Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily. For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos (beautiful), or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."
Notable people with the surname include:
"Cal" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, which was first published in 1990. It was included in the 1995 collection Gold.
Cal is a robot whose master is an author. Set in the Age of Robots, the word processor is called the Writer. Cal, under the influence of his master, decides to learn to write. His master outfits his mind with a dictionary and gives him advice and a few of his own books to read, as well as a grammatical dictionary. Cal tries to write mystery like his master, but is hampered by the Three Laws of Robotics; a robot's aversion to harming a human makes Cal cut out all violence, making the mystery rather inane. Instead, his master decides to give him the knack of recognizing humor. Cal writes a very good story on this new topic: so good, in fact, that his master is afraid of being put in the shade and 'playing second dog to a robot'. He orders the technician to remove Cal's abilities. Cal, hearing this, decides to kill his master, in defiance of the First Law, because apparently his new abilities take precedence: "I want to be a writer."
Cal is a soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983).
In his review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four our of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."
In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."
All music was written by Mark Knopfler.
BEAUTIFUL BROTHER, MY HEART IS ON FIRE
DAISY CHAIN DREAMER
I'M YOURS AND YOU'RE MINE YEAH
FROM WHAT I HEAR, IT SEEMS WE'RE BREAKIN' EVERY BODY'S
RULES
BUT I DON'T MIND BABY, I'M EASY AS A DAY OFF SCHOOL
I, I WANNA BE YOUR GROUPIE
A FOLLOWER OF BEAUTY
I MADE A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR NAME ON IT
AH, YOU FILL MY HEART WITH FLOWERS
I'VE BEEN UP FOR HOURS
AND BABY I'D DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED
SNOW FALLIN' SMILE PUTS THE STARS ON MY PILLOW
ISN'T IT WILD BABY, I GO WHERE YOU GO
CHASIN' CLOUDS WITH YOU SO PRETTY IN THE SUMMER SKY
ALL I KNOW IS I'M SO HAPPY BABY I COULD DIE
I, I WANNA BE YOUR GROUPIE
A FOLLOWER OF BEAUTY
I MADE A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR NAME ON IT
AH, YOU FILL MY HEART WITH FLOWERS
I'VE BEEN UP FOR HOURS
AND BABY I'D DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED