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Joseph Arthur – In The Sun

Joseph Arthur - In The SunSin duda 2008 se está ganando por deméritos propios ser mi año negro. Hasta ahora nunca había tenido que ir a un tanatorio en mi vida, y en unos meses ya llevo dos. Por eso hoy no tengo ánimos para una canción alegre.

Ésta de Joshep Arthur (Come to Where I’m From, 2000) la escuché en una de las pocas escenas dramáticas que he visto en la serie Scrubs (serie que os recomiendo encarecidamente). Esperemos que tras tocar fondo, mañana sea un día diferente, aunque cada día me siento más insensible.

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Letra:

I picture you in the sun
wondering what went wrong
And falling down on your knees
asking for sympathy
And being caught in between
all you wish for and all you seen
And trying to find anything
you can feel that you can believe in

May gods love be with you
Always
May gods love be with you

I know I would apologize
if I could see your eyes
cause when you showed me myself
I became someone else
But I was caught in between
all you wish for and all you need

I picture you fast asleep
A nightmare comes
You cant keep awake

[estribillo]
May gods love be with you
Always

Because if I find
If I find my own way
How much will I find
If I find
If I find my own way
How much will I find
You

I dont know anymore
What its for
I’m not even sure
If there is anyone who is in the sun
Will you help me to understand
cause I been caught in between
all I wish for and all I need
Maybe youre not even sure
what its for
Any more than me

[estribillo]

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Alanis Morissette – Ironic

Alanis Morissette - IronicHoy estamos a 1 de Mayo, día internacional de los trabajadores. Un día irónico a más poder, porque para celebrar el día del trabajo, no se trabaja. Además ya no se manifiesta nadie y estamos todos disfrutando de nuestro puente como buenos aburguesados. Pero voy a dejar el tema, que es off-topic total de este blog y me voy a centrar en la canción 😉 .

Este Ironic formó parte del disco debut de Alanis: Jagged Little Pill (1995). Aquel año fue un bombazo porque traía aire fresco al mundo de la música. Aún recuerdo lo sorprendida que me quedé al comprarme el cd y descubrir que traía varios librillos con las letras de las canciones en inglés, francés, italiano y castellano. Eso no lo he vuelto a ver en ningún disco más.

Últimamente me siento plenamente identificada con esta canción. La vida es pura ironía que juega al escondite conmigo. Como dice una estrofa: es un indulto de la pena de muerte que llega dos minutos tarde.

Letra:

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay
It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn’t it ironic … don’t you think

[estribillo]
It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Who would’ve thought … it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
‘Well isn’t this nice…’
And isn’t it ironic … don’t you think

[estribillo]

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything’s okay and everything’s going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything’s gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

It’s a traffic jam when you’re already late
It’s a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It’s meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think
A little too ironic… and yeah I really do think…

[estribillo]

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

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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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Scorpions – Send Me An Angel [Recomendación]

Scorpions - Send Me A AngelVolvemos a acabar una semana más y de nuevo tenemos recomendación externa. Esta vez de la mano de Julen:

La balada de Queen, Too much love will kill you, me gustó mucho. No la conocía y ya se ha colado en mi iTunes/iPod. Así, y como creo que este tipo de Power Ballads suele gustar mucho, ahí va otra que me encanta: Send Me An Angel de los Scorpions (Crazy World, 1990).

Letra:

The wise man said just walk this way
To the dawn of the light
The wind will blow into your face
As the years pass you by
Hear this voice from deep inside
It’s the call of your heart
Close your eyes and your will find
The passage out of the dark

Here I am
Will you send me an angel
Here I am
In the land of the morning star

The wise man said just find your place
In the eye of the storm
Seek the roses along the way
Just beware of the thorns

Here I am
Will you send me an angel
Here I am
In the land of the morning star

The wise man said just raise your hand
And reach out for the spell
Find the door to the promised land
Just believe in yourself
Hear this voice from deep inside
It’s the call of your heart
Close your eyes and your will find
The way out of the dark

Here I am
Will you send me an angel
Here I am
In the land of the morning star
Here I am
Will you send me an angel
Here I am
In the land of the morning star.

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