Musicon / Music and Literature / Notes / Boulez: Let us demand more from ourselves!
If you want to have a more interesting life, you will make some effort. It’s about the organization of one’s life. I am still shocked that so many people are not more creative, by which I mean more demanding of themselves. The main question we need to ask ourselves is: Do I try to be ::More
Musicon / Gatsby’s American Dream / Music and Literature / Gatsby’s American Dream, Fable
Inspired by William Golding’s, Lord Of The Flies landed in this place tried to make this island more like home but there are some things… better left behind we came here on a plane, just a bunch of little boys ohoh ooohhh ooooooo dance around the fire then we strike him down never ::More
Musicon / Music and Literature / Zombies / Zombies, A Rose for Emily
Inspired by William Faulkner’s, A Rose for Emily The summer is here at last The sky is overcast And no one brings a rose for Emily She watches her flowers grow While lovers come and go To give each other roses from her tree But not a rose for Emily… Emily, can’t you ::More
Musicon / Music and Literature / Television Personalities / Television Personalities, A Picture of Dorian Gray
Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s Picture Of Dorian Gray. Cf. Oscar Wilde’s, The Happy Prince When I’ll buy my mansion I’ll invite the world to stay So everyone can see a picture of Dorian Gray We’ll sit by the river drinking lemon tea And there’s a thousand midget ::More
Musicon / Music and Literature / Smiths / The Smiths, William It Was Really Nothing
Inspired by Keith Waterhouse’s, Billy Liar The rain falls hard on a humdrum town This town has dragged you down Oh, the rain falls hard on a humdrum town This town has dragged you down Oh, no, and everybody’s got to live their life And God knows I’ve got to live mine God knows ::More
