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A French artist has created a compilation album including works from Pharrell, Bono, The National, and others to coincide with a visual display. The subject of the work is the mourning of her cat, which she likened to not getting as much sympathy as when your parents die. Its a shame people don’t offer as much sympathy when your cat dies as when your parents die.
Album of The Week
American IV: The Man Comes Around -Johnny Cash (2002.)
The last album Cash created before he died is reminiscent of Bowie’s Blackstar in that it was released at the time of his death and listening to the album you can hear someone struggling with his own mortality. The album features both covers and originals with most of the songs covering themes of regret, loss, and death. He manages to really make each song his own with Trent Reznor referring to Cash’s cover of Hurt “That song isn’t mine anymore”.
“I will let you down
I will make you hurt”
“I’ve never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by”
Robot
“I am a robot, naked and alone
Sent from the future to build a new home”
A Pearl
“You’re growing tired of me
And all the things I don’t talk about
Sorry I don’t want your touch
It’s not that I don’t want you
Sorry I can’t take your touch”
Wolverine
“Someday, I want two kids
Buy a big house and do a big flip
One day, I’ma be rich, I’ma work hard, this a promise”
No Windows
“If I’m stuck out here alone
If I’m stranded here all year
With just nothing left at home
No widows disappear”
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