Song of the day : Jaiguru Deva Om

Great song. Covered many times. Sung by Brian Molko in Brussels for the I (*HEART*) EU event. Belgium took over the European presidency for a 6-month period, which is funny, because, due to a major political crisis, Belgium does not have a government at the moment...

The Beatles - Across the universe

Quote of the day : What life is about, by Mark Twain

"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

- Mark Twain

Brian Molko gave his own version of Twain's philosophy, in a 2009 interview :

"I think there's nothing more wonderful about life, than seeing life as an adventure. You know... We should all try things that we're afraid of, like jumping out of an airplane, or, you know, having sex with a man. We should all try all of these things."

- Brian Molko, 2009

Song of the day : Bob Dylan ? WTF ?

I know, I've shown through many posts that I'm more of an alt rock person than a... hum... folk person. Still, there is no way to talk 20th / 21st century music without mentioning Bob Dylan.

My song of the day will be three songs (hey !... after all, this is MY blog...) : one of the most famous Dylan's songs, and two other songs I particularly like. That way, I won't have to talk folk music again !

Bob Dylan - Like a rolling stone

Bob Dylan - Subterranean homesick blues

Bob Dylan - Man gave names to all the animals

On a side note, "Like a rolling stone" has been covered many many times, including one by David Bowie.

Quote of the day : At war

"If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of you enemy float by."

- Often attributed to Sun Tzu