Thin Lizzy -The Rocker

Tampoco es cuestión de enmoñarse toda la semana...

Insisto esto del Shuffle es una gozada...cuando menos te lo esperas te salen cosas como estas que te despiertan de tu aletargamiento cantautoril y vuelves al mundo de las guitarras, las distorsiones y el rockandroll...siempre es un placer volver a escuchar al señor Lynott...o no?

De su tercer album "Vagabonds of the Western World" versión extendida con peazo solo...



"I am your main man if you're looking for trouble
I'll take no lip 'cause no ones tougher than me
If I kicked your face you'd soon be seeing double
Hey little girl, keep your hands off me 'cause I'm a rocker

I love to rock and roll
I get my records from the Rock On stall
Sweet rock and roll
Teddy boy, he's got them all

Down at the juke joint me and the boys were stompin'
Bippin' an a boppin', telling a dirty joke or two
In walked this chick and I knew she was up to something
I kissed her right there out of the blue

I said "Hey baby, meet me I'm a tough guy"
Got my cycle outside, you wanna try?
She just looked at me and rolled them big eyes
And said "Ooh I'd do anything for you 'cause you're a rocker"

That's right I'm a rocker

I love to rock and roll
I get my records from the Rock On stall
Sweet rock and roll
Teddy boy, he's got them all"

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

Esta semana me estanqué en los setenta...de aquí no me sacan!!!

Ando muy poco inspirado estos días, o muy inspirado, depende como se vea. Otras semanas voy como mariposa primaveral de flor en flor, de estilo en estilo, de decada en decada, sacandole diferentes sones a la semana. Pero, todo hace indicar, que sera mi cerebro, mi espíritu o las hormonas revolucionadas por el cambio estacional, que del rock y de los setenta no hay manera de sacarme. Tenía pendientes a los chicos de Phil desde un poquito antes de la muerte de Gary Moore,que ya sabeis que estuvo en la banda un poco tiempo. Hoy es un buen dia para "sacarlos de la jaula".

Mañana cambio de decada...fijo!



"Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in this town
See me and the boys we don't like it
So were getting up and going down

Hiding low looking right to left
If you see us coming I think it's best
To move away do you hear what I say
From under my breath

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in the town
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
So don't you be around

Don't you be around

Tonight there's gonna be trouble
Some of us won't survive
See the boys and me we mean business
Bustin' out dead or alive

I can hear the hound dogs on my trail
All hell breaks loose, alarm and sirens wail
Like the game if you lose
Go to jail

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in the town
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
So don't you be around

Tonight there's gonna be trouble
I'm gonna find myself in
Tonight there's gonna be trouble
So woman you stay with a friend

You know it's safer

Breakout!

Tonight there's gonna be a breakout
Into the city zones
Don't you dare to try and stop us
No one could for long
I can see the Searchlight on my trail
Tonight's the night all systems fail
Hey you good lookin' female
Come here!

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in the town
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
So don't you be around

Tonight there's gonna be trouble
I'm gonna find myself in
Tonight there's gonna be trouble
So woman you stay with a friend "

Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Aint Seen Nothing Yet

Nos quedamos en los setenta con otro buen pedazo de rock.

De Australia nos vamos a Canada. Estos surgen de las cenizas de The Guest Who, pasando de un rock psicodélico de los sesenta a un rock más maduro en los setenta.

Buena opción para delietarse.



"I met a devil woman
She took my heart away
She said I've had it comin to me
But I wanted it that way
I think that any love is good lovin
So I took what I could get
Mm, ooh, ooh
She looked at me with big brown eyes
And said "You ain't seen nothin yet.
B-, b-, b-, baby, you just ain't
seen na-, na-, nothin yet.
Here's somethin' that you're never gonna forget.
B-, b-, b-, baby, you just ain't seen
na-, na-, nothin yet."
And now I'm feelin better
'Cause I found out for sure.
She took me to her doctor
And she told me of a cure.
He said that the only love is good love,
So I took what I could get,
Yes, I took what I could get.
And then she looked at me
With those big brown eyes, and said
"You ain't seen nothin yet.
B-, b-, b-, baby, you just
Ain't seen na-, na-, nothin yet.
Here's somethin, here's somethin
You're never gonna forget baby.
You know, you know, you know
You just ain't seen nothin yet."
Any love is good lovin
So I took what I could get,
Yes, I took what I could get.
And then, and then, and then she
Looked at me with those big brown eyes
And said, "You ain't seen nothin yet.
Baby, you just ain't seen na-, na-,
Nothin yet.
Here's somethin, here's somethin,
Here's somethin you're
never gonna forget, baby
Baby, baby, baby
You ain't seen na-, na-, nothin yet.
You ain't seen nothin yet."
I know I ain't seen nothin yet.
I know I ain't seen nothin yet.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
But I ain't seen nothin yet. "

Billy Joel - Just the way you are

Domingo, brilla el sol y el hombre del piano os dedica esta canción.

