segunda-feira, novembro 26, 2007

Sign 'O' the Times


In France a skinny man
Died of a big disease with a little name
By chance his girlfriend came across a needle
And soon she did the same

At home there are seventeen-year-old boys
And their idea of fun
Is being in a gang called The Disciples
High on crack, totin' a machine gun

Time, time

Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church
And killed everyone inside
U turn on the telly and every other story
Is tellin' U somebody died

Sister killed her baby cuz she could afford 2 feed it
And we're sending people 2 the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer 4 the very first time
Now he's doing horse, it's June

Times, times

It's silly, no?
When a rocket ship explodes
And everybody still wants 2 fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies

Oh why
Time, time

Baby make a speech, Star Wars fly
Neighbors just shine it on
But if a night falls and a bomb falls
Will anybody see the dawn

Time, times

It's silly, no?
When a rocket blows
And everybody still wants 2 fly
Some say a man ain't happy, truly
Until a man truly dies

Oh why, oh why,

Sign O the Times
Time, time

Sign O the Times mess with your mind
Hurry before it's 2 late
Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby
We'll call him Nate... if it's a boy

Time, time

Prince,”Sign ‘O’ the Times”, 1987

Revi há uns dias um dos concertos da tournée "Sign 'O' the Times", de 1987. É sempre surpreendente e absolutamente actual, apesar de já terem passado 20 anos... Mais uma obra-prima do Mestre...

quarta-feira, novembro 21, 2007

Rehab


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 aint got seventeen days
Coz there's nothing
There's nothing you can teach me
That i can't learn from mr hathaway
Didn't get al 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 come back you'll know know knowI
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 don't ever wanna drink again
I just ooh i just need a friend
I'm not gonna spend ten weekshave 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

Amy Winehouse, “Back to Black”, 2007


Original, polémica, genial... assim é Amy Winehouse...

segunda-feira, novembro 05, 2007

I Don't Love You


Well when you go
So ever think I'll make you try to stay
And maybe when you get back
I'll be off to find another way

And after all this time that you still owe
You're still the good-for-nothing I don't know
So take your gloves and get out
Better get out
While you can

When you go
Would you even turn to say
I don't love you
Like I did
Yesterday

Sometimes I cry so hard from pleading
So sick and tired of all the needless beating
But baby when they knock you
Down and out
It's where you oughta stay

And after all the blood that you still owe
Another dollar's just another blow
So fix your eyes and get up
Better get up
While you can

When you go
Would you even turn to say
I don't love you
Like I did
Yesterday
When you go
Would you have the guts to say
I don't love you
Like I loved you
Yesterday


My Chemical Romance, “The Black Parade”, 2006