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Frances Livings

Songwriter | Multi-lingual Singer | Author | Poet

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    • Ma Solitude (2017)
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    • The World I Am Livings In (2013)
    • Songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim (2012)
    • Glory Me (2011)
    • Candy’s Caravan (2011)
    • Urban Survival (2010)
    • When Love Falls Apart (2010)
    • During The Hours (2010)
    • Gold & Frankincense (2009)
    • Sticky Traxx (2009)
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    • Banalities
    • Candy’s Caravan
    • Cold Coffee
    • Come Closer
    • Don’t Ask Me If I Miss You
    • Don’t Treat Me Cool
    • Eating the Darkness
    • Glory Me
    • I’ll Be Leaving Soon
    • It Will Never Be The Same
    • Lonely In The Night
    • Long Time Gone
    • Mr. Moon
    • Only Time Will Tell
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    • Please Close Your Eyes
    • Samba On The Moon
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    • You Can’t Rewind…
    • When Love Falls Apart
    • White Angel’s Café
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    • A Breath She Took
    • Afternoon Delight
    • Breakfast
    • Cast In Bronze
    • During The Hours
    • Evaporated
    • Goldfish Bowl
    • Gold & Frankincense
    • Ink on Silk
    • Ode to Tinsel Town
    • Songs of the Soul
    • The Butterfly
    • The Maliciousness of Words
    • When It Rains
    • Worst Case Scenario
    • Your Perfect Body
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    • Livings In Los Angeles – Ma Solitude
    • Songs of the Soul ~ Musical Poetry and its Inspirations
    • From my Jazz Repertoire: Six Favourite French Chansons
    • Aganjú ~ Music and Spirituality
    • Brand New EPK Launched for Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge
    • Fishnet Stockings and Lonely Tissues Boxes. The Reeperbahn in Hamburg and Candy’s Caravan
    • Livings In Los Angeles. Public Parks and Gardens and their Impact on Mental Health and the Creative Mind
    • I Just Lost It
    • Funeral Blues…
    • Eating the Darkness. Francesca Woodman’s Wallpaper
    • During the Hours – A wonderful review by the Poet Hound
    • The Mystery of Unicorns
    • “When Love Falls Apart” and the Beauty of Melancholy
    • Morning Has Broken…
    • May You Shine…
    • Waters of March and the Circle of Life
    • True Colors
    • The Pomegranate ~ On Finding Poetry
    • Wonderful Review of “The World I Am Livings In”
    • Creative Influences ~ Poems I Read. ‘Desiderata’ by Max Ehrmann
    • Please Close Your Eyes
    • Livings in Los Angeles. Closet Stories – The Hollywood Uniform
    • National Poetry Month, April 2014
    • Creative Influences ~ Poetry. The Sun at Midnight
    • Creative Influences ~ Sneezles by A. A. Milne on Record-A-Poem
    • Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge ~ New Album Out Soon!
    • Still Lifes ~ The Art of Tranquillity
    • Songs of the Soul ~ In Memory of Zane Musa (1979 – 2015)
    • Press Release: New Album Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge
    • Staying in Touch…
    • Objects of Desire – Are You Smelling the Roses?
    • Livings in Los Angeles. Whole Foods and the Terror of Me. Now!
