Song of the day : RIP - The 27 club (2)

Kurt Cobain - another tragic death at 27.

Nirvana - Smells like a teen spirit

Quote of the day : Life, death and Woody (again)

"I'm not afraid of death ; I just don't want to be there when it happens."

- Woody Allen

Song of the day : RIP - The 27 club

Amy Winehouse joins the ill-fated club of famous musicians who died at 27. Jim Morrison died in Paris in 1971, at 27.

The Doors - Alabama song

Quote of the day : Life goes on

"There are worse things than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman ?"

- Woody Allen

Song of the day : RIP

Amy Winehouse (1983 - 2011) - Rehab

Song of the day : Space, the new frontier

To celebrate the end of the Space Shuttle odyssey, David Bowie's first hit song.

David Bowie - Space oddity

Quote of the day : A legend, a real hero, Chuck Yeager

Today, the last Space Shuttle mission is ending. The end of an era :-(

"Maybe they ought to stick to unmanned space exploration because they sure as hell aren't very good at flying safely."

- Chuck Yeager, 2004, one year after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

Song of the day : What ? All alone ?

Steven Tyler released his first solo single, without Aerosmith, last May. Sounds very Aerosmithy too me, reminds me of Jaded, Girls of summer and Just push play ! Don't you think ?

Steven Tyler - (It) feels so good

Quote of the day : Perfection, wrap-up

"Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it."

- Salvador Dali

Song of the day : Homer was wrong

Rock attained perfection in 1970 with this song :

Deep Purple - Child in Time

Quote of the day : I agree - well, almost

"Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact."

- Homer Simpson

Well, it's almost true. Perfection was attained four years earlier, in 1970. Come back and check tomorrow's song of the day...

Song of the day : Tomorrow will be perfect... and what about today ?

After my French detour, with a French song and a French quote... back to an American classic song. The French song I mentioned earlier was called "Demain sera parfait", which can be translated into "Tomorrow will be perfect". Many years ago, Lou Reed recorded a song describing a perfect day.

There is a wonderful version of that song, recorded for the BBC by an unbelievable cast including Mr Lou himself, David Bowie, Bono, Elton John, Miss Emmylou Harris amongst other celebrities.

I particularly like when David Bowie sings "You made me forget myself". Sounds so authentic...!

Lou Reed - Perfect day

Quote of the day : Bastille day !

Today is Bastille day, France national holiday.
I had to pick a famous French quote today, from a French author who participated in the French Revolution... and this quote is so very true...

"The secret of freedom lies in educating people. whereas the secret of tyranny is keeping them ignorant."

- Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794)