What a Cnut.

In the Guardian today there is a story about the race for the Christmas number one . Turns out that Alexandra Burke (Winner of TV "talent" contest X-Factor) has released a cover of the Leonard Cohen track Hallelujah despite the fact that the only cover of Hallelujah is by the one and only Jeff Buckley. In the name of fairness I actually hied myself over to Youtube and listened to Ms Burke's version and what did I find? That it sucks so much there's a chance I may hunt the bitch down and strangle her with piano wire. And in case you think I'm overreacting I present to you the same choice I have just made. Firstly (and in order not to make you biased by making you hear the better version first) I give you Alexandra Burke's version. Adblock And here is Jeff Buckleys version . Adblock Light dawns and the choice becomes clear. Alexandra Burke's version makes you want to kick a kitten across the room in an apoplectic rage and Jeff Buckley's version sets your...

Can come in many guises. People can inspire you to be better than the masses, books can inspire you and music can also inspire you. So my question for today is... "What has inspired you? In the name of fairness I shall list the things that have inspired me. People... Bill Hicks. A comedic giant who never once shirked away from letting his audiences into his deepest, darkest inner thoughts. Bill Hicks inspired me not to kowtow to other peoples ideas of what is right and wrong to talk about. No subject should ever be taboo, silence will only ever make the subject in hand develop into something that it never was in the first place. Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King should have been the first black president of the United States of America. Had he not been assassinated MLK would have united the people to create a fairer place for people of all races. His seminal "I have a Dream"speech is an inspiration to me whenever I listen to it. One day I hope to see MLK's dream...

For life is but a fleeting thing. However there are things which make it more bearable. Like Music, books, the beauty of the sunrise and the most precious of them all, Love. Music like the album "Sketches for (my sweetheart the drunk" by Jeff Buckley. [ CD 1 CD2 ] [1] Books like " Alice in Wonderland " by Lewis Carrol. And sunrises like these . [3] [1] Courtesy of Anon. [2] Courtesy of Project Gutenburg. [3] Google image search. Enjoy.