  • Voice-Over
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    • Ephemeral Cult Sites – The Staging of Space and Material at Nazi Mass Rallies (2020)
    • Nationalized Landscape and the Cult of the Dead. The Staging of “Blood and Soil” at the Bückeberg 1933 – 1937 (2020)
    • Erscheinungen des Sakralen (2011)
    • Ephemere Kulträume (Dissertation 2003)
    • “Licht” in Lexikon des Künstlerischen Materials (2002)
  • Blog Posts auf Deutsch
    • Waters of March und der Zyklus des Lebens
  • New Release Coyote Moon

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❖ Jazz in French, Spanish, English w Ipanema Lounge
❖ Author, poet & songwriter
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Frances Livings | jazz singer
...onto the page and into the paper with fierce me ...onto the page and into the paper with fierce metal fangs H’s and T’s, K’s, M’s and P’s each iron tooth, a dedicated shape a hammering clamp, a set impression an instrument of precision... Read or listen to the full-length piece here: https://franceslivings.com/poetry/ink-on-silk/ #femalejazzsongwriter #creativelife #inspiration #femaleartists #femaleartist #poetry #womensvoices #spokenword #silk #poemoftheday #poem #poetryfriday #femalejazzsongwriters #femalejazzartists #songwriter #poet #instagood #words #wordsmith #Writing #indiemusician
🔥 DON'T FORGET: SEPTEMBER 1 IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY 🔥 DON'T FORGET: SEPTEMBER 1 IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY !!! And my entire catalogue is on Bandcamp! ⚡ WHAT IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY? On Bandcamp Fridays, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees). When you make a purchase on any other day (as millions of you have, with more than $1 billion now paid directly to artists), an average of 82% reaches the artist/label. ❤️ That said, every day is a good day to support artists on Bandcamp! Be a supporter today! You can purchase one single mp3 or my entire catalogue. The link to my Bandcamp page is in my bio. : : #bandcamp #bandcampfriday #indiemusician #indieartist #Ipanemalounge #ipanemaloungejazz #songwriting #songwriter #indiemusic #kofi #songwriter #songwriting #poet #author #jazz #indiemusic #kofi
🌿 Happy poetry Friday! Today I'd like to repost 🌿 Happy poetry Friday! Today I'd like to repost the following piece that I recorded in dialogue with a cello: : A Breath She Took I savoured that little drop of ink hoping it would spread and weave dainty letters curling into loops of loving words pretty like lace doilies... : Listen to the whole piece or read it here: https://franceslivings.com/poetry/a-breath-she-took/ : There’s no shame in wanting and needing to heal from an unloving or absent parent. Society may have deemed it taboo, but that doesn't make our thoughts, feelings, or experiences any less valid. It is hard enough to recognize and accept the truth of how we were treated; we don’t need anyone else judging us for being honest with ourselves. Not only must you believe your own truths and show yourself the same compassion you would a friend going through something similar. : #poetry #femaleartist #jazzoetry #spokenword #poemoftheday #poetryfriday #poem #poet #mothers #mothersday
🍂 It’s starting to look a lot like — autumn 🍂 It’s starting to look a lot like — autumn 😳 and it’s only August! 😵‍💫 Look at those giant mushrooms 🍄 : #autumnvibes🍁 #autumn #mushrooms #mushroom #cobweb #songwriter #songwriting #poet #author #jazz #instagood #follow #followme #photooftheday #ipanemaloungejazz #kofi #wordsmith #writing #renaissancewoman
🧘‍♀️ Happy Friday! Why not stay in bed a 🧘‍♀️ Happy Friday! Why not stay in bed and – listen to poetry? Here's a cute little piece I really enjoyed writing and recording! Read the poem or listen to the #jazzoetry piece on my website! : Happy #poetryfriday : The Maliciousness of Words Double phrases, single words puns intended; metaphors synonyms and silly rhymes juggling words for a simple line… Some words are peaceful approach you on tip-toes quietly knock then enter the way a humble crowd slowly fills and swamps a room travelling the mind drifting through the corridors then queuing in a line obediently waiting for their harvest time Then caught up in a scribble entangled in a phrase victim of a printout when having to emerge again some forgotten or dismissed or purely filed away Words can be so spiteful narcissistic enemies self-righteous teasers a single word-parade stuck in a heavy dictionary on an unturned dusty page flaunting their six syllables an intricate masquerade of stubborn little units wanting poems custom-made Yet triggering elation a spectacular word-snatch! but no! it’s an autistic word not wanting a true match a rigid little bastard that sends you off the track Other words are lyrical their mirror is the song... : Frances Livings © 2007 : https://franceslivings.com/.../the-maliciousness-of-words/ : Recording credits: Artist: Frances Livings Album: During the Hours Label: Moontraxx Records, 2010 Frances Livings – voice Brandon Coleman – piano * "Umbrella Lady" by Catrin Welz-Stein "Speechless" * * #jazzoetry #spokenword #ipanemaloungejazz #poemoftheday #poetryfriday #poem #femalejazzsongwriters #words #wordsmith #Writing
