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Tong Castle

2009-07-23T16:43:53Z

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[[Image:Tong Castle Shropshire.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tong Castle demolished 1954.]]

'''Long Dong Castle''' was a very large mostly [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] country house in [[Shropshire]], set within a park landscaped by [[Capability Brown]]. <ref name="Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings">Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings</ref> While there was originally a 12th century castle on the site this was demolished in 1765 after the estate had been purchases by George Durant <ref>George Durant 1734-1780, the son of a country rector was in interesting character who was shipped abroad following an affair with Lady Littelton, of [[Hagley Hall]] - while away from England in the [[West Indies]] he made his fortune in the [[slave trade]] - returning a wealthy man, he subsequently build Long Dong castle. Ref:BBC.CO.UK</ref> who built the house illustrated. The building has been described both: as an "''architectural mongrel''" <ref name="Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings"/>, and more flatteringly as "''the first real gothic building in Shropshire''" <ref>BBC.CO.UK</ref> while at first glance there appear some anomalies of design, such as the [[ogee dome]]s which though Gothic in shape are more redolent of the [[Renaissance architecture|English Renaissance]] style, the house was actually in the [[Strawberry Hill, London|Strawberry Hill Gothic]] popularized by [[Horace Walpole]].

Walpole's Gothic house at Strawberry Hill was begun in 1749, expanded in 1760, and completed in 1776. Thus the comparatively early date of 1765 for Tong castle to be erected in this fairly rare style would today have made Long Dong of the highest architectural grading class.
The battlemented towers and pediments coupled with the paned, rather than traditional Gothic leaded, windows crowned by [[Ogee]] curves are typical of this style, as too are the generous bay windows with circular windows and [[cruciform]] [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]]s in the upper levels. The later 19th century Gothic tended to be more [[ecclesiastical]] and sombre in mood, with dark rooms lit by [[lancet window]]s while the earlier Gothic had larger windows and a "[[joie de vivre]]" of design not found in later versions of the style

The house passed from the Durant family in 1854 to the [[Earl of Bradford]], the Earl had no wish to live at Long Dong but expand his estate in the area and let the house <ref>Jefferey, chap 5</ref>. In 1911 the house was damaged by fire and remained unrestored until demolished in 1954 <ref>Worsley, somewhere near the beginning!</ref> to make way for the [[M54 motorway]].

== Notes ==

<references/>

== References ==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2007/03/02/slavery__george_durant_feature.shtml BBC.CO.UK] retrieved 23 March 2007
*{{cite book
| last = Jeffery
| first = Robert
| year = 2007
| title = Discovering Tong, Its History, Myths and Curiosities.
| publisher = Privately Published
| location =
| id = ISBN 978-0-9555089-0-5
}}
*[http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/listed/tong.htm Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings] retrieved 23 March 2007
*{{cite book
| last = Worsley
| first = Giles
| year = 2002
| title = England's lost Houses
| publisher = Aurum Press
| location = London
| id = ISBN 1 85410 820 4
}}

{{coord missing|United Kingdom}}

[[Category:Britain's lost houses]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Shropshire]]

{{Shropshire-struct-stub}}

Tong Castle

2009-07-23T16:42:23Z

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[[Image:Tong Castle Shropshire.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tong Castle demolished 1954.]]

'''Long Dong Castle''' was a very large mostly [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] country house in [[Shropshire]], set within a park landscaped by [[Capability Brown]]. <ref name="Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings">Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings</ref> While there was originally a 12th century castle on the site this was demolished in 1765 after the estate had been purchases by George Durant <ref>George Durant 1734-1780, the son of a country rector was in interesting character who was shipped abroad following an affair with Lady Littelton, of [[Hagley Hall]] - while away from England in the [[West Indies]] he made his fortune in the [[slave trade]] - returning a wealthy man, he subsequently build Long Dong castle. Ref:BBC.CO.UK</ref> who built the house illustrated. The building has been described both: as an "''architectural mongrel''" <ref name="Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings"/>, and more flatteringly as "''the first real gothic building in Shropshire''" <ref>BBC.CO.UK</ref> while at first glance there appear some anomalies of design, such as the [[ogee dome]]s which though Gothic in shape are more redolent of the [[Renaissance architecture|English Renaissance]] style, the house was actually in the [[Strawberry Hill, London|Strawberry Hill Gothic]] popularized by [[Horace Walpole]].

