Lara Fabian singing 'Je t'aime'. Except it is also the audience singing the song to her. This may be the most beautiful singer/audience connection ever. I have no words.
The three tenors & Hauser
6 June 2025 10:01 pmHere is something for a Friday night:
My Way - Domingo x Carreras x Dimash x HAUSER | Virtuosos 2025
Someone in a comment on youtube said that Carreras and Domingo have never performed with another tenor since Pavarotti died. I have no idea if this is correct, however when trying to verify it I came across this article from 2017: CARRERAS AND DOMINGO VIRTUALLY RECREATED THE THREE TENORS' ATMOSPHERE WITH "MY WAY" AT THE ARENA DI VERONA. And to then use that specific song that with Dimash is clearly a huge honour. <3
I should probably also mention that to sing with them is literally Dimash's childhood dream, he had a VHS with The Three Tenors that he would watch, and that helped inspire him to become a singer.
Also, I doubt they had much time to rehearse - this performance was during The Virtuosos ('a classical music talent show with a unique format, focusing on discovering young classical talent and then giving the talented youngsters a chance to develop and progress in a way that few others have'), they'll all have been v busy. ^_^
My Way - Domingo x Carreras x Dimash x HAUSER | Virtuosos 2025
Someone in a comment on youtube said that Carreras and Domingo have never performed with another tenor since Pavarotti died. I have no idea if this is correct, however when trying to verify it I came across this article from 2017: CARRERAS AND DOMINGO VIRTUALLY RECREATED THE THREE TENORS' ATMOSPHERE WITH "MY WAY" AT THE ARENA DI VERONA. And to then use that specific song that with Dimash is clearly a huge honour. <3
I should probably also mention that to sing with them is literally Dimash's childhood dream, he had a VHS with The Three Tenors that he would watch, and that helped inspire him to become a singer.
Also, I doubt they had much time to rehearse - this performance was during The Virtuosos ('a classical music talent show with a unique format, focusing on discovering young classical talent and then giving the talented youngsters a chance to develop and progress in a way that few others have'), they'll all have been v busy. ^_^
Nice things for your weekend
12 April 2025 10:19 amDavid Tennant Does a Podcast With… Georgia Tennant
^This is actually a misnomer, because it's Georgia interviewing David. Just the loveliest people, it's difficult to overstate.
And then I recently came across this Will Young song, and it's my new favourite:
(It's a cover of a Bats for Lashes song, original here)
The song is from the album 'Crying on the Bathroom Floor', which is an album where he covered songs from female artists. "This is not a covers album as such, well certainly not in the standard way. I wanted to bring songs from female artists who I admire into a new arena."
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^This is actually a misnomer, because it's Georgia interviewing David. Just the loveliest people, it's difficult to overstate.
And then I recently came across this Will Young song, and it's my new favourite:
(It's a cover of a Bats for Lashes song, original here)
The song is from the album 'Crying on the Bathroom Floor', which is an album where he covered songs from female artists. "This is not a covers album as such, well certainly not in the standard way. I wanted to bring songs from female artists who I admire into a new arena."
(x)
I say 'new'... the video (mini-movie) was released 7 hours ago, but there is a recording of him singing it from 2017... (I posted that version back in 2021.) So he's been working on it for a long time.
When the music started I went 'Hang on, I know this!' The tune is very distinctive.
The song was created by an international team led by two-time Grammy Award-winning producer and composer Walter Afanasieff. It was written specifically for Dimash's unique voice by French songwriters Flavien Compagnon, Dominique Bourse, and lyricist Devon Graves.
ETA: Meant to add this yesterday, but was tired... He released a teaser a week ago, but it appears to actually be set after the story of the MV:
ETA2: From Dimash News:Behind the Scenes of Dimash’s New Music Video “Love’s not over yet”: An Interview with the Directorial Team
(Dimash Masterpost.)
When the music started I went 'Hang on, I know this!' The tune is very distinctive.
The song was created by an international team led by two-time Grammy Award-winning producer and composer Walter Afanasieff. It was written specifically for Dimash's unique voice by French songwriters Flavien Compagnon, Dominique Bourse, and lyricist Devon Graves.
