MLT Club Member Jürgen
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If you like, you can delve a little deeper into the nature and culture of the two islands. I had originally intended another video at this point that deals with the discovery, colonization and ultimately the sovereignty and politics of New Zealand and the associated tensions. Quite informative, but actually I wanted to present something more entertaining. The following video perhaps presents a bit of a perfect world, but it’s nice to watch and quite informative.
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Hi Tom, hi folks,
I have something very special here. The ballad „Seemann“ (Sailor) originally was performed by the band „Rammstein“. This song was then covered by the group „Apocalyptica“, a finnish cello formation, specializing in hard rock and heavy metal. They are supported by the singer Nina Hagen, the German godmother of punk. The result is the following cover version. Why obscure? Well, the song „Seeman“ might be less known, as well as the band „Apocalyptica“ (maybe I’m wrong). Actually no music here for the forum, but I’m sure you can handle it. 😃
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Tiki Taane, also a New Zealand musician, co-produced the following song with the Māori Ria Hall. An ode to his homeland but also an appeal to preserve the land of his ancestors and its beauty. In this context he uses the word “Kaitiaki” repeatedly in the text: A protector and keeper in Maori mythology.
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The singer Brook Fraser was born in Wellington and could also be heard on our radio stations:
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New Zealand has not only to offer a breathtaking landscape, but also a lot of music. Some well-known songs, that were represented in our charts, are of New Zealand origin. I wasn’t really aware of that. Perhaps the best-known band with New Zealand roots is Crowded House, who had a number of hits in the 80s. I still like this kind of music to this day.
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Midsummer is flexing its muscles at the moment and it’s pretty warm here right now. That’s why I was recently sitting by an idyllic little lake. My legs dangled relaxed in the cool water and I held a delicious ice cream in my hand. And as I sat there, observing small waterfowl and the green trees on the other bank, my thoughts began to travel. To places that I have already got to know, but also to distant places that I would like to discover one day. New Zealand is such a place. For me, halfway between Earth and Moon. Well, of course not that far, but very, very far away. And I tried to imagine what the weather might be like there now, while the thermometer keeps rising over here. And so I did a little research. But not only about the temperature there (it’s now a comfortable 16 degrees Celsius/60 degrees Fahrenheit in Auckland), but also about the country, the local people and of course the music.
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My latest timelapse video featuring the magic of New Zealand in 8K. Truly one of the most special places I have ever had the pleasure to capture. The variety...
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Hi Chris,
thanks for your contribution. I assume you mean the following cover of the song “Don’t dream it’s over”? Also a very nice version. Smooth and melodic. I like the guitar part in the middle. Hard to say which one is better: the original or this version. Especially with cover versions, this question often comes up. Mostly there is no better or worse. Both song versions sound good. Sometimes there are also intense memories or feelings that you associate with a certain song. If this bond is very tight, then I usually like the original better. It has become something special.
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You’re right Steve, an amazing collection of clothing. This song could also be called: Something in the Wardrobe. Unfortunately, after this very nice song, we didn’t hear much from Brooke Fraser here, although she released a total of six music albums.
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„There is freedom within, There is freedom without“ Yes Steve, a beautiful song that makes you think. Despite being released in the 80’s, for me it’s kind of a timeless song. Incidentally, “Crowded House” emerged from the New Zealand formation “Split Enz”. This Band achieved its first international success with an idiosyncratic mixture of New Wave and 60’s Rock with a small dash of Punk.
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Hi Jung,
New Zealand has always held a certain fascination for me. Even before Lord of the Rings. I do not know exactly why. I may have been thirteen or fourteen when I read Jules Verne’s novel „In Search of the Castaways“. In this book, the protagonist’s adventurous journey takes him first to South America and then to Oceania and New Zealand. I think this is when I became interested in distant countries and continents. Jules Verne’s novels awakened a wanderlust in me that hasn’t let go of me to this day.
Many years ago I met a friend of Manuela (funnily enough, his name was also Jürgen), who emigrated to New Zealand together with his girlfriend. He sounded moderately enthusiastic. Scenically he found it very beautiful, but he explained, when you live there permanently, you probably don’t perceive this beauty that way anymore. And otherwise he described life there as rather provincial and tranquil. So much for his description. As for me: there is a saying here with us: the sweetest fruits hang high up. Perhaps this also applies to New Zealand. The distance, the exoticism and the unavailability make it incredibly sweet. Nevertheless a great landscape, what I have seen so far in films and documentaries.
Time lapse photography also exerts on me again and again a new fascination. Maybe it’s because in these shots time is not only understood as a construct, but time can be seen. For us humans a completely new, unknown phenomenon of perception.
Moana Maree Maniapoto is a New Zealand singer and songwriter with indigenous roots. Together with her band „Moana & The Tribe“ she tries to popularize Māori music and culture again. She is not only musically active, but is also involved in the production of documentaries and films, such as the following video.
@ Tom: thanks !
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Ha, ha thanks David, very funny. „Yeah, I wasn’t really dead“😁 Who’s the guy asking the questions?
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Thanks for the detailed background story, Tom. Now I understand it. Since I didn’t discover my love for the Beatles until the 70’s, it was obvious by then that Paul was alive and I was only marginally aware of all the rumours. As an entertaining anecdote, nothing more. But I can imagine that towards the end of the 60’s this rumor kept Beatles fans quite busy. I always wonder why people have such a keen interest in believing in the mystical and unusual when the truth is obvious.
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Hi Jung,
back to the title picture from Abbey-Road: you are right, on the left, further back is a fifth Beetle. I never thought about that, because we call this VW “Käfer” (same meaning, but completely different word). By the way, I found another copy of the Abbey Road cover. Absolutely no idea who these boys are and why they’re walking in the wrong direction, but I like the ironing board 😃
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Hi Tom,
very nice to hear from you again, I hope you’re doing fine.
„Art spoofs life after life mis-interprets art after art spoofs life after life produces an absurdity“.
I’ve tried to follow your thoughts, but I failed. 😀 Please explain it to me.
PS: You’re right, the LP-cover of Sgt. Pepper is hard to beat
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Yeah Jung, an iconic cover for sure. And it gave rise to numerous discussions at the time. Why was Paul walking barefoot across the crosswalk? Had he passed away? In Egyptian mythology, the dead were depicted barefoot. Fortunately, as we know today, only a bunch of wild speculations. But what only a few people know (and this I have not made up now) is that the original idea to Abbey Road comes from The Beagles (see proof photo) 😁
PS: The idea with the piano keyboard sounds interesting (and maybe also the true intention), but only now where you mention it I see the keyboard. So far I’ve just always seen a street and thought about why Paul doesn’t wear shoes….
