Family "Viaje a los Sueños Polares"
cuando pesen demasiado la rutina
el trabajo y la vida en la cuidad
nos iremos en un viaje infinito
con esa tonta sensación de libertad
hacia el fondo de ese mundo
del que me has hablado tanto
paraíso de glaciares
y de bosques polares
donde miedos y temores
se convierten en paisajes
de infinitos abedules
de hermosura incomparable
dibujamos sobre un mapa imaginario
autopistas de gran velocidad
nos invade una ilusión desconocida
y nuestra única intención es avanzar
hacia el fondo de ese mundo
del que me has hablado tanto
paraiso de glaciares
y de bosques polares
donde miedos y temores
se convierten en paisajes
de infinitos abedules
de hermosura incomparable
donde siempre te querré
segunda-feira, novembro 15, 2004
sábado, novembro 13, 2004
Family "la noche inventada"
miramos aburridos por el ventanal para inventar otrar vida en la misma ciudad dibújame una noche llena de cohetes naranjas yo te daré las estrellas y tú las pintarás de plata
píntalo todo de plata te imagino al volante de la nave espacial yo volaré a tu lado como peter pan déjame hacerte una foto con las nubes detrás
quiero tener algo tuyo si un día te vas dibújame una noche llena de cohetes naranjas yo te daré las estrellas y tú pintalas de plata píntalo todo de plata si nos vas a dejar
miramos aburridos por el ventanal para inventar otrar vida en la misma ciudad dibújame una noche llena de cohetes naranjas yo te daré las estrellas y tú las pintarás de plata
píntalo todo de plata te imagino al volante de la nave espacial yo volaré a tu lado como peter pan déjame hacerte una foto con las nubes detrás
quiero tener algo tuyo si un día te vas dibújame una noche llena de cohetes naranjas yo te daré las estrellas y tú pintalas de plata píntalo todo de plata si nos vas a dejar
terça-feira, agosto 03, 2004
Cartoon Nostalgia
THE VISIONARIES
"It is a time when magic is more powerful than science and only those who control the magic control destiny. They are the Visionaries.
Visionaries!
Knights of the magical light!
Visionaries!
With magical powers they fight!
Powers of life and strength, skill and speed
Powers to accomplish the greatest of deeds!
Visionaries!
Knights of the magical light!"
CLÉMENTINE
"Clémentine, quand tu fermes les yeux
Tu devines le merveilleux
Clémentine, prend nous dans ta bulle bleue
Tant pis si c'est dangereux
Quand on a seulement 10 ans
Souvent on voudrait bien être plus grand
Pour partir en avion en s'envolant d'un coup de vent
Tout là-bas vers l'horizon
On fait comme la p'tite Clémentine
On rêve de nuits de Chine, de nuits câlines
Et tout va beaucoup mieux quand Hemera vous tend les bras
Le mal fuit, le mal s'en va
Clémentine, tu te bats jour et nuit
Tu défies la maladie
Clémentine, on ne te quitt'ra pas
Et un jour tout s'arrang'ra
La Terre est si belle vue du ciel
Ca donne envie de vivre près du soleil
A chaque tour d'hélice, on pousse des cris, on s'émerveille
Comme c'est bon d'avoir des ailes
Refrain :
Allons ensemble nous promener
Et faire le tour du monde sans nous presser
Il y a tant d'amis qu'on a envie de rencontrer
Clémentine va nous guider"
Refrain (en canon)
THE VISIONARIES
"It is a time when magic is more powerful than science and only those who control the magic control destiny. They are the Visionaries.
Visionaries!
Knights of the magical light!
Visionaries!
With magical powers they fight!
Powers of life and strength, skill and speed
Powers to accomplish the greatest of deeds!
Visionaries!
Knights of the magical light!"
CLÉMENTINE
"Clémentine, quand tu fermes les yeux
Tu devines le merveilleux
Clémentine, prend nous dans ta bulle bleue
Tant pis si c'est dangereux
Quand on a seulement 10 ans
Souvent on voudrait bien être plus grand
Pour partir en avion en s'envolant d'un coup de vent
Tout là-bas vers l'horizon
On fait comme la p'tite Clémentine
On rêve de nuits de Chine, de nuits câlines
Et tout va beaucoup mieux quand Hemera vous tend les bras
Le mal fuit, le mal s'en va
Clémentine, tu te bats jour et nuit
Tu défies la maladie
Clémentine, on ne te quitt'ra pas
Et un jour tout s'arrang'ra
La Terre est si belle vue du ciel
Ca donne envie de vivre près du soleil
A chaque tour d'hélice, on pousse des cris, on s'émerveille
Comme c'est bon d'avoir des ailes
Refrain :
Allons ensemble nous promener
Et faire le tour du monde sans nous presser
Il y a tant d'amis qu'on a envie de rencontrer
Clémentine va nous guider"
Refrain (en canon)
sexta-feira, junho 04, 2004
Jay-Jay Johanson "A Letter To Lulu-Mae"
I decided one day to write you a letter and tell you how much I care
And about how it feels when you walk beside me and the joy of being a pair
I remember the day we got together I remember it like today
I was struck by lightning that's why I'm writing a letter to Lulu-Mae
You were standing on the porch as I drove up the driveway as lovely as one can be
You would make any man so greatful of living and you choose a man like me
Though I work all day and sometimes all evening I never had no complaints
We've been friends though fighting that's why I'm writing a letter to Lulu-Mae
I decided one day to write you a letter from my tent here in my platoon
You send me a poem
Quite hope I'll see you soon
From your Mr. Lonely
The one and only
A letter to Lulu-Mae
I decided one day to write you a letter and tell you how much I care
And about how it feels when you walk beside me and the joy of being a pair
I remember the day we got together I remember it like today
I was struck by lightning that's why I'm writing a letter to Lulu-Mae
You were standing on the porch as I drove up the driveway as lovely as one can be
You would make any man so greatful of living and you choose a man like me
Though I work all day and sometimes all evening I never had no complaints
We've been friends though fighting that's why I'm writing a letter to Lulu-Mae
I decided one day to write you a letter from my tent here in my platoon
You send me a poem
Quite hope I'll see you soon
From your Mr. Lonely
The one and only
A letter to Lulu-Mae
quinta-feira, maio 27, 2004
Lisa Germano "Trouble"
Bits and pieces of love for you, so sweet and simple yet
I'm frightened by the way you feel
Little by little you touch my heart, where they had touched it too
And as I smile, I catch myself
Trouble me or I'll go, trouble me with you
Spider, Spider, crawl on the lake, guilty and poison free
I wish that I could be like you
Trouble me or I'll go, yeah I'm human too
Over and over the need needs food will human weakness
And as I act I hate myself
Bits and pieces of love for you, so sweet and simple yet
I'm frightened by the way you feel
And as I act, I hate myself
Bits and pieces of love for you, so sweet and simple yet
I'm frightened by the way you feel
Little by little you touch my heart, where they had touched it too
And as I smile, I catch myself
Trouble me or I'll go, trouble me with you
Spider, Spider, crawl on the lake, guilty and poison free
I wish that I could be like you
Trouble me or I'll go, yeah I'm human too
Over and over the need needs food will human weakness
And as I act I hate myself
Bits and pieces of love for you, so sweet and simple yet
I'm frightened by the way you feel
And as I act, I hate myself
sexta-feira, maio 07, 2004
The RZA "Ode To O-Ren Ishii"
Aiyo, I wanna dedicate this song right here to O-Ren Ishii
Half Chinese/Half Japane-see, Half American and yo
Oh what a specie, a feminine perfection
She got the sinister cat eyes and little freckles on her complexion
Cheaper than Yakuza, but she's wicked like Medusa
And she got Crazy 88 killers that'll slice right through ya
Quick to chop a head off then wipe the blood off
A long range sniper shot she bust, never let a dud off
You got a minute to pray and a second to die
You can see the image of the devil reflectin' inside her eye
But since she was a little girl, yo, she never would cry
She seen so much tragedy, let me explain to you why
She grew up on the military base, where she had to face
The brutality of her mother and her father being erased
The blood drops from her tear drops, on her face you see the smear spots
She silently watched, as the shogun sliced through her dear pops
Through his thick skull, now she's vicious like a pitbull
And when it comes to hatred, and revenge she got a shit full
Yo... revenge is that fire that burns inside your soul
Aiyo, she been bustin' off kneecaps, son, since the age of eleven
But fuckin' the enemy to death, uggh, that was her favorite weapon
And the death you paid in hell, boy, it can't be paid in heaven
You better got down on your knees, son, and start prayin' to the reverend
Bon appetit, boy, revenge is so sweet
Especially when it's served on a cold dish, but she has no wish
But to cut your day short like the winter soulstice
And a chance to receive a slight bit of mercy from her was hopeless
Oren Ishii, half Chinese/half Japane-see
Half American, muaww, yeah, oh what a species.
(faixa da banda sonora do Kill Bill Vol. 1)
Aiyo, I wanna dedicate this song right here to O-Ren Ishii
Half Chinese/Half Japane-see, Half American and yo
Oh what a specie, a feminine perfection
She got the sinister cat eyes and little freckles on her complexion
Cheaper than Yakuza, but she's wicked like Medusa
And she got Crazy 88 killers that'll slice right through ya
Quick to chop a head off then wipe the blood off
A long range sniper shot she bust, never let a dud off
You got a minute to pray and a second to die
You can see the image of the devil reflectin' inside her eye
But since she was a little girl, yo, she never would cry
She seen so much tragedy, let me explain to you why
She grew up on the military base, where she had to face
The brutality of her mother and her father being erased
The blood drops from her tear drops, on her face you see the smear spots
She silently watched, as the shogun sliced through her dear pops
Through his thick skull, now she's vicious like a pitbull
And when it comes to hatred, and revenge she got a shit full
Yo... revenge is that fire that burns inside your soul
Aiyo, she been bustin' off kneecaps, son, since the age of eleven
But fuckin' the enemy to death, uggh, that was her favorite weapon
And the death you paid in hell, boy, it can't be paid in heaven
You better got down on your knees, son, and start prayin' to the reverend
Bon appetit, boy, revenge is so sweet
Especially when it's served on a cold dish, but she has no wish
But to cut your day short like the winter soulstice
And a chance to receive a slight bit of mercy from her was hopeless
Oren Ishii, half Chinese/half Japane-see
Half American, muaww, yeah, oh what a species.
