Definitely The Pining Idiot...

Definitely the pining idiot...

If you were in a fanfic, would you be the pining idiot or the oblivious dumbass?

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I’ve never watched anime and this sure was the way for me to experience it. It pulled at your heartstrings, left you thinking and weeping... it also left me with a sense of nostalgic melancholy.

“Back then, if we could have heard each other’s voices, everything would have been so much better.”

— Koe no Katachi (2016)

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She is a legend! She personified fado.

Badass Women: Amália Rodrigues

   In my next two Badass Women posts, I am going to focus on two singers that have not only awakened fado (Portugal’s traditional music) in Portugal, but also made it into an international sensation, especially in countries such as Brazil, Spain, and France. I have been listening to lots of fado recently in an attempt to improve my Portuguese. 

   The first of these artists is Amália Rodrigues, who first made fado immensely popular. She was born into a modest family in Lisbon in 1920, and was one of nine children, although only a few survived into adulthood. She started performing at the age of 15, and continued until her death at age 79. By her 20s she was already a famous singer, and recorded her first songs in Brazil in 1945. She performed all over the world, including Spain, Brazil, Italy, and even Japan.

   Throughout her long life, she not only became Portugal’s most famous singer and performer, but also an actress, performing on TV and in several films, including “Sangue Toreiro” and “Fado Corrido” in the 1960s. She continued to perform well into her 70s, and only when she became ill in 1999 did she retreat from public life. When she passed, Portugal declared three days of national mourning, and she was buried at the National Pantheon in Lisbon. Her death is part of what revived the popularity of fado music in Portugal.

   If you are interested in listening to some of her music, I suggest starting with “Gaivota” (”Seagull”) or “Estranha forma de vida” (”Strange Way of Life”). English translations of the lyrics for these songs can easily be found. Happy listening!

I might have to start “stanning” him... this song and MV were fire 🔥!!!

LAY ’莲 (Lit)’ MV

I love his face and facial expressions! I also love that I barely know anything about his personal life, that’s how it should be with celebrities.

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