lunes, 30 de noviembre de 2009

The Dodos ·The Strums"




Grupo: The Dodos

Canción: The Strums

Disco: Time to die (2009)

Discográfica: Frenchkiss Records

Estilo: Indie pop



Banda formada en 2006 en San Francisco (Estados Unidos) con sonido indie británico y tres discos publicados. Esta canción pertenece a su tercer disco, editado este año.



The Strokes "12:51"




Grupo: The Strokes

Canción: 12:51

Disco: Room on Fire (2003)

Discográfica: RCA

Estilo: Indie Rock

Conocidísima banda de Nueva York, creada en 1998. Entre sus miembros está Julian Casablancas, lider induscutible de la banda, el cual ha publicado un disco en solitario recientemente y Albert Hammond hijo




Talk to me now I'm older
Your friend told you 'cause I told her
Friday nights have been lonely
Change your plans and then phone me.

We could go and get 40s
Fuck goin' to that party
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Alright, let's go, you convinced me.

12:51 is the time my voice
Found the words i sought...
Is it this stage I want?

The world is shutting out...for us.
We were tense for sure,
But we was confident...

Kiss me now that I'm older
I won't try to control you
Friday nights have been lonely
Take it slow but don't warn me

We'd go out and get 40s
Then we'd go to some party
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Alright I'm coming...

I'll be right there.

sábado, 28 de noviembre de 2009

The B 52´s "52 Girl"




Grupo: The B 52´s
Canción: 52 Girls
Disco: The B 52´s
Discográfica: Warner Bross.
Estilo: New Wave

Esta Banda es del mismo pueblo que R.E.M y Kim Basinger: Athens, localidad del Estado de Georgia en Estados Unidos, con una población de 100.000 habitantes de los cuales un tercio son estudiantes de la Universidad de Georgia. No sé que tiene que ver este dato con el hecho, indudable, de estar ante una gran banda de rock.





Effie, Madge and Mabel and Biddie
See them on the beach
Or in New York City
Tina, Louise and Hazel and Mavis
Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name them today

Wanda and Janet and Ronnie and Reba-o-o-o
These are the girls of the USA
The principal girls of the USA
Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name them today

O-o-o Kate, Kate and Cindy and Crystal and Candy
Mercedes and Joan, Betty and Brenda
Suzie and Anita and Phoebe and Jack Jackie-o
These are the girls of the USA
The principal girls of the USA

Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name.

Super Deluxe "She Came on·"

ESCUCHA ESPECIALMENTE RECOMENDADA




Grupo: Super Deluxe
Canción: She Came On
Disco: Famous (1995)
Discográfica: Revolution
Estilo: POWER POP

Pedazo de canción de esta banda de Seattle formada en 1994 y que no es post grunge por el hecho de ser de Seattle. Digo esto último porque he visto en algunos lugares que a esta gente la catalogan así. Se podrá discutir si hacen power pop o rock alternativo, pero lo que está claro es que no hacen ni grunge ni post grunge. Super Deluxe editaron dos discos en la década de los 90 y en al año 2005 editaron su último disco.






she came on
like a storm
from the blind side of a memory
soft and warm
left me sea-sick on the shore
she believed
she could prove
it was her world that I needed
but I left her for someone I wanted more


always using clever words to hide the truth
communicating in the ignorance of youth
still I believe that my delusions are realities within confusion
I accept the consequences for my lack of innocence


she was wrong
sunshine bright
flaunting careless situations
guarded wit
always answering just because
wild cliche
I'm discreet
waking up from perfect dreaming
when I realized I want what never was


always using clever words to hide the truth (words to hide the truth)
communicating in the ignorance of youth
still I believe that my delusions are realities within confusion
I accept the consequences for my lack of innocence


why do I just refuse to disagree
with what I believe
I found myself wandering aimlessly
calling it freedom

Ben Folds Five "Evaporated"




Grupo: Ben Folds Five

Canción: Evorated

Disco: Whatever and ever amen (1997) Segundo disco

Discográfica: Sony

Estilo: Indie pop acústico





Banda procedente de Chapel Hill (Carolina del Norte) formada en 1994 y disuelta en octubre de 2000. Editaron tres discos y su peculiaridad era no usar guitarras eléctricas.