(faixa da banda sonora do Kill Bill Vol. 1)
sábado, abril 24, 2004
The Streets "Fit But You Know It"
See I reckon you're about an 8 or a 9,
Maybe even 9 and a half in four beers time.
That blue top shop top you've got on IS nice,
Bit too much fake tan though - but yeah you score high.
But theres just one little thing that really really,
Really really annoying me about you you see,
Yeah yeah like i said you are really fit
But my gosh don't you just know it
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
So when i looked at you standing there with your hoard,
I was waiting in the que looking at the board
Wondering whether to have a Burger or chips
Or what the shrapnel in my back pocket could afford
When i noticed out the corner of my eye
Looking toward my direction
Your eyes locked onto my course
I couldnt concentrate on what i wanted to order,
Which cost me my place in the queue i waited for YEAH
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Whoa! Leave it out
Are you smoking something?
Leave it Out
Mike just leave it just leave it
We cannot have that behaviour in this establishment
S'not worth it mike, just leave it
Dont Touch Me, S'not Worth It
Dont Touch Me, D, Look Im Alright Dont Touch me
For a while there i was thinkin - yeah but what if?
Picturin' myself pullin with bare white hot wit
Snarin you as you were standing there opposite
Whether or not you knew it i swear you didnt tick
And when that bloke in the white behind us lot queuing
Was clockin onto you too yeah i had to admit
That yeah yeah you are fit,
And yeah i do want it,
But i stop sharkin' for a minute to get chips and drinks
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Oy, just as you started to make your big advance
With the milkshake and that little doughnut in hand
I was like nah, even though you look grand
But you look sharp there smilin hard suggesting and
Gleaming away with your hearty hearty lookin tan
But i admit the next bit was spanner to my plan
You walked towards my path but just brushed right past
And into the arms of that white shirted man
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Oh what do i give .. i've got a girlfirend anyway
(whoa, we've all had a drink mate)
We're all a bit drunk, yeah we've had a few fair play
I got this stella i bombed from that last cafe
This nights not even begun, yes yes oh yay
I did fancy you a bit though yeah i must say
I would rather i hadnt mugged myself on display
But this is just another case of female stopping play
On otherwise a total result of a holiday
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Uma faixa do álbum "A Grand Don't Come For Free", recém-editado e que após duas audições me parece muito bom, curiosamente lembra-me uma banda que editou um álbum há uns 3 anos e que supostamente seria a next big thing de Bristol, os Day One. Por onde andarão esses... o cd até era bem porreiro. Gosto bastante deste sotaque.
See I reckon you're about an 8 or a 9,
Maybe even 9 and a half in four beers time.
That blue top shop top you've got on IS nice,
Bit too much fake tan though - but yeah you score high.
But theres just one little thing that really really,
Really really annoying me about you you see,
Yeah yeah like i said you are really fit
But my gosh don't you just know it
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
So when i looked at you standing there with your hoard,
I was waiting in the que looking at the board
Wondering whether to have a Burger or chips
Or what the shrapnel in my back pocket could afford
When i noticed out the corner of my eye
Looking toward my direction
Your eyes locked onto my course
I couldnt concentrate on what i wanted to order,
Which cost me my place in the queue i waited for YEAH
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Whoa! Leave it out
Are you smoking something?
Leave it Out
Mike just leave it just leave it
We cannot have that behaviour in this establishment
S'not worth it mike, just leave it
Dont Touch Me, S'not Worth It
Dont Touch Me, D, Look Im Alright Dont Touch me
For a while there i was thinkin - yeah but what if?
Picturin' myself pullin with bare white hot wit
Snarin you as you were standing there opposite
Whether or not you knew it i swear you didnt tick
And when that bloke in the white behind us lot queuing
Was clockin onto you too yeah i had to admit
That yeah yeah you are fit,
And yeah i do want it,
But i stop sharkin' for a minute to get chips and drinks
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Oy, just as you started to make your big advance
With the milkshake and that little doughnut in hand
I was like nah, even though you look grand
But you look sharp there smilin hard suggesting and
Gleaming away with your hearty hearty lookin tan
But i admit the next bit was spanner to my plan
You walked towards my path but just brushed right past
And into the arms of that white shirted man
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Oh what do i give .. i've got a girlfirend anyway
(whoa, we've all had a drink mate)
We're all a bit drunk, yeah we've had a few fair play
I got this stella i bombed from that last cafe
This nights not even begun, yes yes oh yay
I did fancy you a bit though yeah i must say
I would rather i hadnt mugged myself on display
But this is just another case of female stopping play
On otherwise a total result of a holiday
I'm not trying to pull you
Even though i would like to
I think you are really fit
You're fit But my gosh dont you know it
Uma faixa do álbum "A Grand Don't Come For Free", recém-editado e que após duas audições me parece muito bom, curiosamente lembra-me uma banda que editou um álbum há uns 3 anos e que supostamente seria a next big thing de Bristol, os Day One. Por onde andarão esses... o cd até era bem porreiro. Gosto bastante deste sotaque.
domingo, abril 11, 2004
Phoenix "Too Young"
Baby when I saw you turning at the end of the street
I knew a time was gone and it took me like ages
Just to understand that I was afraid to be a simple guy
I tried my best to smile but deep inside my heart
I felt it was shouting like a crowd dancing
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear it calling oh yeah
Everybody's dancin' oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young
I can't lie on my bed without thinking I was wrong
But when this feeling calls this world becomes another
Nighttime won't hold me in your arms again
I got a very good friend who says he can't believe the love I give
Is not enough to end your fears
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear it calling oh yeah
Everybody's shakin' oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young
Oh rainfalls and hard times coming they won't leave me tonight
I wish I knew what I was doing
Just do let this spirit survive
Can't you hear me calling oh yeah
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear me calling oh yeah
Everybody's dancing oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young
Baby when I saw you turning at the end of the street
I knew a time was gone and it took me like ages
Just to understand that I was afraid to be a simple guy
I tried my best to smile but deep inside my heart
I felt it was shouting like a crowd dancing
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear it calling oh yeah
Everybody's dancin' oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young
I can't lie on my bed without thinking I was wrong
But when this feeling calls this world becomes another
Nighttime won't hold me in your arms again
I got a very good friend who says he can't believe the love I give
Is not enough to end your fears
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear it calling oh yeah
Everybody's shakin' oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young
Oh rainfalls and hard times coming they won't leave me tonight
I wish I knew what I was doing
Just do let this spirit survive
Can't you hear me calling oh yeah
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear me calling oh yeah
Everybody's dancing oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young
quarta-feira, abril 07, 2004
Kodama
"Kodama, are from what I can understand, little spirits or somethings that appear in old houses and forests. They are Japanese ghosts. They were made famous in the movie Princess Mononoke"
"Kodama's are tree spirits of various shapes and sizes who appear only in the dim light of the forest. Tree spirits inhabit many Japanese folk tales although Miyazaki's depiction of them as little white being is totally original. The sign of a good and healthy forest to some, they may frighten more timid souls"
"Kodama, are from what I can understand, little spirits or somethings that appear in old houses and forests. They are Japanese ghosts. They were made famous in the movie Princess Mononoke"
"Kodama's are tree spirits of various shapes and sizes who appear only in the dim light of the forest. Tree spirits inhabit many Japanese folk tales although Miyazaki's depiction of them as little white being is totally original. The sign of a good and healthy forest to some, they may frighten more timid souls"
terça-feira, abril 06, 2004
Uma coisa que me irrita profundamente é o facto de cada vez que há um intervalo ou acaba um programa nas estações de televisão, o som aumentar por causa da publicidade. Parece-me que isto é um abuso e um atentado à paciência das pessoas. Quantas vezes já não me apeteceu mandar um objecto qualquer directamente contra a televisão quando isso acontece! GRRRR !!!!
domingo, março 21, 2004
Piano Magic "Saint Marie"
Primeira faixa do álbum The Troubled Sleep of Piano Magic, que foi lançado em 2003.
fantástica..
Out of season, out of heart, I cross you off beneath the stars
Autumn leaves a nasty scar and with the leaves, the heart departs
You're off the map, you've left the book
I'm off my head and treading luck
And it's too late to call you up
The heart migrates, it comes unstuck
I light a candle for Saint Marie, in the hope she never brings you back to me
I light a candle for Saint Marie, in the hope she never brings you back to me
Primeira faixa do álbum The Troubled Sleep of Piano Magic, que foi lançado em 2003.
fantástica..
Out of season, out of heart, I cross you off beneath the stars
Autumn leaves a nasty scar and with the leaves, the heart departs
You're off the map, you've left the book
I'm off my head and treading luck
And it's too late to call you up
The heart migrates, it comes unstuck
I light a candle for Saint Marie, in the hope she never brings you back to me
I light a candle for Saint Marie, in the hope she never brings you back to me
quarta-feira, março 10, 2004
I am Tracer Bullet!
You've got eight slugs in you. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and you pack a revolver. You're a private eye.
Which Calvin are YOU?
You've got eight slugs in you. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and you pack a revolver. You're a private eye.
