viernes, 29 de abril de 2011

Pavement "Spit on a stranger"


Grupo/Interprete: Pavement
Canción: Spit on a stranger
Disco: Terror twilight
Estilo: Noise Pop, Lo-Fi.




However you feel,
whatever it takes,
whenever it's real,
whatever awaits,
whatever you need,
however so slight,
whenever it's real,
whenever it's right.

I've been thinking long and hard about the things you said to me,
like a bitter stranger,
and now I see the long, the short, the middle and what's inbetween,
I could spit on a stranger,
(pour/pull me out)
you're a bitter stranger.
(pour me out)

Whatever you feel,
whatever it takes,
whenever it's real,
whatever awaits me,
whatever you need,
however so slight,
whenever it leads,
whenever it's right.

Honey I'm a prize and you're a catch
and we're a perfect match,
like two bitter strangers,
and now I see the long,
the short of it and I can make it last,
I could spit on a stranger,
(pour me out)
you're a bitter stranger,
(pour me out)
I could spit on a stranger,
(pour me out)
you're a bitter stranger.
(pour me out)

I see the sunshine in your eyes,
I'll try the things you'll never try,
I'll be the one that leaves

viernes, 22 de abril de 2011

Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Song"







Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no Senator's son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the tax men come to the door
Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah, some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no military son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no, no


martes, 19 de abril de 2011

Pele "Sly Times"


Banda británica seguidora del deporte llamado Soccer y de una de sus grandes referencias: Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pele". La canción es como la de querida Milagros de "El Último de la fila". Por cierto NUNCA se pondrá en este blog canción de esa gente, para eso ya están los bares que ponen al tio ese que se llama Fito y su ... .


Ahora que corren malos tiempos, ... Cuando fuimos los mejores. Loquillo




sábado, 16 de abril de 2011

Guided By Voices "Glad Girls"


Guided by Voices es una banda de Ohio, formada en 1985, que sigue activa en la actualidad. Desde 1987 llevan publicados veintidos discos. Esta canción se encuentra en Isolation Drills, disco de 2001




Hey hey, glad girls only want to get you high
And they're alright

There will be no coronation
There will be no flowers flowing in the light
That passes though me now
In the light that passes through me

Hey hey, glad girls only want to get you high
And they're alright

There will be no graduation
There will be no trumpets blowing in the light
That passes through me now
In the light that passes through me

With the sinking of the sun I've come to greet you
Clean your hands and go to sleep
Confess the dreams
Of good and bad men all around
Some are lost and some have found
The light that passes though me now
Yeah the light that passes through me

Hey hey, glad girls...

viernes, 15 de abril de 2011

Cheeky Monkey "That Kind of girl"



Cheeky Monkey es el nombre que adoptó la unión entre el cantautor neoyorkino Michael Shelley y el escocés Francis MacDonald (miembro de Eugenius, BMX Bandits y Teenage Fanclub). Esta colaboración musical dio como resultado un disco publicado en 1998, "Four arms to hold you". That kind of girl, es la primera canción del disco, está compuesta por ambos. Indie Pop, Jangle Pop con las influencias de las bandas en la que ha estado Francis MacDonald y el toque folk-pop de Michael Shelley.

Catatonia "Sweet Catatonia"




Grupo/Interprete: Catatonia.- Banda Galesa, formada en 1991 y disuelta en septiembre de 2001
Canción: Sweete Catatonia
Disco: Way beyond blue (1996) Primer disco de la banda, publicado con la discográfica "Blanco y Negro"
Estilo: Pop Rock Alternativo. Aunque coexistieron con la época dorada del britpop, entiendo que poco tienen que ver con este estilo musical.




Chance dreams that cut across the bed, leaving colours there instead
See lines that draw it to an end - ignore them
And if I say how I feel again, is it wise to do it?
Or like hearing for the umpteenth time, a song you despise
Don't you fall asleep there's lots of things I need to say that just won't keep
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
And with my fears in the back of my mind, will they gang up on me?
And when I least expect them to they'll devour me
Don't you turn aside, your tired ears must hear me out - there's nowhere to hide
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
Don't you turn aside, your tired ears must hear me out - there's nowhere to
hide
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
(And with my fears in the back of my mind, will they gang up on me?)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet catatonia, I should have told you (ah ah)
(And when I least expect them to they'll devour me)

martes, 12 de abril de 2011

Buffalo Tom "She´s not your thing"




Grupo/Interprete: Buffalo Tom
Canción: She´s not your thing
Disco: Skin (2011)
Estilo: Pop Rock Alternativo. Ellos mismos.

Hace meses, escuchando Radio 3. conocí que mis amigos de Boston, nos regalaban más canciones nuevas este misarable año 2011. Pero mi sorpresa ha sido mayúscula al escuchar su disco, mezcla de sorpresa y también decepción. no quiero decir con ello que el disco sea malo (los discos malos son los de Bisbal y Sergio Dalma, por definición) es que cuando escuché el segundo corte, pense ¡Jorder! Un nuevo disco de Teenage Fanclub. Creo que Buffalo Tom no tienen porque hacer esto. La canción está de puta madre (por eso la pongo) pero, sencillamente creo que su "palo" no va por ahí.

