
Before "Halloween", Live at Luther College
On American Idol. http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/sanjaya_malakar
Before "Halloween", Live at Luther College
“Come, sing now, sing; for I know you sing well;
I see you have a singing face.”
The Wild Goose Chase (c. 1621; published 1652), Act II. 2.
1976 song about Blanca Rodríguez (wife of Carlos Andrés Pérez) according to 4 Feb 1976 New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/04/archives/mrs-trudeau-replies-on-radio-to-critics-of-tour.html
Source: Mark Donnelly: Q&A with the slimming anthem singer https://www.canadianbusiness.com/lifestyle/mark-donnelly-qa-with-the-slimming-anthem-singer/ (March 13, 2012)
Introducing "Who by Fire"
Warsaw concert (1985)
Context: I come from a country where we do not have the same struggles as you have. I respect your struggles. And it may surprise you, but I respect both sides of this struggle. It seems to be that in Europe there needs to be a left foot and a right foot to move forward. I wish that both feet move forward and the body moves towards its proper destiny. This is an intense country; the people are heroic, the spirit is independent. It is a difficult country to govern, it needs a strong government and a strong union. … I would like to say to you, to the leaders of the left, and the leaders of the right, I sing... I sing for everyone. My song has no flag, my song has no party. And I say the prayer, that we said in our synagogue, I say it for the leader of your union and the leader of your party. May the Lord put a spirit, a wisdom and understanding into the hearts of your leaders and into the hearts of all their counsellors.
Asked in an interview what he does in his spare time. http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/0419SanjayaSpeaks0419.html
Silence and Awakening
The Inevitable: Contemporary Writer Confront Death (2011) Edited by David Shields & Bradford Morrow
“If singing were all that serious, frowning would make you sound better.”
Source: How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger (1981), p. 122