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lunes, 23 de julio de 2012

UN AÑO SIN AMY WINEHOUSE


UN AÑO SIN AMY WINEHOUSE


La extrañó tanto como sí la hubiera conocido físicamente, la extraño como si hubiera sido una de mis mejores amigas; es imposible no extrañarla si aprendí tanto de ella, si por ella y unos tragos de ginebra he mandado al demonio tantas veces el despecho; cómo no extrañarla si por ella comencé a amar el jazz, cómo no extrañarla si de vez en vez aún lloro escuchando el Back To Black y me encuentro fuerzas escuchando el Frank.

Aún recuerdo la primera vez que la escuché, fue al ver los Brits Awards de 2007, escuché Rehab y yo me obsesione con ella, entonces ya nada fue igual, mi concepción de la música cambiaría por siempre, su estilo en general se convertiría en un descubrimiento importantísimo para mí, principalmente me interesó todo aquello que la había influenciado, y así fue como mi educación en el mundo del jazz y el soul inició formalmente y le dí un pequeño descanso a la música alternativa,

Al día siguiente después de verla en los Brits, en la primera oportunidad que tuve, fui a Mixup a buscar el Back To Black, llevándome la espantosa sorpresa de que dicho material no estaba en su catalogo; aún recuerdo las caras de los dependientes de la tienda preguntándome quién era ella y qué cantaba; ese día puse “patas arriba” la tienda buscando la manera de que me lo trajeran importado, y después de un poco de investigación en su sistema y la molestia del gerente conseguí que hicieran el pedido.

No recuerdo cuántas semanas tuve que esperar aquel cd, pero creo haber sentido que fue una eternidad, sin embargo, tenerlo finalmente conmigo me enorgullecía de sobremanera, pues el saber que sería uno de los primeros o tal vez el único en tener aquel disco en mi ciudad me hacía sentir especial; obviamente el escucharlo por primera vez de principio a fin fue una epifanía total, desde ese momento supe que sería uno de mis álbumes favoritos, que nunca me cansaría de escucharlo y que estaría conmigo mucho tiempo.

Recuerdo haber llegado a la Universidad escuchando Rehab con el volumen del sonido del auto a su máxima potencia, y recuerdo como mi amigo Jaime se enamoró de la música de Amy desde ese día gracias a mí.

Y luego escuché el Frank y Amy se ganó aún más mi corazón, y desde ahí nunca he dejado de amarla y de recurrir a ella cuando me enamoró y caigo en desamor, cuando festejo y cuando estoy triste.

Para mi ninguna “perra” estará a su nivel, ella es mi diva, mi diosa, mi amiga, que para el mundo sea la leyenda, para mi será otra de las mujeres que ha definido mi vida.

Siempre la extrañaré.



domingo, 22 de marzo de 2009

MUJERES AL BORDE DE UN ATAQUE DE…

MUJERES AL BORDE DE UN ATAQUE DE…
Desde pequeño siempre he tenido más amigas que amigos, la razón la desconozco, pero lo que cierto es que me fascina estar rodeado de mujeres, me gusta platicar con ellas, escucharlas, entenderlas (aunque con el paso del tiempo he descubierto que eso es imposible), confabular con ellas, ayudarlas, ver como destruyen a otras féminas (un espectáculo atractivo, aunque en ocasiones cruel), admirarlas, en fin, me gusta su manera de pensar, de amar, de odiar (temo cuando hacen eso, pero me encanta), e incluso de estar despechadas… creo que ya encontré la respuesta del por qué tengo más amigas que amigos.

No me malentiendan, nunca he querido ser mujer, a pesar de todos los defectos de que estamos cargados los hombres, yo adoro ser hombre y todo lo que ello conlleva, sobretodo amo no tener menstruación, sí, sé que suena fuerte, pero es cierto; hasta este día no he conocido a una sola chica que sea feliz por tener su “periodo”, pero de momento no escribiré más de ello.

