the bridge

• thoughts of griefin bir sarkisi..sozleri:
  
  i take your name
  i take your cross
  to the farthest shores of the world.
  carry your word
  carry your work
  to the darkest places of earth.
  
  'cause only you
  are right to know
  which way takes me to his home.
  
  i call for my people
  to come to this castle
  which bears the name of the cross.
  
  settle my land.
  i'll wage the war
  which bears the name of the cross.
  
  and his glorious realm...
  
  you are the bridge
  between this world
  and his glorious realm.
  
  but doubts arise...
  
  the name of my god
  love in my mind
  but we bring hate, death and war.
  
  why do you claim to be right?!
• sonny rollins'in 1962 yilinda kaydettigi guzel album. albumun basligi olan kopru, somut olarak new york'da bulunan williamsburg koprusu'nu soyut olarak da ellilerin sonny'si ile altmislarin sonny'sinin arasindaki kopruyu temsil eder.
• marley marl, roxanne shante, biz markie ve mc shan'den kurulu juice crew'in, '86 çıkışlı golden age/oldskool rap klasiği.. 5 ay sonra boogie down productions, the bridge is over'la bu parçaya cevap vermiştir.
• juice crew'un unutulmaz parçasının sözleri:
  
  ladies and gentleman
  we got mc shan and marley marl in the house tonight
  they just came from off tour and they wanna tell you a little story
  about where they come from
  
  the bridge(scratched) (3x)
  queensbridge
  
  you love to hear the story again and again
  of how it all got started way back when
  the monument is right in your face
  sit and listen for a while to the name of the place
  
  the bridge(scratched) (3x)
  queensbridge
  
  hip hop was set out in the dark
  they used to do it out in the park
  every place they said his name it rang an alarm
  otherwise known as mean teen tom
  a brother whose known for his rap
  jabby jack, larry laughter and least not last
  a cool brother by the name of gas
  these brothers made you get loose
  they was down with a brother called cousin bruce
  they used to jam in the center
  you had to pay so you could enter
  go to the door
  get frisked
  just in order to get in
  and if you wasn't from this town
  then you couldn't fight and win
  but everytime they had a jam
  they couldn't get no peace
  so that's why the jam's out there
  and the parks they had to cease cause you was in
  
  the bridge(scratched) (4x)
  queensbridge
  
  why don't you wise up
  show all the people in the place that you are bright
  make this here one jam that you do not start no fight
  cause that is one thing that we all must see done
  and if you start some shit you're ass had better run
  cause you're in
  
  the bridge(scratched) (4x)
  queensbridge
  
  dimples be the girl, she was great
  her and marley marl went and cut a plate
  they used to rock it out in the place
  and the title of it was sucker dj's
  and then he strolled along one day
  and then he walked into a girl named shante
  third in line you know its me
  mc shan ha ha in the place to be
  mc man he made them beg
  he is the man who is known as craig
  the newest member out to get loose
  now he is down with us and he got the juice
  this is the place where stars are born
  and we are the only ones that can't be worn
  out
  by any place any part of the world
  and while i'm out on tour keep your hand off my girl
  when she's in
  
  the bridge(scratched) (8x)
  queensbridge
  
  dead dreams, bought and sold
  you gotta try and receive your goal
  however you do it however you're made
  don't ever listen to what ? say
  cause i will tell you the deal
  you gotta go by what your heart feel
  cause if you don't you'll be misled
  by stupid little things put inside your head
  or someone else that you will see
  their trying to live your destiny
  by the time you think about it your grown
  and then you gotta say god damn i gotta leave my home
  grab hold of your heavy chain
  rich people always pullin always trying to restrain
  you heard just what i said
  they're always pullin ya back when you wanna get ahead
  they pull you back cause their not wit it
  you're talking about school
  their talking about quit it
  soon you'll see that time just fly
  cause you spent most of it out gettin high
  thought about it much, much later
  could've went to school and been much greater
  but you chose to lead that fate
  now you're sucking on a bone when it should've been steak
  the whole purpose of the story i told
  was mainly to inspire you to reach your goals
  stop walking through life as if you are blind
  you should reach for your goal cause i'm reaching for mine
  and i'm from
  