Ay! Billy, Billy, cuantos temas descubiertos de este hombre y cuanta calidad y calidez en su voz. Hoy me apetecía algo suave, pero no triste, algo ligerito pero contundente, algo de guru para discipulo...y me decidi por esto. Alguien dijo por ahi,que da igual como sea uno u otro, que lo importante es que "cada uno aprenderemos de la manera de vivir del otro". Pues esto dice un poco este canción, aceptar a la persona por su manera de ser.

Filosofia dominical soleada.



"Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you, and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are."

Mountain - Mississippi Queen

Vuelta al rock...vuelta a la realidad.

Depués de quince intermitentes días llenos de imprevistos, de cambios de última hora, de averias y demás cosas (todo fue a raiz de una entrada en la que dije que andaba en paz...la recodais? Dijo Evander...pronto acabara y el adivino acertó...a partir del día siguiente se han sucedido un cúmulo de historias que por poco me la arrebatan...nunca volveré a decir que reina la calma en mi alma....jajajajaja)vuelvo a la rutina...espero por mucho tiempo. He estado sin visitaros, publicando de malas maneras, espero se haya subsanado todo...retomo mi vida blogueril.

Y lo hago con este peazo de tema rock, experiencia autentica con toque blues con sonido sesentero, aunque el tema sea de los setenta, producto de la psicodelia reinante en la epoca, luces de colores, blusones con managas anchas, intro riffiana llevada hasta el extremo de mas de un minuto...una gozada visual y auditiva.

que comience la fiesta!





"Mississippi Queen, If you know what I mean
Mississippi Queen, She taught me everything
Way down around Vicksburg, Around Louisiana way
Lived a cajun lady, Aboard the Mississippi Queen
You know she was a dancer
She moved better on wine

While the rest of them dudes were'a gettin' their kicks,
Buddy, beg your pardon, I was getting mine!

Mississippi Queen, If you know what I mean
Mississippi Queen, She taught me everything
This lady she asked me, If I would be her man
You know that I told her, I'd do what I can
To keep her looking pretty
Buy her dresses that shine

While the rest of them dudes were making their bread
Buddy, beg your pardon, I was losing mine!

You know she was a dancer
She moved better on wine

While the rest of them dudes were'a gettin' their kicks,
Brotha, beg your pardon, I was getting mine!

Yeah, Mississippi Queen!"

Joe Cocker -Feelin' Alright

Después de unas Navidades entre viruses y bacterias....i feel all right! Viernes versión

Si es que no hay nada como tener que ir a trabajar para que todas las enfermedades huyan despavoridas...si tengo ganas de correr hasta yo. Bueno me quedan tres días para concienciarme...

Para animar el cuerpo, nada como esa voz cascada y profunda de Joe para despertar hasta a los mas desesperados. Este tema es de la banda Traffic , y existen muchas versiones, aunque quizá la mas conocida sea la Cocker. Es un himno para terminar estas fechas. Cambios y sentimientos de satisfacción.

Por cierto, os escribo desde mi juguetito...vale, os lo digo...un iPad....



"Seems I got to have a change of scene
Cause every night I have the strangest dreams
Imprisoned by the way it used to be
Left here on my own or so it seems
I got to leave before I start to scream
But someone's locked the door and took the key
Feelin' alright
Not feelin' too good myself
Feelin' alright
Not feelin' too good myself
Boy you sure took me for one big ride
Even now I sit and wonder why
And when I think of you I start to cry
Got to stop belivin' in all your lies
Cause I got to much to do before I die
Before someone comes along and takes my place
With a different name and yes a different face"

Iggy Pop - The Passenger

"I am the passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the city's backsides
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, they're bright in a hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight
I am the passenger
I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight
I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the city's a rip in the sky
And everything looks good tonight
Singin' la la la la lalalala...
Get into the car
We'll be the passenger
We'll ride through the city tonight
We'll See the city's ripped backsides
We'll see the bright and hollow sky
We'll see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
Oh the passenger
How how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
He looks through his window
What does he see?
He sees the stars and hollow sky
He see the stars come out tonight
He sees the city's ripped backsides
He sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
'cause it just belongs to you and me
So let's take a ride and see what's mine
Singing... la la la la lalalala...
Oh, the passenger
He rides and he rides
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his window's eye
He sees the things he knows are his
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the city asleep at night
He sees the stars are out tonight
And all of it is yours and mine
And all of it is yours and mine
So let's ride and ride and ride and ride...
Singing... la la la la lalalala..."

