ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Eddi Reader - Singer/songwriter
In her warm, glorious voice, Eddi Reader sings thoughtful songs about love, longing and introspection.

Why you should listen

Scotland-born Eddi Reader was an '80s pop star in the UK, where her band Fairground Attraction had a #1 hit with the supercatchy "Perfect." Now, as a solo artist, her sounds has matured; quiet acoustic arrangements and gentle harmonies put her lush voice front and center. TED Music Director Thomas Dolby calls her his favorite singer of all time.

Albums such as Candyfloss and Medicine and Angels & Electricity established her as a thoughtful songwriter and interpreter, with an affinity for wistful songs of longing and loss -- and a nice sideline in what used to be called "message" songs, which call to the listener to think about war and peace, the Earth and our place in it.

Reader has also become a noted interpreter of the poems of Robert Burns. Her latest album, Peacetime, offers a compelling mix of Burns lyrics, traditional folk tunes and new songs written by Reader and her longtime songwriting partner, Boo Hewerdine. Fun fact: The title song on the album, "Peacetime," Eddi first learned backstage at her 2003 TED performance.

More profile about the speaker
Eddi Reader | Speaker | TED.com
Thomas Dolby - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

Why you should listen

Perhaps best known for blinding us with science, Thomas Dolby has always blurred the lines between composition and invention. As a London teenager, Tom Robertson was fascinated with the convergence of music and technology. His experiments with an assortment of keyboards, synthesizers and cassette players led his friends to dub him “Dolby.” That same fascination later drove him to become an electronic musician and multimedia artist whose groundbreaking work fused music with computer technology and video. Two decades, several film scores, five Grammy nominations and countless live-layered sound loops later, it's clear Dolby's innovations have changed the sound of popular music.

In the 1990s, Dolby re-created himself as a digital-musical entrepreneur, founding Beatnik, which developed the polyphonic ringtone software used in more than half a billion cell phones. From 2001 to 2012, Dolby served as TED's Music Director, programming great music for the TED stage, assembling a wide variety of house bands and collaborations to play between speakers. At TED2010, backed by the string quarter Ethel, he premiered the song "Love Is a Loaded Pistol," from his sweeping, A Map of the Floating City. The album marked his return to recording and touring after a 15-year hiatus, and used seriously retro technology -- '40s-era oscilloscopes and Royal Navy field-test equipment -- to control modern synthesizers, in shows at once nostalgic and cutting edge.

In 2014, Dolby took on a new name: professor. He was named the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the course "Sound on Film."

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Dolby | Speaker | TED.com
TED2003

Eddi Reader: "What You've Got"

Eddi Reader cântă despre ”Ceea ce ai”

Filmed:
515,331 views

Interpreta/compozitoarea Eddi Reader cântă ”Ce faci cu ceea ce ai”, o meditație chiar asupra unei teme TED: cum să-ți folosești darurile și talentele pentru a face ceva important. Acompaniată de Thomas Dolby la pian.
- Singer/songwriter
In her warm, glorious voice, Eddi Reader sings thoughtful songs about love, longing and introspection. Full bio - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City." Full bio

Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.

