| — | Alexander Waugh (via someofmybestfriends) |
God And My Right is the story of Thomas Becket, about which Evelyn Waugh said:
‘It is rather as though the talents which made I, Claudius and The Forsyte Saga were fused into a single, quite new and individual creation’
So worth a read then.
| — | Evelyn Waugh, Diaries. (via thenextstation) |
Wikipedia claims that Cara is supposed to be French.
You are wrong, Wikipedia. Dead wrong.
I’m not sure if doodling Anthony Blanche while waiting for an appointment with my advisor will ever be counted as one of my prouder moments.
Do you remember when Anthony Blanch is threatened to be put in the “Mercury” fountain by those Bullingdon boys? Well here they are, in all their glory. Common activities the incredibly exclusive Bullingdon club members partake in is drunken revelry and trashing restaurants. Twice, in 1894 and again in 1927, Bullingdon club members smashed all 468 windows of the Peckwater Quad of Christ Church after a night of drinking. Former members include David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Prince Edward VIII (later banned from participating by his mum Queen Mary), and George Osborne.
http://booksmartgirl.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-read-brideshead-revisited.html
Visions of Oxford
01. Bach: Cantata BWV 167 | Yo-Yo Ma
Sombre domes and glistening spires…02. Mendelssohn: Spring Song | Budapest Strings
Chance encounters.03. A Game of Cricket | Adrian Johnston
That borrowed motorcar.04. Doce De Coco | Yo-Yo Ma
Must we always get drunk at luncheon? But of course!05. You’re Just Too Sweet for Words | Annette Hanshaw
I’d gladly walk a mile for some of your sunshine.06. Bach: Prelude in C minor | Andrea Vigh
Autumn stroll along Addison’s Walk…07. Winter Nights | Alexandre Desplat
Frosted windows and snow-covered spires.08. Seuls | Bruno Coulais
Of dusty tomes and secrets revealed…09. Three O’Clock in the Morning | Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
Stay just a bit longer.10. Leclair - Tambourin | Emilie Autumn
To youthful indiscretions; to debauchery and dalliances!11. Vivaldi: Concerto in La Maggiore, Allegro molto | Zagreber Solisten
The Boat Race.12. Pennies from Heaven | Rose Murphy
If you want the things you love, you must have showers.13. Guilty | Al Bowlly
Is it a sin, is it a crime? Loving you, dear, like I do?14. Avenue du bois | Alexandre Desplat
These things never last…15. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10, No. 4 in C# minor | Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sent down?!16. The Kiss | Philip Glass
The last train home.17. I’m Yours | David Arnold
A bundle of yellowing billets-doux…18. Childhood (2) | Yann Tiersen
To old boys and new loves.19. Orphans of the Storm | Adrian Johnston
Nostalgia makes such fools of us…20. The Party’s Over Now | Noël Coward
Farewell, adieu…
I can’t help but think that I’m playing right into his hand. Oh how lovely you are etc etc. Or maybe it doesn’t really count as paying any kind of real artistic adulation unless it’s a full bronze bust. In that case I am safe.
Title: what a lot of parties :: music to get down with evelyn waugh to
Author: Kiki
Fandom: Evelyn Waugh
Tracks: 18
Notes: A fanmix for Evelyn Waugh. Some songs were chose for specific characters/moments, but overall I just chose songs that capture the feeling of Waugh. All songs from the 1920s-1940s. And quite a bit of Noel Coward. Of course.I’ll have download links soon, but I’m having issues at the moment with my hosting site.
01. Let’s Misbehave
We’re all alone, no chaperone
Can get our number
The world’s in slumber—let’s misbehave
There’s something wild about you child
That’s so contagious
Let’s be outrageous—let’s misbehave02. Nina
Though no-one ever could be keener
Than little Nina
On quite a number
Of very eligible men who did the rhumba
When they proposed to her she simply left them flat
She said that love should be impulsive
But not convulsive
And syncopation
Had a discouraging effect on procreation
And that she’d rather read a book and that was that03. After You’ve Gone
After you’ve gone
And left me cryin’
After you’ve gone
There’s no denyin’
You’ll feel blue
You’ll feel sad
You’ll miss the bestest pal you ever had04. Three O’clock In the Morning
It’s three o’clock
In the morning
I say that we danced
The whole night through
And daylight soon
Will be dawning
There’s a-one
More dance with you
05. Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
I just got an invitation through the mail:
“Your presence requested this evening,
It’s formal, a top hat, a white tie and tails.”
Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails.
Because I’m invited to step out this evening
With top hat and white tie and tails.06. The Stately Homes of England
Lord Elderly, Lord Borrowmere,
Lord Sickert and Lord Camp.
With every virtue, every grace,
Ah, what avails the sceptred race.
Here you see the four of us,
And there are so many more of us-
Eldest sons
That must succeed.
We know how Caesar conquered Gaul,
And how to whack a cricket ball;
Apart from this, our education
Lacks co-ordination.
Though we’re young,
And tentative,
And rather rip-representative
Scions of a noble breed,
We are the products of those homes,
Serene and stately,
That only lately,
Seem to have run to seed
07. Somebody Stole My Gal
Somebody stole my gal
Somebody stole my pal
Somebody came and took her away
She didn’t even say she was leavin’
The kisses I love so
He’s getting now I know,
And Gee! I know that she
Would come to me if she could see
Her broken hearted lonesome pal
Somebody stole my gal
08. Some of These Days
Some of these days,
Oh, you’ll miss me honey
Some of these days,
You’re gonna feel so lonely
You’re gonna miss my huggin’,
You’re gonna miss my kissin’.
You’re gonna miss me honey when I’m far away
09. Tonight You Belong to Me
Though you belong to somebody else
Tonight you belong to me
Though we’re apart
Your heart of my heart
Tonight you belong to me
10. Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses
Oh yes, I’m looking at the world through rose colored glasses,
Everything is rosy now.
Looking at the world and everything that passes,
Seems of rosy hue somehow.11. I’ve Been to a Marvelous Party
I went to a marvelous party we didn’t sit down til ten.
Y’know young Bobby Carr did a stunt at the bar with a lot of extraordinary men. And then Freda arrived with a turtle which shattered us all to the core.
And then the Duchess passed out at a quarter to three and suddenly Cyril cried ‘fiddle-de-de’ and he ripped off his trousers and jumped in the sea
I couldn’t have liked it more.12. Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
That’s my baby
No sir, I don’t mean maybe
Yes sir, that’s my baby now
Yes, ma’am, we’ve decided
No ma’am, we ain’t gonna hide it
Yes, ma’am, you’re invited now
13. Let’s Face the Music and Dance
There may be trouble ahead
But while there’s moonlight and music
And love and romance
Let’s face the music and dance14. The Girl Friend
Isn’t she cute, isn’t she sweet,
She’s gentle, and mentally nearly complete
She’s knock down, she’s regal, her beauty’s illegal
She’s the girlfriend
15. Am I Blue?
Am I blue
Am I blue
Ain’t these tears, in these eyes telling you
How can you ask me “am I blue”
Why, wouldn’t you be too
If each plan
With your man
Done fell through16. There are Bad Times Just Around the Corner
There are bad times just around the corner,
There are dark clouds hurtling through the sky
And it’s no good whining
About a silver lining
For we know from experience that they won’t roll by,
With a scowl and a frown
We’ll keep our peckers down
And prepare for depression and doom and dread,
We’re going to unpack our troubles from our old kit bag
And wait until we drop down dead.17. Cocktails For Two
In some secluded rendezvous
That overlooks the avenue
With someone sharing a delightful chat
Of this and that
And cocktails for two
As we enjoy a cigarette
To some exquisite chansonnette
Two hands are sure to slyly meet beneath
A serviette
With cocktails for two18. The Song Is Ended But the Melody Lingers On
The night was splendid
And the melody seemed to say
“Summer will pass away
Take your happiness while you may”
There ‘neath the light of the moon
We sang a love song that ended too soon
The moon descended
And I found with the break of dawn
You and the song had gone
But the melody lingers on
