Carnival

This is me doing Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra. The funny stuff is after the song is over which is at 3:15.

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Also : Natalie in “Space oddity”, Live : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJq6v6gA_4 – A rare sensuality : Natalie Merchant in “Carnival” – Lyrics : ” I’ve walked these streets
A virtual stage
It seemed to me
Make up on their faces
Actors took their
Places next to me

I’ve walked these streets
In a carnival
Of sights to see
All the cheap thrill seekers
The vendors and the dealers
They crowded around me

Have I been blind
Have I been lost
Inside my self and
My own mind
Hypnotized
Mesmerized
By what my eyes have seen?

I’ve walked these streets
In a spectacle of wealth and poverty
In the diamond markets
The scarlet welcome carpet
That they just rolled out for me

I’ve walked these streets
In the mad house asylum
They can be
Where a wild eyed misfit prophet
On a traffic island stopped
And he raved of saving me

Have I been blind
Have I been lost
Inside my self and
My own mind
Hypnotized
Mesmerized
By what my eyes have seen?

Have I been wrong
Have I been wise
To shut my eyes
And play along
Hypnotized
Paralyzed
By what my eyes have found
By what my eyes have seen
What they have seen?

Have I been blind
Have I been lost
Inside my self and
My own mind
Hypnotized
Mesmerized.

By what my eyes have found
In that great street carnival
In that carnival?” – Live, Neil Simon Theatre, New York, 1999.- Album : Tigerlily, 1995.

Natalie Merchant : Carnival Natalie Merchant : Tigerlily : San Andreas Fault
Wonder
Beloved Wife
River
Carnival
I May Know the Word
The Letter
Cowboy Romance
Jealousy
Where I Go
Seven Years

« Ophelia », 1998 : “Ophelia” 5:10
“Life is Sweet” 5:12
Kind and generous 4:07
“Frozen Charlotte” 5:23
My skin 5:30
“Break Your Heart” 4:47
“King of May” 4:09
“Thick as Thieves” 6:57
“Effigy” 2:30
“The Living” 3:18
“When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (Reprise)” 9:33

Natalie Merchant – Live in concert, 1999 : “Wonder”
“San Andreas Fault”
“Beloved Wife”
Space oddity
“Carnival”
“Dust Bowl”
After the gold rush
“Gun Shy”
“The Gulf of Araby”
“Ophelia”
“Seven Years”
“These are days”
Motherland, 2001 :
“This House Is on Fire” 4:42
“Motherland” 4:44
“Saint Judas” 5:44
“Put the Law on You” 5:01
Build a levee” 4:46
“Golden Boy” 4:10
Henry Darger 4:24
“The Worst Thing” 5:46
“Tell Yourself” 5:14
4:31 Just cant last
“Not in This Life” 5:22
“I’m Not Gonna Beg” 3:40

« The house carpenter daughters “, 2003 :
“Sally Ann” (Jeff Claus/Judy Hyman/Dirk Powell) 5:47
Which side are you on ? (Florence Reece) 5:02
“Crazy Man Michael” 5:12
“Diver Boy”) 4:45
“Weeping Pilgrim” (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) 4:11
“Soldier, Soldier” (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) 3:43
“Bury Me under the Weeping Willow”) 3:20
House carpenter (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) 6:00
“Owensboro” (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) 4:21
“Down on Penny’s Farm” (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) 3:41
“Poor Wayfaring Stranger” (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) 4:17 – 10,000 Maniacs -

10000 Maniacs, Patti Smith, Because the night – These are days, Dust bowl, Peace train, Verdi cries, Natalie Merchant in Carnival. The Beatles : Nowhere man, by Natalie Merchant and 10 000 Maniacs – Carnival, by Natalie Merchant.

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Samba School: Unidos da Tijuca – February, 2005.
Part 1 of 2.

This is the 3rd oldest Rio samba school. It became noticed again in 2004, as a surprise to everyone, with its creative and innovative artistic work.

The highlight of Brazil Carnival is undoubtedly the Rio Samba Schools Parade, a totally unique event in the world.

The Rio Samba Parade is the review of a fierce competition between the Rio samba schools. The judges and spectators watch the principal parades in the Sambodromo which was especially built for this event.

The Samba Parade is something everybody should experience at least once in their life. The event is broadcast live to several countries.

The Rio Samba Parade is very distinctive from all other street parades held at some other places in the world. It is not a street happening where people move chaotically about as they like, but more of a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. Every parader has a specific role and place according to his costume in a particular wing, of a particular section of the samba school he/she is parading in support of.

Each year each school chooses a different theme for the Samba Parade. It can be a celebration of a particular period, or, of famous figures of Brazilian history. It may highlight a special event or speak of anything that might move the spirit and imagination; like a special animal, or one of the elements; water or fire, etc. The school has to illustrate the chosen theme through all its work:

• the samba tunes, which are especially written for that year
• the richly decorated floats and costumes of their 3,000 to 5,000 parading members designed by the school’s Carnival Designer (the so called Carnavalesco).

The parade of every school is highly organized and designed. They line up in a unique way to present their pageant.

The costumes are extremely imaginative, colorful, elaborate and detailed. They are truly original, designed and made from scratch each year. They have mirrors, feathers, metallic cloth, silk and sometimes gems or coins. These costumes take months to make. The work starts roughly 8 months in advance.

