Ryuichi Sakamoto – ‘Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence’

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I think we need to cleanse the palate a little on this blog. There has been far too much angst, so relax and listen. Gin and tonics will shortly be served at the bar. And for any new readers who’ve popped along recently, feel free to say hello.

Tags: music

3 responses so far ↓

1 Karen // Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

That’s a beautiful song.
2 Mats // Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

The version with David Sylvian “Forbidden Colours”, from the Secrets of the Beehive album is a long-time favourite of mine. Cheers for the reminder.
3 Mark C Newton // Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 6:29 am

Karen: isn’t it?

Hi Mats – I’m not familiar with that. I’ll have a listen on iTunes.

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