Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Mediate - INXS



I love to see ideas continued, not just copied, so this was a delight. The solo at the end reminds me of a hot summer evening, seeing / hearing a guy on the 10th floor balcony of an apartment house nearby playing a sweet trumpet solo to the sunset and whoever else might be listening. Until some asshole shouted "Shut the f*ck up!"

Looking back, I have to concede the shouter had as much right to peace and quiet as the musician did to play. But like Edward Everett, who spoke for 2 hours before Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, the elegance and eloquence are more sharply-etched by the contrast.

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