Seven Splendid Songs Opening Door into Summer

(Re)discovered closer than ever before
during 21:st to 24:th week




Crown chakra

I GOT UP (and I ain't going down again)

with Linda McCartney with Wings -73
by Linda McCartney
from Wide Prairie -98

Rediscovered through Girls season 6 end of fifth episode




Eye chakra

TEENAGE DREAM
"my guardian angels run down my telephone"

with T. Rex
by Marc Bolan

from Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow -74




Throat chakra

"only one thing I can say" : WHAT ABOUT LIVINGSTONE?

with ABBA
by Björn & Benny

from Waterloo -74




Heart chakra

JAMAICA FAREWELL
"my heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in..."

with Harry Bellafonte
by Burgess and Traditional

from Calypso -56




Solar Plexus chakra

SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD OF MY HEART
(Keeping my Soul and my Senses Apart)

with Marc Almond & Gene Pitney -89

and some older versions
plus from recent movie Lobster

by Roger Greenaway & Roger Cook -67




Sex chakra

SUMMER WINE

with Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra
by Lee Hazlewood

from Sugar Town -67




Root chakra

REAL THING

with Zac Brown Band
from Welcome Home -17







Above and Below All


ALLT GICK SÅ FORT
"Avantgarden blev mainstream till slut"

with and by Per Gessle

Dan Dugmore plays pedal steel guitar
and Stuart Duncan violin

from En Vacker Natt -17
Recorded in Nashville




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Pieces Composed by PER GESSLE put inside my Personal House

and some outside
as once again I try to grasp Gessle's discography
these pop rock song pearls I dig MOST NOW

related to my inner Rooms, symbolical spaces & surroundings
two in each [2 x 24 = 48 favourites]



Roof Top

WISH I COULD FLY
Roxette

KUNG AV SAND [King of Nothing at all]
Gyllene Tider



Front Door

FRU NORDIN "Alla Tankar Bankar Bara På om Dig Ändå"
Gessle solo

COME BACK (BEFORE YOU LEAVE)
Roxette



Hallway

ENKEL RESA [One Way Trip] "Inget Gick Back"
Gessle solo

QUEEN OF RAIN
"in that big big house there are fifty doors
and one of them leads to your heart"
Roxette



Kitchen

PRATAR MED MIN MÜSLI [Talking to my Breakfast]
Gessle solo

JO-ANNA SAYS
Son of a Plumber



Workroom (Studio)

DROWNING IN WONDERFUL THOUGHTS ABOUT HER
Son of a Plumber

WATERCOLOURS IN THE RAIN
Roxette



Bathroom (Toilet)

TIO DROPPAR REGN "när jag såg dig på en trottoar"
Gyllene Tider

APRIL CLOUDS "should fall somewhere else"
Roxette



Parlour

IN MY OWN WAY
Roxette
which first was
EN GÅNG I LIVET
with Niklas Strömstedt [lyrics]


NEVER IS A LONG TIME
Roxette or first heard with Lena Philipsson



Living TV Room

SHE'S GOT NOTHING ON (BUT THE RADIO)
Roxette

JAG TITTAR PÅ DEJ NÄR DU DANSAR [I Look at You as You Dance]
Gessle solo



Stairway
(down...)

FADING LIKE A FLOWER "Every time you leave the room"
Roxette

MAN VARNADE FÖR HALKA
Gessle solo /or with Niklas Strömstedt



secret wardrobe

CHRISSIE, HUR MÅR DU?
Gyllene Tider

COOPER (Went Out)
Roxette



Basement

(She's a little bit) DANGEROUS
Roxette

SURRENDER
Roxette



Bedroom

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
Roxette

TYCKER OM NÄR DU TAR PÅ MEJ [Like When You Take On Me]
Gessle solo



Stairway
(...up again)

T-T-T-TAKE IT!
Gessle solo

SOME OTHER SUMMER
Roxette



Attic

FIRST GIRL ON THE MOON
Roxette

HEY, I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN
Gessle & Helena Josefsson



Mirror(s)

HÄNDERNA [The Hands]
Gyllene Tider

JAG VÄNDER MIG OM [Jenny, Thousand Faces in Your Face]
Gyllene Tider



Balcony

(Im Building) THE BIG L.
Roxette

HEY MR DJ! (WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER LOVESONG?)
Helena Josefsson & Son of a Plumber



Garden

PÅ PROMENAD GENOM STAN [On a Stroll Through Town]
Gessle solo

LOOKING FOR JANE (in the sunshine, in the rain)
Roxette



Play Cottage

LITTLE GIRL (Remember When She Was Mine)
Roxette

NÄR KAROLINA KOM
Gessle solo



Sleeping Caravan

CAROUSEL "After a kiss like that you could never go home"
Son of a Plumber

BLÅ DECEMBER
Gessle solo



Tool Shed

DOUBLE-HEADED ELVIS
Son of a Plumber

POVEL RAMEL, PAUL McCARTNEY & JAG
Gyllene Tider



Well

SOM REGN PÅ EN AKVARELL
Gyllene Tider

SMAKAR PÅ ETT REGN [Tasting a Rain]
Gessle solo



Food Cellar

REAL SUGAR
Roxette

FÖR MYCKET ÄR ALDRIG NOG [Too Much is Never Enough]
Gyllene Tider



Fence
(border to World)

