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Discours de La Boetie (music M Brulard/JHLimeretz)
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Extrait du "Discours de la servitude volontaire"(1548) d'Etienne de La Boetie. Chant: Alexandre CHASSAGNAC. Une nappe spatio-temporelle servant a vehiculer ces mots jusqu'a leur extreme actualite... Arrangements Limeretz JH, guitares Bigot JM.
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Songs for any people who likes Life and Freedom. Four artists worked together to create this free style. pop,euro,rock,francophone,engage,ecologiste
S.O.H.C.A.H.T.O.A: memo to remember Pythagore's theorem: a new way of interactions between music and school. Many kids can remember entire songs, so it is a way to associate art and school ... and remember mathematics as well as music.
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Pop • Indie Pop
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Peak #21
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Etienne de la Boetie/Martine Brulard
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JHL200302 SACEM
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March 28, 2005
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MP3 2.0 MB • 128 kbps • 2:12
Story behind the song
This is an extract of the little original book"Le Discours de la servitude volontaire" d' Etienne de La Boetie(1530-1563).He was Magistrat, Writter and Poet in Bordeaux. Published by Philippe VAL in his satiric french newpaper "Charlie hebdo", these words inspired Martine Brulard to compose this song (music finalised with help of J.H.Limeretz, guitars BIGOT J.M),and sung by their friend EXDY (A Chassagnac), famous singer with the group SOHCAHTOA.
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Discours de la servitude volontaire Etienne de La Boetie (1530-1563) (...)D'ou a-t-il pris tant d'yeux dont il vous epie Si vous ne les lui donnez ? Comment a-t-il tant de mains pour vous frapper, S'il ne les prend de vous ? Les pieds dont il foule vos cites, D'ou les a-t-il, s'ils ne sont des votres Comment a-t-il quelque pouvoir sur vous, Que par vous ?(...) The discourse of voluntary servitude (...)Where has he acquired enough eyes to spy upon you, if you do not provide them yourselves? How can he have so many arms to beat you with, if he does not borrow them from you? The feet that trample down your cities, where does he get them if they are not your own? How does he have any power over you except through you? How would he dare assail you if he had no cooperation from you? (...)
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PHANTOM OF PARADISE
Feb 08, 2014
Grand texte dont la philosophie moderne est bien mise en valeur par ce tapis rouge synthetique dictant son rythme quaternaire dont les ondes bousculent les mots et la voix de l'orateur heretique ... magnifiquement interprete par Alexandre! JH L.