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The Los Angeles Times is now reporting that Michael Jackson 24 June , Thursday died in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50.

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I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change

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Czerwone Gitary (The Red Guitars), Polish rock band was very popular in Polish popular music 1960s – 1970s. The band reformed in the 1990s, but Seweryn Krajewski, leader, soloist and main inspirer of Czerwone Gitary has continued to make us happy with many of their greatest hits that become true classics in Poland. Uciekaj Moje Serce is one of these compositions that I love the most. The song is light and sad as must be song about love of course. Unfortunately I could not find translation the lyrics in English. I’’ try to do that, but not now, OK? By the way the author of lyrics is Agnieszka Osiecka, one of the best Polish song writers.

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Gdzie? w hotelowym korytarzu krótka chwila,
splecione r?ce gdzie? na pla?y, oczu b?ysk,
wys?any w biegu krótki list,
stokrotka ?niegu, dobra my?l,
to wci?? za ma?o, moje serce, ?eby ?y?.

Uciekaj skoro ?wit, bo potem b?dzie wstyd
i nie wybaczy nikt ch?odu ust twych.

Deszczowe wtorki, które przyjd? po niedzielach,
kropelka ?alu, której winien jeste? ty,
nieprawda, ?e tak mia?o by?,
?e warto w byle pustk? i??,
to wcia? za ma?o, moje serce, ?eby ?y?.

Uciekaj skoro ?wit, bo potem b?dzie wstyd
i nie wybaczy nikt ch?odu ust, braku s?ów,
uciekaj skoro ?wit, bo potem b?dzie wstyd
i nie wybaczy nikt ch?odu ust twych.

Odloty nag?e i wstydliwe, niezabawne,
nic nie wiedz?cy, a zdradzony pies czy mi?,
?a?o?nie chuda kwiatów ki??
i nowa z?uda, nowa ni?,
to wcia? za ma?o, moje serce, ?eby ?y?.

Uciekaj skoro ?wit…
lyrics by Agnieszka Osiecka

You must be a big lover of music if now you are here and reading the text. As to me I really cant imagine my everyday life without music. Coming from a hard rock and roll my tastes have shifted over the last years to old-fashioned jazz, blues, country and classic music. I find it’s normal situation because as we get older, our tastes change too. The truth is I’m not a great musician at all but (“If music be the food of love, play on”) I take a big pleasure not only in listening my favorite bands and orchestras but also playing on piano or guitar sometimes.

It must be confessed that whether you are professional classical musician, beginner in a rock band or just dilettante, playing to your friends and family’s delight, you can’t do it without music sheets. Actually we live in fantastic age of high technologies when everything you need you can find out on the Internet, including great number services provided Gb’ of well-organized, categorized, and searchable, weekly updated free sheet music. You can start browsing the list right now to pick up the most needed and loved ones.

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The interesting article- thoughts about modern state of music by Alan Wilder, well kmown British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode had been published yesterday on the side-line.com. As regards Alan Wilder there can be no doubt that he is recognized authority in the music world and one should consider his opinion. I quote here just an extract of the article with wich I’m agree very much.

“We live in a world of technology – exponentially increasing breakthroughs in all things scientific. So fast that we can’t even keep up with it. So why is it that the audio quality of music is degenerating? Music ‘sounds’ worse. We have stopped listening, we don’t have time. We only have time to be smacked in the face by the loudest, most attention-grabbing blast of souped-up noise imaginable until ear fatigue sets in and the desire to ‘change the record’ takes over. Why are the adverts on TV twice the volume of the regular broadcasts?
It’s the only way to get our attention in the VOLUME WAR.

In recent years, a revolution in processing technology has instigated a change in the way albums are mastered. In order to compete, A&R men, producers, even the artists are demanding that mastering engineers, via digital compression, crank up the level so high that all dynamic range is callously sacrificed.

(Compression essentially increases the volume of the quieter elements within a mix while holding steady the peaks of the louder parts)

The effect of excessive compression is to obscure sonic detail and rob music of its emotional power leaving listeners strangely unmoved. In fact, the ear naturally compresses high volume blasts to protect itself – this is why we associate compression with level. Our sophisticated human brains have evolved to pay particular attention to any loud noise, so initially, compressed sounds seem more exciting. It is short lived. After a few minutes, research shows, constant volume grows tiresome and fatiguing.

True excitement comes from variation in rhythm, tone, pitch and a wide range of dynamics which in turn provides space and warmth – something you’re unlikely to find in much of today’s rock/pop music. If you want a good example, listen to The Arctic Monkeys ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor’ for a bombardment of the most unsubtle, one-dimensional noise”

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She is well done this girl! She has no voice, but she sings. After canceling her modelling career she turned to becom a singer-songwriter. Then she has sold more than 2 million records. She is really well done and that’s all.
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I love original sounding “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head but here is the version of Kingdom Hearts not bad too.
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