ROLA NÚMERO DOCE: SUDDENLY I SEE – KT TUNSTALL EL YO ALEGRE Y DICHARACHERO Her face is a map of the world Is a map of the world You can see she's a beautiful girl She's a beautiful girl And everything around her is a silver pool of light The people who surround her feel the benefit of it It makes you calm She holds you captivated in her palm
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) This is what I wanna be Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) Why the hell it means so much to me
I feel like walking the world Like walking the world You can hear she's a beautiful girl She's a beautiful girl She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember What you heard She likes to leave you hanging on her word
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) This is what I wanna be Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) Why the hell it means so much to me
And she's taller than most And she's looking at me I can see her eyes looking from a page in a magazine Oh she makes me feel like I could be a tower A big strong tower She got the power to be The power to give The power to see
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) This is what I wanna be Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) Why the hell it means so much to me
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.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
Tras el decepcionante cartel mostrado por los organizadores del Festival MANIFEST, y después de reevaluar mis opciones, he decidido ir al MOTOROKR FEST, que habrá de celebrarse en la Ciudad de México el próximo sábado 18 de octubre, lo cual constituye el segundo año consecutivo en que viajo al D.F. para acudir a un festival (mmmm… espero se vuelva costumbre). Varias son las razones que me impulsan a acudir al MOTOROKR, siendo la principal su buen cartel, inmejorablemente encabezado por los NIN, situación que probablemente les otorgue el título del “mejor festival del año en México”; sin embargo, no me deja de causar un poco de tristecilla el no poder ir a otros conciertos, primordialmente porque las fechas en que habrán de realizarse me impiden la asistencia a ellos. Claro ejemplo es el futuro concierto de mi banda fetiche durante la preparatoria: R.E.M., que se llevará a cabo el martes 18 de noviembre (pinches organizadores, no ven que ese día trabajo y no vivo en el D.F.); la primera vez que la banda de Stipe vino a México no pude ir, fundamentalmente por que mis padres se negaron a darme el permiso y el dinero que me faltaba para pagar el viaje, además que no perdieron oportunidad de restregarme mis responsabilidades en la universidad, “pequeños” detalles todos estos que terminaron convenciéndome de no asistir. Recuerdo que en aquella ocasión me quedé muy triste en mi casa, anhelando el poder haber ido a ver a mis rockeros alternativos favoritos, lo único que más o menos me consoló aquella vez, fue el prometerme que para la próxima ocasión que vinieran los vería a como diera lugar, sin embargo, creo que la promesa habrá de postergarse una fecha más, nuevamente por causas ajenas a mi voluntad.
Otro concierto que en verdad me motivaba muchísimo era el de KT Tunstall, que también habría de efectuarse en el mes de octubre, pero en el Vive Cuervo Salón de la Ciudad de México; más hace unas cuantas semanas se anunció que se cancelaba de manera definitiva, por razones que al menos yo desconozco (la verdad es que ha dado flojera investigar), ni modo, lo siento por todos aquellos que ya tenían fraguados su planes para ir, e incluso ya con boleto en mano y con la voces afinadas para corear las rolas de la ganadora del Brit Award; la cancelación de KT Tunstall viene a sumarse a la posible cancelación de OASIS no sólo en México, sino en toda América Latina, debido a los problemas de salud que presenta Noel como resultado del ataque que un fan le propinara durante su presentación en Canadá. Ante tal situación, no nos queda sino concluir que los hermanitos Gallagher ya no son lo que eran, los años han dejado su huella en ellos, pues si bien en los noventas podían aguantar una marabunta de fans bailando encima de ellos, participar en orgiásticas parrandas de alcohol y drogas, presentarse con la misma energía en mil ciudades, y todía conservar ímpetu necesario para poder pelearse entre ellos, hoy en día los Gallagher no aguantan nada, absolutamente nada (jajaja, juventud, divino tesoro), vaya, no pueden ni desvelarse. La verdad espero que no cancelen, pues mis amigos y yo ya tenemos varios planes alrededor del concierto de Oasis en Monterrey, que espero no tengamos que anular también. Pero bueno, si al final no vienen, al menos me queda la esperanza de en verdad poder ver a Radiohead el año entrante (estaré haciendo changuitos lo que quede del 2008). Finalmente, me acabo de enterar que METALLICA visitará la Republica Mexicana el próximo año, probablemente para marzo o abril, lo cual es una gran noticia para todos los fans de la agrupación que desde hace ya varios años se mueren de ganas por volverlos a ver en nuestro país; aunque la banda en comento no es de mis favoritas, lo cierto es que me gustan mucho y escuchar sus rolas me trae muy buenos recuerdos de la preparatoria (que hasta el momento ha sido la etapa más feliz de mi vida); quizás este concierto sea uno a los que podré asistir en el 2009, pues le prometí a mi amiga Mayra, que sí es ultra fan de la agrupación, que si venían a México a ofrecer un concierto, esto con motivo de la promoción de su nuevo álbum, yo la acompañaría; ojala podamos verlos, pero la verdad no me quiero hacer muchas ilusiones, porque como reza ese clásico refrán: “El hombre propone, y Dios dispone”, o ¿no?.
