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Saturday Classics –07122024

Melody Gardot – Baby i’m a fool

It has been a long time since I participated in Lepis Saturday Classics, but I genuinely hope you enjoy the mellow mood I share with you today. I have been deeply immersed in soul music lately, and one artist who has captured my attention is Melody, whose unique sound has managed to find its way into my playlist on numerous occasions. This blend of soulful melodies and smooth jazz rhythms truly appeals to my musical taste, creating a soothing atmosphere that transports me to a carefree state of mind.

“Baby I’m a Fool” is a beautifully crafted song written and composed by American jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released as the second single from her second full-length album, My One and Only Thrill, which showcases her unique blend of jazz, blues, and pop influences. According to Gardot, the lyrics are about “two coquette people who won’t admit they are in love with each other,” capturing the essence of longing and the complexities of love in a playful yet poignant manner. The song resonates with listeners with its lush instrumentation and Gardot’s sultry vocals. .

Lepis is hosting Saturday Classics, you can add your own link here Saturday Classics

On Her page she writes: This blog is back with hosting the Classics after few years break. This time we’ll be playing on Saturdays and you can link straight here on this own page. Rules: There are no rules, as long as the song you play is a classic in your mind. Linking open 8 am and closes 12 pm.

Monochrome Sculptures

Black and White photos, Photography

PR‘s Monochrome madness asked for statue photos, and it turns out that I don’t have all that many. The first one is from Oulu. The others are from Italy. And I don’t know anything about them other than for some reason I took photos of them many of them have wings 🙂

A special feature in Oulu’s police history were the market police, whose task was to monitor the discipline and order of the market. It was through them that a large part of the townspeople and the population of the province also got to know law enforcement and the police.

The time of market police lasted in Oulu from 1934 to 1979. From those times, the sayings ‘Are you from Oulu, are you afraid of the police’ and ‘Gents are good and go their separate ways’ have survived in Oulu. After the end of the market patrol, as a tribute to these policemen, a bronze statue, Toripolliisi, designed by Kaarlo Mikkonen, was erected in front of the Market Hall in 1987 as a result of a public gathering.
This 220-centimeter-tall, standing policeman from Oulu has over time become one of the sights and subjects that most reflect the Oulu community.

All photos in this gallery can be enlarged by a click

also posted to Leanne Cole

These two last one’s are of a sculpture I have made, these are taken when it was still a work in progress.

Saturday Classics – 02032024

Saturday Classics

The cranberries – linger

This week I am posting a song that came up in my Spotify feed in one of the playlists. Yes I like it, so I thought I’d share it.

Dolores O’Riordan wrote this song about her feelings following the breakup with her first boyfriend, the soldier who broke her heart. She said the song is about “the way I reacted to infatuation.” she described this as “a love song.” In the lyric, she describes being mistreated by her love and seeing him with another girl, yet unable to break free because he lets their relationship linger. This hardy seems the stuff of dreams, but the feeling of first love is what O’Riordan keyed in on. It brought her back to a time of innocence.