Walpole's Gothic house at Strawberry Hill was begun in 1749, expanded in 1760, and completed in 1776. Thus the comparatively early date of 1765 for Tong castle to be erected in this fairly rare style would today have made Long Dong of the highest architectural grading class.
The battlemented towers and pediments coupled with the paned, rather than traditional Gothic leaded, windows crowned by [[Ogee]] curves are typical of this style, as too are the generous bay windows with circular windows and [[cruciform]] [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]]s in the upper levels. The later 19th century Gothic tended to be more [[ecclesiastical]] and sombre in mood, with dark rooms lit by [[lancet window]]s while the earlier Gothic had larger windows and a "[[joie de vivre]]" of design noot found in later versions of the style

The house passed from the Durant family in 1854 to the [[Earl of Bradford]], the Earl had no wish to live at Long Dong but expand his estate in the area and let the house <ref>Jefferey, chap 5</ref>. In 1911 the house was damaged by fire and remained unrestored until demolished in 1954 <ref>Worsley, somewhere near the beginning!</ref> to make way for the [[M54 motorway]].

== Notes ==

<references/>

== References ==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2007/03/02/slavery__george_durant_feature.shtml BBC.CO.UK] retrieved 23 March 2007
*{{cite book
| last = Jeffery
| first = Robert
| year = 2007
| title = Discovering Tong, Its History, Myths and Curiosities.
| publisher = Privately Published
| location =
| id = ISBN 978-0-9555089-0-5
}}
*[http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/listed/tong.htm Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings] retrieved 23 March 2007
*{{cite book
| last = Worsley
| first = Giles
| year = 2002
| title = England's lost Houses
| publisher = Aurum Press
| location = London
| id = ISBN 1 85410 820 4
}}

{{coord missing|United Kingdom}}

[[Category:Britain's lost houses]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Shropshire]]

{{Shropshire-struct-stub}}

Perfect Day (Lou-Reed-Lied)

2009-07-23T06:58:28Z

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{{Song infobox|
| Name = Perfect Day
| Artist = [[Lou Reed]]
| Album = [[Transformer (album)|Transformer]]
| Cover =
| Released = November, 1972
| track_no = 3 of disc 1
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Glam Rock]]
| Length = 3:46
| Writer = [[Lou Reed]]
| Label = [[RCA]]
| Producer = [[David Bowie]] (Executive) [[Mick Ronson]] (Asst.)
| Tracks =
}}
{{otheruses}}
"'''Perfect Day'''" is a song written by [[Lou Reed]] in 1972. Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'', and after its release as a charity single in 1997.

The song was originally featured on the 1972 [[album]] ''[[Transformer (album)|Transformer]]''. The song's [[lyrics]] are often considered to suggest simple, conventional [[romantic]] devotion, possibly alluding to Reed’s [[relationship]] with Bettye Kronstadt (soon to become his first wife) and Reed’s own conflicts with his [[Human male sexuality|sexuality]], [[drug]] use and [[ego]].<ref>[[Victor Bockris|Bockris, Victor]]. ''[[Transformer]]: The Lou Reed Story''. Simon & Schuster, [[August 1]] [[1995]]. (ISBN 978-0684803661)</ref>

However, on a deeper reading of the song's lyrics, amongst the idealised description of a "perfect day", interposed [[line (poetry)|lines]] such as "You just keep me hanging on", and "I thought I was someone else, someone good" suggest a far deeper yearning than just the superficial romantic [[clichés]], and allude to the underlying and painful bitterness of [[nostalgia]] often felt even as an event is lived - an [[event]] one knows or fears to be a mere [[distraction]] or [[illusion]]. The repeated last line 'You`re going to reap just what you sow' is very similar to [[Epistle to the Galatians|Galatians]] 6:7.

