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The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony

The Verve - Bitter Sweet SymphonyFinalizamos la semana con esta sinfonía agridulce del extinto grupo The Verve (ahora sólo nos queda Richard Ashcroft) que podemos encontrar en Urban Hymns, 1998. Aunque se dice y se comenta que puede que se vuelvan a juntar… habrá que esperar.

La canción es pesimista, pero es lo que últimamente me acompaña… Me quedo con la frase «I’m a million different people from one day to the next» porque últimamente parezco una noria: tan pronto estoy arriba como abajo.

Eso sí, me encanta el videoclip. ¿Nunca os ha apetecido andar el línea recta como Richard? La única pega es que igual te puedes ganar algún problemilla 😉

Letra:

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony this life
Trying to make ends meet, you’re a slave to the money then you die
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
No change, I can’t change, I can’t change, I can’t change,
but I’m here in my mold , I am here in my mold
But I’m a million different people from one day to the next
I can’t change my mold, no, no, no, no, no

Well, I’ve never prayed,
But tonight I’m on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind , I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean and there’s nobody singing to me now

No change, I can’t change, I can’t change, I can’t change,
but I’m here in my mold , I am here with my mold
And I’m a million different people from one day to the next
I can’t change my mold, no, no, no, no, no

(Well have you ever been down?)
(I can’t change, I can’t change…)
(Ooooohhhhh…)

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony this life
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
You know I can’t change, I can’t change, I can’t change,
but I’m here in my mold, I am here in my mold
And I’m a million different people from one day to the next
I can’t change my mold, no,no,no,no,no
I can’t change my mold, no,no,no,no,no
I can’t change my mold, no,no,no,no,no

(It justs sex and violence melody and silence)
(It justs sex and violence melody and silence)
(I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down)
(It justs sex and violence melody and silence)
(I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down)
(Been down)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)(Lalalalalalaaaaaaaa…)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)
(Have you ever been down?)
(Have you ever been down?)
(Have you ever been down?)

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Athlete – Wires

AthletePor finos alambres caminan los funámbulos. Algunos lo hacen con una red debajo y otros sin nada. Dura puede ser la caída pero más duro es no intentar cruzar.

Después de esta divagación os dejo ya con los alambres de Athlete (Tourist, 2005).

Letra:

You got wires, going in
You got wires, coming out of your skin
You got tears, making tracks
I got tears, that are scared of the facts

Running, down corridors through, automatic doors
Got to get to you, got to see this through
I see hope is here, in a plastic box
I’ve seen christmas lights, reflect in your eyes

You got wires, going in
You got wires, coming out of your skin
There’s dry blood, on your wrist
Your dry blood on my fingertip

Running, down corridoors through, automatic doors
Got to get to you, got to see this through
First night of your life, curled up on your own
Looking at you now, you would never know

I see it in your eyes, I see it in your eyes
You’ll be alright
I see it in your eyes, I see it in your eyes
You’ll be alright

Alright

Running, down corridors through, automatic doors
Got to get to you, got to see this through
I see hope is here, in a plastic box
I’ve seen christmas lights, reflect in your eyes
down corridors, through automatic doors
Got to get to you, got to see this through
First night of your life, curled up on your own
Looking at you now, you would never know.

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Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out

Franz Ferdinand - Take me outYa estamos en la mitad de la semana, y no sé a vosotros, pero a mí los miércoles se me hacen eternos. Es cuando empieza mi declive de cansancio (de hecho, hoy espero irme prontito a dormir… ;-)). Así que necesito una inyección de marcha y por eso he seleccionado a Franz Ferdinand, una banda que se formó en 2001 y que comparte estilo con The Killers. Podéis encontrar Take me out en el disco homónimo a la banda que vio la luz en 2004. Es curioso cómo decidieron ponerse su nombre: en honor al Archiduque Francisco Fernando de Austria (también en el mundo de la música hay mucho friki suelto…).

Escucha «Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand»

Letra:

So if you’re lonely
You know I’m here waiting for you
I’m just a cross-hair
I’m just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
You leave me broken
shattered alive
I’m just a cross-hair
I’m just a shotten we can die
I know I won’t be leaving here
With you

I say don’t you know
You say you don’t know
I say… take me out

I say you don’t show
Don’t move time is slow
I say… take me out

I say you don’t know
You say you don’t go
I say… take me out

If I move, this could die
If eyes move this can die
I want you… to take me out

I know I won’t be leaving here
(With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
(With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
(With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
With you

I say, don’t you know
You say you don’t know
I say… take me out

If I wait this could die
If I wane this could die
I want you to take me out

If I move, this could die
If eyes move this can die
Come on… Take me out

I know I won’t be leaving here
(With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
(With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
(With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
With you

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Coldplay – Violet Hill

ColdplayLeyendo a Unai (da gusto tener espías por Irlanda) me entero de que Coldplay estrenó ayer a las 12:30 (hora inglesa), su nuevo single: Violet Hill. Está enmarcado dentro de su próximo disco Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friend (como se nota el toque spanish de la Gwyneth ;-)). Y lo mejor es que te permiten descargarlo desde su página web.

Mis felicitaciones a Coldplay por usar Internet como plataforma de difusión. Espero que muchos tomen nota. Eso sí, daros prisa, porque el martes 6 de mayo vuelven a cerrar el chiringuito.

Para poder disfrutar de su cuarto álbum de forma completa, tendremos que esperar un poquito más (hasta junio).

Letra:

Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow

Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze
down below

When the future’s architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You’d better lie low

If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
became God

Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft

Bury me in honor
When i’m dead and hit the ground
A love back home unfolds

If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

I don’t want to be a soldier
With the captain of some sinking ship
With snow, far below

So if you love me
Why’d you let me go?

I took my love down to violet hill
There we sat in snow
All that time she was silent still

So if you love me
Won’t you let me know?

If you love me,
Won’t you let me know?

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Travis – Turn

TravisEstos escoceses me encantan. Su música es fresca y tienen pinta de ser unos salados (aún recuerdo ese videoclip en el que se curtían el cuero entre ellos…). De Travis dicen cosas como que fueron los que prepararon el camino a grupos como Coldplay o Keane (¡nada menos!). Podéis encontrar este Turn en el disco The Man Who (1999)

Letra:

I want to see what people saw
I want to feel like I felt before
I want to see the kingdom come
I want to feel forever young

I want to sing
To sing my song
I want to live in a world where I belong
I want to live
I will survive
And I believe that it won’t be very long

If we turn, turn, turn, turn, turn
If we turn, turn, turn, turn, turn
Then we might learn

So where’s the stars?
Up in the sky
And what’s the moon?
A big balloon
We’ll never know unless we grow
There’s so much world outside the door

I want to sing
To sing my song
I want to live in a world where I’ll be strong
I want to live
I will survive
And I believe that it won’t be very long
If we turn, turn, turn, turn
And if we turn, turn, turn, turn
Then we might learn
Turn, turn, turn, turn
Turn, turn, turn
And if we turn, turn, turn, turn
Then we might learn
Learn to turn

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