I’ve paid my dues Time after time I’ve done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I’ve made a few I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face But I’ve come through And I need to go on and on, and on, and on. We are the champions, my… Read More Queen – “We Are the Champions” (1)
I manifesti del titolo sono quelli affittati da Mildred Hayes madre inconsolabile e arrabbiata, in cerca di giustizia. lungo una strada poco trafficata alla periferia di Ebbing una località fittizia del Missouri che sembra trovarsi “in the middle of nowhere”. Il suo scopo è risvegliare l’attenzione verso il caso irrisolto della morte della figlia,… Read More 🎥 CINEFORUM: “Tre manifesti a Ebbing, Missouri”
“We Will Rock You” has often been assimilated to a song of rebellion, but it has a rather melancholy content about the futility of man: it tells the life of a boy who dreams of a better life. He becomes a rebellious young man battling to reach lofty goals but in reality without a specific… Read More Queen – “We Will Rock You” (2)
WE WILL ROCK YOU Buddy, you’re a boy, make a big noise Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday You got mud on your face, you big disgrace Kicking your can all over the place, singin’ We will, we will rock you We will, we will rock you Buddy, you’re a… Read More Queen – “We Will Rock You” (1)
Lungolago – pomeriggio inoltrato Stavo godendomi l’ultimo sole settembrino, seduta in riva al lago con un libro tra le mani. Ma non riuscivo a concentrarmi: il mio sguardo era attirato da una donna che al mio arrivo era già collocata sul bordo di una panchina, non lontano da me. Sembrava un gabbiano in procinto di… Read More Sulla panchina 🖊️
📻 “Radio Ga Ga” Verse 1 I’d sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my… Read More Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” (3. analysis)
📻 “Radio Ga Ga” “Radio Ga Ga” is a 1984 song written by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. The band performed this song at every concert from 1984 to their last concert with Freddie Mercury in 1986. It was the second song the band played at Live Aid concert on 13 July 1985 at Wembley… Read More Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” (2. commentary)
📻 “Radio Ga Ga” [Intro] Radio… Radio… [Verse 1] I’d sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio You gave them all those old-time stars Through wars of worlds invaded by Mars You made them laugh, you made… Read More Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” (1. lyrics and translation)
“The Post” è un film del 2017 diretto da Steven Spielberg con protagonisti Meryl Streep e Tom Hanks, che narra la vicenda della pubblicazione dei Pentagon Papers, prima sul New York Times e poi sul Washington Post. I Pentagon Papers sono dei documenti top-secret del Dipartimento della Difesa degli Stati Uniti d’America che svelano decenni… Read More 🎥 CINEFORUM: “The Post”
⭕ “A vingt ans, on danse au centre du monde. À trente, on erre dans le cercle. À cinquante, on marche sur la circonférence, évitant de regarder vers l’extérieur comme vers l’intérieur. Plus tard, c’est sans importance, privilège des enfants et des vieillards, on est invisible. ” Christian Bobin (écrivain et poète français) ⭕… Read More 🔵 Cerchi 🔵
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