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    Center of Gravity - Lyrics & Discussion

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    I want to write some words about the original lyric of Franco Battiato's song, that can result absolutely absurd to many of you. :teehee:

    Sorry for my imperfect english, I try. :)

     

    Among the many intellectual interests of Franco Battiato (a real genius, for me...an intellectual of our times), there is the passionate study of oriental philosophies and esoteric mystic. In a constant search for spirituality.

     

    Many of the lyrics of Battiato's songs are actually hermetic texts: at fisrt, they can appear as  'nonsense' songs, meaningless, but at a deeper level of analysis between the notes of a song apparently "pop" or "dance", in spite of a catchy refrain, you can discover hidden symbolism and complex references (for example in this song: the novel "Captains Courageous" by Kipling, or the figure of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit, mathematician and at the same time missionary in China in the late 1500s ).

     

    Here, the "center of permanent gravity" is a state of consciousness, a centering of our being that can observes the outside world and at the same time our deep personality.

    It is the deep research of a "true point of center", a point that is only part of our true nature, and not the result of thousand of influences, tastes and cultural conditionings which do not belong to ourselves.

    From that point it is possible to start and try to build a true soul.

    Once you reach the "real centering", which is an elevation of consciousness, you are able to break away from suffering, from the complaint, fear, stress....

     

    This idea, developed by Battiato in this song, could be a recall to one of the fundamental teachings of the philosophical school of an armenian mystic philosopher studied in deep by Battiato, "Georges Ivanovič Gurdjieff", who developed the "system of awakening" called "Fourth Way" in which the center of gravity is a sort of midway between being mechanical and asleep and the research of the construction of one's soul.

    A great way to "see" beyond appearances and not to change your mind about things and people ..

     

    In short, Mika has not chosen to sing a "silly song". :wink2:

     

    Hope you can see this video, a live performance of this song...

     

     

    thanks for the break down of the lyrics :)... i'm gonna keep that in mind on my next listen, I did a little research on Franco Battiato as he is fairly new to me and were i looked people considered him a genius ,didn't think Mika woud just settle for anything !!!

    Talk about you - Lyrics & Song Discussion

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    I'm starting to feel like it's TOOL all over again. Although, on Ken Bruces show, a few weeks back, Ken said the release date is on 18th May, so this leads me to believe, that this is when Mika might start to promote it here leading up to the album release, as by then The Voice will be done with, and he will be starting touring.

    But, at this time he will be going off to do the Asian part of the tour, so won't be around to do full on promo for it here, so I'm not sure how this is going to pan out. I just feel a sense of deja vu going on.

    i feel the exact same, i'm hoping to be proven wrong, to me far as the UK is concerned,'ts amazing music going to waste. i hate seeing Mika working so hard,just to be ignored by the UK and 18th May is just around the corner, so things need to start picking up ... like NOW ... COME ON MIKA !!!

    Talk about you - Lyrics & Song Discussion

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    That's right! Right now we are the only people who now it has been released

     

    your both right, here in the UK I feel that the moment as through it's only the Mika fans that know this song exists, I mean we can talk about the song, share it on social network etc: but we can only do so much,the rest of the promotion has to come from Mika/his Management/his Record Company, we need to start hearing it in public on a regular basis NOW .If we start hearing it now, it'll be perfect timing because the album will come weeks after !!!

     

    Carly Rae Jepson's single I really like you" was released not long before "talk about you", but that's getting played quite regularly on radio here and her album follows in late June. So what is it that Carly has that Mika hasn't ?,it's difficult because in terms of singles Mika has more successful singles than Carly in the UK (because of "Life in Cartoon Motion")

     

    speaking of "Life In Cartoon Motion" there are people here that think Mika only had one album then disappeared. I'm like "noooo he's working on his 4th":doh:.Seems England is losing grip of Mika, real fast and real quick. This album is an opportunity for that not to happen. But for it to happen Mika MUST PROMOTE PROMOTE PROMOTE !!!

    Talk about you - Lyrics & Song Discussion

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

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    does anyone else starting feeling nostalgic when they hear this,due to the piano resemblance to "Love Today"???:fisch::wub2:

     

     

    on a more serious note... I'm getting a little worried that i'm not hearing this on commercial radio here in the UK. i only say this because i'm starting already sensing a repeat of TOOL that's all,if Mika want's to attract UK audiences he/ or the company need to do it NOW !!!

    Drumming Technique on Grace Kelly

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

    Posted · Edited by John Alan

    hey guys sorry i've not been more active on this forum ... just though you could help me out, my friend who is a drummer, what is the drumming technique called during the second verse on Grace Kelly, does anyone know what the drummer is doing or hitting, or if there's a percussion instrument involved ???

    New song: Underwater

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    just read on wikipedia (not always a trusted source !!! lol) ... that Underwater will be the 3rd single in France and will be released on the 11th of November and a music video will be shot in October in Bordeaux the conformation was made on 22 of September apparently !!! ... mind you i do remember Mika saying that Underwater maybe the next single !!!

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