2018年07月の記事一覧 | Serene state of mind

Single "Vox Humana" and best-sellection album "3rd Reunion" / Sing Like Talking

In this 30th anniversary year of S.L.T., they made a release of a new single on June 27 -"Vox Humana".The title means "human voice" in Latin.Chikuzen Sato talked on his radio program that he was inspired by an album of Kenny Loggins with the same title, and wrote this song.Members of S.L.T. mention that this song is about affection all over the world and around ourselves, and we need to express it actively.Affection is expressed by talking to somebody, voicing opinions and thoughts and feeling, listening to others...Anytime when we need to change and improve our lives, the first step is to say aloud what we need or want.We also need to voice in order to help and encourage people having trouble.Music is a mixture of African sound which is often used in S.L.T.'s music, and electronic sound.They also made a release of a music video of this song. A dancer Yasutake Shimaji performed impromptu in this motion picture.Shimaji says that he felt this song sounds encouraging, and reflected "words" and "voice" made by his body that he felt while he was under recuperation after injury.On shooting, he expressed the sense of his body he felt in the studio, without thinking.He didn't think of dancing in accordance with words and music of this song.He says that he could improvise dance and motion like this, because this song "Vox Humana" is genuine music and song of S.L.T. that listeners can empathize with.This song "Vox Humana" is also included in upcoming best-selection album "3rd Reunion".Best-selection album "Reunion" includes songs from 1st to 3rd album."Second Reunion" includes songs from 4th to 9th album."3rd Reunion" includes songs from 10th album to the latest album as of July 2018 "Heart of Gold".They made release of best collection CD box "Anthology" in Feb. 2015. But if you are a new fan of S.L.T., and wish to know about them and listen to the best part of their songs, those three albums could be right ones for you."3rd Reunion" is coming on August 22.Today, I'd like to place front-loaded celebration for 30th anniversary of S.L.T.(Translation: Unable-to-think-up-Handle) "Vox Humana": UPCH-5944"3rd Reunion": UPCH-2164

Just a ...couple of ...moment

　　1. Reportedly, after subscription fee of Public broadcasting was verified as legitimate at court, application for contract increased and income of Public broadcasting organization increased. There is another argument source that whether it's appropriate to charge subscription fees to one-segment broadcasting viewers even if they don't have TV set at home.But before that, a question to bring up: In the first place, is one-segment receiver necessary?I thought first of all when I saw news about argument about subscription fees to one-segment broadcasting,Simply because my old conventional cell-phone was equipped with one-segment receiver which I've never used. As for this, the answer is simple; iPhone doesn't receive one-segment broadcasting, neither do some smartphones with Android.Then, just select those mobile terminals if one-segment broadcasting is unnecessary, and it should be OK.Not only one-segment broadcasting receivers, there are too many preset unnecessary apps and functions in smartphones and mobile terminal units.-On the second thought, it's easier to delete unnecessary apps than searching and installing apps we want.2. Reportedly, university entrance ratio is related with whether they can go to coaching school for entrance exam, which is one of the backgrounds of the relationship between university entrance ratio and economic polarization. Of course, will and practice to study depend on each student. Sometimes, attitude of parents and teachers can affect -for example, how they are supportive.There can be unfortunate case that children in poor and unsettled family cannot concentrate on studying.There are children who pass entrance exam without coaching school or corresponding course.But if children cannot go to college -or sometimes high school -without extra money for coaching school or correspondence course or tutors,　Does it mean that too far more than school-taught is on the test at entrance exam?　　Is school education too far from entrance exam?　　　-It can be a childish question.As for me... when I was low-teen, Mother told me to go to coaching school.I rebelled once, but I resigned myself to go to one.As a result, this choice was right; in my class at school, many classmates mistook school as a place for social interaction, and their behavior in class was terrible.So I might have fallen behind in my academic performance without coaching school.3. When I heard the news about victory of the National Sports wrestler with professional name that came from a volcano in his home prefecture, I recalled of an incident that the Mayor of the National Sports site town suddenly developed cerebral stroke during the speech on the ring, and two female nurses trespassed onto the ring for rescue, and a referee announced that women must step off the ring, which created even international controversy.As for this, once I thought that they should allow only MEN to watch National Sports if they really want to and have to eliminate women -if they do such a thing, they spoil current popularity of National Sports, though.One more artless question I had before this incident: If National Sports world is closed to women traditionally as they say, it looks like a contradiction that one of the administrative board members of National Sports association is female.NOTE: What to question is anachronism of National Sports world, not this administrative board member's capability.Now I approve with an opinion that the most amicable settlement is to allow ONLY wrestlers and referees to step on the ring.◇：Ready to place translation if asked

