Tuesday, October 17, 2006

4. YELLOW SUBMARINE. The Beatles.


In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed to sea, and he told us of his life, in the land of submarines. So we sailed up to the sun till we found the sea of green and we lived beneath the waves in our yellow submarine.We all live in our yellow submarine,yellow submarine, yellow submarine. We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. And our friends are all on board many more of them live next door and the band begins to play.We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine we all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. As we live a life of ease everyone of us has all we need sky of blue and sea of green in our yellow submarine.We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine...



La rola me viaja a mis inicios beatlemaniacos, me lleva a recordar cosas linda como mi mamá comprándome mis primeros audífinos y cantando Yellow Submarine mientras los probaba en la grabadora de aquel viaje a Veracruz. Me recuerda un viaje no ácido que experimenté hace poco y que me dio mucho para disfrutar estar trepada en el Submarino Amarillo. Esta canción me alegra mucho, me enternece. Me fascina escuchar a Ringo cantando a dos voces y divirtiéndose a cosa de esta canción de Paul... dandonos algo chido a todos nosotros. Es una canción pacheca, pero chira-lira.

Monday, October 16, 2006

3. PEEPING TOM. Placebo.





Careful not to fall, have to climb your wall, 'cause you're the one who makes me feel much taller than you are, I'm just a peeping tom, on my own for far too long, problems with the booze, nothing left to lose, I'm weightless, I'm bare, I'm faithless, I'm scared.
The face that fills the hole, stole my broken soul, one that makes me seem to feel much taller than you are, I'm just a peeping tom, on my own for far too long, troubles with the gear, nothing left to fear, I'm weightless, I'm bare, I'm faithless, I'm scared, I'm weightless, I'm bare, I'm faithless, I'm scared.
With every bet I lost, and every trick I tossed, you're still the one who makes me feel much taller than you are, I'm just a peeping tom, on my own for far too long, problems with the booze, nothing left to lose, I'm weightless, I'm bare, I'm faithless, I'm scared, I'm weightless, I'm bare, I'm faithless, I'm scared, I'm weightless, I'm bare, I'm faithless, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared...

Esta canción me provoca un profundo sentimiento de melancolía. Me resulta deprimente pero a la vez algo en sus notas y en la interpretación de Molko la convierte en algo muy dulce... triste, pero ricamente dulce. La voz de Molko me recorre la piel y una vibración ligera me camina por la cabeza. Así es Peeping Tom.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

2. RIDICULOUS THOUGHTS. The Cranberries


Twister, oh, does anyone see through you? you're a twister, oh, an animal. But you're so happy, now. I didn't go along with you, so happy now, na na na na. But you're gonna have to hold on. You're gonna have to hold on, You're gonna have to hold on, hold on, hold on. Or we're gonna have to move on, We're gonna have to move on, or we're gonna have to move on, move on, move on. I feel alright and I cried so hard, the ridiculous thoughts, oh. I feel alright, alright, alright, alright. Twister, oh, I shouldn't have trusted in you. Twister, oh, a na na na. It's not gonna happen, no. You're not gonna make fun of me, happen now, na na na na. But you're gonna have to hold on. You're gonna have to hold on, you're gonna have to hold on, hold on, hold on. Or we're gonna have to move on, we're gonna have to move on, or we're gonna have to move on, move on, move on. I feel alright and I cried so hard, the ridiculous thoughts, oh. I feel alright, alright, alright... Ah, I should have lied, but I cried so hard, the ridiculous thoughts, ah. I should have lied, have lied, have lied, have lied. But you're gonna have to hold on. You're gonna have to hold on... Well, you're gonna have to hold on. You're gonna have to hold on, Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold. Well, you're gonna have to hold on, You're gonna have to hold on, To me...
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Dolores O'Riordan tiene el estilo típico de las cantantes irlandesas, pero su estilo está aderezado con su originalidad y su sensibilidad, así como con su fuerza. La forma que tiene de cantar canciones en las cuales ella habla de tomae decisiones con respecto a las relaciones que están mal, o que no van a ningún lado o en las que se ha perdido la confianza le salen realmente bien. Su energía transforma las canciones en verdaderas protestas y sencillas pequeñas o grandes catársis.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

1. JEWEL. Cranes.




If I could keep this moment here live away get away and now I feel you crossing my heart shining shining like a jewel ooh put me high on a wall and let's not fall let's not fall sweet dreams I remember it all I remembered it all doo te doo... If I could keep this hour and hold you gently next to me it would sparkle like a jewel and all this means so much to me you know it's gone it's gone too fast wish you could never be in the past but then i'll (have) more to lose alone and screaming eo eo eo...
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Definitivamente Alison Shaw no tiene el tipo de voz que disfruto particularmente, pero la música de Cranes me parece tan energética y poderosa que no me queda más remedio que apreciar las rolas de manera "independiente" a la voz, si algo de eso es posible. Debo reconocer que tampoco logro entender gran cosa de lo que la vocalista de Cranes canta, así que me he visto en la seria necesidad de buscar en Internet las letras de las canciones... algunas de ellas no las he encontrado todavía...




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Este Blog lo comienzo con el ánimo de dedicar un momento de cada día a una canción... darme diez o quince minutos por cada 24 horas para escuchar, sentir detenidamente, entender lo más posible, aprehender cada canción que de manera aleatoria sea seleccionada para la ocasión. Es como el momento de relajación del día... algo parecido a unos instantes de meditación... Las canciones no tienen por qué ser profundas, las letras no tienen por qué ser impactantes ni mucho menos, se trata de conocerlas poco a poco... y utilizarlas como medio para la reflexión... si es posible... espero que el experimento funcione.