What I've kept with me

And what I've thrown away

And where the hell I've ended up

On this glary random day

Were the things I've really cared about

Just left along the way

For being too pent up and proud

Woke up way too late

Feeling hungover and old

And the sun was shining bright

And I walked barefoot down the road

Started thinking about my old man

Want to get into a car and go anywhere

Here I stand, sad and free

I can't cry, I can't see

What I've done

God, what have I done

Don't you know I'm numb, man?

I can't feel a thing at all

Now it's all smiles and business these days

I'm indifferent to the loss

I have faith that there's a soul somewhere

That's leading me around

I wonder if she knows

Which way is up and which is down

I poured my heart out

I poured my heart out

It evaporated ... see?

Blind man at a canyon's edge

Of a panoramic scene

Or maybe I'm a kite that's flying high and random

Dangling a string

Or slumped over in a vacant room

Head on a stranger's knee

I'm sure back home they think I've lost my mind


jueves, 26 de noviembre de 2009

Cyndi Lauper y Airbar "The goonies ´r´ good enough"





Cyndi Louper


Airbag


Definitivamente este es un frikiblog

Scooby Doo, Matthew Sweet y Simple Plan




Grupo: Matthew Sweet
Canción: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Disco: Saturday Morning Cartoons. Greatest Hits (1995)
Discográfica: MCA Records
Estilo: power pop animado

Mi frikismo no tiene límites, frente a los serios problemas de la vida real, una pequeña dosis de música de dibujos animados en su versión clásica y más actual.



Grupo:Simple Plan
Canción: What´s new Scooby-Doo







 

miércoles, 25 de noviembre de 2009

DM3 "Can´t get what you want"



Grupo: DM3
Canción: Can´t get what you want
Disco: Road To Rome (1996)
Discográfica: Citadel Records
Estilo: POWER POP

Trio australiano de power pop, procedentes de la ciudad de Perth, la banda fue formada a mediados de los años 90 por Dom (Dominico) Mariani, Pascal Bartolone y Tony Italiano, siguen más o menos activos en la actualidad. Dom Mariani es el gran genio del power pop australiano de los últimos treinta años. Ha sido miembro de The Stem, Lime Spiders, Summer Suns y desde el año 2002 está publicando discos en solitario.


The Church "Youth Worshipper"



Grupo: The Church
Canción: Youth Worshipper
Disco: Heyday (1986)
Discográfica: Arista
Estilo: Pop Rock Alternativo/ Neo Psicodelia




Youth worshipper, goddess of ruin
Youth worshipper, like you know what you're doing
I'll bet the sun and rain never touch your face again
Race against the time
Youth worshipper, hope you know what you're worth now
Youth worshipper, like you're paying the earth now
You want the child back, want an aphrodisiac
To fill the crack with time


Hooves and horns and teeth and bones
I'm gonna stitch you up when you come unsewn


Youth worshipper, wrapped in blue fox and ermine
Youth worshipper, got no pity for vermin
Your engines and machines drink your fuel and steal your scenes

martes, 24 de noviembre de 2009

Alex Chilton y Teenage Fanclub "Free Again"



Grupo: Alex Chilton
Canción: Free Again
Disco: Bach´s Bottom (1975)
Discográfica: Razor and  Tie Music
Estilo: Y que más da. Rock and Roll







Grupo: Teenage Fanclub
Canción: Free Again
Disco: Single (1992)





En al año de Nuestro Señor de 1993, concretamente el 3 de diciembre escuche esta canción en sus dos versiones muchas veces, por fin había terminado mi cautiverio que duro 9 meses. Casi 16 años después me veo liberado de nuevo de otra cuestión vital. No me presento a la reelección.

