Can I pick your brains? There’s a piece of organ music by Bach, that I’m damned if I know what it’s called, but it’s very gothic and almost spooky has been used in a few films. V dramatic. Help!
Spooky gothic (!) Bach organ – Toccata und Fuge? I am sure its used in films. Here’s a version – play it loud …
Oh my, the first Gymnopédie! Satie is so sweet and bluesy! And so wonderfully played!
I just love it!
Have a nice week too, Mago. :)
The “Velvet Gentleman”, Leni … hmhm …
My favorite Satie piece! Danke!
Oh Hai Roses & Leni!
…und zwirn?
Oh Mago perfect to close my eyes and listen to. Thank you. It even helped with my headache. I have had a few busy and eventful days and I was so looking forward to checking out your music choice. Have a great week.
XL mal 2 – would you tell me if I put up something you can not stand?
Please do.
” … und Zwirn” – you are referring to my use of inappropriate words at Princess’ blog?
Oh, mais oui! If you play Rap or Country & Western, I will not like that!
I wouldn’t say inappropriate. I do not understand the meaning of zwirn in the context of the other words.
I had a busy weekend too, Joyce. It was all very nice, friendly and funny, but I admit that I am glad to be home again. Satie’s music feels very soothing sometimes.
Interesting question, XL! The German “Standardfluch” is “Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn!” There exist variants of course. I must look for the Zwirns origin. I read somewhere that it would date from the taylors, who sat “im Schneidersitz” – what lead to an aching back – and whose yarn often ripped, the “Himmel” being in this combination a word serving as enrichment or as the first exclamation on what the other two words were conncected forming the phrase. I am not sure. There exist different “Schimpfwörterlexica” and “Wortgeschichten”.
It could be a reference – but I do not know whether I stretch it too far – to “stitching up something”: “Verflucht und zugenäht”, “Damned and sewn up” refers to a superstitious practice of medieval and early modern times when “something bad” was banned (gebannt, hold at bay seems to be the fitting translation) and put into something like a tree, a bottle etc. that had to be closed / locked carefully – and of course it could be banned into a sack or something textile that was sewn up.
Another possibility is that it is used as a homonymous replacement. The exclamation “Sakrament” f.e. as a curse was not well received and so the “Sack Zement” became popular. But I can not say now what the Zwirn could replace.
I will have a look!
*gasps*
That’s it! You knew. OMG. You knew exactly what I meant and you found it.
You rock! Oh yes you do.
*hugs mago*
This takes me back to my misspent youth when we’d flounce about in costume pretending we were Parisien bohemians.
MJ: In your misspent adulthood, what costume do you flounce about in?
XL, can MJ flounce in leather, pvc and fishnets?
*Channeling Knudsen* Hmmbmbl … bit more to the right Roses …
Aha, MJ … Absinth, velvet and Empfindsamkeit? Or existenzialistischer Rollkragenpullover (black), cigars and Jazz? All very Dandy. And XL rises an other interesting question …
And sorry XL, the Zwirn is not yet sorted … there’s less material and second literature than I thought.
I heared, Roses, that Scarlet is about donning a leather cat suit – but I do not know what to expect. Cloth ripping was mentioned – so what?
I was giving you a hug….not a back scratch.
But if you’d prefer a back scratch, I’ll stop groping you and get my nails out.
Roses, I would like to sign up for a groping. Please.
No back scratch, Roses! Leather, latex and fishnet are not for back scratch, unless you have nurse attire over it.
Do you?
63 mago 
It’s beautiful. One of my favourite pieces.
Can I pick your brains? There’s a piece of organ music by Bach, that I’m damned if I know what it’s called, but it’s very gothic and almost spooky has been used in a few films. V dramatic. Help!
Spooky gothic (!) Bach organ – Toccata und Fuge? I am sure its used in films. Here’s a version – play it loud …
Oh my, the first Gymnopédie! Satie is so sweet and bluesy! And so wonderfully played!
I just love it!
Have a nice week too, Mago. :)
The “Velvet Gentleman”, Leni … hmhm …
My favorite Satie piece! Danke!
Oh Hai Roses & Leni!
…und zwirn?
Oh Mago perfect to close my eyes and listen to. Thank you. It even helped with my headache. I have had a few busy and eventful days and I was so looking forward to checking out your music choice. Have a great week.
XL mal 2 – would you tell me if I put up something you can not stand?
Please do.
” … und Zwirn” – you are referring to my use of inappropriate words at Princess’ blog?
Oh, mais oui! If you play Rap or Country & Western, I will not like that!
I wouldn’t say inappropriate. I do not understand the meaning of zwirn in the context of the other words.
I had a busy weekend too, Joyce. It was all very nice, friendly and funny, but I admit that I am glad to be home again. Satie’s music feels very soothing sometimes.
Interesting question, XL! The German “Standardfluch” is “Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn!” There exist variants of course. I must look for the Zwirns origin. I read somewhere that it would date from the taylors, who sat “im Schneidersitz” – what lead to an aching back – and whose yarn often ripped, the “Himmel” being in this combination a word serving as enrichment or as the first exclamation on what the other two words were conncected forming the phrase. I am not sure. There exist different “Schimpfwörterlexica” and “Wortgeschichten”.
It could be a reference – but I do not know whether I stretch it too far – to “stitching up something”: “Verflucht und zugenäht”, “Damned and sewn up” refers to a superstitious practice of medieval and early modern times when “something bad” was banned (gebannt, hold at bay seems to be the fitting translation) and put into something like a tree, a bottle etc. that had to be closed / locked carefully – and of course it could be banned into a sack or something textile that was sewn up.
Another possibility is that it is used as a homonymous replacement. The exclamation “Sakrament” f.e. as a curse was not well received and so the “Sack Zement” became popular. But I can not say now what the Zwirn could replace.
I will have a look!
*gasps*
That’s it! You knew. OMG. You knew exactly what I meant and you found it.
You rock! Oh yes you do.
*hugs mago*
This takes me back to my misspent youth when we’d flounce about in costume pretending we were Parisien bohemians.
MJ: In your misspent adulthood, what costume do you flounce about in?
XL, can MJ flounce in leather, pvc and fishnets?
*Channeling Knudsen* Hmmbmbl … bit more to the right Roses …
Aha, MJ … Absinth, velvet and Empfindsamkeit? Or existenzialistischer Rollkragenpullover (black), cigars and Jazz? All very Dandy. And XL rises an other interesting question …
And sorry XL, the Zwirn is not yet sorted … there’s less material and second literature than I thought.
I heared, Roses, that Scarlet is about donning a leather cat suit – but I do not know what to expect. Cloth ripping was mentioned – so what?
I was giving you a hug….not a back scratch.
But if you’d prefer a back scratch, I’ll stop groping you and get my nails out.
Roses, I would like to sign up for a groping. Please.
No back scratch, Roses! Leather, latex and fishnet are not for back scratch, unless you have nurse attire over it.
Do you?
Grope Attack, XL!
XL, form an orderly queue to the left please. :-)