An anorak or parka is a type of heavy jacket with a hood, often lined with fur or fake fur, so as to protect the face from a combination of freezing temperatures and wind. This kind of garment, originally made from caribou or seal was invented by the Caribou Inuit, Inuit (Eskimo) of the Arctic region, who needed clothing that would protect them from wind chill and wetness while hunting and kayaking. Certain types of Inuit anoraks have to be regularly coated with fish oil to keep their water resistance.
The words anorak and parka are now often used interchangeably, but when first introduced, they described somewhat different garments, and the distinction is still maintained by some. Strictly speaking, an anorak is a waterproof jacket with a hood and drawstrings at the waist and cuffs, and a parka is a knee-length cold-weather jacket or coat; typically stuffed with down or very warm synthetic fiber, and with a fur-lined hood. Originally, an anorak specifically implied a pull-over jacket without a zipper, button, or frogged opening, but this distinction is now largely lost, and many garments with a full-length front opening are now described as anoraks. The anorak and parka have been developed from their traditional forms into a number of different designs using modern materials, notably the Fishtail and Snorkel parkas and the Cagoule, a form of lightweight anorak.
Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.
Shapiro grew up listening to Swedish pop and disco and the band was influenced by Eurobeat and Italo disco. Agebjörn shed some light on the choice of the fictional stage name in an October 2007 interview with Exclaim!' magazine:
Sally Shapiro's debut album, 2007's Disco Romance, was produced by Agebjörn. The album received strong reviews, and Shapiro was championed by many prominent music blogs including Pitchfork Media. The album was released in North America on 16 October 2007 by Canadian-based indie label Paper Bag Records; it is a ten-track album featuring artwork by Canadian designer Geoff Wilson.
Shapiro is notable for shunning publicity and has never revealed her real name. However, in an interview with Swedish webzine Judy in September 2007, she talked for the first time about considering performing live:
In spring 2008, Sally Shapiro went on a short DJ tour, but on a February 2009 post on Sally Shapiro's Myspace blog, Agebjörn stated that Sally would not perform again:
your voice is taking me to some higher level
your arms go perfectly against the nasty world
your sweet eyes is an ocean i'd like to swim
you're my seatbelt
you'll hold me tight if ever i crash
i'm even hundred feet above your head
and i'm still thinking about you when i'm there
your hands always guide me to some better place
your hair draw the lines of your tenderness
you're my seatbelt
You're driving us down to the sunset
Where the wind blows warm on the sand
Where the old trees smile
To the Ocean
It feels like your smile
Is feeding the day
It's like the flowers are
Dancing on your way
Then you say...
You've been driving, driving all night
I've never found any rest in a car before
I had beautiful dreams all along
I'm gunning for today
I will try to connect with your eyes if you look at me
Each time I'm there
I keep quiet at your bar but you don't give a shit about me
I love all the things you say
I can listen hard to your voice for nights and days
Every single day
There's nothing on Earth goes golden in your hands
I can't tell what you do to me
I can't tell how things could be
I can't tell what you do to me
I can't tell...
I hope you're up today
I come here for a drink and your boss said you took a train
For some destination
I will need to find out so I run to the station
Try me for one night
You're by me
You're by me
Try me for one bite
You'll have me
You'll have me
Try me for one night
You're by me
Now you're gone for good
I will try to connect with the eyes of another girl
But every single day
I'm still thinking of your train leaving on this dark day
I can't tell what you do to me
I can't tell how things could be
I can't tell what you do to me
I can't tell how things could be
I can't tell what you do to me
I can't tell what you do to me
Try me for one night
You're by me
You're by me
Try me for one bite
You'll have me
You'll have me
Try me for one night
You're by me
You're by me
Try me for one bite
You'll have me
Take me somewhere I've never been to
I want to see you, into a northern land
Give yourself a chance
to forget, to forget
Take me somewhere I've never been to
I want to see you, under a morning rain
Give yourself a chance
I don't know what you're gonna say
But you know about last night
I had sex with another girl
It's been well recognized now
I don't know what you're gonna do
Maybe you'll kick me out from your life
I have nothing to say to justify
What I've done last night
I ??? will try the way tomorrow
To the moment dance the place away
And I stay like a NERD with my feeling down
And I stay like a NERD with my feeling down
... without your eyes
... long long time
Life doesn't have any color now
I need to reach for a better one
[Breakdown]
And one day you'll be comming back
At my door with your amazing smile
But I've ???
I'm so sorry I ???
I don't know what you're gonna say
But you know about last night
I had sex with another girl
It's been well ???
I don't know what you're gonna do
Maybe you'll kick me out from your life
I have nothing to say to justify
Hello
I've waited here for you
Everlong
Tonight
I throw myself into
And out of the red, out of her head she sang
Come down
And waste away with me
Down with me
Slow how
You wanted it to be
I'm over my head, out of her head she sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when, she
sang
Breathe out
So I could breathe you in
Hold you in
And now
I know you've always been
Out of your head, out of my head I sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when, she
sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
Detachment
Still asking
"Are we all alone?"
2 hands meet
On our knees
No one heard a sound
Fall now, Into a dream
Come drown, down here with me
Thousands Passed
Unwritten
How much time is left?
They're screaming
"Salvation!"
False hope without shame
Wake up
Waiting outside in the bitter cold
Frozen winter brings the days of old
The time has come, now say your last goodbyes