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

Fue hablar el otro día de Bowie y de sus temas marcianos y ponerme el disco de él...y no resistirme a poner este tema hoy...

No me digais que no tiene algo...tiene originalidad, desparpajo, fuerza, glamour y el tema tiene todos lo ingredientes para ser lo que fue...un temazo en su época. Este video data del 73 y pertenece al film Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars que se hizo con la salida del disco de homónimo nombre. fue un documental con concierto incluido. No tengo el gusto de haberlo visto, pero el video de hoy esta sacado de ahñi. El álbum es un disco conceptual y conocereis seguramente temas como Starman o Lady Stardust.

Disfrutad...es para hacerlo!



David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (Live 1973)
Cargado por Gle2. - Ver los videos de música recién destacados.

"Oh
Oooh yeah
Ah
Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly,
The spiders from Mars. He played it left hand
But made it too far
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band

Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
'came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan.

So where were the spiders, while the fly tried to break our balls
With just the beer light to guide us,
So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?

Oh
Ooh oh

Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo
The kid was just crass, he was the nazz
With God given ass
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar

Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.

Oh yeah
Ooooooo
Ziggy played guitaarrrrrr"

Wings - Mull Of Kintyre

Tampoco es cuestión de estar todo el día acelerados...vamos a relajarnos despues de lo de ayer...

Al año siguiente de dejar The Beatles, Paul McCartney comenzó su carrera en solitario con Linda, su esposa desde el 69. En el año 71 se les unió el ex guitarrista de Moody Blues, Denny Laine. Aquí nació Wings. La formación fue variando con los años, añadiendose y marchándose componentes, pero siempre manteniéndose la base original. La banda estuvo siempre liderada por Paul que era quien llevó el peso, auqnue también algunos de sus componentes compusieron temas. El 1981 se disolvió la banda y cada uno fue por su lugar.

Esta balada compuesta por McCartney y Laine habla de un lugar llamado Kintyre, una región costera de Escocia, donde Paul habiua tenido una casa y un estudi de grabación.

Démosle otro tono a la semana...Por cierto, hoy el contador llegará a 100.000 visitas...todo un lujazo!



"Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of Kintyre

Far have I travelled and much have I seen
Dark distant mountains with valleys of green.
Past painted deserts the sunset's on fire
As he carries me home to the mull of Kintyre.

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of Kintyre

Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
Carry me back to the days I knew then.
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
Of the life and the time of the mull of Kintyre.

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of Kintyre

Smiles in the sunshine
And tears in the rain
Still take me back to where my memories remain
Flickering embers growing higher and higher
As they carry me back to the mull of Kintyre

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of Kintyre

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of Kintyre"

Ike and Tina Turner - Nutbush city limits

Sin perder energia....incombustibles...

Yo de mayor quiero ser como ella,.... aunque hoy la veamos de jovencita, con aquel que fue su marido, y no supo tratarla como mujer. Formaron duo hasta los setenta, después ella, consiguió abandonar a su maltratador y siguió con una carrera ascendente y llena de buenos éxitos. Como duo musical no lo hicieron nada mal, hubo mucho feeling y compenetración y grabaron temas como este, que ella acostumbró a cantar también luego en solitario.

Para un jueves no esta mal...



"Church-house, gin-house
School-house, out-house
On highway number nineteen
The people keep the city clean

They call it Nutbush
Oh, Nutbush
Call it Nutbush city limits

Twenty-five was the speed limit
A motorcycle not allowed in it
You go to school on Fridays
To go to church on Sundays

They call it Nutbush
Oh, lovely town
Oh, Nutbush
Call it Nutbush city limits

You're gonna feel on weekdays
And have a picnic on Labour Day
You go to town on Saturdays
But go to church every Sunday

They call it Nutbush
Oh, Nutbush
Call it Nutbush city limits

There's no whiskey for sale
You get caught no bail
Soft port and molasses
Is all you get in jail

They call it Nutbush
Oh Nutbush
Yeah, they call it Nutbush city
Nutbush city limits

Little old town in Tennessee
That's called a quiet little old community
A one-horse town
You have to watch what you're putting down

Oh Nutbush
They call it Nutbush..."

