lørdag 29. mars 2014

Money

Yesterday, when I was walking home from my schoolplacement, I felt such a reliefe that it was weekend, so I put on "Dark side of the moon" album. Wow, "Breathe" made me relax so much and I really enjoyed listening to this album. It's been a while - since I've listened through the album. When the song "Money" started, I almost felt like dancing!

Cheers! - It's weekend!


This song have always had a big place in my heart. I've liked the song since the first time I was listening to it. I think it's the first Pink Floyd song I learned the lyrics to (maybe beside "Another brick in the wall pt.2"). After I learned the lyrics, I could not stop singing it. The song is from "Dark side of the moon", which was the first Pink Floyd album I got addicted to. Had to listen to it all the time.

My lovely tattoo


In the beginning of my love for "DSOTM", "Money" was my favourite song from the album. And I can really understand why, because it's brilliant and so smart. After some years I found myself a new favourite song on the album, but that's ok. I will always love the entire album, and maybe the songs I say is my favourites, maybe there I have other favourites. It's so bloody hard to choose favourite album, favourite song etc!



"Money" is a song by Roger Waters, and we get the wonderful sax playing by Dick Parry - an old Cambridge mate of David Gilmour. It's David's voice we hear on the song, and it's very nice. His song is perfect for this kind of song. I also love Richard Wright's keyboard playing on this song. Sounds so happy and partly whimsical - but brilliant at the same time.

Dick Perry - number 4 from left

The track has selfexplantory lyrics about the evils of greed and rock-star wealth. Waters certainly saw some of the songs on this LP as being about the lately departed Barrett. The rythmically-sequenced loop of the cash-till sound effects gives the song a lot of it's bite. And a touch of irony in as much as record store cash registers around the world would soon be ringing up millions of sales to it's tune.

won some money on a casion last summer - since I'm already talking about money ;)


I actually bought myself a bass guitar, so I would be playing the same instrument as my God, Roger Waters. And also because I really wanted to learn how to play this song on the bass. "Money" was the first song I learned to play on the bass, but I never got the hang of playing and singing at the same time. So I have to do one thing at the time.

slappin' the bass


Funny story, I went to Greece in 2008 with some friends, and me and my childhood friend went to a karaoke bar, where I actually sang this song. In front of people. Without being drunk. It's a good memorie, and I love that Pink Floyd was my first choise of songs to sing at a karaoke bar at the age of 17/18. Hopefully the people liked it, and went straight home to listen to the wonderful music!



Well, enjoy, and listen to the original clip underneath.
Wishing you all a wonderful and amazing weekend!



Money, get away 
Get a good job with more pay 
And your O.K. 

Money, it's a gas 
Grab that cash with both hands 
And make a stash 

New car, caviar, four star daydream 
Think I'll buy me a football team 

Money get back 
I'm all right Jack 
Keep your hands off my stack 

Money, it's a hit 
Don't give me that 
Do goody good bullshit 

I'm in the hi-fidelity 
First class traveling set 
And I think I need a Lear jet 

(Sax and guitar solos) 

Money, it's a crime 
Share it fairly 
But don't take a slice of my pie 

Money, so they say 
Is the root of all evil 
Today 

But if you ask for a rise 
It's no surprise that they're 
Giving none away 
Away 
Away 
Away 
Away... 

"Hu Huh! I was in the right!" 
"Yes, absolutely in the right!" 
"I certainly was in the right!" 
"You was definitely in the right. That geezer was cruising for a bruising!" 
"Yeah!" 
"Why does anyone do anything?" 
"I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!" 
"I was just telling him, he couldn't get into number 2. He was asking 
Why he wasn't coming up on freely, after I was yelling and 
Screaming and telling him why he wasn't coming up on freely. 
It came as a heavy blow, but we sorted the matter out"


onsdag 26. mars 2014

Outside the wall

After I wrote the blog about "The Wall" live in Paris, it felt like a closure. It's been hard for me to realize that I won't be able to see that show again - most likely. So after I got thi closure, I've been listening to "The Wall" album - a lot. When I was listening through the album last weekend, I realized that it's been such a long time since I listened through the whole original album. What I've been doing after the tour started, is listening to the live album "Is there anybody out there?" or I've watched and listened to clips from Roger Waters live shows on youtube. So I got a bit surprised while listening through the original album from 1979.