キーワード連想音楽バトン72（＊2種統合）

☆すれ違う瞬間　Hurricane（Sim Redmond Band）、ふたつの椅子（岡沢章）☆駅のホーム　赤いランプの終列車（春日八郎）、ラッシュアワー（露崎春女）☆無理だよ　坂道の少女（沢田聖子）、ボーダーライン（マドンナ）☆友達　楽友の家（南海楽友）、故郷に帰りて（服部克久）☆授業中　スクール・デイズ（チャック・ベリー）、すいみん不足（「キテレツ大百科」より）☆寝顔　いとしいキミ（PAMELAH）、See You Again（角松敏生）☆言わないよ　もう恋なんてしない（槇原敬之）、願いをこめて（SING LIKE TALKING）☆言わせないよ　Sad Voice Again（ピーター・ガブリエル）、I Don't Have To Try（アヴリル・ラヴィーン）☆可哀想　Desperately(ミシェル・ブランチ）、鶴はさびしく空を翔ぶ（トルコ・クルシェヒル地方歌謡）☆見ない振り　Parting ways（パール・ジャム）、Pride（ケンドリック・ラマー）☆ストラップ　メール（Green2）、流星（FLOW）☆プリクラ　明日からではなく（小谷美紗子／ガガガSP）、大阪の女（島谷ひとみ）☆「あげる」　What Can I Give You This Christmas（The Letterman／佐藤竹善）、フローライト（米津玄師）☆初めてだったんだ　生まれてはじめて（「アナと雪の女王」より）、One Word（エリオット・ヤミン）☆肩越しに　I'd Like To（コリーヌ・ベイリー・レイ）、No Better Shoulder（KTタンストール）☆そうなんだ　愛なんだ（V6）、それが答えだ！（ウルフルズ）☆もう、いいかな？　この重荷をおろしたら（黒人霊歌）、I'm A Mess（エド・シーラン）☆閉じる　Kiss Me Goodbye（アレクサンドラ・スタン）、太陽がまた輝くとき（高橋ひろ／佐々木望）☆有り得ない　When（シャナイア・トウェイン）、Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux〈幸せな愛はない〉（フランソワーズ・アルディ）☆どんな形でも　KMTR645（レキシfeat.ネコカミノカマタリ）、Yarabitala（アフェル・ボクゥーム）◆老若男女問わず　ネーミングオブキャッツ：猫の名（「キャッツ」より）、Racas Brazil〈ブラジル人種〉（ルイス・カルロス・ダ・ヴィラ／Ana Costa）◆少年の心忘れず　全力少年（スキマスイッチ）、Chase The Chance（安室奈美恵）◆不惜身命　バーイ・ニャス（ユッスー・ンドゥール）、ウルトラマンX（ボイジャーfeat.大空大地）◆定義を覆す　Save The Best For Last（ヴァネッサ・ウィリアムス）、Anything Goes（コール・ポーター／ヘレン・メリル）ありがとうございました。なにかありましたらどうぞ。→猫写真のストックがなくなったら載せられなくなるから節約しているんじゃ、ですって？ ―まあそうですけど、3～5月中にまとめてフォトフォルダに送っておいたので、数はたくさんあります。　2018年7月時点であと新旧75枚（今日使った1枚を除く）　　しかし、3匹以上映っている写真はあらかた使い果たしました。　　　―てなわけで（？）暑がり猫の代わりに…　　　　なんとなくビタミンカラー・トロピカルカラーの花をランダムに並べてみました。（71）＜バトン設問持ち帰り＞　☆… http://blog.fc2.com/baton/5638/◆…------------------エムブロ！バトン倉庫http://mblg.tv/btn/view?id=42983------------------

If you curse someone, there will be two grave holes.

