Thersite's Hideout: February 2022

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Depuis toujours, le sens nous l’avons cherché Nous avons construit, nous avons détruit, nous avons conquis Nous avons cédé à la violence de l’Homme nourrie par la peur Mais c’est dans notre nature d’être poussé par l’espoir Durant les nuits où défilent nos frayeurs, nous prions pour qu’elles nous amènent plus loin, plus vite Vers une imperceptible utopie Nous sommes un miracle semblable à l’aube et ses manières Semblable à l’équilibre de notre système solaire Semblable à la gravité qui nous maintient sur terre Alors cherche la lumière et tu verras, tu n’es pas tout seul Nous sommes une imparfaite réussite, pleine de fissures et de compromis Nous avons besoin l’un de l’autre, nous avons besoin d’appartenir désespérément Nous aimons, nous vivons, nous espérons, nous persévérons Ne sommes-nous pas tout simplement, humains? We’ve always been looking for meaning We’ve built, we’ve destroyed, we’ve conquered We’ve given in to Man’s violence fed by fear But it is in our nature to be driven by hope During the nights when our fears flash by, we pray so that they take us further, faster Towards an imperceptible utopia We are a miracle similar to dawn and its ways Similar to the balance of our solar system Similar to gravity keeping us grounded on earth Therefore seek the light and you will see, you are not alone We are an imperfect success, full of cracks and compromises We need each other, we desperately need to belong We love, we live, we hope, we persevere Aren’t we simply human?

Flashbacks

Monday, February 14, 2022

Happy Valentine's Day!

I posted this video below back in 2019. Now I understand why it seemed so strange. It was literally a 'singular' valentine to his collective fan base.

"Valentine's Day"

Valentine told me who's to go
Feelings he's treasured most of all
The teachers and the football star
It's in his tiny face
It's in his scrawny hand
Valentine told me so
He's got something to say
It's Valentine's Day

The rhythm of the crowd
Teddy and Judy down
Valentine sees it all
He's got something to say
It's Valentine's Day

Valentine told me how he'd feel
If all the world were under his heel
Or stumbling through the mall
It's in his tiny face
It's in his scrawny hand
Valentine knows it all
He's got something to say
It's Valentine's Day

Valentine Valentine
Valentine Valentine

It's in his scrawny hand
It's in his icy heart
It's happening today
Valentine Valentine

It's in his scrawny hand
It's in his icy heart
It's happening today
Valentine Valentine

Claudia Schmidt, "The unlikely story behind ‘Valentine’s Day’ by David Bowie"

In 2013, David Bowie released Valentine’s Day. The track was featured on the 24th and penultimate record from the legendary musician, "The Next Day."

Yet despite what the title might suggest, Valentine’s Day was not a song which explored romance, devotion, or anything close.
Far from flowers and chocolates, Valentine’s Day by David Bowie takes a look at a darker historical event associated with the date.
In fact, Bowie’s Valentine’s Day, and its accompanying video, actually contain a sobering message about gun-control. It’s believed that the song refers to a 2008 University shooting in Northern Illinois which occurred on Valentine’s Day.

The track was recorded by American producer Tony Visconti. “The subject matter is pretty scary,” Visconti once described of the song. “It’s related to people who go postal, about people who acquire a gun and do awful things with it.”

In the video, Bowie is playing a G2T Hohner guitar. Yet if you take a closer look, you can see the shadow actually looks as though he is holding a gun. Critics have drawn similarities between the silhouette and an infamous image of Charlton Heston speaking about gun laws at an NRA convention in 2000.

Valentine’s Day was to be David Bowie’s last ever 7-inch single issued from a new album before he passed away in 2016.