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"

エディ・リーダーが歌う「カイトフライヤーズヒル」

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シンガーソングライターのエディ・リーダーが、失恋をやさしく回想する「カイトフライヤーズヒル」を歌います。ピアノはトーマス・ドルビー、ギターはブー・ヒュワディーンです。
- 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 place場所 in Londonロンドン
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この歌にあるのは ロンドンの
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calledと呼ばれる Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's Hill
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カイトフライヤーズヒル(凧揚げの丘)
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where I used to go and spend費やす hours時間
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私がいつも時を過ごしていた場所です
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going "When is he coming到来 back? When is he coming到来 back?"
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「彼はいつ戻ってくるの?」と思いながら
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So this is another別の one dedicated専用 to that guy ...
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だからこれも あいつに捧げる歌…
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who I've got over.
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もう乗り越えました
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But this is "Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's Hill."
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この「カイトフライヤーズヒル」は
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It's a beautiful綺麗な song written書かれた by a guy calledと呼ばれる Martinマーティン Evanエヴァン,
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美しい歌で マーティン エヴァンが 私のために
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actually実際に, for me.
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書いてくれました
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Booブー HewerdineHewerdine, Thomasトーマス Dolbyドルビー,
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ブー ヒュワディーンと トーマス ドルビーです
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thank you very much for inviting招待する me. It's been a blessing祝福 singing歌う for you.
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お招きいただいて ありがとうございました ここで歌えるのは光栄です
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Thank you very much.
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本当にどうもありがとう
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♫ Do you remember思い出す when we used to go ♫
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よく行っていた頃のこと覚えている?
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♫ up to Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's Hill? ♫
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カイトフライヤーズヒルに
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♫ Those summer nights夜間, so still ♫
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あの夏の夜々 とても静かだった
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♫ with all of the cityシティ beneath下の us ♫
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下に見える街も
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♫ and all of our lives人生 ahead前方に
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先へ続いてく私たちの生活も
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♫ before cruel残酷な and foolish愚かな words言葉
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冷たい愚かな言葉が
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♫ were cruelly残酷に and foolishly愚かな said ♫
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冷たく愚かに言われるまでは
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♫ Some nights夜間 I think of you ♫
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時々 夜にあなたのことを考える
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♫ and then I go up ♫
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そうして登るの
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♫ on Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's Hill
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カイトフライヤーズヒルに
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wrapped包まれた up againstに対して the winter chill冷やす
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冬の寒さに凍えながら
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♫ And somewhereどこかで in the cityシティ beneath下の me ♫
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眼下の街のどこかには
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♫ you lie嘘つき asleep眠っている in your bedベッド
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あなたがベッドの中で眠っているんだと
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♫ and I wonderワンダー if ever just briefly簡単に
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たとえほんのわずかな間でも
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♫ do I creepクリープ in your dreams now and then ♫
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私はあなたの夢の中に出てくるのかしら
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ My wild野生 summer love ♫
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激しい夏の恋
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ Have the years been kind種類? ♫
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ずっと変わりはない?
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♫ And do you think of me sometimes時々
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時には私のこと思い出してくれた?
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♫ up on Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's Hill? ♫
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カイトフライヤーズヒルで
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♫ Oh, I pray祈る you one day will ♫
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いつかそうしてくれるように祈っている
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♫ We won't〜されません say a wordワード
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私たちはきっと黙っている
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♫ We won't〜されません need them ♫
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言葉は必要ないから
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Sometimes時々 silence沈黙 is bestベスト
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沈黙が一番いいときだってある
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We'll私たちは just standスタンド in the still of the eveningイブニング
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夕暮れにじっとたたずんで
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♫ and whisperささやき farewellお別れ to loneliness孤独
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孤独にさよならと言うの
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ My wild野生 summer love ♫
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激しい夏の恋
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ Do you think of me sometimes時々? ♫
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時には私のこと思い出してくれた?
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♫ And do you ever make that climb登る? ♫
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そしてあの丘に登った?
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ My wild野生 summer love ♫
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激しい夏の恋
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ Have the years been kind種類? ♫
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ずっと変わりはない?
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♫ And do you ever make that climb登る
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あの丘には登った?
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♫ up on Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's Hill? Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's ... ♫
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カイトフライヤーズヒルに?
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♫ [Frenchフランス語] ♫
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カイトフライヤーズ…
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♫ Where are you? Where are you now? ♫
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どこにいるの? ねえ どこにいるの?
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♫ Where are you now? ♫
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ねえ どこにいるの?
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Kiteflyer'sKiteflyer's ... ♫
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カイトフライヤーズ…
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(Applause拍手)
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(拍手)
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Graciasグラシアス. Thank you very much.
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グラシアス どうもありがとう
Translated by Yasushi Aoki
Reviewed by Takako Sato

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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