3:RD heard Snake of 2013 : 13 music pieces I've listened to most

during late spring or early summer
before and after my trip to polish Kraków




at least 13 times


THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
with The Beatles

by Paul McCartney
from Let it Be 1970

McCartney's maybe last Beatles song was played from a window, as I walked the main street of Krakow... ...even though not in this very version without orchestra:

Original Winding Road




at least 12 times


NAME OF THE GAME
[I saw the railway master and I looked him in the eye
I said, "Would you go much faster if you thought that you would die?"]

with Badfinger

by Pete Ham
from Straight Up 1971




at least 11 times


SAFE IN MY GARDEN
with The Mamas & The Papas

by John Philips
from The Papas & The Mamas




at least 10 times


I WAS A FLOWER [now look what you have done!]
with Agnetha Fältskog

by Jörgen Elofsson
from "A" 2013




at least 9 times


VIVALDI : CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND STRINGS in A minor
with Capella Istropolitana (of Bratislava)

by Antonio Vivaldi
from Famous Flute Concerti 1989




at least 8 times


THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING //THE RETURN OF THE FIRE WITCH //THE DANCE OF THE PUPPETS
with King Crimson

by Ian McDonald, Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield
from In The Court of The Crimson King 1969




at least 7 times


WALKING IN THE WIND
with Traffic

by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood
from When The Eagle Flies 1974




at least 6 times


WHEN MY BABY'S BESIDE ME
with Big Star

by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton
from # 1 Record 1972




at least 5 times


BREAK THE WALLS
with Fitz & The Tantrums

by Fitzpatrick
from More Than Just A Dream 2013




at least 4 times

TOCCATA in F Major
with Michael Murray

by Johann Sebastian BACH
from The Great Organ at Methuen 1980




at least 3 times


VINCENT PRICE
with Deep Purple

by Ian Gillian, Roger Glover and more
from NOW WHAT?! 2013




at least 2 times


"Battle Hymn of The Republic" [GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH]
with Herbie Mann (flute)

Traditional
from Memphis Underground 1969




at least 1 time


THE PRISONER (EIGHT BY TEN)
with Spring

by ??
from Spring 1971
(their only album)




The number of listenings sometimes includes the many times I've heard it before, but for the most part I mean now.






Bonus Live

AVE MARIA
with Nadir Aliyev (violin)

by Franz Shubert
live by St Andrew's Cathedral in Krakow 2013

but bought his cd Violin Classic, so will hear more...




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Cathedrals and Chapels of Krakow

Straight Up with Badfinger, Baby Blue

Seems I'm having a new favourite old band?! At least it feels very right to discover Badfinger, their third and most highly appreciated album from 1971/72, on Apple Records. McCartney even made some material especially for Badfinger, before this mostly by Joey Molland and Pete Ham.

Similar sounding songmakers : Beatles, Move, early Elo, Procol Harum, Traffic, Nick Lowe, Todd Rundgren, 10cc



most Amusing song: FLYING

most Beautiful song: NAME OF THE GAME

most Sexy song: I'D DIE, BABE

most Smart song: SOMETIMES

most Strange song: SUITCASE

most growing Strong song: TAKE IT ALL

most Loving song: BABY BLUE



Overall Album

7 sound

6 melodies

6 accompaniment

4 rythms

4 singin' feeling

6 playin' dynamics

5 concept

4 variation

3 lyrics

1 titles

4 order of tracks

3 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 60


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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Love With No End : Kieslowski Films With Szapolowska

My way into really watching movies, started with Krzysztof Kieslowski's wonderful masterpieces, a decade after they were made.

First it must have been a recording of the Blue Film about the composer. Then I hired and dwelled into some of the ten stories of Dekalog. Zbigniew Preisner's music scores strongly contributed to why I fell in love with the polish atmospheres and people...

...but even more a girl and her polish mother I got to know 2002. The investigation continued with Irene Jacob in Double Life of Veronique + The Red Film. Some years later we went to cinema for his earlier "Camera Buff". And "Blind Chance" a friend got me interested in long before I saw it in real life.


Realise almost every K. Kieslowski piece is about trying to get close to some person you're not supposed to get close to. Or rather enjoying the potential, the process of keeping the person at a distance...? Anyhow in ways not allowed or not expected! And thereby the moral dilemmas included, from two or more perspectives...


Here follows two movies Krzystof K. made with Grazyna Szapolowska in main roles. In this actual form I haven't seen them until now (...as I'm heading for Krakow).




A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE

which soon became more shortened
into sixth part of Dekalog
but here before has a different ending

Poland 1988



4 Characters
3 Scenery
4 Camerawork

6 Thrill
7 Conflict
2 Humour

6 Psychology
4 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

6 Composition
7 Music
7 Concept

= 61







NO END
[BEZ KONCA]

Poland 1985



5 Characters
3 Scenery
5 Camerawork

2 Thrill
5 Conflict
1 Humour

5 Psychology
6 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

4 Composition
7 Music
5 Concept

= 54



I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)









SnowBlack Movie # 1313

from both


Beautiful role: MAGDA the MOST VIEWED (Grazyna Szapolowska)

and a bit less URSZULA ZYRO the widow (Grazyna Szapolowska)


Wise role: GODMOTHER of Tomek (Stefania Iwinska)

Exhausted role: LABRADOR the OLD LAWYER (Aleksander Bardini)

Explosive role: MIECIO the NEW LAWYER (Michal Bajor)


Shy role: ANTEK ZYRO the GHOST (Jerzy Radziwilowicz)

Crazy role: TOMEK the PEEPING TOM (Olaf Lubaszenko)

Grumpy role: JOANNA STACH (Maria Pakulnis)

Happy role:  JACEK ZYRO the son (Krzysztof Krzeminski)









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A with Agnetha Fältskog

Why Even try to Resist to Listen to Her Latest Album?!

tasting as fresh as twentyfive or even fourty years ago,
this time composed mostly by Jörgen Elofsson

most similar sounding songmakers : Per Gessle, Madonna




most Amusing song: BACK ON YOUR RADIO

most Beautiful song: I WAS A FLOWER

most Sexy song: PERFUME IN THE BREEZE

most Smart song: I KEEP THEM ON THE FLOOR BESIDE MY BED

most Strange song: I SHOULD'VE FOLLOWED YOU HOME

most growing Strong song: PAST FOREVER

most Loving song: WHEN YOU REALLY LOVED SOMEONE



Overall Album

6 sound

7 melodies

3 accompaniment
 
3 rythms

6 singin' feeling

3 playin' dynamics

5 concept

3 variation

3 lyrics

5 titles

4 order of tracks

2 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 56


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)







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the Smurfs and the Magic Flute

First film about the smurfs
but they just appear in the middle section



THE FLUTE WITH SIX HOLES
// THE FLUTE WITH SIX SMURFS

[LA FLÛTE À SIX SCHTROUMPFS]


by Peyo
based on Peyo

Belgium /France 1976
english language version 1979

written in the late 50's

music by Michel Legrand




SnowBlack Movie # 1306


Happy role: THE KING

Grumpy role: McCREEP THE THIEF

Crazy role: PEEWIT THE JESTER

Shy role: JOHAN THE KNIGHT


Explosive role: THE SELLER OF INSTRUMENTS

Exhausted role: HOMNIBUS THE WIZARD

Wise role: PAPA SMURF


Beautiful role: THE MAGICAL FLUTE



4 Characters
7 Scenery
6 Camerawork

2 Thrill
2 Conflict
3 Humour

1 Psychology
2 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

6 Composition
7 Music
7 Concept

= 52


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)







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Song Pieces with FLUTE Playing

mostly from Folk Rock Music

60's-70's tunes in which Flute solo or Flute accompaniment plays an important part (in some cases can be confused with synthezised or recorded flutes through mellotron)


= those ones I remember most clearly
and/or love more and more for every time...

Each artist can have one song only on this list, though some of them has made more with fine flute.




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NO FACE, NO NAME, NO NUMBER
Traffic

from Mr Fantasy 1967


1

THE FOOL ON THE HILL
The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour 1967


2

THE UNDERCOVER MAN
Van Der Graaf Generator

from Godbluff 1975


3

I TALK TO THE WIND (The Wind Cannot Hear)
King Crimson

from In The Court of The Crimson King 1969


4

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
Mamas' and Papas'

from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears 1965


5

THE PIPER
ABBA

from Super Trouper 1980


6

UNA PALOMA BLANCA
George Baker or some other

from Paloma Blanca 1975


7

SONG WITHIN A SONG
Camel

from Moonmadness 1976


8

MAD MAN MOON
Genesis

A Trick of The Tail 1976


9

EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD)
Simon and Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970


10

COMIN' BACK TO ME
Jefferson Airplane

from Surrealistic Pillow 1967


11

NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
Moody Blues

from Days of Future Passed 1967


12

CIRCLE OF STEEL
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sundown 1974


