Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Hoy se me ha metido esta canción en la cabeza así que no me ha quedado otra que ponerla. Aunque la original es de Judy Garland, protagonizando una de las escenas más conocidas de la  película "El Mago de Oz", me gusta mucho más esta versión publicada en el álbum "Facing Future" de 1993. Bueno, creo que esta canción es perfecta para despedir este 2010, os deseo un próspero 2011 y espero que se cumplan vuestros sueños.


Por cierto, gracias a todos los que dedicáis un poco de tiempo a leer este blog.

Letra:

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

WAY UP HIGH

AND THE DREAMS THAT YOU DREAMED OF

ONCE IN A LULLABY II II III

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

BLUE BIRDS FLY

AND THE DREAMS THAT YOU DREAMED OF

DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE OOH OOOOH

SOMEDAY ILL WISH UPON A STAR

WAKE UP WHERE THE CLOUDS ARE FAR BEHIND ME EE EE EEH

WHERE TROUBLE MELTS LIKE LEMON DROPS

HIGH ABOVE THE CHIMNEY TOPS THATS WHERE YOULL FIND ME OH

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BLUEBIRDS FLY

AND THE DREAM THAT YOU DARE TO,WHY, OH WHY CANT I? I IIII

WELL I SEE TREES OF GREEN AND

RED ROSES TOO,

ILL WATCH THEM BLOOM FOR ME AND YOU

AND I THINK TO MYSELF

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

WELL I SEE SKIES OF BLUE AND I SEE CLOUDS OF WHITE

AND THE BRIGHTNESS OF DAY

I LIKE THE DARK AND I THINK TO MYSELF

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW SO PRETTY IN THE SKY

ARE ALSO ON THE FACES OF PEOPLE PASSING BY

I SEE FRIENDS SHAKING HANDS

SAYING, "HOW DO YOU DO?"

THEYRE REALLY SAYING, I...I LOVE YOU

I HEAR BABIES CRY AND I WATCH THEM GROW,

THEYLL LEARN MUCH MORE

THAN WELL KNOW

AND I THINK TO MYSELF

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (W)OOHOORLD

SOMEDAY ILL WISH UPON A STAR,

WAKE UP WHERE THE CLOUDS ARE FAR BEHIND ME

WHERE TROUBLE MELTS LIKE LEMON DROPS

HIGH ABOVE THE CHIMNEY TOP THATS WHERE YOULL FIND ME

OH, SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW WAY UP HIGH

AND THE DREAM THAT YOU DARE TO, WHY, OH WHY CANT I? I HIII ?

Christmas Lights- Coldplay

Parece que por fin empiezan las vacaciones de navidad y como cada año las canciones por excelencia en estas fechas son los villancicos, podría poner la de campana sobre campana y demás...  sin embargo quisiera compartir un villancico atípico, se llama  Christmas Lights de la banda británica Cold Play. Esta canción la han publicado hace apenas tres semanas como single, pero ya esta teniendo un gran éxito.  Chris Martin, cantante del grupo, que para mi es un experto en baladas como esta, refleja su deseo de que la navidad y sus luces de colores le haga olvidar todos sus problemas. 
Bueno, desearos una feliz navidad y que todos vuestros sueños se os cumplan. Nos vemos a la vuelta el 27! 

Letra:Christmas night, another fightTears we cried; a floodGot all kinds of poison in, poison in my bloodTook my feet, to Oxford street, trying to right a wrongJust walk away, those windows say, but I can't believe she's gone
When you're still waiting for the snow to fallIt doesn't really feel like Christmas at allA group of cameras on there flicker, Oh they flicker and they flowAnd I'm up here holding on to all those chandeliers of hopeLike some drunkard Elvis singing, I go singing out of tuneSinging how I always loved you darling, and I always will
Oh when I'm still waiting for the snow to fallIt doesn't really feel like Christmas at allStill waiting for the snow to fall, It doesn't really feel like Christmas at all.
Those Christmas lightsAdictivoz.com Light up the streetDown where the sea and city meetMay all your troubles soon be goneOh Christmas lights, keep shining onThose Christmas lights, light up the streetMaybe they'll bring her back to meThen all my troubles will be goneOh Christmas lights, keep shining onOh Christmas lights, light up the streetAdictivoz.com Light up the fireworks in meMay all your troubles soon be goneThose Christmas lights, keep shining on.

