Il Ne Reste Qu'a Chanter - Revision history

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
	*Shares a title with Art & Language's 2006 exhibition that displayed mirror and [[Karaoke Bar\|karaoke pieces]]		*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). The quote is portrayed more literally in "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"
	*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). The quote is portrayed literally in "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"		*It shares a title with a 2006 [[Art & Language]] exhibition that featured mirror and [[Karaoke Bar\|karaoke pieces]]

	== References ==		== References ==

Dotclub at 15:22, 16 October 2023

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	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	{{Lyrics\|		{{Lyrics\|
	Three mirrors hang on ~~the~~ wall		Three mirrors hang on a wall.
	~~Painter~~ breaking the law		Obeying and breaking the law.
	You can think of them as portraits		You can think of them as portraits
	As you inspect your face		As you inspect your face.
	You can even think ~~that~~'s all		You can even think 'That’s all'.
	Or you might suppose there is more		Or you might suppose there is more:
	That no mirror can ~~detect~~		That no mirror can dictate
	~~Who's~~ bound to leave to trace		What is bound to leave no trace.
	~~Sliver stab~~ can have no say		The silvered slab can have no say
	In what it may reflect		In what it may reflect.
	It does not look away		It does not look away.
	So take your eye off what it ~~sees~~		So take your eye off what it sees—
	The passing ~~everyday~~		The passing everyday—
	~~Make~~ the effort to detect		And make the effort to detect
	The glassy surface		The glassy surface. Say
	~~Say what~~ you see		What you see when it frees
	~~Let~~ it ~~freeze itself~~		Itself of the world’s contingency.
	Of the ~~world's~~ contingency		There are three mirrors on a wall,

	~~Three~~ mirrors ~~hang~~ on ~~the~~ wall
	They may vary in size		They may vary in size
	But not a whole lot		But not a whole lot.
	Call the possible variants (a), (b), (c)		Call the possible variants (a), (b), (c),
	Any of these may be in one of two states ~~we'll~~ call (1) and (2)		Any of these may be
	~~Depending on~~ whether or not an imperfect plane has been placed		In one of two states we’ll call
	Covering the ~~mirror's~~ flat surface		(1) and (2), depending whether or not
	The distortion created is not at all great		An imperfect plane has been placed
	~~There's~~ no drama for the eye ~~for a set of three mirrors~~		Covering the mirror’s flat surface.
	For a set of three mirrors ~~there~~ are eight ~~possible~~ configurations		The distortion created
	(a), (a), (a), or (b), (b), (b), or (c), (c), (c), or		Is not at all great
	(a), (a), (b), or (a), (a), (c), or (a), (b), (b), or		There’s no drama for the eye.
	(a), (c), (c), or (a), (b), (c)		For a set of three mirrors;
			There are eight
	~~There~~ are fifty-six combinations in which they may be distorted or flat		Possible configurations, (a), (a), (a),
	Now we say ~~that~~ a flat mirror is a (1) ~~and~~ an imperfect one a (2)		Or (b), (b), (b), or (c), (c), (c), or (a), (a), (b), or (a), (a), (c),
	So that for a ~~? that's~~ (a), (b), (c)		Or (a), (b), (b), or (a), (c), (c), or (a), (b), (c).
	We may have state or condition (1), (1), (1), or		And there are fifty six combinations
	(1), (2), (1), or (1), (1), (2), or (1), (2), (2), or		In which they may be distorted or flat.
	(2), (2), (2), or (2), (1), (2), or (2), (2), (1), or		Now we say
	(2), (1), (1)		That a flat mirror is a (1),
			And an imperfect one a (2).
			So that for a set that’s (a), (b), (c),
			We may have state or condition
			(1), (1), (1), or (1), (2), (1) or (1), (1), (2),
			Or (1), (2), (2), or (2), (2), (2),
			Or (2), (1), (2), or (2), (2), (1),
			Or (2), (1), (1).
	If we have three dimensions		If we have three dimensions
	(a), (a), (b), they can appear		(a), (a), (b), they can appear
	In state or condition (1), (1), (1), or		In state or condition (1), (1), (1),
	(1), (1), (2), or (1), (2), (2), or (1), (2), (1) or		Or (1), (1), (2), or (1), (2), (2),
	(2), (2), (1), or (2), (2), (2)		Or (1), (2), (1), or (2), (2), (1),
			Or (2), (2), (2).
	And similarly		And similarly
	For (a), (b), (b), (a), (a), (c), (b), (b), (c).		For (a), (b), (b), (a), (a), (c), (b),
	(a), (a), (c), and (b), (c), (c).		(b), (c), (a), (a), (c) and (b), (c), (c).

	For (a), (a), (a) we may have		For (a), (a), (a) we may have
	(1), (1), (1), or (1), (1), (2), or (1), (2), (2), or		(1), (1), (1), or (1), (1), (2),
	(2), (2), (2).		Or (1), (2), (2) or (2), (2), (2).

	And similarly		And similarly
	For (b), (b), (c) and (c), (c), (c).		For (b), (b), (c) and (c), (c), (c).
			That is what you could see.
	That is what you could see.
	}}		}}

Dotclub at 04:39, 12 September 2023

2023-09-12T04:39:03Z

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
			*Shares a title with Art & Language's 2006 exhibition that displayed mirror and [[Karaoke Bar\|karaoke pieces]]
	*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). The quote is portrayed literally in "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"		*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). The quote is portrayed literally in "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"

Dotclub: /* Interpretations */

2023-09-11T17:15:59Z

Interpretations

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
	*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). ~~See also:~~ "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"		*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). The quote is portrayed literally in "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"

	== References ==		== References ==

Dotclub: /* Interpretations */

2023-09-11T17:09:20Z

Interpretations

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
	*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing")		*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing"). See also: "[[Igor Zabel's Song]]"

	== References ==		== References ==

Dotclub: /* Chronology */

2023-09-07T22:24:25Z

Chronology

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	== Chronology ==		== Chronology ==
	* {{RLink\|Sighs}}		* {{RLink\|Sighs}} {{MediaLink\|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbm11ic3ehg}}
	** [[Elisa Randazzo]] - vocals		** [[Elisa Randazzo]] - vocals

Dotclub at 02:16, 5 August 2023

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
	*		*The title comes from a Samuel Beckett quote: "Quand on est dans la merde jusqu’au cou, il ne reste plus qu’à chanter" ("When you're in deep shit, all you have left to do is sing")

	== References ==		== References ==

Dotclub at 02:12, 5 August 2023

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	{{Lyrics\|		{{Lyrics\|
	Three mirrors hang on the wall		Three mirrors hang on the wall
	? breaking the law		Painter breaking the law
	You can think of them as portraits		You can think of them as portraits
	As you inspect your face		As you inspect your face

Dotclub at 02:11, 5 August 2023

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	Of the world's contingency		Of the world's contingency

	~~Are three~~ mirrors hang on the wall		Three mirrors hang on the wall
	They may vary in size		They may vary in size
	But not a whole lot		But not a whole lot

Dotclub at 02:09, 5 August 2023

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 If we have three dimensions
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