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DAYTOP Did Me Great Harm in the Long Run
SEKTO:
Well, here's MY theme song. It's called the Nrsinghadeva Pranama. Jaya Prabhupada!
http://www.harekrishnatemple.com/bhakta/nrsimha.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QuyuW_j ... D&index=11
namas te narasimhaya
prahladahlada-dayine
hiranyakashipor vaksaha
shila-tanka-nakhalaye
ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho
yato yato yami tato nrisimhah
bahir nrisimho hrdaye nrisimho
nrisimham adim sharanam prapadye
tava kara-kamala vare
nakham adbhuta-shringam
dalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu bhrigam
keshava dhrita-narahari-rupa
jaya jagadisha hare
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "Inculcated" ---We ended up at Halliburton's party. It was Halliburton that sold the Dresser building to Daytop for a dollar.
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I imagine that Halliburton had a vested interest far beyond the mere benefit of a tax write-off.
Inculcated:
SEKTO: want to be my accountabilabuddy?
SEKTO:
--- Quote from: "Inculcated" ---SEKTO: want to be my accountabilabuddy?
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Gladly. ;) I'd like that. Thanks for asking. It's my privilege.
You know, I've been rethinking the matter of my theme song, and have come to the conclusion that the Pranama is not really the best song that represents me as a person. That one was from a time in my life when I was immersed in ISKCON, like my Krsna Days Theme. Good song (prayer), very meaningful to me, but on second thought not very representative of where I'm at now.
Also there's the Rainbow Gathering Taos '95 theme, the mighty Peter Tosh's Downpressor Man:
Irie-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oD63-EJW5Y
Say downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
oh... along that day
You gonna run to the rocks
The rocks will be falling
When you run to the rocks
The rocks will be falling
When you run to the rocks
More rocks will be falling
oh... along that day
You gonna run to the sea
The sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea
The whole sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling
oh... along that day
Thats why i say downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
oh... along that day
You gonna run to the lord
Beggin him to hide you
You gonna run to the lord
Beggin him to hide you
You gonna run to the lord
Beggin him to hide you
oh... along that day
So I say downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to?
But the song that represents me best, my personal anthem, would have to be Sinatra's That's Life.
Sade's Smooth Operator comes in as a close second. But that Sade tune was really an Army thing. Let me explain with a story.
There was this one time in Basic Training (I went through at Ft. Benning, aka Sand Hill) when we were all in formation one afternoon and the Drill Sergrant told us that "every good soldier has a theme song. What's yours?" So we were made to go through the formation one by one, in alphabetical order, and announce to the group and sing our individual theme songs.
Mind you, everybody had to maintain their military bearing throughout this exercise, and nobody was allowed to crack a smile at all, much less laugh; we all had to stand rigid at the position of attention, eyes straight ahead and showing no emotion, and sing our theme songs that represented us as soldiers. Anybody who laughed or so much as smiled would get dropped, yelled at, and made to do a bunch of pushups while the others were singing. It was like something twisted out of Full Metal Jacket, but funnier. When it was my turn, off the top of my head and without giving it much thought, I began singing, with a totally straight face, "He's a smooth operator, a smooooth operatooor, smooth operator, smooooth operatoooor..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efdfGeUKXuU
The Drill Sergeant looked at me like I was crazy. He told me that he could tell I was a real smart guy, and he thought that one day I'd go to college and earn a degree in foolology.
This one kid chose the Batman theme song as his, and when it was his turn he just busted out with "Dadadadadadadadadadadadada Batmaaan!"
But all in all, I'd really have to say that Sinatra's That's Life is my true Supreme Theme Song. That one's really me. I've travelled from one side of this country to the other on my quest to find Absolute Truth, and I've seen and done a lot of strange stuff.
I've posted it here before, and now will again. I love this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVWD482Puvs
That's life, that's what all the people say.
You're riding high in April,
Shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune,
When I'm back on top, back on top in June.
I said that's life, and as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks,
Stompin' on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down,
'Cause this fine ol' world it keeps spinning around
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself, flat on my face,
I pick myself up and get back in the race.
That's life
I tell ya, I can't deny it,
I thought of quitting baby,
But my heart just ain't gonna buy it.
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try,
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself laying flat on my face,
I just pick myself up and get back in the race
That's life
That's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cutting out
But my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothing shakin' come this here july
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball and die
My, My
Also, just because i think it's such a good set of songs, I'll post this live version of Jimi Hendrix performing Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun) and In From The Storm live at the legendary Rainbow Bridge concert, Maui, on July 30, 1970. Freaking great stuff. This really smokes. Gives me goosebumps every time. :rocker: Dig this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRsgzURnvU
SEKTO:
Back in the day I used to listen to a lot of reggae, and have been listening to it today, revisiting what Dylan called "My Back Pages."
Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, and Third World were and are some of my favorites. Old-school stuff. Old Wailers too, of course.
Bob Marley's solo stuff is OK, and I give him much respect, but Tosh wrote a lot of well-known Marley tunes anyway. I much prefer solo Tosh for his militant edge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6Tvpj6dPw
The soundtrack to The Harder They Come is one of the very best reggae albums of all time IMO. My two favorite Tosh albums are Legalize It and Equal Rights. All brilliant stuff.
Irie Monday afternoon meditations :dose: :
One good thing about music, when it hits you (you feel no pain)
Oh, oh, I say, one good thing about music, when it hits you (you feel no pain)
Hit me with music, hit me with music now
Bob Marley, Trenchtown Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j6uXOfgWz8
And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjtXfkHCEkY
So Sinatra's That's Life would have to my Supeme Theme, but Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh would be, like, the background music to the Soundtrack of My Life. Oh yeah.
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