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Posted by: mozzer 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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My Mellow Monday submission is a retelling of an old Japanese tale.

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mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Story of the Crane Wife (From wikipedia):
The Crane Wife is an old Japanese tale. While there are many variations of the tale, a common version is that a poor man finds an injured crane on his doorstep (or outside with an arrow in it), takes it in and nurses it back to health.
After he releases the crane, a woman appears at his doorstep with whom he falls in love and marries. Because they need money, his wife offers to weave wondrous clothes out of silk that they can sell at the market, but only if he agrees never to watch her making them. They begin to sell them and live a comfortable life, but he soon makes her weave them more and more. Oblivious to his wife's diminishing health, his greed increases.
He eventually peeks in to see what she is doing to make the silk she weaves so desirable. He is shocked to discover that at the loom is a crane plucking feathers from her own body and weaving them into the loom. The crane, seeing him, flies away and never returns.
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  buckheadd5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Well, well, well. Look who it is, " I Am the Great Mozzer who turned down BUCKHEADDS campaign Invitation!". " I Am So Cool!!!".
  I will not forget that mozzer! You only get one campaign invitation from the Great Buckheadd President, Just ONE!
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    BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    How about N-ONE?
    ;oD
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    mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    omg, that is too hilarious! and you're right--I Am So Cool!!!
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      BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago
      
      Hey buckheadd!
      That's Mr. "I Am SO Cool" to you...
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mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago

...and now the lyrics:
And under the boughs unbowed
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
'Till thread bare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A grey sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
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Charlson5 months, 2 weeks ago

Moral of the story: Man has a habit of screwing up a good thing.
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rdy2rck5 months, 2 weeks ago

Really enjoyed this one.
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scott42615 months, 2 weeks ago

And check out this Decemberists clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3Ce9md96g
One of my faves from 2005.
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  mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Never seen the video before; fabulous!
  As a whole, Picaresque is my favorite Decemberists album.
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uncle-dave5 months, 2 weeks ago

I liked it moz! Did you post something by them before?
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  mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  I believe I posted "Mariner's Revenge Song" in one of GM's submissions some time back.
  http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSwX8HyreeY
  It's a 9 minute tale of betrayal and revenge amid the high seas... video is done with legos,lol.
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Searchbeam5 months, 2 weeks ago

Good Post, Mozzer!
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Spadecaller5 months, 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the invite; I enjoyed this.
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2sidestoeverything5 months, 2 weeks ago

Very easy to listen to thanks mozzer!
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  mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  You're welcome 2sides. Great to see ya again! :)
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texangelwings5 months, 2 weeks ago

Thanks Mozzer, nice find!
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greenmac5 months, 2 weeks ago

Very nice song/story thanks Mozzer
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greenmac5 months, 2 weeks ago

This is a little East Coast music.
You Feel The Same Way Too
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mu_30NGrY98
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tanglang5 months, 2 weeks ago

Whoa! Mozzer is getting all deep on us. Nice!
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icono15 months, 2 weeks ago

Nice story and great a great lesson.
Kinda like never look a gift horse in the mouth.
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BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago

For some reason. I couldn't see the video, but otherwise, great song! Thanx Mozz...
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  buckheadd5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Hey bronx:
  WHO SAYS YOU SHOULD LIVE IN AMERICA? I, BUCKHEADD DOES. WITH MY HIGH QUALITY LEADERSHIP SKILLS, I WILL TAKE THE AUGUST AMERICA TO BE AN INVETERATE COUNTRY, NOT TO BE AFFECTED BY THE WILLS OF EVIL DICTATORS, AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST. BUCKHEADD FOR PRESIDENT 2008!
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    BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    Oh no! Not you again!
    :o/
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  mozzer5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Sorry, forgot to mention that ther really isn't a video. That's why I padded this thread with the backstory and lyrics.
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    buckheadd5 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    Haha Bronx is so dumb!
    unfortunately, I am just kidding.
    
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      BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago
      
      Dumb? I quit you're nutty campaign! (That's smart!) & in the future, please refer to me as; "MR. I Am So Cool" Bronx Bomber.
      Thank You!
      =oD
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        buckheadd5 months, 2 weeks ago
        
        How about not!
        ARRR
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ciera-marie5 months, 2 weeks ago

Thanks Mozz!
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