13

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Led Zeppelin

from "IV" 1971


14

LET'S GO TO SAN FRANCISCO
The Flower Pot Men

from Let's Go to San Francisco 1967


15

QUEEN BEE
Middle of The Road

from around 1972 via some collection


16

A BAD PENNY
Cat Stevens

from Buddha And the Chocolate Box 1974


17

JACK-IN-THE-GREEN
Jethro Tull

from Songs From The Wood 1977


18

A DAY A WAY
Bridget St. John

from Songs For the Gentle Man 1969


19

LALENA
Donovan

single from The Hurdy Gurdy Man 1968


20

(THIS SIDE OF) THE LOOKING GLASS
Peter Hammill

from Over 1977


21

SHADOW OF THE HIEROPHANT [beginning of]
Steve Hackett
[Sally Oldfield]

from Voyage of The Acolyte 1975






Then for example ANNIE'S SONG by John Denver has got interpreted by flute players extremely many times, but beside his voice I can't even find a flute on the original 1974, though oboe.





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Back Home Again with John Denver

Never really heard Denver before. Not even Annie's Song I believe I've heard in his very own version.

This seems strange, since John makes folk songs in the close to canadian style of Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell (in her less complex moments), Joan Baez and more which I love. Even Billy Joel is not far away, almost same voice and melody lines, even if different genres. The same can almost be said for Elton John, who's face reminds me John Denver's.

Yes, now I try with these nice glimpses of Denver's most wellknown album from 1974. Maybe I'm not swallowing his whole ecological package of limitless kindness - or what it is? Anyway all the harmonical tunes undoubtly sounds good, both his own compositions and others.

Some of the family stories on the A-side would've better being on the B-side too, to balance the latter's "song of praise"-nature.




most Amusing song: GRANDMA'S FEATHER BED

most Beautiful song: ANNIE'S SONG

most Sexy song: COOL AN' GREEN AN' SHADY

most Smart song: ON THE ROAD (we didn't know...)

most Strange song: THE MUSIC IS YOU

most growing Strong song: SWEET SURRENDER

most Loving song: MATTHEW (an uncle)



Overall Album

4 sound

7 melodies

6 accompaniment

3 rythms
 
7 singin' feeling

4 playin' dynamics

6 concept

4 variation

5 lyrics

2 titles

2 order of tracks

2 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 58


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)







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Fifth Flute : Fog's Flying Flower

she flies on a flute

to flower from flower

no fear for big brute

just flickering hour



our fantasy falls

from everyday tower

we're chasing real walls

like goblins by Bauer



where clouds are her suit

she feel like a shower

her wind peels cute fruit

from sugar to sour



our flute foggy calls

for sun to switch power

then moon no more mute

rise troll as her lover







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Exhibition by Becoming Tailors and Hatmakers

from TillskärarAkademin in Gothenburg

Songs For a Tailor by Jack Bruce

How strange I never discovered this amazing music maker before! Since he sounds exactly like everything I've liked for a long time...

Jack Bruce sings and plays both bass, piano and organ
here on his first solo album 1969 without Cream


similar songmakers : Traffic, Procol Harum, early Genesis, Cat Stevens (even some Bruce Springsteen)

and on the swedish front he would be a peculiar mix between LeMarc and DiLeva.




most Amusing song: NEVER TELL YOUR MOTHER SHE'S OUT OF TUNE

most Beautiful song: THEME FROM AN IMAGINARY WESTERN

most Sexy song: THE CLEAROUT

most Smart song: BOSTON BALL GAMES 1967

most Strange song: ROPE LADDER TO THE MOON

most growing Strong song: TICKETS TO WATERFALLS

most Loving song: WEIRD OF HERMISTON




Overall Album

6 sound

5 melodies

7 accompaniment

6 rythms

7 singin' feeling

6 playin' dynamics

4 concept

4 variation

4 lyrics

6 titles

3 order of tracks

2 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 67


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)





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Under a Big W

IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD

by Stanley Kramer
USA 1963


In the middle 80's as we got a video player, this must be the american movie I watched most times?!?! My friends watched it together with me so often, like no other of the non-swedish movies. And this surprises me a bit now, how we followed the hunt right through, since it's anything else but short.

As I rediscovered it some years ago, I was disappointed not to be amused at all anymore. Even though I understood contexts I never would as a twelve years old boy.

But now it seems I'm able again to appreciate the silliness of the whole race, including the big little pack of characters/caricatures here. Even though I recognize everyone, and they aren't so many birds as I imagined, they still seem too fluttering and flapping to memorize between each view.




