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funky soul

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – This Land Is Your Land

A unas horas de la ceremonia más seguida del mundo del celuloide, hoy era de obligada publicación una canción perteneciente a una banda sonora. Es el caso de esta «This Land Is Your Land«, que podemos encontrar en la película Up In the Air (con una actuación tremenda de George Clooney). La potente voz de Sharon Jones (cultivada todos los domingos en un coro de gospel de Nueva York), se hace cargo de una versión neo-funk de todo un clásico en Estados Unidos escrito por Woody Guthrie en 1940 (¿quién no ha visto la típica escena de niños cantando esto el día de acción de gracias?). Eso sí, es espectacular el cambio hecho por Sharon Jones y The Dap Kings… porque sólo la identificas por la letra. Ni que decir tiene que muchos otros artistas han creado sus covers: Counting Crows, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, …

Un poquito de soul para finalizar la semana.

Letra:

This land is your land,
This land is my land,
From California to the New York Island,
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters,
I tell you, this land was made for you and me.

As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway,
I saw below me that golden valley,
And I’m saying, this land was made for you and me.

As I was walking they that tried to stop me,
They put on that sign that said, it said «Private Property,»
Well, looking on the back side, it didn’t say nothing,
So it must be that side was made for you and me.

One bright sunny morning, in the shadow of the steeple,
Down by the relief office I saw my people,
You know, now they still hungry, I still wondering,
I was wondering if this land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the Staten Island
Down to Georgia to Philadelphia
To Mississippi to Houston, Texas, and L.A.

You know this land is your land,
This land is my land,
This land is your land,
Oh, is my land,
This land was made for you and me.

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indie soft rock

Vetusta Morla y Christina Rosenvinge – Chicago

Hay días en las que me encantan las redes sociales. Hoy ha sido uno de ellos.

Narración de los hechos: escuchando Supersubmarina en Spotify, he dado con una versión de la mítica canción de Christina Rosenvinge (cuando aún estaba con Alex :-)): «Chas y aparezco a tu lado«. Entonces he decidido mandarla a Blip.fm. Como tengo mi cuenta sincronizada con Twitter, ha salido en mi timeline. Momento en el que Piru Sedano me ha descubierto esta versionaca de la ya de por sí grande Chicago de Sufjan Stevens. Buscando un poco en el maremagnum de Internet leo que el periódico El País, el año pasado, con motivo del día de la música, sacó una serie de revisiones de grandes canciones actuales y clásicas. Y este es el resultado…

A veces merece la pena estar conectados 🙂

Letra:

I fell in love again
all things go, all things go
drove to Chicago
all things know, all things know
we sold our clothes to the state
I don’t mind, I don’t mind
I made a lot of mistakes
in my mind, in my mind

I drove to New York
in a van, with my friend
we slept in parking lots
I don’t mind, I don’t mind
I was in love with the place
in my mind, in my mind
I made a lot of mistakes
in my mind, in my mind

[estribillo]
You came to take us
all things go, all things go
to recreate us
all things grow, all things grow
we had our mindset
all things know, all things know
you had to find it
All things go, all things go

If I was crying
in the van, with my friend
It was for freedom
from myself and from the land
I made a lot of mistakes
I made a lot of mistakes
I made a lot of mistakes
I made a lot of mistakes

[estribillo]

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cantautor

Obadiah Parker – Hey Ya

obadiahEn estos días de manifiestos y leyes de economía sostenible kinder (con regalo sorpresa dentro), me quedo con este ejemplo que muestra el potencial de Internet para promocionarse, sin grandes apoyos de multinacionales.

Obadiah Parker es un cantautor de Nashville que tiene su página web, sube sus actuaciones a youtube, vende sus discos con paypal, tiene sus canciones en MySpace. Y gracias a esto, mediante twitter descubrí esta estupenda versión del Hey Ya de OutKast.

Letra:

My baby don’t mess around
Because she loves me so
And this I know for shooo..
Uh, But does she really wanna
But can’t stand to see me
Walk out the dooor..

