Huru
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Post by Huru on Nov 19, 2006 12:49:49 GMT -5
This is a very difficult question! I think I will go with The Beloved for its message and its world music flavor. Heaven runs a close second!
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dal
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Post by dal on Nov 19, 2006 12:57:17 GMT -5
I'm so relieved this voting is done by secret ballot. Now no one knows what song I chose  |
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Huru
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Post by Huru on Nov 19, 2006 13:02:06 GMT -5
;D BTW, Love your avatar and your signature, dal !
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Ruins
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Post by Ruins on Nov 19, 2006 13:13:51 GMT -5
"In The End", hands down
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marier
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Post by marier on Nov 19, 2006 14:30:16 GMT -5
Definetely Heaven, can't stop listening to it.
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Huru
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Post by Huru on Nov 19, 2006 14:38:09 GMT -5
Welcome, marier! Don't forget to vote!
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Post by berber on Nov 19, 2006 14:43:41 GMT -5
welcomr Marier
Is good idea to vote i fiend probleme to chose but i vote one
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Chris
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Post by Chris on Nov 19, 2006 14:47:08 GMT -5
Looks like nice variety of favorite songs, so far. :-)
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Post by m@kansascity on Nov 19, 2006 14:57:52 GMT -5
'In the end' is getting very fast my fav song but at the moment i'm still stucked with my first choice so i voted that one
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salsabil
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Post by salsabil on Nov 19, 2006 18:06:20 GMT -5
I'm so relieved this voting is done by secret ballot. Now no one knows what song I chose Ha, mine is a give away, if you read the signature at the end of my posts, this is part of a poem by Rumi that "Whispers From A Spiritual Garden" is based upon, so yes, guess whcih one I chose??  |
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salsabil
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Post by salsabil on Nov 19, 2006 18:12:15 GMT -5
Here's the poem that the song is based upon, I love this so much!
One Whisper of the Beloved
Lovers share a sacred decree –
to seek the Beloved.
They roll head over heels,
rushing toward the Beautiful One
like a torrent of water.
In truth, everyone is a shadow of the Beloved –
Our seeking is His seeking,
Our words are His words.
At times we flow toward the Beloved
like a dancing stream.
At times we are still water
held in His pitcher.
At times we boil in a pot
turning to vapor –
that is the job of the Beloved.
He breathes into my ear
until my soul
takes on His fragrance.
He is the soul of my soul –
How can I escape?
But why would any soul in this world
want to escape from the Beloved?
He will melt your pride
making you thin as a strand of hair,
Yet do not trade, even for both worlds,
One strand of His hair.
We search for Him here and there
while looking right at Him.
Sitting by His side we ask,
"O Beloved, where is the Beloved?"
Enough with such questions! –
Let silence take you to the core of life.
All your talk is worthless
When compared to one whisper
of the Beloved.
~Rumi
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Post by Turan on Nov 19, 2006 19:03:13 GMT -5
This is really hard. I don't know yet. So far my favorites are Beloved, Secrets of a Spiritual Garden, Don't let me be Misunderstood.
If pushed to vote I'd probably say Secrets, I love that instrumental work and the poem is nice too.
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Huru
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Post by Huru on Nov 19, 2006 22:15:57 GMT -5
Perhaps the poll should be "my favorite song today from An Other Cup"...kareema ;D |
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Post by Turan on Nov 19, 2006 22:24:45 GMT -5
I am still limited to the website. Sigh.
It is so clumsy. O well.
My family's group vote goes for 'Secrets of a Spiritual Garden'.
We like best the ones not too similar to his early stuff.
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salsabil
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Post by salsabil on Nov 20, 2006 0:21:40 GMT -5
I am still limited to the website. Sigh. It is so clumsy. O well. My family's group vote goes for 'Secrets of a Spiritual Garden'. We like best the ones not too similar to his early stuff. Pssst, Turan, it's Whispers, not Secrets... |
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Post by Turan on Nov 20, 2006 0:58:38 GMT -5
I am still limited to the website. Sigh. It is so clumsy. O well. My family's group vote goes for 'Secrets of a Spiritual Garden'. We like best the ones not too similar to his early stuff. Pssst, Turan, it's Whispers, not Secrets... Thanks.  |
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thewind
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Post by thewind on Nov 20, 2006 12:20:22 GMT -5
Maybe there's a world and midday are my two favorites... But I've hit replay on Maybe there's a world countless times already...
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Post by Celticat on Nov 20, 2006 16:36:43 GMT -5
In the End is so moving, yet I haven't been able to pick an absolute favourite. Don't Let Me be Misunderstood speaks volumes. (Was always a favourite of mine when Santa Esmeralda sang it back in the 70's) Jackie  |
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Post by cristalina on Nov 20, 2006 18:41:33 GMT -5
I've voted for Beloved but In the End, Midday and Maybe There's a World are very close behind ;D
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Post by m@kansascity on Nov 21, 2006 3:03:27 GMT -5
no one like One day at a time???
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Post by cristalina on Nov 21, 2006 7:29:53 GMT -5
no one like One day at a time??? I'm not too keen. |
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Post by Lucy13 on Nov 21, 2006 8:51:33 GMT -5
One Day at a Time is very Nick Drake-ish.
Such a somber, melancholy song in tone. And Nick Drake-ish even down to the little tinkling sounds... what instrument is that, a glockenspiel? (like in "Northern Sky") Also Nick Drake-ish in its key and guitar style (except I think Nick had faster fingers!) AND in its piano!
(wonder if he's been listening to ND lately?? If so, awesome!)
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Post by m@kansascity on Nov 21, 2006 8:55:40 GMT -5
i love nick drake, but hey.. he was a completely total different guitar player - a master player!
i agree the song is very dark, tho, à la nick drake
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CatLike75
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Post by CatLike75 on Nov 21, 2006 9:26:03 GMT -5
My favorite is "Maybe There's A World". The live version to this, which I got through Borders, is just as good if not better. It's just amazing he can perform live so well that you can hardly tell them apart. "In The End" is also good, and "The Beloved".
"There Is Peace" is not listed on the poll. It's a really good one too. The limited edition is available in the US. I have even seen it being sold in FYE. If you have a chance, get this one as well.
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Huru
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Post by Huru on Nov 21, 2006 10:11:29 GMT -5
"There Is Peace" is not listed on the poll. It's a really good one too. The limited edition is available in the US. I have even seen it being sold in FYE. If you have a chance, get this one as well."[/size]
Thank you for calling attention to this, likecat! I didn't add it because it wasn't part of what I first got. Christine, is there a way that you can go in and add There is Peace to the poll?
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Chris
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Post by Chris on Nov 21, 2006 13:02:11 GMT -5
"There Is Peace" is not listed on the poll. It's a really good one too. The limited edition is available in the US. I have even seen it being sold in FYE. If you have a chance, get this one as well." [/size] Thank you for calling attention to this, likecat! I didn't add it because it wasn't part of what I first got. Christine, is there a way that you can go in and add There is Peace to the poll? [/quote] I just checked huru, nope, all I can do with poll is lock them, I can't edit them. I wish I could have helped. |
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Post by portobella on Nov 22, 2006 23:59:05 GMT -5
One Day at a Time is very Nick Drake-ish. Such a somber, melancholy song in tone. And Nick Drake-ish even down to the little tinkling sounds... what instrument is that, a glockenspiel? (like in "Northern Sky") Also Nick Drake-ish in its key and guitar style (except I think Nick had faster fingers!) AND in its piano! (wonder if he's been listening to ND lately?? If so, awesome!) I can't say how much that Yusuf sounds like Nick Drake in this song, since I don't think I've ever listened to Mr. Drake. This song feels a little like some of Cat's songs to me (esp. the guitar work), but more settled and mature in its outlook, and very subtle and simple in its arrangement. maxkansascity, this song is, hands-down, my favorite on the album. I don't find it melancholy at all; rather, it feels very peaceful, sublimely peaceful. I feel it in my heart, I play it over and over. It almost feels like "Maybe There's a World" in its intent, but instead of putting the experience of acceptance and openness into another (possibly different) world, it plants the experience in this world. Love it. The instrument that lucy13 thinks might be a glockenspiel is a Chinese stringed instrument called a xiao ruan. It is also played in Whispers from a Spiritual Garden. Its delicate sound blends so beautifully with Yusuf's guitar and voice, I think. My favorite part of the song is when the xiao ruan comes in and Yusuf sings, "And if you meet the evening, don't wait for the sun to rise." Even after listening to the song at least 100 times, I still hold my breath a little right then. Bella |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2006 2:55:18 GMT -5
no one like One day at a time??? Yes, I voted for it. I like it when the 'Oo, oo' vocals come in at 51 seconds. |
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Post by portobella on Nov 24, 2006 12:47:20 GMT -5
polygor,
That is one of the great moments on this album! Some people are saying that Yusuf's voice is weaker than it used to be (I don't agree, though he sounds slightly different), but it still gives me chills....
Bella
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