lunes, 23 de noviembre de 2009

The Pretenders "2000 Miles"




Grupo: The Pretenders
Canción: 2000 Miles
Disco: Learnig To Crawl (1984)
Discográfica: Sire



Dedicado a la Srta. Álvarez


He's gone 2000 miles
It's very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you

The children will sing
He'll be back at christmastime

In these frozen and silent nights
Sometimes in a dream you appear
Outside under the purple sky
Diamonds in the snow sparkle
Our hearts were singing
It felt like christmastime

2000 miles
Is very far through the snow
I'll think of you
Wherever you go

He's gone 2000 miles
It's very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you

I can hear people singing
It must be christmastime
I hear people singing
It must be christmastime

Kiss "Rock and roll all nite"

Grupo: Kiss
Canción: Rock and Roll all nite
Disco: Dressed to kill (1975)


Hoy he sido reprendido en privado, por una de las personas más sensatas que conozco, por mi crítica feroz a kiss fm en un post anterior. No tengo más remedio que disculparme y pensar que fue un mal momento de la citada emisora y aprovecho la ocasión para poner una canción de los payasos del rock (lo digo por sus caras). A partir de ahora no utilizare mi blog para criticar música alguna, salvo Sergio Dalma y Enrique y Ana*



*¿Seguro? No es una broma

domingo, 22 de noviembre de 2009

Summercamp "Play it by ear"




Grupo: Summercamp
Canción: Play it by ear
Disco: Pure Juice (1997)
Discográfica: Maverick
Estilo: Power Pop



I'm amused by the overwhelming choices
I guess the hardest part is knowing when to stop
Yeah I'm confused and I think I'm hearing voices
Things are happening so fast
Do I save the best for last

But I'll have to play it by ear
I can't see that far from here

I'm defined by everything that I know
And I'm tempted by the rest
Is this just one big test
Well I'm not blind, but I wish I could see clearer
Memories tend to fade, so we'll take it day by day

I'll have to play it by ear
I can't see that far from here
Why don't we keep our eyes peeled

I'll have to play it by ear
I can't see that far from here
Why don't we keep our eyes peeled
I should've kept my lips sealed

sábado, 21 de noviembre de 2009

Inspiral Carpets "This Is How It Feels "


Grupo: Inspiral Carpets
Canción: This is how it feels
Disco: Life (1990)
Discográfica: Mute Records
Estilo: Indie

Banda de Manchester activa de 1986 a 1994




 
Husband don't know what he's done
Kids don't know what's wrong with mum
She can't say, they can't see, putting it down to another bad day
Daddy don't know what he's done
Kids don't know what's wrong with mum

SO THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE LONELY
THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE SMALL
THIS IS HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOUR WORD MEANS NOTHING AT ALL

Black car drives through the town, some guy from the top estate
Left a note for a local girl, and yet he had it all on a plate

SO THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE LONELY

THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE SMALL
THIS IS HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOUR WORD MEANS NOTHING AT ALL

Husband don't know what he's done
Kids don't know what's wrong with mum
She can't say, they can't see, putting it down to another bad day

SO THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE LONELY
THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE SMALL
THIS IS HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOUR WORD MEANS NOTHING AT ALL

Pernice Brothers "Working Girls (Sunlight Shines)"




Grupo: Pernice Brothers
Canción: Working Girls (Sunlight Shines)
Disco: The World won´t end (2001) Segundo disco de su carrera
Discográfica: Ashmont Records
Estilo: Indie Pop

Esta gente ya apareció en este blog. Esta canción, que pertenece a su segundo disco, me recuerda mucho a Teenage Fanclub. Por cierto, la portada es horrible para una banda indie.

viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2009

Kara´s Flowers "Soap Disco"


Grupo: Kara´s Flowers
Canción: Soap Disco
Disco: The Fourh World (1997)
Discográfica: Reprise
Estilo: Pop Rock Alternativo

Cuarteto de Los Angeles formado en 1995 y disuelto en 1999. Tres de sus miembros formaron posteriomente Maroon 5. Personalmente me quedo con Kara´s Flowers.