Cuando estoy con mis amigas, un tema recurrente es el relacionado con el amor, e inevitablemente aparejado a él está el tema del despecho y el desamor; estar despechado es algo complejo, por un lado esta el dolor y la tristeza que implica terminar una relación, por el otro, está el coraje y la furia que se pude sentir hacia aquella persona que fue tu pareja e incuestionablemente provocó esa desolación; sin embargo, por más raro que pueda parecer, el despecho tiene un lado atractivo, un cara erótica y sensual tan adictiva que nos hace gozar el sentirnos así, y es que el estar despechado implica haber amado, haber gozado, y haber disfrutado de caricias, besos y pasión, el despecho es el sentimiento que llena la ausencia de todos estos “placeres” perdidos, llega para suprimir el vacío que queda al no estar mas con la persona amada.

Sin animo de ser sexista, no hay nada más temible que una mujer despechada, y eso no sólo lo digo yo, es algo que conoce todo el mundo; una mujer despechada puede convertirse en un ser malvado, vengativo y agresivo, pero también en un ser creativo; una mujer despechada, que además es inteligente, no vuelca su furia y su dolor en viles artimañas para destruir a la otra persona, no, una chica inteligente cobra venganza cuando le demuestra al mundo que ella está por encima del “estupido” que se atrevió a dejarla, y qué mejor forma de superar el despecho que volcando todo ese sentimiento en la construcción de una obra que se pueda compartir con los demás, ya sea un poema, una pintura, o una canción, vaya, cualquier cosa que hable de esa relación fallida, que aborde el punto de vista de la afectada, y que extirpe de su corazón todo sentimiento negativo, limpie su alma, cicatrice sus heridas, y la deje lista para nuevamente volverse a enamorar.

Llámenme masoquista, pero yo prefiero las canciones de despecho y desamor, que las del agradable sentimiento de sentirse amado, especialmente si han sido escritas por chicas, pues como ya lo dije, no hay ser mas creativo que una mujer dolida; algunas noches mis amigas y yo solemos platicar del amor, e ineludiblemente concluimos la velada hablando del desamor, el despecho y el dolor, y casi siempre, mientas lo hacemos, dejo que como fondo musical suene alguna rola compuesta por una chica, que hable sobre esos sentimientos, y al final, irremediablemente terminamos cantado la canción, pues al hacerlo casi siempre logramos sentimos mejor.

Incontables son las rolas que existen sobre el tema, pero no todas ellas ameritan ser escuchadas, y tampoco por el hecho de abordar el mismo tópico, todas lo hacen con la misma intensidad o desde el mismo punto de vista; por ejemplo, están las rolas que se abocan a destrozar el “exnovio”, son agresivas, fuertes y quizás hasta violentas, estas rolas nos cuentan todos los defectos del tipo, que si es impotente, mujeriego, borracho y parrandero, vago, desobligado, machista, y un sinfín más de monerías que no tiene otro empeño que ridiculizarlo, destrozarlo y borrarlo del corazón para así por fin olvidarlo; existen las que abordan el tema de una forma más reflexiva, que permiten cuestionar el por qué ha surgido el desamor, el por qué de pronto todo terminó, son rolas que narran la historia desde un punto medio, es decir, abordan la historia de la pareja contemplando los aspectos por los cuales la chica se enamoró, o aquello que ella hacía o sentía mientras estaba enamorada, pero terminan desvelándonos toda la pusilanimería de aquel desgraciado, la falsedad de esa relación, y el dolor como resultado; finalmente, están las rolas que las chicas componen con el animo de comprender al imbecil que las hizo sufrir, las que pretenden ponerse en los zapatos del otro para encontrar los propios defectos que pudieran haber contribuido al desmoronamiento del amor, pero no por esa razón dejan de ser despecho, pues cuando la chica descubre que también tiene parte de culpa en la ruptura, el dolor emerge con más intensidad para traer consigo la presencia del despecho.

No importa el ritmo o el género, no importa si son violentas o dulces, profundas o superficiales, las canciones de despecho siempre suenan mejor en la voz de una mujer que ha conocido ese sentimiento.

Aquí les comparto algunas de mis canciones favoritas sobre el tema; cuidado, si están dolidas, no dejen de leer la letra, echen la lagrimita y manden al demonio a ese desgraciado que las hizo sufrir; algunas son igualmente efectivas para que los chicos puedan olvidar a la infeliz que los pudo haber dejado, o que los dejará muy pronto, y si no están en esta situación, pues les servirá para no cometer los errores ahí expuestos.