📸 I'm sure that by now you've come across Franc 📸 I'm sure that by now you've come across Francesca Woodman – I've featured her in the past. One reason was that I found some inspiration for one of my songs in her work. Sadly, she didn't live a very long life but managed to create an oeuvre of over 800 self-portraits: Like the American photographer and filmmaker Cindy Sherman, whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters, Woodman used herself as a model. I love the anecdote that when she was asked by a friend why she obsessively photographed herself, (who perhaps found it oddly narcissistic), Woodman replied: “It’s a matter of convenience, I am always available.” : Both images on the left and the right are by Woodman. : Read more in my following blog post: https://franceslivings.com/eating-the-darkness-francesca.../ : : : #art #femaleartist #femaleartists #femalephotographers #inspiration #photographer #femalejazzsongwriters #femalejazzartists #songwriter #poet #words #wordsmith #Writing #femalejazzsongwriter #songwriting #artphotography #creativelife #artisticinspiration
My dear friends – What’s been on my mind are My dear friends – What’s been on my mind are FLOWERS 🌺 Not only because it’s summer and they're all around us – maybe they’re simply in my blood: A while ago I did a Google search out of curiosity, seeing which other people carry the same name as I do and came across something quite magical: A book from 1888, printed in London (where I was born) titled "Twelve White Flowers"... ... After a moment's hesitation, she decided to take a chance and clicked on the sign-up link. To her surprise, she was sent attractive emails with engaging content and interesting resources geared towards artsy people just like her... So don't miss out – and simply sign up for my mailing list by clicking the link in my bio for the sign-up form! Image no. 1. Digital artist Bertrand Benoit, no. 2. My Yamaha piano, no. 3. The Book of Flowers no. 4. Painter Georgia O'Keefe, Oriental Poppies, 1927 #newsletter #marketing #art #music #emailmarketing #newsletters #business #instagram #media #subscribe #newspapers #email #instagood #socialmedia #art #blog #newstart #love #breakingnews #bhfyp #photography #follow #digitalmarketing
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🎼 Stevie Wonder's lyrics from one of my all-tim 🎼 Stevie Wonder's lyrics from one of my all-time favourite albums, Sir Duke! Music is a world within itself With a language we all understand With an equal opportunity For all to sing, dance and clap their hands But just because a record has a groove Don't make it in the groove But you can tell right away at letter A When the people start to move They can feel it all over But they can feel it all over people They can feel it all over They can feel it all over people, no, yeah... # musicmonday #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #mondayvibes #mondaymorning #music #musician #musicismylife #musicproducer #musicians #musicartist #indiemusic #femalemusician #spotify #musicianlife #musicislife #soundcloud #musiclove #artist #musiclovers #musicindustry #jazz #latinjazz #musiclover #musiclife #musically #musica #musik
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    • Don’t Treat Me Cool
    • Eating the Darkness
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    • It Will Never Be The Same
    • I’ll Be Leaving Soon
    • Lonely In The Night
    • Mr. Moon
    • Only Time Will Tell
    • Pebbles In My Hand
    • Please Close Your…
    • Samba On The Moon
    • Urban Survival
    • When Love Falls Apart
    • White Angel’s Café
    • Banalities
    • Candy’s Caravan
    • Waters of March
  • Poems
    • A Breath She Took
    • Afternoon Delight
    • Breakfast
    • Cast In Bronze
    • During The Hours
    • Evaporated
    • Gold & Frankincense
    • Goldfish Bowl
    • Ink on Silk
    • Ode to Tinsel Town
    • Songs of the Soul
    • The Butterfly
    • The Maliciousness of Words
    • When It Rains
    • Worst Case Scenario
    • Your Perfect Body
  • Music Store
    • La Solitude (2017)
    • Ma Solitude (2017)
    • New Release Coyote Moon
    • Ipanema Lounge (2016)
    • The World I Am Livings In (2013)
    • Songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim (2012)
    • Candy’s Caravan (2011)
    • Glory Me (2011)
    • When Love Falls Apart (2010)
    • During The Hours (2010)
    • Urban Survival (2010)
    • Sticky Traxx (2009)
    • Gold & Frankincense (2009)
  • Book Store
    • Ephemeral Cult Sites – The Staging of Space and Material at Nazi Mass Rallies (2020)
    • Nationalized Landscape and the Cult of the Dead. The Staging of “Blood and Soil” at the Bückeberg 1933 – 1937 (2020)
    • Erscheinungen des Sakralen (2011)
    • Lexikon des künstlerischen Materials (2002)
    • Ephemere Kulträume (Dissertation 2003)
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