The title of this blog comes from a Gaelic expression -"putting on the poor mouth"-which means to exaggerate the direness of one's situation in order to gain time or favour from creditors.
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15 November 2006
Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu (an early verssion)
An early version of Ofra Haza's biggest UK hit. This one is from 1979. Ofra Haza would have been 19 or 20 at the time.
Music for a chest infection..... and a pulled muscle from coughing far too much.
A terrible loss but a great legacy. I would recommend finding Yemenite Songs (aka 50 gates of wisdom) a magnificent album. One of my all time favourite albums
Very sad she died of HIV I believe.
ReplyDeleteSadly it was an AIDS related illness by looks of it. A terrible loss to the world of music
ReplyDeleteSuch a gifted voice with great tonal range. A terrible loss indeed.
ReplyDeleteSad indeed, but at least she left a legacy.
ReplyDeletejams, I hope your cough and aches and pains are abating. Hang in there.
A terrible loss but a great legacy. I would recommend finding Yemenite Songs (aka 50 gates of wisdom) a magnificent album. One of my all time favourite albums
ReplyDeleteach 1979 I was doing my O Levels that year...
ReplyDeletemullet was just born in 1979, and I was 5 that year.
ReplyDeleteAll of a sudden I feel like the spring chicken around here. Good that I can feel like that somewhere, because it certainly isn't in real life.
The Poor Mouth is the fountain of eternal youth, ewbl!
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