A White Christmas

Those who have been reading the original French version of this blog from the outset will know that I had translated this very pungent (and highly topical) short story more than 20 years ago and that unfortunately I don't know the original author. I even lost the original text in English which had actually been translated from German and had to translate it back in order to make English subtitles. That's what you call Chinese whispers! I hope you enjoy this video adaptation as much as I enjoyed making it even though it involved countless hours of research and work (and also of frustration for not being able to show exactly what I had in mind, but I'm so grateful to the generous talented people who contribute to these audiovisual databases). You have no idea what it takes until you try it yourself, so thank you for leaving a comment. After all, today is Christmas Day.

May the end of 2022 goes smoothly for you and allows you a little time off.

NOTE: In order to display English subtitles with this video, click on the cog icon on the toolbar of the YouTube player and then select available subtitles.

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What's Up?

An international hit song driven by the catchy vocals of the great charismatic songwriter of a (sadly) short-live band from San Francisco which successful passed the test of time while (unfortunately) still being relevant today. A song to make you feel good and uplift your spirit with a cover version by the wonderful Ingrid Courrèges as a bonus. And if you have time, do listen to 4 Non Blondes' one and only album (Bigger, Better, Faster, More!) for more musical gems and Linda Perry's extraordinary voice.

Ey@el

What's Up?

Twenty-five years and my life is still,
Tryin' to get up that great big hill
Of hope
For a destination.

I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood
Of man,
For whatever that means.

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out what's in my head
And I… I am feeling a little peculiar.

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside,
And I take a deep breath and I get real high,
And I scream from the top of my lungs:
“What's going on?”

And I say: “Hey-ey-ey hey-ey-ey”
I said: “Hey! What's going on?”
And I say: “Hey-ey-ey hey-ey-ey”
I said: “Hey! What's going on?”

And I try…
Oh my God, do I try!
I try all the time
In this institution.

And I pray…
Oh my God, do I pray!
I pray every single day
For revolution.

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out what's in my head
And I… I am feeling a little peculiar.

And I say: “Hey-ey-ey hey-ey-ey”
I said: “Hey! What's going on?”
And I say: “Hey-ey-ey hey-ey-ey”
I said: “Hey! What's going on?”

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside,
And I take a deep breath and I get real high,
And I scream from the top of my lungs:
“What's going on?”

Twenty-five years and my life is still,
Tryin' to get up that great big hill
Of hope
For a destination.

Alternative Version

 

Original text by LINDA PERRY

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