ecce cor meum

last night i went to see the uk premiere of paul mccartney's work for orchestra and voices "ecce cor meum" - behold my heart.

the ticket cost me £40, and the programme was another £10. £50. but boy oh boy was it worth it.

the music was very, very poor - and the lyrics even worse. i haven't laughed so much in ages.

here's some snippets of mccartney magic for you. you'll need to be sitting down.

spiritus, spiritus, lead us to love,
spirit of holiness, teach us to love,
spirit show us how to live in pure love.

take love away and we are ruined
take love away and we are lost

in a world without each other how could we go on living our lives?

we may find a trace
of a state of grace
in the saddest face
something is there

how the rivers flow
we may never know
but it goes to show
something is there

music, music, musica
music, music, musica
fill us with joy
joy to be here
here in your song
help us to discover wisdom

music is the servant of the queen and king
who are happy if we smile but are delighted if we sing

truth is only reality
nature truly is what we are
peace is only nature at rest
love is our true nature

although life sometimes is hard
we still pull through
and then our positive feelings are threatened
unless we can pull through
to the opposite side
nothing else remains

just try and imagine these words being sung at you by 200 singers, backed up by a huge pipe organ and a full orchestra. the only possible response is to laugh.