ETA: Meant to add this yesterday, but was tired... He released a teaser a week ago, but it appears to actually be set after the story of the MV:
ETA2: From Dimash News:Behind the Scenes of Dimash’s New Music Video “Love’s not over yet”: An Interview with the Directorial Team
(Dimash Masterpost.)
A few minutes of ppl dancing and then a history lesson:
Deep-dive into the aftermath of the civil war and the broken promises.
( Under the cut: LEGO, Obama, Josh Johnson etc )
Deep-dive into the aftermath of the civil war and the broken promises.
( Under the cut: LEGO, Obama, Josh Johnson etc )
They Not Like Us
23 February 2025 01:29 pmSo, I fell into the rabbit hole of Kendrick Lamar's superbowl halftime show. (Disclaimer: I have never watched the superbowl - or the halftime show - ever before, and could not have named a single Lamar song before this. My interest is cultural rather than musical.)
That said, I have watched a number of Josh Johnson sets about the Lamar and Drake feud, so I had some background knowledge. However the performance itself turned out to be this dense and complex thing, full of symbolism, and well. That's my jam. ^_^
ETA: Outside the cut. Here is Josh Johnson talking about Kendrick, where he came from and why he does what he does. As always, starts as a fun set and then... digs into stuff far deeper than you would expect:
( Videos under the cut )
Now the thing is that Kendrick Lamar is obviously coming from this from within his own culture, the struggle of his own community. And I think this is why it resonates? If you speak your own truth, others will recognise it.
And I think all of it ties in with this Black History Month thread about The Black Panthers.
Snippet:
To this day, if you find a white trades person over the age of 50, and ask them what "It's not race, it's class" means, many can tell you. If you ask them "Who is Fred Hampton" many can tell you. If you ask them what a "rainbow coalition" was, many can tell you.
Why does an old, white, union steel worker in Detroit know who Fred Hampton is?
'They not like us' the whole stadium chanted with Trump right there.
If you want an anthem against the oligarchs and the 1%, there it is.
That said, I have watched a number of Josh Johnson sets about the Lamar and Drake feud, so I had some background knowledge. However the performance itself turned out to be this dense and complex thing, full of symbolism, and well. That's my jam. ^_^
ETA: Outside the cut. Here is Josh Johnson talking about Kendrick, where he came from and why he does what he does. As always, starts as a fun set and then... digs into stuff far deeper than you would expect:
( Videos under the cut )
Now the thing is that Kendrick Lamar is obviously coming from this from within his own culture, the struggle of his own community. And I think this is why it resonates? If you speak your own truth, others will recognise it.
And I think all of it ties in with this Black History Month thread about The Black Panthers.
Snippet:
To this day, if you find a white trades person over the age of 50, and ask them what "It's not race, it's class" means, many can tell you. If you ask them "Who is Fred Hampton" many can tell you. If you ask them what a "rainbow coalition" was, many can tell you.
Why does an old, white, union steel worker in Detroit know who Fred Hampton is?
'They not like us' the whole stadium chanted with Trump right there.
If you want an anthem against the oligarchs and the 1%, there it is.
I am in awe
17 February 2025 06:54 pmSo, there are SO MANY downsides to living In Interesting Times. But sometimes. Sometimes it's worth it.
Slava Ukraini! 👏👏👏 This man is a legend.
And it's crazy to think that this is the same man - this music video is from back when he was an actor.
Антитіла (Antytila) - Lego / Official Video
The band (Antytila) all joined up and are paramedics in the army.
Slava Ukraini! 👏👏👏 This man is a legend.
And it's crazy to think that this is the same man - this music video is from back when he was an actor.
Антитіла (Antytila) - Lego / Official Video
The band (Antytila) all joined up and are paramedics in the army.
Just something beautiful
8 February 2025 11:08 pmName of Piece: Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans Performed by Anna Sandström, Written by Hildegard of Bingen almost 1000 years ago.
FRODO: What are we holding on to, Sam?
