MLT Club Member Jürgen
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The band „Bread“ sang about “the” London Bridge in 1985. Several bridges named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London. The first historic London Bridge was built by the Romans about 2000 years ago. Subsequent structures were located in almost exactly the same place and represented the only connection across the Thames until the opening of Westminster Bridge in 1750. Probably this „London Bridge“ is meant in the song or it is only a metamophorical bridge. I haven’t figured that out, unfortunately. Anyway a nice song.
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Hey Jung,
thanks for your photos from Mexico. It looks like you had a great time there. I would love to experience this country and its culture someday. You are right, it is such experiences that no one can take away from you. I also see it that way when I travel.
Bridges are fantastic structures and actually a topic in themselves. Many bridges are a piece of contemporary history and if they could only talk, they would have a lot to tell. About their builders and the time in which they came into being. Of the different cultures they have seen coming and witnessed disappearing. The countless feet that have walked on them. They have experienced people of very different origins and their languages from many corners of the world. And yet everything was ephemeral, except for the bridges themselves, which have withstood the ravages of time.
There are bridges that lead to fantastic places if you have the courage to step on them. Every step you take takes you further and further into a strange exotic world full of wonder and mystery. That’s what happened to me in Costa Rica as I followed fragile-looking suspension bridges on their way through the peaks of the giant trees. Deep beneath my feet, a billowing green ocean of dense foliage, wildly proliferating plants, and exotic blossoms stretching toward the blue of the distant sky. Many meters above my head the treetops of huge jungle giants, which have been spreading their mighty canopy of leaves there for centuries. Only sporadically single rays of sun fall through this dense roof and show me the beauty of this mysterious world with golden fingers. A tunnel of bright green interwoven with the dark brown of the countless tree trunks that seems to lead you through space and time. The calls and songs of strange birds ring out, here and there a faint rustling can be heard or the distant murmur of a small stream. Flitting shadows can be seen out of the corner of your eye, and if you take the time to just stand still and catch your breath, then the hidden inhabitants of the rainforest will eventually be very close to you: small pairs of eyes watching you carefully, colorful butterflies circling each other dancing, little hummingbirds that appearing to stand in place, flapping their wings at incredible speed, while their long beaks disappear into colorful blossoms. And the cracking of the branches, becomes an iguana, well camouflaged, deftly climbing a tree.
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Hi JP,
well my dear, the hints are pretty poor: “I’m just trying to find the bridge” , “Has anybody seen the bridge?“.
I asked my buddy google. But he didn’t know exactly where this damned bridge should be either. Do you have a clue? The piece sounds a lot like James Brown.
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And now the “Celtic” contrast program: The Albert Bridge was built in 1873 and is a road bridge over the River Thames connecting Chelsea in Central London on the north bank to Battersea on the south.
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Hi David,
I really didn’t want to use the term bridge too narrowly. You’re right, there probably aren’t that many songs about a specific bridge. London Bridge also came to mind, not sure if we mean the same song. In elementary school we learned a song about the Bridge of Avignon. And the Anglo-Irish band „The Pogues“ sang about the Albert Bridge in London. I have actually also thought of songs that have the term bridge in the title or that are about bridges in the figurative sense so what you mean by metaphorical.
The following song, a chanson version of an original children’s song, is about the bridge of Avignon. This bridge of the city of the same name is located in southern France (Provence) and is considered as a landmark of the city. Along with the Palais des Papes and the Avignon Cathedral, it has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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On the subject of bridges, I spontaneously thought of the song “View from a Bridge” by Kim Wilde. I love 80s pop (have I already mentioned this….😀?) But this kind of music seems to me to be a slow seller here in the forum, so I’ll try it with Sting. Maybe you can think of other pieces of music on the subject of bridges. I’m curious.
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“Travel – it leaves you speechless, then it turns you into a storyteller.”
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Hi Jung,
that sounds like a great idea. Don’t forget your travel diary for the certainly impressive travel memoirs and if you’ve really been there, please share your travel experiences with us. I am exited. Maybe it looks like this….
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I remember the Ladder Sketch ????. Grover is his name? I only know him as “Grobi”. Hectic little guy. I always liked him.
And another very special Beatles presentation:
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Yes David, Cloud Nine is somehow a special album. Some of George Harrison’s previous releases, which I also like very much, sometimes sounded a bit melancholic. This album seems somehow different: fresh, unspent and full of optimism.
Maybe not the best song on the album, but the music video is again full of whimsical, funny ideas.
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George Harrison and his rockin’ living room:
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Hi David,
thank you for posting this beautiful song and the also magical interpretation of Mona and Lisa. I really like the songs of Simon and Garfunkel. Just like the music of the Beatles, for me it is a timeless music that never ages and somehow seems to float above things.
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Great David. Thank you for snatching the post from the black (server) hole. A very nice idea on top: Bridges are wondrous structures that have made it possible for us to travel to many hidden parts of the world. I have no idea what good reasons there are to go to Louisiana, but a trip across this remarkable bridge is probably one of them. There are bridges like sand on the sea and videos on this topic as well. I found the following video that introduces some very beautiful bridges in this world.
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…and this one…
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Ha, ha, ha, Jung: “Top Cat”. When I look at the neighbor’s cats as they walk through our yard: they are so cute and sweet, but don’t be fooled: Cats are the most underrated pets.
Look at this…
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David, I know, I know, this is a music forum, so one last time Literature: Tom Sharpe, born 1928 in London. If you know him well, then you certainly know his fictional character Henry Wilt: a not particularly assertive vocational school teacher. Surrounded by resigned colleagues and ignorant students who are interested in everything but school, in his free time he dreams of getting rid of his callous wife. Until one day he slips into an almost real murder case and suddenly, to make matters worse, the London police are on his heels and he has to realize: the life of a vocational school teacher can be uncomfortably exciting. Where Tom Sharpe is, Ben Aaronovitch isn’t far either. Also a London writer. He is best known for his book series “The Rivers of London”. This is about Constable Peter Grant from the Metropolitan Police in London, who, together with his superior, the magician Nightingale, solves crimes committed by ghosts, vampires and other supernatural beings. Seasoned with a lot of black English humor. Very British, and here the right music to go with it:
