FOLLOWING:
this isn't happiness.I never paid much mind to Leonard Cohen until recently. Then I finally listened to this, after downloading it from emusic about a year ago.
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she’s half crazy
But that’s why you want to be there
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate, “Kala Djula.”
Once a man reaches a certain point in his life, he sheds the need to show off. No more strutting around like a peacock, chest puffed up with self importance and straining to be heard above all other voices. No need for that. No fuss. Not when years of experience have taught you to be so bloody good at everything.
Nina Simone, “I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl” (1967)
Sunday morning soundtrack
Tegan & Sara, “The Con”
— Kurt Vonnegut: Sirens of Titan
