http://www.johnjgoddard.com Turn up that free jazz, fool. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:18:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm at work on expanding my vocal repertoire again and was searching for the lyrics to "Ribar Plete Mrižu Svoju." It's an exemplary Dalmatian song that was beautifuly committed to tape by Klapa Dalmacija some years ago. I couldn't find a full mp3 of their rendition, sadly, but I did ... http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/06/29/vice-vukov-the-croatian-chairman/ This bouncy little number was recorded from Radio Cibona in Zagreb a couple of years ago, but I didn't catch the artist or track name. Anyone know? I searched "proleteri" (from the chorus) and got nothing. Dvije godine prije ja sam snimio ovu pjesmu od Radia Cibone, ali nisam čuo kak ... http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/06/26/nepoznata-pjesma/ This song is oddly compelling. I happened upon it quite randomly in a Brazilian YouTube video of someone's family pictures, and now I can't get that mellow beat out of my head. Can anyone tell me the name of this song and its performer? Better yet, who wants to make a ... http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/06/19/my-new-favorite-song/ Glory Bells http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/06/17/sketch/ My favorite artist explains himself in this interview: [video]http://youtube.com/watch?v=bdaIF4hpL8Y[/video] http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/06/08/alejandro-jodorowsky/ "Foolishness is coming and paid for," said the crazy little black lady on the streetcar. I'd watched her get on at NW 23rd and Marshall after she'd tossed the remainder of a lit cigarette on the ground in front of a woman who didn't look happy to have a lit cigarette ... http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/05/21/overheard-on-portland-streetcar/ I had a shot of good Russian vodka with an olive tonight. http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/05/15/pisem-za-to-mogu-pisati/ As I watch classic 1983 footage of Leontyne Price singing "Panis Angelicus" with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, I cannot help but marvel at the woman's face and torso.  Her broad face, wide mouth, flaring nostrils and wine-barrel bosom appear to have been designed specifically for projecting large volumes of precise ... http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/05/12/panis-angelicus/ Safet Isović was a living legend of romantic Bosnian song until his demise in 2007, and I found that AFION's "Slavuj" is derived from a national song that he recorded long ago. I haven't yet found the original "Slavuj Ptica Mala," but here's a film of Isović singing, "Aj, kakve ... http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/05/09/safet-isovic-aj-kakve-ajka-crne-oci-ima/ The human species has not ceased to startle and amaze me. http://www.johnjgoddard.com/2008/05/07/first-and-foremost-we-are-lovers/