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The Killers – Read My Mind

The KillersComo ya va siendo tónica, los fines de semana, dejo mi lado moña (como dicen algunos… ¬¬) y saco algo con más fuerza. Y ese es el caso de este gran éxito de The Killers (Sam’s Town, 2006). Sería un puntazo poder leer las mentes de las personas, como dice la canción: se acabarían los malentendidos, engaños, falsedades,… Pero también perderíamos nuestra intimidad y estaríamos vendidos… o no.

Espero que ustedes gusten y disfruten 😉

Letra:

On the corner of main street
Just tryin’ to keep it in line
You say you wanna move on and
You say I’m falling behind

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

I never really gave up on
Breakin’ out of this two-star town
I got the green light
I got a little fight
I’m gonna turn this thing around

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

The good old days, the honest man;
The restless heart, the Promised Land
A subtle kiss that no one sees;
A broken wrist and a big trapeze

Oh well I don’t mind, if you don’t mind
‘Cause I don’t shine if you don’t shine
Before you go, can you read my mind?

It’s funny how you just break down
Waitin’ on some sign
I pull up to the front of your driveway
With magic soakin’ my spine

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

The teenage queen, the loaded gun;
The drop dead dream, the Chosen One
A southern drawl, a world unseen;
A city wall and a trampoline

Oh well I don’t mind, if you don’t mind
‘Cause I don’t shine if you don’t shine
Before you jump
Tell me what you find when you read my mind

Slippin’ in my faith until I fall
You never returned that call
Woman, open the door, don’t let it sting
I wanna breathe that fire again

She said I don’t mind, if you don’t mind
‘Cause I don’t shine if you don’t shine

Put your back on me
Put your back on me
Put your back on me

The stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun
Can you read my mind

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Brandi Carlile – The Story

The StorySiguiendo la ronda de mujeres con voz desgarradora, hoy llega Brandi Carlile, que con esta canción de igual nombre que su álbum (The Story, 2007), presenta momentos de auténtica fuerza. Me encanta la estrofa que dice: Las líneas que atraviesan mi cara cuentan la historia de quién soy. Las historias de allí de donde vengo, y de cómo he llegado hasta aquí. Pero esas historias no significan nada, cuando no tienes a quién contárselas. Qué razón tiene…

Letra:

All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I’ve been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don’t mean anything
When you’ve got no one to tell them to
It’s true…I was made for you

I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But baby I broke them all for you
Because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
You do
I was made for you

You see the smile that’s on my mouth
It’s hiding the words that don’t come out
And all of my friends who think that I’m blessed
They don’t know my head is a mess
No, they don’t know who I really am
And they don’t know what
I’ve been through like you do
And I was made for you…

All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I’ve been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don’t mean anything
When you’ve got no one to tell them to
It’s true…I was made for you

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New Radicals – You Get What You Give

New RadicalsSe termina la semana, pero no por ello debemos ponernos tristes (el que no se consuela…), así que hoy presento una canción con energía suficiente como para superar cualquier lunes 😉

New Radicals era un grupo reivindicativo que trató de despertar conciencias (como ellos bien decían con su álbum debut en 1998, Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too: Quizá a ti también te han lavado el cerebro). Y en este videoclip se lo pasaron como enanos. Se metieron con todo quisqui (Beck, Hanson, Courtney Love y Marilyn Manson). Eso sí, estamos hablando de otra killer-canción. Con ella llegaron a lo más alto y no se volvió a saber. De hecho, el grupo se rompió en 1999. Como una estrella fugaz, pero que dejó su impronta en el mundo de la música.

Letra:

Wake up kids
We’ve got the dreamers disease
Age 14 we got you down on your knees
So polite, you’re busy still saying please
Fri – enemies, who when you’re down ain’t your friend
Every night we smash their Mercedes – Benz
First we run and then we laugh till we cry
But when the night is falling
And you cannot find the light
If you feel your dream is dying
Hold tight
You’ve got the music in you
Don’t let go
You’ve got the music in you
One dance left
This world is gonna pull through
Don’t give up
You’ve got a reason to live
Can’t forget you only get what you give
Four a. m. we ran a miracle mile
Were flat broke but hey we do it in style
The bad rich
God’s flying in for your trial

This whole damn world can fall apart
You’ll be ok follow your heart
You’re in harms way
I’m right behind
Now say youre mine

Fly high
What’s real can’t die
You only get what you give
Just dont be afraid to leave
Health insurance rip off lying FDA big bankers buying
Fake computer crashes dining
Cloning while they’re multiplying
Fashion mag shoots
With the aid of 8 dust brothers Beck, Hanson
Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson
You’re all fakes
Run to your mansions
Come around
We’ll kick your ass in!
Don’t let go
One dance left