The crowd was getting old
The disco`s back or so I`m told
But weve got nothing here
Except a pair of tired ears, and we say

Hey mama
I`m something
Check it out, see what it`s all about
Cause this is Soap disco, so charming
See the floor from a cleaner point of view

The Children had the time
To overthrow the slime
The super children said they could see

Bright lights and Clean colors
check it out, see what it`s all about
Cause this is Soap disco, so charming
See the floor from a cleaner point of view

Bright lights and clean colors
Check it out, see what it`s all about
Cause this is Soap Disco, so charming
See the floor from a cleaner point of view

Hey mama
I`m something
Check it out, see what it`s all about
Cause this is Soap Disco, so charming
See the floor from a cleaner point of view

The Jesus and Mary Chain y The Pixies "Head On"


Grupo: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Canción: Head On
Disco: Automatic (1989)
Discográfica: WEA
Estilo: Musica Surf desde Escocia





Grupo: The Pixies
Canción: Head On
Disco: Trompe le Monde (1991)
Discográfica: 4AD
Estilo: Noise Rock del bueno

Acabo de comer en un chiringuito en la playa (Sí, a pesar de ser 20 de noviembre, estamos a 22 grados) y mientras me tomaba una ensalada de pollo, estaba escuchando kiss fm, por un momento dudaba entre el suicidio o quemar el sitio, he optado por dejar la ensalada, pagarla y macharme. Por vuestra salud mental, por favor no escucheis kiss fm. Para desintoxicarme de la agresión auditiva de la cual he sido víctima, tenía que poner este pedazo de canción y la dignísima versión que realizaron The Pixies.



As soon as I get my head around you
I come around catching sparks off you
I get an electric shock from you
This secondhand living just won't do
And the way I feel tonight
I could die and I wouldn't mind
And there's something going on inside
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna try
Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky
And I can't stand up
I can't cool down
I can't get my head off the ground
As soon as I get my head around you
I come around catching sparks off you
And all I ever got from you
Was all I ever took from you
Yeah, the world could die in pain
And I wouldn't feel no shame
And there's nothing holding me to blame
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna try
Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky
And I'm taking myself to a dirty part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found
I said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And I'm taking myself to a dirty part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna try
Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky

The Clientele "Here comes the Phanton"


Grupo: The Clientele
Canción: Here comes the Phanton
Disco: God save the Clientele (2007)
Discográfica: Merge Records
Estilo: Indie Pop

Banda londinense creada en 1997 y activa en la actualidad. Un bello ejemplo de lo que fue su tercer disco es esta canción.





April in my mind, but I can't sleep
So I take a walk under the trees
What did I see? Summer waits the leaves
As lovely as I've ever known
Happiness just comes and goes

My heart is playing like a violin
Sunday, and she called again
Now where can I go?
Somewhere the wind don't blow me back into the conversations
Promises and situations, yeah
It's all constant, in the air.

The phantom finds you cryin' in the streets
Lonely cops pick flowers on their beats
And what do they see? Summer waits in the leaves
As lovely as they've ever known
Happiness just comes and goes

My heart is playing like a violin
Sunday and she called again
All of the dreams that you dream
I hope that they are all of me
I hope that they are all of me

It's the phantom
Here comes the phantom

jueves, 19 de noviembre de 2009

Los Ronaldos "Si, si"


Grupo: Los Ronaldos
Canción: Si, si

Disco: Los Ronaldos (1987)

Discográfica: EMI

Estilo: Pop Rock



Estás haciendo mal al dejarme pasar,
estás haciendo mal y no sé lo que va a pasar.
Tendría que besarte, desnudarte, pegarte y luego violarte
hasta que digas sí, hasta que digas sí,
hasta que digas sí, sí, sí, hasta que digas sí.