　First, after World Cup in this year, I'd like to take this occasion praise our country team and place respect for each opponent team.This time, I confess I WAS interested but NOT excited at World Cup again. Partly because most of the games are held while I'm asleep.To be precise, I've had more concerns than excitement again -as well as last time.For me, the biggest thing that makes World Cup unattractive is off-field slander battles. Especially battles involving our country, while I don't know about situation among other countries -although such things could be going on all over the world.That's why it was a relief that our country team didn't face teams from the countries that wage slander fights the most -at the qualifying round, and during World Cup as a result.And is it true that it was the team from one of those countries that committed fouls the most?It can mean this team fought against powerhouses so desperately -that's a thought.A question to throw at the media providers' side: Do they need to report the details about how both countries are venting slanders about each other?Whatever...Today's weblog is based on a New-Age idea I've read before, reliability aside:If someone says slanders to others, their luck is squeezed out and given to people who are slandered.・It was amazing that this team defeated the former Champion country team.At the same time, the second opponent country at the first round complained that this country team committed fouls twenty-four times.Later, thanks to the historic victory as this country side described, its second opponent country team advanced into the final round.・While I admire our country team for advancing to the championship round, I'm also the one who felt unsatisfied about the result of fair-play point -Or I felt it might be unfortunate that our country team was the first one to be applied with this new rule, creating such controversy.It might be only me who thought that things might have gone more amicably if they had settled out with shootout.All I'm positive is: I just wished our country team hadn't been defeated at the third match.Even so... it turned out that our country team committed fouls the least during the first round.As for the team that committed fouls the most, it looks like this country side is absorbed in finding fault with country and teams they dislike, even while others' results don't matter with their team -at least, this impression seems to be already fixed in our country.Thus, is it possible to hypothesize? Luck of this country side was squeezed out due to various fouls and slanders to malign other teams and countries, and given to those two country teams, and as a result, it might have worked a part of assist for advancing to the championship round.I couldn't afford to inquire about other teams except for those three countries, though.In short... Curses come home to roost, as is often said.Today's title is literal translation of this proverb in our country.Whose side is wiser to realize the rule of life sooner, and stop the act of folly that keeping away happiness and luck for temporal venting?Excuse me for roundabout expression in order to avoid using proper nouns.And come to think of it, my motto was "The more constructive, the more positive" -sorry.

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１.一番楽しかったことは2016年秋に身内に男の子誕生―は記述のとおり、現在既に1歳半。その子と久々に一緒に遊んだ時。ここ半年は乗り物に夢中だそうで、その日は地元の消防派出署に消防車を見に連れて行く途中、郵便配達バイクや路線バスや宅配便のトラックにも出くわし、ご機嫌だった。２.一番大変だったことは6/18の地震で、寝室兼仕事部屋の室内灯が故障！？最悪買い替えとなってもいいように家電量販店に見に行きがてら、点検のポイントを聞いてみて、仕事が休みの昼間在宅日にやっと調べたところ―結果としては全然大したことはなく、自力で直せるレベルのトラブルで済んで良かったが、それまで書き物やブログ更新などは明かりのある台所でやらなければいけなかった。この場をお借りして… そのせつは相談に乗ってくださった家電量販店の店員さん、ありがとうございました。３.一番悲しかったことは一番近いのは…　かつて"学校（特に高校）は知識と「学歴という名のラベル」のために勉強する場"と割り切っていたし、人間関係でトラブルがあっても成績が良い子ほど大目に見られる傾向があるのを割合早くに感づいていたのは既述のとおりながら、今思えば、周りの大人達から"友達と遊ぶために学校に来ているのではない"と"友達を作れ"のダブルバインドを感じていて、勉強ばかりしていて友達と遊ぶ暇がありませんという弁明のために勉強が目的化するくらいなら、当時はそういう発想はなかったし高校教師の親が許さなかっただろうが、やめて大検（今は高卒認定）を受けるのではなく"高校をやめるために大検を受ける"位した方が、人生の主導権を握っているのが自分という自覚を10代のうちに持てたかもしれない ―という、おそらく蓋をしたままだった後悔が今更浮かんできたこと自体も。きっかけは家族と高校時代の話になったことだったがまた、病欠の時以外は休まず卒業したことは自分で自分を褒めればいいんだろうけど、もはやそう思えない…ということも４.一番ウケたギャグはない…ですね（…いや、あるといえばあるが、無断掲載になるかもしれない）―なので（？）「謎なぞ」なんぞ久々に"猫"にあって"犬"にはない。"白"にあって"紅"にはない。"後悔"にあって"謝罪"にはない。"行進"にあって"整列"にはない。"接近"にあって"通過"にはない。…もうちょっといきましょうか？"自分"にあって"彼女"にはない。"大惨事"にあって"一大事"にはない。５.一番失敗したことは抽象的に言うと「忖度は損択」をまたやらかしてしまったこと。同様の損択は昨年から2度ほどあり、二度あることは三度ある？三度目の正直？ …もう懲りました、二度とやらん。６.一番テンションが上がったことは6月に入ったら、プランターの苺の花芽がまたたくさん出てきて、今度は立派な実が順繰りに赤くなっていっている。　　―あ、これはブラックベリー。７.一番緊張したことは2012年6月以来、2度目の親知らずの抜歯。まあ、厄落としでんな８.一番ハマったものは5月末～7月前半は仕事もプライベートも大変で、そんな余裕はなかったが…一応、SING LIKE TALKING「Vox Humana」のミュージックビデオ以前は、自身がテレビを見ない生活ということもあり、MVは贔屓のアーティストの楽曲でもチェックしていなかったが、最近になって、（きっかけの1つは音楽バトンのリンク探しだが）”このMVが好き”というのが少しながら見つかってきている。９.一番勇気があったことは思い切った変化・決断なら2、3点ありますがね…１０.一番いらついたことは「いらついた」という形容は違うように思うが、端的に言うと"そうかそうか、麻生副総理ってトランプ大統領より年上だったのか（―は判っていたが、昼食に入った店のテレビでワイドショーが流れていた時に見るまで正確なところを知らなった）、世代的に見たらセクハラが恥ずべきことという認識がなくても不思議ではないか" １１.一番好きになった人･キャラは１２.一番テストでよかった点数は１３.一番つまらなかったことは次々回を待たれい（予定。つまらないだけに"やっぱやーめた"となるかもしれませんけど　―なお、その際は次々回は○×バトンの1つでも）逆に、早く準備できたから前倒しした、という場合は、次々回は音楽列挙バトン―が合図でよろしいでしょうか。１４.一番好きな漫画･アニメは最近読んだ小説なら「精霊の守り人」（上橋菜穂子）、「みんなのうた」（重松清）１５.一番使う顔文字は（^ ^ゞ（- 。-;（＾▽＾）ノ＝☆ガラケーとモバイルの2台持ちになって、メールにモバイルを使うようになってから、絵文字が文字化けするよりはと、だんだん顔文字の方を使うようになり、それに伴いブログでも、一時は"あ、また顔文字使ってしもたf^_^;)"とか言いつつ顔文字を使う頻度が増えたように思う。以上で終わりです！どなたに回しますか？上記の「謎なぞ」の答え：SING LIKE TALKING「Heart of Gold」収録曲（猫：「Sweet Cat Home」、白：「Holy White Night」、後悔：「Longing～雨のRegret～」、行進：「Hysterical Parade」、接近：「Closer～寒空のaurora～」、自分：「Be Nice To Me」、大惨事：「闇に咲く花～The Catastrophe～」　順番はテキトーです）　―と分からなかった方　　…と、いうのは嘘で、どなたでもどうぞ。ありがとうございました。そうそう…こやつも奇跡的に？無事でした。（33）＜バトン持ち帰り＞ http://fblg.jp/baton/show?id=7027

