In the song “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (see here) Stevie Wonder describes how the woman in his life makes him feel, which is why he will “always stay around”.He calls her ”the apple of my eye”, an expression that describes something precious, to which one attaches great value or for which one… Read More The Apple of My Eye
Facendo una passeggiata ieri sono passata davanti a una casa da tempo abbandonata e l’ho vista ricoperta di glicine. E’ stata una sorpresa fantastica, una celebrazione della vita Torna la vitae canta là dov’un dìparea perduta I was walking yesterday when I went past a long-abandoned house. I saw it was covered with wisteria and… Read More La vita è tornata
American musician B.B. King, a very important figure in the development of blues music. died exactly seven years ago, on 14 May 2015.He was one of the most influential blues musician of all time and his virtuoso guitar technique earned him the title of “king of the blues”. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall… Read More B.B. King and Lucille 🎸
Today is Stevie Wonder’s birthday: American singer-songwriter and musician Stevland Hardaway Morris was born on 13 May 1950 in Michigan.He became blind shortly after his birth, because, having been born six weeks premature, he was placed in an incubator which contained too much oxygen , resulting in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), an eye disorder caused… Read More Stevie Wonder’s Sunshine ☀️🎶
Eletta Senso autrice del blog Inchiostronerodenso questa settimana ha proposto un Lipogramma , cioè un testo in cui non deve mai comparire una determinata lettera. Oggi la lettera da omettere è la O Amici miei carissimisarei lietase riteneste divertentiquesti passatempiil cui finediversamente da una gara,una battagliain cui si vince una medaglia,è semplicemente di farci divertiree… Read More Lipogramma in Ⓞ
On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, 17 March, House speaker Nancy Pelosi hosted the usual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the White House during which she read a poem written by U2 frontman Bono.Bono has an annual tradition of sending her a limerick for the luncheon.“This year the limerick is irregular and not funny… Read More Bono and the Snakes 🐍
Today Bono turns 62: Irish musician and social activist Paul David Hewson, was born in Dublin on 10 May 1960. 🎉 With a Protestant mother and a Catholic father, he grew up with a strong religious faith but avoided being attached to one particular denomination.After attending St. Patrick’s Grammar School for a year, Paul began… Read More Bono: What’s In A Name?
A few days ago Malc who blogs at the Easymalc mentioned the song Piano Man in one of his posts. It is a famous song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel in 1973. … And today Joel turns 73 years old.After that song, which is considered his signature song, he is often… Read More Happy Birthday, Billy Joel 🎉
… e quando il vento mi sfiora la guanciaso che è la tua carezza da lassù… … and when the wind touches my faceI know it’s your caress from heaven…
Anselm Feuerbach the leading classicist painter of the German 19th-century German school, who died in Venice in 1880, painted “The Death Of Pietro Aretino” preserved in The Kunstmuseum Basel (Switzerland). The painting is an example of narrative art, which is used to tell a story. The setting is the exterior of an Italian villa where… Read More Pietro Aretino’s Death/2
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