0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.
Quote from: Pastis on July 09, 2010, 08:09:00 PMMoving West ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RxTCJ4x8sA&feature=relatedThis is probably one of the most moving pieces of music for me and, in trying to figure out why it's probably got something to do with this. On or about my 18th birthday, a resident of Prague (I didn't know it at that time) came over to me sobbing his heart out. They have taken her, he said. They've invaded. He was inconsolable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_CzechoslovakiaSorry, you might need to know this if you didn't already:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Má_vlastWe had a boy join our school in 1969 ~ came from Czechoslovakia after the invasion. All I ever remember is that he taught me the phrase "take your knickers off" in Czech
Moving West ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RxTCJ4x8sA&feature=relatedThis is probably one of the most moving pieces of music for me and, in trying to figure out why it's probably got something to do with this. On or about my 18th birthday, a resident of Prague (I didn't know it at that time) came over to me sobbing his heart out. They have taken her, he said. They've invaded. He was inconsolable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_CzechoslovakiaSorry, you might need to know this if you didn't already:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Má_vlast
Not a song, but Wallander