Which Calvin are YOU?
domingo, fevereiro 29, 2004
Calexico "Alone Again or"
yeah, said it's all right
i won't forget
all the times I've waited patiently for you
and you'll do just what you choose to do
and I will be alone again tonight my dear
yeah, I heard a funny thing
somebody said to me
you know that I could be in love with almost everyone
i think that people are
the greatest fun
and I will be alone again tonight my dear
yeah, said it's all right
i won't forget
all the times I've waited patiently for you
and you'll do just what you choose to do
and I will be alone again tonight my dear
yeah, I heard a funny thing
somebody said to me
you know that I could be in love with almost everyone
i think that people are
the greatest fun
and I will be alone again tonight my dear
sábado, fevereiro 14, 2004
Baccara "Yes Sir, I can boogie"
Mister
Your eyes are full of hesitation
Sure makes me wonder
If you know what you're looking for.
Baby
I wanna keep me reputation
I'm a sensation
You try me once, you'll beg for more.
Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
But I need a certain song.
I can boogie,
Boogie woogie
All night long.
Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
If you stay, you can't go wrong.
I can boogie,
Boogie woogie
All night long.
No Sir
I don't feel very much like talking
No, neither walking
You wanna know if I can dance.
Yes Sir
Already told you in the first verse
And in the chorus
But I will give you one more chance.
Yes Sir, I can boogie....
*
Mister
Your eyes are full of hesitation
Sure makes me wonder
If you know what you're looking for.
Baby
I wanna keep me reputation
I'm a sensation
You try me once, you'll beg for more.
Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
But I need a certain song.
I can boogie,
Boogie woogie
All night long.
Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
If you stay, you can't go wrong.
I can boogie,
Boogie woogie
All night long.
No Sir
I don't feel very much like talking
No, neither walking
You wanna know if I can dance.
Yes Sir
Already told you in the first verse
And in the chorus
But I will give you one more chance.
Yes Sir, I can boogie....
*
quarta-feira, janeiro 28, 2004
The Glove "Mouth To Mouth"
Your body grows more beautiful
With every move you make
Your body grows more beautiful
With every bite I take
You won't believe I love you
It's too stupid for words
So I lick your trembling lips
And use your hands to feed the birds
I laid with you for hours
Staring at your face
I laid with you for hours
Remembering your taste
And when the morning came
It splattered us in light
I think I left you sleeping there
I think I left you sleeping
Mouth to mouth - I asked you to stay
Mouth to mouth - But you're slipping away
Down seven stairs and first on the left
Arch your back and hold your breath
A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again
Your body grows so beautiful
With every move you make
Your body grows so beautiful
With every bite I take
A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again
Your body grows more beautiful
With every move you make
Your body grows more beautiful
With every bite I take
You won't believe I love you
It's too stupid for words
So I lick your trembling lips
And use your hands to feed the birds
I laid with you for hours
Staring at your face
I laid with you for hours
Remembering your taste
And when the morning came
It splattered us in light
I think I left you sleeping there
I think I left you sleeping
Mouth to mouth - I asked you to stay
Mouth to mouth - But you're slipping away
Down seven stairs and first on the left
Arch your back and hold your breath
A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again
Your body grows so beautiful
With every move you make
Your body grows so beautiful
With every bite I take
A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again
domingo, janeiro 25, 2004
Elliott Smith "Pretty (Ugly Before)"
sunshine, been keeping me up for days
there is no night time, it's only a passing phase
and i feel pretty, pretty enough for you
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
sometimes is all i feel up to now
but it's not worth it to you
cos you gotta get out somehow
it's the destruction that you require to feel
like somebody wants you, someone that's more for real
sunshine, been keeping me up for days
there is no night time, only a passing phase
and i'll feel pretty, another hour or two
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
ugly before
sunshine, been keeping me up for days
there is no night time, it's only a passing phase
and i feel pretty, pretty enough for you
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
sometimes is all i feel up to now
but it's not worth it to you
cos you gotta get out somehow
it's the destruction that you require to feel
like somebody wants you, someone that's more for real
sunshine, been keeping me up for days
there is no night time, only a passing phase
and i'll feel pretty, another hour or two
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
i felt so ugly before, i didn't know what to do
ugly before
sábado, janeiro 10, 2004
I Am Kloot "Proof"
hey, could you stand another drink
i'm better when I don't think
seems to get me through
say, d’you wanna spin another line
like we had a good time
not that I need proof
swell, we're living in a hotel
someone's ringing my bell
in a room without a view
hey, heard you read another book
should I take another look
who am I without you?
hey, could you stand another drink
i'm better when I don't think
seems to get me through
say d’you wanna spin another line
like we had a good time
not that I need proof
swell, we're living in a hotel
someone's ringing my bell
in a room without a view
hey, heard you read another book
should I take another look
who am I without you?
la la la la lala la la…
hey, could you stand another drink
i'm better when I don't think
seems to get me through
say, d’you wanna spin another line
like we had a good time
not that I need proof
swell, we're living in a hotel
someone's ringing my bell
in a room without a view
hey, heard you read another book
should I take another look
who am I without you?
hey, could you stand another drink
i'm better when I don't think
seems to get me through
say d’you wanna spin another line
like we had a good time
not that I need proof
swell, we're living in a hotel
someone's ringing my bell
in a room without a view
hey, heard you read another book
should I take another look
who am I without you?
la la la la lala la la…
sexta-feira, janeiro 09, 2004
domingo, dezembro 14, 2003
Joni Mitchell "Both Sides Now"
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons ev’rywhere
I’ve looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on ev’ryone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all
Moons and junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As ev’ry fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way
But now it’s just another show
You leave ’em laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know
Don’t give yourself away
I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It’s love’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I’ve looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed
Well something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living ev’ry day
I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all
I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons ev’rywhere
I’ve looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on ev’ryone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all
Moons and junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As ev’ry fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way
But now it’s just another show
You leave ’em laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know
Don’t give yourself away
I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It’s love’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I’ve looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed
Well something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living ev’ry day
I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all
I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all
domingo, dezembro 07, 2003
Keren Ann "Not Going Anywhere"
This is why I always wonder
I 'm a pond full of regrets
I always try to not remember rather than forget
This is why I always whisper
When vagabonds are passing by
I tend to keep myself away from their goodbyes
Tide will rise and fall along the bay
And I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
People come and go and walk away
But I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
This is why I always whisper
I'm a river with a spell
I like to hear but not to listen, I like to say but not to tell
This is why I always wonder
T here's boyhing new under the sun
I won't go anywhere so give my love to everyone
Tide will rise and fall along the bay
And I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
People come and go and walk away
But I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
voz fantástica e doce...
This is why I always wonder
I 'm a pond full of regrets
I always try to not remember rather than forget
This is why I always whisper
When vagabonds are passing by
I tend to keep myself away from their goodbyes
Tide will rise and fall along the bay
And I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
People come and go and walk away
But I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
This is why I always whisper
I'm a river with a spell
I like to hear but not to listen, I like to say but not to tell
This is why I always wonder
T here's boyhing new under the sun
I won't go anywhere so give my love to everyone
Tide will rise and fall along the bay
And I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
People come and go and walk away
But I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going anywhere
voz fantástica e doce...
sábado, dezembro 06, 2003
Johnny Cash "Hurt"
I hurt myself today
to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
the only thing that's real
the needle tears a hole
the old familiar sting
try to kill it all away
but I remember everything
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
on my liar's chair
full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
beneath the stain of time
the feelings disappear
you are someone else
I am still right here
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
if I could start again
a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
I hurt myself today
to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
the only thing that's real
the needle tears a hole
the old familiar sting
try to kill it all away
but I remember everything
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
on my liar's chair
full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
beneath the stain of time
the feelings disappear
you are someone else
I am still right here
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
if I could start again
a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
segunda-feira, dezembro 01, 2003
domingo, novembro 30, 2003
Fausto "O Barco Vai de Saída"
O barco vai de saída
Adeus ao cais de Alfama
Se agora ou de partida
Levo-te comigo ó cana verde
Lembra-te de mim ó meu amor
Lembra-te de mim nesta aventura
P'ra lá da loucura
P'ra lá do Equador
Ah mas que ingrata ventura
Bem me posso queixar
da Pátria a pouca fartura
Cheia de mágoas ai quebra-mar
Com tantos perigos ai minha vida
Com tantos medos e sobressaltos
Que eu já vou aos saltos
Que eu vou de fugida
Sem contar essa história escondida
Por servir de criado essa senhora
Serviu-se ela também tão sedutora
Foi pecado
Foi pecado
E foi pecado sim senhor
Que vida boa era a de Lisboa
Gingão de roda batida
corsário sem cruzado
ao som do baile mandado
em terra de pimenta e maravilha
com sonhos de prata e fantasia
com sonhos da cor do arco-íris
desvaira se os vires
desvairas magias
Já tenho a vela enfunada
marrano sem vergonha
judeu sem coisa nem fronha
vou de viagem ai que largada
só vejo cores ai que alegria
só vejo piratas e tesouros
são pratas, são ouros,
são noites, são dias
Vou no espantoso trono das águas
vou no tremendo assopro dos ventos
vou por cima dos meus pensamentos
arrepia
arrepia
e arrepia sim senhor
que vida boa era a de Lisboa
O mar das águas ardendo
o delírio do céu
a fúria do barlavento
arreia a vela e vai marujo ao leme
vira o barco e cai marujo ao mar
vira o barco na curva da morte
e olha a minha sorte
e olha o meu azar
e depois do barco virado
grandes urros e gritos
na salvação dos aflitos
estala, mata, agarra, ai quem me ajuda
reza, implora, escapa, ai que pagode
rezam tremem heróis e eunucos
são mouros são turcos
são mouros acode!
