Suspended in Gaffa - Ra Ra Riot

If, like me, you were coming of age in the mid-eighties, Kate Bush was at the cutting edge of the alternative music scene when the term 'alternative' really meant something. As a young artist, I listened to her albums The Dreaming and Hounds of Love incessantly, filled with fantastic images of faraway places and curious people. Listening to Ra Ra Riot's cover of Suspended in Gaffa took me back to that other world. What a great homage!

Sorry for the poor sound quality; we can't have it all ...

Tout le Monde

When I was in high school, my girlfriends and I listened incessantly to Kate Bush, The Smiths and Depeche Mode. We didn't know anyone who wore a babushka. We also didn't know anyone named Kashka from Bagdad or anywhere else for that matter. We didn't blog, twitter, flickr, peek or google, and we certainly hadn't heard of instant messaging.

But today ... today my sister Carol shared this wonderful video with me on Facebook, and I find that tout le monde is at my fingertips.