These are eight speed charts that compare some grace speed graphs we have been looking at over the past ten days. All eight charts above are comparison of the same 5 songs with meanspeeds between 70-76 bpm, meanemotion=grace.
Yes, a whole "movement" of DJ's sampling beats of similar speeds thrives--to some this has become a religion--and as you readers know: it's the DJ's out there who like my work a lot--the musicians aren't so keen on it yet. There is some [master DJ "mouse" out there]--a world I only mention because I get many people who ask me: am I counting beats for that movement??? Answer: No. I just have an obsessive curiosity as to speed and what it is doing in a song. Breakfast In America by Supertramp is compared, and for me explained, as Hey Jude By The Beatles.
Given just these five songs with the mean-emotion of grace--I wish I had a system i my house where I could play these all at once--because although they all have the same general underlying pulse--they sound so different. A Very Good Year by the Chairman Of The Board, from Hoboken, New Jersey, Frank Sinatra "sounds" slower, Bad Day by Daniel Powter and El Malecon by Orchestra Harlow sound faster. If a [mishmasher DJ] makes a song out of this, I'd love to hear it!

/Ian Andrew Schneider/

Als McCartney in Erinnerung an seinen toten Band-Kollegen John Lennon dessen Lied "Give Peace A Chance" spielte, war die Menge aus dem Häuschen. "Ihr wollt es. Gebt dem Frieden eine Chance", feuerte McCartney die mitsingenden Fans an. Nach zwei Stunden und zehn Minuten verabschiedete sich der Ex-Beatles mit dem Versprechen: "Wir werden uns wiedertreffen". Ursprünglich wollten die Beatles bereits vor mehr als vier Jahrzehnten in Israel spielen. Damals lehnte jedoch ein Parlamentsausschuss den Auftritt der vier Pilzköpfe mit der Begründung ab, sie besäßen keinen künstlerischen Wert und sorgten nur für Hysterie und Chaos unter Jugendlichen. Der israelische Botschafter in Großbritannien, Ron Prosor, hatte sich Anfang des Jahres bei den "Four Fab" entschuldigt und die beiden noch lebenden Beatles, Paul McCartney und Ringo Starr, zu den Feierlichkeiten anlässlich der Staatsgründung Israels vor 60 Jahren nach Tel Aviv eingeladen. (Quelle: Kurier)

My grandsons are adorable and brilliant, as everyone's grandkids are. Here they have put their Tinker-Toys to a new use- drum-kit and microphones.

I have video of their latest hit, "Doo, duh-duh dooo, I'm talkin' to you," but I have to admit the kid below has a rendition of "Hey Jude" that's more worth your time and attention. And he isn't even an English speaker:

I decided to seek out the dingiest bar I could find and drink my problems away - all romantic and idealistic and all like in the movies and all, like.

I stewed myself into drinks for quite some time, staring vacantly across the cosmos - the one beyond the stained wall in front of me, contemplating the true meaning of the songs I was hearing - especially 'Hey Jude', and not so much 'Super Trouper'... before this mad fucker of a drunk engaged me in conversation. I spoke of love-loss and the meaning of existence and the purpose of life and the significance of the cosmos, metaphysics and confusion, misanthropy and realism, existentialism and
-"cushtard!"

He laid on the best damn advice he could dream up out of his twisted-drunk brain, and it's the best damn advice I ever got.
"Whin yer tinkin all hevvy and tha' like y'ar now an' all juzz say 'cushtard!'. Just!.. SAY... CUSHTERD! ... ah haw, haw, haw! Ah jayz. Fuggen' cushtard, ya know? Djeh knorra meen? Djeh?!"

I knew, and I smiled thankfully at the auld bum.
A word from the wise - just say 'custard'.

Hey Jews
Don't make it worse
With the curse of
McCain and Palin
Remember
When fundamentalists pray
It's for the day
You're weepin' and wailin'

Hey Jews
Don't be a putz 1
He's a yutz 2 and
She's a chaleria 3
The minute
You looked inside of her kop 4
You would throw op
Go on, I dare ya...

So keep her out and send her home
Hey Jews, to Nome
Wherever she hunts
For moose to capture
For don't (Juneau?) forget it's true
Hey Jews
So nu? 5
It's all killing time
Until the Rapture.

Na na na na na
Na na na

Hey, Jews
As for McCain
It may pain you
To see him squanda
His image, his reputation, and cred
Now he's Undead
And it's a shanda 6

But do not vote for John McCain
Hey Jews, refrain
From buying that "I know how to win wars."
For take a look at history
Hey Jews
You'll see
That all they know how is to begin wars.

Na na na na na
Na na na...

Hey Jews
Don't make me bentsch 7
Be a mensch 8
And be patriotic
November
Please cast your vote for Barack
Don't make me hak 9
Like some psychotic

Chotic/chotic/chotic/chotic/chotic
Oi....Vey...

Na na na
na na na na
Yaidl-de-dah
Hey Jews...
(etc.)

1. A jerk
2. A jerk
3. An evil woman
4. Head
5. "What did you expect?" (Also, "What's new?" "Anything happening?" etc.)
6. A ghastly shame, a criminal shame.
7. Pray
8. An admirable person, a real grown-up
9. Lit., "bang." Fig., harangue, browbeat

It was (40!) years ago today that the Beatles issued their first release on their own Apple record label in Britain, a 45 single, Hey Jude with Revolution on the B Side (or were they both A sides?). (Yes, the USA version was issued on August 26 but it didn’t have a cool picture sleeve that is seen here, the USA 45 single releases, for a period, had no picture sleeves, just the new Apple logo.)
 
It was a huge, huge hit for the Beatles that eventually became the biggest-selling debut release for any record company. It has been estimated that the single sold over eight million copies worldwide. It was the number one song in 11 countries.

Wonderful memories set to song.And it’s the only vinyl 45 single record I still have in my possession after all these years. You can catch the Beatles during the recording sessions of the White Album on a YouTube clip.

Para quem não gosta de musicais, mas que gosta de uma história engraçada e de História mesmo,é um filme a ver. Não é um filme que nos deixa de boca aberta, mas é uma bela homenagem aos Beatles. Se gostam de Beatles nem que seja um bocadinho devem ver.

Quando a Realizadora perguntou ao Paul Mccartney o que ele não gostava no filme ele disse "O que há para não se gostar?".

Para terem uma pequena ideia aqui fica uma das músicas e o trailler.

Hey Jude

Trailler

5 songs:

1. hey jude - the beatles (7:03)
2. 23 - jimmy eat world (7:15)
3. free bird und tuesday's gone - lynyrd skynyrd (9:09 bzw. 7:31)
4. will you be there - michael jackson (7:40)
5. the prodigal son suite - keith green (12:21)

und hier die 5 gründe für die auswahl:

