pop icons: richard fariña

Been down so long it looks like up to me

Richard Fariña (marzo 8 1937 - abril 30 1966)

1. A Richard Fariña le gustaba el ajo, las canciones de Dionne Warwick, la pintura de Marc Chagall, las aventuras de Plastic Man; fue amigo de Thomas Pynchon, tuvo brevemente un advertising job, gran escritor de culto y folk artist a recuperar. Finalmente, logró lo que quería: “Victory”.

2. Un libro que todos deberían leer.

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They’ll buy you a suit of clothes / and pay to get another nose /so no one will turn you away.
You’ll wear a tie and hope to die / if anymore you try to fly / from people with nothing to say.

So cut your hair and never stare  / people who ain’t aware / that every morning they wake up dead.
Take off your boots and find your roots /and join the ranks of young recruits  / who have a collectivized head.

 

3. Video: Mimi & Richard Farina doing Dopico & Celebration for a Grey Day

more info:  website: http://www.richardandmimi.com/richard.html

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