Break through Barriers with Music

In 2019, Greta Thunberg, then 16 years old, got together with the British group, the 1975, to get her message out about the climate crisis.   

All money earned goes to Extinction Rebellion, an international nonviolent, civil disobedience movement that wants governments to declare a climate and ecological emergency and take immediate action. The hourglass in their logo represents time running out for many species. 

   

1A/L Songs for Valentine's Day

February 14 is Valentine's Day! 

It makes us think about yummy chocolates, beautiful flowers, and love songs. 

Which songs come to mind when you think of Valentine's Day? Write them in the comment box below. You can leave a link to the song if you like. 

Below are some oldies but goldies:

Franking Valli and the Four Seasons, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," 1967.

  

"Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers, 1965. 

Made famous by the film "Ghost" (1990).

 

Dolly Parton, "I Will Always Love You" (1974); made famous by Whitney Houston in 1992 when she sang it in the film, "The Bodyguard."

There are different kinds of love. Here's a song dedicated to friendship.
"You've got a Friend," by Carole King, 1971.

2A/L Music: Past / Soundtracks

Check out the post below about music. Be ready to answer the questions (4 - 8)  

Watch the video in this post (Fun Music from the Past). Mina, like Gianni Morandi, is a musical legend. Do you consider her timeless? How does this song make you feel? 

Monday, February 14 is Valentine's Day. Make a list of some romantic songs. You can also write them in the comments section below.

Music is important to movies. It can leave a positive or negative impression. Which songs or soundtracks have left a mark on you?  

Think of some famous films (Lion King, Braveheart, Titanic, Gladiator, Grease, Moulin Rouge, James Bond*...). 

What are some songs that have stuck in your mind in a positive or negative way? Have any of your favorite singers/groups sung the theme song to a famous movie? 

Theme Song from "Highlander" 1986

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER

Queen

There's no time for us                      Non c’è tempo per noi

There's no place for us                    Non c’è posto per noi

What is this thing that                      Cos’è questa cosa che 

builds our dreams, yet                     costruisce i nostri sogni,   

slips away from us?                         eppure ci scivola via?

Who wants to live forever?              Chi vuole vivere per sempre?

Who wants to live forever?              Chi vuole vivere per sempre?

Oh, oh.                                             Oh oh

  

There's no chance for us                 Non c’è nessuna possibilità per noi 

It's all decided for us                        E’ tutto deciso per noi        

This world has only one                   Questo mondo ha solo un 

sweet moment set aside for us        momento dolce riservato a noi

Who wants to live forever?               Chi vuole vivere per sempre?

Who wants to live forever?               Chi vuole vivere per sempre?

Oh, oh.                                              Oh oh

Who dares to love forever                 Chi osa amare per sempre

Oh, oh, when love must die              Oh oh quando l’amore è destinato a morire?

But touch my tears, with your lips      Ma tocca le mie lacrime con le tue labbra,

Touch my world, with your fingertips. tocca il mio mondo con la punta delle tue dita

And we can have forever                   e possiamo avere l’eternità

And we can love forever                    e possiamo amare per sempre

Forever is our today                          L’eternità è il nostro presente

Who wants to live forever?                Chi vuol vivere per sempre

Who wants to live forever?                Chi vuol vivere per sempre?

Forever is our today                           L’eternità è il nostro presente

   

Songwriters: Brian May / Michael Kamen

lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Theme song from Me Before You, by Imagine Dragons (2016)

Click HERE to see how one site rated the James Bond theme songs.

Click HERE if you want to see the order of the songs from latest to

earliest. 

Click HERE for the past 50 Oscar awards

Click HERE for what some consider the best 50 soundtracks

Music

1. What kind of music do you listen to?

2. When,  where, and how do you listen to music most?

3. How does music affect your mood? 

        a. Do you listen to certain types of music to make you feel better? 

        b. Do you listen to certain types of music when you're feeling down? 
        c. Are there singers or types of music that make you feel good? 

4.  Is your taste in music influenced by others?  Whose? 

        a. Do you respect other people's tastes in music?

        b. Do you make fun of people who like music that you don't?

        c. Do you ever listen to music you don't like just to make someone else happy or because others think it's cool?

5. How is the music you listen to different from what your parents and grandparents listen to or listened to in the past?

        a. What do you like and dislike about their music? 

        b. How have the lyrics and music changed?

        c. What has remained similar or the same?

        d. Do you prefer digital music to old-fashioned vinyl albums?

             

6. How much has music changed over the years?
        a. What do you think about all the remakes/covers? 

        b. Has music improved? 

        c. Has it been simplified or become more complicated?

7.  Are there any groups or songs you consider TIMELESS?  What makes a song/singer/group timeless?

8.  What do you think music will be like in the future?  Will we listen to it in the same way? 

Fun Music from the Past

Mina - Le Mille Bolle Blu (HQ full version, Sanremo 1961) from mazziniana99 on Vimeo.

How does the translation work musically?

Le Mille Bolle Blu, Sanremo 1961

Se tu chiudi gli occhi e mi baci,                    If you close your eyes and kiss me,
tu non ci crederai                                           you won't believe it,
ma vedo le mille bolle blu                             but I see a thousand blue bubbles

e vanno leggere, vanno si rincorrono,           that float lightly, chasing each other,
salgono scendono per il ciel.                          they go up and down in the sky
Blu le mille bolle blu                                      Blue, a thousand blue bubbles
Blu le vedo intorno a me                                Blue, I see them all around me
blu le mille bolle blu                                       Blue, a thousand blue bubbles
che volano e volano e volano                         that float and float and float
Blu le mille bolle blu                                     Blue, a thousand blue bubbles,
blu mi sento dondolar                                     Blue, I feel like I'm swinging
blu tra mille bolle blu                                    Blue, among a thousand blue bubbles 
che danzano su grappoli di nuvole                  that dance on clusters of clouds
Dentro a me le arpe suonano                          The harps play within me
bacio te e folli immagini giungono.               I kiss you and crazy images come to mind
Blu le mille bolle blu                                      Blue, a thousand blue bubbles
blu, le vedo intorno a me                                Blue, I see them all around me
blu, le mille bolle blu                                      Blue, a thousand blue bubbles
che volano, mi chiamano,                               that float, calling me
mi cercano                                                        looking for me
Amor                                                               (My) Love       
impazzisco di gioia                                       I go crazy with joy
se vedo passeggiar nel vento,                       if I see floating in the wind                           
le mille bolle blu                                          a thousand blue bubbles     
un bacio, ancora un bacio                            a kiss, another kiss
si avvicinano                                               they are approaching
eccole eccole                                               here they are, here they ar

sono qui                                                       they're here!