The Passenger - Iggy Pop

Esta tarde de domingo nos vamos a dar una vuelta por los suburbios con Iggy Pop y su "The Passenger". The Passenger hace su aparición en el álbum Lust for Life de 1977. Iggy como "pasajero" nos invita a que contemplemos el cielo nocturno de los suburbios, mientras nos dice que todo eso nos pertenece.

Letra:

I am the passenger

And I ride and I ride

I ride through the city’s backsides

I see the stars come

Out of the sky

Yeah the bright and hollow sky

You know it looks

So good tonight

I am the passenger

I stay under glass

I look through my

Window so bright

I see the stars

Come out tonight

I see the bright

And hollow sky

Over the city’s

Ripped backside

And everything looks good tonight

Singing la la la la

La-la-la-la

La la la la

La-la-la-la

La la la la

La-la-la-la

La la

Get into the car

We’ll be the passenger

We’ll ride through the city tonight

We’ll see the city’s ripped backsides

We’ll see the bright and

Hollow sky

We’ll see the stars that shine

So bright

Stars made for us tonight

O the passenger

How how he rides

O the passenger

He rides and he rides

He looks through his window

What does he see

He sees the sign and

Hollow sky

He sees the stars

Come out tonight

He sees the city’s ripped backsides

He sees the winding ocean drive

And everything was made

For you and me

All of it was made for

You and me – ’cause it

Just belongs to you and me

So let’s take a ride and

See what’s mine

Singing la la la la

La-la-la-la

La la la la

La-la-la-la

La la la la

La-la-la-la

La la

O the passenger

He rides and he rides

He sees things from under glass

He looks through his window inside

He sees the things he knows are his

He sees the bright

Hollow sky

He sees the city

Sleep at night

He sees the stars

Come out tonight

And all of it is yours and mine

And all of it is yours and mine

So let’s ride and ride

And ride and ride

 

Singing la la la la

La-la-la-la

La la la la

La-la-la-la

La la la la

La-la-la-la

La la

Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson

A pesar de que hoy tenía prácticamente elegida la canción que iba a postear, se ha cruzado Michel Jackson y su "Man in the Mirror" de 1988. Pertenece al séptimo álbum del menor de los Jackson, que apesar de su titulo "Bad" vendió mas de 30 millones de copias y consiguió 5 números 1 en las listas de EE.UU. En cuanto a la canción, lideró durante 2 semanas los Billboard Hot 100, y en ella parece que Michael hace un lavado de conciencia diciendo al hombre que hay detras del espejo que cambie. Como curiosidad, en 1988 la canción obtuvo el puesto número 8 en la UK Singles Charts sin embargo tras su muerte en 2009 llegó hasta el 2º puesto. 

Se la quiero dedicar a un amigo que siempre da la tabarra y que a pesar de sus muchisisisisisimos defectos le tengo algo de aprecio.

Letra de la canción:

I´M GONNA MAKE A CHANGE,

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

IT´S GONNA FEEL REAL GOOD,

GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE

GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT . . .

AS I, TURN UP THE COLLAR ON MY

FAVOURITE WINTER COAT

THIS WIND IS BLOWIN´ MY MIND

I SEE THE KIDS IN THE STREET,

WITH NOT ENOUGH TO EAT

WHO AM I, TO BE BLIND?

PRETENDING NOT TO SEE

THEIR NEEDS

A SUMMER´S DISREGARD,

A BROKEN BOTTLE TOP

AND A ONE MAN´S SOUL

THEY FOLLOW EACH OTHER ON

THE WIND YA´ KNOW

´CAUSE THEY GOT NOWHERE

TO GO

THAT´S WHY I WANT YOU TO

KNOW

I´M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN

THE MIRROR

I´M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE

HIS WAYS

AND NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE

BEEN ANY CLEARER

IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD

A BETTER PLACE

(IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE

WORLD A BETTER PLACE)

TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF, AND

THEN MAKE A CHANGE

(TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF, AND

THEN MAKE A CHANGE)

(NA NA NA, NA NA NA, NA NA,

NA NAH)

I´VE BEEN A VICTIM OF A SELFISH

KIND OF LOVE

IT´S TIME THAT I REALIZE

THAT THERE ARE SOME WITH NO

HOME, NOT A NICKEL TO LOAN

COULD IT BE REALLY ME,

PRETENDING THAT THEY´RE NOT

ALONE?

