Domingo, sangrento domingo

Este é o outro hino dos U2, "sunday bloody sunday", o primeiro grande êxito e logo a retratar a tensão que se fazia sentir naquela ápoca, a relação entre os católicos e os protestantes da Irlanda. Foi mesmo este o tema que os lançou na ribalta, até hoje e para sempre.



I CAN´T BELIEVE THE NEWS TODAY
I CAN´T CLOSE MY EYES AND MAKE IT GO AWAY

HOW LONG, HOW LONG MUST WE SING THIS SONG?
HOW LONG? TONIGHT WE CAN BE AS ONE

BROKEN BOTTLES UNDER CHILDREN´S FEET
BODIES STREWN ACROSS A DEAD END STREET
BUT I WON´T HEED THE BATTLE CALL
IT PUTS MY BACK UP,
PUTS MY BACK UP AGAINST THE WALL

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

AND THE BATTLE´S JUST BEGUN
THERE´S MANY LOST, BUT TELL ME WHO HAS WON?
THE TRENCHES DUG WITHIN OUR HEARTS
AND MOTHER´S CHILDREN, BROTHERS,SISTERS FROM APART

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

HOW LONG, HOW LONG MUST WE SING THIS SONG?
HOW LONG? TONIGHT WE CAN BE AS ONE.
TONIGHT, TONIGHT

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
WIPE YOUR TEARS AWAY
WIPE YOUR BLOODSHOT EYES

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

AND IT´S TRUE WE ARE IMMUNE
WHEN FACT IS FICTION AND T.V. IS REALITY
AND TODAY THE MILLIONS CRY
WE EAT AND DRINK WHILE TOMORROW THEY DIE
THE REAL BATTLE JUST BEGUN
TO CLAIM THE VICTORY JESUS WON
ON A SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

Orgulho: em nome do amor

Palavras pra quê, é para mim a par com os Scorpions a melhor banda do mundo, os eternos U2. Escolhi colocar esta música em primeiro porquê? Para já porque data ainda da década de 80, outra porque foi considerada uma dos seus hinos e por último pelo seu significado, evoca a figura de Martin Luther King. São uma banda que ainda se apresenta com a formação inicial, algo que penso ser inédito ou muito raro, e é através do seu potencial artístico e humano que transmitem tanto prazer a quem os ouve.




ONE MAN COME IN THE NAME OF LOVE
ONE MAN COME AND GO
ONE MAN COME HE TO JUSTIFY
ONE MAN TO OVERTHROW

IN THE NAME OF LOVE
WHAT MORE IN THE NAME OF LOVE
IN THE NAME OF LOVE
WHAT MORE IN THE NAME OF LOVE

ONE MAN CAUGHT ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE
ONE MAN HE RESIST
ONE MAN WASHED UP ON AN EMPTY BEACH
ONE MAN BETRAYED WITH A KISS

IN THE NAME OF LOVE
WHAT MORE IN THE NAME OF LOVE...

EARLY MORNING APRIL FOUR
A SHOT RINGS OUT IN THE MEMPHIS SKY
FREE AT LAST
THEY TOOK YOUR LIFE
THEY COULD NOT TAKE YOUR PRIDE

IN THE NAME OF LOVE
WHAT MORE IN THE NAME OF LOVE...

A última contagem

"The final countdown", foi um grande tema lançado em 1986 pela banda Europe, uma banda sueca de hard rock formada em 1979. Foi um êxito tremendo vendendo mais de 6 milhões de álbuns, mais tarde lançaram uma grande balada com o nome "Carrie".



We're leaving together
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again
It's the final countdown...
The final countdown
Ooh oh

We're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all (yeah)
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown...
The final countdown
The final countdown (the final countdown)
Ooh ooh oh

(interlude)

The final countdown
Ooh oh
I'ts the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown (the final countdown)
Ooh
It's the final countdown
We are leaving together
The final countdown

Cá vou eu na minha outra vez

Este sim é o tema de referência dos Whitesnake: Here i go again. É que são músicas que não são só boas, são magníficas. E porquê? Também não sei explicar, mas aí é que está a magia da música, das músicas que foram produzidas nos últimos anos possivelmente apenas algumas se irão ouvir daqui a 20 anos. Daí eu achar que a música dos anos 80 foi abençoada, até pode ser coincidência mas será que foi devido ao meu nascimento...




