(This post is also reproduced on the Songcraft blog.)
This is a very interesting clip which provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at George helping Ringo with writing his song “Octopus’s Garden”. (Hint: Click on the video itself to watch it on YouTube.com.)
The finished version sounds like this:
Definition of “Blithe”: carefree and happy and lighthearted (taken from here)
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Local theatre group W!LD RICE’s latest offering sees them reviving Noel Coward’s comic masterpiece Blithe Spirit at the Drama Centre Theatre @ National Library.
(Random thought: Why does Selena Tan look so much like Chen Liping in the publicity photo?)
Written by Coward in 1941, this local [...]
As some of you might know we held our very first songwriter’s circle gathering tonight…an event/circle which was initiated and organised by yours truly for the purpose of celebrating the art of songwriting in Singapore and meeting up with like-minded songwriting enthusiasts.
I’m really happy to say that everything turned out far better than I had [...]
Boxing is almost down for the count (article)
Bill Simmons is one of my favourite sports writers.
In his latest column, he writes about how the upcoming May 5th superfight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr could well be boxing’s Last Big Fight, and raises many good points.
Indeed, boxing has been going through a steady decline the last [...]
See if this series of pictures doesn’t leave a tear in your eye.
Pulitzer Prize Winners 2007 - The Sacramento Bee
The healing process has begun, for many of the afflicted and wounded in recent events which have shocked many.
Experts say strong reactions are normal in times like these.
Anger is understandable, although not always encouraged. Logical, rational thinking gives way to emotionally-charged arguments. Words are spoken, accusations are hurled…truth is sometimes distorted amidst the emotional frenzy.
But it is [...]
Before America had its Sanjaya…Singapore already had its Joakim.
Don’t you think the similarities are downright eerie?
As much as I didn’t want to address them, the similarities were staring at me right in the face…so much so that I just had to say it.
Let’s see now:
- Joakim was 18 years old when he went through the whole [...]
(This is the first of a two-part series which examines the issue of whether Singapore can develop a world-class local sporting industry. Part 2 will be posted within a few days time…hopefully!)
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I’ve always wondered why, for all our excellence and high standards in education, banking, finance, commerce, technology, manufacturing, medical science, infrastructure etc., our sporting “scene” here in [...]
Desktop Tower Defense
Do not, I repeat do not, play this innocuous-looking game if you don’t wish to be hooked.
Also, if you’re reading this in office, do not even click on the above link if you intend to get any work done.
This is one of the most addictive games I’ve played in recent memory (not that [...]
The legendary Leonard Bernstein conducting the studio recording of West Side Story in 1984, with no less than Jose Carreras singing the lead tenor role.
You can just feel the tension in the studio. Man, that was a pretty “heated” session alright!
You don’t mess around with someone like Bernstein…even Jose Carreras was made to feel the wrath.
(I [...]
