ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Raul Midon - Guitarist
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound. His life story is as inspiring as his musical vision.

Why you should listen

Raul Midon is into beating the odds, shattering stereotypes, and making category-defying music. "I was told as a child, 'You're blind; you can't do this,'" Midon told an interviewer in 2005. "I was told when I moved to New York, 'You can't do that, you're not going to make it.'" At 40, however, Midon has clearly made it.

After singing backup vocals for stars like Shakira, Julio Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, Midon released his major-label solo debut, State of Mind, with help from guest artist Jason Mraz. Midon's innovative songwriting incorporates his lyrics, guitar handiwork (jazz, classical, flamenco, R&B) and "vocal trumpet" improvisation. Though he draws comparisons to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Richie Havens, Midon is the rare original in an industry of few.

His latest album is A World Within a World.

More profile about the speaker
Raul Midon | Speaker | TED.com
TED2007

Raul Midon: "Peace on Earth"

Raul Midon svira "Svatko" i "Mir na Zemlji"

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Gitarist i pjevač Raul Midon svira "Svatko" i "Mir na Zemlji" tijekom svog nastupa 2007. na TED-u.
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Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound. His life story is as inspiring as his musical vision. Full bio

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♫ PictureSa slikama yourselfsami in a worldsvijet where there's no one elsedrugo, ♫
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♫ Zamislite se u svijetu gdje nema nikog drugog ♫
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♫ nobodynitko anywherebilo kuda. ♫
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♫ nitko nigdje ♫
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♫ A momenttrenutak agoprije, there were voicesglasovi and faceslica to look uponna, ♫
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♫ Samo trenutak prije tu su bili glasovi i lica u koja se moglo gledati ♫
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♫ you can't see them anywherebilo kuda. ♫
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♫ ne možete ih vidjeti nigdje ♫
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♫ Nothing more to say ♫
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♫ Ništa više za reći ♫
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♫ and no one left to say it to, anywayu svakom slučaju. ♫
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♫ i ionako nitko nije ostao da mu to kažete ♫
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♫ Oh, listen to what I say. ♫
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♫ O, čujte što govorim ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi can be somebodyneko ♫
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♫ Svatko može biti netko ♫
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♫ and everybodysvi is freebesplatno to make a differencerazlika. ♫
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♫ i svatko je slobodan da učini razliku ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi can be somebodyneko. ♫
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♫ Svatko može biti netko ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi is freebesplatno to make a differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ Svatko je slobodan učiniti razliku u ovom svijetu. ♫
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♫ Now pictureslika a worldsvijet where the people all feel theirnjihov worthvrijedan. ♫
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♫ Sada zamislite svijet u kojem ljudi osjećaju svoju vrijednost ♫
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♫ ChildrenDjeca are everywheresvugdje, posvuda. ♫
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♫ Djeca su posvuda ♫
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♫ Now there is a reasonrazlog for everyone'ssvi su time on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Sada postoji razlog za svačije vrijeme na zemlji ♫
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♫ WonderingPitate se why you should carebriga, yeah. ♫
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♫ Razmišljajući zašto bi vam trebalo biti stalo, da ♫
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♫ Nothing more to say ♫
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♫ Ništa više za reći ♫
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♫ and only love can see us throughkroz, anywayu svakom slučaju. ♫
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♫ I samo ljubav nas ionako može prozrijeti ♫
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♫ Oh, listen what I say, yeah. ♫
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♫ O, čujte što govorim, da ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi can be somebodyneko ♫
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♫ Svatko može biti netko ♫
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♫ and everybodysvi is freebesplatno to make a differencerazlika. ♫
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♫ I svatko je slobodan da napravi razliku ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi can be somebodyneko. ♫
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♫ Svatko može biti netko ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi is freebesplatno to make a differencerazlika. ♫
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♫ Svatko je slobodan da napravi razliku ♫
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♫ You don't have to be a bigvelika celebritypoznata ličnost ♫
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♫ Ne morate biti velika zvijezda ♫
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♫ to feel the powervlast, the powervlast in your soulduša, no. ♫
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♫ Da osjećate moć, moć u vašoj duši, ne ♫
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♫ You don't have to be a bigvelika starzvijezda on MTVMTV ♫
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♫ Ne trebate biti velika zvijezda na MTV-u ♫
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♫ to realizeostvariti that in your eyesoči is a viewpogled that only you can see. ♫