00:25
This songcântec is one of Thomas'Thomas' favoritesfavorite,
0
0
3000
Acest cântec este unul din favoritele lui Thomas
00:28
calleddenumit "What You Do with What You've Got."
1
3000
3000
intitulat "Ce faci cu ceea ce ai"
00:46
♫ You musttrebuie sa know someonecineva like him ♫
2
21000
3000
Cu siguranță știți pe cineva ca el.
00:49
♫ He was tallînalt and strongputernic and leana se sprijini
3
24000
3000
Era înalt şi puternic şi slab
00:52
♫ With a bodycorp like a greyhoundogar
4
27000
3000
Cu un corp ca al unui ogar
00:55
♫ and a mindminte so sharpascuțit and keenpasionat
5
30000
3000
Și o minte atât de ascuțită și pătrunzătoare
00:59
♫ But his heartinimă, just like laurelLaurel
6
34000
3000
Dar inima lui asemeni laurului
01:02
grewcrescut twistedrăsucit around itselfîn sine
7
37000
3000
A crescut înconjurându-l
01:05
TillPana la almostaproape everything he did ♫
8
40000
3000
Până când aproape tot ce a făcut
01:08
broughtadus paindurere to someonecineva elsealtfel
9
43000
3000
a adus durere altcuiva
01:15
♫ It's not just what you're bornnăscut with ♫
10
50000
3000
Nu doar acel ceva cu care te-ai născut contează
01:18
♫ It's what you choosealege to bearurs
11
53000
3000
Contează ce alegi să-nduri
01:21
♫ It's not how bigmare your shareacțiune is ♫
12
56000
4000
Nu contează cât de mare este partea ta
01:25
♫ It's how much you can shareacțiune
13
60000
3000
Contează cât de mult o poți împărți
01:28
♫ It's not the fightslupte you dreamedvisat of ♫
14
63000
3000
Nu bătăliile la care ai visat contează
01:31
♫ It's those you really foughtau luptat
15
66000
3000
Contează cele pe care chiar le-ai purtat
01:34
♫ It's not what you've been givendat
16
69000
3000
Nu ceea ce ți-a fost dat contează
01:37
♫ It's what you do with what you've got ♫
17
72000
5000
Contează ce faci cu ceea ce ai
01:45
♫ What's the use of two strongputernic legspicioare
18
80000
4000
La ce mai sunt bune două picioare puternice
01:49
♫ if you only runalerga away? ♫
19
84000
3000
dacă fugi doar în retragere ?
01:52
♫ And what's the use of the finestcele mai frumoase voicevoce
20
87000
3000
Și la ce bună cea mai rafinată voce
01:55
♫ if you've nothing good to say? ♫
21
90000
3000
Dacă nu ai nimic bun de spus
01:58
♫ What's the use of strengthputere and musclemuşchi
22
93000
4000
La ce bun să ai putere și mușchi
02:02
♫ if you only pushApăsaţi and shoveîmbrânci? ♫
23
97000
3000
dacă doar lovești și îmbrâncești
02:05
♫ And what's the use of two good earsurechi
24
100000
3000
La ce bune două urechi sănătoase
02:08
♫ if you can't hearauzi those you love? ♫
25
103000
3000
daca nu-i poți asculta pe cei pe care îi iubești
03:11
♫ What's the use of two strongputernic legspicioare
26
166000
5000
La ce bune două picioare puternice
03:16
♫ if you only runalerga away? ♫
27
171000
2000
dacă fugi doar în retragere ?
03:18
♫ And what's the use of the finestcele mai frumoase voicevoce
28
173000
3000
Și la ce bună cea mai rafinată voce
03:21
♫ if you've nothing good to say? ♫
29
176000
3000
Dacă nu ai nimic bun de spus
03:24
♫ What's the use of strengthputere and musclemuşchi
30
179000
4000
La ce bun să ai putere și mușchi
03:28
♫ if you only pushApăsaţi and shoveîmbrânci? ♫
31
183000
3000
dacă doar lovești și îmbrâncești
03:31
♫ And what's the use of two good earsurechi
32
186000
3000
La ce bune două urechi sănătoase
03:34
♫ if you can't hearauzi those you love? ♫
33
189000
3000
daca nu-i poți asculta pe cei pe care îi iubești
03:37
BetweenÎntre those who use theiral lor neighborsvecinii
34
192000
3000
Între cei care-și folosesc vecinii
03:40
♫ and those who use the canetrestie de zahăr
35
195000
3000
și cei care folosesc bastonul
03:43
BetweenÎntre those in constantconstant powerputere
36
198000
3000
Între cei cu putere constantă
03:46
♫ and those in constantconstant paindurere
37
201000
3000
și cei în durere constantă
03:49
BetweenÎntre those who runalerga to gloryglorie
38
204000
3000
Între cei care aleargă spre glorie
03:52
♫ and those who cannotnu poti runalerga
39
207000
3000
și cei care nu pot alerga
03:55
♫ Tell me whichcare onescele are the cripplesciungii
40
210000
3000
Spune-mi care sunt cei infirmi
03:58
♫ and whichcare onescele touchatingere the sunsoare
41
213000
5000
și care dintre ei ating soarele
04:35
WhichCare onescele touchatingere the sunsoare
42
250000
2000
Care dintre ei ating soarele
04:40
WhichCare onescele touchatingere the sunsoare
43
255000
3000
Care dintre ei ating soarele
05:05
(ApplauseAplauze) Thank you very much.
44
280000
12000
(Aplauze)
Translated by Oana Laura Bugnar
Reviewed by Dragos Mitrica

▲Back to top

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Eddi Reader - Singer/songwriter
In her warm, glorious voice, Eddi Reader sings thoughtful songs about love, longing and introspection.

Why you should listen

Scotland-born Eddi Reader was an '80s pop star in the UK, where her band Fairground Attraction had a #1 hit with the supercatchy "Perfect." Now, as a solo artist, her sounds has matured; quiet acoustic arrangements and gentle harmonies put her lush voice front and center. TED Music Director Thomas Dolby calls her his favorite singer of all time.

Albums such as Candyfloss and Medicine and Angels & Electricity established her as a thoughtful songwriter and interpreter, with an affinity for wistful songs of longing and loss -- and a nice sideline in what used to be called "message" songs, which call to the listener to think about war and peace, the Earth and our place in it.

Reader has also become a noted interpreter of the poems of Robert Burns. Her latest album, Peacetime, offers a compelling mix of Burns lyrics, traditional folk tunes and new songs written by Reader and her longtime songwriting partner, Boo Hewerdine. Fun fact: The title song on the album, "Peacetime," Eddi first learned backstage at her 2003 TED performance.

More profile about the speaker
Eddi Reader | Speaker | TED.com
Thomas Dolby - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

Why you should listen

Perhaps best known for blinding us with science, Thomas Dolby has always blurred the lines between composition and invention. As a London teenager, Tom Robertson was fascinated with the convergence of music and technology. His experiments with an assortment of keyboards, synthesizers and cassette players led his friends to dub him “Dolby.” That same fascination later drove him to become an electronic musician and multimedia artist whose groundbreaking work fused music with computer technology and video. Two decades, several film scores, five Grammy nominations and countless live-layered sound loops later, it's clear Dolby's innovations have changed the sound of popular music.

In the 1990s, Dolby re-created himself as a digital-musical entrepreneur, founding Beatnik, which developed the polyphonic ringtone software used in more than half a billion cell phones. From 2001 to 2012, Dolby served as TED's Music Director, programming great music for the TED stage, assembling a wide variety of house bands and collaborations to play between speakers. At TED2010, backed by the string quarter Ethel, he premiered the song "Love Is a Loaded Pistol," from his sweeping, A Map of the Floating City. The album marked his return to recording and touring after a 15-year hiatus, and used seriously retro technology -- '40s-era oscilloscopes and Royal Navy field-test equipment -- to control modern synthesizers, in shows at once nostalgic and cutting edge.

In 2014, Dolby took on a new name: professor. He was named the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the course "Sound on Film."

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Dolby | Speaker | TED.com