pianola karaoke
The Parsonage Choir sing As Tears Go By by
The Rolling Stones. Chosen by choir mistress
Janis F. Murray.
whether or not going into a
building I would have an
emotional response, or feel
anything that would give me a
kick start or knee jerk reaction.
So, I came down to see Minty here
one Friday afternoon after work [...]
It was actually quite weird because
I felt quite tearful when I came into
the Panopticon and she was playing
the pianola to me and stuff [...]
I did feel a wee bit overwhelmed
[...] I think it’s really sad
because this building’s very
neglected. But you get a sense
of what’s gone on here and how
grand it’s been in the past and
how frail things can be if you
don’t look after them [...]
I thought As Tears Go By would
be quite perfect, especially for
the choir, because it speaks
about somebody being a bit
old and being neglected and
feeling disenfranchised from
what’s going on round about
them and being displaced
because of age [...] “Doing
things I used to do they think
are new” [...] Young people are
always looking for new things to
do and they sometimes neglect
the beauty that’s in their past
around them.’
(Janis F. Murray, October 2007)