28 febrero 2022

Getting Better - The Beatles

Temazo vital y optimista de ese disco perfecto que es el Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band de los (afortunadamente) omnipresentes The Beatles.

La genial intro, las maravillosas voces, la tambura de Harrison y la inconfundible batería de Richard Starkey (más conocido como Ringo Starr) hacen que este inclasificable tema tenga una energía apabullante.
Esta sensación se ve acrecentada al escucharla en el disco pues está situada después de la lisérgica Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

Espero que os guste



It's getting better all the time

I used to get mad at my school (No I can't complain)
The teachers who taught me weren't cool (No I can't complain)
You're holding me down (Oh), turning me round (Oh)
Filling me up with your rules (Foolish rules)

I've got to admit it's getting better (Better)
A little better all the time (It can't get no worse)
I have to admit it's getting better (Better)
It's getting better since you've been mine

Me used to be angry young man
Me hiding me head in the sand
You gave me the word, I finally heard
I'm doing the best that I can

I've got to admit it's getting better (Better)
A little better all the time (It can't get no worse)
I have to admit it's getting better (Better)
It's getting better since you've been mine
Getting so much better all the time
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better

I used to be cruel to my woman
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can (Ooh)

I admit it's getting better (Better)
A little better all the time (It can't get no worse)
Yes I admit it's getting better (Better)
It's getting better since you've been mine
Getting so much better all the time
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
Getting so much better all the time

 

24 febrero 2022

Cocaine - JJ Cale

JJ Cale era un músico que podía haber sido mucho más conocido de lo que fue, pero él mismo se empeñó en pasar un tanto desapercibido.

Asociado al sonido Tulsa (mezcla de estilos netamente americanos) disfrutó de cierta fama y notoriedad cuando Eric Clapton versionó algunos de sus temas como After Midnight en su álbum debut o, posteriormente, este Cocaine.

Escuchando los temas de JJ Cale podemos suponer porque Eric Clapton o Mark Knopfler parecen músicos americanos cuando son británicos; inglés el primero y escocés el segundo.

Aunque la asociación de Eric Clapton con el sonido Tulsa es más obvia por las versiones y el sonido de su banda de esa época (años 70), en el caso de Knopfler no hay más que escuchar algunas de sus canciones para ver que existe una gran influencia del músico americano en el líder de Dire Straits, al menos en sus primeros discos. 

Espero que os guste




If you want to hang out, you've got to take her out, cocaine
If you want to get down, get down on the ground, cocaine
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine

If you got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine
When your day is done and you got to run, cocaine
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine

If your thing is gone and you want to ride on, cocaine
Don't forget this fact, you can't get it back, cocaine
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine

22 febrero 2022

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Compuesta por Ray Davies este éxito de The Kinks del año 1967 habla sobre una pareja (ficticia, según comenta el autor) que pasea por el Thamesis y la estación de Waterloo

Según comentaba Ray en alguna entrevista la canción iba a titularse Liverpool Sunset, pues ésta era su ciudad preferida, pero finalmente la vinculó con sus vivencias londinenses, lugar donde nació y vivió.

 Espero que os guste

 




Dirty old river, must you keep rolling

Flowing into the night

People so busy, makes me feel dizzy

Taxi light shines so bright

But I don't need no friends

As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset

I am in paradise


Every day I look at the world from my window

But chilly, chilly is the evening time

Waterloo sunset's fine


Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station

Every Friday night

But I am so lazy, don't want to wander

I stay at home at night

But I don't feel afraid

As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset

I am in paradise


Every day I look at the world from my window

But chilly, chilly is the evening time

Waterloo sunset's fine


Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterloo underground

But Terry and Julie cross over the river

Where they feel safe and sound

And they don't need no friends

As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset

They are in paradise


Waterloo sunset's fine

18 febrero 2022

Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

Según leí hace tiempo, esta canción fue elegida como la más optimista de una selección entre miles, o algo así...El caso es que es un temazo y aunque lo han quemado un poco en las radios generalistas que escuchan muchos viejóvenes (Kiss fm y similares) la incluyo porque ha sido nuevamente masterizada siguiendo las indicaciones de Jeff Lyne, líder, compositor y voz principal y han hecho un nuevo vídeo. 

Por lo que escucho, es evidente las masterización (fijaos en el solo de guitarra) y han eliminado la coda del tema original.

Desconozco quién tuvo la genial idea, pero es indudable que actualizar temas antiguos con vídeos modernos es adaptarse a los tiempos: no requiere mucha inversión, es un valor seguro y actualiza al artista para nuevas generaciones; a juzgar por el número de visualizaciones se puede decir que funciona bastante bien.