Aquilo é uma tempestade medonha
aquilo vai p'ra lá do que é eterno
aquilo era o retrato do inferno
vai ao fundo
vai ao fundo
e vai ao fundo sim senhor
que vida boa era a de Lisboa
O barco vai de saída
Adeus ao cais de Alfama
Se agora ou de partida
Levo-te comigo ó cana verde
Lembra-te de mim ó meu amor
Lembra-te de mim nesta aventura
P'ra lá da loucura
P'ra lá do Equador
Ah mas que ingrata ventura
Bem me posso queixar
da Pátria a pouca fartura
Cheia de mágoas ai quebra-mar
Com tantos perigos ai minha vida
Com tantos medos e sobressaltos
Que eu já vou aos saltos
Que eu vou de fugida
Sem contar essa história escondida
Por servir de criado essa senhora
Serviu-se ela também tão sedutora
Foi pecado
Foi pecado
E foi pecado sim senhor
Que vida boa era a de Lisboa
Gingão de roda batida
corsário sem cruzado
ao som do baile mandado
em terra de pimenta e maravilha
com sonhos de prata e fantasia
com sonhos da cor do arco-íris
desvaira se os vires
desvairas magias
Já tenho a vela enfunada
marrano sem vergonha
judeu sem coisa nem fronha
vou de viagem ai que largada
só vejo cores ai que alegria
só vejo piratas e tesouros
são pratas, são ouros,
são noites, são dias
Vou no espantoso trono das águas
vou no tremendo assopro dos ventos
vou por cima dos meus pensamentos
arrepia
arrepia
e arrepia sim senhor
que vida boa era a de Lisboa
O mar das águas ardendo
o delírio do céu
a fúria do barlavento
arreia a vela e vai marujo ao leme
vira o barco e cai marujo ao mar
vira o barco na curva da morte
e olha a minha sorte
e olha o meu azar
e depois do barco virado
grandes urros e gritos
na salvação dos aflitos
estala, mata, agarra, ai quem me ajuda
reza, implora, escapa, ai que pagode
rezam tremem heróis e eunucos
são mouros são turcos
são mouros acode!
Aquilo é uma tempestade medonha
aquilo vai p'ra lá do que é eterno
aquilo era o retrato do inferno
vai ao fundo
vai ao fundo
e vai ao fundo sim senhor
que vida boa era a de Lisboa
segunda-feira, novembro 24, 2003
sábado, novembro 15, 2003
Nina Simone "Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat Heavenly House Mix)"
Absolutamente FANTÁSTICA!
Letra da versão original:
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to all on that day?
Run to the moon, 'Moon won't you hide me?'
Run to the sea, 'Sea won't you hide me?'
Run to the sun, 'Sun won't you hide me all on that day?'
Lord says, 'Sinner man, the moon'll be a bleeding.'
Lord says, 'Sinner man, the sea'll be a sinking.'
Lord says, 'Sinner man, the sun'll be a freezin' all on that day!'
Run to the Lord, 'Lord won't you hide me?'
Run to the Lord, 'Lord won't you hide me?'
Run, run, 'Lord won't you hide me all on that day?'
Lord says 'Sinner man, you should've been a praying.'
Lord says 'Sinner man, you should've been a praying.'
Lord says 'Sinner man, you should've been a praying all on that day.'
Absolutamente FANTÁSTICA!
Letra da versão original:
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to all on that day?
Run to the moon, 'Moon won't you hide me?'
Run to the sea, 'Sea won't you hide me?'
Run to the sun, 'Sun won't you hide me all on that day?'
Lord says, 'Sinner man, the moon'll be a bleeding.'
Lord says, 'Sinner man, the sea'll be a sinking.'
Lord says, 'Sinner man, the sun'll be a freezin' all on that day!'
Run to the Lord, 'Lord won't you hide me?'
Run to the Lord, 'Lord won't you hide me?'
Run, run, 'Lord won't you hide me all on that day?'
Lord says 'Sinner man, you should've been a praying.'
Lord says 'Sinner man, you should've been a praying.'
Lord says 'Sinner man, you should've been a praying all on that day.'
Nancy Sinatra "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down
Music played and people sang
Just for me the church bells rang
Now he's gone I dont know why
Until this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down
Music played and people sang
Just for me the church bells rang
Now he's gone I dont know why
Until this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
quarta-feira, novembro 12, 2003
in Público, 12/11/03
Horas não são registadas nem pagas
Banca não cumpre a lei do trabalho extraordinário
Nos últimos três anos, a Inspecção-Geral do Trabalho aplicou mais de mil coimas. Segundo os sindicalistas, o Grupo Totta é o mais prevaricador, "devendo" acima de 20 milhões de euros aos trabalhadores.
....
“É verdade que a não remuneração de horas extraordinária é comum a todos os bancos”, confirma Cristina Damião, do Sindicato Bancário do Sul e Ilhas (SBSI), ligado ao PSD, PS e independentes, mas “no Totta é uma prática geral e organizada, emanada de cima”. Depois do grupo Totta/Santander/CPP, “o BCP, o BPI e o BES são, por esta ordem, os mais faltosos, tentando, por vezes, não cumprir a legislação e fugindo ao pagamento”, mas “são casos esporádicos”, sublinha a sindicalista.
....
Livros do Totta “estão falseados”
“Os livros de registos de horas estão falseados no Grupo Totta” acusa ainda João Pascoal, da Comissão Sindical do CPP (ver texto nesta página). António Grosso, membro do Comissão dos Trabalhadores (CT) do Grupo, refere mesmo “existir nas mãos dos sindicalistas prova documental deste facto”, nomeadamente, “fotocópias das páginas de livros de registo de horas suplementares de alguns balcões, como os da rede de Trás-os-Montes, e onde não constam datas, mas aparecem as assinaturas de colaboradores e a hora de início do trabalho extraordinário e se omite a hora de saída. ”. Acrescenta que as cópias foram tiradas a 16 e 17 de Setembro de 2003, “durante as visitas da CT, facto que levou a directora comercial da rede transmontana a contactar os gerentes para não nos entregarem o Livro de Horas”.
“Todos os livros de registo de trabalho suplementar dos bancos do grupo são os livros oficiais exigidos por lei, sendo as horas extraordinárias neles registadas integralmente pagas. Acresce que o grupo está a implementar um sistema informático de registo e seguimento das horas de trabalho suplementar tendo em vista a melhoria deste processo”, esclarece igualmente a administração.
Cristina Damião afirma que o que hoje se passa no grupo Totta é “altamente preocupante” e “não é comparável com o que se verifica em mais nenhum banco em Portugal”, embora, admita, que todos comentem irregularidades. “A situação é de tal forma extremada que a direcção do SBSI contactou, pela primeira vez, a sua congénere espanhola para perceber como é que o Santander actua em Espanha”. O encontro decorreu nos dias 20 e 21 de Outubro em Lisboa, tendo estado presentes o presidente do sindicato, Delmiro Correia, e os dirigentes Cristina Damião e Paulo Alexandre, assim como, do lado espanhol, os dirigentes sindicais da UGT José António Gracia e Miguel Gersol.
O Totta é ainda acusado de fazer de forma institucionalizada “coacção e assédio moral” sobre os colaboradores. Em declarações ao PÚBLICO, fonte oficial do Grupo liderado por António Horta Osório recusou as críticas, observando que o Totta “nunca se furtou ao diálogo em sede própria”. E afirmou ainda desconhecer qualquer forma de coacção que obrigue os trabalhadores a fazer horas extraordinárias sob ameaça de transferência de balcão e despedimento.
Horas não são registadas nem pagas
Banca não cumpre a lei do trabalho extraordinário
Nos últimos três anos, a Inspecção-Geral do Trabalho aplicou mais de mil coimas. Segundo os sindicalistas, o Grupo Totta é o mais prevaricador, "devendo" acima de 20 milhões de euros aos trabalhadores.
....
“É verdade que a não remuneração de horas extraordinária é comum a todos os bancos”, confirma Cristina Damião, do Sindicato Bancário do Sul e Ilhas (SBSI), ligado ao PSD, PS e independentes, mas “no Totta é uma prática geral e organizada, emanada de cima”. Depois do grupo Totta/Santander/CPP, “o BCP, o BPI e o BES são, por esta ordem, os mais faltosos, tentando, por vezes, não cumprir a legislação e fugindo ao pagamento”, mas “são casos esporádicos”, sublinha a sindicalista.
....
Livros do Totta “estão falseados”
“Os livros de registos de horas estão falseados no Grupo Totta” acusa ainda João Pascoal, da Comissão Sindical do CPP (ver texto nesta página). António Grosso, membro do Comissão dos Trabalhadores (CT) do Grupo, refere mesmo “existir nas mãos dos sindicalistas prova documental deste facto”, nomeadamente, “fotocópias das páginas de livros de registo de horas suplementares de alguns balcões, como os da rede de Trás-os-Montes, e onde não constam datas, mas aparecem as assinaturas de colaboradores e a hora de início do trabalho extraordinário e se omite a hora de saída. ”. Acrescenta que as cópias foram tiradas a 16 e 17 de Setembro de 2003, “durante as visitas da CT, facto que levou a directora comercial da rede transmontana a contactar os gerentes para não nos entregarem o Livro de Horas”.
“Todos os livros de registo de trabalho suplementar dos bancos do grupo são os livros oficiais exigidos por lei, sendo as horas extraordinárias neles registadas integralmente pagas. Acresce que o grupo está a implementar um sistema informático de registo e seguimento das horas de trabalho suplementar tendo em vista a melhoria deste processo”, esclarece igualmente a administração.
Cristina Damião afirma que o que hoje se passa no grupo Totta é “altamente preocupante” e “não é comparável com o que se verifica em mais nenhum banco em Portugal”, embora, admita, que todos comentem irregularidades. “A situação é de tal forma extremada que a direcção do SBSI contactou, pela primeira vez, a sua congénere espanhola para perceber como é que o Santander actua em Espanha”. O encontro decorreu nos dias 20 e 21 de Outubro em Lisboa, tendo estado presentes o presidente do sindicato, Delmiro Correia, e os dirigentes Cristina Damião e Paulo Alexandre, assim como, do lado espanhol, os dirigentes sindicais da UGT José António Gracia e Miguel Gersol.
