¿QUÉ PASÓ CON...? - BLACK

Here I go out to see again
the sunshine fills my hair
and dreams hang in the air
Gulls in the sky and in my blue eyes
you know it feels unfair
there's magic everywhere

Look at me standing
here on my own again
up straight in the sunshine

No need to run and hide
it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
it's a wonderful, wonderful life

Sun in your eyes
the heat is in your hair
they seem to hate you
because you're there
and I need a friend
Oh, I need a friend
to make me happy
not stand here on my own

Look at me standing
here on my own again
up straight in the sunshine

No need to run and hide
it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
it's a wonderful, wonderful life

I need a friend
oh, I need friend
to make me happy
not so alone.......
Look at me here
here on my own again
up straight in the sunshine

No need to run and hide
it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
it's a wonderful, wonderful life

No need to run and hide
it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to run and hide
it's a wonderful, wonderful life
wonderful life, wonderful life

You don't believe me
I can tell it by your eyes

There's a kind of magic to be had from your lies.
I used to say that today is like tomorrow

Don't sell it short for truth.
I should have known
I should have known
should have known how

I should have known
I should have known by now
but now
Everything is coming up roses
everything is coming up roses.

You don't understand it
I can tell it by your smile

There's a kind of freedom to be had from your lies.
I always said that today is like tomorrow

Don't sell it short for truth.

I should have known
I should have known
should have known how

Everything is coming up roses
everything is coming up
coming up

Everything is coming up roses.

Everything is coming up roses
everything is coming up roses

Everything is coming up roses
everything is coming up
coming up

Everything is coming up roses.

I think my heart must be made of clay,
'cause everyone said it would be broken someday.
And now I've come to that fateful day,
so I sit on the floor
with my head in my hands.
And don't tell me how to make it pay,
I write a new song every day.
I just wish I was made of wood,
I might not feel pain,
even if I should, even if I should,
if I should.
The sweetest smile that ever did
melt the pats in the butter dish,
and if you could have believed in me,
I swear to God
I'd have made damn sure.
Our hearts were warm, and glad with wine.
I'd keep the doors locked all the time.
I just wish I was made of wood,
You might not seem glad,
even if you should, even if you should,
if you should, if you should,
if you should.
(solo)
I think my heart must be made of clay,
'cause everyone said it would be broken someday.
Seems like I have come to that fateful day,
so I sit on the floor
with my head in my hands,
with my head in my hands.
If I should, if I should,
if I should, uh if I should.

SWING OUT SISTER - LA LA LA (MEANS I LOVE YOU)

LA is a great big freeway

Many girls have come to you
With a line that was untrue
And you just passed them by

And now your innocent to whim
And their lies don't mean a thing
Why don't you let me drive

I don't need a diamond ring
Cause you prove your love to me when you say
Sweet and mellow

La la la la la la la la la means I love you
La la la la la la la la la means I love you

Never thought I'd meet a boy
Who could bring me so much joy
You are the one for me

But let me take you in my arms
Surround you with my charms
I'm sure that you will see

The things that I'm saying are true
This is the way that I explain them you
Listen to me

La la la la la la la la la means I love you
La la la la la la la la la means I love you
The things that I'm saying are true
Now I'd bet to spend my whole life through
Loving you
Can't you hear me

La la la la la la la la la means I love you
La la la la la la la la la means I love you

La la la la la la la la la means I love you
La la la la la la la la la means I love you

CROWDED HOUSE - SOMETHING SO STRONG

Love can make you weep
can make you run for cover.
Roots that spread so deep
bring life to frozen ground.
Something so strong
could carry us away
Something so strong
could carry us today.
Turning in my sleep
love can leave you cold
The taste of jealousy
is like a lust for gold.
Something so strong
could carry us away
Something so strong
could carry us today.
I've been feeling so much older
Frame me and hang me on the wall.
I've seen you fall into the same trap
This thing is happening to us all.
Something so strong
could carry us away
Something so strong
could carry us today.
Something so strong
something so strong
Something so strong
something so strong

SIMPLY RED - MORE

Tarde de domingo rara (como diría Amaral...), el Madrid perdió, nos espera un lunes intenso de trabajo...

Pero siempre nos quedan las buenas canciones...

You've had your flings
I've had mine
You've grown your wings
I've flown mine
The only way out is to
Give you more love
More of my love
Not a girl of my dreams
But two hearts and two minds
The strain that brings
Is ours until the end of time
The only way out is to
Give you more love
More of my love

CREAM - WHITE ROOM

En 1966 se reunieron 3 músicos llamados Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce y Ginger Baker, considerados en aquel entonces, respectivamente, el mejor guitarrista, el mejor bajista y el mejor baterista. Era de suponer que de la mezcla surgiera algo bueno...

In the white room with black curtains near the station.
Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings.
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes.
Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my contentment.

I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines;
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves.

You said no strings could secure you at the station.
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows.
I walked into such a sad time at the station.
As I walked out, felt my own need just beginning.

I'll wait in the queue when the trains come by;
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves.

At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd.
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten.
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes.
Now she's dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings.

I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd;
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves.