Espero que os guste



Morning! Today's forecast calls for blue skies


Sun is shining in the sky

There ain't a cloud in sight

It's stopped raining

Everybody's in the play

And don't you know

It's a beautiful new day

Hey ay ay!


Runnin' down the avenue

See how the sun shines brightly

In the city

On the streets where once was pity

Mr. Blue

Sky is living here today

Hey ay ay!


Mr. Blue Sky

Please tell us why

You had to hide away

For so long (so long)

Where did we go wrong?


Mr. Blue Sky

Please tell us why

You had to hide away

For so long (so long)

Where did we go wrong?


Hey you with the pretty face

Welcome to the human race

A celebration

Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin'

And today

Is the day we've waited for

Ooorrr


Oh, Mr. Blue Sky

Please tell us why

You had to hide away

For so long (so long)

Where did we go wrong?


Hey there Mr. Blue

We're so pleased to be with you

Look around see what you do

Everybody smiles at you


Hey there Mr. Blue

We're so pleased to be with you

Look around see what you do

Everybody smiles at you


Mister Blue Sky!

Mister Blue Sky

Mister Blue Sky-yiy!


Mr. Blue you did it right

But soon comes Mr. Night

Creeping over

Now his hand is on your shoulder

Never mind

I'll remember you this

I'll remember you this way!


Mr. Blue Sky

Please tell us why

You had to hide away

For so long (so long)

Where did we go wrong?


Hey there Mr. Blue (Sky)

We're so pleased to be with you (Sky)

Look around see what you do (Blue)

Everybody smiles at you


[Instrumental]


[Choir singing]


[Robotic voice:]

Please. Turn. Me. Ov-er



16 febrero 2022

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

Un tema dedicado a un modelo de coche compuesto por un tal Mack Rice que tiene sólo otro tema conocido. Pues vale.

Pero si llega Wilson Pickett con su voz y con los músicos de Atlantic y hace esta versión pues ya es otra cosa.

Espero que os guste


 

Mustang Sally, huh, huh, guess you better slow your mustang down
Oh Lord, what I said now?
Mustang Sally, now baby, oh Lord, guess you better slow your mustang down
Huh oh yeaah
You been running all over the town now
Oh! I guess I'll have to put your flat feet on the ground
Huh, what I said now?

Listen
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride. Huh
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride

One of these early mornings, baby, you gonna be wiping your weeping eyes
Huh, what I said now?

Look it here.
I bought you a brand new mustang nineteen sixty five. Huh
Now you come around signifying a woman, you don't wanna let me ride
Mustang Sally, now baby, oh Lord, guess you better slow that mustang down
Huh, oh Lord. Look here
You been running all over the town
Oh! I got to put your flat feet on the ground. Huh, What I said now?

Let me say it one more time ya'll
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride

14 febrero 2022

I Can't Go For That - Cee Lo Green and Daryl Hall

Según parece, el enorme estudio que se ve en el vídeo está en la propia casa de Daryl Hall, leyenda del pop y mitad de Hall & Oates. Ese es el sueño de cualquier músico; ese es mi sueño. Llamas a tus colegas, vienen y tocáis. Maravilloso.

Esta es una versión más rockera de uno de los clásicos de Hall & Oates con la colaboración de la potente voz de Cee Lo Green

Espero que os guste 



Easy, ready, willing, overtime
Where does it stop
Where do you dare me
To draw the line
You've got the body
Now you want my soul
Don't even think about it
Say no go

Yeah, I 'll do anything
That you want me to do
And I'll do almost anything
That you want me too, ooh

Yeah but I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)

I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that

I can go for being twice as nice
I can go for just repeating
The same old lines
Use the body
Now you want my soul
Ooh, forget about it
Now say no go

Yeah I, I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah I'll do almost anything
That you want me to do

Yeah but I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)

I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that yeah

Yeah I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah I'll do almost anything
That you want me to do

Yeah but I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)

I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that yeah

No, I can't go for that (no can do)
I can't go for that
I can't go, I can't go
No, I can't go for that no
No can do (no can do)
Forget about it
Forget about it no go
No go no go
I can't go for that yeah (no can do)
Forget about it no
Forget about it no go
No go no go
No can do (no can do)
No no no no no
No no no no no no can do
Can't go for that yeah (no can do)
No no no no no
No no no no no no can do
Can't go for that yeah (no can do)
I can't go
No can't go
No can't go
Go for that, yeah
No can do (no can do)
I can't go
No can't go
I can't go
Go for that, yeah
No can do (no can do)
No no no no no
No no no no no no can do

11 febrero 2022

21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson

Me acabo de enterar del fallecimiento de Ian McDonald, uno de los fundadores de King Crimson, así que no me queda otra que dedicarle una entrada.

