SOUNDTRACK: LENA-“Satellite” (2010).
The 2010 Eurovision song winner is from Germany and her name is Lena. I can’t say that I’ve listened to the contests much in the past, but this year, I enjoyed the raging discussion about these pop gems.
“Satellite” is really darn catchy. Lena’s voice is totally fascinating. She affects a very broad English accent (although I can’t decide from where) while singing this insanely catchy song. The lyrics are, by default, silly. But the couplet “I bought new underwear, they’re blue, and I wore them just the other day” is pretty darn cute.
And Lena herself is adorable. I didn’t see any of the live show, but her video is quite fetching. What happens to Eurovision winners anyhow? Will we ever hear from Lena again?
[READ: June 30, 2010] “The Peaches”
I read this piece because when I printed out the Barthleme story, I printed extra pages just to be safe, and how about that, I got whole other story. I’d never heard of Ted Walker before, although it appears that he was quite well regarded in his time.
The thing that strikes me most about this story is that it was published the year before I was born, and it’s shocking how different of a husband and father he is just 40-some years ago.
In many ways I was so distracted by his attitude towards his wife (and her reaction to their life) that I never really got involved in the story. I will say that the peach tree metaphor throughout the story is quite good, but it is especially powerful as the story nears the end. (more…)
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