Madness - One Step Beyond

Ska....pando del miércoles....un paso más allá!!!

Clor está...prometí ritmo para esta semana y habiendome quitado de mi mente la canción que os ofrecí ayer, no queda más que cumplir con lo prometido. De clásicos está la múica llena, y si hablamos del ska, no pueden faltar los Madness, y si hablamos de un tema conocido, y además aquel que en año 1979 les dió a conocer es este. El tema no es original de ellos, sino de un jamaicano llamado Prince Buster, (que si os percatais aparece en la perorata que suena antes de la melodia), auqnue quienes lo popularizaron fueron ellos. ¿Cuántas veces no lo habremos disfrutado en garitos de fiesta?

Tirad los informes al aire, bolis al suelo, y durante 2:30 minutos..ska...kearos!



"Hey you, don't watch that
Watch this!
This is the heavy heavy monster sound
The nuttiest sound around
So if you've come in off the street
And you're beginning to feel the heat
Well listen buster

You better start to move your feet
To the rockinest, rock-steady beat
Of madness
One step beyond!"

John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Summer Nights

Se acabó el verano, comienza la semana que viene el cole, mezclas todo y salen estos recuerdos de verano...

Si, ya dije el otro día que no volvería a sacar el tema de las vacaciones, de la playa y demás mandangas, pero es que me cuesta...y en esa cuesta me vino a la cabeza este tema, que me arranco un peazo de sonrisa que hizo qeu se me calmaran todos los males.

Los sábados suelo poner 80's, pero esto casi lo son. Uno de los mejores musicales de la historia, lleno de buenos temas, de grandes personajes, de diálogos hilarantes y de mucho amor. Con este tema comienza la película y se definen muy bien los personajes: Danny un guaperas y chulo que en el fondo es más tierno que el pan de molde y Sandy uan chica guaoa e inocente que durante toda la peli sufre un proceso de espabilamiento rápido.

Tell me moreeeeeeee.....




"[Danny]
Summer lovin' had me a blast

[Sandy]
Summer lovin' happened so fast

[Danny]
I met a girl crazy for me

[Sandy]
Met a boy cute as can be

[Both]
Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
Uh Well-a well-a well-a huh

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Doody]
Did you get very far?

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Marty]
Like does he have a car?

[Everyone]
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh

[Danny]
She swam by me, she got a cramp

[Sandy]
He ran by me, got my suit damp

[Danny]
I saved her life, she nearly drowned

[Sandy]
He showed off, splashing around

[Both]
Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Frenchy]
Was it love at first sight?

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Kenickie]
Did she put up a fight?

[Everyone]
Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh

[Danny]
Took her bowling in the arcade

[Sandy]
We went strolling, drank lemonade

[Danny]
We made out under the dock

[Sandy]
We stayed out 'till ten o'clock

[Both]
Summer fling, don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Putzie]
But you don't gotta brag

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Rizzo]
Cos he sounds like a drag

[Everyone]
shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop,shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, YEH

[Sandy]
He got friendly, holding my hand

[Danny]
While she got friendly down in the sand

[Sandy]
He was sweet, just turned eighteen

[Danny]
Well she was good you know what I mean

[Everyone]
Woah!

[Both]
Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
woo, woo, woo

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[ Jan]
How much dough did he spend?

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Sonny]
Could she get me a friend?

[Sandy]
It turned colder - that's where it ends

[Danny]
So I told her we'd still be friends

[Sandy]
Then we made our true love vow

[Danny]
Wonder what she's doing now

[Both]
Summer dreams ripped at the seams,
bu-ut oh, those su-ummer nights....

[Everyone]
Tell me more, tell me more! "

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime

Otro hit veraniego..para que os vayais situando...digo.

