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The songs I discovered via youtube or other people's recommendations in 2012, which I then put into a youtube playlist.. exciting! In order of how they're in the said playlist: (1.) I can't believe I'd never heard of or listened to The Specials before last year. My three faves: Gangsters Ghost Town Hey Little Rich Girl (2.) Already liked Madness, found another to love (in part because of the silly video) One Step Beyond (3.) Saratoga's Maldito Corazon is yum. Warning: head-banging imminent. (4.) Discovered Argentina's Calzones Rotos probably while listening to Los Violadores' (also Argentinian) take on A Clockwork Orange with " Uno, Dos, Ultraviolento ". Los Calzones Rotos did a ska version , to Los Violadores' punk. Delish. Quiero Tenerte El Cuento del Tio - I've realized a lot of songs I love have a Middle Eastern/Arabic tint to it Mugre Milonga Ska (5.) MAD HEADS XL - Ukranian ska. I may have alr

I watched Twilight Samurai for the first time last month, and discovered my new (second) favorite short (in length) movie fight. Number one is, of course, when we first meet Kyuzo in Seven Samurai. Third is the Magnificent Seven equivalent to Kyuzo, Britt, with his knife skills. Fourth, of course, is Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I wonder at my great love for samurai films, in particular Kurosawa's, but other well-loved films, too. What is it about these ronin that inspire hope and admiration? Anyway, here are the clips of favorite short-length fights: (Needless to add, these are all FANTASTIC movies, and please see the whole film if you haven't!) (1). Kyuzo in Seven Samurai (2). Twilight Samurai (3.) Magnificent Seven  - bringing a knife to a gun fight I must really just like those quiet, humble but confident and talented men, like Kyuzo and Britt. Yum. (4.) Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark  - bringing a gun to a sword fight