Woebot
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Following up Melmoth's Blake thread I thought a bit about connections to Blake in music:
The Doors: The bands name is William Blake via Aldous Huxley innit.
David Axelrod: Songs of Innocence/Songs of Experience LPs are themed suites which use Blakes poetry
Harry Partch: The Rose. This is a great render of Blakes poem.
Jerusalem. Of course. STILL moves me after being hammered to death. rewch comments on the Blake thread about how in spite of being taken over by the NF, theirs is a reading which misses the point. I had this sung at my wedding in Scotland and the female priest objected vociferously. See also Mark Stewarts cover version.
Jah Wobble. Did a Blake-themed concept LP.
Benjamin Britten: Trio for Tenor and Horns. Just discovered this, its really fantastic, the strings are in the wrong place. Peter Pears sings a piece of Blakes poetry in one section of it.
The Doors: The bands name is William Blake via Aldous Huxley innit.
David Axelrod: Songs of Innocence/Songs of Experience LPs are themed suites which use Blakes poetry
Harry Partch: The Rose. This is a great render of Blakes poem.
Jerusalem. Of course. STILL moves me after being hammered to death. rewch comments on the Blake thread about how in spite of being taken over by the NF, theirs is a reading which misses the point. I had this sung at my wedding in Scotland and the female priest objected vociferously. See also Mark Stewarts cover version.
Jah Wobble. Did a Blake-themed concept LP.
Benjamin Britten: Trio for Tenor and Horns. Just discovered this, its really fantastic, the strings are in the wrong place. Peter Pears sings a piece of Blakes poetry in one section of it.