SAM: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
And here is a good thing: 'Pompeii MMXXIII' by Bastille & Hans Zimmer
SAM: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
And here is a good thing: 'Pompeii MMXXIII' by Bastille & Hans Zimmer
How to make S.O.S better... add cello:
Dimash Qudaibergen & Hauser - S.O.S d'un terrien en détresse
Dimash Qudaibergen & Hauser - S.O.S d'un terrien en détresse
Petition for UK residents: Decriminalise Abortion
I am calling on the UK government to remove abortion from criminal law so that no pregnant person can be criminalised for procuring their own abortion.
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Fundraiser: Chocolate Gifts For Disadvantaged UK Kids - Xmas '24
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Lovely article: I wear a white poppy because Remembrance Day’s staged fervour does little to honour my grandad
(The website for white poppies is here. I have worn a white poppy for the past few years, I like the idea behind them.)
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Amid War in Ukraine, Nature Survives in Unexpected Ways
The war has brought suffering and devastation—and “war-wilding,” a surprising ray of hope.
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I'm rubbish at updating, sorry. Not much has happened, but we are watching 'Ellis' - new detective show starring Sharon D Clarke, and it's properly good. Channel 5, but like, BBC production levels of writing & production.
We are also watching the new season of 'Shetland' - Darcy always loved the show, and I got caught up in the new season. The new female lead also really helps - the two main characters are now women. <3
(I have to suspend disbelief of course, because I have been to Shetland, and nothing ever happens - a stolen bicycle is front page news - but the look of it draws on all the 'British crime drama' vocabulary, so I can let it go. *g*)
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ETA: Have a song by Zhou Shen. His voice is... out of this world.
I found an article. Have a snippet (lightly edited):
Zhou Shen sang the theme song "People Are _" for the movie "The Wandering Earth 2" in which human beings are not afraid of crisis, the spirit of facing fate, not being a trapped beast that is bound, not being a race that is easily defined, even if the light is faint, we still move forward.
ETA2: What the hell, have Big Fish as well. Because we all need beauty right now and this song is beauty that I wish to share with everyone.
I am calling on the UK government to remove abortion from criminal law so that no pregnant person can be criminalised for procuring their own abortion.
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Fundraiser: Chocolate Gifts For Disadvantaged UK Kids - Xmas '24
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Lovely article: I wear a white poppy because Remembrance Day’s staged fervour does little to honour my grandad
(The website for white poppies is here. I have worn a white poppy for the past few years, I like the idea behind them.)
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Amid War in Ukraine, Nature Survives in Unexpected Ways
The war has brought suffering and devastation—and “war-wilding,” a surprising ray of hope.
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I'm rubbish at updating, sorry. Not much has happened, but we are watching 'Ellis' - new detective show starring Sharon D Clarke, and it's properly good. Channel 5, but like, BBC production levels of writing & production.
We are also watching the new season of 'Shetland' - Darcy always loved the show, and I got caught up in the new season. The new female lead also really helps - the two main characters are now women. <3
(I have to suspend disbelief of course, because I have been to Shetland, and nothing ever happens - a stolen bicycle is front page news - but the look of it draws on all the 'British crime drama' vocabulary, so I can let it go. *g*)
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ETA: Have a song by Zhou Shen. His voice is... out of this world.
I found an article. Have a snippet (lightly edited):
Zhou Shen sang the theme song "People Are _" for the movie "The Wandering Earth 2" in which human beings are not afraid of crisis, the spirit of facing fate, not being a trapped beast that is bound, not being a race that is easily defined, even if the light is faint, we still move forward.
ETA2: What the hell, have Big Fish as well. Because we all need beauty right now and this song is beauty that I wish to share with everyone.
Something beautiful
6 November 2024 09:31 pmChenyu Hua (华晨宇) - Arrival (降临)
Two videos of the same song - one a performance, the other a lyric video (because the lyrics are beautiful).
Two videos of the same song - one a performance, the other a lyric video (because the lyrics are beautiful).
Dimash: Eki Jiren
26 October 2024 06:53 pmA traditional Kazakh song, Eki Jiren. This recording is from 2016 and has three singers: Moldir Auyelbekova, Malika Smagulova and Dimash Kudaibergen. It's just the loveliest tune, I have been listening to it on repeat for days. Also he is baby (with terrible, terrible hair <3). He was like 21-22 when this was recorded.
