Yes, Pet Shop Boys
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If Bach is Theravada, fair enough, I suppose my affinity for Mozart is again symptomatic of subtle Mahayana inclinations? Not to mention, Dvorak, Haydn, and Debussy. Wore out several copies of Mike Oldfield's QE2, gave away my Tubular Bells lp. Couldn't wait for the '80's to end, turned off the radio.
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Re: Yes, Pet Shop Boys
A little OT .... but since we are talking about music ....
Once, when I listened to Beethoven's 9th, it struck me that these four movements illustrate the four noble truths.
1st movement: unclear, searching, suffering ... dukkha
2nd movement: strong, energetic, powerful craving
3rd movement: quiet bliss ... nibbana
4th movement: the main ideas in the song are joy and friendship, and did not Buddha once sum up the eightfold path as friendship? So this movement contains the entire path.
So, was Beethoven a buddhist? He probably had not even heard about buddhism. But he had some very good ideas for his music.
Once, when I listened to Beethoven's 9th, it struck me that these four movements illustrate the four noble truths.
1st movement: unclear, searching, suffering ... dukkha
2nd movement: strong, energetic, powerful craving
3rd movement: quiet bliss ... nibbana
4th movement: the main ideas in the song are joy and friendship, and did not Buddha once sum up the eightfold path as friendship? So this movement contains the entire path.
So, was Beethoven a buddhist? He probably had not even heard about buddhism. But he had some very good ideas for his music.
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Re: Yes, Pet Shop Boys
Thanks Retro,retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Davcuts ~ You can also see their UK and other chart positions at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys_discography" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Love Etc. is their 41st UK Top 20 hit.
How many charted hits have the Pet Shop Boys had in Australia? I tried to find a book about the Australian music charts, but was unsuccessful. If you know of any please let me know. Studying music charts is a hobby of mine.
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Re: Yes, Pet Shop Boys
nathan wrote:If Bach is Theravada, fair enough, I suppose my affinity for Mozart is again symptomatic of subtle Mahayana inclinations? Not to mention, Dvorak, Haydn, and Debussy. Wore out several copies of Mike Oldfield's QE2, gave away my Tubular Bells lp. Couldn't wait for the '80's to end, turned off the radio.
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Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself.
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Re: Yes, Pet Shop Boys
imo, this is a universal pattern that can be found in all aspects of the phenomenal world - and that conscious or intuitive awareness of this pattern is available by many diverse ways and means. The 4 NT seems to purposefully reflect this pattern, which is certainly food for thought.Kare wrote:A little OT .... but since we are talking about music ....
Once, when I listened to Beethoven's 9th, it struck me that these four movements illustrate the four noble truths.
1st movement: unclear, searching, suffering ... dukkha
2nd movement: strong, energetic, powerful craving
3rd movement: quiet bliss ... nibbana
4th movement: the main ideas in the song are joy and friendship, and did not Buddha once sum up the eightfold path as friendship? So this movement contains the entire path.
So, was Beethoven a buddhist? He probably had not even heard about buddhism. But he had some very good ideas for his music.
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Re: Yes, Pet Shop Boys
Greetings Davcuts,
Metta,
Retro.
That link I gave actually has an AUS column and the numbers given look right.davcuts wrote:How many charted hits have the Pet Shop Boys had in Australia?
Metta,
Retro.
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