Mírame el ojo derecho, niña, y dime que ves en él,
seguro que hay ansia y fuego, muchas pagarían por él.
El día más claro pronto llegará,
ajústate los pantalones y vamos a bailar,
y dime sí, por favor, dime sí,
por favor, dime sí, por favor, dime sí.

Estás haciendo mal al dejarme pasar,
estás haciendo mal y no sé lo que va a pasar.
Tendría que besarte, desnudarte, pegarte y luego violarte
hasta que digas sí, hasta que digas sí,
hasta que digas sí, sí, sí, hasta que digas sí.

Estás haciendo mal,
estás haciendo mal,
estás haciendo mal,
estás haciendo mal,
y no sé lo que va a pasar.

Tendría que besarte, desnudarte, pegarte y luego violarte
hasta que digas sí, hasta que digas sí,
hasta que digas sí, sí, sí, hasta que digas sí.

The Jags "Back of my Hand"

ESCUCHA ESPECIALMENTE RECOMENDADA


Grupo: The Jags
Canción: Back of my Hand
Disco: Single (1979)
Discográfica: Island
Estilo: Power Pop





YOU ONLY CALL ME IF YOUR FEELING BLUE
YOU TELL ME I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO YOU
BUT IF YOU ONLY KNEW, JUST WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH
YOU WOULDN'T PHONE THOSE GUYS WHO MESS AROUND WITH YOU GIRL
WHEN I CALL YOU I GET STACK OF LIES
YOU WHIP 'EM OUT BEFORE YOU DRY YOUR EYES
I'M NOT A FRUIT MACHINE A NINETEEN SIXTIES DREAM
AND IN THE 'BET YOU' LIST I BET YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HER

PRE CHORUS
YOUR NOT UNREADABLE,YOUR NOT UNBEATABLE,
I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU ARE, DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK TOO FAR
YOUR NOT UNTOUCHABLE, NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL
I'D GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU , I ONLY WISH YOU KNEW THAT

CHORUS
I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF MY HAND X 3
I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER

I HAD A DREAM I MET ANOTHER GIRL
BUT IN THE MORNING SHE WAS JUST A KICK INSIDE,
I HOPE I'M GETTIN' THROUGH THE INTERFERENCE TOO
MY MONEY'S RUNNING OUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY NOW
THE OPERATOR'S SAYING CUT THE LINE
YOU WANT TO CALL HERE FOR THE VERY LAST TIME,
YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG AT HEART, BUT THERE'S A TIME TO START
JUST REALIZING WHAT I'VE GOT DOWN HERE GIRL!

PRE CHORUS
YOU'RE NOT UNREACHABLE ....ETC

CHORUS

GUITAR SOLO

SAY DON'T YOU REALIZE
IS THERE NOTHING LEFT INSIDE
HEY DID I GET YOU WRONG
SAY WHERE'S YOUR NUMBER GONE

FIRST HALF OF FIRST VERSE...THEN PRE CHORUS...CHORUS

sábado, 14 de noviembre de 2009

The Rubinoos "I wanna be your boyfriend"


Grupo: The Rubinoos
Canción: I wanna be your boyfriend
Disco: The Rubinoos (1977)
Discográfica: Bersekley
Estilo: POWER POP



Sitting here so close, together
So far we're just friends, but I'm wondering whether
I, am I just imagining
You, or do you really have a thing for me
Like I think I see when I see you smile
And the smile's for me, I wanna tell you...

Hey, You, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Trying to say I wanna be your number one
Hey, You, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Gonna make you love me before I'm done

Late at night when I, when I can't sleep
Picture in my mind, I see you and me
I, I'm telling you what I wanna be
You, you're saying you're in love with me
And oh, it feels so good in a dream
That I know in life it's just got to be
I wanna tell you......

