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Portishead - Roads

Portishead, un grupo de moda, tengo entendido que vienen al Primavera Sound. Esta es una de esas canciones que son perfectas para… bueno, ya sabes, para esos momentos íntimos de pareja.

Beth Gibbons, vocalista del grupo, tiene una voz dulce y agradable, la verdad es que suenan muy bien.

El tema en cuestión es “Roads“, y el video es de su directo en esa grandísima ciudad que es Nueva York:

“Oh, can’t anybody see,
We’ve got a war to fight,
Never found our way,
Regardless of what they say.

How can it feel, this wrong,
From this moment,
How can it feel, this wrong.

Storm,
In the morning light,
I feel,
No more can I say,
Frozen to myself.

I got nobody on my side,
And surely that ain’t right,
Surely that ain’t right.

Oh, can’t anybody see,
We’ve got a war to fight,
Never found our way,
Regardless of what they say.

How can it feel, this wrong,
From this moment,
How can it feel, this wrong.

How can it feel this wrong,
From this moment,
How can it feel, this wrong.

Oh, can’t anybody see,
We’ve got a war to fight,
Never found our way,
Regardless of what they say.

How can it feel, this wrong,
From this moment,
How can it feel, this wrong. “

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Motörhead - Killed by death

Surgidos en los 80, Motörhead es una banda metal inglesa que ha influenciado a grupos tan importantes como Metallica o Sepultura. La voz de Lemmy Kilmister, el vocalista del grupo, es muy parecida a la de Yoshi del gran grupo de rock español “Los Suaves”, tienen un estilo muy similar.

El tema se llama “Killed by death” y el video es un directo de la gira Inferno que realizaron en el 2004:

“If you squeeze my lizard
I´ll put my snake on you
I´m a romantic adventure
And I´m a reptile too

But it don´t make no difference
´cos I ain´t gonna be, easy, easy
the only time I´m easy´s when I´m
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death

I´m a lone wolf ligger
But I ain´t no pretty boy
I´m a backbone shiver
and I´m a bundle of joy

But it don´t make no difference
´cos I ain´t gonna be, easy, easy
the only time I´m easy´s when I´m
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death

Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death
Killed by death “

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Bob Marley - Could you be loved?

El rey del reggae. Me acuerdo como un buen amiguete me decía que con este tema nunca se puede estar enfadado, y la verdad es que tenía razón, es la canción del buen rollo, de la paz, de la alegría, tenía mucha razón.

Bob Marley murió el año que nací yo, en 1981, pero su espíritu siempre ha seguido vivo como líder del movimiento rastafari.

“Could you be loved?” fue lanzada en 1980 en su disco “Uprising“, ahí va el video:

“Could you be loved and be loved?
Could you be loved and be loved?

Dont let them fool ya,
Or even try to school ya! oh, no!
Weve got a mind of our own,
So go to hell if what youre thinking is not right!
Love would never leave us alone,
A-yin the darkness there must come out to light.

Could you be loved and be loved?
Could you be loved, wo now! - and be loved?

(the road of life is rocky and you may stumble too,
So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you)
Love your brotherman!
(could you be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could you be - could you be loved?
Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could you be - could you be loved? )

Dont let them change ya, oh! -
Or even rearrange ya! oh, no!
Weve got a life to live.
They say: only - only -
Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive -
Stay alive! eh!

Could you be loved and be loved?
Could you be loved, wo now! - and be loved?

(you aint gonna miss your water until your well runs dry;
No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied.)
Say something! (could you be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could you be - could you be loved? )
Say something! say something!
(could you be - could you be - could you be loved? )
Say something! (could you be - could you be loved? )
Say something! say something! (say something!)
Say something! say something! (could you be loved? )
Say something! say something! reggae, reggae!
Say something! rockers, rockers!
Say something! reggae, reggae!
Say something! rockers, rockers!
Say something! (could you be loved? )
Say something! uh!
Say something! come on!
Say something! (could you be - could you be - could you be loved? )
Say something! (could you be - could you be loved? )
Say something! (could you be - could you be - could you be loved? )
Say something! (could you be - could you be loved? )“

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Pearl Jam - Black

Qué canción! está entre una de mis preferidas. Pearl Jam, junto a Nirvana el mejor grupo de grunge, siempre un escalón por encima de los Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden o Alice in Chains. El repertorio de los Pearl Jam es alucinante, llevan muchos años, y han compuesto infinidad de temas buenísimos.

Cuesta elegir entre tanta buena canción, pero me quedo con “Black“, incluida en su magistral álbum “Ten” de 1991, qué recuerdos!

