Problem: "A Change Is Gonna Come "
The great hymn of soul music, "A Change Is Gonna Come", composed and recorded by Sam Cooke in 1965, is considered one of the classics of contemporary music. Inspired Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Al Green, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and legions of other legends. According to the critic Greil Marcus, this is the most important song of her gender. But in 1965, the year of the civil rights protests in Selma, year of the Watts riots in Los Angeles, the year in which U.S. troops in Vietnam increased from 30 thousand to 170 thousand, "A Change Is Gonna Come "did not exceed the post 31 in the ranking. More strange yet? It was released posthumously, therefore, Sam Cooke, whose songs have been covered since then by hundreds of artists, including John Lennon, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, and all African-American legends mentioned above, had been killed the previous month by the manager of a hotel in Los Angeles.
return to Sam Cooke in a moment. Now a few comments on the bicentennial.
While Chile, with its 200 years behind him, looks to the future with optimism and a dazzling swagger, Valparaíso confronts him with trepidation.
For its part, Chile is on the verge of its coveted "decoupling." No longer depends exclusively on the vicissitudes of the U.S. economy. Growing at enviable rates the country's north but remains confined to the ICU.
Valparaiso, meanwhile, welcome to the third century of Chile with a sigh of relief: "that is better than the second" tell all. 1910-2010 century began with the opening of the Panama Canal and the fall of nitrate business. From then on it seemed more like a litany of practical jokes: disasters, explosions, fires, floods, earthquakes, all of this culminating in the depopulation of its historic and the prestige of the city in the eyes of much of the country. All this was pointed out, in a masterful way, with the closure of several elevators and the horrific fire that destroyed our dear "Pancho" a few days to get to the bicentennial.
to Valparaiso, "A Change Is Gonna Come" would be an appropriate hymn.
So, back to Sam Cooke. While one of the best albums of all time languished without going beyond the sales number 31, what was the number 1? "Downtown" by Petulia Clark. It is a catchy song, but little transcendent in people's lives. Today, 45 years later, "A Change Is Gonna Come "is growing in stature and influence each new generation. "Downtown", once a blockbuster, was forgotten.
The former seems to me an interesting mirror to see the difficult relationship between Chile and its cultural capital. In a few days here will inaugurate the Forum of Cultures. The whole world will celebrate his love for Valparaiso.
Chile appears to be in another. He
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Sunday, September 5, 2010
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nefarious July 31 trucks just resting after the last elevator down 51 seconds Cordillera-the saddest of recent memory, when my phone started ringing. A short walk had messages from two morning Bogota more CHV, TVN, and CNN Chile.
the first journalist arrived. "First question? "It seems that the locals do not care for heritage, what do you think?" Cold enough to pucker my eyebrows Russian to understand that no poisonous bite that bait. Moreover, for 20 minutes, I did my best to convince him that the question was wrongly put. I elaborated on how the recovery of other heritage cities in the same category of Valparaiso is heavily subsidized by their governments. Explained that over 60% of the houses of Valparaiso are exempt from payment of contribution by the old. No other Chilean city has this backpack. I reminded him that the city, with its amazing maze of streets, stairways and passageways, is three times more road infrastructure per capita than any other city in Chile. I informed him that the elevators require 15 times more investment than they sell. "I do not renters," he said. "What they sell."
"The government of Ecuador", he continued, "invested $ 50 million a year to recover assets of Quito."
repeated more or less the same script with other journalists. Everyone seemed impressed. But it is not easy to reverse a narrative when it comes to brewing for years. Moreover, for Santiago, the cliché, "the locals do not know look after their heritage, it is appropriate. I can wash your hands. So imagine my solution when the 5 came with the narrative stories ever.
Which brings us to the gruesome event last Thursday.
The earthquake, fraud, the closing of the lifts. Now this. Can not believe it. In Valparaiso, any column of black smoke causes panic. However, for thousands, the image of flames emanating from the watch of our "Pancho" was different. Era too. No city can have such bad luck. I slept with vomit.
But Friday dawned with another vibe. The manufacturer, appears to have insurance and can they reach to rebuild everything. Moreover, both the mayor and the mayor seem to have found their voice. Not only rebuild the church. Recover the neighborhood. The same day he began to draw a temporary solution to reopen some lifts.
On Friday afternoon, taking the temperature of the spirit of Buenos Aires on Twitter, I was born the following idea: On October 4, day of "Saint Francis of Assisi, armemos a big party at the street opposite the church Setimio . Supporting the congregation and nuns. Let us bring our pets. But more importantly, demonstrate to all of Chile who we are. This is not a litany of bitterness, but a sign of unity. We the locals, not be defeated. 
the first journalist arrived. "First question? "It seems that the locals do not care for heritage, what do you think?" Cold enough to pucker my eyebrows Russian to understand that no poisonous bite that bait. Moreover, for 20 minutes, I did my best to convince him that the question was wrongly put. I elaborated on how the recovery of other heritage cities in the same category of Valparaiso is heavily subsidized by their governments. Explained that over 60% of the houses of Valparaiso are exempt from payment of contribution by the old. No other Chilean city has this backpack. I reminded him that the city, with its amazing maze of streets, stairways and passageways, is three times more road infrastructure per capita than any other city in Chile. I informed him that the elevators require 15 times more investment than they sell. "I do not renters," he said. "What they sell."
"The government of Ecuador", he continued, "invested $ 50 million a year to recover assets of Quito."
repeated more or less the same script with other journalists. Everyone seemed impressed. But it is not easy to reverse a narrative when it comes to brewing for years. Moreover, for Santiago, the cliché, "the locals do not know look after their heritage, it is appropriate. I can wash your hands. So imagine my solution when the 5 came with the narrative stories ever.
Which brings us to the gruesome event last Thursday.
The earthquake, fraud, the closing of the lifts. Now this. Can not believe it. In Valparaiso, any column of black smoke causes panic. However, for thousands, the image of flames emanating from the watch of our "Pancho" was different. Era too. No city can have such bad luck. I slept with vomit.
But Friday dawned with another vibe. The manufacturer, appears to have insurance and can they reach to rebuild everything. Moreover, both the mayor and the mayor seem to have found their voice. Not only rebuild the church. Recover the neighborhood. The same day he began to draw a temporary solution to reopen some lifts.
On Friday afternoon, taking the temperature of the spirit of Buenos Aires on Twitter, I was born the following idea: On October 4, day of "Saint Francis of Assisi, armemos a big party at the street opposite the church Setimio . Supporting the congregation and nuns. Let us bring our pets. But more importantly, demonstrate to all of Chile who we are. This is not a litany of bitterness, but a sign of unity. We the locals, not be defeated.
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