O Totta é ainda acusado de fazer de forma institucionalizada “coacção e assédio moral” sobre os colaboradores. Em declarações ao PÚBLICO, fonte oficial do Grupo liderado por António Horta Osório recusou as críticas, observando que o Totta “nunca se furtou ao diálogo em sede própria”. E afirmou ainda desconhecer qualquer forma de coacção que obrigue os trabalhadores a fazer horas extraordinárias sob ameaça de transferência de balcão e despedimento.
quinta-feira, outubro 23, 2003
Skank "As Noites"
As ruas desse lugar
Conhecem bem
As noites longas, as noites pálidas
Quando eu te procurava
As casas desse lugar
Se lembrarão
Do nosso abraço, da sombra insólita
Espelho azul no chão
As ruas desse lugar
Agora eu sei
Sempre escutaram a nossa música
Quando eu te respirava
As pedras municipais
Se impregnaram
Da dupla imagem, da dupla solidão
A sombra ali no chão
E lá no céu constelações
Num arranjo inusitado
O seu nome desenhado
Pelo menos tinha essa ilusão
E lá no céu os astros
Num arranjo surpreendente
Se buscavam como a gente
Pelo menos tinha essa ilusão
São milhares de estrelas
Singulares letras vivas no céu
As ruas desse lugar
Conhecem bem
As noites longas, as noites pálidas
Quando eu te procurava
As casas desse lugar
Se lembrarão
Do nosso abraço, da sombra insólita
Espelho azul no chão
As ruas desse lugar
Agora eu sei
Sempre escutaram a nossa música
Quando eu te respirava
As pedras municipais
Se impregnaram
Da dupla imagem, da dupla solidão
A sombra ali no chão
E lá no céu constelações
Num arranjo inusitado
O seu nome desenhado
Pelo menos tinha essa ilusão
E lá no céu os astros
Num arranjo surpreendente
Se buscavam como a gente
Pelo menos tinha essa ilusão
São milhares de estrelas
Singulares letras vivas no céu
sexta-feira, outubro 17, 2003
quinta-feira, outubro 09, 2003
dEUS "Everybody's Weird"
So everybody came, but you're here to have some fun
And everyone's the same, well that's faster said than done.
And you're such a lovely guy but it doesn't take so much
to get all there is out, all the dirt and all the sludge.
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
And the liquor that you had
is playing twister with your mind
you been artificially sad
but never naturally high
I was flashing on a thought
on a party in this town
if I said what's on my mind
there'd be not a soul around.
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
It's easier to trust
if it comes down to this my friend
I will help you if I must
I will kill you if I can
experience is cheap
and you know that in the end
I will kill you if I must
I will help you if I can
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
Cause everybody's weird
and they all think they're God
but the biggest one they fear is that precious thing you got.
The fire in your eyes
is a subtlety I know
and you will not be denied
but the service is so slow
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
que saudades desta música e do Ideal Crash
So everybody came, but you're here to have some fun
And everyone's the same, well that's faster said than done.
And you're such a lovely guy but it doesn't take so much
to get all there is out, all the dirt and all the sludge.
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
And the liquor that you had
is playing twister with your mind
you been artificially sad
but never naturally high
I was flashing on a thought
on a party in this town
if I said what's on my mind
there'd be not a soul around.
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
It's easier to trust
if it comes down to this my friend
I will help you if I must
I will kill you if I can
experience is cheap
and you know that in the end
I will kill you if I must
I will help you if I can
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
Cause everybody's weird
and they all think they're God
but the biggest one they fear is that precious thing you got.
The fire in your eyes
is a subtlety I know
and you will not be denied
but the service is so slow
You're stepping on my sun
and it's such a lot of fun
better smile before it's gone
you're stepping on my sun
que saudades desta música e do Ideal Crash
sábado, outubro 04, 2003
John Miles "Music"
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past
To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
In this world of troubles
My music pulls me through
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past
And music of the past
And music of the past
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past
To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
'Cuz in this world of troubles
My music pulls me through
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past
To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
In this world of troubles
My music pulls me through
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past
And music of the past
And music of the past
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past
To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
'Cuz in this world of troubles
My music pulls me through
sexta-feira, outubro 03, 2003
OVO "Barco do Amor (Cada Vez Melhor)"
Deram-me um colete à prova de bala
Um capacete sem viseira nem pala
Puseram-me um relógio à prova de choque
Um detector para acusar o toque
Dentro de um barril sem tampa nem fundo
Querem que eu vá até ao fim do mundo
Só tenho o tal colete à prova de bala
E o capacete sem viseira nem pala
Deram-me a lição sem a ter pedido
Nem bom, nem mau, foi tempo perdido
Tiraram-me a febre, mediram-me o ar
Daqui para a frente nunca mais vou parar
REFRÃO
Neste barco do amor
Vai-se cada vez melhor
Na hora da partida deram-me um cigarro
Lá o fumei mas antes queria um charro
Tenho horas certas no meu relógio de pulso
E a barriga a dar horas avulso
Acontece que não sou à prova de choque
E que o detector não detecta o toque
No tal barril sem tampa nem fundo
Ainda não cheguei ao fim do mundo
Deram-me a lição sem a ter pedido
Nem bom, nem mau, foi tempo perdido
Tiraram-me a febre, mediram-me o ar
Daqui para a frente nunca mais vou parar
REFRÃO
Neste barril sem terra nem mundo
Já falta pouco para bater no fundo
O peso do colete ajuda-me a descer
E o capacete ninguém mais o vai ver
quinta-feira, outubro 02, 2003
Depeche Mode "Free Love"
If you’ve been hiding from love
If you’ve been hiding from love
If you’ve suffered enough
If you’ve suffered enough
I can understand what you’re thinking of
I can see the pain that you’re frightened of
And I’m only here
To bring you free love
Let’s make it clear
That this is free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
I’ve been running like you
I’ve been running like you
Now you understand why I’m running scared
Now you understand why I’m running scared
I’ve been searching for truth
I’ve been searching for truth
And I haven’t been getting anywhere
No I haven’t been getting anywhere
And I’m only here
To bring you free love
Let’s make it clear
That this is free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
Hey girl
You’ve got to take this moment
Then let it slip away
Let go complicated feelings
Then there’s no price to pay
We’ve been running for love
We’ve been running for love
And we don’t know what we’re doing here
No we don’t know what we’re doing here
And I’m only here
To bring you free love
Let’s make it clear
That this is free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
If you’ve been hiding from love
If you’ve been hiding from love
If you’ve suffered enough
If you’ve suffered enough
I can understand what you’re thinking of
I can see the pain that you’re frightened of
And I’m only here
To bring you free love
Let’s make it clear
That this is free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
I’ve been running like you
I’ve been running like you
Now you understand why I’m running scared
Now you understand why I’m running scared
I’ve been searching for truth
I’ve been searching for truth
And I haven’t been getting anywhere
No I haven’t been getting anywhere
And I’m only here
To bring you free love
Let’s make it clear
That this is free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
Hey girl
You’ve got to take this moment
Then let it slip away
Let go complicated feelings
Then there’s no price to pay
We’ve been running for love
We’ve been running for love
And we don’t know what we’re doing here
No we don’t know what we’re doing here
And I’m only here
To bring you free love
Let’s make it clear
That this is free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
No hidden catch
No strings attached
Just free love
sábado, setembro 20, 2003
2 episódios interessantes:
- vi pela primeira, de noite, um carro com luzes azuis em baixo, muito curioso.
- o Sporting perdeu pela segunda vez, 2 penalties a favor por assinalar em cantos, 1 dos quais nos ultimos 3 minutos. no seguimento da jogada contra ataque do Moreirense, falta do avançado sobre o Polga, não assinalada, passe a desmarcar o outro avançado e golo. 1-0. fim do jogo. É o chamado roubo escandaloso. Aposto que amanhã o árbitro vai estar com azia. oh well...
- vi pela primeira, de noite, um carro com luzes azuis em baixo, muito curioso.
- o Sporting perdeu pela segunda vez, 2 penalties a favor por assinalar em cantos, 1 dos quais nos ultimos 3 minutos. no seguimento da jogada contra ataque do Moreirense, falta do avançado sobre o Polga, não assinalada, passe a desmarcar o outro avançado e golo. 1-0. fim do jogo. É o chamado roubo escandaloso. Aposto que amanhã o árbitro vai estar com azia. oh well...
sexta-feira, setembro 19, 2003
quinta-feira, setembro 18, 2003
Dougie MacLean She Will Find Me
He walks, he does not run
he has no overwhelming need to fly
his heart remains unbroken
no need to search the sky
but me, I've never found that place
I wander recklessly...and
I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without trace
oh and though I'm running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that I chase
No-one can rock his boat
or make standing waves upon his sea
everything is calm and even
steady safe as it can be
but me, I've never found that place
I wander recklessly...but
Sometimes we search too deep
that's when the darkness feeds our fear
we turn away from one another
just in case we get too near
me I stand this mountain top
I shout so she can hear...and
He walks, he does not run
he has no overwhelming need to fly
his heart remains unbroken
no need to search the sky
but me, I've never found that place
I wander recklessly...and
I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without trace
oh and though I'm running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that I chase
No-one can rock his boat
or make standing waves upon his sea
everything is calm and even
steady safe as it can be
but me, I've never found that place
I wander recklessly...but
Sometimes we search too deep
that's when the darkness feeds our fear
we turn away from one another
just in case we get too near
me I stand this mountain top
I shout so she can hear...and
segunda-feira, setembro 15, 2003
Faleceu, ontem, Vítor Damas, um dos maiores símbolos do Sporting e um dos melhores guarda-redes de sempre de Portugal. Era, na altura em que começei a ligar a futebol e ao Sporting, a maior referência do clube.
"Vítor Damas terminou assim a carreira tal como a tinha iniciado, com a camisola do Sporting, que envergou por 743 vezes, facto ainda hoje não alcançado por nenhum outro jogador."
"Vítor Damas terminou assim a carreira tal como a tinha iniciado, com a camisola do Sporting, que envergou por 743 vezes, facto ainda hoje não alcançado por nenhum outro jogador."