Aviso que el audio del video es penoso, por eso pongo debajo el corte sonoro. Pero no me resistía a que le pusieseis cara al tema. Yo lo habré oido como unas tropecientas veces, pero hasta hoy no he sabido quien lo cantaba, menos me imaginaba que pudiesen existir semejantes patillorras. Mungo Jerry es el nombre de la banda y el se llama Ray Dorset. Comenzaron como grupo que fusionaba estilos allá por los finales de los sesenta, publicando en el 70 su primer disco, donde se encontraba este tema festivo que fue un éxito desde el principio. Luego siguieron sacando discos que muy pocos avezados recuerdan. One hit wonder?

Con el sube y baja del tema os dejo hasta mañana...





"In the summertime
when the weather is high
you can stretch right up
an' touch the sky
when the weather's fine
you got women
you got women on your mind.
Have a drink
have a drive
go out an' see what
you can find.
If her daddie's rich
take her out for a meal
if her daddie's poor
just do as you feel
speed along the lane
do a ton
or a ton an'twenty five
when the sun goes down
you can make it
make it good in a lay-by.
We're not bad people
we're not dirty
we're not mean
we love everybody but we
do as we please
when the weather's fine
we go fishing
or go swimming in the sea.
we're always happy
life's for living
yeah ! That's our
philosophy.
Whenthe winter's here
yeah
it's party time
bring a bottle
wear your bright clothes
it'll soon be summertime
and we'll sing again
we'll go driving
or maybe we'll settle down
if she's rich
if she's nice
bring your friends
an' we'll all go into town.

The Marmalade - Rainbow

Después de la avalancha...ayer hubo tormenta...estamos esperando arcoiris...

Tu te crees, yo todo contento de solucionar ciertos temas laborales, y va y al día siguiente ingresan a mi padre...un sustillo...ahi anda el hombre...como para publicar andab yo ayer...y ahora toca dias de interminables horas de batas blancas..esperemos que sólo sea una tormentilla y como dice la canción salga pronto el arcoiris...

El otro día yotubeando me apareció esta canción. No los conocía, pero me fascino y cautivo desde la primera nota. Son un grupo escoces de pop que comenzo allá por los sesenta. Comenzaron llamandose The Gaylords . entre otras cosas hicieron una exitosa version del Obladi oblada de los Beatles. Este tema sonó en 1970.

Simpatico son para comenzar un fin de semana...



"Rainbow, Look me up look me down, rainbow, You were fun to have around
I was dreamin, Of the love I had to share, Never thinkin, You were here you were there

1st Verse:
Not a word, not a sound, could see or even feel the ground
A pot of gold, I was sold, by the way you let it fly

Repeat Chorus:

Harmonica Solo: repeat

Chorus Variation:
Rainbow, Look me up look me down, Rainbow, You were fun to have around
Now Im changing, for the better for the day, Feel like singing all the colours you convey

2nd Verse:
Come on home, Keep me warm, And love me till the new days born
And I pray, You will stay, For ever in my eyes "

The Carpenters - Please Mr Postman

¿Porque será que sueño con ratones?

Ya estoy de vuelta mis queridos lectores y lectoras...volví ayer, pero el cansancio del vuelo, así como el cansacio acumulado de una escapada llena de paseos, emociones y demás historias que dejo para otros momentos, no me dejo fuerzas para escribir.

Tras pasar dos días maravillosos por París, termine donde terminan todos aquellos que no quieren crecer, y también todos aquellos que tienen vástagos en edad de crecimiento..,pues eso ...en el maravilloso mundo de la imaginación....¡Menudo imperio que monto el señor Disney! Y lo pasamos bien, claro que si, y el que diga lo contrario que mueva las orejitas....

Me hubiese quedao, pero hay qeu volver, la cruda realidad nos avasalla, y después del 5% de reducción de sueldo, hay que trabajar para cobrar el porcentaje restante. Y como veo, ratones hasta en los videoclips, aquí va el emblemático tema de The Carpenters...esperando una carta que no llega...

Hasta mañana!



"(Stop)
Oh yes, wait a minute Mister Postman
(Wait)
Wait Mister Postman

Please Mister Postman, look and see
(Oh yeah)
If there's a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why's it takin' such a long time
(Oh yeah)
For me to hear from that boy of mine

There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Pleas Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter, a letter for me

I've been standin' here waitin' Mister Postman

So patiently
For just a card, or just a letter
Sayin' he's returnin' home to me

(Mister Postman)
Mister Postman, look and see
(Oh yeah)
If there's a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why's it takin' such a long time
(Oh yeah)
For me to hear from that boy of mine

So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

(Mister Postman)
Mister Postman, look and see

(Oh yeah)
If there's a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why's it takin' such a long time

(Why don't you check it and see one more time for me, you gotta)
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
(Mister Postman)
Mister Postman, look and see"

Lou Reed - Sweet Jane

Seguimos com otro dulce clásico...