I don't know where I'm goin
but I sure know where I've been
hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again.

Tho' I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I'm looking for.
Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.

Just another heart in need of rescue
waiting on love's sweet charity
an' I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a hobo I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go.

An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go,
here I go again

Isto é amor ?

Isto é amor,"Is this love" para os Whitesnake. Outra daquelas bandas de puro hard rock com grandes baladas, uma banda britânica formada no final dos anos 70. E recordo-me desta balada porquê? Porque é uma música que todos nós numa determinada altura da vida nos vêmos nela,a incerteza no sentimento e o querer amar alguém. É com certeza uma grande música com uma grande letra.



I should have know better
Than to let you go alone
It's times like these I can't make it on my own
Wasted days and sleeplees night
And I can't wait to see you again
I find I spend my time waiting on your call
How can I tell you babe,
my back's against the wall
I need you by my side to tell me it's all right
'Cause I don't think I can take anymore
(chorus)
Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming
This must be love
'Cause it's really got a hold on me
A hold on me
I can't stop this feeling
I've been this way before
But with you I've found the key
to open any door
I can feel my love for you growing stronger
day by day
And I can't wait to see you again
So I can hold you in my arms
(chorus)
Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
*Is this love or am I dreaming
Is this the love that I've been searching for
*repeat

Uma balada que perdura

É daquelas baladas de rock que uma pessoa não se cansa de ouvir, ainda bem gaiato me lembro de ouvir a versão de LP com todos aqueles riscos de fundo,o que dá ainda mais a intemporalidade à música. É mais uma dos Scorpions: Always somewhere ao vivo em 83 em Dortmund (Alemanha).



Arrive at seven the place feels good
No time to call you today
Encores till eleven then Chinese food
Back to the hotel again
I call your number the line ain't free
I like to tell you come to me
A night without you seems like a lost dream
Love I can't tell you how I feel
Always somewhere
Miss you where I've been
I'll be back to love you again
Another morning another place
The only day off is far away
But every city has seen me in the end
And brings me to you again
Always somewhere
Miss you where I've been
I'll be back to love you again

A minha homenagem aos Scorpions

Scorpions, uma banda formada em 1965, originária de Hannover(Alemanha)e que conta já com mais de 75 milhões de álbuns vendidos. Não me podia esquecer de uma das melhores bandas de hard rock de sempre e para sempre, os Scorpions. Para mim, sem dúvida a banda que melhores baladas tem, e pra quem nunca ouviu recomendo vivamente a escutar o album Gold Ballads(1988)que reune as melhores e são fantásticas:Wind of Change,Still Loving You,Believe in love,Always Somewhere,Holiday,When the Smoke Is Going Down,Lady Starlight,Walking on the Edge,Born to Touch Your Feeling,Under the Same Sun,Woman,Lonely Nights,Destiny e Daddy's Girl. Mas vou escolher uma de que gosto particularmente e numa versão acústica ao vivo no convento do Beato (Lisboa), é o tema Holiday,é fantástico. E antes que me esqueça, quem puder vá vê-los ao Pav.Atlântico dia 4 de Dezembro.




Let me take you far away
You'd like a holiday
Let me take you far away
You'd like a holiday
Exchange the cold days for the sun
A good time and fun
Let me take you far away
You'd like a holidayLet me take you far away
You'd like a holiday
Let me take you far away
You'd like a holiday
Exchange your troubles for some love
Wherever you are
Let me take you far away
You'd like a holidayLonging for the sun you will come
To the island without name
Longing for the sun be welcome
On the island many miles away from home
Be welcome on the island without name
Longing for the sun you will come
To the island many miles away from home
away from home
away from home
away from home
away from home