie Caillat)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">They Can&#8217;t Take That Away From Me ~ Bing Crosby</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I Can See Clearly Now ~ Holly Cole Trio</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Turn Me On ~ Norah Jones</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Is You Is Or Is You Not My Baby ~ Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">These Foolish Things ~ Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Love Is &#8211; The Tender Trap ~ Frank Sinatra***</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Sunrise ~ Norah Jones</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Peel Me A Grape ~ Diana Krall</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Be Here To Love Me ~ Norah Jones</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">***Dean: You have to make it up to me for ruining a classic. Get thinking on it, babe <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<link>http://rubyjazz37.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/455/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rubyjazz37</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rubyjazz37.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/455/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[They say the world must end somehow, They say the end&#8217;s not far from now; I think they&#8217;r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><blockquote><p>They say the world must end somehow,<br />
They say the end&#8217;s not far from now;<br />
I think they&#8217;re wrong,<br />
Don&#8217;t worry your life away,<br />
Start living for today,<br />
Don&#8217;t think about tomorrow.</p>
<p>And if the lights go out on all of us,<br />
In just a year or two.<br />
And if the sky falls down like pouring rain,<br />
Then I&#8217;ll be here with you.<br />
I&#8217;ll go down with you.</p></blockquote>
<p>Katie Melua, &#8216;If The Lights Go Out&#8217;</p>
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<link>http://copiiiiubirii.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/amintiri-si-muzica/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DianaEmma</dc:creator>
<guid>http://copiiiiubirii.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/amintiri-si-muzica/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In mod bizar melodiile astea nu imi amintesc de vreo persoana iubita, ci de o prietena&#8230; o prie]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>In mod bizar melodiile astea nu imi amintesc de vreo persoana iubita, ci de o prietena&#8230; o prietena draga, din liceu, cu care ar fi trebuit sa locuiesc in primul an din facultate, in loc sa stau printre straini. Dar viata ne-a purtat pe cai diferite, in orase diferite&#8230;</p>
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<link>http://lauschsofa.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/fetzig-weizig-pluschig/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lauschsofa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lauschsofa.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/fetzig-weizig-pluschig/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Vriend in Roger’s, öhms pardon, Romeo’s Kiste. Ein kurzer Besuch auf der Website von Ann Vriend ]]></description>
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<p>Ann Vriend in Roger’s, öhms pardon, Romeo’s Kiste.<!--more--> Ein kurzer Besuch auf der Website von Ann Vriend genügte uns, um mal einen Blick auf diese Dame am Klavier zu werfen. Wann bekommt man schon mal die Möglichkeit, in einem Club wie der <a title="Kiste in Stuttgart – Jazz und so" href="http://www.kiste-stuttgart.de/" target="_blank">Kiste</a> jemanden aus der großen weiten Musikwelt zu sehen (außer bei irgendwelchen Spontangigs während der Pop öhms Jazz Open). Die Vergleiche zwischen Jazz und Pop werden wir noch häufiger bemühen, keine Sorge. Frau Vriend also kommt aus Canada, öhms Kanada (ist ja Deutschland hier), schon mal per se ein Garant für qualitativ gute Musik. Auf ihrer Clubtour besuchte sie nun am 2. Oktober die kuschelige Kiste mit fetzigem Clubstempel. Ganz allein mit Ihrem bunt beklebten Köfferchen (mit einem Dollarschein?) und sitzend an einem leicht verstimmten Klavier. Überhaupt schien die »Europa«-Tour, wenn wir es mal so nennen wollen, sehr selbstorganisiert gewesen zu sein. Ann Vriend brannte vor dem Konzert noch schnell ein paar CDs an ihrem Laptop und zog einige selbstbedruckte Etiketten aus dem Köfferchen. Außer Musik gab es neben originellen Merchandising-Artikeln, wie z.B. Taschen oder Karten, auch eine originelle deutsche Begleitung (erinnerte ein wenig an Gasteltern beim Schüleraustausch).</p>
<div id="attachment_559" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><img class="size-full wp-image-559" title="vriend-koffer" src="http://lauschsofa.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/vriend-koffer1.jpg" alt="Der Merchandising-CD-und-später-Klamotten-Koffer ©Lauschsofa-Jule" width="600" height="628" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Der Merchandising-CD-und-später-Klamotten-Koffer ©Lauschsofa-Jule</p></div>