No es para menos, hay semanas que te apetece desempolvar grandes temas, escalofriantes temas, desequilibrantes temas, de esos que te quitan el hipo, el hambre y las ganas de bostezar...sólo deseas cerrar los ojos y dejarte transportar...porque no todos saben hacerte viajar en un tema...y Lou es de esos.

La canción es de la época con la Velvet Underground, más concretamente de su álbum Loaded. Lou, en su etapa en solitario la mantuvo convirtiendola en un clásico.

Lo tiene todo, tiene una intro de guitarra que te esta diciendo..no te muevas...quedate ahí que lo que viene te interesa...Continua con un bucle riff inconfundible...mientras la voz va desgarrando una historia simple de esas cotidianidades que hacen triste la existencia...compadeciéndose de la dulce Jane...de ahí esos sus últimos lamentos de rabía. "Pero cualquiera que haya tenido alguna vez un corazón ,Oh, no se dará la vuelta para romperlo. Y cualquiera que alguna vez haya interpretado un papel, Oh, no se dará la vuelta para odiarlo. Dulce Jane, dulce Jane, dulce Jane."

Ahí es nada...va por ustedes!



"Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his corset, Jane is her vest
And me, I'm in a rock'n'roll band
Ridin'a Stutz Bearcat, Jim
You know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes
Sweet Jane, sweet Jane, sweet Jane

I'll tell you something, that Jack, he is a banker
And Jane, she is a clerk
And both of them save their monies
And when they come home from work
Ooh, sittin' down by the fire
Oh, the radio does play
The classical music, said Jim, the `March of the Wooden Soldiers`
All you protest kids, you can hear Jack say, get ready
Sweet Jane, come on, baby
Sweet Jane, sweet Jane

Some people, they like to go out dancing
Other peoples, they have to work
Just watch me now
And there's some evil mothers
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
You know, that women never really faint
And that villains always blink their eyes
And that, you know, children are the only ones who blush
And that life is just to die
But anyone who ever had a heart
Oh, they wouldn't turn around and break it
And anyone who's ever played a part
Oh, they wouldn't turn around and hate it

Sweet Jane, sweet Jane, sweet Jane ..."

Bob Seger -Old Time Rock n Roll

Es tiempo de rock, es tiempo de brillar...

Aqui tenemos para comenzar la semana un músico americano que hace buen rock, pero que no es excesivamente conocido por estos lares. Su música se fundamenta en los pilares del rock más primigenio al estilo Elvis o Little Richard y muchos de sus temas han servido para ser versionados por otros grandes del mundo de la música. Este tema es famoso por ser BSO de Ricky Business, protagonizado por Tom "caraguapa" Cruise en sus tiempos mozos. Como siempre digo, donde este una buena versión en directo, que se quiten las multipisteadas de estudio. El video no es excesivamente claro, pero el sonido si.

Ya mayo, bufff, y parece que fue ayer cuando empezamos el 2009....como? que estamos en 2010...? Bufff...Paren el tiempo....que me bajo...



"Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock and roll
don't try to take me to a disco
you'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock and roll

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll

Won't go to hear 'em play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
there's only one sure way to get me to go
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Start playing old time rock and roll
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock and roll

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the the days of old
With that old time rock and roll

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll"

OMD- Electricity

Cuando oigo según que cosas se me salta la lagrimilla...

No es que fuese muy de las maniobras orquestales en la oscuridad, pero este tema me trae a la cabeza épocas de mi niñez. No se porque...el otro día fue oirla y empezar a surgir descargas interneuronales, que me hicieron cerrar los ojos...no me venía ninguna imagen en concreto a la cabeza, eran sensaciones...y mira que nunca fui muy de este grupo...

Creo recordar que tenía alguna cassete grabada y recuerdo haber escuchado hasta la saciedad Enola Gay, Souvenir, Joan of Arc. ¿Quienes fueron? Pues, a sabiendas de que más de uno se alegrará de verlos por aquí, fueron una banda electrónica o Synth Pop dentro de la denominada New Wave. Este fue su primer trabajo que apareció como sencillo allá por el 79, del cual, curiosamente,según he leido, hicieron hasta cuatro versiones. No sería hasta el 80 cuando publicarían su primer álbum de homónimo nombre. Después, la fama, las giras, las ventas y la separación a finales de los ochenta, para juntarse hace unos años, para, como suelo decir, hacer caja. Sin ser una banda, ni un estilo que me acabe de...reconozco el mérito y la influencia que supuso en su época.