Don’t try to fight the feelin’
Because the thought alone is killing me right now..
Uh, thank god for mom and dad
For sticking two together
‘Cause we don’t know how…

[estribillo]
Hey Ya
Hey Ya
Hey Ya
Hey Ya

You think you’ve got it
Oh, you think you’ve got it
But got it just don’t get it
Till’ there’s nothing at

We get together
Oh, we get together
But seperate’s always better when there’s feelings
Involved

If what they say is «Nothing is forever»
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes
Then what makes, Then what makes love?
Love exception
So why you, why you
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
When we know we’re not happy here

[estribillo]

Hey, alright now
Alright now fellas
Now what’s cooler than bein’ cool?
I can’t hear ya’
I say what’s cooler than bein’ cool?
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, Ok now ladies
And we gon’ break this thing down in just a few seconds
Now don’t have me break this thang down for nothin’
Now I wanna see y’all on y’all baddest behavior
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor ahh here we go!
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it like a Polaroid Picture, shake it, shake it
Shh you got to, shake it, shh shake it, shake it, got to shake it
Shake it like a Polaroid Picture

[estribillo]

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r&b soul

Alice Russell – Crazy

aliceHoy toca versionaca (que diría Enjuto Mojamuto) del hit de Gnarls Barkley, Crazy. La voz seleccionada es la de la cantante inglesa Alice Russell, que también tiene en su haber una gran versión del éxito de The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army.

Con su toque soul, agrega alma a canciones que ya de por sí tienen mucha vida. Una voz negra que supo preparar un auténtico Pot of Gold en 2008.

Mañana abro una nueva puerta (y nunca mejor dicho). Espero no haberme vuelto loca. Posiblemente sí 😉

Letra:

I remember when,
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind.

there was something so pleasant about that place,
Even your emotions have an echo, in so much space.

And when you`re out there, Without care, Yeah, I was out of touch, but it wasn`t because I didn`t know enough,
I just knew too much.

Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Possibly

And I hope that you are having the time of your life,
But think twice
That`s my only advice.

Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you`re in control.

Maybe you’re crazy,
Well, I think you’re crazy,
I think you’re crazy
Just like me

My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb,
and all I remember,
is thinking, I want to be like them.

Ever since I was little, ever since I was little
Oh it looked like fun, and it`s no coincidence I`ve come,
And I can die when I`m done.

Maybe you`re crazy,
Maybe you`re crazy,
Maybe we`re crazy,
Probably

Maybe we`re crazy,
Maybe we`re crazy,
Probably

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pop

Milow – Ayo Technology

millowHay momentos difíciles en los que necesitas un coscorrón de alguien para darte cuenta de muchas cosas. En el largo camino de la vida siempre habrá personas poniendo palos y zancadillas, pero también habrá otras que tenderán sus manos. Así que escuchemos a este belga pensando en estas últimas. Jonathan Vandenbroeck, también conocido como Milow, versiona esta canción de 50 cent, Justin Timberlake y Timbaland, dándole un toque muy personal.
Con la cabeza alta, siempre con la cabeza alta.

Letra:

She work it girl, she work the pole
She break it down, she take it low
She fine as hell, she about the dough
She doing her thing out on the floor
Her money money, she makin’ makin’
Got the way she shakin’
Make you want to touch it, make you want to taste it
Have you lustin’ for her,
go crazy face it

She’s so much more than you’re used to
She know’s just how to move to seduce you
She gone do the right thing and touch the right spot
Dance in you’re lap till you’re ready to pop

She always ready, when you want it she want it
Like a nympho, the info
I show you where to meet her
On the late night, till daylight the club jumpin’
If you want a good time, she gone give you what you want

[estribillo]
Baby It’s a new age,
You like my new craze
Let’s get together
Maybe we can start a new phase
The smokes got the club all hazy,
Spotlights don’t do you justice baby
Why don’t you come over here,
you got me saying
Aayooh
I’m tired of using technology,
Why don’t you sit down on top of me
Aayooh
I’m tired of using technology
I need you right in front of me

In her fantasy, there’s plain to see
Just how it be, on me, backstrokin’,
Sweat soaking
All into my set sheets
When she ready to ride, I’m ready to roll
I’ll be in this bitch till the club close
What should I do, on all fours
Now that that shit should be against the law
Different style, different move,
Damn I like the way you move
Girl you got me thinking about,
All the things I’d do to you
Let’s get it poppin’ shorty
We can switch positions
From the couch to the counters in my kitchen

[estribillo]

Ooh she wants it, Ooh she wants it
Hmm she wants it, I got to give it to her
She wants it, Hmm she wants it
Hmm she wants it, I got to give it to her
I got to give it to her

[estribillo]

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