El pasado mes de septiembre se ha publicado el nuevo álbum de Lizz Wright, en el que la artista de Georgia vuelve a deleitarnos con su maravillosa voz, con algunas piezas clásicas de jazz, R&B, gospel e incluso country. En este su cuarto trabajo descubrimos, si aún no lo habíamos hecho, que Lizz Wright es una de las más talentosas cantantes de su generación. Las versiones de gospel que encontramos no vienen a ser lo que podríamos escuchar por ejemplo con Ben Harper y The Blind Boys of Alabama (gospel clásico, religioso y ortodoxo), sino que más bien dichas versiones contienen arreglos de lo que se podría llamar "gospel secular" (si bien los sempiternos coros negros multitudinarios revisten a las canciones de una contundente espiritualidad). Y por otro lado, vuelven a aparecer clásicos del R&B y del jazz, incluso una versión de Jimi Hendrix (In from the storm). Aún sin publicidad en España, al menos en círculos comerciales (para variar), quedamos a la espera de poder disfrutar de su presencia en alguna sala en nuestro territorio, aunque si eso no puede ser, siempre tendremos su voz...
Y os dejo con una canción de su anterior disco The Orchard, una versión increíble del clásico de Led Zeppelin:
You know i can't tell the truth cause all i do is lie i feel like i'm laughing all the time but all i do is cry i wanna go to heaven yeh i wanna go to heaven but i don't wanna die i gave you it all child but i paid for that you walked away from me yeh you turned your back i wanna go to heaven yeh i wanna go to heaven but i don't wanna die i'll take what you can give me i'll use all i can use yeh i'm sleeping with my worries now i've nothin else to lose yeh i wanna go to heaven lord i wanna go to heaven but i don't wanna die.
FLEETWOOD MAC - BLACK MAGIC WOMAN (ENGLISH ROSE - 1968)
I got a Black Magic Woman. I got a Black Magic Woman. Yes, I got a Black Magic Woman, She's got me so blind I can't see; But she's a Black Magic Woman and she's trying to make a devil out of me.
Don't turn your back on me, baby. Don't turn your back on me, baby. Yes, don't turn your back on me, baby, Don't mess around with your tricks; Don't turn your back on me, baby, 'cause you might just wake up my magic sticks.
You got your spell on me, baby. You got your spell on me, baby. Yes, you got your spell on me, baby, Turnin' my heart into stone; I need you so bad, Magic Woman I can't leave you alone.
GARY MOORE - THE STORY OF THE BLUES (AFTER HOURS - 1992)
My baby she left me, my baby she's gone. My sweet little angel has spread her wings and flown. Can't think of a reason for going on. From this day I will play the blues.
She said it was over, this time it's the end. Bad luck and trouble gonna be my only friend. I still can't believe it, after all we've been through. Everyday I will play the blues.
Everybody knows what the blues is all about. It's a pain you can't live with. It's a woman you can't live without. She came from Chicago. She read me the news. In the headlines was a story of the blues.
They say a broken heart can always mend. Time is the healer and sadness will end. But I've done so much crying, when will I laugh again? Till that day I will play the blues.
Everybody knows what the blues is all about. It's a pain you can't live with. It's a woman you can't live without. Could have cried me a river when they told me the news. On that day was a story of the blues.
LED ZEPPELIN - TEA FOR ONE (PRESENCE - 1976)
How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes seem to slip into days? Oh twenty-four hours, baby sometimes seem to slip into days A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way Sittin, lookin at the clock, time moves so slow I've been watchin for the hands to move Until I just can't look no more How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes seems to slip into days? A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way.
To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say "Oh baby this one's for we two", which in the end is you anyway
How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes slip into days? A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way.
There was a time that I stood tall, in the eyes of other men But by my own choice I left you woman, and now I can't get back again
How come twenty-four hours, sometimes slip into days? A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way A minute seems like a lifetime When I feel this way...I feel this way
There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh And she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall But she wants to be sure 'Cause you know sometimes words have Two meanings
In a tree by the brook There's a songbird who sings Sometimes all of our thoughts are Misgiven
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get When I look to the west And my spirit is crying For leaving
In my thoughts I have seen Rings of smoke through the trees And the voices of those Who stand looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it really makes me wonder
And it's whispered that soon If we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn For those who stand long And the forests will Echo with laughter
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow Don't be alarmed now It's just a spring clean For the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by But in the long run There's still time to change The road you're on
And it makes me wonder
Aw, uh, oh
Your head is humming and it won't go In case you don't know The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow? And did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
(Solo)
And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard The truth will come to you at last When all are one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll
