Acropolyptic

Brotherhood of a Man

So, I guess after the last post, no not "The Last Post", the last post I made to this Sonic Explored blog, it is abundantly apparent that there is more to a remarkable tune than just emotion, although I do believe that emotion does play a significant role. Other things to take into account may well be skill, energy, passion, belief in oneself and one's ability to write and perform, etc.

And speaking of emotion and skill in one breath brings us to today's "victim", Yanni. Yanni has long been a favourite of mine since my ex-wife first played her Yanni record for me back in the last century. Later, it was with great delight that I watched Yanni perform the fabulous music extravaganza "Live at the Acropolis" which, incidentally is deemed to be the second best selling music video of all time.

During the concert, Yanni spoke of astronauts who have observed planet Earth whilst in orbit. He was quick to point out that the astronauts said that the Earth looked very beautiful from "up there" but that even though it was easy to see the different countries, it was difficult to tell where one country ended and another began because there were no lines drawn on the Earth like there are on a map.

Yanni's belief in the brotherhood of man and his quest to remind people that we all belong to each other regardless of the country of our birth together with his efforts toward fund raising for public broadcasting has earned him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Minnesota, where Yanni studied as a young man.

When I see him and hear his exquisite music I wonder if he isn't some demigod sent to Earth to teach us lowly humans to be more loving and kind to each other. If the beauty of his heart is even remotely like the beauty of his music, I think that we could all learn much from Yanni's loving nature.

Yanni - One Man's Dream

From: Live at the Acropolis



If you don't have the opportunity to hear the entire Acropolis performance

also recommended:

Nostalgia

In this clip Yanni actually mentions the word emotion, albeit in Greek



Not your kettle of fish? Want something more upbeat?

The lyrics to this song are especially important to anyone involved in a personal relationship with another human being. This guy so aptly and so poetically sums up many of the pitfalls.

Try this one: unfortunately, embedding has been disabled but you can view the clip on YouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx53c_6h-W4


Lots of funky beat here, not necessarily emotional though, just a long time fave of mine

Joy to all beings
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