<p>Das Konzert war in zwei Sets aufgeteilt, wobei uns das zweite Set bzw. die aktuellen Songs mehr überzeugten. Frau Vriend bietet eine schöne Mischung aus poppigem und folkigem Songwriting, stellenweise erinnern die Stücke an Katie Melua, aber mit deutlich natürlicherer Stimmung und Klang. »Where You Are« könnte auch entfernt Erinnerungen an Regina Spektor hervorrufen. Gesanglich schien Ann an diesem Abend nicht ganz auf der Höhe zu sein, im wahrsten Sinn. Die Livemitschnitte auf der Website sind teilweise präziser. Zu den Höhepunkten zählten sicherlich »On your Street« und »Dollar and a Suitcase«. Und zu ihrer Erleichterung können wir berichten, dass Romeo’s Kiste inzwischen als <em>Club formerly known as a Jazz-Only-Club</em> in Stuttgart gilt (zumindest lässt das die Erweiterung des neuen Programms mit lustigen Rockcover- oder Alternative-Punkbands vermuten). Auch wenn der Besitzer das Gegenteil behauptet und Frau Vriend (ge)nötig(t)erweise noch einen Jazz-Song aus dem Real Book zum Besten gab (»Willow weep for me«).</p>
<div id="attachment_560" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><img class="size-full wp-image-560" title="annvriendkiste" src="http://lauschsofa.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/annvriendkiste.jpg" alt="Ann Vriend live in Romeo’s Kiste 2009/10/02 ©Lauschsofa-Jule" width="600" height="507" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Ann Vriend live in Romeo’s Kiste 2009/10/02 ©Lauschsofa-Jule</p></div>
<p>Miss/es (?) Vriend versteht es absolut, ihr Publikum gut zu unterhalten. Zu fast jedem Song eine kleine Anekdote, direkte Einbeziehung des Publikums wie bei »Feelin’ Fine« machen einfach Spaß und gehören zum guten Handwerk der Songwriterin. Ohne dick aufzutragen, becirct sie uns mit Spontaneität und Nonchalance (jahaa, jetzt fehlt uns nur noch die Hornbrille und der Seitenscheitel #schbecks).<br />
Womit wir auch beim Nachgeschmack des Konzerts angelangt sind. Ein unterhaltsamer Abend mit kleinen Hindernissen, wie man sagen könnte. Gestört haben uns die schon oben erwähnten technischen Komplikationen im hohen Bereich und auch der mitunter recht harte Anschlag.Unserer Begleitung war die Darbietung auch etwas zu, öhms, »gleichförmig«.</p>
<div id="attachment_561" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><img class="size-full wp-image-561" title="vriendshoe" src="http://lauschsofa.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/vriendshoe.jpg" alt="Wieder was gelernt: Das Wasser nie auf das Klavier stellen und im Jazz-Club gehen auch solche Stiefel" width="600" height="602" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Wieder was gelernt: Das Wasser nie auf das Klavier stellen und im Jazz-Club gehen auch solche Stiefel</p></div>
<p>Vriend ist das, was man als »solide« bezeichnen würde, mit einem dicken Plus bei den Emotionen. Denn berührt hat uns das Konzert in jedem Fall, hier und da bekommt man einen dicken Kloß im Hals. Und das ist es auch, was Ann Vriend zu einer Live-Empfehlung macht. Sollte sie also bei euch in der Nähe in einem schönen Club auftreten, nix wie hin, bestenfalls mit Band (das könnten wir uns jedenfalls besser vorstellen). Am besten genießt man Ann Vriend übrigens mit einem Glas Rotwein; und wer mutig ist, zieht Cowboystiefel an (vielleicht sogar mit T-Shirt-Kleid) – bei beidem sagt sie selbst nicht Nein. Das mit dem Wein finden wir auch irgendwie passend, um das noch in Hornbrillenmanier anzufügen: Ann Vriend schmeckt zwar jetzt schon gut, aber in ein paar Jahren sicherlich noch besser.</p>
<p>Ann Vriend im <a title="Ann Vriend im Web" href="http://www.annvriend.com" target="_blank">Web</a><br />
Ann Vriend  bei <a title="Ann Vriend bei Myspace" href="http://www.myspace.com/annvriend" target="_blank">MySpace</a><br />
aktuelles Studio-Album: <a title="Aktuelles Studioalbum von Ann Vriend" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vriend3" target="_blank"><em>When We Were Spies</em><br />
</a>aktuelles Live-Album: <em>Closer Encounters</em> (Modalitäten für den Kauf etwas kompliziert, bestenfalls bei Konzert erwerben)</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cabaret</dc:creator>
<guid>http://viviendoentredinosaurios.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/72/</guid>
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<link>http://top100women.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/katie-melua/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>top100women</dc:creator>
<guid>http://top100women.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/katie-melua/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Be the first to request an interiview with Justin Sandercoe!]]></title>
<link>http://therawmaterials.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/be-the-first-to-request-an-interiview-with-justin-sandercoe/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>firgas</dc:creator>
<guid>http://therawmaterials.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/be-the-first-to-request-an-interiview-with-justin-sandercoe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New client Justin Sandercoe is best known as Justin Guitar and has been giving free online guitar tu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>New client Justin Sandercoe is best known as <a href="http://www.justinguitar.com" target="_blank">Justin Guitar</a> and has been giving free online guitar tuition via youtube for several years &#8211; as well as teaching the likes of Katie Melua, Cathy Dennis and Luke Kooks to play.</p>
