… Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pick-up
Take it down to L.A.
Find a place to call my own and try to fix up
Start a brand new day
… The woman I’m thinking of, she loved me all up
But I’m so down today
She’s so fine, she’s in my mind
I hear her callin’
… See the lonely boy, out on the weekend
Trying to make it pay
Can’t relate to joy, he tries to speak and
Can’t begin to say
… She got pictures on the wall, they make me look up
From her big brass bed
Now I’m running down the road trying to stay up
Somewhere in her head
… The woman I’m thinking of, she loved me all up
But I’m so down today
She’s so fine, she’s in my mind
I hear her callin’
… See the lonely boy, out on the weekend
Trying to make it pay
Can’t relate to joy, he tries to speak and
Can’t begin to say, oh
Neil Young – “Out on the Weekend” (1972)
A song about a man who’s drifting through life with a quiet heaviness. He’s trying to start over, escape the noise, and find a place that feels like his own.

Neil Young – “Out on the Weekend”
A classic from Harvest (1972) where you can really hear who Neil Young was at that time, a drifting, sensitive soul with one foot on the road and the other still stuck in yesterday.

In the song he sings as a man trying to start over, chasing a fresh beginning in L.A. while carrying a quiet sadness he can’t shake. He’s thinking of a woman who once loved him completely, yet he still feels strangely alone.

Neil’s voice is fragile, warm, and a little cracked around the edges, that signature tone that makes him sound both strong and broken at the same time. It’s what turns “lonely boy out on the weekend” into something more than lyrics; it becomes a confession.

A gentle country groove, a restless heart, and the unmistakable voice of a man who never hides what he feels.

And the piano wept

In the quiet corner of the night,
when the world slept and the darkness breathed,
the first note came.
Like a tear finally allowed to fall.

It wasn’t just music,
but a memory awakening,
a secret whisper between the tones.

Each one opened a door.
A door to a love that never lived,
a door to a longing with no end,
a door to everything spoken in silence.

The fingers danced.
Vulnerability. Weakness.
And the piano wept.
Because it understood.

When the final faded,
the silence was heavier than the night,
yet soft with peace.
And the piano wept

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Chopin lived with serious illness for much of his life, most likely tuberculosis.
He grew weaker over the years, yet composed some of his most beautiful works during this time.
He died in Paris in 1849, only 39 years old.

Chopin – Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor. Written in 1830 when Chopin was only 20 years old. The piece was published after his death.
Chopin is considered one of the greatest composers for the piano. He was Polish, settled in Paris, and expressed emotion through music rather than grand words.

Nocturne No. 20 is one of his most beloved works.
Melancholic and masterful, simple yet profoundly moving.

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Sade, the song and the voice

Sade Adu represents elegance and simplicity in expression. The way she balances silence, phrasing, and warmth creates an intensity and depth that existed in music before autotune.
A fascinating blend of soul, jazz, and pop in a timeless mix. A voice that never needs to strain to reach. Subtle art. Human – not artificial.

I Want You to Want Me
A song about longing and playfulness. The longing to be desired. A delicate interplay between light and shadow, between word and tone. Almost as if she is smiling behind the voice. The song moves like a dance – effortless, yet full of warmth, making it personal to every listener.

Intonation
Sade’s greatest strength: her use of micro-intonation. The Glissando. She lets tones glide and float, shaping them with the slightest touch or bend – nuances a piano can never capture. This “fine-tuning” gives the music life and play, like small waves that never fall in exactly the same place. It is in these movements that intimacy is born, and the song becomes more than music. Or perhaps it becomes music itself – depending on how you define it.

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✨ A beautifully crafted performance of Kyrie from Missa Rigensis ✨

Meridian Choir, a professional London-based ensemble, performs Uģis Prauliņš’ Kyrie with clarity, precision, and musical depth under the direction of Dr. Irene Messoloras. Every phrase is shaped with care and intention — a thoughtful and moving interpretation that highlights the strength of choral expression when it’s at its best.

📍Dr. Messoloras is also scheduled to join Ola Gjeilo for a choral tour in Norway, 2026.

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🎵 Kyrie (from Missa Rigensis)
🎙️ Performed by: @meridianchoir
🎼 Conductor: @irene_messoloras
🎼 Composer: Uģis Prauliņš

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📩 For credit/removal requests, please contact.
🎥 All rights and recognition go to the original creators.

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That moment when you’ve tuned the whole piano, only to realize the bass won’t hold pitch… and you start wondering if you should’ve taken one more week of vacation instead of pretending to be a hero.