Nos leemos pronto.



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Cantante:
Dido
Rola:
See You When You're 40
Letra:
I've driven round in circles for three hours
It was bound to happen that I'd end up at your
I temporarily forgot there's better days to come
I thought that I would give it just one more chance

Cos' I want, tonight, what I've been waiting for
But I found, tonight, what I'd been warned about

You think that you are complicated, deep mystery to all
Well it's taken me a while to see, you're not so special
All energy no meaning, with a lot of words
So paper thin that one real feeling, could knock you down

And I've seen, tonight, what I'd been warned about
I'm gonna leave, tonight, before I change my mind

So see you when your 40, lost and all alone
being comforted by strangers you'll never need to know
not sad because you lost me
but sad because you thought it was cool to be sad

You think misery will make you stand apart from the crowd
well if you had walked past me today I wouldn't have picked you out
I wouldn't have picked you out

Now I've seen, tonight, how could I waste my time?
and I'll be on my way, and I won't be back
cos I've seen, tonight, what I've been warned about
your just a boy, not a man, and I'm not coming back




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Cantante:
Alanis Morissette
Rola:
Hands Clean
Letra:
“If it weren't for your maturity none of this would have happened
If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself
If it weren't for my attention you wouldn't have been successful and
If it weren't for me you would never have amounted to very much.”.

“Ooh this could be messy
But you don't seem to mind”
“Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime”

We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

“You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me
You're a kind of my protégé and one day you'll say you learned all you know from me
I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian
I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it”

“Ooh this could get messy
But you don't seem to mind”
“Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime”.

We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
I've more than honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?
What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
What with this distance it seems so obvious?

“Just make sure you don't tell on me especially to members of your family
We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse
I wish I could tell the world cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up roperly
I might want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and keep your firm body”

“Ooh this could be messy and
But I don't seem to mind”
“Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime”.

We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
I've more than honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this




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Cantante:
Alanis Morissette
Rola:
You Oughta Know
Letra:
I want you to know, that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theatre
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

'cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, till you died
But you're still alive

And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you fuck her?

'cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive

And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

'cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it

Well, I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know




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Cantante:
Sherly Manson (Garbage)
Rola:
Special
Letra:
I'm living without you
I know all about you
I have run you down into the ground
Spread disease about you over town

I used to adore you
I couldn't control you
There was nothing that I wouldn't do
To keep myself around and close to you

Do you have an opinion?
A mind of your own?
I thought you were special
I thought you should know
But I've run out of patience
I couldn't care less

I...
I...

Do you have an opinion?
A mind of your own?
I thought you were special
I thought you should know

I used to amuse you
I knew that I'd lose you
Now you're here and begging for a chance
But there's no way in hell I'd take you back

Do you have an opinion?
A mind of your own?
I thought you were special
I thought you should know
But I've run out of patience
I've run out of comments
I'm tired of the violence
I couldn't care less

I'm looking for a new [4x]

We were the talk of the town [4x]

I thought you were special [4x]




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Cantante:
Meredith Brooks
Rola:
Bitch
Letra:
I hate the world today
You're so good to me
I know but I can't change
Tried to tell you
But you look at me like maybe
I'm an angel underneath
Innocent and sweet
Yesterday I cried
Must have been relieved to see
The softer side
I can understand how you'd be so confused
I don't envy you
I'm a little bit of everything
All rolled into one

Chorus:
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way

So take me as I am
This may mean
You'll have to be a stronger man
Rest assured that
When I start to make you nervous
And I'm going to extremes
Tomorrow I will change
And today won't mean a thing

Just when you think, you got me figured out
The season's already changing
I think it's cool, you do what you do
And don't try to save me

Chorus
I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb, I'm revived
Can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it any other way




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Cantante:
Lisa Loeb
Rola:
Stay
Letra:
You say I only hear what I want to.
You say I talk so all the time so.

And I thought what I felt was simple,
And I thought that I don't belong,
And now that I am leaving,
Now I know that I did something wrong 'cause I missed you.
Yeah, I missed you.

And you say I only hear what I want to:
I don't listen hard,
I don't pay attention to the distance that you're running
or to anyone, anywhere,
I don't understand if you really care,
I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.

