ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Eddi Reader - Singer/songwriter
In her warm, glorious voice, Eddi Reader sings thoughtful songs about love, longing and introspection.

Why you should listen

Scotland-born Eddi Reader was an '80s pop star in the UK, where her band Fairground Attraction had a #1 hit with the supercatchy "Perfect." Now, as a solo artist, her sounds has matured; quiet acoustic arrangements and gentle harmonies put her lush voice front and center. TED Music Director Thomas Dolby calls her his favorite singer of all time.

Albums such as Candyfloss and Medicine and Angels & Electricity established her as a thoughtful songwriter and interpreter, with an affinity for wistful songs of longing and loss -- and a nice sideline in what used to be called "message" songs, which call to the listener to think about war and peace, the Earth and our place in it.

Reader has also become a noted interpreter of the poems of Robert Burns. Her latest album, Peacetime, offers a compelling mix of Burns lyrics, traditional folk tunes and new songs written by Reader and her longtime songwriting partner, Boo Hewerdine. Fun fact: The title song on the album, "Peacetime," Eddi first learned backstage at her 2003 TED performance.

More profile about the speaker
Eddi Reader | Speaker | TED.com
Thomas Dolby - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

Why you should listen

Perhaps best known for blinding us with science, Thomas Dolby has always blurred the lines between composition and invention. As a London teenager, Tom Robertson was fascinated with the convergence of music and technology. His experiments with an assortment of keyboards, synthesizers and cassette players led his friends to dub him “Dolby.” That same fascination later drove him to become an electronic musician and multimedia artist whose groundbreaking work fused music with computer technology and video. Two decades, several film scores, five Grammy nominations and countless live-layered sound loops later, it's clear Dolby's innovations have changed the sound of popular music.

In the 1990s, Dolby re-created himself as a digital-musical entrepreneur, founding Beatnik, which developed the polyphonic ringtone software used in more than half a billion cell phones. From 2001 to 2012, Dolby served as TED's Music Director, programming great music for the TED stage, assembling a wide variety of house bands and collaborations to play between speakers. At TED2010, backed by the string quarter Ethel, he premiered the song "Love Is a Loaded Pistol," from his sweeping, A Map of the Floating City. The album marked his return to recording and touring after a 15-year hiatus, and used seriously retro technology -- '40s-era oscilloscopes and Royal Navy field-test equipment -- to control modern synthesizers, in shows at once nostalgic and cutting edge.

In 2014, Dolby took on a new name: professor. He was named the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the course "Sound on Film."

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Dolby | Speaker | TED.com
TED2003

Eddi Reader: "Kiteflyer's Hill"

Eddi Reader singt "Kiteflyer's Hill"

Filmed:
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Die Liedermacherin Eddi Reader präsentiert ihren Song "Kiteflyer's Hill", einen zärtlichen Blick zurück auf eine verlorene Liebe. Am Piano: Thomas Dolby.
- Singer/songwriter
In her warm, glorious voice, Eddi Reader sings thoughtful songs about love, longing and introspection. Full bio - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City." Full bio