Y con esto....doy por terminada mi exposición de hoy....digo.



"Our one source of energy
The ultimate discovery
Electric blue for me
Never more to be free
Electricity
Nuclear and hep
Carbon fuels from the sea
Wasted electricity

Our one source of energy
Electricity
All we need to live today
A gift for man to throw away
The chance to change has nearly gone
The alternative is only one
The final source of energy
Solar electricity

Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
E . . ."

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

Un riff de Saxo como este sólo puede dar brillantez a la vida...

No hace mucho puse una canción que encontré buscando este tema. Pero el tema no lo había puesto, con lo cual así saldo la deuda pendiente. Nosotros los ochenteros crecimos con este riff ligado a una marca de tabaco, de cigarrillos, os acordais de haber oido el anuncio de fortuna en la radio? Así que como no iba a empezar a fumar a los 16 años, si es que te lo pide...Eso si, ya llevo cuatro sin probar ni una calada...Pero cada vez que oigo este tema, me entra el mono...son ideas asociadas, que se le va a hacer.

Este fue el tema emblematico de este músico británico,que empezo su carrera como musico callejero y termino publicando en solitario nada menos que doce discos (incluidos recopilatorios). Esta canción pertenece a su segundo album City to city. el nombre lo toma de una calle de Londres. Esta que hoy escuchais es la versión Radio, porque la original dura un par de minutillos más.

Dejaos transportar por esta melodia hasta el viernes....






"Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well another crazy day, you’ll drink the night away
And forget about everything.

This city desert makes you feel so cold
It’s got so many people but it’s got no soul
And it’s taken you so long to find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything.

You used to think that it was so easy,
You used to say that it was so easy
But you’re tryin’, you’re tryin’ now.
Another year and then you’d be happy
Just one more year and then you’d be happy
But you’re cryin’, you’re cryin’ now.

Way down the street there’s a light in his place
He opens the door, he’s got that look on his face
And he asks you where you’ve been, you tell him who you’ve seen
And you talk about anything.

He’s got this dream about buyin’ some land
He’s gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he’ll settle down, in some quiet little town
And forget about everything.

But you know he’ll always keep movin’
You know he’s never gonna stop movin’
Cause he’s rollin’, he’s the rollin’ stone.
And when you wake up it’s a new morning
The sun is shining, it’s a new morning
But you’re going, you’re going home."

Blondie - Sunday Girl

Es lo que tiene esta rubia...unas veces más "rockagresiva" otras veces más "beatseductora"...

Porque todo no es Heart of Glass, o Call me, aquí teneis un tema que desde los primeros compases te cautiva y más si te mira ella con esa caidita pestañil y ese flequillo que deja a la imaginación parte de su mirada. Blondie, tiene sus etapas, comenzó rock, incluso algo de punk rock , para terminar en un pop rock suave con temas de lo más variopintos. Creo que no hay casi nada que hiciera Deborah Harry y su banda que no me guste. Tienen feeling...de verdad. Hoy mismamente me debatía entre Denis, The Tide is High o este ...no fue lo que hizo que la balanza se inclinase por este....cualquiera me hubiese servido, para dejarme caer en brazos de una melodia que me arrope en estos días lluviosos del final del invierno. No es domingo pero es mi chica del Jueves...

Disfrutad...mañana más



"I know a girl from a lonely street
Cold as ice cream but still as sweet
Dry your eyes Sunday girl
Hey, I saw your guy with a different girl
Looks like he's in another world
Run and hide Sunday girl

Hurry up, hurry up and wait
I say awake all week and still I wait
I got the blues, please come see
What your loving means to me

She can't catch up with the working crowd
The weekend mood and she's feeling proud
Live in dreams Sunday girl

Baby, I would like to go out tonight
If I go with you my folks'll get uptight
Stay at home Sunday girl

Hey, I saw your guy with a different girl
Looks like he's in another world
Run and hide Sunday girl

When I saw you again in the summertime
If your love was as sweet as mine
I could be Sunday's girl

Hurry up, hurry up and wait
I say awake all week and still I wait
I got the blues, please come see
What your loving means to me
I got the blues "