So I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up,
And this woman was singing my song:
The lover's in love, and the other's run away,
The lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay.

Some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
Dying since the day they were born.
Well, this is not that:
I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.

And I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure.

You try to tell me that I'm clever,
But that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you.

You said that I was naive,
And I thought that I was strong.
I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave."
But now I know that I was wrong, 'cause I missed you.

You said, "You caught me 'cause you want me and one day you'll let me go."
"you try to give away a keeper, or keep me 'cause you know you're just so scared to lose
and you say, "stay."

You say I only hear what I want to.




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Cantante:
Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
Rola:
Don’t Speak
Letra:
You and me
We used to be together
Everyday together always
I really feel
That I'm losing my best friend
I can't believe
This could be the end
It looks as though you're letting go
And if it's real
Well I don't want to know

Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me cause it hurts
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me cause it hurts

Our memories
Well, they can be inviting
But some are altogether
Mighty frightening
As we die, both you and I
With my head in my hands
I sit and cry

Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me cause it hurts (no, no, no)
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me cause it hurts

It's all ending
I gotta stop pretending who we are...
You and me I can see us dying...are we?

Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me cause it hurts (no, no, no)
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me cause it hurts
Don't tell me cause it hurts!
I know what you're saying
So please stop explaining

Don't speak,
don't speak,
don't speak,
oh I know what you're thinking
And I don't need your reasons
I know you're good,
I know you're good,
I know you're real good
Oh, la la la la la la La la la la la la
Don't, Don't, uh-huh Hush, hush darlin'
Hush, hush darlin' Hush, hush
don't tell me tell me cause it hurts
Hush, hush darlin' Hush, hush darlin'
Hush, hush don't tell me tell me cause it hurts




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Cantante:
Gwen Stefani
Rola:
4 in the morning
Letra:
Waking up to find another day
The moon got lost again last night
But now the sun has finally had its say
I guess I feel alright

But it hurts when I think
When I let it sink in
It's all over me
I'm lying here in the dark
I'm watching you sleep, it hurts a lot
& all I know is
You've got to give me everything
Nothing less cause
You know I give you all of me

[CHORUS]
I give you everything that I am
I'm handin' over everything that I've got
Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go & give you up
Stay up till Four In The Morning & the tears are pouring
& I want to make it worth the fight
What have we been doing for all this time?
Baby if we're gonna do it, come on do it right

All I wanted was to know I'm safe
Don't want to lose the love I've found
Remember when you said that you would change
Don't let me down
It's not fair how you are
I can't be complete, can you give me more?
& all I know is
You got to give me everything
& nothing less cause
You know I give you all of me

[CHORUS]
I give you everything that I am
I'm handin' over everything that I've got
Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go & give you up
Stay up till Four In The Morning & the tears are pouring
& I want to make it worth the fight
What have we been doing for all this time?
Baby if we're gonna do it, come on do it right

Oh please, you know what I need
Save all your love up for me
We can't escape the love
Give me everything that you have

& all I know is
You got to give me everything
& nothing less cause
You know I give you all of me

[CHORUS]
I give you everything that I am
I'm handin' over everything that I've got
Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go & give you up
Stay up till Four In The Morning & the tears are pouring
& I want to make it worth the fight
What have we been doing for all this time?
Baby if we're gonna do it, come on do it right

(Give you everything)
(Give you all of me)




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Cantante:
Amy Winehouse
Rola:
Back to Black
Letra:
He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black

We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to.....

I go back to us

I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside

We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black,
I go back to
I go back to

We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to

We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to Black




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Cantante:
Madonna
Rola:
You’ll see
Letra:
You think that I can't live without your love
You'll see,
You think I can't go on another day.
You think I have nothing
Without you by my side,
You'll see
Somehow, some way

You think that I can never laugh again
You'll see,
You think that you destroyed my faith in love.
You think after all you've done
I'll never find my way back home,
You'll see
Somehow, someday

Chorus:

All by myself
I don't need anyone at all
I know I'll survive
I know I'll stay alive,
All on my own
I don't need anyone this time
It will be mine
No one can take it from me
You'll see

You think that you are strong, but you are weak
You'll see,
It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat.
I have truth on my side,
You only have deceit
You'll see, somehow, someday

Chorus2:

All by myself
I don't need anyone at all
I know I'll survive
I know I'll stay alive,
I'll stand on my own
I won't need anyone this time
It will be mine
No one can take it from me
You'll see

You'll see, you'll see
You'll see, mmmm, mmmm





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Cantante:
PJ Harvey
Rola:
Dry
Letra:
I caught it in the face
Coming around again
I thought it was worth waiting
You're caught up in my head
Wet sides from time to time
But mostly I'm just dry

You leave me dry
You leave me dry
You leave me dry

You've come all this way
No hair out of place
You put it on the stage
You put right in my face

You leave me dry
You leave me dry
You leave me dry

No water well in sight
No water at my sides
I'm sucking on the well
I'm sucking 'till I'm white

But you leave me dry
You leave me dry
You leave me dry
You leave me dry
You leave me dry




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Cantante:
Lily Allen
Rola:
Smile
Letra:
When you first left me I was wanting more
But you were fucking that girl next door, what cha do that for (what cha do that for)
When you first left me I didn't know what to say
I never been on my own that way, just sat by myself all day

I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found a light in the tunnel at the end
Now you're calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
And it's only because you're feeling alone

At first when I see you cry,
yeah it makes me smile, yeah it makes my smile
At worst I feel bad for a while,
but then I just smile I go ahead and smile

Whenever you see me you say that you want me back
And I tell you it don't mean jack, no it don't mean jack
I couldn't stop laughing, no I just couldn't help myself
See you messed up my mental health I was quite unwell

I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found a light in the tunnel at the end
Now you're calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
And it's only because you're feeling alone

At first when I see you cry,
yeah it makes me smile, yeah it makes my smile
At worst I feel bad for a while,
but then I just smile I go ahead and smile

la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

At first when I see you cry,
yeah it makes me smile, yeah it makes my smile
At worst I feel bad for a while,
but then I just smile I go ahead and smile

la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la





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Cantante:
Carly Simon
Rola:
You’re So Vain
Letra:
You walked into the party
Like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
As you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well, you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not, you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?




- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cantante:
Sarah McLachlan
Rola:
Stupid
Letra:
Night lift up the shades
let in the brilliant light of morning
but steady there now
for I am weak and starving for mercy
sleep has left me alone
to carry the weight of unravelling where we went wrong
it's all I can do to hang on
to keep me from falling
into old familiar shoes

[Chorus:]

how stupid could I be
a simpleton could see
that you're no good for me
but you're the only one I see

love has made me a fool
it set me on fire and watched as I floundered
unable to speak
except to cry out and wait for your answer
but you come around in your time
speaking of fabulous places
create an oasis
dries up as soon as you're gone
you leave me here burning
in this desert without you

[Chorus]

everything changes
everything falls apart
can't stop to feel myself losing control
but deep in my senses I know

[Chorus]




- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cantante:
KT Tunstall
Rola:
Other Side Of The World
Letra:
Over the sea and far away
She's waiting like an iceberg
Waiting to change
But she's cold inside
She wants to be like the water

All the muscles tighten in her face
Buries her soul in one embrace
They're one and the same
Just like water

The fire fades away
Most of everyday
Is full of tired excuses
But it's to hard to say
I wish it were simple
But we give up easily
You're close enough to see that
You're the other side of the world to me

On comes the panic light
Holding on with fingers and feelings alike
But the time has come
To move along

The fire fades away

Can you help me
Can you let me go
And can you still love me
When you can't see me anymore

The fire fades away




- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cantante:
Avril Lavigne
Rola:
My Happy Ending
Letra:
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

[Chorus:]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do
All the stuff that you do

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

[Chorus]
It's nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done

[Chorus x2]

[x2]
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...
So much for my happy ending

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...


domingo, 13 de julio de 2008

LOS BIZARROS DEL GLASTONBURY 2008

LOS BIZARROS DEL GLASTONBURY 2008

La corte de los freaks: Amy Winehouse, Jack White
y Beyonce viendo la presentación de Jay-Z