1. hey, die beatles! was soll man dazu noch groß sagen. nein, im ernst: fast 4 minuten lang "na na na nanana nanana hey jude" mitsingen zu können und dabei paul gröhlen zu hören ist doch einfach unschlagbar :-).
2. zugegebenermaßen ne ganz persönliche sache, denn der song hat mich durch so manche lange masterarbeit-schreib-nacht begleitet. ansonsten: cooles intro. es dauert insgesamt mehr als anderthalb minuten, bis mal jemand mit dem singen anfängt. und bis zum ende wird es dann so richtig schön rockig.
3. lynyrd skynyrd haben ja so einige lange songs auf lager - v.a. auch in der kategorie "live-version". daher konnte ich mich auch nicht wirklich zwischen freebird und tuesday's gone entscheiden. für freebird spricht sicher das über 4 minuten lange krasse gitarren-solo am ende. die live-version, die ich früher immer bei vh-1 geschaut habe (aber heute leider nicht mehr finde, auch nicht bei youtube), hat sogar alles in allem 14 minuten (!) gedauert. bei tuesday's gone gefällt mir vor allem das piano-solo nach 3 minuten.
4. michael jackson habe ich früher sehr gerne gehört. und obwohl er als mensch irgendwie immer komischer wird - seine songs sind einfach klasse. bei will you be there mag ich vor allem das intro mit dem gospel-chor. und ich muss dabei immer an free willy denken :-)
5. keith green ist für mich der cat stevens der christlichen 70er-jahre-musikszene. leider ist er viel zu jung gestorben, denn er hat wirklich tolle musik gemacht. the prodigal son suite ist im prinzip die musikalische verarbeitung der biblischen geschichte des verlorenen sohns. wie keith das musikalisch umsetzt ist einfach erstaunlich. mir gefällt v.a. das piano und der wechsel im stil des songs in den letzten 2 1/2 minuten (als der sohn zu seinem eigenen erstaunen vom vater mit offenen armen empfangen wird).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCwQiIqWpRY&feature=related
Hey Jude - Paul McCartney

He got out of the shower last night and was parading around in search of his skivvies singing
"Na na na na-na-na- NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"

and then what I thought was "Hey Jude"...

Today he informed me that Hey Jude was not a nice song. He further explained that it was not a good thing to say and that was why the song was "sad" (you know, "take a sad song..."

A little clarification (and of course a brief video for the archives) from the baldguy later and I found out what boy was talking about....

He thinks the song is "I hate you."

I dook you not.

It's times like these where I am grateful that after almost 33 years of training I can finally muster the strength to leave the room and get a bit more away from his fragile, 4 year old self-esteem to laugh until the tears come...

“Hey Jude don’t make it bad”. O lo que es lo mismo: “Oye Jude, no lo estropees”. O lo que es igual: cuarenta años de una de las mejores canciones de la historia de la música. Hey Jude, ( 1968 ) de The Beatles, cumple exactamente en este mes de Agosto su cuarenta aniversario. En ese año The Beatles habían publicado su Álbum Blanco, dejando la impronta de su viaje a la India,y la diferenciación de estilos y formas de trabajo a la hora de la realización y composición de las canciones. En lo personal pasaba lo mismo: George Harrison estaba muy introducido en el conocimiento de la filosofía y costumbres hindúes; Ringo Starr experimentaba en el mundo del cine junto a su amigo Petter Sellers; Paul McCartney disfrutaba de época de soltería tras dejar a su ultima novia Jane Asher ; y John Lennon acababa de conocer a Yoko Ono, y estaba en tramites de divorcio de su primera mujer, Cinthya Powell.

Paul siempre estuvo muy cercano a la educación de Julian, el hijo de Lennon y Cinthya y en aquella época, estaba especialmente atento del sufrimiento del niño (de apenas 5 años) durante la separación de sus padres. Un día, de camino a la casa de Julian y su madre se le ocurrió el comienzo de la canción: Hey Jules, don´t make…. quería poder darle una salida al sufrimiento del niño, diciéndole: Sí, la separación es un golpe muy duro, pero saldrás adelante Jules, todo irá bien. Y la canción quedó perfecta. Pensó en cambiarle el titulo de Jules a Jude por la sonoridad del nombre, y así lo hizo. Días más tarde, se la enseño a John y Yoko. Les encantó. Incluso John recomendó a Paul no cambiar una parte de la canción la cual creía repetitiva (Paul reconoce que al llegar a esa frase en sus actuaciones, le es inevitable emocionarse recordando a John). Lennon pensó durante un tiempo que la canción estaba dedicada también a él y que Paul le animaba en su nueva relación con Yoko, pese a sentir el miedo de perder a su amigo. Sorprendentemente, el verdadero destinatario de la canción, Julian Lennon, tardo muchos años en saber que esa canción estaba dedicada a él.

