"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Culture Break: The Communards, "So Cold the Night"

I'm sure you've seen the video of Jimmy Somerville joining the street musician in Berlin in a rendition of "Small Town Boy." I thought I might throw the original video up, and then "So Cold the Night" came up in the queue. So, forthwith:


OK, so it's pop culture -- it's still culture.

And I keep wondering what a remake of this video would be like now, maybe what, thirty years later? For those of you who've ever lived in close-packed high-rises -- think about it.

And wasn't he adorable?

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