El club de fans de Amy Winehouse

Sin perder el glamour a pesar del lodo

Pedaleando para recargar la batería del celular… y de paso perder unos cuantos kilosFranquicias de Tepito en el Glaston Kings Of Leon, o los reyes de la hueva Kt Tunstall o tratando de conseguir un estilista que no sea su enemigo
La “Moss” con su nuevo novio, tratando de ocultarse de Pete o buscando al que vende los porros? Qué demonios hace Lily Allen imitando a la zorra de Pink? El sequito de Jay-Z… ni ellos lo salvaran de la furia de Noel Los amos y señores de Inglaterra Tony Blair? The Ting Tings luchando por quitarle el titulo de aburridos a los Kings Of Leon The Trash City, hogar de la Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, y otras muchas basuras que merecerían desaparecer la faz de la tierra Los We Are Scientist experimentando los efectos de la cerveza en sus cuerpos, a fin de comprobar la relación existente entre la manera en que dicho líquido inflama sus estómagos, en contraste con la perdida de lucidez pero el aumento de su alegría Turner embelezado con su nueva chica La reina de los raros: con cuerpo de espanto y voz de diosa
…y para cerrar con broche de oro, aquí están dos de las bandas más coreadas del Glaston 2008: VAMPIRE WEEKEND y MGMT


Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma (Live at Glastonbury 2008)


MGMT – Time to Pretend (Live At Glastonbury 2008)


Bonus!!!!
Amy Winehouse madreándose a un fan en el Glastonbury '08




martes, 15 de abril de 2008

WHO SAYS WOMEN AREN’T FUNNY?

WHO SAYS WOMEN AREN’T FUNNY?
La “VANITY FAIR” definitivamente no es una de mis revistas de cabecera (ni hablar de la edición mexicana que carece de la calidad de la versión original publicada en E.U.A.), aunque la verdad a veces me detengo a darle una leidita o admirar las maravillosas portadas y fotografías interiores de ésta publicación, y otras parecidas como la “VOGUE” y la “HARPER'S BAZAR”, en los puestos de revistas, pues suelen contratar a los mejores fotógrafos del mundo o incluso tener las mejores “plumas”, como en el caso de la Harper’s que ha tenido entre sus filas a escritores de la talla de Truman Capote.

Pero volviendo al tema, la Vanity no es una de las revistas que acostumbro leer, sin embargo no pude resistir la tentación de gastar los casi noventa pesos que cuesta en México la edición norteamericana de esta revista, pues en su portada de abril muestra a tres de las grandes musas de la comedia en Estados Unidos: Sarah Silverman, Tina Fey y Amy Poehler.

La razón fue muy sencilla, bajo el título “Who says women aren’t funny?”, la Vanity dedica, además de su portada, un interesante artículo a las mejores comediantes del momento en E.U.A., doce mujeres que no sólo destacan por su sentido del humor sino por su gran inteligencia (aunque en algunos casos no lo parezca); a pesar de que el artículo por si sólo era más que suficiente para comprar la revista, el principal atractivo para agregarla a mi colección fue el fabuloso set fotográfico tomado por la últimamente en extremo popular Annie Leibovitz, mejor conocida por su trabajo para la “VOGUE” (ella fue la encargada de fotografiar a Kirsten Dunst en Versalles, para el artículo que esta revista dedicó al vestuario de la película “Maria Antonieta”).

Leibovitz aprovecha el sarcasmo y el humor acido que distingue a esas doce mujeres para caracterizarlas como alguna de las “cabezas huecas” más escandalosas del medio del espectáculo en Estados Unidos, como Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan e inclusive Amy Winehouse (cuyo único pecado es ser drogadicta). Las comediantes aparecen en las poses más decadentes y características de esas problemáticas chicas: ya sea fumando mientras están embarazas, viendo los últimos mensajes en sus iPhones, o cargando a sus perritos mientras son arrestadas por conducir ebrias o drogadas.

En mi opinión, quien más se destaca del set fotografico es Sarah Silverman, quien disfrazada como Amy Winehouse logra robarse la fotografía en donde también aparecen Sandra Bernhard y Chelsea Handler; y es que la verdad cualquiera podría jurar que Silverman es en realidad Amy, ya que el parecido entre amabas es enorme. El único problema que le veo al artículo de la Vanity, es que haya dejado fuera a tres mujeres que han hecho reír a los fieles seguidores del programa "Saturday Night Live", me refiero a las brillantes comediantes Cheri Oteri, Rachel Dratch y a mi favorita, Molly Shannon (quien hiciera el papel de la adorablemente hipócrita “tía Victoria” en “Maria Antonieta”, dirigida por Sofía Coppola), pero en fin, no se puede dar gusto a todos.