<p>Justin is releasing his first album in January 2010 and we can&#8217;t stop playing it in the <a href="http://www.raw-material.co.uk" target="_blank">Raw office</a>! Furthermore, he&#8217;s a lovely guy and we&#8217;re looking forward to helping to make him even more of a success.</p>
<p>To request a biog or an interview with Justin drop us a line via Raw News.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.astoriamedia.de/katiemelua/images/stories/biografien/justinsandercoe.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.astoriamedia.de/katiemelua/images/stories/biografien/justinsandercoe.jpg" alt="" width="356" height="301" /></a></p>
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<link>http://elmundotech.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/the-sims-3-world-adventures-more-artists-mas-artistas/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elmundotech</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[From/De: EA LeAnn Rimes, Fefe Dobson, Natalie Portman&#8217;s Shaved Head and More Each Sing a Tune ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>LeAnn Rimes, Fefe Dobson, Natalie Portman&#8217;s Shaved Head and More Each Sing a Tune in Simlish for EA&#8217;S The Sims 3 World Adventures</strong></p>
<p>REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) &#8212;  <em>The Sims(TM)</em> fans around the world will be rockin&#8217; out to new        Simlish music in <em>The Sims(TM) 3 World Adventures</em> Expansion Pack* for        the PC and Mac(R) this November. The EA(TM) Play Label of Electronic Arts        Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced over a dozen additional artists who        will lend their Simlish voice stylings to <em>The Sims 3 World Adventures </em>including        GRAMMY Award-winner LeAnn Rimes and hot rising stars Fefe Dobson,        Natalie Portman&#8217;s Shaved Head, Katie Melua, Esme Denters, Evan        Taubenfeld, Madina Lake, and more.</p>
<p>&#8220;Once again, the musical world of <em>The Sims</em> comes to life with        some of the world&#8217;s biggest stars of today and tomorrow performing their        hits in Simlish,&#8221; says Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music for        EA. &#8220;In the future, look for exciting music videos to accompany some of        these songs, which will further demonstrate that Simlish is truly a        global language.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;My friends have told me about <em>The Sims</em> for years, and I&#8217;ve also        heard Natasha Bedingfield and Black Eyed Peas versions of their songs in        Simlish, so I was thrilled to be in on the fun,&#8221; said LeAnn Rimes. &#8220;It&#8217;s        so cool to have my own music in such an iconic game.&#8221;</p>
<p>New global artists with Simlish songs in <em>The Sims 3 World Adventures</em> include:</p>
<ul>
<li> LeAnn Rimes &#8211; &#8220;You&#8217;ve Ruined Me&#8221;</li>
<li> Fefe Dobson &#8211; &#8220;I Want You&#8221;</li>
<li> Katie Melua &#8211; &#8220;If the lights go out&#8221;</li>
<li> Madina Lake &#8211; &#8220;Lets Get Outta Here&#8221;</li>
<li> Manchester Orchestra &#8211; &#8220;I&#8217;ve Got Friends&#8221;</li>
<li> Natalie Portman&#8217;s Shaved Head &#8211; &#8220;Me + Yr Daughter&#8221;</li>
<li> Esme Denters &#8211; &#8220;Outta Here&#8221;</li>
<li> Hot Chelle Rae &#8211; &#8220;Say&#8221;</li>
<li> Audrye Sessions &#8211; &#8220;Turn Me Off&#8221;</li>
<li> Metalkpretty &#8211; &#8220;Wake Up, Wake Up&#8221;</li>
<li> Evan Taubenfeld &#8211; &#8220;Pumpkin Pie&#8221;</li>
<li> Friday Night Boys &#8211; &#8220;Can&#8217;t Take That Away&#8221;</li>
<li> Cassie Steele &#8211; &#8220;Summer Nights&#8221;</li>
<li> Broken Hearts Club &#8211; &#8220;Na Na Na&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>Previously announced artists and songs featured in the game include:</p>
<ul>
<li> Nelly Furtado &#8211; &#8220;Manos al Aire&#8221;</li>
<li> Pixie Lott &#8211; &#8220;Mama Do&#8221;</li>
<li> Stefanie Heinzmann &#8211; &#8220;No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)&#8221;</li>
<li> Matt &#38; Kim &#8211; &#8220;Daylight&#8221;</li>
<li> Young Punx &#8211; &#8220;Juice and Sim&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>The Sims are on the adventure of their lifetime in <em>The Sims</em><sup><em>(TM)</em></sup><em> 3 World Adventures,</em> the first expansion pack to the #1 best-selling        PC game of calendar 2009**, <em>The Sims 3</em>. Players will guide their        Sims to acclaimed fortune&#8211;or potential doom. Gamers will take their Sims        to famous real-world inspired destinations to conquer challenges, find        treasures, discover what&#8217;s lurking in hidden caves, and more with the        first ever adventure gameplay. From mastering martial arts in Shang        Simla, China, discovering rich culture and famous landmarks on a        romantic getaway to Champs Les Sims, France or exploring the depths of        ancient tombs in Al Simhara, Egypt, Sims will learn new skills and chase        down new personal opportunities, meet new Sims with unique        personalities, share their culture and bring them home, discover new        styles on their travels, and share everything they encounter on their        adventures with the world through personal photographs, movies, and        stories. Those who register their copy of the PC/Mac version of the game        online will receive 1,000 SimPoints*** to be used in <em>The Sims 3</em> Store. Adventure is on the horizon &#8212; what will the Sims discover?</p>