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This is about a placeOrt in LondonLondon
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callednamens Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer HillHill
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der sich "Kiteflyer's Hill" (Drachen-Wiese) nennt.
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where I used to go and spendverbringen hoursStd.
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Ich verbrachte dort immer viele Stunden
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going "When is he comingKommen back? When is he comingKommen back?"
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und fragte mich: "Wann kommt er wieder? Wann kommt er wieder?"
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So this is anotherein anderer one dedicatedgewidmet to that guy ...
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Es ist also wieder einmal ein Lied, das jenem Mann gewidmet ist,
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who I've got over.
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über den ich inzwischen hinweggekommen bin.
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But this is "Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer HillHill."
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Jetzt aber zu "Kiteflyer's Hill".
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It's a beautifulschön songLied writtengeschrieben by a guy callednamens MartinMartin EvanEvan,
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Es ist ein schöner Song, den ein gewisser Martin Evan
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actuallytatsächlich, for me.
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für mich geschrieben hat.
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BooBoo HewerdineHewerdine, ThomasThomas DolbyDolby,
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Boo Hewerdine, Thomas Dolby.
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thank you very much for invitingeinladend me. It's been a blessingSegen singingSingen for you.
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Schönen Dank für die Einladung. Es war ein Vergnügen für euch zu singen.
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Thank you very much.
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Vielen Dank.
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♫ Do you remembermerken when we used to go ♫
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♫ Erinnerst du dich noch daran, wie wir hinauf ♫
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♫ up to Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer HillHill? ♫
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♫ zum Kiteflyer's Hill gingen? ♫
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♫ Those summerSommer- nightsNächte, so still ♫
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♫ An jene Sommernächte, alles war still, ♫
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♫ with all of the cityStadt beneathunter us ♫
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♫ und die gesamte Stadt lag unter uns, ♫
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♫ and all of our livesLeben aheadvoraus
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♫ und unser ganzes Leben lag vor uns, ♫
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♫ before cruelgrausam and foolishdumm wordsWörter
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♫ bis dann grausame und törichte Worte ♫
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♫ were cruellygrausam and foolishlyDummerweise said ♫
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♫ grausam und töricht geäußert wurden. ♫
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♫ Some nightsNächte I think of you ♫
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♫ In manchen Nächten denke ich an dich, ♫
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♫ and then I go up ♫
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♫ und dann gehe ich hinauf ♫
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♫ on Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer HillHill
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♫ auf den Kiteflyer's Hill, ♫
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wrappedgewickelt up againstgegen the winterWinter chillChill doch
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♫ warm eingepackt gegen die winterliche Kälte, ♫
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♫ And somewhereirgendwo in the cityStadt beneathunter me ♫
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♫ und irgendwo in der Stadt unter mir ♫
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♫ you lieLüge asleepschlafend in your bedBett
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♫ liegst du in deinem Bett und schläfst, ♫
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♫ and I wonderWunder if ever just brieflykurz
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♫ und ich frage mich, ob ich nicht wenigstens ♫
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♫ do I creepkriechen in your dreamsTräume now and then ♫
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♫ hin und wieder kurz in deinen Träumen auftauche. ♫
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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♫ Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ My wildwild summerSommer- love ♫
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♫ Du, meine wilde Sommerliebe, ♫
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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♫ wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ Have the yearsJahre been kindArt? ♫
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♫ Waren die Jahre freundlich zu dir? ♫
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♫ And do you think of me sometimesmanchmal
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♫ Und denkst du manchmal an mich ♫
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♫ up on Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer HillHill? ♫
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♫ da oben auf dem Kiteflyer's Hill? ♫
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♫ Oh, I praybeten you one day will ♫
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♫ Oh, ich bete, dass du es eines Tages tun wirst.
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♫ We won'tGewohnheit say a wordWort
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♫ Wir werden dann kein Wort sagen. ♫
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♫ We won'tGewohnheit need them ♫
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♫ Das werden wir nicht nötig haben. ♫
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SometimesManchmal silenceSchweigen is bestBeste
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♫ Manchmal ist Schweigen das beste. ♫
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We'llWir werden just standStand in the still of the eveningAbend
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♫ Wir werden nur in der Stille des Abends beieinander stehen ♫
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♫ and whisperFlüstern farewellAbschied to lonelinessEinsamkeit
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♫ und der Einsamkeit ein Lebewohl zuflüstern. ♫
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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♫ Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ My wildwild summerSommer- love ♫
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♫ Meine wilde Sommerliebe. ♫
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♫ Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ Do you think of me sometimesmanchmal? ♫
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♫ Denkst du manchmal an mich? ♫
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♫ And do you ever make that climbsteigen? ♫
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♫ Und steigst du noch manchmal auf den Hügel? ♫
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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♫ Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ My wildwild summerSommer- love ♫
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♫ Meine wilde Sommerliebe. ♫
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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♫ Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ Have the yearsJahre been kindArt? ♫
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♫ Waren die Jahre freundlich zu dir? ♫
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♫ And do you ever make that climbsteigen
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♫ Und steigst du noch manchmal hinauf ♫
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♫ up on Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer HillHill? Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer ... ♫
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♫ auf den Kiteflyer's Hill? ♫
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♫ [FrenchFranzösisch] ♫
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♫ Kiteflyer's ... ♫
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♫ Where are you? Where are you now? ♫
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♫ Wo bist du? Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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♫ Wo bist du jetzt? ♫
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Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer ... ♫
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(ApplauseApplaus)
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(Applaus)
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GraciasGracias. Thank you very much.
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Gracias. Vielen Dank.
Translated by Wolf Ruschke
Reviewed by Selen A. Ercan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Eddi Reader - Singer/songwriter
In her warm, glorious voice, Eddi Reader sings thoughtful songs about love, longing and introspection.

Why you should listen

Scotland-born Eddi Reader was an '80s pop star in the UK, where her band Fairground Attraction had a #1 hit with the supercatchy "Perfect." Now, as a solo artist, her sounds has matured; quiet acoustic arrangements and gentle harmonies put her lush voice front and center. TED Music Director Thomas Dolby calls her his favorite singer of all time.

Albums such as Candyfloss and Medicine and Angels & Electricity established her as a thoughtful songwriter and interpreter, with an affinity for wistful songs of longing and loss -- and a nice sideline in what used to be called "message" songs, which call to the listener to think about war and peace, the Earth and our place in it.

Reader has also become a noted interpreter of the poems of Robert Burns. Her latest album, Peacetime, offers a compelling mix of Burns lyrics, traditional folk tunes and new songs written by Reader and her longtime songwriting partner, Boo Hewerdine. Fun fact: The title song on the album, "Peacetime," Eddi first learned backstage at her 2003 TED performance.

More profile about the speaker
Eddi Reader | Speaker | TED.com
Thomas Dolby - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

Why you should listen

Perhaps best known for blinding us with science, Thomas Dolby has always blurred the lines between composition and invention. As a London teenager, Tom Robertson was fascinated with the convergence of music and technology. His experiments with an assortment of keyboards, synthesizers and cassette players led his friends to dub him “Dolby.” That same fascination later drove him to become an electronic musician and multimedia artist whose groundbreaking work fused music with computer technology and video. Two decades, several film scores, five Grammy nominations and countless live-layered sound loops later, it's clear Dolby's innovations have changed the sound of popular music.

In the 1990s, Dolby re-created himself as a digital-musical entrepreneur, founding Beatnik, which developed the polyphonic ringtone software used in more than half a billion cell phones. From 2001 to 2012, Dolby served as TED's Music Director, programming great music for the TED stage, assembling a wide variety of house bands and collaborations to play between speakers. At TED2010, backed by the string quarter Ethel, he premiered the song "Love Is a Loaded Pistol," from his sweeping, A Map of the Floating City. The album marked his return to recording and touring after a 15-year hiatus, and used seriously retro technology -- '40s-era oscilloscopes and Royal Navy field-test equipment -- to control modern synthesizers, in shows at once nostalgic and cutting edge.

In 2014, Dolby took on a new name: professor. He was named the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the course "Sound on Film."

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Dolby | Speaker | TED.com