Por cierto, recomiendo por salud mental y todo eso escuchar por la mañanas Radio 3, cuando vayais a trabajar, por Dios (o el sumo hacedor) no pongais ni Onda Cerdo, ni la Condena Ser ni la Cope y nunca Interconomía.

domingo, 10 de abril de 2011

Del Amitri "Not where it´s at"

Grupo/Interprete: Del Amitri
Canción: Not where it´s at
Disco: Some other suckers parade (1997) Quinto disco.
Estilo: Pop Rock Alternativo, Indie Rock

Del Amitri es una banda escocesa formada en 1982. Su primer disco es de 1985 y desde entonces hasta  2002 sólo han publicado seis discos. Sus influencias van desde The Beatles al Country Rock. A pesar de estar a la sombra de bandas como The Smith en los años 80 y el Brit pop en los años 90, no es ésta una banda desconocida y han tenido éxitos comerciales como "Kiss this thing goodbye" o "Roll to me"


With some girls it don't matter who you hang with
With some girls it don't matter how you talk
And some girls they are easy to be yourself with
But the one girl that I want, ain't easy to please with what I've got

With some girls it don't matter where you're aiming
With some girls it don't matter how you act
And some girls they don't care what car you came in
But the one girl that I want, she wants that one bit of geography I lack

Yeah she, don't want me, 'cos I'm not where it's at
yeah I'm not where it's at

And some girls they will worry about reactions
And some girls they don't give a damn for that
But somehow I ain't ever in on the action
'Cos the one girl that I want, she wants that one little quality I lack

Yeah she, don't want me, 'cos I'm not where it's at
yeah I'm not where it's at

I don't have my finger on, the pulse of my generation
I just got my hand on my heart, I know no better location

Yeah she, don't want me, 'cos I'm not where it's
I'm not where it's
I'm not where it's at
Yeah I'm not where it's at

Cracker "Get off This"


Grupo/Interprete: Cracker
Canción: Get off this
Disco: Kerosene Hat
Estilo: Pop Rock alternativo.

La banda de David Lowery tras Camper Van Beethoven, comenzó en 1991. Esta canción es de su segundo disco, Kerosene Hat (1993).



All these cats with holey jeans,
Dirty hair and titty rings
Say "what's your scene man? we got these questions...
Is it true that you have sold your soul?"
I say "hey man, i don't know
Lend me a quarter won't you?
I'll call my accountant."

Chorus:
Let's get off this,
And get on with it,
If you wanna change the world
Shut yer mouth and start to spin it
Get off this
Get on with it
If you wanna change the world
Shut your mouth and start this minute

Petty little ayatollah's
Come around to judge and stone ya
All's we're trying to do is make a fortune.
Yeah, we ain't got no government loans,
And no one sends a check from home
But get this: we're just doin' what we wanna.

Chorus

Well the guitar player's
Stayin' out in hollywood and sayin'
He's just trying' to get some sleep,
But everyone's complaning!
Are you truly deeply cynical?
'cause boy you know that i loved you so
When no one knew your name
And you were pompous. (still are!)

Chorus

sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

Rancid "Time Bomb"



Grupo/Interprete: Rancid
Canción: Time Bomb
Disco: And out came the wolves
Estilo: Ska, Punk Rock, Punk Revival



Esta banda se formó en 1991 en California. El parecido con The Clash es escandaloso (quizás demasiado), esta es una de sus canciones más conocidas, pertenece a su tercer disco ."..And out came the wolves" (1993)


If you wanna make the move
Then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason
That wears so thin
Living and dying and the stories that are true
Secrets to a good life is knowing when you're through

[Chorus]
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac
Yeah, the boy's a time bomb
[x2]

Well, he's back in the hole where they got him living
Like a rat but he's smarter than that nine lives
Like a cat 15 years old take him to the youth authority home
First thing you learn is that you got to make it
In this world alone

[Chorus]

Now he's gotten out he's gotten free he's gotta go gotta car
21 years old he's runnin' numbers from the bar
His pager's beepin' he's got in deep in
Whatever he can move on in you know that kid's a creepin'

[Chorus]
The boy’s a time bomb

Tears come from the razor that's been tattooed below
His eye his mother cries she knows that he is strong enough
To die he's rollin' in the Cadillac it's midnight sunroof is down
Three shots rung out, the hero's dead, the new king is crowned.

[Chorus x2]
Ohh, time bomb

viernes, 1 de abril de 2011

Iggy Pop "Loco Mosquito"


Grupo/Interprete: Iggy Pop
Canción: Loco Mosquito
Disco: Soldier (1980)
Estilo: Puink/New Wave

Creo que después de caso dos años de blog es la primera vez que pongo algo de "La Iguana", pues ya iba siendo hora. Esta canción no es un clásico de la primera época con los Stooges, pero está muy bien, me gusta y es graciosa.



My mommy told me
If I were goody
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly

I got some energy to burn
It makes me jumpy and nervous
But I'm too damn old to join the military service
Hup two three four
I got to hit my baby on a Saturday night
You know the devil made me do it
I know it wasn't right

Like a loco mosquito
'Round and 'round and 'round Igo
And when I'm hungry
Down I go

Please Mr. Custer I don't wanna go
And spend my night in a bar with some stupid dodo
I'm sick of hanging 'round with old transvestites
They stare at my rubbers
It makes me uptight

And here I go
In love again
Here I go-oh wo wo
Like a loco mosquito

I got some energy to burn
But you always want to tap it
You're busy sucking on my gas tank
Before I can tap it

Like a loco mosquito
'Round and 'round and 'round Igo
And when I'm hungry
Down I go

Loco Mosquito