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sábado, setembro 13, 2003
sexta-feira, setembro 12, 2003
quarta-feira, setembro 10, 2003
Damien Rice "Silent Night"
Faixa escondida do álbum "O", voz de Lisa Hannigan
Silent night, broken night
All is fallen when you take your flight
I found some hate for you
Just for show
You found some love for me
Thinking I'd go
Don't keep me from crying to sleep
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, moonlit night
Nothing's changed
Nothing is right
I should be stronger than weeping alone
You should be weaker than sending me home
I can't stop you fighting to sleep
Sleep in heavely peace
2 palavras: Fabu Loso!!!
Faixa escondida do álbum "O", voz de Lisa Hannigan
Silent night, broken night
All is fallen when you take your flight
I found some hate for you
Just for show
You found some love for me
Thinking I'd go
Don't keep me from crying to sleep
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, moonlit night
Nothing's changed
Nothing is right
I should be stronger than weeping alone
You should be weaker than sending me home
I can't stop you fighting to sleep
Sleep in heavely peace
2 palavras: Fabu Loso!!!
segunda-feira, setembro 08, 2003
Caetano Veloso "O Quereres"
Onde queres revólver sou coqueiro
E onde queres dinheiro sou paixão
Onde queres descanso sou desejo
E onde sou só desejo queres não
E onde não queres nada nada falta
E onde voas bem alta eu sou o chão
E onde pisas o chão minha alma salta
E ganha liberdade na amplidão
Onde queres família sou maluco
E onde queres romântico, burguês
Onde queres Leblon sou Pernambuco
E onde queres eunuco, garanhão
Onde queres o sim e o não, talvez
E onde vês eu não vislumbro razão
Onde o queres o lobo eu sou o irmão
E onde queres cowboy eu sou chinês
Ah! bruta flor do querer
Ah! bruta flor, bruta flor
Onde queres o ato eu sou o espírito
E onde queres ternura eu sou tesão
Onde queres o livre, decassílabo
E onde buscas o anjo sou mulher
Onde queres prazer sou o que dói
E onde queres tortura, mansidão
Onde queres um lar, revolução
E onde queres bandido sou herói
Eu queria querer-te amar o amor
Construir-nos dulcíssima prisão
Encontrar a mais justa adequação
Tudo métrica e rima e nunca dor
Mas a vida é real e de viés
E vê só que cilada o amor me armou
Eu te quero (e não queres) como sou
Não te quero (e não queres) como és
Ah! bruta flor do querer
Ah! bruta flor, bruta flor
Onde queres comício, flipper-vídeo
E onde queres romance, rock’n roll
Onde queres a lua eu sou o sol
E onde a pura natura, o inseticídio
Onde queres mistério eu sou a luz
E onde queres um canto, o mundo inteiro
Onde queres quaresma, fevereiro
E onde queres coqueiro sou obus
O quereres e o estares sempre a fim
Do que em mim é de mim tão desigual
Faz-me querer-te bem, querer-te mal
Bem a ti mal ao quereres assim
Infinitivamente pessoal
E eu querendo querer-te sem ter fim
E, querendo-te, aprender o total
Do querer que há e do que não há em mim
Onde queres revólver sou coqueiro
E onde queres dinheiro sou paixão
Onde queres descanso sou desejo
E onde sou só desejo queres não
E onde não queres nada nada falta
E onde voas bem alta eu sou o chão
E onde pisas o chão minha alma salta
E ganha liberdade na amplidão
Onde queres família sou maluco
E onde queres romântico, burguês
Onde queres Leblon sou Pernambuco
E onde queres eunuco, garanhão
Onde queres o sim e o não, talvez
E onde vês eu não vislumbro razão
Onde o queres o lobo eu sou o irmão
E onde queres cowboy eu sou chinês
Ah! bruta flor do querer
Ah! bruta flor, bruta flor
Onde queres o ato eu sou o espírito
E onde queres ternura eu sou tesão
Onde queres o livre, decassílabo
E onde buscas o anjo sou mulher
Onde queres prazer sou o que dói
E onde queres tortura, mansidão
Onde queres um lar, revolução
E onde queres bandido sou herói
Eu queria querer-te amar o amor
Construir-nos dulcíssima prisão
Encontrar a mais justa adequação
Tudo métrica e rima e nunca dor
Mas a vida é real e de viés
E vê só que cilada o amor me armou
Eu te quero (e não queres) como sou
Não te quero (e não queres) como és
Ah! bruta flor do querer
Ah! bruta flor, bruta flor
Onde queres comício, flipper-vídeo
E onde queres romance, rock’n roll
Onde queres a lua eu sou o sol
E onde a pura natura, o inseticídio
Onde queres mistério eu sou a luz
E onde queres um canto, o mundo inteiro
Onde queres quaresma, fevereiro
E onde queres coqueiro sou obus
O quereres e o estares sempre a fim
Do que em mim é de mim tão desigual
Faz-me querer-te bem, querer-te mal
Bem a ti mal ao quereres assim
Infinitivamente pessoal
E eu querendo querer-te sem ter fim
E, querendo-te, aprender o total
Do querer que há e do que não há em mim
quarta-feira, setembro 03, 2003
terça-feira, setembro 02, 2003
Procurar emprego é uma seca e é cansativo e deprimente. Já não posso com sites de bancos, especialmente quando se preenche tudo e no final..."Erro", tanto paleio, tanta informação e depois caput. Bah!
Simentera - Resposta A Dia C'tchuva Bem (Coladera)
sempre acalma o batimento cardíaco e faz abanar levemente o crânio....e inclina para a direita....e inclina para a esquerda...
devagarinho...morna morna...
Simentera - Resposta A Dia C'tchuva Bem (Coladera)
sempre acalma o batimento cardíaco e faz abanar levemente o crânio....e inclina para a direita....e inclina para a esquerda...
devagarinho...morna morna...
sábado, agosto 30, 2003
"Tea For Two"
Picture you upon my knee
Just tea for two
And two for tea
Just me for you
And you for me alone
Nobody near us to see us or hear us,
No friends or relations
On weekend vacations,
We won't have it known, dear,
That we own a telephone, dear...
Day will break and you'll wake,
And start to bake a sugar cake
For me to take for all the boys to see.
We will raise a family
A boy for you
And a girl for me
Oh, can't you see how happy we would be...
Music: Vincent Youmans
Lyrics: Irving Caesar + Otto Harbach
Picture you upon my knee
Just tea for two
And two for tea
Just me for you
And you for me alone
Nobody near us to see us or hear us,
No friends or relations
On weekend vacations,
We won't have it known, dear,
That we own a telephone, dear...
Day will break and you'll wake,
And start to bake a sugar cake
For me to take for all the boys to see.
We will raise a family
A boy for you
And a girl for me
Oh, can't you see how happy we would be...
Music: Vincent Youmans
Lyrics: Irving Caesar + Otto Harbach
segunda-feira, agosto 25, 2003
Eskobar "Good Day For Dying"
I walked around
people passed
the sun went down
it changes fast
and through my days
I've found some ways
to hide my thoughts
but what's the cost
and if I may leave a trace
just pretend.
it's such a good day for dying
but still I've never been crying
so maybe I should be waiting
for god and me to be dating
I walked around
people passed
the sun went down
it changes fast
and through my days
I've found some ways
to hide my thoughts
but what's the cost
and if I may leave a trace
just pretend.
it's such a good day for dying
but still I've never been crying
so maybe I should be waiting
for god and me to be dating
quinta-feira, agosto 21, 2003
Hoje foi talvez a última vez que me desloquei ao ISEG, pelo menos imbuido de espírito de estudante. E quando entrei no autocarro, para regressar a casa, senti pela primeira vez nostalgia...não do ISEG em si, mas da envolvência do espaço e das viagens de autocarro: aquele jardim ao lado, os carros arrumados na rua do ISEG, o quiosque onde por vezes comprava o Record ou o Público e onde o dono já me conhecia, os cafés, a Assembleia também logo ali ao lado..a Rua de São Bento, por onde nunca mais vou passar da maneira que anteriormente passava, o 6 e o 49, o regressar a casa e olhar para as pessoas lá fora e no autocarro enquanto ouvia musica pelo discman, os pensamentos que me ocorriam logo antes das aulas ou logo após as aulas...
a vida é feita de pequenos momentos, e esses nunca mais se repetirão, embora sempre que por lá passar eles voltem à minha memória. é bom, mas também triste.
a vida é feita de pequenos momentos, e esses nunca mais se repetirão, embora sempre que por lá passar eles voltem à minha memória. é bom, mas também triste.
quarta-feira, agosto 20, 2003
sábado, agosto 09, 2003
Mafalda Arnauth "Bendito Fado, Bendita Gente"
Bendita esta forma de vida
por mais estranha que seja
não há outra maior
Bendita a Travessa da Palha
a de uns olhos garotos
onde o fado é só loucura
Bendita essa rosa enjeitada
rosa branca delicada
ó Rosinha dos Limões
Bendito o miúdo da Bica
bem digo a história que fica
no pulsar dos corações
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente no seu estilo tão diferente
numa fé que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente
Bendita a saudade que trago
que de tanto andar comigo
atravessa a minha dor
Bendito amor que anda inflama
numa teia de enganos
ou feliz qual água que corre
Bendita rua dos meus ciúmes
do silêncio ao desencanto
não há rua mais bizarra,
Benditas vozes que cantam
até que a alma lhes doa
pois foi Deus que as fez assim.
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente no seu estilo tão diferente
numa fé que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente
Bendita velha tendinha
de uma velha Lisboa
sempre nova e com gadje
Bendita rosa Calé..
Carmenzita linda graça
tão bonita a tua fé
Bendito presente e passado
de mãos dadas num verso
em branco há espera de um futuro
bem digo essas almas que andam
uma vida à procura
de um luar que vem do céu
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente, tão diferente
que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente
Bendito fado, Bendita gente...