<p><em>The Sims 3 World Adventures</em> Expansion Pack for the PC and Mac        will ship to retailers worldwide the week of November 16, 2009. For        those who haven&#8217;t already purchased <em>The Sims 3</em> or need a good        gift idea for friends or family, a special limited Holiday Collector&#8217;s        Edition will be available on November 17, 2009. The special edition will        feature <em>The Sims 3</em> Collector&#8217;s Edition along with new holiday        content.</p>
<p>For more information about <em>The Sims 3 World Adventures </em>or<em> The        Sims 3</em>, please visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.TheSims3.com&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=www.TheSims3.com&#38;index=1&#38;md5=7ed69f2339a3d17fe6bba77828c8e459" target="_blank">www.TheSims3.com</a>.        Developed by The Sims Studio, <em>The Sims 3</em><em>World Adventures</em> is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. To download artwork, please visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.info.ea.com&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=www.info.ea.com&#38;index=2&#38;md5=9f18d9dea94f56cd29a7f235d0c66a7f" target="_blank">www.info.ea.com</a>.        To pre-order the standard edition game visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesims3.com%2Fgame%2Fep1%2Forder&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=www.thesims3.com%2Fgame%2Fep1%2Forder&#38;index=3&#38;md5=c7d8f07e30f8733d11193709b49de93f" target="_blank">www.thesims3.com/game/ep1/order</a>.</p>
<p>*Requires <em>The Sims 3</em> for PC/MAC to play.</p>
<p>**According to NPD data.</p>
<p>***INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED, see product pack or digital        distribution rules for details.</p>
<p><strong>About <em>The Sims</em></strong></p>
<p><em>The Sims</em> franchise celebrates an impressive over 100 million        units sold since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 22        different languages and available in 60 different countries, <em>The Sims</em> quickly has become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. <em>The        Sims 3</em> sold 3.7 millioncopies since launch through June 30,        2009 and was the best-selling PC launch in EA&#8217;s history. Fan intensity        is evidenced through the nearly 65 million downloads of player created        content including: Sims, houses, stories and more. <em>The Sims 3</em> YouTube Channel is within the top 5 most viewed sponsored channels of        all time with more than 22 million video views. <em>The Sims 3</em> took        the social media sites by storm with half a million fans on the official        Facebook page for the game and nearly 30,000 followers on the Twitter        official game page making it one of the most popular games on Twitter.        Visit <em>The Sims 3</em> official website to see what the players are        creating at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.TheSims3.com&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=www.TheSims3.com&#38;index=4&#38;md5=839dc2bc57843f121f21a2f80eab30e8" target="_blank">www.TheSims3.com</a> or the official YouTube Channel for <em>The Sims</em> at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FTheSims&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FTheSims&#38;index=5&#38;md5=11191528cbef667df406bf5a422fb39b" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSims</a>.</p>
<p><strong>About Electronic Arts</strong></p>
<p>Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is        a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in        1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive        software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless        devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under        four brand names: EA<sup>TM</sup>, EA SPORTS<sup>TM</sup>, EA Mobile <sup>TM</sup> and POGO<sup>TM</sup>. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of        $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.        EA&#8217;s homepage and online game site is <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ea.com&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=www.ea.com&#38;index=6&#38;md5=e776fe6ecfcee3880bf0387b20d6b320" target="_blank">www.ea.com</a>.        More information about EA&#8217;s products and full text of press releases can        be found on the Internet at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Finfo.ea.com&#38;esheet=6071352&#38;lan=en_US&#38;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Finfo.ea.com&#38;index=7&#38;md5=2c4b9d7e168436ff4e86d57b34701246" target="_blank">http://info.ea.com</a>.</p>
<p>EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, and The Sims are trademarks or        registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other        countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and        other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their        respective owners.</p>
<p><img src="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&#38;sty=20091013005447r1&#38;sid=cmtx2&#38;distro=nx" alt="" /></p>
<p>SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.</p>
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