《非英語圏限定》キーワード連想音楽バトン71

Q1春　美しい5月に（シューマン）、聖ゲルゲイの祝日の巡礼（ゾルターン・コダーイ）Q2卒業　Mo ghile mear〈すばやき戦士〉（アイルランド歌謡／ケルティック・ウーマン）、De Nina A Mujer〈少女から大人へ〉（フリオ・イグレシアス）Q3光　Chahakahpe hare fare〈女たちの宗教歌〉（インド・サンタル族伝統歌謡）、Se Ilden Lyse〈Fire In Your Heart〉（シセル）Q4恋　恋人サナン（ウズベク・ナマンガン地方民謡）、L'anamour〈はかない恋〉（フランソワーズ・アルディ）Q5蝶　Pepepe〈蛾〉（オセアニア）、Les Yeux D' Emma〈エマの瞳〉（シルヴィ・バルタン）Q6友情　Friends of the Andes（インカンテーション）、Tamfo Nyi Ekyir（The Apagya Show Band）Q7雨　Chovendo na Roseria〈ばらに降る雨〉（アントニオ・カルロス・ジョビン）、Les Parapluies de Cherbourg〈シェルブールの雨傘〉（ミシェル・ルグラン）Q8憂鬱　負担（パク・チヨン）、Olofoofo（アンジェリーク・キジョー）Q9虹　Pua 'A'ali'i（Lee Ann Anuenue Punua）、Luz（ジャヴァン）Q10夏　行かないで（ジャック・プレル）、Onde O Rio E Mais Baiano（カエターノ・ヴェローゾ）Q11星　アニロン（「ロード・オブ・ザ・リング」より）、Je regorderai pour toi les etoiles〈星を見るのは君のため〉（アブダル・マリック）Q12蒼　オスマン・パシャ賛歌（トルコ古典楽曲）、天空（フェイ・ウォン）Q13熱い　ディワンとホイラート（トルコ・ケルキュック民謡）、La Copa De La Vida（リッキー・マーティン）Q14恋人　ママ、恋人が欲しいの（タンゴスタンダード）、Mo Choill〈わたしの恋人〉（Altan）Q15秋　Je ne veux pas〈いやだ〉（セリーヌ・ディオン）、Appeltrad och parontrad〈林檎の木と梨の木〉（ボー・リンデ）Q16和　Aghregh Medin〈人類への呼びかけ〉（ティナリウェン）、Grateful（アシャ）Q17月　ハリーズ・ゲームのテーマ（グラナド）、オギヨディオラ（リーチェ）Q18寂しさ　愛しのケニ（パパ・ウエンバ）、Argaguiamrag〈かなわぬ想い〉（モンゴル民謡）Q19冬　最初から今まで（Ryu）、心の冬（セルビア民謡）Q20絶望　心痛の歌（シベリア・ネネツ歌謡）、転落の予感（レミー・オンガラ）Q21温もり　清けらく明らけき陽の光（カール・オルフ）、Bona Petit（リチャード・ボナ）Q22クリスマス　Silent Night（エンヤ）、Comenhague〈コペンハーゲン〉（アンナ・カリーナ）Q23愛　愛の歌（ブラームス）、Olufeme〈愛する人〉（Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band）Q24家族　神々の詩（姫神）、Pichamchieli（BEGUE）Q25女の子　ペトルンコほどの娘は、多くの村を訪ねてもいない（ブルガリア歌謡）、ラ・ピジェリータ〈スラム街の娘〉（メルセデス・ソーサ）Q26次に回す人♪2018年ワールドカップの記念・および、日本代表と各対戦相手国への敬意に替えさせていただけるように用意いたしました。（…と言いたいところでしたが、出場国の音楽・出身アーティストとは限りません）・クラシック・民族音楽・現在公的に使われていない言語や架空言語・歌詞に英語が混じっている曲・英語（もしくは日本語）バージョンも別に発表されている曲も含みます。―要するに非英語圏ではなく、非英語曲限定という方が正しいでしょうが。（70）＜バトン持ち帰り＞ http://blog.fc2.com/baton/7427/