CALL OF THE WILD "Behind The Door Another Wall"
Roxette

DEN ÖDE STRANDEN [The Desert Shore]
Gessle solo



Outside
(something else)

MELLAN RADERNA [Come To Me With a Letter in Your Hand!]
Monica Törnell

ELVIS IN GERMANY "No Sgt. Pepper Was Found in Your Home"
Gessle solo






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Tarragona a Golden Theatrical City

Recently seVen seen : Screwed Dramas and Classic Adventures made Recently

in my SnowBlack Movie Series Spiral





THE LOBSTER

by Yorgos Lanthimos
Greece, France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands 2015

seen two separate times


Roles

Fascinated most by : HOTEL MANAGER (Olivia Colman)

Sympathized close with : LISPING MAN (John C. Reilly)

Rejected away from : LONER LEADER (Léa Seydoux)

Surprised by : THE MAID (Ariane Labed)



my experience

1 Joy (Happy)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Thrill (Sneezy)

5 Process (Sleepy)

7 Humour (Dopey)

7 Idea (Doc)

6 Mystery (Bashful)

3 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 39






YOUTH

by Paolo Sorrentino
Italy, France, UK, Switzerland 2015


Roles

Fascinated most by : MASSEUSE (Luna Zimic Mijovic)

Sympathized close with : YOUNG VIOLONIST (Leo Artin Boschin)

Rejected away from : JIMMY TREE (Paul Dano)

Surprised by : MISS UNIVERSE (Madalina Diana Ghenea)



my experience

3 Joy (Happy)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

2 Thrill (Sneezy)

2 Process (Sleepy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

5 Idea (Doc)

7 Mystery (Bashful)

7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 35






THE JUNGLE BOOK

by Jon Favreau
UK /USA 2016

based on both Disney's film and Kipling's book


Roles

Fascinated most by : KING LOUIE THE ORANGUTANG (Christopher Walken)

Sympathized close with : BALOO THE BEAR (Bill Murray)

Rejected away from : KAA THE SNAKE (Scarlett Johansson)

Surprised by : AKELA A WOLF (Giancarlo Esposito)



my experience

6 Joy (Happy)

4 Conflict (Grumpy)

3 Thrill (Sneezy)

2 Process (Sleepy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

5 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 32






RAMS
[HRÚTAR]

by Grímur Hákonarson
Iceland 2015


Roles

(Sigurdur Sigurjónsson & Theodór Júlíusson)

Fascinated most by : GUMMI and/or KIDDI

Sympathized close with : GUMMI and/or KIDDI

Rejected away from : KIDDI and/or GUMMI

Surprised by : KIDDI and/or GUMMI



my experience

3 Joy (Happy)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Thrill (Sneezy)

5 Process (Sleepy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

2 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

3 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 29






THE HANDMAIDEN
[AH-GA-SSI]

by Chan-wook Park
South Korea 2016


Roles

Fascinated most by : SOOK-HEE (Tae-ri Kim)

Sympathized close with : LADY HIDEKO (Min-hee Kim)

Rejected away from : COUNT FUJIWARA (Jung-woo Ha)

Surprised by : UNCLE KOUZUKI (Jin-woong Jo)



my experience

1 Joy (Happy)

4 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Thrill (Sneezy)

3 Process (Sleepy)

1 Humour (Dopey)

2 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 26






KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

by Travis Knight
USA 2016 via LAIKA stop motion
based on japanese themes


Roles

Fascinated most by : SNOW MONKEY /SARIATU (Charlize Theron)

Sympathized close with : SNOW MONKEY /SARIATU (Charlize Theron)

Rejected away from : SNOW MONKEY /SARIATU (Charlize Theron)

Surprised by : SNOW MONKEY /SARIATU (Charlize Theron)



my experience

3 Joy (Happy)

2 Conflict (Grumpy)

1 Thrill (Sneezy)

2 Process (Sleepy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

3 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

5 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 22






and above everyone
in it's own collective way


GIRLS 6, THE FINAL SEASON

created by Lena Dunham
USA 2017


Roles

Fascinated most by : HANNAH HORVATH (Lena Dunham)

Fascinated almost as much by : JESSA JOHANSSON (Jemima Kirke)

Sympathized close with : ADAM SACKLER (Adam Driver)

Symphatized less close with : CHUCK PALMER (Matthew Rhys)

Rejected away from : ODE MONTGOMERY (Tracey Ullman)

Rejected partly away from : DESI HARPERIN (Ebon Moss-Bachrach)

Surprised by : GROVER (a Baby)