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente no seu estilo tão diferente
numa fé que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente!
Bendita esta forma de vida
por mais estranha que seja
não há outra maior
Bendita a Travessa da Palha
a de uns olhos garotos
onde o fado é só loucura
Bendita essa rosa enjeitada
rosa branca delicada
ó Rosinha dos Limões
Bendito o miúdo da Bica
bem digo a história que fica
no pulsar dos corações
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente no seu estilo tão diferente
numa fé que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente
Bendita a saudade que trago
que de tanto andar comigo
atravessa a minha dor
Bendito amor que anda inflama
numa teia de enganos
ou feliz qual água que corre
Bendita rua dos meus ciúmes
do silêncio ao desencanto
não há rua mais bizarra,
Benditas vozes que cantam
até que a alma lhes doa
pois foi Deus que as fez assim.
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente no seu estilo tão diferente
numa fé que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente
Bendita velha tendinha
de uma velha Lisboa
sempre nova e com gadje
Bendita rosa Calé..
Carmenzita linda graça
tão bonita a tua fé
Bendito presente e passado
de mãos dadas num verso
em branco há espera de um futuro
bem digo essas almas que andam
uma vida à procura
de um luar que vem do céu
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente, tão diferente
que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente
Bendito fado, Bendita gente...
Bendito fado corridinho ou compassado
choradinho ou bem jingado
em desgarrada singular
Bendito fado.
Bendita gente no seu estilo tão diferente
numa fé que não desmente a sua sina de cantar
Bendito fado, Bendita gente!
domingo, julho 20, 2003
achei finalmente o album dos Lisbon City Rockers. 19,45 Euros...incrivel como pode ser tão caro....4 contos por um cd feito em portugal... depois admiram.se...
meawhile. school's over, com um ano de atraso. licenciado de economia oferece-se para trabalho que nao dê muito trabalho.
as vezes a falta de cultura/inteligência surpreende.me...como é possivel um gajo que vai fazer testes psicotécnicos, fatinho e gravata, possivelmente licenciado...nao ser capaz de completar um teste sobre sinónimos...e julgar que imputar é "cortar" um braço ou uma perna...
demasiado surpreendente.
meawhile. school's over, com um ano de atraso. licenciado de economia oferece-se para trabalho que nao dê muito trabalho.
as vezes a falta de cultura/inteligência surpreende.me...como é possivel um gajo que vai fazer testes psicotécnicos, fatinho e gravata, possivelmente licenciado...nao ser capaz de completar um teste sobre sinónimos...e julgar que imputar é "cortar" um braço ou uma perna...
demasiado surpreendente.
terça-feira, julho 15, 2003
Caetano Veloso "Alexandre"
Ele nasceu no mês do leão, sua mãe uma bacante
E o rei, seu pai, um conquistador tão valente
Que o príncipe adolescente pensou que já nada restaria
Pra, se ele chegasse a rei, conquistar por si só.
Mas muito cedo ele se revelou um menino extraordinário:
O corpo de bronze, os olhos cor de chuva e os cabelos cor de sol
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu
Ele escolheu seu cavalo
Por parecer indomável
E pôs-lhe o nome Bucéfalo
Ao dominá-lo
Para júbilo, espanto e escândalo de seu próprio pai
Que contratou para seu preceptor um sábio de Estagira
Cuja cabeça sustenta ainda hoje o Ocidente.
O nome Aristóteles - nome Aristóteles - se repetiria
Desde esses tempos até nossos tempos e além.
Ele ensinou o jovem Alexandre a sentir filosofia
Pra que mais que forte e valente chegasse ele a ser sábio também.
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Ainda criança ele surpreendeu importantes visitantes
Vindos como embaixadores do Império da Pérsia
Pois os recebeu, na ausência de Filipe, com gestos elegantes
De que o rei, seu próprio pai, não seria capaz.
Em breve estaria ao lado de Filipe no campo de batalha
E assinalaria seu nome na história entre os grandes generais
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Com Hefestião, seu amado,
Seu bem na paz e na guerra,
Correu em honra de Pátroclo - os dois corpos nus -
Junto ao túmulo de Aquiles,
O herói enamorado do amor.
Na grande batalha de Queronéia
Alexandre destruía
A Esquadra Sagrada de Tebas, chamada a Invencível.
Aos dezesseis anos, só dezesseis anos, assim já exibia
Toda a amplidão da luz do seu gênio militar.
Olímpia incitava o menino do sol a afirmar-se
Se Filipe deixava a família da mãe de outro filho dos seus se insinuar.
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Feito rei aos vinte anos
Transformou a Macedônia,
Que era um reino periférico, dito bárbaro,
Em esteio do helenismo e dos gregos, seu futuro, seu sol.
O grande Alexandre,
O grande, Alexandre
Conquistou o Egito e a Pérsia
Fundou cidades, cortou o nó górdio, foi grande;
Se embriagou de poder, alto e fundo, fundando o nosso mundo,
Foi generoso e malvado, magnânimo e cruel;
Casou com uma persa, misturando raças, mudou-nos terra céu e mar,
Morreu muito moço, mas antes impôs-se do Punjab a Gibraltar.
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Ele nasceu no mês do leão, sua mãe uma bacante
E o rei, seu pai, um conquistador tão valente
Que o príncipe adolescente pensou que já nada restaria
Pra, se ele chegasse a rei, conquistar por si só.
Mas muito cedo ele se revelou um menino extraordinário:
O corpo de bronze, os olhos cor de chuva e os cabelos cor de sol
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu
Ele escolheu seu cavalo
Por parecer indomável
E pôs-lhe o nome Bucéfalo
Ao dominá-lo
Para júbilo, espanto e escândalo de seu próprio pai
Que contratou para seu preceptor um sábio de Estagira
Cuja cabeça sustenta ainda hoje o Ocidente.
O nome Aristóteles - nome Aristóteles - se repetiria
Desde esses tempos até nossos tempos e além.
Ele ensinou o jovem Alexandre a sentir filosofia
Pra que mais que forte e valente chegasse ele a ser sábio também.
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Ainda criança ele surpreendeu importantes visitantes
Vindos como embaixadores do Império da Pérsia
Pois os recebeu, na ausência de Filipe, com gestos elegantes
De que o rei, seu próprio pai, não seria capaz.
Em breve estaria ao lado de Filipe no campo de batalha
E assinalaria seu nome na história entre os grandes generais
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Com Hefestião, seu amado,
Seu bem na paz e na guerra,
Correu em honra de Pátroclo - os dois corpos nus -
Junto ao túmulo de Aquiles,
O herói enamorado do amor.
Na grande batalha de Queronéia
Alexandre destruía
A Esquadra Sagrada de Tebas, chamada a Invencível.
Aos dezesseis anos, só dezesseis anos, assim já exibia
Toda a amplidão da luz do seu gênio militar.
Olímpia incitava o menino do sol a afirmar-se
Se Filipe deixava a família da mãe de outro filho dos seus se insinuar.
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
Feito rei aos vinte anos
Transformou a Macedônia,
Que era um reino periférico, dito bárbaro,
Em esteio do helenismo e dos gregos, seu futuro, seu sol.
O grande Alexandre,
O grande, Alexandre
Conquistou o Egito e a Pérsia
Fundou cidades, cortou o nó górdio, foi grande;
Se embriagou de poder, alto e fundo, fundando o nosso mundo,
Foi generoso e malvado, magnânimo e cruel;
Casou com uma persa, misturando raças, mudou-nos terra céu e mar,
Morreu muito moço, mas antes impôs-se do Punjab a Gibraltar.
Alexandre
De Olímpia e Filipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu
Que seu pai foi um raio que veio do céu.
domingo, julho 13, 2003
quinta-feira, julho 10, 2003
sábado, junho 28, 2003
Morphine "The Night"
You're the night, Lilah. A little girl lost in the woods.
You're a folk tale, the unexplainable
You're a bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.
It's too dark to see the landmarks. I don't want your good luck charms.
I hope you're waiting for me across your carpet of stars.
You're the night, Lilah. You're everything that we can't see.
Lilah, you're the possibility.
You're the bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
And I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.
Unknown the unlit world of old. You're the sounds I never heard before.
Off the map where the wild things grow. Another world outside my door.
Here I stand I'm all alone. Drive me down the pitch black road.
Lilah you're my only home and I can't make it on my own.
You're a bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
And I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.
You're the paint can falling off the wall at the door that slams at the end of the hall where the kid rings sounds of basketball. The battle of the earth of the angels. The shifting snow drifts so realistic, so realistic - call you carpet of stars. See there is something in the yard. It's awful dark. With the painted strings, the cross, the good luck charm, the prayer, the extra layer. The group ???...
You're the night, Lilah. A little girl lost in the woods.
You're a folk tale, the unexplainable
You're a bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.
It's too dark to see the landmarks. I don't want your good luck charms.
I hope you're waiting for me across your carpet of stars.
You're the night, Lilah. You're everything that we can't see.
Lilah, you're the possibility.
You're the bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
And I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.
Unknown the unlit world of old. You're the sounds I never heard before.
Off the map where the wild things grow. Another world outside my door.
Here I stand I'm all alone. Drive me down the pitch black road.
Lilah you're my only home and I can't make it on my own.
You're a bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
And I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.