KT Tunstall es una fantástica cantante británica que el año pasado gano el “Brit Award” como mejor interprete femenina, además de que su primer disco “Eye to the Telescope” (el cual les recomiendo ampliamente) la convirtió en la artista con el mayor numero de ventas del Reino Unido en el 2006; aunque algunas de sus rolas como “Other Side of the World” nos evocan un poco el Brit Pop noventero, hay otras como “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” que suenan más country-folk como las Dixie Chicks o Sheryl Crow, de ahí que KT defina su estilo musical como “Pulk”, ya que según ella es una mezcla de folk con punk y pop, sonido el cual pretende mantener en su próxima producción que estará lista para septiembre, y que llevará por nombre “Drastic Fantastic”. “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” ocupó los primeros lugares de popularidad en los charts de la Gran Bretaña, pero fue gracias a “Suddenly I See” que KT Tunstall cobró fama en nuestro continente, en especial, después de que la rola fue empleada como fondo musical al inicio de la película “El Diablo Viste de Prada”, la cual es protagonizada por Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway y Emily Blunt; a continuación les dejo esa escena, que a mi parecer es una de las más divertidas de la película, pues muestra a la protagonista, Andy, interpretada por Anne Hathaway, toda desaliñada siendo comparada con una horda de mujeres bellísimas sumamente elegantes, mientras se preparan para ir a trabajar.
P.D. Hoy a las 10:00 p.m., en VH1 se tramitirá un programa sobre KT Tunstall, si tienen oportunidad no se lo pierdan, nos vemos hasta después de las vacaciones.
Tras el decepcionante cartel mostrado por los organizadores del Festival MANIFEST, y después de reevaluar mis opciones, he decidido ir al MOTOROKR FEST, que habrá de celebrarse en la Ciudad de México el próximo sábado 18 de octubre, lo cual constituye el segundo año consecutivo en que viajo al D.F. para acudir a un festival (mmmm… espero se vuelva costumbre). Varias son las razones que me impulsan a acudir al MOTOROKR, siendo la principal su buen cartel, inmejorablemente encabezado por los NIN, situación que probablemente les otorgue el título del “mejor festival del año en México”; sin embargo, no me deja de causar un poco de tristecilla el no poder ir a otros conciertos, primordialmente porque las fechas en que habrán de realizarse me impiden la asistencia a ellos.
Ante tal situación, no nos queda sino concluir que los hermanitos Gallagher ya no son lo que eran, los años han dejado su huella en ellos, pues si bien en los noventas podían aguantar una marabunta de fans bailando encima de ellos, participar en orgiásticas parrandas de alcohol y drogas, presentarse con la misma energía en mil ciudades, y todía conservar ímpetu necesario para poder pelearse entre ellos, hoy en día los Gallagher no aguantan nada, absolutamente nada (jajaja, juventud, divino tesoro), vaya, no pueden ni desvelarse. La verdad espero que no cancelen, pues mis amigos y yo ya tenemos varios planes alrededor del concierto de Oasis en Monterrey, que espero no tengamos que anular también. Pero bueno, si al final no vienen, al menos me queda la esperanza de en verdad poder ver a Radiohead el año entrante (estaré haciendo changuitos lo que quede del 2008).
