The Project is an interpretation of Nic Cave’s iconic “The Ship Song”.
The song itself is performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan and The Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, Daniel Johns and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Sydney Opera House CEO Richard Evans says of the project:
“We set out to create a tribute to the House’s role in the global creative community – a love song to creativity if you wish.”
“We wanted to give people everywhere the opportunity to experience the creative genius that makes this place tick, to get a taste of the artists, venues and other spaces that power the heart that beats beneath our soaring white sails.”
The Making Of The Ship Song Project
After the idea was conceived, and permission given by Nic Cave to use his ballad, artists and companies performing at the Opera House were asked to perform a section of the song.
About Nic Cave
Cave was born on September 22, 1957 in the small town of Warracknabeal in Victoria, Australia, to Dawn and Colin Cave.
Raised in a family of four children in Warracknabeal and Wangaratta in rural Victoria, Nic Cave’s father was an English teacher and administrator, and his mother was a librarian.
Nic Cave is the lead singer of the band “Bad Seed’s”.
His creative carrer includes acting and writing, as well as music.
I cover a wide range of topics here at Coffee with Allan.
There are a few reasons for this.
Number one would have to be that my clients come from a number of different fields, and I can easily test my knowledge of their product or service here.
The second reason would have to be that I have a wide range of interests anyway, and have a passion for writing, as well as being a copy writer!
The third reason of course is that if potential clients are looking for examples of my work, they can come here and browse at their convenience.
We Are All Just Prisoners Here
A lot of people are so enslaved to the idea of SEO, that their writing becomes captive to it, their work doesn’t flow as easily.
They fret whenever Google changes its algorithms, such as in the infamous “Panda Update”.
The net result of this can be that their writing is suited to getting good search engine results, but it isn’t attractive to human readers.
And if they are trying to sell or promote something, they’ve virtually shot themselves in the foot!
You Can Check Out Any Time
To pinch another line from the Eagles, you can check out any time you like when it comes down to certain theories of search engine marketing.
After the latest Google update, it is quite obvious that the search engine is looking for good content!
If your writing flows, has the information that people are looking for with properly placed keywords and a balanced approach to optimization, you should rate well.
Getting The Balance In SEO Copy Writing
For me, the balance in SEO Copywriting comes in seeing traffic come to my web pages, and seeing people stick around on the site.
That means that a) my seo efforts are being rewarded and b) the people that have found the site like what they see enough to stick around.
The other key to getting balance is enjoying what you do!
We’re all just prisoners here of our own device
The above is a line out of the Eagles song, Hotel California, the title song from the Eagles’ album of the same name.
The song was released as a single in February 1977.
I mention it here because I wrote a post featuring that line in February 2007.
The post was about adding and losing friends on Facebook, and almost immediately I started getting search engine traffic related to the Eagles, so I wrote another post with “We are all just prisoners…” as the title.
Why Did I Use That Phrase?
I’d had the song going through my head, and somehow wedded the phrase and topic together.
The result was a couple of very popular posts that continue to attract visitors, and a great lesson about creating good web content.
Keys To Good Web Content Writing
Enjoy your writing!
Choose your keywords carefully.
Write your copy around your keywords.
Include key words in your titles.
Don’t stuff your articles full them.
Do all the usual backlinking and seo work!
Search Engine Optimization Shouldn’t Be Tedious!
SEO needn’t be the hard chore that it’s often made out to be!
Many so called experts on the topic out there would have you believe that so that they can charge like a wounded bull!
If you have a product or topic that people are searching for, well written content will help them find you.
This Writer Is For Hire
I’m a copy writer who specializes in seo copywriting, writing marketing articles and ghost writing.
Current clients include a firm of divorce specialists, a legal firm specializing in corporate law, a motorcycle outlet, and a number of tourist related businesses.
I have a network of people that I have worked with in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and Europe. Between us we can help you with SEO, Social Media Campaigns and Writing.