Si no les "duele el codo" o les sobra un poco de dinerillo, no duden en comprar la “Vanity Fair” de abril, pues les aseguro que no se atreverán a decir que no es divertida… e interesante.

OTRA DE LAS FOTOS QUE INTEGRARON EL SET

AMY POEHLER, SOSTENIENDO EL ANIMAL
TINA FEY Y SARAH SILVERMAN MOSTRANDO SU COMICA PECHONALIDAD

CHELSEA HANDLER, FELIZ DE SER DECADENTE

SANDRA BERNHARD CON AMY... DIGO, CON SARAH


LAS COMEDIANTES POSANDO CON ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

sábado, 22 de septiembre de 2007

FOTOS DIVERTIDAS DEL COACHELLA 2007

Título probable:
"Nos consideramos una mega ultra súper wow leyenda del rock, como para que merezcan que salgamos en una pinche fotito de un pinche festivalito de rock”

Título probable:
"Que chida esta la hueva".
Títulos probables:
"Desayuno campestre" 0 "Silversun Pickups en 'Galeria de Malandros'"
Títulos probables:
"Los sudorosos y calientes Monos del Artico" o "Alex Turner fingiendo ser sano en lugar de tomarse una chela"

Títulos Probable:
"Paul y Sam siendo regañados por Daniel" o "Dos más que se quieren unir al club de la salud de Alex Turner"

(Notese que Sam no porta una chela en la mano ¿es acaso una de la señales del apocalipsis?)


Títulos probables:
"Mega peda en los aposentos del Jarvis Cocker", "Amy Winehouse, la nueva la chacha de un ex Pulp" o "Nos vale madre el pinche club de la salud del Alex Turner"

miércoles, 1 de agosto de 2007

AMY WINEHOUSE, LA DIOSA TRASTORNADA.

AMY WINEHOUSE, LA DIOSA TRASTORNADA.


Alcohólica, fumadora compulsiva, anoréxica, bulímica, violenta, traviesa, demente, maligna, ruda, pedante, malvada, grosera pero nunca vulgar, mal educada, iracunda, con un toque de elegancia, de figura espigada, boca cachonda, mirada seductora, tatuajes estrambóticos y melena despampanante, Amy Winehouse es una cabrona con un vozarrón espectacular, y es que solamente de esta manera tan tosca y soez se puede describir a la nueva sensación Inglesa del Jazz y el Soul, que ha puesto a toda la Gran Bretaña a sus pies.

La Winehouse pose una voz especial para cantar Jazz, la suya es de esas voces elegantes, únicas y singulares que puede evocar dolor y sensualidad al mismo tiempo; es de esas cantantes que pueden sentir odio y amor a la vez, mezclándolos en un sólo sentimiento oscuro y desconocido, que emerge de lo más profundo de sus entrañas y se dispara desde su diafragma hasta sus cuerdas vocales, para explotar en un sinfín de notas tan poderosas y perturbadoras, pero adictivas, que penetran hasta lo más profundo de nuestros corazones. Y así lo demuestra en su último sencillo titulado “Back To Black”, el cual también le da nombre a su más reciente albúm, con el que ganó, a principios de este año, los Brit Awards por mejor artista británica y mejor intérprete femenina, superando a la favorita de la noche, la niña mimada, Lilly Allen.

Es inevitable compararla con las legendarias cantes de jazz Billie Holiday, Nina Simone y Ella Fitzgerald, o con la indiscutible reina del soul Aretha Franklin, pero en especial con la Holiday, de la cual ya muchos críticos dicen que es su sucesora; sin embargo, la gran diferencia entre todas ellas y Amy Winehouse, es la rabia con que ésta puede interpretar sus canciones.

Amy Winehouse es una magnifica compositora, así lo demuestra su primer albúm, Frank, el cual gano un “Ivor Novello” en el 2004 y que estuvo nominado en el 2003 al prestigiado Mercury Prize. Frank era un disco más intimidante y vaudeville, a diferencia de Back To Black, que resulta más cercano y estético, pero fuerte y seductor, es una álbum muy vintage, pero a pesar de todo resulta sumamente fresco.