Ahí va el video en directo, Eddie Wedder se sale:

“Hey… oooh…
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did.
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything.
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything…

I take a walk outside
I’m surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear?
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I’m spinning, oh, I’m spinning
How quick the sun can drop away

And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything?
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything…

All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I’ll be… yeah…
Uh huh… uh huh… ooh…

I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life,
I know you’ll be a sun in somebody else’s sky, but why
Why, why can’t it be, why can’t it be mine

Aah… uuh..

Too doo doo too, too doo doo“

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El Último de la Fila - Cuando el mar te tenga

Manolo García y Quimi Portet, o lo que es lo mismo, El último de la Fila, un grupo que triunfó en los 80 y en los 90, con su pop-rock tipo “spanish”, iban muy sobrados, tanto que me contaba un amiguete que no les hacía falta pagar en los 40 Principales para entrar en las listas (para el que no lo sepa, esto va así), porque sabían que tenían éxito igualmente y un público fiel. Tienen un repertorio bestial de temazos. Duraron hasta el 98, donde cada uno tomó su camino por separado.

El tema es “Cuando el mar te tenga“, y el video, como es habitual en este grupo, está muy divertido:

“Vuela al viento espuma del mar,
vuela al viento y vuelvelo a volar.
Mezcla el mundo, ruge mistral,
mezcla el mundo y mezclanos con él.

Ahórrate esas palabras de amor
que nadie va a comprender,
ni tan sólo yo.
Si lo que vas a decir
no es más bello que el silencio,
no lo vayas a decir.

Que hable el mundo y calle el hombre,
calle el hombre y vuelvase a callar:
Mezcla el mundo, ruge mistral;
mezcla el mundo y mezclanos con él.

Ruge mistral, vuélvenos locos de atar
y con tu antiguo furor
llévate a aquel que ose hablar.

Mientras todos duerman te amaré.
Cuando todos hablen huiré.

Lejos, muy lejos, en silencio.
Lejos, muy lejos, en silencio.
Cuando el bosque te hable te hablaré;
cuando el mar te tenga te tendré.

Murmullo de una oración
minúscula y dulce;
murmullo de tu respiración
al despertar.

Ruge mistral, medio dios;
llevaté el mundo de aquí,
peina la espuma del mar
y llévanos muy lejos, muy lejos “

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Black Eyed Peas - Where is the love?

Grupazo. Black Eyed Peas hacen un hip hop mezclado con soul popero que mola mucho. Formados en Los Ángeles, la unión con Fergie en 2003, la guapa del grupo, les dio fama mundial y un sinfín de premios y éxitos.

El tema se llama “Where is the love?”, y eso me pregunto yo, ¿Donde está el amor?:

“What’s wrong with the world mama?
People living like aint got no mamas
I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama
Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma
Overseas yeah we tryin to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin
In the USA the big CIA the Bloodz and the Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And if you hatin you’re bound to get irate
Yeah madness is what you demonstrate
And that’s exactly how anger works and operates
You gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love y’all

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)

It just ain’t the same all ways have changed
New days are strange is the world the insane?
If love and peace so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don’t belong
Nations dropping bombs
Chemical gases filling lungs of little ones
With ongoing suffering
As the youth die young
So ask yourself is the loving really strong?
So I can ask myself really what is going wrong
With this world that we living in
People keep on giving in
Makin wrong decisions
Only visions of them livin and
Not respecting each other
Deny thy brother
The wars’ going on but the reasons’ undercover
The truth is kept secret
Swept under the rug
If you never know truth
Then you never know love
Where’s the love y’all?(I don’t know)
Where’s the truth y’all?(I don’t know)
Where’s the love y’all?

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father father father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the lovex2)

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I’m getting older y’all people get colder
Most of us only care about money makin
Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we’re spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feeling under
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feeling down
It’s no wonder why sometimes I’m feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(fade) “

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Four Tops - Reach out I’ll be there

Four Tops es una cuarteto de R&B formado en los 50 que se mantiene en activo todavía. Este tema, compuesto en 1966, es imprescindible en la música soul. Tema guapo guapo donde los haya para empezar bien el fin de semana.

