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The snotgreen sea: A James Joyce mix
| Artist | Song | |
| Kate Bush | The Sensual World | |
| Tim Buckley | Song To The Siren | |
| Cream | Tales Of Brave Ulysses | |
| Jefferson Airplane | Rejoyce | |
| The Producers soundtrack | Springtime For Hitler | |
| The Beatles | I Am The Walrus | |
| The Dubliners | Finnegan's Wake | |
| Syd Barrett | Golden Hair | |
| Van Morrison | Summertime In England (live version) | |
| The Pogues | If I Should Fall From Grace With God | |
| McAlmont & Butler | Yes | |
| James Joyce | End of Part 2 of Finnegans Wake | |
Comment:
These songs are all linked (sometimes very tenuously) with James Joyce. 1 Is based on Molly Bloom's soliloque in the final part of Ulysses. 2 Is here by way of the sirens episode in Ulysses. 3 Refers to Homer's Odyssey, the basis of Ulysses. 4 Contains quotes from Ulysses. 5 Most tenuous one here, the Gene Wilder character in The Producers is called Leo Bloom. I presume Mel Brooks didn't just pull the name out of the air. 6 The goo goo g'joob bit might well be inspired by Finnegans Wake (see Dead Man's excellent I Am The Walrus mix for more details). 7 The Dubliners took their name from Joyce's collection of short stories and Joyce took the title of his last book from this old Irish song. 8 Lyrics taken from a Joyce poem. 9 Mentions Joyce in the lyric. 10 Joyce is pictured on the sleeve of the album. 11 The last word in Ulysses is Yes (tenuous again). 12 A recording of the man himself.
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F**king brilliant! One of my very favourite people. A true genius, yet we live in an age where that term is much over used. If I can borrow the words of the man himself " The man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery" Thank you XYZ
Nice; mix as a portrait of the artist...
"Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the sufferer. Terror is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the secret cause."
"Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the sufferer. Terror is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the secret cause."
Outstanding. And to add my own bit of Joyce: "Shakespeare is the happy huntingground of all minds that have lost their balance." Outstanding, indeed. Yes.
original mix.
Yes, i say yes, i say yes . . . .
Barrydali said it all for me.., another mix I think should've got some kudos and nods for Mix of the Week, but that's just me. Great work!
Literary mixes are rare on aotm... I should try one myself... anyway, terrific idea and mix. 'Yes' is a great song.
This looks totally brilliant.
im throwing my mix of the week vote at this one.
Very impressive. Per bear's comment, folks may want to check out the literary mixes in the Exhibits
The Reading Room and the
The Reading Room Annex.
In fact if the site were working right I would add this one in.
The Reading Room and the
The Reading Room Annex.
In fact if the site were working right I would add this one in.
Loving your mixes. Great theme here. Good stuff.
Amazing - keep up the great mixes.
What a marvellous theme. Bloody well done as well. I see you managed to avoid anything by "Zwan" -- probably a bit tenuous, I suppose -- plus every one appears to hate Mr. Corgan -- ho hum.Portrait of the artist as a young mixer, indeed.
just looking over the track list of this i get a whole green, green mood washing over me. i guess i'm concluding it's just one of those things where the theme is so strong it becomes transcendent. now i just hope that ain't any snotwave coming....