Kseniya Simonova, Amazing Sand Drawing

December 9, 2009

Video:YouTube

First of all let me just say that I received this as an email and so the text below is not mine, however I thought it best to describe this video just as it was sent to me.

This video shows the winner of “Ukraine’s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch.

The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about £75,000.

She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated.

It is replaced by a woman’s face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman’s face appears.

She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier.

This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house.

In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye.

The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine, resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million.

Please take the time to watch the video, I am sure you will be glad you did.

Written by Craig · Filed Under Our World, People, Video

Charlie bit my finger

December 4, 2009

Video:YouTube

This video is so funny. I am so surprised that I haven’t seen it until just the other day, given that it has been on YouTube for over 2 years and had 137 Million views.

Written by Craig · Filed Under Humour, People, Video

Michael Jackson, Young and “Free to be, You and Me”

June 26, 2009

Video: YouTube

R.I.P Michael Jackson. The undisputed King of Pop, will always be remembered for the true and amazing talent that he possesed.

Written by Craig · Filed Under News, People, Video

Wes Carr - Feels Like Woah

May 29, 2009

Video: Wes Carr via YouTube

Feels Like Woah by Wes Carr is one of my favourite songs, I really love the fresh rock sound, a little like a softer version of Cold Chisel or Bruce Springsteen. Wes may have come from Australian Idol, but he is definintely not a manufactured musician, he has real talent.

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Fairytale of New York by Tex Perkins and Clare Bowditch

April 26, 2009

We have shown Fairytale of New York on Getalookatthis before and so some of you may have seen it already. In this post I would just like to add another version of the song. This time I have added the version by Tex Perkins ( Former lead singer of The Cruel Sea ) and Clare Bowditch ( another home grown Australian talent ). The duet by Tex and Clare was performed during a Rockwiz Christmas Special in December 2007.

For those of you who don’t know, Rockwiz is an Australian show aired on SBS Television. The show is a Rock Quiz ( hence the name Rockwiz ) and includes 2 teams each with 2 audience members and 1 musician who then answer a number of rock and music questions. It would have to be one of my favourite alltime shows, along with ABC Television’s equivalent show called Spicks and Specks. Anyway enough rambling and back to the music, enjoy!

Fairytale of New York by Tex Perkins and Clare Bowditch

For the Lyrics and original version by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl click here –> Read more

Written by Craig · Filed Under Art, People, Video

Stavros Flatley performs on Britain’s got talent

April 17, 2009

Stavros Flatley - Britains Got Talent - Watch more Funny Videos
Video: Break

Stavros Flatley, the father and son act performed this act which surprised everyone. A very funny performance.

Written by Craig · Filed Under Art, Humour, People, Video

The amazing Susan Boyle from Britain’s got talent

April 17, 2009

Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent
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Susan Boyle is an absolutely amazing talent. If you haven’t seen this video already then you are in for a treat, sit back and enjoy this wonderful woman’s amazing voice.

Written by Craig · Filed Under Art, Internet, News, People

Classic 80’s songs: All You Zombies by The Hooters, live 1986

April 3, 2009

Video: YouTube

The Hooters released “All you Zombies in 1985. The song is totally religious, however this is not the reason why I like it, I have just always thought that it’s a good sounding song ever since I first heard it back in the eighties.

See the words to the song, click here Read more

Written by Craig · Filed Under Art, People, Video