Coordinates: 43°50′16″N 4°21′39″E / 43.8378°N 4.3608°E / 43.8378; 4.3608
Nîmes (/niːm/; French: [nim]; Provençal Occitan: Nimes) is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.
The city derives its name from that of a spring in the Roman village. The contemporary coat of arms of the city of Nîmes includes a crocodile chained to a palm tree with the inscription COLNEM, for Colonia Nemausus, meaning the "colony" or "settlement" of Nemausus, the local Celtic god of the Volcae Arecomici. Veterans of the Roman legions who had served Julius Caesar in his Nile campaigns, at the end of fifteen years of soldiering, were given plots of land to cultivate on the plain of Nîmes.
The city was located on the Via Domitia, a Roman road constructed in 118 BC which connected Italy to Spain.
The site on which the built-up area of Nîmes has become established in the course of centuries is part of the edge of the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River which butts up against low hills: to the northeast, Mont Duplan; to the southwest, Montaury; to the west, Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc.
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce six solo albums, including Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), and Get Lucky (2009). He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), and The Princess Bride (1987). In addition to his work with Dire Straits and as a solo artist and composer, Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musical artists, including Phil Lynott, Chet Atkins, The Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, and Van Morrison. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.
Knopfler is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era, and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award and the Steiger Award, and holds three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom.
Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973), commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music. He is also the lead vocalist and drummer of hip-hop band N.E.R.D, which he formed with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. He released his first single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his first album In My Mind in 2006.
As part of The Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for various musicians. The two have earned three Grammy Awards amongst ten nominations. He is also the co-founder of the clothing brands Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream Clothing. He is a member of the supergroup V.A. Playaz with Fam-Lay, Clipse, Skillz, Missy Elliott, and Timbaland & Magoo.
Pharrell Williams was born on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the eldest of three sons of Carolyn, a teacher, and Pharaoh Williams, a handyman. He met Chad Hugo in a seventh-grade summer band camp where Williams played the keyboards and drums and Hugo played tenor saxophone. They were also both members of a marching band; Williams played the snare drum while Chad was student conductor. With Hugo, Williams attended Princess Anne High School where they played in the school band; there he got the name Skateboard P.
Take my hand my dear
We know that the time it is near
Be strong and be brave,my dear
Let me go now,let me go
How it came to this
It's not clear
Long and lonely nights
Now I fear
Though I need your hand to hold,
My dear
Let me go now,let me go
Let me go now,let me go
Take my hand my dear
We were drifting year after year
When we tried our best to fly,my dear
Let me go now,let me go
How it came to this
It's not clear
Long and lonely night
Now i fear
Be strong and be brave
My dear
Let me go now,let me go
Let me go now,let me go
Take my hand my dear
Love takes us far away from here
Tell me once again so I hear
Let me go now,let me go
Let me go now,let me go
Let me go now,let me go
Bist du nicht so 'n Typ der den Schickimicki Tick hat / jeden Tag 'ne Frau trifft
mit der er 'n _____ hat / 'n Blick hat wo keine Nein sagen kann, mit' m Geld
klickert was ich nicht ertragen kann / erwarten dann die Frauen daß du besser im
Bett bist / ach laber nicht die v__eln doch nicht weil du nett bist / die
woll'n nur deine Kohle man und 'n fettes Essen / und nach einer Woche Geschichte
vorbei vergessen / jetzt kaufste dir 'ne Neue / besorgst es ihr so richtig und
hälst nichts von Treue / doch bitte freue dich nicht zu früh du denkst du bist
so erwachsen / dabei bist du noch eigentlich'n Kind und machst Faxen / uh doch
die Scheisse die du jetzt getan hast / holt dich später wieder ein wie'n Date
bei deinem Zahnarzt / dir gehts nur um's Image, Prestige und Geld / leider alles
nur Fassade eigentlich biste gar kein Held /
uh du hast keinen Stil / kein Gehirn aber Scheine haste viel / du bist
nicht cool und du bringst nicht die Vibes / Mr. Noname besser wenn du mir vom
Leib bleibst /
Du hast 'ne Austrahlung wie 'ne Frikadelle mit Pommes / ich mein jeder hier
weiss das du 'n Arsch bist wie kommt es / das so viele Mädels immer in deinem
Auto abhängen / es ist doch nur die Kohle denn die sind dir doch um Längen /
voraus ich meine du tust als ob du voll der Harte wärst / obwohl du bei mir
immer voll den Smarten fährst / leerst 'ne Dose bier erst nach drei Stunden / da
frag' ich dich ey wo hamse dich 'n gefunden / hey Sinker mach mal Blinker wieder
rein / schlägst eh dein ganzes Leben nie 'ne andere Richtung ein / komm mal
runter erweiter lieber deine Horizonte / schon in der Ori konnte der Harry
Belafonte / der Untauglichkeit Mädels um den Finger wickeln / ich versteh nich
wie man auf so 'n dummen Geldsack mit Pickeln / reinfall'n kann an alle Chicks
und Amigos / hier kommt Mr. Noname a.k.a. Ziehlos /
uh du hast keinen Stil / kein Gehirn aber Scheine haste viel / du bist
nicht cool und du bringst nicht die Vibes / Mr. Noname besser wenn du mir vom
Leib bleibst /
An alle Nonames mit ihren dicken Schlitten / inmitten eurer Anwesenheit darf
ich bitten / verschont mich den Autos dem Labern den Chicks / den Fahrern dem
Mix aus Posen und Tricks / eurer nehm ich mich nich an du machst auf Brecher /
bist furchtbar aufgepumpt doch 'n ganzen schlechter Stecher/ der Rächer der
Entnervten macht jetzt 'n Abgang / Film aus Schnitt Cut der Abspann /