Reviewed as SnowBlack Movie # 1312


Happy role 1 : SMILER GROGAN (Jimmy Durante)
Happy role 2 : ENGLISHMAN ALGERNON HAWTHORNE (Terry Thomas)

Grumpy role 1 : LENNIE PIKE (Jonathan Winters)
Grumpy role 2 : ENGLISHMAN ALGERNON HAWTHORNE (Terry Thomas)

Crazy role 1 : BENJY BENJAMIN (Buddy Hackett)
Crazy role 2 : DING BELL (Mickey Rooney)
Crazy role 3 : OTTO MEYER (Phil Silvers)

Shy role 1 : RUSSELL FINCH (Milton Berle)
Shy role 2 : MONICA CRUMP (Edie Adams)


Explosive role 1 : MRS. MARCUS (Ethel Merman)
Explosive role 2 : SYLVESTER MARCUS (Dick Shawn)

Exhausted role 1 : MELVILLE CRUMP (Sid Caesar)
Exhausted role 2 : LENNIE PIKE (Jonathan Winters)

Wise role 1 : CAPTAIN CULPEPPER (Spencer Tracy)
Wise role 2 : EMELINE MARCUS-FINCH (Dorothy Provine)


Beautiful role 1 : SYLVESTER'S GIRL FRIEND (Barrie Chase)
Beautiful role 2 : OTTO MEYER (Phil Silvers)



6 Characters
5 Scenery
5 Camerawork

6 Thrill
5 Conflict
7 Humour

2 Psychology
1 Philosophy
3 Fantasy

6 Composition
5 Music
7 Concept

= 58


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)






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13 films from 2012 not seen for the last time?

I remember these as most fantastic and
(though some alreday seen two times)
I still curiously would watch them once more
((if there weren't so many other movies worth watching))

An actor for each movie I also mention
who gave me the most lasting impressions




0

LOOPER
by Rian Johnson

USA /China
with Joseph Gordon-Levitt



1

PROMETHEUS
by Ridley Scott

UK /USA
with Charlize Theron



2

MIRROR, MIRROR
by Tarsem Singh

USA
with Danny Woodburn



3

HUGO CABRET
by Martin Scorsese

USA /UK
with Cloë Grace Moretz



4

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
by Malik Bendjelloul

South Africa /USA /Sweden
documentary with musician Rodriguez



5

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
by Stephen Chbosky

USA
with Emma Watson and Ezra Miller



6

CALL GIRL
by Mikael Marcimain on Marietta von Hausswolff

Sweden
with Sofia Karemyr



7

PALME
by Kristina Lindström and Maud Nycander

Sweden
documentary with Olof Palme



8

"GOOD LUCK AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER"
[LYCKA TILL OCH TA HAND OM VARANDRA]
by Jens Sjögren

Sweden
with Claudia Neij



9

BRAVE
by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman

Pixar animation USA /UK
with Kelly Macdonald (voice)



10

TOTAL RECALL
by Len Wiseman

Canada /USA
with Bokeem Woodbine



11

ELENA
by Andrey Zvyagintsev

Russia
with Elena Lyadova



12

IRON SKY
by Timo Vuorensola

Finland /Germany
with Christopher Kirby



Some of them made 2011, at least released on swedish discs during 2012-13







13. Bonus most unique Style Study


THE ARTIST
by Michel Hazanavicius

silent film
France /Belgium /USA
with James Cromwell




14. Bonus most Sexy movie


Q  [DESIRE]
= "NICE CECILE"
by Laurent Bouhnik

France
with Déborah Révy




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Four Californian Albums (And A Piper)

Rediscovered by me now


Mamas & Papas (from Los Angeles)

Jefferson Airplane (from San Fransisco)

Lemon Pipers (from Ohio, but gives me californian vibes anyway)

Byrds (from Los Angeles)

Doors (from Los Angeles)


Fascinates me how well you can hear that they were made in California around 1967. All the albums are extremely good orchestrated, not seldom by organs and xylophones, tambourines and classic guitars, flutes and horns. And not at least rich choires from the bands themselves, backed up by living base & drums. There is a nice and tough vibe at same time.





DELIVER

with The Mamas & The Papas, 1967


most Amusing song:
SING FOR YOUR SUPPER [Rodgers & Hart]

most Beautiful song:
LOOK THROUGH MY WINDOW [just by John Phillips]

most Sexy song:
FREE ADVICE [also by Michelle Phillips]

most Smart song:
CREEQUE ALLEY [also by Michelle Phillips, kinda self-portrait of the group]

most Strange song:
calm cover of TWIST AND SHOUT [Medley & Russell]

most growing Strong song:
STRING MAN [also by Michelle Phillips]

most Loving song:
MY GIRL [Smokey Robinson & Ronald White]






SURREALISTIC PILLOW

with Jefferson Airplane, 1967


most Amusing song:
HOW DO YOU FEEL? [Kantner]

most Beautiful song:
TODAY [Balin, Kantner]

most Sexy song:
SOMEBODY TO LOVE [Slick & Slick]

most Smart song:
D.C.B.A. -25 [Kantner]

most Strange song:
WHITE RABBIT [Grace Slick] about ALICE

most growing Strong song:
SHE HAS FUNNY CARS [Balin & Kaukonen]

most Loving song:
COMIN' BACK TO ME [Balin]






GREEN TAMBOURINE

with The Lemon Pipers, 1967


most Amusing song:
RICE IS NICE [Leka & Pinz]

most Beautiful song:
BLUEBERRY BLUE [Leka & Pinz]

most Sexy song:
ASK ME IF I CARE [?? ??]

most Smart song:
RAINBOW TREE [Paul Leka, Shelley Pinz]
(Time and place
is only something your mind creates)

most Strange song:
THROUGH WITH YOU [Bill Bartlett]

most growing Strong song:
THE SHOEMAKER OF LEATHERWEAR SQUARE [Leka & Pinz]

most Loving song:
SHOESHINE BOY [Leka & Pinz]






THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS

with The Byrds, 1968


most Amusing song:
OLD JOHN ROBERTSON [Hillman & McGuinn]
(he wore a Stetson hat)

most Beautiful song:
GOIN' BACK [Gerry Goffin & Carole King]

most Sexy song:
ARTIFICIAL ENERGY [Hillman, McGuinn, Clarke]

most Smart song:
CHANGE IS NOW [Hillman & McGuinn]

most Strange song:
SPACE ODYSSEY [Hippard & McGuinn]

most growing Strong song:
WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW [Goffin & King]

most Loving song:
bonus track TRIAD [Crosby]
(also appearing on Crown of Creation album by Jefferson Airplane)






PEOPLE ARE STRANGE

with The Doors, 1967

All their songs by Densmore, Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek


most Amusing song:
PEOPLE ARE STRANGE

most Beautiful song:
YOU'RE LOST LITTLE GIRL

most Sexy song:
MOONLIGHT DRIVE

most Smart song:
STRANGE DAYS

most Strange song:
I CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE IN MY MIND

most growing Strong song:
WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER

most Loving song:
bonus LOVE ME TWO TIMES (take 3)












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MR. FANTASY with Traffic

including bonus single tracks to this first 1967 album


most similar sounding bands : Procol Harum, The Who, Small Faces, Lemon Pipers, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Yes, Jefferson Airplane

After the Magical Mystery Tour, some Traffic songs was my first real impression of that fully coloured time, with it's nice surrealism



most Amusing song: COLOURED RAIN

most Beautiful song: NO FACE, NO NAME, NO NUMBER

most Sexy song: PAPER SUN (Bonus)

most Smart song: HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND

most Strange song: HOUSE FOR EVERYONE

most growing Strong song: DEALER

most Loving song: DEAR MR. FANTASY




Overall Album

7 sound

5 melodies

7 accompaniment

6 rythms

6 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

6 concept

6 variation

4 lyrics

5 titles

2 order of tracks

3 cover picture

7 historical importance

= 69


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)







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13 tunes by The Turtles

Realise more and more that The Turtles are no joke in rock history, fully able to beat Stones and Kinks as well as their american acts at home. Turtles didn't dived into some psychedelica of their own time, dwelled in two-and-a-half minutes fresh, happy tracks. But anyway seems to have captured many really good sides of both obscure and popular bands.

For thirteen Turtles' songs I love so far, here I choose which other groups they remind me most of:



1. CAN I GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER
like Beach Boys


2. ME ABOUT YOU
like Lemon Pipers


3. HAPPY TOGETHER
like Mama's & Papa's


4. SOUND ASLEEP
like Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich


5. SHE'S MY GIRL
like Jefferson Airplane


6. YOU SHOWED ME
like Doors


7. THINK I'LL RUN AWAY
like Byrds


8. SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME
like Kinks


9. IT AIN'T ME BABE
like Love
[composed by Dylan]


10. LADY O
like Bee Gees
[well, Judee Sill has written this piece]


11. ELENORE
like Hollies


12. LET ME BE
like Monkees


13. OUTSIDE CHANCE
like Rolling Stones








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Sweden's maybe Most Sweet Modist

who I happened to capture again

didn't know she practically is Hat Model as well as Hat Maker
and maker of more than so

Louise B. is blogging here:

http://bearframehats.blogg.se/