The "Songs of Innocence and Experience" thread

[Machjo]

Since there is no general culture forum, I'll throw this in with the Canadian culture thread. I love the genius in how William Blake managed to express such depth in such simple language. Here I dedicate musical interpretations of his poems from this book:

The Tyger
YouTube - Tangerine Dream - "Tyger"

London:
YouTube - Tangerine Dream - London (H.Q. audio)

The garden of love:
YouTube - The Garden of Love by William Blake, music by Rodney Money SSAA

There are others, but this is a start. And please feel free to add any others you find.

Also, though this other one is not from the same book, it is from the same author and I can't resist but to include it too:

Jerusalem:
YouTube - Mary Hopkin Jerusalem

 

[Bar Sinister]

I always liked Blake's poetry. And I am not much into that form of literature.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Ah, Blake, haven't read him since my university days, when a good friend of mine (English major) gave me (physics major) a collection of his works. I liked most of his stuff at the time, and I can see the book from where I sit in my den, right beside a fat volume of Shelley's collected works. I believe I'll dip into it again, it's been a long time. Thanks Machjo, for that reminder, good stuff is always worth revisiting.