by me.
Few days ago I made some changes to my traffic statistic service and it stopped counting the hits on this blog. I had to start a new count from zero.
I thought to myself that this can be a chance to write about the statistics so far and after I checked the dates I noticed that the service stopped symbolically exactly one year after it started. I really didn't remember it's been a year already...
Isn't that a real sign?
The count is from January 17 2008 to January 16 2009. The blog started at January 12th but statistics started only on the 16th. At that point there were 5 posts already as at the beginning I really did posted a song a day as planned...
So here it goes:
133 Posts
1,300 Visits (exactly!)
908 Unique visitors
2,349 Pageviews
13 Comments
2 Minutes and 17 seconds average time spent by a visitor
59 Countries (top 10 are: Israel, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, France, Australia, Denmark and Thailand)
71 Referral websites (which where the source of more than 50% of the visits)
464 Visits from search results of 368 different keywords
The most successful keyword is "erika kessel" which sent 11 visitors :) (Thanks ek)
The next 3 successful keywords are different spell outs of the sentence "are you lonesome tonight laughing version"
Top 4 posts:
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight (the laughing version)
2. official black google
3. Classic moments - Lego style
4. we are not athletes
Most visitors in one day: March 29, 2008 - 106 visitors (which went mostly to the official black google post).
Hopes for next year: Much more good songs and posts, much more comments (that's your job!) and more visitors.
I am sometimes sorry that I posted such great songs at the begining of this blog when I had no readers at all (except one actually). So I will take advantage of the one year celebrations and the recounting of the traffic statistics, and will symbolically re-post the first song I posted on this blog - American Breakfast by Supertramp.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Hamas
I would never think I will post something about the fight in Gaza in my so not political blog, but at the end I gave in.
Between the so many videos I saw about this subject, I picked this video not because it is the best in showing how right is Israel's side or how wrong is the picture that the Palestinians are trying (and succeeding) to show to the world, but because that from all the bad things that a war in general in this in particular brings, this is for me the worst.
I get really sad and really pessimist when I see these pictures (and trust me there are much worse pictures of this behavior, this is just the only English speaking video I found on the subject).
I get the feeling there is no way we can ever have any kind of peace or serenity when we are facing this kind of people with such no humanity or value for life. Not even for their own children and babies.
UPDATE - I guess putting one video made it much easier to give in and put another. I added one more video which I felt I had to. I know it is dramatically edited but nevertheless it is all true. We want peace (to both sides), we want no civilians to be hurt (on both sides) while Hamas is aiming directly to civilian populations from within civilian populations (even when there are so many army populations now around the Gaza strip...). I hope this whole thing will end quickly and in a good way to both sides, as I hope this will be my last political video in this blog.
Between the so many videos I saw about this subject, I picked this video not because it is the best in showing how right is Israel's side or how wrong is the picture that the Palestinians are trying (and succeeding) to show to the world, but because that from all the bad things that a war in general in this in particular brings, this is for me the worst.
I get really sad and really pessimist when I see these pictures (and trust me there are much worse pictures of this behavior, this is just the only English speaking video I found on the subject).
I get the feeling there is no way we can ever have any kind of peace or serenity when we are facing this kind of people with such no humanity or value for life. Not even for their own children and babies.
UPDATE - I guess putting one video made it much easier to give in and put another. I added one more video which I felt I had to. I know it is dramatically edited but nevertheless it is all true. We want peace (to both sides), we want no civilians to be hurt (on both sides) while Hamas is aiming directly to civilian populations from within civilian populations (even when there are so many army populations now around the Gaza strip...). I hope this whole thing will end quickly and in a good way to both sides, as I hope this will be my last political video in this blog.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Friday, December 26, 2008
Min Nhar Li Mshiti (Memories From The Day You Left)
by Idan Raichel featuring Shimon Buskila.
This is the new song from the multi-cultural and most talented musician Idan Raichel.
The beautiful Moroccan lyrics (which were written by the singer Shimon Buskila and displayed under the video) are talking about his mother, but if you turn up the volume and close your eyes, you can feel that the song is about anything that you care most about.
It took me few listens before I started liking the song. Now I love it.
يا ممّا علاش مشيتي/ إنت عمري و حياتي/ دموع عيني فيك يا ممّا/ قريتني و تعدبتي في/ إنت خيالك يا نور عيني/ المّيما إنت الحنينة/ المّيما إنت العزيزة/ غير إنت يا ضو عيني/ شحال جريتي و خممتي في/ توحشت خيالك يا نور عيني/ يا ممّا ضو عيني/إنت مشيتي و خليتني/ يا ممّا/ كيفاش خليتني بلاش/ ونموت بلهموم منهار و الليالي/ أنا و أنا اللي بكيتي علي/ طول عمري مننسك يا غزالي/ فين إنت المّيما/ فين كنتي الحبيبا/ أنا يتيم منهار اللي مشيتي/ أو العديان عملوها بي/ هيل مولانا يفرج عل
This is the new song from the multi-cultural and most talented musician Idan Raichel.