You may think of the whole event as a tropical opera or rather like several operas happening on one night. It is beautiful to watch and the experience for the paraders themselves is so intense that the memories last for a lifetime.

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Find out what fun things John Heald and his blogger’s did on his third annual Blogger’s cruise.

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Dimmu borgir kings of the Carnival Creation Live at Ozzfest 2004
Shagrat-Vocals, Silenoz-Rythm Guitar, Galder-Lead Guitar, Vortex-Bass/Clean Vocals, Mustis-Keys, Tony Laureano-Drums.

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Watch more at http://www.theyoungturks.com.

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A remastered HD version of the 2006 original that was voted the best Finnish music video of all time. The Special Edition adds lots of new details, depth and clarity. Remastered by Elmeri Raitanen, directed by Stobe Harju, produced by Nitro FX.

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From their farewell concert in London July 7 1968.”The carnival is over”Not until 1993 did they get together again with Judith as a lead singer.
They then more or less performed concerts together until 2004.But the years are moving on for all of us and they have retired for good now as a group after having their last tour summer of 2004.Their last ever concert was in Hong Kong October 8th 2004.The only performing members of The Seekers now is Keith Potger and Judith Durham.But they will never be forgotten by us that love their music.

The lyrics for “The Carnival is over” was written by Tom Springfield and the melody is based on a old Russian folk song.
Judith had to put up a real fight to get
this song recorded as the boys rather would
record another song called “Hummingbird”
instead.But she got her will and it was
recorded first time in 1965.At it’s peak this single record was selling 90,000 copies a day in the UK.

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Samba School: Imperatriz Leopoldinense – February, 2005.
Part 1 of 2.

Three-time winner in a row (in 1999, 2000 and 2001 – ‘coincidently’ in the same years that the School President was heading the Judging Committee) which is the only current record holder challenged by Beija-Flor. Its success is due to its technically excellent performance. The School’s long-time female Carnival Designer, Rosa Magalhães makes idiosyncratic fairy-tale like artistic creations.

The highlight of Brazil Carnival is undoubtedly the Rio Samba Schools Parade, a totally unique event in the world.

The Rio Samba Parade is the review of a fierce competition between the Rio samba schools. The judges and spectators watch the principal parades in the Sambodromo which was especially built for this event.

The Samba Parade is something everybody should experience at least once in their life. The event is broadcast live to several countries.

The Rio Samba Parade is very distinctive from all other street parades held at some other places in the world. It is not a street happening where people move chaotically about as they like, but more of a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. Every parader has a specific role and place according to his costume in a particular wing, of a particular section of the samba school he/she is parading in support of.

Each year each school chooses a different theme for the Samba Parade. It can be a celebration of a particular period, or, of famous figures of Brazilian history. It may highlight a special event or speak of anything that might move the spirit and imagination; like a special animal, or one of the elements; water or fire, etc. The school has to illustrate the chosen theme through all its work:

• the samba tunes, which are especially written for that year
• the richly decorated floats and costumes of their 3,000 to 5,000 parading members designed by the school’s Carnival Designer (the so called Carnavalesco).

The parade of every school is highly organized and designed. They line up in a unique way to present their pageant.

The costumes are extremely imaginative, colorful, elaborate and detailed. They are truly original, designed and made from scratch each year. They have mirrors, feathers, metallic cloth, silk and sometimes gems or coins. These costumes take months to make. The work starts roughly 8 months in advance.

You may think of the whole event as a tropical opera or rather like several operas happening on one night. It is beautiful to watch and the experience for the paraders themselves is so intense that the memories last for a lifetime.

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Samba School: Vila Isabel – February, 2005.
Part 1 of 2.

Vila Isabel is a very old, traditional school which almost went into oblivion. It lingered in the Access Group for a long time until recently when it re-joined the Special Group in 1995, with an astonishing championship. After that, in 1996, it hired one of the most energetic up-and-coming carnival designers and has scored very high again in the last few years.

The highlight of Brazil Carnival is undoubtedly the Rio Samba Schools Parade, a totally unique event in the world.

The Rio Samba Parade is the review of a fierce competition between the Rio samba schools. The judges and spectators watch the principal parades in the Sambodromo which was especially built for this event.

The Samba Parade is something everybody should experience at least once in their life. The event is broadcast live to several countries.

The Rio Samba Parade is very distinctive from all other street parades held at some other places in the world. It is not a street happening where people move chaotically about as they like, but more of a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. Every parader has a specific role and place according to his costume in a particular wing, of a particular section of the samba school he/she is parading in support of.

Each year each school chooses a different theme for the Samba Parade. It can be a celebration of a particular period, or, of famous figures of Brazilian history. It may highlight a special event or speak of anything that might move the spirit and imagination; like a special animal, or one of the elements; water or fire, etc. The school has to illustrate the chosen theme through all its work:

• the samba tunes, which are especially written for that year
• the richly decorated floats and costumes of their 3,000 to 5,000 parading members designed by the school’s Carnival Designer (the so called Carnavalesco).

The parade of every school is highly organized and designed. They line up in a unique way to present their pageant.

The costumes are extremely imaginative, colorful, elaborate and detailed. They are truly original, designed and made from scratch each year. They have mirrors, feathers, metallic cloth, silk and sometimes gems or coins. These costumes take months to make. The work starts roughly 8 months in advance.

You may think of the whole event as a tropical opera or rather like several operas happening on one night. It is beautiful to watch and the experience for the paraders themselves is so intense that the memories last for a lifetime.

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