Championed by a soulless media misleading
People unaware they’re bleeding
No one with a brain is believing
It’s so sad you lost the meaning
Never knew it anyway
Human natures so predictable
I’m a fool to do your dirty work whoa, whoa

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Orson – No Tomorrow

OrsonLlega el fin de semana y toca un poco de marchita de la mano de Orson (que seleccionaron su nombre en honor a Orson Welles, el polifacético personaje cinematográfico). El estilo, definido por su propio cantante, Jason Pebworth, es «Rock and Roll que las chicas pueden bailar». Esta canción pegó el pelotazo logrando un record de descargas a través de iTunes en 2006, hecho que les ayudó a grabar su primer disco (para que luego digan las malas lenguas que Internet matará a la música…).

Letra:

Let’s go to a rave,
And behave like we’re trippin’
Simply ‘cause we’re so in love.

Funny hats, shiny pants
All we need for some romance,
Go get dolled-up
And I’ll pick you up.

There’s no line for you and me
‘Cause tonight we’re V.I.P.
(I know somebody at the door).

I see that twinkle in your eye,
You shake that ass and I just die,
Let’s check our coats and move out to the floor.

[estribillo]
When I’m dancing with you
Tomorrow doesn’t matter.
Turn that music up
‘Till the windows start to shatter
‘Cause you’re the only one who can get me on my feet.
And I can’t even dance.

Just look at me, Silly Me,
I’m as happy as can be
I got a girl who thinks I rock.
And tomorrow there’s no school,
So lets go drink some more Red Bull,
And not get home ‘till about 6:00.

[estribillo]

Everybody here is staring
At the outfit that you’re wearing
Love it when they check you out.
Cover’s only twenty bucks,
And even if the dj sucks
It’s time to turn this mutha out!

When we’re together
There’s no tomorrow,
No Tomorrow.
When we’re together
There’s no one in the world
but you and me.
Just you and me.
You and me.

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Counting Crows – Mr. Jones

Counting Crows - Mr. JonesY si en el último post llegábamos con algo novedoso, hoy toca tirar de memoria y colocar un temazo que me carga las pilas sólo con los cinco primeros segundos. ¡Qué grande es esta canción! Y a pesar de que fue un bombazo del primer disco de los Counting Crows (August and Everything After, 1993), no podemos denominarla killer-song, porque han seguido teniendo éxitos.

Por cierto, este mismo mes tendremos el lanzamiento de su nuevo álbum: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings. Seguiremos contando cuervos durante mucho tiempo 😉

Letra:

Sha la la la la la la la.
Oh.
Uh huh.
I was down at the New Amsterdam starin’ at this yellow-haired girl,
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with a black-haired flamenco dancer.
You know, she dances while his father plays.
And so, she’s suddenly beautiful.
And we all want something beautiful.
Man, I wish I was beautiful…
So come dance the silence down through the mornin’.

Sha la la la la la la la.
Yeah.
Uh huh.
Yeah.

Cut up, Maria! Show me some of that Spanish dancin’, n’
Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones.
Believe in me,
Help me believe in anything.
‘Cause I wanna be someone who believes.
Yeah.

Mr. Jones let me tell each other fairy tales,
and we stare at the beautiful women:
«She’s looking at you. Ah, no, no, she is looking at me.»
Smilin’ in the bright lights.
Comin’ through in stereo.
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely.

Well, I’m gon’ paint my picture.
Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray.
All of the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful.
Yeah, well you know, gray is my favorite color.
I felt so symbolic yesterday.
If I knew Picasso,
I would buy myself a gray guitar and play.

Mr. Jones let me look into the future.
Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women:
«She’s looking at you.
I don’t think so. She’s looking at me.»
Standin’ in the spotlight.
I bought myself a gray guitar.
When everybody loves me, I will never be lonely.
I will never be lonely.
Said I’m never gonna be lonely.

I wanna be a lion.
Eh, everybody wanna pass as cats.
We all wanna be big, big stars, yeah but, we got different reasons for that.
Believe in me ‘cause I don’t believe in anything,
And I wanna be someone to believe, to believe, to believe.
Yeah.

Mr. Jones let me stumbling through the barrio.
Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women:
«She’s perfect for you. Man, there’s got to be somebody for me!»
I wanna be Bob Dylan.
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky.
When everybody loves you, ah son, that’s just about as funky as you can be.

Mr. Jones let me starin’ at the video.
When I look at the television I wanna see me starin’ right back at me.
We all wanna be big stars, but we don’t know why and we don’t know how.
But when everybody loves me, I wanna be just about as happy as I can be.
Mr. Jones and me, we’re gonna be big stars…

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