El video es en directo, y suena esta canción junto a otra llamada “Shadows of love“:

“Now if you feel that you can’t go on (can’t go on)
Because all of your hope is gone (all your hope is gone)
And your life is filled with much confusion (much confusion)
Until happiness is just an illusion (happiness is just an illusion)
And your world around is crumbling down, darlin
reach out come on girl reach on out for me
reach out reach out for me
I’ll be there with a love that will shelter you
I’ll be there with a love that will see you through

When you feel lost and about to give up (to give up)
Cause your life just ain’t good enough (just ain’t good enough)
And your feel the world has grown cold (has grown cold)
And your drifting out all on your own (drifting out on your own)
And you need a hand to hold, darlin
reach out come on girl reach out for me
reach out reach out for me
I’ll be there to love and comfort you
And I’ll be there to cherish and care for you

I’ll be there to always see you through
I’ll be there to love and comfort you
I can tell the way you hang your head (hang your head)
Your not in love now, now your afraid (you’re afraid)
And through the tears you look around (look around)
But there’s no piece of mind to be found (no piece of mind to be found)
I know what your thinking,
You’re alone now, no love of your own, but darling
reach out come on girl reach out for me
reach out reach out………. just look over your shoulder
I’ll be there to give you all the love you need
And I’ll be there you can always depend on me
I’ll be there to always see you through
I’ll be there to love and comfort you”

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Creed - Inside us all

Otra de mis debilidades. Grupo brillantísimo, qué lástima que se separaran! Creed fue una banda de rock grunge de éxito surgida a finales del 2000. Criticada por muchos por ser una copia de Pearl Jam, puede que por la voz de Scott Stapp, vocalista de Creed, a Eddie Wedder, cantante de Pearl Jam.

En 9 años de carrera les dio tiempo a grabar 3 discos, de los cuales los dos primeros “My Own Prison” y “Human Clay” son auténticas obras maestras, quizá en el último “Weathered” bajaron un poco el pistón, pero aun así mantuvieron un gran nivel.

En 2004 se separaron, Scott Stapp actualmente canta en solitario y el guitarra Mark Tremonti, Brian Marsall y Scott Phillips se juntaron con el nombre de “Alter Bridge” (también postearé sobre estos).

De temas os podría haber puesto cualquiera, pero aquí os dejo una de las que más me gusta, “Inside us all“:

“When I’m all alone
And no one else is there
Waiting by the phone
To remind me
I’m still here
When shadows paint the scenes
Where spotlights used to fall
And I’m left wondering
Is it really worth it all?

There’s a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on In the end
There’s a peace inside us all

Life can hold you down
When you’re not looking up
Can’t you hear the sounds?
Hearts beating out loud
Although the names change
Inside we’re all the same
Why can’t we tear down these walls?
To show the scars we’re covering

There’s a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on In the end
There’s a peace inside us all

There’s a peace
Oh there’s a peace inside us all
Let it be… Oh, I said let it be, let it be your friend
There’s a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on In the End
There’s a peace inside us all
There’s a peace, inside us all, Inside us all
Let it be, Let it be, Let it be,
Let it be, Let it be, Let it be,
Let it be, Let it be your friend.“

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Tontxu - Para tocar el cielo

Juan Antonio Ipiña, más conocido como “Tontxu” es un cantautor bilbaíno ex locutor de los 40 principales. A lo largo de su carrera ha sacado muchos temas buenos como “Risk“, “Treinta y tantos“, “Corazón de mudanza” o el que aquí os sugiero, “Para tocar el cielo“, buena letra, buena música y buena voz, ¿qué más se puede pedir?

El video de la canción es una colaboración en directo con Antonio Vega:

“El calor de tu amor
me da sed y ¿dónde bebo yo?
es donde quiero beber y saciar allí mi sed.

El color de tus ojos
se adivina entre tu pelo y yo
los deseo más que ayer y que la primera vez, uhh…

Estribillo:
No preciso viajar lejos
para hallar lo que deseo,
si tropiezo en tu regazo
ya me basta para tocar el cielo.

El sabor de tus labios
ese selecto capricho que
sólo yo puedo probar y a chincharse los demás.

El candor de tu abrazo
puro, fiel, eterno alagador
es mi fe y mi religión, garantía del amor.“

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Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love

Woodstock ‘69, el grupo Jefferson Airplane participa en uno de los momentos más memorables de la historia del rock. Temas como “White rabbit” o este mismo, “Somebody to love“, hicieron las delicias del público. Sonido psicodélico influenciado por la droga de la época, el LSD y los movimientos hippies contra la guerra de Vietnam.

El video es del mítico concierto de Woodstock en 1969:

“When the truth is found to be lies
and all the joy within you dies
don’t you want somebody to love
don’t you need somebody to love
wouldn’t you love somebody to love
you better find somebody to love

When the garden flowers baby are dead yes
and your mind [, your mind] is [so] full of red
don’t you want somebody to love
don’t you need somebody to love
wouldn’t you love somebody to love
you better find somebody to love

your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his [yeah]
but in your head baby I’m afraid you don’t know where it is
don’t you want somebody to love
don’t you need somebody to love
wouldn’t you love somebody to love
you better find somebody to love

tears are running [ahhh,]running down your breast
and your friends baby they treat you like a guest.
don’t you want somebody to love
don’t you need somebody to love
wouldn’t you love somebody to love
you better find somebody to love “

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