La lírica de Winehouse en los 10 tracks que integran su segundo material discográfico es escandalosa, pero cien por ciento real, quedando patente con rolas como “Back To Black”, en que la interprete le grita al pendejo que se atreve a dejarla “…Nos hemos dicho tantas veces adiós, que he muerto un ciento de veces, tú vuelves a ella, y yo vuelvo a la obscuridad. Te amo tanto, pero no es suficiente, tú amas las mamadas y yo amo resoplar…”.

Pero sus rolas también pueden ser sarcásticas y divertidas, más no menos imponentes, como es el caso de su exitazo “Rehab” donde Amy dice que para nada entrará en rehabilitación para dejar el alcohol:

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said “no, no, no”
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know know know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go go go

Aunque en ocasiones la composiciones de la Winehouse nos recuerdan el clásico sonido Motown que tan famoso hicieran The Supremes y Miss Diana Ross, en rolas como “Me & Mr. Jones” y “Love Is a Losing Game”. En fin, Back To Black es un disco fantástico, el cual recomiendo ampliamente, sin duda habrá Amy Winehouse para rato, o por lo menos hasta que su perturbada vida lo permita.

Antes de concluir les dejó 10 diez cosas que deben saber de la Winehouse, así como su último video, “Back To Black”, para tengan una probadita de lo bien que canta esta vampiresa del jazz:

1.- Mandó callar a Bono en una conferencia.

2.- Elton John la invitó a cantar en su clásico concierto por el orgullo gay, pero Amy estaba tan ebria, que se puso a vomitar antes de entrar al escenario, dejando furioso a Sir Elton.

3.- En la sesión de fotos posterior a la entrega de los Brit Awards 2007, Amy se desesperó tanto de que los fotógrafos tomaran demasiado lentas las fotos, que les mentó la madre (claro, a la “inglesa) y se marcho haciéndoles mala cara, por supuesto, la gente de prensa quedo perpleja y confundida.

4.- Amy alguna vez reconoció que: “Cuando bebo, algunas noches la paso bien. Lo que pasa es que después me excedo y le arruino la velada a mi novio. Bebiendo soy realmente una estúpida”.

5.- Amy alguna vez dijo: “Yo no soy desgraciada, pero tampoco soy la clase de persona que
escribe canciones sobre lo dichosamente feliz que es. Me gusta escribir canciones agridulces”.

6.- La frase celebre de Amy es: “Creo que no estoy del todo bien, pero… ¿Qué mujer lo está?”.

7.- Lilly Allen hizo una protesta junto con Noel Gallagher, por las principales calles de Londres, muy al estilo Andrés Manuel, cuando le dieron el Brit Award a la mejor interpretación femenina a Amy Winehouse y no a ella.

9.- Amy nació en el seno de una familia judía en Southgate, al Norte de Londres, el 14 de septiembre de 1983, es decir, sólo tiene 23 años y ya canta como las diosas del Jazz.

10.- De la Winehose alguna vez se dijo: “…si el planeta se paró para recibir con un aplauso el nacimiento musical y la aproximación al soul de Joss Stone, la arremetida de Amy Winehouse merece una ovación.”

martes, 10 de julio de 2007

LA ROLA DEL MES

ROLA NÚMERO DOS - JULIO

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said "no, no, no"
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know know know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go go go.

I'd rather be at home with Ray
I ain't got seventeen days
Coz there's nothing
There's nothing you can teach me
That I can't learn from Mr. Hathaway
I didn't get a lucky at class
But I know it don't come in a shot glass
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said "no, no, no"
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know know know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go go go
The man said "why do you think you here"
I said "I got no idea"
I'm gonna, I'm gonna lose my baby
so I always keep a bottle near
He said 'I just think your depressed,
kiss me, here baby and go rest'
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said "no, no, no"
Yes I've been black but when I com e back you'll know know know
I don't ever wanna drink again
I just, ooh, I just need a friend
I'm not gonna spend ten weeks
have everyone think I'm on the mend
It's not just my pride
It's just til these tears have dried
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said "no, no, no"
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know know know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go go go.