Friday, March 19, 2010

Big shooting star




So Alex Chilton is gone. Fortunately, his songs remain.
Yesterday I played his music non-stop.

Princess Nutella, my youngest, almost crying: It's so sad that he has died
Me: But you didn't know him.
Nutella: But it makes me sad to think he has died.
Me: But some people die and are not remembered, and he is gonna be remembered because of his beautiful songs.
Nutella: But I am sad because he won't be making any more!

Yesterday, during their show in Bilbao, the great Yo la Tengo played their homage. Here's the video.


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Alex Chilton nos ha dejado. Afortunadamente, nos quedan sus canciones.
Ayer puse su música sin parar.

Princesa Nocilla, la pequeña, casi llorando: Me da mucha pena que se haya muerto.
Yo: Pero si no le conocías...
Nocilla: Pero me da pena pensar que se ha muerto.
Yo: Pero muchos mueren y nadie se acuerda de ellos, al menos a él le recordaremos por sus bonitas canciones.
Nocilla: Pero me da pena que ya no va hacer ninguna más!

Ayer, durante su concierto en Bilbao, Yo La Tengo le hizo su homenaje. Aquí está el video.

7 comments:

Bea said...

Ayer debimos ser muchos los que "pinchamos" sus temas y le recordamos... Supongo que eso le hará feliz allá donde esté. Te envidio por ese conciertito...

Jo said...

princess nutella is the sweetest thing :)

pff, ese video me pone la piel chinita. le tengo muchísimo cariño a yo la tengo.

Jorge said...

Fuisteis a Yo la Tengo y no me avisasteis?

Si yo no fui por no estar solo!

Menos mal que N le alegra el día a cualquiera...

Ciara Brehony said...

Thanks for sharing! Haven't seen them live yet, I bet it was a fantastic night!

Esti said...

jorge, cosas de última hora

anne said...

I've been playing Big Star a lot these days too. Thanks for sharing this video.

sarajo frieden said...

yes so very sad. catching up on a bit of your posts here. love those skateboards, bravo!