My iTunes just shuffled to Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" and it got me thinking, is there a song out there that describes Vancouver? Of course, there isn't a song that has been written about Vancouver directly...
What about a piece of classical music? Try the first movement of "The Holberg Suite" by Edvard Grieg. 'Praeludium.' It has the sounds of rushing water, youth, vivacity, freshness, new beginnings, hope; all things we like to associate with Vancouver.
This was floating around the forum earlier this year. I found it pretty awesome, shows off the city well, and the song itself is pretty laid back and chill out.
trofirhen, re: classical music that one is a good choice, but my idea of classical music reflecting vancouver is more along the lines of Glass or Pärt. Minimalist, a bit gloomy and grey in which we have moments of clarity and brightness dappling around us to remind us of the rich life that we have.
Are you talking about Paul Glass? If so, he wrote the score to the 1965 film "BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING," one of the most haunting pieces I have ever heard.
Pärt? Sorry for displaying my ignorance, but I'm not familiar with works by that composer.
(If it was not Paul Glass, then who were you referring to? I'm interested. Thanks)
Supertramp's "It's raining again", although, had the song actually been written as an homage to Vancouver the title would have been "It's raining again...and again...and again...etc..."
Are you talking about Paul Glass? If so, he wrote the score to the 1965 film "BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING," one of the most haunting pieces I have ever heard.
Pärt? Sorry for displaying my ignorance, but I'm not familiar with works by that composer.
(If it was not Paul Glass, then who were you referring to? I'm interested. Thanks)
Sorry, I meant Philip Glass, a prolific American composer. Look up Metamorphosis, that's what I had in mind.
And Arvo Pärt... Estonian composer. I had Mein Weg in mind for the Vancouver winter. Some of his more well-known works might be a bit staid and dark for most tho.
Supertramp's "It's raining again", although, had the song actually been written as an homage to Vancouver the title would have been "It's raining again...and again...and again...etc..."
I'd have to say pretty much anything by Strange Days by Matt Good.
He's pretty might the right mix of smart, cynical and asshole who still can't come to terms with being as popular as he is. Sounds like Vancouver to me. Plus I'm pretty sure the chorus of the song is about rush hour on hwy #1.
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