I also came across a different version, which cuts out the first two singers and only keeps the last verse that Dimash sings, but then adds on a dombra solo. (Possibly Renat Gaisin, but the video of him playing that is used is from 'River of Love'.)
I also came across a different version, which cuts out the first two singers and only keeps the last verse that Dimash sings, but then adds on a dombra solo. (Possibly Renat Gaisin, but the video of him playing that is used is from 'River of Love'.)
A round-up
18 October 2024 06:08 pmOh the wonders of Friday evening with a G&T. <3
Dimash just released this new song, very mellow and autumn-y:
Dimash Qudaibergen - Ризамын тағдырға | Grateful to Fate (Mood Video)
From the blurb on youtube:
Dimash performed the song "Rizamyn Tagdyrga" ("Grateful to Fate") on October 15, 2024, at the Opening Ceremony of the Almaty Open ATP 250 tennis tournament in Almaty. The composition was written by Kaiyrgali Kozhanbaev with lyrics by Alua Zhaimambetova back in 1993. The song was first performed by Dimash's mentor, Marat Aitimov.
Apparently he and his friends filmed the video a few days ago in a local park.
And it made Sir Hairless cry! <3 (He is one of my favourite reactors.)
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Ways to help Dead Boy Detectives:
Petition on Change dot org: Save Dead Boy Detectives
Save Dead Boy Detectives website
Save Dead Boy Detectives Tumblr <- full of updates. :)
https://savedeadboydetectives.carrd.co/ <- Carrd (useful links)
And the intersection between DBDA and Palestine:
DBD Fundraiser for Palestine
Palestine links:
Medium: Mainstream Media: Killing Israelis is Terrorism, but Killing Arabs is Genius!
BBC: ‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel
^This is the thing that keeps getting to me. It's all unfolding in real time. We are watching a genocide in real time. *hands*
Well, this post ended up in a very different place than it started.
Anyway, don't forget your daily click:
https://arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/
Dimash just released this new song, very mellow and autumn-y:
Dimash Qudaibergen - Ризамын тағдырға | Grateful to Fate (Mood Video)
From the blurb on youtube:
Dimash performed the song "Rizamyn Tagdyrga" ("Grateful to Fate") on October 15, 2024, at the Opening Ceremony of the Almaty Open ATP 250 tennis tournament in Almaty. The composition was written by Kaiyrgali Kozhanbaev with lyrics by Alua Zhaimambetova back in 1993. The song was first performed by Dimash's mentor, Marat Aitimov.
Apparently he and his friends filmed the video a few days ago in a local park.
And it made Sir Hairless cry! <3 (He is one of my favourite reactors.)
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Ways to help Dead Boy Detectives:
Petition on Change dot org: Save Dead Boy Detectives
Save Dead Boy Detectives website
Save Dead Boy Detectives Tumblr <- full of updates. :)
https://savedeadboydetectives.carrd.co/ <- Carrd (useful links)
And the intersection between DBDA and Palestine:
DBD Fundraiser for Palestine
Palestine links:
Medium: Mainstream Media: Killing Israelis is Terrorism, but Killing Arabs is Genius!
BBC: ‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel
^This is the thing that keeps getting to me. It's all unfolding in real time. We are watching a genocide in real time. *hands*
Well, this post ended up in a very different place than it started.
Anyway, don't forget your daily click:
https://arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/
Music and fic
15 October 2024 07:16 pmA fab song from Hua Chenyu:
(I don't even know what it's called, it came up in my suggested and I liked it.)
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In Save Dead Boy Detectives news, fandom has gotten a billboard. <3 <3 <3
I also keep forgetting to mention that Promethia & I are writing fic (just posted the 3rd chapter):
In the Sight of Angels (and Ghosts)
Summary: The story of how Edwin Payne, Dead Boy Detective, met and befriended Aziraphale, Angel and Bookseller. And how that friendship flourished despite initial set-backs.
I also wrote a Catwin oneshot: talk dirty to me, which is fic-of-fic...
