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Song of the Day: Art Brut - Modern Art January 25, 2007

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because if silence is golden,
then music must be made of diamonds.

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So i’m in the Tate and i’m looking at a Hockney.
And wow, there’s something amazing about that blue!
It makes me want to step outside;
i wanna loosen my tie…

(click on image to see a larger photo)Modern Art makes me...
Number 8, 1949 (detail) by Jackson Pollock

So i’m in the Pompidou (that’s in Paris) and the French,
they’re far more laid back about their art galleries —
there’s little children running around.
i see a piece by Matisse; that’s my window of opportunity…

Art Brut - Modern Art (3.9MB mp3)

from the album Bang Bang Rock and Roll

official site

Wikipedia: Art Brut (the band) | Art Brut (outsider art)

podcast: Art Brut on The Sound of Young America

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