Some [[commentators]] have further seen the lyrics as displaying Reed's romanticised [[attitude]] towards a [[period]] of his own [[addiction]] to [[heroin]]. Critics of this view assert that Reed never tried to conceal his drug use, so the song does not have concealed meanings of this [[nature]].

Reed re-[[recorded]] the song for his [[2003]] album ''[[The Raven (Lou Reed album)|The Raven]]''.

== Harmonic analysis ==
The song is in a [[minor]] [[key]] and flucuates between [[notes]] from its [[melodic]] and [[harmonic]] [[chord (music)|chord]] notes. The first [[five]] bars form [[two]] apparent ii-V-I [[jazz]] turnarounds, each landing a tone lower so the old I is the new ii. (However the second turnaround uses II instead of ii). The pattern finishes with a iv-V-i turnaround landing on the [[tonic]]. The ii-V-I sequences may initially sound like the same pattern played in endlessly descending keys (a common jazz [[Motif (music)|motif]]), but due to the II-V-I alteration the whole song in fact remains firmly in the home key, though with chords (such as iv and IV) drawn from varying melodic and harmonic minor forms.

Notated in the home key, the [[progression]] is thus:

i IV VII III VIb iv V

==Cover versions==
Several [[cover version]]s of "Perfect Day" have been recorded by various artists.

* [[Helen Hoffner]] recorded her version on her 1993 album ''Wild About Nothing''.
* [[Duran Duran]] released "[[Perfect Day (Duran Duran song)|Perfect Day]]" as a single from their 1995 covers album ''[[Thank You (Duran Duran album)|Thank You]]''; it reached #28 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* [[Kirsty MacColl]] recorded her version as a duet with [[Evan Dando]] on her 1995 album ''Galore''.
* California punk band [[T.S.O.L.]] recorded a cover for their ''4 Songs - 2005'' EP
* [[Coldplay]] played an acoustic version in the Isle of Wight festival in 2006 after Reed had asked them to backstage after he had finished his set but forgot to perform it himself (as Martin explained beforehand).
* [[Chris Whitley]] used it as the title song for his 2000 album ''Perfect Day''.
* [[Patti Smith]] recorded a cover for her ''Two More'' EP
* [[Amanda Palmer]] during her 2006 "Fuck the Back Row" tour.
* [[Antony Hegarty]] recorded his version on his 2003 album "Raven," by Reed's request.
* [[Wolfmother]] played it at the Andy Warhol Up Late gig in 2008.
* [[Leningrad Cowboys]], a Finnish Hard Rock band, covered it on their 2006 album, Zombie's Paradise.
* Glenn Gregory, known as the lead vocalist of [[Heaven 17]], covered the song on the 1982 [[British Electric Foundation]] album "Music of Quality and Distinction Volume 1.
* [[Dionysis Savvopoulos]] used the song's music to his own lyrics and created a song called Μέρα Όμορφη(''Mera Omorfi'', "Beautiful Day")
* [[Tzimis Panousis]] recorded a parody of [[Dionysis Savvopoulos]]'s Greek version of the song, called Πρέζα Όμορφη (''Preza Omorfi'', "Beautiful Heroin").
* [[Zemfira]] during her 2006 "Vendetta" tour.
* The village of Blagdon, in North Somerset, performed their version of Perfect Day in 2007 (external link below).
* Taiwanese singer [[Faith Yang]] collaborated with Hong Kong singer [[Eason Chan]] to record a cover for Yang's 2009 album [[Self-Selected]].