Surprised by even more : ABIGAIL (Aidy Bryant)



my experience

5 Joy (Happy)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Thrill (Sneezy)

5 Process (Sleepy)

7 Humour (Dopey)

5 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

3 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 41





I give from 1 to 7 stars
for these 8 aspects of dwarfs
they become maximum 56 stars



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middle of Madrid II : Flamenco Ballet

Living with ABBA, a House of Music

as once again I look back on ABBA tracks
these down here I've loved most during life
among the ones I still love

put in my inner Rooms and symbolical spaces
two in each [2 x 22 = 44 favourites]



Roof Top

EAGLE
SITTING IN THE PALM TREE


Front Door

MAMMA MIA
RING RING


Hallway

ME AND I
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU


Kitchen

HONEY HONEY
ROCK ME


Workroom

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
WHAT ABOUT LIVINGSTONE?


Bathroom

DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW?
HOLE IN YOUR SOUL


Parlour

MY LOVE, MY LIFE
HASTA MAÑANA


Living TV Room

THE VISITORS
I'M A MARIONETTE


Stairway
(down...)

DISILLUSION
SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS


secret wardrobe

HEAD OVER HEELS
MAN IN THE MIDDLE


Basement

THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN
ONE OF US


Bedroom

LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME
ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN


Stairway
(...up again)

CHIQUITITA
BANG A BOOMERANG


Attic

WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC


Mirror(s)

I AM JUST A GIRL
ANGEL EYES


Balcony

THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
FERNANDO


Garden

ANDANTE ANDANTE
OUR LAST SUMMER


Play Cottage

SUZY HANGAROUND
ME AND BOBBY AND BOBBY'S BROTHER


Tool Shed

INTERMEZZO no. 1
LOVE ISN'T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH)


Food Cellar

KING KONG SONG
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL


Fence
(border to World)

PEOPLE NEED LOVE
HAPPY HAWAII // WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?


Outside
(something else)

THE PIPER
MOVE ON





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Valencia a very loveable living lavish city

those pics taken on the calm last Sunday of April
as made more for walking and velocipeds, some parts closed for traffic



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Middle of Madrid, part I

my very first impressions of the older streets

Blowing Spring Back : Seven Soulful Songs

given mental and emotional food
(Re)discovered closer than ever before

completing my spanish trip
during 18:th week and around




Crown chakra


TOP OF THE WORLD (looking down on creation)

with The Carpenters
by John Bettis and Richard Carpenter
from A Song For You -72

surprisingly heard now
as I walked in to a souvenir boutique in Toledo
to buy an owl




Eye chakra


(Dream about The Sun you) QUEEN OF RAIN

with Roxette
from Tourism -92




Throat chakra


IDIOT WIND
(blowing every time you move your teeth)

with and by Bob Dylan
from Blood On The Tracks -75




Heart chakra


LA MALADIE d'AMOUR
by Michel Sardou -73

with Louane Emera and choir
in some proceeding parts
from movie LA FAMILIE BÉLIER -14




Solar Plexus chakra


SITTING (on my way...

with and by Cat Stevens
from Catch Bull at Four -72

...gonna wind up where you started from)




Sex chakra


JEZEBEL

with Gene Vincent
by Shanklin

from Blue Jean Bop -56




Root chakra


BARCELONA (ombord)

or longer more strong ISABELLA (April....)

with and by swedish Ulf Lundell -97/-93








Above and Below All


A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
by Billy Joel -76

with Lea Michele & Melissa Benoist
via Glee series school music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGL17bvITJM




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French Fresh Films Seen Recently

just after travel through Spain
it seems I'm longing more for France again...?


both these getting same total points
though Bélier felt more fantastic than Isabelle
at least while watching (and listening)





JEUNE & JOLIE
= YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL

aka ISABELLE

by Francois Ozon
France 2013

with some songs by Francoise Hardy


Roles

Fascinated most by : ISABELLE the daughter (Marine Vacth)

Sympathized close with : FERRIERE the old man (Johan Leysen)

Rejected away from : SYLVIE the mother (Géraldine Pailhas)

Surprised by : ALICE the widow (Charlotte Rampling)



my experience

2 Joy (Happy)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Thrill (Sneezy)

3 Process (Sleepy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

3 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

5 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 32






LA FAMILLE BÉLIER
= THE BÉLIER FAMILY

by Eric Lartigau
France, Belgium 2014

with some song by Michel Sardou


Roles

Fascinated most by : THOMASSON the teacher (Eric Elmosnino)

Sympathized close with : PAULA the daughter (Louane Emera)

Rejected away from : MADEMOISELLE DOS SANTOS (Mar Sodupe)

Surprised by : MATHILDE the friend (Roxane Duran)



my experience

6 Joy (Happy)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

3 Thrill (Sneezy)

4 Process (Sleepy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

4 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 32




as SnowBlack Movies
I give from 1 to 7 stars
for these 8 aspects of dwarfs
they become maximum 56 stars



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Salamanca Students Masquerade among Cathedrals