En lo musical, se aleja totalmente del estilo de innovación que The Beatles atravesaron durante su época psicodélica y hippy, volviendo en esta época a sus inicios y a una música más limpia. La canción comienza como la típica balada de McCartney al piano, pero rápidamente entra la batería de Ringo y las guitarras de Lennon y Harrison para darle a la canción ese ritmo ascendente y rotundo durante la canción, que termina con la introducción de una orquesta de 30 músicos y con un final con un coro y con los toques mas apoteósicos de la canción. El mismo Mick Jagger le confesó a McCartney al poco de escucharla que era sorprendente la unión de las dos partes. Hubo dudas de su éxito por su larga duración (siete minutos) ya que en la época no se sacaban singles de más de cuatro minutos de duración, pero The Beatles rompieron con ello. Fue su mayor éxito como single con más de 5 millones de copias y duró dos semanas en número uno en las listas británicas, y nueve semanas como número uno en las listas de Estados Unidos, el mayor tiempo logrado por uno de sus  sencillos. La cara B del single fue otro gran tema: Revolution.

George Harrison admitió que esta época fue la de mayor esplendor “beatle”. Con Hey Jude marcaron un hito, y concluían la época de ascenso y afianzamiento como la mejor banda de la historia. A partir de aquí comenzaría el desmembramiento del grupo.

El tema se convirtió en todo un himno (en los multitudinarios conciertos contra la pobreza o el hambre tipo Live 8, siempre se acaba con Paul y demás artistas coreando el mítico “Nananana”) Es un canto a la superación de los malos momentos, siempre con una mirada positiva y sabiendo que realmente la capacidad de afrontar los problemas, la tiene uno dentro de sí mismo. Consigue transmitir con la sencillez característica en las letras de The Beatles (de Paul sobre todo), el apoyo que una persona puede necesitar en un momento difícil o simplemente en superar etapas o momentos difíciles. Solo hace falta escucharla. Y ya sabes: “Take a sad song and make it better”.

Jesús Ruiz

Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Jude 23a

This week Travis and I have had the privilege of taking the youth of C3 (Crave) to this camp called Big Stuff, and God is doing some incredible things in their lives. It’s so amazing to see how much they are opening up and asking questions and truly desiring to know God more.

In one of the sessions a guy named Reggie told a story about how one day he came home to find that his six-year-old daughter had taken the dog out and had gone missing. The dog was still there but his daughter was nowhere to be found. Now Reggie has five kids and he could of just said, “Oh our six-year-old is missing? That’s ok, I have four others.” How insane would it be for him to think like that? That would be crazy!!! So they searched their apartment complex for about two hours going door to door with a picture frantically trying to find her, and that is the same way that God fills about His lost children. As Christians we are called to be God’s hands and feet, to be in constant communication with Him so that we can do what He tells us to do.

And just to let you know Reggie found his daughter in one of the last apartments that he approached. His daughter, while taking the dog out, started playing with another little girl and followed her into her parent’s apartment.

Pastor Byron also used this verse:
Keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry that God has given you. 2 Timothy 4:5

Our ministry is to tell others the Good News about Jesus Christ. There will be suffering and we will have to work at it but this is what we must do in order to carry out the ministry that God has given us. It sounds kind of rough but I can honestly say that living for Christ is the most fulfilling decisions that I have ever made in my life.

Go after the one.

Josh Wilson- C3 Management Team

Amy Winehouse is in the news again.  It's been a quite a saga for one of the most talented musicians we've seen in the last decade.  There's been drinking and drug abuse, rehab centers, hospital stays, among many other indiscretions.  At first glance, I get easily frustrated when such an incredible talent is choosing to throw her life away.  I can quickly fall into an attitude of judgement and begin mocking celebrities that destroy their future.

But here's what I wonder?  I wonder about Amy's background?  I wonder what's leading her to this life of addiction?  I wonder if there's a Christ-follower in her life choosing to be merciful?  I wonder if someone is praying for her?  I wonder if someone has built a relationship where they can speak some much needed truth in her life?