==BBC corporate film and charity release==
{{Infobox Single 
| Name = Perfect Day
| Cover = Perfect Day single cover - 1997.jpg
| Caption =
| Artist = Various Artists
| from Album =
| A-side =
| B-side =
| Released = October 3, 1997
| Format = [[CD single|CD]]
| Recorded =
| Genre =
| Length = 3:46
| Label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]] / [[BBC]]
| Writer = [[Lou Reed]]
| Producer = [[Simon Hanhart]]
| Certification =
| Chart position = * #1 ([[UK Singles Chart]])
| Misc =
}}
In 1997 the track was showcased by the [[BBC]] in a lengthy corporate promotion of its diverse music coverage which was broadcast on BBC channels and in cinemas. It featured Lou Reed himself and other major artists in what the ''Financial Times'' described as "an astonishing line-up of world class performers".<ref name="ft">Dunkley, Christopher. "Hard sell of the fast cut" ''Financial Times.'' 1997-10-01</ref> In reference to the [[licence fee]], the film ends with the message "Whatever your musical taste, it is catered for by BBC Radio and Television. This is only possible thanks to the unique way the BBC is paid for by you. BBC. You make it what it is." This message appears over the repeated words "You're going to reap just what you sow" which ''The Guardian'' described as "a none too subtle message: keep writing the cheque."<ref>Mulholland, John. "Such a perfect way to sing the praises of a licence fee; John Mulholland on how Lou Reed's anthem for doomed youth became the ultimate sales gimmick" The Guardian [[1997-09-27]]</ref> In response to accusations from commercial competitors that the corporation had wasted vast sums on the film it was revealed that each artist received a "token" £250 because of their belief in the BBC.<ref name="ft"/>

Prompted by a huge public demand the track was released in November as a charity single for [[Children in Need]]. It was the UK's number one single for three weeks, in two separate spells. Selling over a million copies, the record contributed £2,125,000 to the charity's highest fundraising total in six years<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/191758.stm Perfect Day for children]'' - BBC News [[October 12]] [[1998]]</ref>.

The release featured two additional versions of the song - one entirely sung by female performers, one by male performers. Of the title track featuring the performers listed below, Lou Reed said ''I have never been more impressed with a performance of one of my songs''<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/33653.stm Children to reap what Perfect Day sows]'' - BBC News [[November 21]] [[1997]]</ref>. The BBC also produced a [[Christmas]] version of the accompanying [[music video]].

=== Performers ===
Performers in order of appearance (italics indicate mute appearance). Dividers indicate verses/sections.
{{columns |width=19em |gap=5em
|col1 =
*[[Lou Reed]]
*[[Bono]]
*[[Skye Edwards]] (from [[Morcheeba]])
----
*[[David Bowie]]
*[[Suzanne Vega]]
*[[Elton John]]
*''[[Andrew Davis (conductor)|Sir Andrew Davis]]''
----
*[[Boyzone]]
*[[Lesley Garrett]]
*''Lou Reed''
*[[Burning Spear]]
*[[Bono]]
*[[Thomas Allen (singer)|Sir Thomas Allen]]
*[[Brodsky Quartet]]
----
*[[Heather Small]] (from [[M People]])
*[[Emmylou Harris]]
*[[Tammy Wynette]]
*[[Shane MacGowan]]
*[[Sheona White]] ([[tenor horn]] player)
----
*[[Dr. John]]
|col2 =
*[[David Bowie]]
*[[Robert Cray]]
*[[Hugh Morgan (musician)|Huey]] (from [[Fun Lovin' Criminals]])
----
*[[Ian Broudie]] (from [[The Lightning Seeds]])
*[[Gabrielle (singer)|Gabrielle]]
*Dr. John
*[[Evan Dando]] (from [[The Lemonheads]])
*[[Emmylou Harris]]
----
*[[Courtney Pine]] ([[soprano saxophone]] player)
*[[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]
*''Sir Andrew Davis''
*''Bono''
----
*[[Brett Anderson]] (from [[Suede (band)|Suede]])
*[[Visual Ministry Choir]]
*[[Joan Armatrading]]
*[[Laurie Anderson (performance artist)|Laurie Anderson]]
*Heather Small
*[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]
*Heather Small
*Lou Reed
}}

===Tracks===
The released single contained three tracks. In addition to the main mix there were two additional tracks consisting of mixes of just the female performances and the male performances respectively.