Con este contundente tema habría el disco que cambió la historia del rock progresivo.

Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Greg Lake y Peter Sinfield

Larga vida el Rey Carmesí.

Descanse en paz



Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door
Twenty first century schizoid man

Blood rack barbed wire
Politicians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man

Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man




10 febrero 2022

Distractions - Paul McCartney

Dentro del exitoso álbum Flowers in the Dirt podemos encontrar esta pieza serena y cálida, dulce y sosegada, que quizás se vio eclipsada por el éxito de My Brave Face o This One, pero que es una joya dentro del repertorio del compositor y bajista británico.

El disco es algo irregular pero contiene algunos temas como los antes mencionados y algún otro que son una maravilla.

En él participan algunos de los músicos que luego serán habituales de McCartney (cuando te llaman por tu apellido es que eres un grande) como Robbie McIntosh, Hamish Stuart a las guitarras o Paul "Wix" Wickens con los teclados (quién llega a ser director musical de las giras) y nuevas aportaciones de Chris Whitten (batería y percusión) o Chris White con el saxo (curiosamente estos dos últimos salieron de gira con Dire Straits en el On Every Street Tour. En la producción también colaboraron Elvis Costello o Trevor Horn.

Espero que os guste


What is this thing in life that persuades me to spend

Time away from you?

If you can answer this you can have the moon

This is the place to be, anyway you can see

There's a lovely view

Why are there always so many other things to do?


Distractions, like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head,

When I'm alone I think of you

And the life we'd lead if we could only be free

From these distractions.


The postman's at the door

While the telephone rings on the kitchen wall,

Pretend we're not at home and they'll disappear.

I want to be with you, tell me what I can do,

Nothing is too small

Away from all this jazz we could do anything at all.


Distractions like butterflies are buzzing ‘round my head.

When I'm alone I think of you

And the things we'd do if we could only be through

With these distractions.


I'll find a peaceful place far away from the noise of a busy day

Where we can spend our nights counting shooting stars,

Distractions like butterflies are buzzing ‘round my head.

When I'm alone I think of you

And the things we'd do if only we could be through

With the distractions like butterflies they're

Buzzing round my head, when I'm alone I think of you

And the life we'd lead if we could only be free

From these distractions.


07 febrero 2022

Georgy Porgy - Toto

El primer álbum del grupo Toto, además de incluir el cañero hit Hold the Line, también contenía este elegante tema, de estética jazzy, que también es un gran éxito del grupo.

Espero que os guste




It's not your situation
I just need contemplation over you
I'm not so systematic
It's just that I'm an addict for your love

Not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only girl
I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only world

Just think how long I've known you
It's long for me to own you, lock and key
It's really not confusing
I'm just the young illusion, can't you see

I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only girl
I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only world

Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry

It's not your situation
I just need contemplation over you
I'm not so systematic
It's just that I'm an addict for your love

Not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only girl
I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only world

Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry

Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them high

Georgy yeah Porgy yeah
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy yeah Porgy
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry

04 febrero 2022

Multi-Love - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

No sé que os parecerá a vosotros, pero este tema tiene cierto aire retro (quizás debido a sus variadas influencias) que lo hace irresistible. Lo del lisérgico vídeo es otro asunto...

Unkown Mortal Orchestra, curioso nombre de este grupo neozelandés que recuerdan y son comparados frecuentemente con el grupo australiano Tame Impala.

Espero que os guste




Multi-love
Checked into my heart and trashed it like a hotel room
Who is your God? Where is she?
She wants bury me in austin under uchiko.
She don't want to be a man or a woman
She wants to be your love

Multi-love
All of the other stalker daughters dragged her under
May all her minds be made up
I'll be your vicodin; expired and escaped to valhalla
She don't want to be a man or a woman
She wants to be your love

Multi-love has got me on my knee
We were one, then become three
Mama what have you done to me
I'm half crazy

Multi-love
It's not that this song's about her
All songs are about her
The sun shines underneath us
Fearing the new kinds of mind control and just blaming each other
She don't want to be a man or a woman
She wants to be your love

Multi-love
Checked into my heart and trashed it like a hotel room
Who is your God? Where is she?
She wants bury me in austin under uchiko.
She don't want to be a man or a woman
She wants to be your love

Multi-love has got me on my knee
We were one, then become three
Mama what have you done to me
I'm half crazy