Jude closes the book by commanding us to "be merciful,"  while at the same time being careful not to let the sins of others infiltrate our lives.  It's easy for me to speak about Amy Winehouse when she's a continent away, but who in your life needs someone to "be merciful?"

Barry Leathers - C3 Management Team

Partly, this is because I've realized that the Beatles/Stones debate is about more than music; it's about your basic philosophy, your outlook on life. The Beatles, of course, are emblematic of that kind of peace, love, and understanding that we always associate with the 60s; as George sings on "Within You, Without You:" "With our love, we could save the world/If they only knew." For the Beatles, the future's out there for our taking, if we can just embrace love and open our minds (with a little help from our friends THC and LSD, if necessary). You never get the feeling that the Beatles are being less than sincere; theirs is ultimately a hopeful vision, reinforced by the music: bursting with life, well-considered and thought out, and experimental but still poppy and rooted in something deeply familiar.

At first, the Stones don't seem to have a comparably unified vision, but that's the trick: their lack of vision IS the vision. Bill Janovitz at allmusic explains it better:

While flirting with ideas of revolution and flower power, usually those moments seemed to be exploitations, as in "Gimme Shelter." Jagger and company never seemed to fully embrace any cause or politics. Rather, they remained aloof, choosing instead to pose as characters. While the Stones obviously felt their music deeply and performed in with authenticity, the listener rarely gets the idea that the lyrics are confessional or even directly autobiographical, which was a divergence from most pop music of the era.

The Stones had the advantage of peaking a few years later than the Beatles and seeing that their revolution failed. Mick's detachedness and the looseness of the Stones's playing (as compared to the Beatles's technical masterpieces and studio wizardry of George Martin) are a result of this, an expression of the cynical attitude that stands opposed to the Beatles's brand of optimism. Mick compares himself to the Devil on "Sympathy for the Devil," but he's more of an Antichrist (the Beatles were "bigger than Jesus"), the opposite of the Beatles's "love can save us" shtick.  

To examine this further, let's take a look at one of my favorite Stones songs: "Salt of the Earth," the last track on 1968's Beggars Banquet. At first glance, this song seems to be a straightforward paen to the working man: "Let's drink to the hard working people/Let's drink to the lowly of birth." Mick and Keith continue singing about the hard working people until the key change in the middle of the song, when it drastically changes tone: "And when I search the faceless crowd/A swirling mass of gray and black and white/They don't look real to me/In fact, they look so strange."

After this, it's clear that the song is ironic. The Stones never suggest any way to help the hard working people they just want to get fucked up on their behalf. The song builds to a choral climax, but it's clearly tongue in cheek, like a parody of "Hey Jude" and the like. As Mick Jagger has said of the song an interview, the lyrics are "total cynicism. I'm saying those people haven't any power and they never will have."

The idea of taking a drink for the salt of the earth points towards the Stones's attitude towards drugs, which also embraces this "total cynicism." Where the Beatles were dropping acid to change the world, the Stones were doing drugs to escape it; as Mick sings on another one of my favorites, "Dead Flowers:" "When you're sitting back/In your rose pink Cadillac/Making bets on Kentucky Derby day/I'll be in my basement room/With a needle and a spoon/And another girl to take my pain away." Their choice of drugs is telling as well: where the Beatles were using mind expanders like weed and acid, the Stones were into heroin, morphine, and pretty much anything else that would dull pain and emotions, not heighten them.

This is ultimately sort of depressing, as the world-weariness of the drug songs (which is all of them) on Sticky Fingers attest to, but it's really the only alternative to the monumental failure of the Beatles's positive outlook and the insufficiency of love and peace and understanding and all that shit in the world. I think I bought the Beatles's thing for a while, but I'm at a point in my life where I can no longer take that stuff seriously, so I've got to go with the Stones. Or at least at a point in my life where I can read waaay too much into pop music. Fuck it all, let's forget it and take a drink for the salt of the earth: