lunes, 4 de junio de 2012

TINY DESK CONCERT. fanfarlo

fANFARLO. I´m a pilot

Lyrics to I'm A Pilot : You can't trust that sound, You're sleeping in all the time, You'll see me on the screen, Through all the other soul's dark walls, With the sun. The mad circus says good night. The tape machine exposed, From all its spinning round the moon. I've scratched all my reels, I've bitten all my nails to the bone, Like a stone. You come back and thrown up. Away From the top And away from the drills, But kid I'm a pilot, It's all I believe in x2 You can ride on my back. And time on your hands. You spent your money down by the tracks, You had the drivers sign your arms. My hospitals will welcome you home, Like a tomb. With gun marks aching, To look at your grace, And believe what you say. But kid I'm a pilot It's all I believe in x2 You can ride on my back. If I stay in this room, They'll remember me for my youth If I stay in this room, They'll remember me for my youth. If I give it all up x3 But kid I'm a pilot, It's all I believe in x3 You can ride on my back (Thanks to Harriet for these lyrics) You can't trust that sound, You're sleeping in all the time, You'll see me on the screen, Through all the other soul's dark walls, With the sun. The mad circus says good night. The tape machine exposed, From all its spinning round the moon. I've scratched all my reels, I've bitten all my nails to the bone, Like a stone. You come back and thrown up. Away From the top And away from the drills, But kid I'm a pilot, It's all I believe in x2 You can ride on my back. And time on your hands. You spent your money down by the tracks, You had the drivers sign your arms. My hospitals will welcome you home, Like a tomb. With gun marks aching, To look at your grace, And believe what you say. But kid I'm a pilot It's all I believe in x2 You can ride on my back. If I stay in this room, They'll remember me for my youth If I stay in this room, They'll remember me for my youth. If I give it all up x3 But kid I'm a pilot, It's all I believe in x3 You can ride on my back

'Everything you did not do'

Fuel Fandango's lead singer Nita, rapper Frank T and musician Carlos Sadness, along with 'captain' Jamie Cullum, have built up together the brand-new song from the Citizens of a place called World, entitled #lacancióndeSanMiguel The aim of this collaborative project is to prove that boundaries do not exist, and that there are more things bringing us together than separating us. Jazz, flamenco, rap... Different styles shake hands on the new San Miguel Spot's main theme for this summer 2012, the song from the Citizens of a place called World.

sábado, 19 de mayo de 2012

About a girl. Nirvana

LYRICS I need an easy friend I do... with an ear to lend I do... think you fit this shoe I do... won't you have a clue. I'll take advantage while You hang me out to dry But I can't see you every night Free. I do... I'm standing in your line I do... hope you have the time I do... pick a number two I do... keep a date with you. I'll take advantage while You hang me out to dry But I can't see you every night Free. I do... I need an easy friend I do... with an ear to lend I do... think you fit this shoe I do... won't you have a clue. I'll take advantage while You hang me out to dry But I can't see you every night I can see you every night ... Free. I do, I do, I do, I do...

Funny joke

From time to time overseas we always tend to see American tourists not bothering to learn the countries' language but instead being frustrated with locals not being able to speak English. But even when they can speak English they still can't understand them because of their accents.

Pink Panther Hamburger Scene's

jueves, 17 de mayo de 2012

The Passive Voice

The passive voice sounds scary and difficult. I make it easy, and explain how we use it in real life!

miércoles, 22 de febrero de 2012

Femme Fatale

Me covering Femme Fatale. I was playing it today and got the feeling i should upload it.
Hope you like it, and don't be afraid to post comments.




English Grammar - How to learn tenses - ALL tenses!!

The most effective way to learn English grammar! In this lesson for all levels, I teach you a way to learn all tenses in English without getting complicated. A simple, clear way to learn each tense. You can use this method for other topics, too!


jueves, 9 de febrero de 2012

Plain White T´s

Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.

The band is best known for the number-one hit song "Hey There Delilah", which achieved platinum status in 2007 and earned two Grammy nominations, as well as "1, 2, 3, 4" and "Rhythm of Love" which turned platinum in 2009 and 2011, respectively.





jueves, 2 de febrero de 2012

WHERE IS THE LOVE?





What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA fightin'
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'
in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love?

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
Now ask yourself

Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?

Sing wit me y'all:
One world, one world (We only got)
One world, one world (That's all we got)
One world, one world
And something's wrong wit it (Yeah)
Something's wrong wit it (Yeah)
Something's wrong wit the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got
(One world, one world)
That's all we got
(One world, one world)

A Goal for 2012

Think, think and think in English

Olga teaches TOEFL prep & ESL Reading and Writing to high school students in Vermont, USA. She is a nonnative speaker of English and recommends that you force yourself to think in English more and more until you can dream in English.

lunes, 30 de enero de 2012

Learn English Listening Skills

Learn the key points on how to improve your listening comprehension when listening to native speakers of the English language.


viernes, 20 de enero de 2012

What a Wonderful World!

This song is going to be listened to next week. As you all know we will be working on peace to make a better world.

lunes, 16 de enero de 2012

WHY ARE PHONETICS IMPORTANT?

I´ll be your mirror. Cover.

Practicing English with Yourself - Part 1

Do you lack real-life communication with other English speakers? Are you mostly exposed to passive English language input with very little speaking opportunities? If you want to improve your English fluency, you have to take matters into your own hands and start practicing English with yourself! It's easier than you think, it's efficient and it's going to improve your spoken English big time!

Practicing English with Yourself - Part 2 - Spoken English Topics

In this video I'm revealing what spoken English topics you can talk about when engaging into spoken English practice with yourself. It's a great way of improving your spoken English when you have limited opportunities to speak with real people!

miércoles, 4 de enero de 2012

So What if Bansky´s cover has been blown?

So what if Banksy's cover has been blown?The identity of the secretive street artist has been outed by a Sunday newspaper and, shock horror, he's middle class. But does it matter?

Gasp, horror! Banksy isn't a fictional character. His cover has been blown. He's an actual person who makes art. Worse than that, according to the Mail on Sunday, he went to public school. He's middle class! He lived in suburbia! What did people expect? That just because he started with graffiti and grew into street art that he was some council estate hoodie with a knife?

The Mail on Sunday allegedly spent a year tracking him down - discovering the earth-shattering news that Banksy is a bloke called Robert Gunningham (who went to the same school as Sophie Anderton - though at different times). Spiced up with old interviews, the life the Mail describes is pretty dull. Bloke has middle management parents, goes to school, likes graffiti, makes some art, lives with some mates, moves to London from Bristol. Not exactly headline worthy.

The question of the artist's anonymity seized the public - and more importantly the media - since he first started making serious money. And that's the main issue. The secrecy of Banksy's identity seems to be much more about the public's fascination with celebrity and money than anything to do with art. Who is this invisible person raking in the cash and why isn't he in the pages of Heat magazine or sleazing it up at the back of Art Review? It's a good piece of marketing spin that the artist himself has played up by keeping quiet. If Banksy is a brand, will it be damaged by his outing?

But from an artistic point of view, will Banksy's exposure make his work better or worse now people know who he is? It may make his ability to make a street piece a little more difficult if coppers can follow him home afterwards. (That is assuming the police waste as much time and money as the Mail has on tracking him down.)

Perhaps in some way it's a good shift in people's perceptions of street artists and graffiti writers. They are not all naughty teenagers. Considering that scrawling on streets became popular in the UK in the 1980s, its not surprising that many street artists are closer to 40 than 15. They come from varied backgrounds and they make varied work. The question isn't who is Banksy. The question is who cares?