When Roger Waters and his band performed "Outside the wall" on the 2010-3013 tour, you have all kinds of different music instruments and loads of singers. It made it sounds so happy and cheerful. On the album, this song is very quiet and low, so I always have to turn up the volume. But it's still great, it's just so different from the live version. It's also very quiet in "The Wall" the movie, so the live version stands out as different. But I have never heard a version of this song that I didn't like!



I really have a love/hate relationship with this song. I love it because it's great and wonderful, but I hate it everytime it starts - because then I know the show, live concert, movie or album is almost over. It always made me sad, during the three years I travelled around theworld to see the live show. When they played this song, I knew it was almost over, and many of the times, I wasn't sure if I would ever got to see it again. I get some of the same feelings while just listening to the original album. The album is just so great, I never want it to end. BUT, it's the very best 'last song' on the album! The wall is down and the song reflects a better time coming. It's cheerful and hopeful.


What a wonderful moment <3


The song is of course a song by Roger Waters, and on the original album we can hear an angelic children's choir contrasted by Roger's almost spoken lyrics.He actually does much the same on the concert, only without the children, but with the rest of the band singing and playing along.

Great album! That's all I got to say!


I will put in one live clip and one clip from the original album underneath. 
Enjoy!  

From the show David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined in on.



All alone, or in two's,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists 
Make their stand.

And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall.

"Isn't this where...."

tirsdag 25. mars 2014

One of my turns

Would you like to learn to fly?
Would you like to see me try?

This is an amazing song! I am still in a "The Wall" phase, again, so I listen to this album every day. 
I've been living in Belfast since january, and it's soon time to go back home to Norway. Only 31 days left here to be exact! And since I haven't met any Pink Floyd fans here, it's gonna be good to come home to the people I know share my interest in this band. The second weekend after I come home, I will have a girls night with Linn, where we listen to the best music ever made and sing along and dance. About a week ago I recieved some live dvd's from a Pink Floyd buddy from USA, with some great filming from a show in 2010, so we'll definatly watch that!

Dancing on the table - a must do on a Pink Floyd evening


"One of my turns" is a song by Roger Waters on cd 1.
In the movie "The Wall", "One of my turns" sees Pink grow tired of the attention of yet another groupie and turn his frustration on the objects in the room. The song starts off easy, but suddenly it seems like Pink looses his mind, and starting throwing around and breaking all the things he can find in that room. Some reason to this is that he is unable to make the connection to his wife.



"One of my turns" is supposed to be his response to a lot of aggravation in his life and not really having got anything together with a woman, although he's been married. He's just splitting up with his wife and, in response he takes another girl back into his hotel room. He's had it now. And on this song, he can't relate to this girl either. That's why he just turn on the TV and sit's there and wn't talk to her. He realise the state he is in. This is an extremely cynical song. I don't feel like that about marriage now"
- Taken from the book written by Tommy Vance.



Anyhow, great song! And for those who seen "The Wall" live - don't you just love it when Roger perform this song? Starting with sitting on a chair, than stand up, walking towards the left side of the stage, while playing 'air drums' and waving to the audience! Just gotta love it.



That's all for now - and as usual, there is a youtube clip of the song underneth, and also the lyrics! Sing along, and enjoy this tuesday evening!


Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man
Night after night, we pretend it's all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more.

And I can feel one of my turns coming on.
I feel cold as razor blade
Tight as a tourniquet
Dry as a funeral drum,
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favourite axe
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase
Just one of my bad days
Would you like to watch T. V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?

torsdag 13. mars 2014

In the flesh?

I've been listening to "The Wall" the last days, and it brought me straight back to all the live shows I've seen. I got all exited today on the way home from my school placement when I was listening to cd 2. So many great memories over the last three years! So todays blog will be about the opening song "In the flesh".



When you are sitting in a stadium, waiting for something as great as Roger Waters and The Wall, it's hard to be calm. After a few shows, I learned which pre-songs that would come up next. The pre-songs were for example "Mother" by John Lennon and "Master of war" by Bob Dylan. And after all the pre-songs - there came two men on the stage with "Pink" between them. The first time I saw it, I was surprised, and I didn't expect it! Then you could hear the low sound of "Outside the wall" before they started with "In the flesh?" with a bang! Wow, so many effects and the sound were perfect - almost every time! The ending is also great, where the airplane came flying over the stadium and then crashed in the wall!



"In the flesh?" is a song by Roger Waters - like most of the songs on the album. The precence of a question mark immediatley establishes a mood of uncertainty. The theme is highlighted by the appearence of a surrogate Pink Floyd -"Tell me is something eluding you sunshine? Is this not what you expected to see?".
The amazing thing about this song, is that during this song, Roger will enter the stage! The first time I saw him during The Wall, I cried like a baby! I just couldn't stop. Happy tears - of course.

At my first The Wall concert - it's me all the way to the right in this picture


Roger said this about "In the flesh?"
"In the flesh? is a reference back to our 1977 tour, which was called 'Pink Floyd in The Flesh'. That was the logo we used for the tour. That is supposed to set the whole thing up. On the album, I can't imagine anyone would actually get that because when we do the show, at this point we should be recognisable but disguised".



Well, I'm ending the blog here today, because now I have to get ready for my father, who will arrive in Belfast in an hour. He came all the way from Norway to visit me, so I finally have a whiskey expert with me to different pubs.

Me & my father in Dublin - Temple Bar


Wishing you all a lovely weekend to come! 
Under - you will find the lyrics and a youtube clip of the song. Enjoy!


So ya 
Thought ya 
Might like to go to the show 
To feel the warm thrill of confusion and 
That space cadet glow 
Tell me is something eluding you sunshine? 
Is this not what you expected to see? 
If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes? 
You'll just have to claw your way through the 
Disguise 

mandag 3. mars 2014

The Wall concert in Paris

DAY 1:
So, we got on the plane, and then we were off to Paris. The flight was ok, it went by fast and we had of course a lot of fun on the plane! I sat on the same row as Ace & Sam, while my parents sat on the oposite row. I bought myself a new purse at Primark in London, so Ace & Sam told me that I was not able to get the handles over my head. Challenge accepted! I could do it! Great pictures of it as well!

lovely...


When we landed in Paris, I was breathtaken! The airport was huge and i had some great architecture! I fell in love with the city already at the airport. We picket up our luggage and jumped on a train that would take us to another terminal, and then we got on a train to the city centrum. The city is huge, and we were all quite confused about where to get off the train, and where to go next. It was all overwhelmingly huge! And as we all know, the french people don't like to make it too easy for tourists, so it was bad signing and everything was written in french. It's a good thing my boyfriend is half french, so he guided us around and explained where to go etc.

pretty people


At last we found the last train to where we were living, and I think we managed to find the place quite easily, but we were all a bit stressed out because of small enterences and exits at the train stations - so it was a bit hard to get our luggage through. So we had to relax for a little while when we arrived at the hotel. The hotel were cosy, but small. The elevator could barely bring two luggages and two persons, so we had to send the elevator up and down a few times. We had two rooms at this hotel, so Ace shared room with me and Sam. My parents room was just oposite of our's, so we could stand in the windows, waving, and talking to each other.

The distance between our rooms


After a while we started walking down towards 'Place de la Concorde'. From here we could see the eiffel tower. What an amazing sight! We started walking towards the eiffel tower, and after a long walk, we were close up with the tower. I'd never imagined that it was that tall! Oh my. Since it was early afternoon, we decided we could go up to the top of the tower. We went all the way, so we were up high! I'm a bit scared of heights, so my legs were shaking, but the view was totally worth it. When we were going back down, me Ace & Sam had desided that we would walk down all the stairs. There were a lot of steps! But we had great fun - and now I can say I've done it.

Me on the top of the eiffel tower

Beautiful view

Crazy stairs

Great look

On the way down


When we got back to the ground, we sat down in some stairs and drank some coffee. At 8pm, there were lights starting blinking at the eiffel tower! I didn't thought it could get any more breathtaking, but it could! The light show lasted for about 5 minutes, and then we slowly started to walk. After a while we got to a place where we had an even better view of the eiffel tower, so since it was almost 9pm, we waited for a bit so we could see the light show one more time. At this place, we met Simon & John! What a small world. Loads of Pink Floyd fans in Paris, and we found some of them. After the light show, we got on a train that would take us back to the hotel, and went straight to bed!

DAY 2:
This morning I woke up quite early so I could take a bath! Yay, bathtub in this hotel room too!! So nice! We had already planned that we would go on the sightseen bus today, but first we had a coffe at a cafe. And at this cafe, I met Duncan - Roger Waters bodyguard - and he recognised me!! Awesome! This day were mostly spent on a sightseen bus, so we got to see Notre Dame, Champs Elysse etc. We had a lot of fun, and got to see a lot. The weather was also ok, so that was good!

Pretty people on the sightseen bus




After the sightseen, we went to a chineese restaurant to eat. We ordered food, but by a mistake, I got two dishes instead of one, so that was quite extreme. But we all shared a bit, so I got some help to finish my dishes, but there were still food left when I gave up eating more. I also got to taste frog, since my sister ordered a frog dish, and I had to taste it! Not bad at all! It just looked a bit weird. After the dinner we went to a pub where we bought us something to drink. We sat on the outside seats, so we were sitting on the sidewalk! It seems like most pubs and restaurants in Paris have outside seatings, but there are not much space for it, but they still do it like this.

My lovely parents - then & now


After we'd finished our drinks, my parents had already left for another pub, so we went to find them. We found them quite easy, they were close to the hotel and they sat with a 1 litre glass of beer, each. We had a laugh, and then we joined them. This eveing we took it all out! We had so many drinks, and such a good time. We laughed most of the time, so it was a great evening. We sat next to a french guy, so my boyfriend could practise his french with this guy. I enjoyed just sitting and listening to them talk. We ordered our last drinks - we though - but a few minutes later, the french guy went in and bought us all a new round. When we finished our drinks, we went back to the hotel and straight to bed. I was a bit sad, because I was thinking about at the same time the next day, it would all be over.

Having fun - I think

Sam, me, french guy & my mom


DAY 3:
This morning we got up and went out to eat something. We were all feeling suprisingly well, even though we had a lot to drink the night before. We didn't do much this morning, but later we went to Roger Waters hotel. There I met a Pat Lennon - he was signing something for someone, and as soon as he saw me, he came and gave me a hug. He was wearing a t-shirt with the Norwegian flag, so I heard a guy comment this, and it turned out he was Norwegian as well. He told me the most surprising thing - Nick Mason is staying at this hotel too! My heart stopped for a bit! I got all dizzy and felt like sitting down. Not long after, the Norwegian guy told me that Nick Mason were coming towards us! He was talking on the phone, so I just walked slowly towards him, and as soon as he hung up, I went over to talk to him. We shook hands and I got to tell him my name and that I was a huge fan. I did not think about getting something signed, before it was too late. And no pictures either. But I will always cheerish that wonderful moment.

Roger & my mother

Roger & my father


We were standing in line for quite a bit, and it got more and more crowded. Many people knew where he was staying, so the street was filled with people. When Roger Waters came out, it was a bit chaotic. Loads of people, everywhere. I got my Wembley ticket signed and I got to look at this man, maybe for the last time - this close. After I got my ticket signed, I was suddenly filled with sadness. I think my depression was right around the corner. Because I couldnæt enjoy the meeting with Roger or Nick as I normally would. It was like I was sick. It didn't help that there were no good pictures of me and Roger, but I wasn't able to care too much about it. After we'd all got something signed, we went to 'Place de la Concorde'. We sat down for a bit, and then we went to take a train to Stade de France.

Me & Graham Broad


When we arrived, we first ate at a small restaurant and then we went over to the stadium. We had no idea where to pick up the tickets. There were no system - well, at least not a system that's easy to understand. The lines were so long, and they didn't move forward. We found the right que to stand in, and then we waited. It took such a long time, and when we finally got the tickets, there were not more then half an hour to show start. So we went to find where we could enter, and we were met by more long long ques. I've seen quite a few show's, but the system has never been as bad as it was in Paris.

Outside Stade de France


In the end, we got in, and we had great seats. We were on the front row on one of the sides, so no people in front of us. Usually, I'm standing up all the time, singing and dancing during concerts, but not at this one. I had no idea what got into me, but I felt so sad. The concert started off perfect! Everything was perfect, the flight hit the wall at the perfect moment, the sound was loud and clear, and the musicians looked awesome!
At this gig I sat down most of the time, just listening and enyoying my very last The Wall concert. I can't put any better words in, beside it was perfect.






A perfect end after 3 years of many countries and 16 shows. I've been to 9 different countries to see this amazing show, and the only regret I have, is that I didn't travel more around to see more shows. But since I'm a student, I don't have that kind of money. But I feel very lucky that I got to see that many shows!




The end of the concert was a sad part. I saw many of the band members were very happy, but also sad it was the last show. I saw some tears, so I started crying as well. I suddenly got filled with all these emotions, and I really could not stop crying. The band went off stage, and I was standing with my seat for as long as I could. When we were told to go out, I walked slowly and stopped several times, just to get a last look at the amazing stage, all the bricks etc. I felt so very sad, I can't explaine it. It was one of the best day of my life, but also one of the worst. As I imagine it myself, when the last bricks fell, I found myself behind my own wall, and had no idea how to break it down.

My boyfriend trying to make me feel better

That's it

My last look at the wall


DAY 4:
I was wery tired after the day before, and I didn't want to get out of bed and I felt like being alone. So I sent my family and boyfriend out from the hotel, and decided that I would come later. I still felt like s**t, and I still had no idea why. I had a bath, read a book and had a nice walk down to where my family sat, but I felt no happiness. This was the start of my depressions. It's hard to handle when you're in a new city, because you just want to go home to your own bed.

Lockers - me & Sam wrote on one, hung it up and threw the key in the river


This day we went on a boat sightseen, so I finally got to see Notre Dame close up. For me, it's one of the most facinating buildings in Paris, and I've always wanted to go there. I also wanted to go inside, but I had no energy. We got back on the boat andgot off a bit further down the river. Here we found a place to eat. We also went to see Louvre museum - but just from the outside. When we were going on the boat again, I soon decided to get off the boat and walk back to the hotel. So I sent the others further down the river with the boat, and I headed towards the hotel. Of course I got lost, so I was walking around this big city alone for about 1 hour, but it felt so nice. I liked that I could just walk around, in my own thoughts.

Me in front of Notre Dame


I found the hotel after a few wrong turns, and I jumped straight in the bathtub with a book. The others came back a bit after, and they went to a pub/restaurant. I decided to join, so I had a glass of wine and tried to relax and enjoy the last day.

Eiffel tower by night


The next day we went back home, and this was the end of an amazing journey! I have so many great memories, and I will never forget these three great years. I got to see The Wall, so many times! Much of it, is thanks to David Kilminster who helped me out with tickets, and also my parents who gave me great b'day & christmas presents (tickets and travels). I also have to that my boyfriend, who love the music too, and that wanted to travel with me and my family so much during the three years. And thanks to my sister who wanted to join in as well, and didn't complain if I was screaming to loud!

Dad, Sam, me, mum & Ace = DREAMTEAM


This is it

Thanks to Roger Waters for putting up such a great show, and for signing tickets, t-shirt, cd and booklet for me!

Roger Waters -signing my cd in Oslo

My very first sign item after my very first meeting with Roger

In Budapest

In Dublin

In Paris

Thanks to Pat & Marky Lennon, who always stoped what they were doing when they saw me, just to give me a hug. And waving to me from the stage.

Me & Marky in Paris 2013

Me & Pat in Oslo 2011

Pat, Marky, me & Robbie in Oslo 2013


Thanks to Harry Waters whom I got to meet a few times.

Harry, me & Sam in Germany 2011


And thanks to Robbie Wycoff for waving at me from the stage and were always willing to be taken pictures off.

Robbie & me in Denmark 2013

Denmark 2013


Thanks to Jon Joice who talked to me and were so nice when I met him in Dublin. Thanks to G.E Smith for posing with me on pictures in Oslo. Thanks to Kipp Lennon for waving at me when the guys were eating dinner in Budapest, and they saw me on the outside.

Me & G.E Smith in Oslo 2013
(Unfortunaly I have no picture of me & Jon Joice or Kipp Lennon)


Thanks to Snowy White, who I met at my very first show, and many other times later. Always with a big smile and always very polite.

Me & Snowy White in Oslo 2011


Thanks to Jon Carin & Graham Broad, who I met in Sweeden. They were sitting in the bus, and I went over to tell them how great I think they are, and I got to shake hands with both of them, and they were smiling and being so nice.

Me shaking hands with Jon Carin

Pat, Graham, Jon, Marky & me in the middle <3


Thanks to Duncan - the bodyguard - for being so funny and nice to all the crazy fans out there.
Thanks to Nick Mason for shaking my hand and listening to the few things I wanted to tell him.
And another thanks to David Kilminster! For always helping out, drinking coffe with me in Sydney, taking me up on the stage, giving me his guitar pic, letting me hold Rose etc! Not much of this would have happend if it weren't for you! Thank you so very much!

Our first meeting in Oslo 2011

Backstage in Oslo 2011

Me & David on the stage in Oslo 2011

Me, Rose & David


Goodbye & thank you hug

Sam, my dad, my sister, David & me on the stage in Germany 2011

Me & Graham Broad's drums

Hug in Denmark 2011

Me & David in Sydney 2012

Me & David in Oslo 2013