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IF YOU’RE FEELING like you need to take a moment to appreciate romance today, head to www.google.com.
We’re not asking you to Google anything – all you need to do is click the big red balloon, and sit back.
In tribute to composer Achille-Claude Debussy, today’s Google Doodle is a low-key, romantic animated short film.
It appears to show a moonlit French street in the late 19th century or early 20th century, and the viewer is brought on a little journey that ends in romance.
The lights in the buildings are synchronised to different piano keys, meaning the city lights up in new ways as the piece progresses.
A French native, Debussy was born on 22 August 1862, and began piano lessons at the age of 7. At 10, he went to the Paris Conservatoire, and spent 11 years there studying.
He went on to become a composer associated with the Impressionist movement, and died in 1918 of rectal cancer.
Leaving a colourful personal life and inspiring working life behind him, he is now considered one of the most influential composers of his time.
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I was at it and it was spectacular
Amazing how everyone shuts up about hating Bono and about tax affairs whenever there’s tickets to be had for anU2 gig in Croker…
@Tom Tom: they only went to shout at him for a few hours and get it off their chests.
By many accounts seemed to have been a somewhat tired performance compared to previous.
@Toon Army:
Depends who you ask. For many it was their best performance on home turf in a long time
@Toon Army:
Obviously you weren’t there. It was a great gig
@Toon Army:
I’ve seen them 13 times live and this was indeed their weakest performance that I’ve seen. Bono was off his game and it was a stark contrast to their recent performances in the Point where they were simply incredible. Still Saturday was a great show and the crowd loved it.
@Nick Allen: of the 4 people I have spoken to about it, 3 say bad and 1 says good. (I’m on the bad side)
The journal should do a poll on it !
@Cicero: It was average at best. Felt they were just going through the motions
Was at it and thought it was a poor concert compared to previous U2 concerts…..especially the one in the 3 arena. With 20mins to go there was a steady stream of people leaving which speaks volumes. Agree with a previous poster that it was a tired performance from Bono
Pity the other 3 never address the fans….
@Ken Pepper: I’m struggling to think of any band where anyone but the lead singer/frontman addresses the croud.
There are plenty where they do solos but almost never actually speak to the croud.
I was there, it was a brilliant gig.
Homecoming gig? We’re U2 living permanently abroad?
I was there and can confirm lots of people leaving early.
I was one of them, the sound so poor at Lower Cusack where I was that I couldn’t even make out what Bono was saying between songs let alone when he was singing.
Ironically his voice was at its best in the toilets behind my seating area.
Won’t go to Croke park unless I have pitch tickets where I believe it was OK.
Can’t believe he STILL hasn’t found what he’s looking for.. Maybe it’s behind him.
That was the worst attempt at a heart I’ve ever seen. Looked like a box
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