from he to me

I look at the couch and it looks lost.

I look at the table and it's lonely.

I get into bed and it feels empty.

You are not here, so nothing feels true.

I love you.

4E&2D

Ben Harper - Skin Thin

This is a great, great song, and now there's an equally wonderful music video to accompany it.

Watching and listening to the song made me realise how long it's been since I've had a proper listen to the music of Ben Harper, and it reminded of why I fell in love with his sound in the first place. Definitely one to watch on full-screen with the volume cranked up.

Let the calm resonate in your room...



Notes from the Ben Harper subscription email (11 May 2010):
Friend and filmmaker Daniel Stessen was so inspired by the track "Skin Thin" off Ben Harper & Relentless7's latest album, White Lies for Dark Times, that he decided to make a mini film to tell a story of this moving song. The film was shot mainly in Fulton, NY, about an hour north of his hometown of Syracuse.

Filming the piece was a unique adventure in itself. Stessen describes the places they shot as "the type of places where you have to have three beers with anyone for them to trust you." He arrived blindly to each location with only the story in mind, shaking hands and making new friends along the way, and crafting the film with what was available - only staging the actions. The lead character was based on Stessen's best friend, who lives and works in the places shown in the film. The female lead was discovered working behind the counter at a pizza shop where the director had lunch just before filming began.

MOVITS! - Fel Del Av Gården

For the record, they're singing/rapping in Swedish.

The little dance number at around 2:50 is unreal. I lurrrrve this style of music and dance!



Thanks to my Melbournian mate Nathan for sharing this

words from a friend (circa 2005)

"The world is your adventure.

A million paths lie at your feet, just waiting for that first step. Hit the ground running Joan, not stumbling. Chase your dreams every second of your life, and never regret anything you do, no matter how bad.

Your dreams are your guide and your heart is your compass. It often hurts but it never lies."

Ian Worrel

Another great find, thanks to the crew at Drawn! (original post here)

Second Wind from Ian Worrel on Vimeo.

In fact, I was so enamoured with the concept and design of the above video that I had to run a search on Ian Worrel to see if he had any other videos. Thankfully there was one other! Also an enjoyable watch. I like the concept and I especially like the giant character who is eating all the fruits..

Icarus & the Tree Herder from Ian Worrel on Vimeo.

something good... *

Perhaps I had a wicked childhood...
Perhaps I had a miserable youth...
But somewhere in my wicked, miserable past,
There must have been a moment of truth.

For here you are, standing there, loving me,
Whether or not you should...

So somewhere in my youth or childhood,
I must have done something good.

Nothing comes from nothing;
Nothing ever could...
So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.

For here you are, standing there, loving me

Whether or not you should...

So somewhere in my youth or childhood,

I must have done something good.

Nothing comes from nothing;

nothing ever could...

So, somewhere in my youth...

...or childhood...

I must have done something...

Something...

Good...

i'm gonna make your toes curl tonight...

Discovered thanks to a post from Drawn!

yes, this is love.

I wanna love you and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night.
We'll be together with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter of my single bed.
We'll share the same room, yeah! - for Jah provide the bread.

Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now!
I got to know, got to know, got to know now!

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I - I'm willing and able,
So I throw my cards on your table!
I wanna love you- I wanna love and treat, love and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together, yeah! - with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh yeah! - of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! - for Jah provides the bread.

Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Wo-o-o-oah! Oh yes, I know, yes, I know, yes, I know now!
Oh yes, I know, yes, I know, yes, I know now!

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I - I'm willing and able,
So I throw my cards on your table!
See- I wanna love ya, I wanna love and treat ya,
Love and treat ya right.
I wanna love you every day and every night.
We'll be together, with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter of my single bed.
We'll share the same room, yeah! Jah provides the bread.
We'll share the shelter of my single bed.

- Bob Marley, "Is This Love"