Thursday, February 26, 2009

Too much...

Alright, just to keep this thing going while I am a little extra busy...

Here's a little something created 43 or so years ago - but first, think of a song in which the singer does nothing but complain about his/her problem(s). Got one? (You should - there are many).

Now describe it using some terms like "beautiful", "humble", "wistful", "brilliant", "classic", "emotionally resonant", etc.

That doesn't work very well, does it? It doesn't for me, at least. Usually such songs can more aptly be described as "whiney", "annoying", "self-centered", "angsty", maybe even "turn that $%*& off!"



But then there's this gorgeous little piece of forgotten art:



How is it so good? I don't know. But it really is.

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