O Superman by Laurie Anderson
“If I was ever to go on The Voice of X-Factor I would do this song.”
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If I was ever to go on The Voice of X-Factor I would do this song.
1982: vocoder and the return to the electronic womb. she was 'always already' from the future.
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I was fortunate enough to hear this in 1981 and have probably listened to my copy every year since, just to remind me of its message. In writing the song, Anderson drew from the aria "Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père" (O Sovereign, O Judge, O Father) from Jules Massenet's 1885 opera Le Cid. She got the idea after listening to a recording of the aria made by African-American tenor Charles Holland, whose career was hampered for decades by racism in the classical music world. A live performance of "O Superman" was recorded in New York City the week following the 9/11 attacks. In this context, certain lyrics appeared to many to take on a more topical significance: "This is the hand, the hand that takes / Here come the planes / They're American planes. Made in America / Smoking or non-smoking?" To learn more about the piece you can follow this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Superman #ThoughtfulClassics
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Countdown: De Duizelende Duizend (The Staggering Thousand) Number 698. [from album: Big Science] [year: 1982]
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