I had forgotten about Laurie Anderson's Norton lectures and how I wanted to watch/listen to all of them until I read hers and Lou Reed's book on tai chi The Art of the Straight Line.
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So, here they are in a playlist (below).
I am a huge Laurie Anderson fan, seeing her twice in concert (though I wish more often) and owning all of her main, studio recordings and some of the live stuff.
I am also a huge fan of the movie Heart of a Dog.
I can't believe I haven't posted about Anderson, that film, or other things.
I can't believe I haven't posted about Anderson, that film, or other things.
This is a quickie post, so more to come on Laurie Anderson, but to qualify for Music Monday, I am going to pick and present my favorite Laurie Anderson song.
My favorite Laurie Anderson song used to be "Sharkey's Day" from the album Mister Heartbreak (1984), a song I played daily for over a year.
My favorite Laurie Anderson song used to be "Sharkey's Day" from the album Mister Heartbreak (1984), a song I played daily for over a year.
But when the album Strange Angels (1989) came out, not only did it become my favorite album (and it still is) but I had so many favorite songs to choose from, such as "Beautiful Red Dress," "Monkey's Paw," and the title track "Strange Angels" with others vying for a spot in the top five. But the winner has to be "Babydoll," which I will present farther down in this post.
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Mahindra Humanities Center
Laurie Anderson presents, Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. The River is the first in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges we face as artists and citizens as we reinvent our culture with ambiguity and beauty. The talk will consider spending time in the slowdown – time in music and stories.
About the Speakers
Presented by Laurie Anderson, one of America’s most renowned – and daring – creative pioneers. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist.
Moderated by Claire Chase, Professor of the Practice at the Harvard University Department of Music.
About the Norton Lectures
The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard’s preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton Lectures recognize individuals of extraordinary talent who, in addition to their particular expertise, have the gift of wide dissemination and wise expression. The term “poetry” is interpreted in the broadest sense to encompass all poetic expression in language, music, or the fine arts.
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Jul 24, 2022 #LaurieAnderson #AndersonCooper #60Minutes
Anderson Cooper speaks with Laurie Anderson about her five-decade career as an artist, singer, composer and storyteller, and visits her largest-ever U.S. exhibit.
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Oct 4, 2024
For some five decades, artist and musician Laurie Anderson has been redefining cultural boundaries. In a new album, she’s now exploring the story of Amelia Earhart. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Mneme Mnemosyne
Apr 19, 2011
July 8, 2003
Lou Reed talks about 'NYC Man' (his retrospective album) and Andy Warhol.
Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed talk about their relationship.
Mneme Mnemosyne
Apr 19, 2011
July 8, 2003
Topics of part two: Andy Warhol, how Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed influence each other (contd. from part one), Lou Reed talks about 'Who Am I?' and 'Sweet Jane', Laurie talks about her stint at NASA as artist-in-residence (which was still in progress at that time).
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Feb 10, 2015
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
Baby Doll (Remastered Version) · Laurie Anderson
Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology
℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc.
Keyboards: "Blue" Gene Tyranny
Alto Saxophone: Alex Foster
Bass: Bakithi Khumalo
Background Vocals: Bennie Diggs
Mixer: Bob Clearmountain
Percussion: Crusher
Keyboards: Dave Le Bolt
Pedal Steel Guitar: David Spinozza
Trumpet: Earl Gardner
Guitar: John Selolwane
Violin: Kenny Kosek
Keyboards, Producer, Vocals: Laurie Anderson
Trumpet: Laurie Fink
Tenor Saxophone: Lenny Pickett
Additional Producer: Leon Pendarvis
Programmer: Leon Pendarvis
Baritone Saxophone: Lew Delgatto
Mixer: Neil Dorfsman
Producer: Roma Baran
Drums: Steve Gadd
Trombone: Steve Turre
Percussion: Sue Hadjopoulos
Writer: Laurie Anderson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Babydoll
Song by Laurie Anderson
I don't know about your brain-
But mine is really bossy
I come home from a day on the golf course
And I find all these messages
Scribbled on wrinkled up scraps of paper
And they say thing like:
Why don't you get a real job?
Or: You and what army?
Or: Get a horse.
And then I hear this voice
Comin from the back of my head Uh huh
(Whoa-ho) Yep! It's my brain again
And when my brain talks to me, he says:
Take me out to the ballgame
Take me out to the park
Take me to the movies
'Cause I love to sit in the dark
Take me to Tahiti
'Cause I love to be hot
And take me out on the town tonight
'Cause I know the new hot spot. He says:
Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo He says:
Babydoll! I love it when you come when I call
Babydoll! You don't have to talk I know it all
Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo
Well I'm sitting around trying to write a letter
I'm wracking my brains trying to think
Of another word for horse
I ask my brain for some assistance.
And he says: Huh...Let's see...How about cow?
That's close. He says:
Take me out to the ballgame
Take me out to the park
Take me to the movies
'Cause I love to sit in the dark
Take me to your leader
And I say: Do you mean George?
And he says: I just want to meet him
And I say:
Come on I mean I don't even know George!
And he says:
Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo He says:
Babydoll! I love it when you come when I call
Babydoll! You don't have to talk I know it all
Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo
Babydoll! Babydoll! Ooo oo oo
Babydoll! Babydoll! Ooo oo oo
Babydoll! Babydoll! Ooo oo oo
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Laurie Anderson
Babydoll lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
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- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
- Days ago: MOM = 3672 days ago & DAD = 326 days ago
- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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