Those who travel very slowly may yet make far greater progress, provided they keep always to the straight road, than those who, while they run, forsake it. Rene Descartes, Discourse on the Method
Lo so che parlo perche' parlo ma che non persuadero' nessuno; e questa e' disonesta' - ma la rettorica mi costringe a forza a far cio' - o in altre parole "e' pur necessario che se uno ha addentato una perfida sorba la risputi". C. Michelstaedter, La Persuasione e la Rettorica
Under a darkening sky / The night is falling down on me / And I'm thinking that I should / Head on home / Been gone too long / Leave my roaming M. Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, Beachcombing
The Who’s Who are You is one of the most marvellous rock songs ever written.
No need to remember that it was used (and it’s still currently) as the CSI Las Vegas main theme.
One of my own design-sets was inspired by this great song too; take a look here: Who Are You?
Morrissey’s The Public Image is an awesome but less famous song available only in You Are The Quarry (the Extended Version one).
Ironic and sad at the same time, like most of his sons, the lyrics and music flow exceptionally tied together. A sense of peace and tranquillity pervades the whole piece as long as it goes near to the end… and when the silence arrives? Well, you can do nothing more than start thinking about what you’ve listened!
This is his own style, more than simple music, more than simple words: philosophy!