Eva Cassidy and her song "Time After Time"

This week all of my 200-level classes heard Eva Cassidy sing "Time After Time." Here is an amateur video of her performing the song at Washington, DC's Blues Alley club. Below, the words to the song.


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“Time After Time” (Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper)
performed by Eva Cassidy, 1963-1996 (1995)

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Turning in circles, confusion—Is nothing new
Flashback to warm nights—Almost left behind
Suitcases of memories,
Time after—

Sometimes you picture me—
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said—

Then you say—go slow—I fall behind—
The second hand unwinds

Chorus: If you're lost you can look—and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you—I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you—I'll be waiting
Time after time
Time after time

After your picture fades and darkness has
turned to gray
Watching through windows—I'm wondering
if you're OK
And you say—go slow, I fall behind.
The drum beats out of time—
Chorus
Time after time
Time after time

Homework: Essay on the Internet as a source of information

Here is this week's new assignment. Please bring it to class next week. Thanks!

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You have 40 minutes to do this task. Please be prepared to read your essay.... Please comment on this statement:

These days, the Internet is a popular way to find out information. Some people, however, think this way of finding information has more drawbacks than advantages.

What can you say for and against finding information by using the Internet? Write 200-250 words using the following plan:

• write an introduction (state the problem/topic)
• list advantages and give reasons/examples
• list disadvantages and give reasons/examples
• draw a conclusion (give your opinion or a balanced consideration of the topic)

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Exercise is adapted from Olga Afanasyeva, Virginia Evans, Victoria Kopylova, Practice Exam Papers for the Russian State Exam, 2010 Revised Edition, Moscow: Express Publishing/Prosveshchenie Publishers.

The Kills, "You Don't Own the Road"

Last spring, I couldn't find a video for this song--but today I found several. Here is one of them. The lyrics are below the video.



"You Don’t Own the Road" Alison Mosshart, Jamie Hince (performed by The Kills)

You don’t own the road boy
Better kick up a storm
You don’t own the big city lights
Better cop out your own

You don’t own the green pines,
The blue sky, or the smoke
You don’t own the dust in your
Big brown eyes when you keep them closed

Yeah, steal them back for me love
Oh yeah, steal them back for me love, oh yeah

You don’t own the road boy
And neither do I
You don’t own the big city lights
That make my eyes cry

You don’t own the green pines
So be careful where you lean
And when you’re lost under the blue sky
Look down and you’ll find me

Yeah, steal it back for me love
Oh yeah steal it back for me love, oh yeah

Come on over
If that’s the way you feel
When you’re lonesome steal it
Back when you’re lonely
Back when you’re lonely, back

You don’t own the sadness son
See the tide just comes in
Guilt is played on the violin
By those who never cared to sing

Yeah, steal it back for me love
Oh yeah, steal it back for me love, back for me love
Oh yeah, steal it back for me love, back for me love
Oh yeah, steal it back for me love, back for me love
Back for me love
Back for me love

"Someone Else Is Steppin' In (Slippin' Out, Slippin' In)"

"Someone Else Is Steppin' In (Slippin' Out, Slippin' In)" Denise LaSalle (performed by Buddy Guy)

I took my photos of Buddy Guy (and many other blues musicians) at this past summer's Portland Waterfront Blues Festival. Another festival attender made the video below, which I also posted back on August 29, along with my festival photos:

(Language caution--Buddy Guy uses language you should not use in polite company.)

I came home this morning, oh what a shock

When I found out my key no longer fit my lock

Oh baby

You just go right back out there where you've been

While you were slippin' out

Oh someone else was slippin' in

I thought I was your fool that you could count on

One was right there when no one else is at home

But oh baby, I think I found myself a new friend

But while you were slippin' out

Oh Lord, someone else was slippin' in

Now cry your heart out

Oh you don't mean a thing to me

I'm a brand new man, and you can plainly see

A new way to walk people, and of wearin' my hair

This big smile you see on my face

You didn't put it there

I got a new way of wearin' my hair

This big smile on my face, babe

You didn't put it there

Oh baby

You just take me back out there where you've been

While you were slippin' out

Someone else was slippin' in, Oh Lord

Now cry your heart out

Oh you don't mean a thing to me

I'm a brand new man

Even Stevie Wonder can see

A new way to walk people and of wearin' my hair

This big smile on my face baby

You didn't put it there

I got a new way of wearin' my hair

This big smile on my face

You didn't put it there

Oh baby

You just go right back out there where you've been

'Cause while you were slippin' out

Someone else was slippin' in

I said while you were slippin' out

Someone else was slippin' in...