The beautiful Moroccan lyrics (which were written by the singer Shimon Buskila and displayed under the video) are talking about his mother, but if you turn up the volume and close your eyes, you can feel that the song is about anything that you care most about.
It took me few listens before I started liking the song. Now I love it.
يا ممّا علاش مشيتي/ إنت عمري و حياتي/ دموع عيني فيك يا ممّا/ قريتني و تعدبتي في/ إنت خيالك يا نور عيني/ المّيما إنت الحنينة/ المّيما إنت العزيزة/ غير إنت يا ضو عيني/ شحال جريتي و خممتي في/ توحشت خيالك يا نور عيني/ يا ممّا ضو عيني/إنت مشيتي و خليتني/ يا ممّا/ كيفاش خليتني بلاش/ ونموت بلهموم منهار و الليالي/ أنا و أنا اللي بكيتي علي/ طول عمري مننسك يا غزالي/ فين إنت المّيما/ فين كنتي الحبيبا/ أنا يتيم منهار اللي مشيتي/ أو العديان عملوها بي/ هيل مولانا يفرج عل
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Many Rivers To Cross
by Joe Cocker.
Can't take this song out of my head lately.
Many Rivers To Cross
But I Can't Seem To Find My Way Over
Wandering I'm Lost
As I Travel Along The White Cliffs Of Dover
Many Rivers To Cross
And It's Only My Will That Keeps Me Alive
I've Been Ripped, Washed Up For Years
And I Merely Survive Because Of My Pride
And This Loneliness Won't Leave Me Alone
It's Such A Drag To Be On Your Own
My Women Left Me But She Wouldn't Say Why
Guess I'll Just Break Right Down And Cry
Many Rivers To Cross
But Just Where To Begin
I'm Playing For Time
There've Been Times I Find Myself
Thinking Of Committing Some Terrible Crime
Still This Loneliness Won't Leave Me Alone
It's Such A Drag To Be On Your Own
My Girl Left Me But She Wouldn't Say Why
Guess I'll Just Break Right Down And Cry
Many Rivers To Cross
But I Can't Seem To Find My Way Over
Wandering I Am Lost
As I Travel Along The White Cliffs Of Dover
Many Rivers To Cross
And It's Only My Will That Keeps Me Alive
I've Been Ripped, Washed Up For Years
And I Merely Survive Because Of My Pride
Can't take this song out of my head lately.
Many Rivers To Cross
But I Can't Seem To Find My Way Over
Wandering I'm Lost
As I Travel Along The White Cliffs Of Dover
Many Rivers To Cross
And It's Only My Will That Keeps Me Alive
I've Been Ripped, Washed Up For Years
And I Merely Survive Because Of My Pride
And This Loneliness Won't Leave Me Alone
It's Such A Drag To Be On Your Own
My Women Left Me But She Wouldn't Say Why
Guess I'll Just Break Right Down And Cry
Many Rivers To Cross
But Just Where To Begin
I'm Playing For Time
There've Been Times I Find Myself
Thinking Of Committing Some Terrible Crime
Still This Loneliness Won't Leave Me Alone
It's Such A Drag To Be On Your Own
My Girl Left Me But She Wouldn't Say Why
Guess I'll Just Break Right Down And Cry
Many Rivers To Cross
But I Can't Seem To Find My Way Over
Wandering I Am Lost
As I Travel Along The White Cliffs Of Dover
Many Rivers To Cross
And It's Only My Will That Keeps Me Alive
I've Been Ripped, Washed Up For Years
And I Merely Survive Because Of My Pride
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Ol' '55
by Tom Waits.
The first track on Waits' debut album, Closing Time, released in 1973.
The first video is showing the actual original LP playing.
The second video is an 1993 early demo version of this song which features Waits accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, as opposed to the piano of the Closing Time version.
I like both versions, but if I just had to pick one, I would go with the original. What do you think?
Thank you très jolie for this suggestion, I didn't know this song and now I'm addicted to it. Sorry it took 9 months.
UPDATE - again, youtube took down both videos. I changed the videos and they now have weirder videoclips, but the songs are still the same.
Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
And it's six in the morning, gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing me, and the lights are all flashing,
I'm on my way home from your place.
And now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
And my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks...
The first track on Waits' debut album, Closing Time, released in 1973.
The first video is showing the actual original LP playing.
The second video is an 1993 early demo version of this song which features Waits accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, as opposed to the piano of the Closing Time version.
I like both versions, but if I just had to pick one, I would go with the original. What do you think?
Thank you très jolie for this suggestion, I didn't know this song and now I'm addicted to it. Sorry it took 9 months.
UPDATE - again, youtube took down both videos. I changed the videos and they now have weirder videoclips, but the songs are still the same.
Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
And it's six in the morning, gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing me, and the lights are all flashing,
I'm on my way home from your place.
And now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
And my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks...
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