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“Peaceful Afternoon” / “Going To A Town” | Rufus Wainwright

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Musical artist and songwriter Rufus Wainwright performs two enchanting original songs: a gorgeous love song written for his husband and performed on acoustic guitar and a haunting performance on piano. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and…

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Musical artist and songwriter Rufus Wainwright performs two enchanting original songs: a gorgeous love song written for his husband and performed on acoustic guitar and a haunting performance on piano.

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4 Comments

  1. Sagnik Nandi

    July 6, 2020 at 8:12 pm

    WOW! These songs makes me feel so joyful about this wonderful world in these confusing times!❤

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  2. Type R

    July 6, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    I hope you can hear me applauding from here. I’ve loved “Going To A Town” for a while – a reminder we’ve been on the off ramp for some time. It was relevant when it was written and deeply moving, yet it feels more starkly true now than ever.

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  3. Karol

    July 7, 2020 at 1:53 am

    I liked it! Thanks for share us your art!

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  4. ITouchTheSky 8GladysWorld8

    July 7, 2020 at 10:35 am

    I love this music. Amazing voice and guitarist. Thank you so much for creating and sharing it with us. Lovely watching and listening to you here on the top of the mountain of Italy. Thanks to technology, YouTube and Ted.

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