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♫ Kako bi shvatili kako je u vašim očima pogled koji samo vi možete vidjeti ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi can be somebodyneko. ♫
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♫ Svatko može biti netko ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi is freebesplatno to make a differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ Svatko je slobodan da napravi razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ You can make a little differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ Možete napraviti malu razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ I can make a little differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ Ja mogu napraviti malu razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ She can make a little differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ Ona može napraviti malu razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ He can make a little differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ On može napraviti malu razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ You can, I can, she can, he can, ♫
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♫ Vi možete, ja mogu, ona može, on može ♫
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♫ we can make a little bitbit of differencerazlika in this worldsvijet. ♫
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♫ Mi možemo napraviti malu razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi gonna make a little ♫
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♫ Svatko će napraviti malu ♫
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♫ little differencerazlika, yeah. ♫
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♫ Malu razliku, vuu huu ♫
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♫ TalkingPriča 'bout' o everybodysvi gonna make a little differencerazlika. ♫
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♫ Govoreći o tome kako će svatko napraviti malu razliku ♫
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♫ EverybodySvi gonna make a little differencerazlika in this worldsvijet, ♫
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♫ Svatko će napraviti malu razliku u ovom svijetu ♫
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♫ oh yeah. ♫
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♫ O da ♫
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(Pljesak)
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Thank you so much.
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Puno vam hvala.
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(ApplausePljesak)
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This is a songpjesma that camedošao about
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Ova je pjesma nastala
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because I think it's difficulttežak to be in the worldsvijet
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jer mislim kako je teško postojati u ovom svijetu
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and not be awaresvjestan of what's going on,
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i ne biti svjestan što se događa,
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and the warsratovi and so forthdalje.
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i ratovi i tako dalje.
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This songpjesma kindljubazan of camedošao out of all of that.
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Ta pjesma je proizašla iz svega toga.
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And I wrotenapisao a lot of happysretan songsPjesme on my first recordsnimiti,
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I napisao sam puno veselih pjesama na svom prvom albumu,
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whichkoji I still standstajati by,
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uz koji stojim,
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but this has got something elsedrugo in it.
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ali ova ima nešto drugo u sebi.
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It's calledzvao "PeaceMira on EarthZemlja."
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Zove se "Mir na Zemlji".
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♫ There is no hopenada. ♫
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♫ Nema nade ♫
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♫ There is no futurebudućnost. ♫
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♫ Nema budućnosti ♫
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♫ No faithvjera in God to saveuštedjeti the day. ♫
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♫ Nema vjere u Boga da spasi ovaj dan ♫
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♫ There is no reasonrazlog, no understandingrazumijevanje ♫
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♫ Ne postoji razlog, razumijevanje ♫
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♫ no sacredsvet placemjesto to hidesakriti away. ♫
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♫ Nema svetog mjesta na kojem bi se mogli sakriti ♫
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♫ There is no earnestkapara conversationrazgovor. ♫
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♫ Nema iskrenog razgovora ♫
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♫ No wordsriječi of wisdommudrost from the wisemudar. ♫
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♫ Nema riječi mudrih osoba ♫
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♫ There is no reconciliationizmirenje ♫
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♫ Nema pomirbe ♫
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♫ and no collectivekolektivan compromisekompromis. ♫
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♫ I nema kolektivnog kompromisa ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja, ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ that's what we want. ♫
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♫ To je ono što želimo ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja, ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ that's what we all say. ♫
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♫ To svi kažemo ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ YetJoš, there in the hallwayhodnik ♫
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♫ Ipak, tamo u hodniku ♫
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♫ lurksvreba the ghostduh of warrat. ♫