En los años 90 el grupo BBM reunió a Baker, Bruce y Moore (Gary), publicando un único álbum (Around the next dream):

She was standing in the dark
Waiting in the wings
Just around the next dream
She was holding all the keys
To set my heart free
Behind the shadows of love.
From the distance I could see
Her standing alone
Shine like a jewel in the night
Hidden from the eyes
A theif of the soul
Behind the shadows of love.
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Drown in the ocean of dreams
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Nothing's what it seems
She was waiting oustside with arms open wide
Ready to break my heart's fall
Oh the lighting in her eyes
I learned how to fly
Behind the shadow of love.
Set me on fire with the stoires you tell
Drown in the ocean of dreams
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Nothing's what it seems

Entretanto, en los inicios de esa década de los 90, mister "mano lenta" (Eric Clapton) continuaba realizando sus trabajos en solitario, con mejor o peor fortuna, pero sin duda con joyas como esta:

I can feel your body
When I'm lying in bed
There's too much confusion
Going around through my head

And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame still burns
Why can't I get over?
When will I ever learn?

Old love, leave me alone
Old love, go on home

I can see your face
But I know that it's not real
It's just an illusion
Caused by how I used to feel

And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame will always burn
I'll never get over
I know now that I'll never learn

LIVING COLOUR - LEAVE IT ALONE

Corey Glover lidera un grupo que en sus inicios surgió como una de las pocas bandas en las cuales todos sus componentes eran negros.

We must never take these words too seriously
Words are very important but then if we take them too seriously
We destroy every thing...

I’m... not one of those joiners
I’m... not down with the club
There’s... no place I’m going to
You see... it’s the hole I dug

I just leave it alone [aahaa]
I just leave it alone [aahaa]
Just leave it alone

I’m... not down with this one
Their motives... are much too severe
And that one... they’re much too serious
I don’t plan to make this a career

I just leave it alone [aahaa]
I just leave it alone [aahaa]
Just leave it alone

We’re always talking about peace
But it’s pieces that we find
What’s with all this tension?
What is on your mind?

Why are we always talking about peace?
But it’s pieces that we find
Tell me what’s with all this tension
Tell me what is on your mind

I... wouldn’t get into that one
Naw... don’t go for all their hype
And you know... I’ll never be like that one
Come on... I’m just not the type

Well I gotta leave it alone
Just gotta leave it alone
Gonna just leave it alone
Just gotta leave it alone
No, no, no

Leave it... alone
Leave it... alone
Leave it... alone

LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

¿La mejor canción de la historia...?

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

And she's buying a stairway
To heaven...

CHRIS CORNELL - TWO DRINK MINIMUM

En ese pedazo de plástico donde está contenida la última bazof... digo, el último trabajo de Chris Cornell llamado Scream (pedazo de grito darás cuando lo escuches...) hay también una buena hidden track (entre la hojarasca, ya se sabe...):

So open promise fades
and the sun forgets to rise
I'm lonely and I'm thirsty
but it's better I stay dry
No more than two drinks away
from crying

Stare into the glass
and wait for the time to pass
And thank you for the offer
but you know I must decline
No more than two drinks away
from crying

There used to be a time
When I could hold my head up high
My life stretched out before me
and rivers flowed with wine
and had my love beside me
and everything was fine
But now the ride is over
It's hard to say goodbye

So open promise fades
and midnight turns to day
I'd love to drown my sorrow
but I cannot tell a lie
No more than two drinks away
from crying

MONSTER MAGNET - LOOK TO YOUR ORB FOR THE WARNING

Creo que la web http://www.goear.com/ va a dar mucho juego para colocar material en mi cuaderno... Os dejo con uno de los mayores exponentes del stoner rock (con gran influencia del rock psicodélico de los 70), Monster Magnet son algo así como la expresión de lo que hoy haría Black Sabbath si Ozzy Osbourne no se hubiera convertido en Pozí Osbourne (os remito a ese gran reality show que dedican a tan ilustre familia del metal) y si los 80 no hubieran existido (y mucho menos en el terreno del rock). Vivan las guitarras eléctricas y los amplificadores Marshall...

Goin' down now

The mountain screamed three times today
I guess it thought i like to play
How much does one have to pay
To fry a peak and melt away
Launching titan's breath on mine
The sweating measure lands on time

And the old man, down by the river
Well he walks up and he walks on down
To the spaceship that's parked at your doorstep
And it's waiting to take you away now

Goin' down now

Looking for the rat that crowed
He's hooked up down to Mexico
Slap my nerve now, give me more
It's my disaster friend, not yours

And the old man, down by the river
Well he gets up and he walks on down
To the spaceship that's parked at your doorstep
And it's waiting to take you away now

It's down by the river, it's always this way now
It's down by the river, it's always this way now
Goin' down now, goin' down now

HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH - BE THE ONE

Una de mis canciones favoritas de este grupo americano. Espero que os quedéis con el nombre porque merece mucho la pena escucharlos:

I wonder
Why are we involved
With the seasons
And the living of our own
Let me see if nothing's wrong
I just want to be the one

(She) wanted
You still give her all our lives
Let her be son
Who is she buying
See her crawl
I'll just make it out

(We don't see it bleeding)
I want to die with you
(Something no ones needing)

I left the other day
But you're never here
You only listen to things you want to save
But the power it's ok with you
You knew I'd find something else to do

Let me be the one
(we don't see it bleeding)
I wanna fly, I wanna die with you
Something no ones

See it's not like they
Are gonna take my faith away
Let me in it's ok now
Close the door

Is it really needing
When you find a place
That's only yours

Just go he beams
Well I've died for good now
Let me feel it
Let her come---let her run---let her run

(Now)
Let me be the one
(We don't see it bleeding)
I can't feel it, I can't see it
(Something no ones needing)
I feel dumb