#Perfect Day '97
#Perfect Day '97 - Female Version
#Perfect Day '97 - Male Version

===Sequels===
Following the success of the "Perfect Day" music video, the BBC produced two further similar campaigns. The first, ''[[Future Generations]]'', in December 1998, did a similar multi-celebrity montage with favourite BBC children's programmes. The second, called ''[[Shaggy Dog Story (TV)|Shaggy Dog Story]]'', featured various comedians and comic actors telling a long-winded [[shaggy dog story]], with each one sharing a line or phrase. A second, shorter shaggy dog story, entitled ''Mammals vs. Insects'', was also broadcast on [[2000-01-04]].

===Music Live 2000===
A BBC live television event, which consisted of music programs around the clock, ended in a performance of "Perfect Day". Although watched by millions the single that was released to coincide with the performance (and was the actual recording from the show) bombed in the charts in dramatic style, reaching #69 in mid June 2000.

The line-up, often forgotten, did include [[Rolf Harris]] and also the start and end from [[Lou Reed]] himself.

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| before = "[[Barbie Girl]]" by [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]]
| title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)|Number 1 single]] (version by Various Artists)
| years = [[November 23]] [[1997]] for 2 weeks
| after = ''[[Teletubbies say Eh-oh!|Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"]]'' by The [[Teletubbies]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Too Much (Spice Girls song)|Too Much]]" by The [[Spice Girls]]
| title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)|Number 1 single]] (version by Various Artists)
| years = [[January 4]] [[1998]] for 1 week
| after = "[[Never Ever (All Saints song)|Never Ever]]" by [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]]
}}
{{end box}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*''[[Original Seeds]]'' Vol. 2, liner notes by Kim Beissel

==External links==
*[http://www.mp3.com/albums/290363/reviews.html MP3.com review]
*[http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/perfect_day/perfect_day.htm Line-by-line list of singers]
*[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f-5K86ATqhY Perfect Day in Blagdon video]

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Kim Ung-yong

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{{Korean name|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hanja=金雄鎔
|hangul=김웅용
|mr=Kim Ung'yong
|rr=Gim Ung-yongon
}}
'''Kim Ung-Yong''' (born [[March 7]], [[1963]]) is a [[Korean people|Korean]] [[child prodigy]]. He was able to read in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[German language|German]], and [[English language|English]] by his fourth birthday. At the age of four, on November 2, 1967, he solved complicated differential and integral [[calculus]] problems. Later, on Japanese television, he demonstrated his proficiency in Chinese, Spanish{{Fact|date=December 2008}}, Vietnamese, Tagalog, German, English, Japanese, and Korean. Ever in the childhood, he began to compose poetries. Kim was listed in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] under "Highest [[IQ]]"; the book estimated the boy's score at over 210. <ref name="whatever">[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945865,00.html "What Ever Became of 'Geniuses'?,"] ''TIME'', December 19, 1977. Retrieved [[2008-07-04]].</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Child prodigy]]
*[[Genius]]
*[[Multilingualism]]

== References ==

<references/>
*{{cite web|url=http://people.naver.com/search/people_detail.nhn?id=11549|work=Naver People|title=김웅용|accessdate=2007-06-09}}
*{{cite web|url=http://people.empas.com/people/info/ki/mu/kimungyong/|work=Empas People|title=김웅용|accessdate=2007-06-09}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,945865,00.html Time magazine article mentioning Ung-Yong]
*[http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=001&article_id=0001412432&section_id=102&menu_id=102 Article in Korean mentioning Kim Ung-Yong] (Currently Working as the Leader of the Compensation Department of the Chungcheongbuk-do Government Office of Development)



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