Virtual Flaneurism

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From Andreas:

I really enjoyed this one.

AIDAN KNIGHT - Knitting Something NIce For You from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.

Clearly he is no longer halfway there.

This video's intended source of humor does not disappoint, but what is truly worth a listen is Michael Buble's swear-riddled dialogue and the acerbic sass he delivers to this poor child's mother.

If you can't tell, this October (and now November) has been all about Beatles covers. A gift from Eliza:

Why is this so cathartic?

I read an article about Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" a few years ago that suggested that the song's subject might in fact be Dylan himself. This is certainly not confirmed, though even if it isn't true, I find so much more to relate to if "reading" the song as self-referential. Not that I feel alone, but a personal lament about feeling alone is easier to understand than Dylan's anger at a specific person I do not know. And it's just plain less bitter.

The article further suggested that the song's lyrics could reflect Dylan's transition from folk to electric, where his chosen mode of musical maturation led to his being ostracized from the Village music crowd. I don't necessarily endorse this particular spin; Dylan quite succinctly summarized his frustration regarding his falling out with the Greenwich Village folk scene in "Positively Fourth Street", another song worth an aural gander. Imagining "Like a Rolling Stone" as self-reference undoubtedly gives the lyrics a significantly varied meaning, one that I personally prefer to what would otherwise be a cold attack on an anonymous subject.

New Gaga song - though I warn you that this doesn't play properly through my speakers.

The energy in this one is higher, and for a handheld camera recording, the sound quality is superb:

Janelle Monae is even amazing performing LIVE!

This song is a nice teeny popper pick-me-up. Check out the non-live version on Grooveshark (it's much better quality)