Tagged by @goldslick (thank you, Drew!) and later @britneyshakespeare (thank you, Diana!)
Tag nine people you’d like to know better…
Last song to which I’ve listened: Rupture au Miroir, performed by Jane Birkin and Isabelle Adjani (lyrics by Gainsbourg, I believe). Anyone who follows this blog will have learned by now (if only from my relentless in memoriam posting) that the iconic Jane B passed away this Sunday, and I feel devastated (I don’t think a celebrity death has crushed me quite this much since Anita Pallenberg in 2017). So, naturally, I spent the entire day revisiting Jane’s catalog.
Currently watching: Since I first got tagged in this, season 5 of What We Do in the Shadows premiered on Fox, so I’m watching that as it airs! Maybe it’s just because I’m a Matt Berry devotée, but I think it’s one of the most amusing things on tv right now, though I understand some may find it too silly. Oh, and yesterday I watched Charlotte Gainsbourg and Agnès Varda’s documentaries on Jane Birkin!
Currently reading: Chega de Saudade - A História e as Histórias da Bossa Nova, by Ruy Castro. It’s a history of bossa nova music, its composers, performers and champions, by one of Rio’s greatest culture writers. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in the genre, but sadly I don’t know if it’s been translated into English. Oh, and a book of selected essays by Walter Benjamin.
Current obsession: Goodness, I always have at least a few of them at any given time; some permanent, some temporary. As I mentioned, losing Jane B has revived my decade-long fascination with her life and work, and, by extension, with the Serge Gainsbourg songbook (say what you will about the man, but he did have a way with words - and music). Besides that, anyone who follows me on my non-60s alt (@fightingvainlytheoldennui , for anyone interested in my “off-the-walls, whateverIwant posting”, as Diana so accurately put it) will also be aware of my ongoing enthusiasm for HBO’s hit series Succession.
Well, this turned out way too long, as it tends to happen when I partake in tag games. But I had a fun time answering, and I hope you guys will too!
I’m tagging @fancycolours, @sneez, @satisfactory-dreams, @coolstreetbubba, @bbbrianjones, @breakaway1975, @david-watts, @chaoticdesertdweller , and @m-faithfull (if they feel like answering) and also anyone else who’d like to do this :)
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“The way I love is just the way I love…”
Lux Interior, The Cramps.
Source: chaoticdesertdweller
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People you want to get to know better
Thanks @eyra for tagging me :D
Last song: I’ve recently invested in Spotify premium so I’ve been listened to a lot more but my last was Death with Dignity - Sufjan Stevens
Favourite colour: 🐢🐸🍂🍑
Last movie/tv show: Percy Jackson🌀🗡️
Sweet/savoury/spicy: Sweet, always sweet.
Last thing I googled: Amano hand knit cardigans (Spoiler alert: I cannot afford one but if I one the lotto I would be sprinting to buy one)
Current obsession: Wolfstar is always at the front of my brain but I’m back in my dead poets society brain rot era. Also Noah Kahan.
Last book: A marvellous light by Freya Marske. I adored it but I hate when authors switch the main character between books in a series so I haven’t picked up the second one yet
Looking forward to: I’ve got a Gaelic football match tomorrow, Noah Kahan next week and a brand new scrapbook to start filling :)
I can’t think of that many people to tag🥴
@emry-stars-art @chaoticdesertdweller @marrogerson @gaeilgelupin @engie-ivy @squintclover
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Marianne Faithfull - image cropped from @forever70s via @chaoticdesertdweller
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Debbie Harry: ritratto con Amiga Commodore by Andy Warhol
(Via: @chaoticdesertdweller , 👉 Source 👈)
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Thank you @pauls-mccharmly and @tiggertaylor 💜🧡
Rules: Make a new post and spell out your URL with song titles, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL
S - Sunshine Sometime ☀️ - Paul McCartney
T - Tiger Tiger 🐅 - Duran Duran
A - Alright - Supergrass (I was watching Clueless for the umpteenth time 😅)
R - Reminiscing - Little River Band
R - Riders on the Storm ⛈️ - The Doors
Y - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder
B - Beautiful Lies - Duran Duran
L - Love Me Two Times - The Doors
U - Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed - David Bowie (how great is this title though)
E - Eight Line Poem - David Bowie
Once again, I will not be doing anything with the 04 part
Tagging @vanillaveils @musicacuantica @whats-her-name-virginia-plain @wonhakwoon @fatal-plastic-kiss @chaoticdesertdweller @dancingonthevalentine @johnbassplayercutie @slashscowboyboots @comeundone-dd and anyone else if you'd like 💙
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