(Chorus)

Bridge:

Gonna make you love me, yeah I'm
Gonna make you love me, yeah I'm
Gonna make you love me, before I'm done

(Solo)
I, am I just imagining
You, or do you really have a thing for me
Like I think I see when I see you smile
And the smile's for me, I wanna tell you...
Hey, You, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Trying to say I wanna be your number one
Hey, You, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Gonna make you love me, yeah I'm
Gonna make you love me, yeah I'm
Gonna make you love me before I'm done

Billy Bragg "Sexuality"


Grupo: Billy Bragg
Canción: Sexuality
Disco: Don´t Try This at Home" (1991)
Discográfica: Elektra
Estilo: Anti-Folk

El "Rojo" de la música británica en una de sus canciones más divertidas. Este tío es un genio



I've had relations with girls from many nations
I've made passes at women of all classes
And just because you're gay I won't turn you away
If you stick around I'm sure that we can find some common ground

Chorus:
Sexuality - Strong and warm and wild and free
Sexuality - Your laws do not apply to me

A nuclear submarine sinks off the coast of Sweden
Headlines give me headaches when I read them
I had an uncle who once played for Red Star Belgrade
He said some things are really left best unspoken
But I prefer it all to be out in the open

Sexuality - Young and warm and wild and free
Sexuality - Your laws do not apply to me
Sexuality - Don't threaten me with misery
Sexuality - I demand equality

I'm sure that everybody knows how much my body hates me
It lets me down most every time and makes me rash and hasty
I feel a total jerk before your naked body of work

I'm getting weighed down with all this information
Safe sex doesn't mean no sex it just means use your imagination
Stop playing with yourselves in hard currency hotels
I look like Robert De Niro, I drive a Mitsubishi Zero

Sexuality - Strong and warm and wild and free
Sexuality - Your laws do not apply to me
Sexuality - Come eat and drink and sleep with me
Sexuality - We can be what we want to be

viernes, 13 de noviembre de 2009

Danza Invisible "El club del Alcohol"





Grupo: Danza Invisible
Canción: El Club del Alcohol
Disco: No me acuerdo fgfgfdgfgxfbffzdbb
Discográfica: Tío tu eres mi amigo, Jijiji tío tu eres mi amigo, de puta madre.

Gran canción de este grupo de Málaga con la colaboración de Santiago Auserón (Radio Futura) Por cierto esta canción estuvo prohibida en TVE en los años 80, me imagino que hoy estará directamente descatalogada. Ah, por cierto, me gustan los gin tonics.


Garage "Quiero ser un Bogart"


Grupo: Garage
Canción: Quiero ser un Bogart
Disco: single
Estilo: Pop Rock Nuevaolero


¿Que pasó para que Carlos Goñi degenerara hasta Revolver?


Airbag "Crystal Lake" Un Sentido y profundo homenaje a Viernes 13


Grupo: Airbag
Canción: Crystal Lake
Disco: Voy a acabar con el invierno (2001)
Discográfica: Wild Punk Records
Estilo: punk rock de la costa del sol



No soportaba estar sin ti un solo momento
Y decidí seguirte hasta aquel campamento
No había playa, pero al menos tu si estabas
Y llegué un viernes a Crystal Lake.
Jugábamos y te reias en el lago
¿quién iba a suponer que un niño se había ahogado?
Y ha aparecido, y las va a pagar conmigo
Si lo se no hubiera venido...
La mala suerte siempre fue en martes y 13
Aquí es diferente y la han cambiado al viernes
Ya no hay remedio, nos quieren quitar de en medio
Y no podré escapar de Crystal Lake.
Los monitores dejaron a un crío ahogarse
Y tuvo que ser hoy cuando volvió a vengarse
No comprendimos lo que aquel loco nos dijo
si lo se no hubiera venido...
la mala suerte siempre fue en martes y 13
aquí es diferente y la han cambiado al viernes
Ya no hay remedio nos quieren quitar de en medio
Y no podré escapar de Crystal Lake.
En América la mala suerte
no es en martes sino en viernes 13
¿y yo que sabía?
Ojalá hoy fuera otro dia...