  the bridge(scratched) (4x)
  queensbridge
  
  keep on rockin
  the bridge
  will keep rockin
  if the beat stop rockin
  the bridge will keep rockin
  if the beat stop rockin
  the bridge will keep-a rockin
  till the beat stop rockin
  the bridge will keep-a rockin
  till the bridge stop rockin
  the kids will keep-a rockin
  when the bridge stop rockin
  the bridge will keep-a rockin
  if the kids stop rockin
  the bridge will keep-a rockin
  till the beat stop rockin
  the bridge will keep rockin
  
  ladies and gentleman
  we got mc shan and marley marl in the house tonight
  
  ladies and gentleman
  we got mc shan and marley marl in the house tonight
  they just came from off tour and they wanna tell you a little story
  about where they come from
  
  they just came from off tour and they wanna tell you a little story
  about where they come from
  
  (music plays until end)
• clinic in john peel session'larindan birinde söyledigi sarkisinin adi
• clinic'in walking with thee albumunun 9. parcasi.
  
  bits of batler cook in the glow,
  you need the love you need it to show
  come come come oh how we know,
  you need the love you need it to show
  come and glow
  its good as ever
  good as ever close
  
  look at all the sun on the waves
  you need the love you need it today
  come come it's never too late
  you need the love you need it today
  come and glow
  its good as ever
  good as ever close
  
  meet me on the bridge out of sight
  you need the love you need it to die,
  come come you know that is time
  you need the love you need it to show
  come and glow
• elton john un eleştirmenlere göre uzun yıllar aradan sonra yaptiğı en iyi parça. the captain and the kid albümünün çıkış single olan parçadır aynı zamanda. sir^* 'ünde dediği gibi kişinin hayatındaki herhangi ana mutlu ya da hüzünlü adapte edilebilecek olan karmakarışık bir eserdir.
  
  i've seen the bridge and the bridge is long
  and they built it high and they built it strong
  strong enough to hold the weight of time
  long enough to leave some of us behind
  
  and every one of us has to face that day
  do you cross the bridge or do you fade away
  and every one of us that ever came to play
  has to cross the bridge or fade away
  
  standing on the bridge looking at the waves
  seen so many jump, never seen one saved
  on a distant beach your song can die
  on a bitter wind, on a cruel tide
  
  and the bridge it shines
  oh cold hard iron
  saying come and risk it all
  or die trying
• eric steel'in yönettiği 2006 yapımı golden gate belgeseli.
  
  "
  new yorker' da yayımlanan bir haberden ilham alan yönetmen eric steel, 2004 yılı boyunca golden gate köprüsüne kameralar yerleştirmiş ve dünyanın en çok intihar edilen yeri olan bu ünlü yapıdan atlayıp kendini öldürmeyi deneyen 24 kişiyi kaydetmiş. arkadaşlar, aile bireyleri, tanıklar ve çeşitli intihar girişimcileriyle yapılan röportajlar aracılığıyla, bu kişilerin neden kendilerini öldürmek istediklerini ve neden özellikle orayı seçtiklerini açıklamaya çalışan köprü, insan zihnin en karanlık ve belki de en zor nüfuz edilen köşelerine göz atıyor.
  "
• oldukca basarili bir sekilde kotarilmis belgesel. izledikten sonra insan allak bullak oluyor.. nede olsa kopruden atlayip intihar etmek biz turklerin yabanci oldugu bir kavram degil..
  
  kopruden atlayip kurtulmayi becermis bir genc ve babasi ile yapilan roportaj ise oldukca carpici.
• (bkz: gene sprague)