A WILLOW DEEPLY SCARRED,

SOMEBODY´S BROKEN HEART

AND A WASHED-OUT DREAM

(WASHED-OUT DREAM)

THEY FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF

THE WIND, YA´ SEE

CAUSE THEY GOT NO PLACE

TO BE

THAT´S WHY I´M STARTING WITH

ME

(STARTING WITH ME!)

I´M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN

THE MIRROR

(OOH!)

I´M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE

HIS WAYS

(OOH!)

AND NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE

BEEN ANY CLEARER

IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD

A BETTER PLACE

(IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE

WORLD A BETTER PLACE)

TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE A CHANGE

(TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE A CHANGE)

I´M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN

THE MIRROR

(OOH!)

I´M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE HIS

WAYS

(CHANGE HIS WAYS-OOH!)

AND NO MESSAGE COULD´VE

BEEN ANY CLEARER

IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD

A BETTER PLACE

(IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE

WORLD A BETTER PLACE)

TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE THAT . . .

(TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE THAT . . .)

CHANGE!

I´M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN

THE MIRROR,

(MAN IN THE MIRROR-OH

YEAH!)

I´M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE

HIS WAYS

(BETTER CHANGE!)

NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE

BEEN ANY CLEARER

(IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE

WORLD A BETTER PLACE)

(TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE THE CHANGE)

(YOU GOTTA GET IT RIGHT, WHILE

YOU GOT THE TIME)

(´CAUSE WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR

HEART)

YOU CAN´T CLOSE YOUR . . .YOUR

MIND!

(THEN YOU CLOSE YOUR . . .

MIND!)

THAT MAN, THAT MAN, THAT

MAN, THAT MAN

WITH THAT MAN IN THE MIRROR

(MAN IN THE MIRROR, OH YEAH!)

THAT MAN, THAT MAN, THAT MAN

I´M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE

HIS WAYS

(BETTER CHANGE!)

YOU KNOW . . .THAT MAN

NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE

BEEN ANY CLEARER

IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD

A BETTER PLACE

(IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE

WORLD A BETTER PLACE)

TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE A CHANGE

(TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND

THEN MAKE A CHANGE)

HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO!

NA NA NA, NA NA NA, NA NA,

NA NAH

(OH YEAH!)

GONNA FEEL REAL GOOD NOW!

YEAH YEAH! YEAH YEAH!

YEAH YEAH!

NA NA NA, NA NA NA, NA NA,

NA NAH

(OOOOH . . .)

OH NO, NO NO . . .

I´M GONNA MAKE A CHANGE

IT´S GONNA FEEL REAL GOOD!

COME ON!

(CHANGE . . .)

JUST LIFT YOURSELF

YOU KNOW

YOU´VE GOT TO STOP IT.

YOURSELF!

(YEAH!-MAKE THAT CHANGE!)

I´VE GOT TO MAKE THAT CHANGE,

TODAY!

HOO!

(MAN IN THE MIRROR)

YOU GOT TO

YOU GOT TO NOT LET YOURSELF . . .

BROTHER . . .

HOO!

(YEAH!-MAKE THAT CHANGE!)

YOU KNOW-I´VE GOT TO GET

THAT MAN, THAT MAN . . .

(MAN IN THE MIRROR)

YOU´VE GOT TO

YOU´VE GOT TO MOVE! COME

ON! COME ON!

YOU GOT TO . . .

STAND UP! STAND UP!

STAND UP!

(YEAH-MAKE THAT CHANGE)

STAND UP AND LIFT

YOURSELF, NOW!

(MAN IN THE MIRROR)

HOO! HOO! HOO!

AAOW!

(YEAH-MAKE THAT CHANGE)

GONNA MAKE THAT CHANGE . . .

COME ON!

(MAN IN THE MIRROR)

YOU KNOW IT!

YOU KNOW IT!

YOU KNOW IT!

YOU KNOW . . .

(CHANGE . . .)

MAKE THAT CHANGE.