Blind to the ......

　It's not about Dan Fogelberg's song of my favorite. As the one who was stricken squarely by earthquake on Jun.18 -fortunately, none of my family and friends were injured while a few of them said that their places were mess, so was mineLet me accuse how disgusting that there are bunch who spread groundless false rumor under the confusion of natural disasters -although it's nothing new; once through the grapevine, now online.At the same time, this time, there are people who criticized such situation and suggested to improve information literacy.As for this, it's simply because I don't have Twitter account by myself -sometimes I wonder whether it's OK to regard microblog as information source.The answer is partly yes: For example, when I check information about space exploration, I read Twitter pages of each mission first before website of space agencies, because I cannot read long English articles so quickly.Wise Twitter users might say that I don't understand true convenience and fear of Twitter unless I use Twitter by myself -I admit, although I've already admitted that I'm taking Internet activity in my stride too much to be cut out to use Twitter. No doubt that in case of emergency like natural disaster, we cannot afford reading long sentences. We want to get information quickly with short sentences or figures or pictures.So, sifting through information is always important.Needless to say about responsibility of media and information providers side -it's nothing new that information consumers side must be wiser, which is already advocated after the earthquake mentioned above.Especially when it comes to this section of weblog, sometimes I place ideas and opinions of my own, but I need to take a hard look at myself that sometimes I just read various things and translate.I've read an old interview article of a head instructor of a famous entertainer training school saying that nobody is steadfast about who we are by nature; as we grow up, we are influenced and helped by people around us and become aware who we are.Elements to form our ideas and opinions include information we see and hear in daily life.It's a hackneyed thing, but too much information make us numb, and if we are passive to information around us, we will swallow even brainwashing reports by panjandrums without thinking.Besides, if we are being passive to information, negative pessimism undermine our mind.How to get along with current information saturation -this is already a big source of argument.How will people become wiser, or will people bring destruction upon ourselves?In the meantime, things to do could be... stop watching TV unnecessary; select programs that can be regarded as information source -programs we watch taking notes. Movies, dramas, sports, music and comedy programs are simple amusement, so no problem to enjoy as long as we don't spend the time away idly in front of TV.If you use social network services, set the purpose.-The list is a mile long, so that's about it for today.All I'm confident is independence is important.Incidentally, there is a famous anecdotes that sounds like touching; the Inventor of smartphone didn't allow his children use smartphones.It cannot be only me who thought first of all that it means this Entrepreneur invented and spread gadgets he didn't want to give his family members -it's too late now, though.Jaundiced view aside, at least nobody would blame even if I'm the only one who don't contribute to generate big-data and topical gimmick, I suppose-Or can this weblog be some contribution?(Previous)Who is 333,333th visitor!?◆：Ready to place summery if asked