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♫ vreba duh rata. ♫
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♫ He wants more, and more, and more, and more, ♫
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♫ On želi više i više i više i više ♫
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♫ and more, and more, and more, and more. ♫
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♫ i više i više i više i više ♫
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♫ There is no darknesstama, no sunshineSunce. ♫
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♫ Nema tame, nema sunca ♫
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♫ There is no great societydruštvo. ♫
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♫ Nema dobrog društva ♫
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♫ There is no freedomsloboda withoutbez convictionuvjerenje. ♫
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♫ Ne postoji sloboda osude ♫
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♫ There is no freedomsloboda to be freebesplatno. ♫
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♫ Ne postoji sloboda da budeš slobodan ♫
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♫ There is no heavenraj, no firevatra and brimstonesumpor. ♫
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♫ Nema raja, nema vatre ni sumpora ♫
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♫ There is no brotherhoodBratstvo of man. ♫
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♫ Nema bratskog zajedništva ♫
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♫ There is no countryzemlja, no one religionreligija. ♫
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♫ Nema države, nema religije ♫
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♫ There is no universaluniverzalan planplan. ♫
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♫ Ne postoji univerzalan plan. ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja, ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ that's what we want. ♫
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♫ To je ono što želimo ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja, ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ that's what we all say. ♫
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♫ To je ono što svi govorimo ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ YetJoš, there in the hallwayhodnik ♫
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♫ Ipak, tamo u hodniku ♫
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♫ lurksvreba the ghostduh of warrat. ♫
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♫ vreba duh rata ♫
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♫ He wants more, and more, and more, and more, ♫
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♫ On želi više i više i više i više ♫
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♫ and more, and more, and more, and more, and more. ♫
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♫ i više i više i više i više ♫
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♫ The answerodgovor is ♫
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♫ Odgovor je ♫
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♫ mutual-assureduzajamno osiguran destructionrazaranje, ♫
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♫ zajedničko osigurano uništenje ♫
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♫ a balanceravnoteža of powervlast, ♫
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♫ Ravnoteža moći ♫
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♫ a weaponoružje for everyonesvatko. ♫
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♫ Oružje za svakoga ♫
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♫ Mutual-assuredUzajamno osiguran destructionrazaranje ♫
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♫ Zajedničko osigurano uništenje ♫
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♫ bringingdonošenje peacemir to everyonesvatko. ♫
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♫ donošenje mira svima. ♫
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(TrumpetTruba soundszvukovi)
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(Zvukovi trube)
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(TrumpetTruba soundszvukovi)
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja, ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ that's what we want. ♫
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♫ To je ono što želimo ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja, ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ that's what we all say. ♫
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♫ To je ono što svi govorimo ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ There in the hallwayhodnik, ♫
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♫ Tamo u hodniku ♫
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♫ peacemir on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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♫ PeaceMira on EarthZemlja. ♫
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♫ Mir na Zemlji ♫
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
Translated by Tilen Pigac - EFZG
Reviewed by Silvija P.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Raul Midon - Guitarist
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon blends flamenco, jazz and R&B to create a category-defying sound. His life story is as inspiring as his musical vision.

Why you should listen

Raul Midon is into beating the odds, shattering stereotypes, and making category-defying music. "I was told as a child, 'You're blind; you can't do this,'" Midon told an interviewer in 2005. "I was told when I moved to New York, 'You can't do that, you're not going to make it.'" At 40, however, Midon has clearly made it.

After singing backup vocals for stars like Shakira, Julio Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, Midon released his major-label solo debut, State of Mind, with help from guest artist Jason Mraz. Midon's innovative songwriting incorporates his lyrics, guitar handiwork (jazz, classical, flamenco, R&B) and "vocal trumpet" improvisation. Though he draws comparisons to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Richie Havens, Midon is the rare original in an industry of few.

His latest album is A World Within a World.

More profile about the speaker
Raul Midon | Speaker | TED.com
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