No idea how many fans are on my flist (except for the 2 I already know of), but hey ho, here's why I am so absent. There is nothing like being in love with a show. 💜💜
(I don't even know what it's called, it came up in my suggested and I liked it.)
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In Save Dead Boy Detectives news, fandom has gotten a billboard. <3 <3 <3
I also keep forgetting to mention that Promethia & I are writing fic (just posted the 3rd chapter):
In the Sight of Angels (and Ghosts)
Summary: The story of how Edwin Payne, Dead Boy Detective, met and befriended Aziraphale, Angel and Bookseller. And how that friendship flourished despite initial set-backs.
I also wrote a Catwin oneshot: talk dirty to me, which is fic-of-fic...
No idea how many fans are on my flist (except for the 2 I already know of), but hey ho, here's why I am so absent. There is nothing like being in love with a show. 💜💜
Glass Animals
6 October 2024 05:08 pmI keep meaning to post and just... not.
So have some music. Stumbled across Glass Animals on youtube recently, and have listened to little else since. :)
This one might be my favourite, it's just... an unusual structure? Not sure how else to describe it.
Glass Animals - It’s All So Incredibly Loud (Official Video)
And then this song is probably the most perfect Doctor/Master creation I have ever heard. Vidders, I'm begging you, do your thing.
Glass Animals :: Wonderful Nothing [Lyric Video]
Just look at the lyrics (and they just get better):
Wonderful nothing
You just want something nice
You just want substance
I just wanna cut out both your eyes
Wonderful nothing
You just want something kind
I want corruption
I think I'm the devil in disguise
Here's my state of mind
Give me destruction
Tell me I'm scrumptious
I'm a fucking delight
A Ten/Simm!Master vid plays in mind every time. <3
A few more songs under the cut...
( Read more... )
So have some music. Stumbled across Glass Animals on youtube recently, and have listened to little else since. :)
This one might be my favourite, it's just... an unusual structure? Not sure how else to describe it.
Glass Animals - It’s All So Incredibly Loud (Official Video)
And then this song is probably the most perfect Doctor/Master creation I have ever heard. Vidders, I'm begging you, do your thing.
Glass Animals :: Wonderful Nothing [Lyric Video]
Just look at the lyrics (and they just get better):
Wonderful nothing
You just want something nice
You just want substance
I just wanna cut out both your eyes
Wonderful nothing
You just want something kind
I want corruption
I think I'm the devil in disguise
Here's my state of mind
Give me destruction
Tell me I'm scrumptious
I'm a fucking delight
A Ten/Simm!Master vid plays in mind every time. <3
A few more songs under the cut...
( Read more... )
I keep meaning to post...
20 April 2024 08:15 pmA song that is more relevant now than when it was written:
And it's hard to love
There's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
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Let's hear it for the Doctor:
The Mary Sue: Ncuti Gatwa Calls Out the Transphobia and Racism of the British Government
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I posted Chapter 21: He Ate My Heart of All Breakages Must Be Paid For.
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I Made A Difference
A lovely poem by Asmi (the Good Omens mascot)
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I have so many things to share I've lost track completely. Here are a couple:
WHO footage from Al-Shifa medical complex shows complete and utter destruction of hospital facilities
Palestinian American doctor walks out of Biden meeting in protest
And it's hard to love
There's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
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Let's hear it for the Doctor:
The Mary Sue: Ncuti Gatwa Calls Out the Transphobia and Racism of the British Government
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I posted Chapter 21: He Ate My Heart of All Breakages Must Be Paid For.
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I Made A Difference
A lovely poem by Asmi (the Good Omens mascot)
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I have so many things to share I've lost track completely. Here are a couple:
WHO footage from Al-Shifa medical complex shows complete and utter destruction of hospital facilities
Palestinian American doctor walks out of Biden meeting in protest
Sleepy posting
25 January 2024 10:38 pmEivør slays again (via Kerk):
TRØLLABUNDIN // Eivør & Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)
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Also trying to catch up (with myself *g*):
All Breakages Must Be Paid For Chapter 13: Talk About It
TRØLLABUNDIN // Eivør & Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)
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Also trying to catch up (with myself *g*):
All Breakages Must Be Paid For Chapter 13: Talk About It