ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.

Why you should listen

Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.

Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.

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TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch

Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean

Џексон Браун (Jackson Browne): Песма инспирисана океаном

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На догађају TEDxGPGP, Џексон Браун изводи песму коју је почео да компонује прошлог априла на броду „Путовање плаве мисије“, током путовања које је инспирисано Силвијом Ерл у циљу смишљавања начина да се спасе океан. „Да могу да будем било где“, он пева, „било где управо сада, био бих овде.“
- Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Full bio

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Thank you.
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Хвала.
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SlideSlajd into the shimmeringsijao surfaceповршина
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♫ Клизните на светлуцаву површину ♫
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betweenизмеђу two worldsсветове. ♫
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♫ између два света. ♫
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StandingStoji at the centerцентар of time ♫
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♫ Стојим у средишту времена ♫
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♫ as it uncurlsuncurls. ♫
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♫ док се размотава. ♫
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CuttingRezanje throughкроз the veilveo of illusionилузија. ♫
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♫ Пресецам вео илузије. ♫
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MovingPomera beyondизван pastпрошлост conclusionsзакључке. ♫
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♫ Удаљавам се од прошлих закључака. ♫
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WonderingPitam se if all my doubtсумња and confusionзбуњеност will clearјасно. ♫
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♫ Питам се да ли ће се све моје сумње
и забуне рашчистити. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhereбило где, ♫
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♫ Да могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где right now, ♫
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♫ да управо сада могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ желео бих да будем овде. ♫
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SearchingPretraživanje for the futureбудућност
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♫ Трагам за будућношћу ♫
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amongмеђу the things we're throwingбацање away. ♫
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♫ међу стварима које бацамо. ♫
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TryingHteo to see the worldсвет
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♫ Покушавам да видим свет ♫
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throughкроз the junkђубре we produceпроизвести everydayсваки дан. ♫
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♫ кроз смеће које
свакодневно производимо. ♫
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♫ They say nothing lastsтраје foreverзаувек, ♫
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♫ Кажу да ништа не траје вечно, ♫
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♫ but all the plasticпластика ever madeмаде is still here. ♫
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♫ али сва пластика икада
направљена још је увек овде. ♫
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♫ And no amountизнос of closingзавршни our eyesочи
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♫ И без обзира на то
колико затварамо очи, ♫
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♫ will make it disappearнестати. ♫
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♫ то неће помоћи да она нестане. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhereбило где, ♫
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♫ Да могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где in historyисторија, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем било где у историји, ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ желео бих да будем овде. ♫
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♫ The RomansRimljani, the Spanishšpanski
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♫ Римљани, Шпанци, ♫
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♫ the BritishBritanski, the Dutchholandski, ♫
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♫ Британци, Холанђани, ♫
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AmericanAmerikanac exceptionalismizuzetnosti, so out of touchдодирни. ♫
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♫ америчка надобудност -
потпуно ван токова. ♫
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♫ The follyludost of empireимперије repeatingponavlja its courseкурс, ♫
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♫ Глупост царства понавља след догађаја, ♫
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imposingнаметање its will ♫
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♫ намеће своју вољу ♫
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♫ and rulingVladajuća by forceсила
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♫ и управља силом ♫
♫ још увек, још увек, док време пролази. ♫
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♫ on and on throughкроз time. ♫
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♫ But the worldсвет can't take it very much longerдуже. ♫
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♫ Међутим, свет то не може
да трпи још дуго. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Нећемо преживети ♫
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unlessосим ако не we're smarterпаметнији and strongerјачи. ♫
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♫ осим ако не будемо
паметнији и снажнији. ♫
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♫ The worldсвет is going to shakeмућкати itselfсам freeбесплатно of our greedпохлепа
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♫ Свет ће се ослободити наше похлепе ♫
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somehowнекако. ♫
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♫ некако. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhereбило где, ♫
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♫ Да могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где in time, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем у било ком времену, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где and changeпромена things, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем било где
и променим ствари, ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ то би морало да буде сада. ♫
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♫ They say nothing last foreverзаувек, ♫
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♫ Кажу да ништа не траје вечно, ♫
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♫ but all the plasticпластика ever madeмаде is still here. ♫
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♫ али сва пластика икада
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♫ And no amountизнос of closingзавршни our eyesочи
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♫ И без обзира на то
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♫ will make it disappearнестати. ♫
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♫ то неће помоћи да она нестане. ♫
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♫ And the worldсвет can't take it ♫
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♫ А свет не може издржати ♫
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♫ very much longerдуже. ♫
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♫ још дуго. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Нећемо преживети ♫
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unlessосим ако не we're smarterпаметнији and strongerјачи. ♫
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♫ осим ако не будемо
паметнији и снажнији. ♫
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♫ The world'sсветске gonna shakeмућкати itselfсам freeбесплатно of our greedпохлепа
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♫ Свет ће се ослободити наше похлепе ♫
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somehowнекако. ♫
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♫ некако. ♫
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♫ And the worldсвет can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ Свет не може то да поднесе,
као што видите. ♫
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♫ If the oceansокеана don't make it, neitherни will we. ♫
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♫ Ако океани не преживе,
нећемо ни ми. ♫
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♫ The world'sсветске gonna shakeмућкати itselfсам all the way freeбесплатно
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♫ Свет ће се у потпуности ослободити ♫
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somehowнекако. ♫
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♫ некако. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhereбило где, ♫
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♫ Да могу да будем било где, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где in time, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем у било ком времену, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhereбило где and changeпромена the outcomeисход, ♫
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♫ да могу да будем било где
и променим исход, ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ то би морало да буде сада. ♫
04:09
(ApplauseAplauz)
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(Аплауз)
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Thank you.
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Хвала.
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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(Аплауз)
Translated by Mirjana Čutura
Reviewed by Tijana Mihajlović

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.

Why you should listen

Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.

Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.

More profile about the speaker
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com