You're the paint can falling off the wall at the door that slams at the end of the hall where the kid rings sounds of basketball. The battle of the earth of the angels. The shifting snow drifts so realistic, so realistic - call you carpet of stars. See there is something in the yard. It's awful dark. With the painted strings, the cross, the good luck charm, the prayer, the extra layer. The group ???...
sexta-feira, junho 27, 2003
Black Eyed Peas feat. Esthero "Weekends"
I called Chad on Wednesday night
So we could make plans for Thursday night
He said "we could go hit the peapods"
I was like yeah, that's my favorite spot
Plus I like it there, cuz I got love on the list
High powered juice, where I don't even get frisked
Walk up in the place and get love from the misses
Pounds from my brothers, cuz they knowing that disses
The place to be to let it all out
But when the weekend come, the weekend come
Y'all could come
So go tell ya momma come and ya papa come
Go to spin the record so we can get dumb
Place packed, capacity maximum
Due to my man Polo Promotion
And I can't wait to go out and hear some
Jumping music, swift D.J.'s
Smoke machines and laser rays
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were, werrrre
Walk in the club at like 10 o' clock
And the spot is hot, blowing up rooftops
Its Thursday night and the night is young
Four day weekend, time to have some fun
D.J.'s scutter up, drop them joints
Everybody's been waiting to dance and make noise
B-Boys, let me see you break it down
And ladies, let your hips move around
Its the sound of the BEP family
Got a poet named Life and a sister Kimy (worrrrd up)
And the blood of Abraham (worrrrd up)
So let's get ready for the jam
Jumping music, swift D.J.'s
Smoke machines and laser rays
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were, werrrre
It was a Thursday night and the party was bumpin'
And the bass was thumpin' and people was jumpin'
And taboo's at the front door comin'
Taboo's at the front door comiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin
and
and (here he come now)
and
nah, nah, nah
Yo, Mister Will.i.am (Mister Will.i.am)
Win or win (Mister Will.i.am)
Get our boogie on when the weekend COME
Check the peapod, cuz the vibes is STRONG
Salinas Filipinas, they come one by ONE
All lined up, and they ready for FUN
Short one's, tall one's, beautiful ONES
B-boys, B-girls, ready to WHAT
Breaking and shaking when we doing our ish
J-Rock from the Beat Junkies ready to mix
Cuz they cuttIng up the wax for everybody
Come on over cuz were having a party
We lighting up the sky with the burning STAR
Throw your hands in the air, if you know who you ARE
Cuz we jumpin' around with the Broshigeez
And get less by the beat pharmacy, cuz they hitting you with
Jumping music, swift D.J.'s
Smoke machines and laser rays
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were (werrrre)
....worrrrd up
....worrrrd up
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were, werrrre
I called Chad on Wednesday night
So we could make plans for Thursday night
He said "we could go hit the peapods"
I was like yeah, that's my favorite spot
Plus I like it there, cuz I got love on the list
High powered juice, where I don't even get frisked
Walk up in the place and get love from the misses
Pounds from my brothers, cuz they knowing that disses
The place to be to let it all out
But when the weekend come, the weekend come
Y'all could come
So go tell ya momma come and ya papa come
Go to spin the record so we can get dumb
Place packed, capacity maximum
Due to my man Polo Promotion
And I can't wait to go out and hear some
Jumping music, swift D.J.'s
Smoke machines and laser rays
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were, werrrre
Walk in the club at like 10 o' clock
And the spot is hot, blowing up rooftops
Its Thursday night and the night is young
Four day weekend, time to have some fun
D.J.'s scutter up, drop them joints
Everybody's been waiting to dance and make noise
B-Boys, let me see you break it down
And ladies, let your hips move around
Its the sound of the BEP family
Got a poet named Life and a sister Kimy (worrrrd up)
And the blood of Abraham (worrrrd up)
So let's get ready for the jam
Jumping music, swift D.J.'s
Smoke machines and laser rays
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were, werrrre
It was a Thursday night and the party was bumpin'
And the bass was thumpin' and people was jumpin'
And taboo's at the front door comin'
Taboo's at the front door comiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin
and
and (here he come now)
and
nah, nah, nah
Yo, Mister Will.i.am (Mister Will.i.am)
Win or win (Mister Will.i.am)
Get our boogie on when the weekend COME
Check the peapod, cuz the vibes is STRONG
Salinas Filipinas, they come one by ONE
All lined up, and they ready for FUN
Short one's, tall one's, beautiful ONES
B-boys, B-girls, ready to WHAT
Breaking and shaking when we doing our ish
J-Rock from the Beat Junkies ready to mix
Cuz they cuttIng up the wax for everybody
Come on over cuz were having a party
We lighting up the sky with the burning STAR
Throw your hands in the air, if you know who you ARE
Cuz we jumpin' around with the Broshigeez
And get less by the beat pharmacy, cuz they hitting you with
Jumping music, swift D.J.'s
Smoke machines and laser rays
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were (werrrre)
....worrrrd up
....worrrrd up
Look out weekend cuz, here I come
Because weekends were, werrrre
quarta-feira, junho 25, 2003
The Postal Service "Such Great Heights"
I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
in our eyes are mirror images and when
we kiss they're perfectly aligned
and I have to speculate that God himself
did make us into corresponding shapes like
puzzle pieces from the clay
true, it may seem like a stretch, but
its thoughts like this that catch my troubled
head when you're away when I am missing you to death
when you are out there on the road for
several weeks of shows and when you scan
the radio, I hope this song will guide you home
they won't see us waving from such great
heights, "come down now," they'll say
but everything looks perfect from far away,
"come down now," but we'll stay...
I tried my best to leave this all on your
machine but the persistent beat it sounded
thin upon listening
that frankly will not fly. you will hear
the shrillest highs and lowest lows with
the windows down when this is guiding you home
I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
in our eyes are mirror images and when
we kiss they're perfectly aligned
and I have to speculate that God himself
did make us into corresponding shapes like
puzzle pieces from the clay
true, it may seem like a stretch, but
its thoughts like this that catch my troubled
head when you're away when I am missing you to death
when you are out there on the road for
several weeks of shows and when you scan
the radio, I hope this song will guide you home
they won't see us waving from such great
heights, "come down now," they'll say
but everything looks perfect from far away,
"come down now," but we'll stay...
I tried my best to leave this all on your
machine but the persistent beat it sounded
thin upon listening
that frankly will not fly. you will hear
the shrillest highs and lowest lows with
the windows down when this is guiding you home
quarta-feira, junho 18, 2003
Marisa Monte "Maraçá"
No meu filme
Pinta baticum na mesa
Alegria com cerveja
Entidades e nações
Mudo e surdo
Encapadas em capetas
Língua que lambe ninfetas
Lata maraçá e fome
Gangazunga lobisomem
Samirá que vira homem
Rum pi lé rum
É vendaval, é ilusão
E eu e você no carnaval
No carnaval
E a glória de nada
Me valeria
Minha atlântida Bahia
Ilha de reuniões
E agora já que tenho
Companhia
Talvez veja outro filme
Lâmina mulher Maria
Uma voz
Que guia guia
Bimotor que silencia
Rum pi lé rum
É vendaval, é ilusão
É eu e você no carnaval
No carnaval
Do you believe me
Can you hear me
No meu filme
Pinta baticum na mesa
Alegria com cerveja
Entidades e nações
Mudo e surdo
Encapadas em capetas
Língua que lambe ninfetas
Lata maraçá e fome
Gangazunga lobisomem
Samirá que vira homem
Rum pi lé rum
É vendaval, é ilusão
E eu e você no carnaval
No carnaval
E a glória de nada
Me valeria
Minha atlântida Bahia
Ilha de reuniões
E agora já que tenho
Companhia
Talvez veja outro filme
Lâmina mulher Maria
Uma voz
Que guia guia
Bimotor que silencia
Rum pi lé rum
É vendaval, é ilusão
É eu e você no carnaval
No carnaval
Do you believe me
Can you hear me
terça-feira, junho 10, 2003
Cake "Short Skirt / Long Jacket"
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnng jacket......
I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who used a machedy to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng.... lonnng jacket
I want a girl with a smooth liquidation
I want a girl with good dividends
And at the city bank we will meet accidentally
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cupholder arm rest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrystler Laberan
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnggggggggg jacket
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnng jacket......
I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who used a machedy to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng.... lonnng jacket
I want a girl with a smooth liquidation
I want a girl with good dividends
And at the city bank we will meet accidentally
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cupholder arm rest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrystler Laberan
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnggggggggg jacket
quinta-feira, maio 29, 2003
E o prémio para locutor mais totó do ano vai, sem dúvida e com todo o mérito aliás, para o locutor português de Ténis no Eurosport.
É preciso ter um grande dom para conseguir dizer, horas seguidas, banalidades de uma profundidade inigualável.
Gabriel Alves por sua vez voltou à sua melhor forma: "Sem Nedved a equipa da Juventus é cerca de 30% mais fraca"
Brilhante este comentário matemático!
É preciso ter um grande dom para conseguir dizer, horas seguidas, banalidades de uma profundidade inigualável.
Gabriel Alves por sua vez voltou à sua melhor forma: "Sem Nedved a equipa da Juventus é cerca de 30% mais fraca"
Brilhante este comentário matemático!
segunda-feira, maio 26, 2003
Carlos Paião:
- Zero-a-Zero (o início da música parece mesmo Aphex Twin :D)
"Há zero a zero , há cem a cem, com zero a zero vai tudo bem..."
- Play-Back
"Podes nem saber cantar, nem sequer assobiar, com certeza que nao vais desafinar...em Play-Back, em Play-Back..."
- Marcha Do "Pião Das Nicas"
"Viva o Santo António, viva o São João, viva o 10 de Junho e a Restauração, viva até São Bento se nos arranjar, muitos feriados para festejar"
- Zero-a-Zero (o início da música parece mesmo Aphex Twin :D)
"Há zero a zero , há cem a cem, com zero a zero vai tudo bem..."
- Play-Back
"Podes nem saber cantar, nem sequer assobiar, com certeza que nao vais desafinar...em Play-Back, em Play-Back..."
- Marcha Do "Pião Das Nicas"
"Viva o Santo António, viva o São João, viva o 10 de Junho e a Restauração, viva até São Bento se nos arranjar, muitos feriados para festejar"
quarta-feira, maio 21, 2003
saga das 3 receitas:
1ª Desculpe mas esta receita não pode ter desconto, tem que ir à clínica e pedir para lhe passarem pela ADSE porque pelo MJ tem restrição de direitos.
2ª Esta receita não tem desconto, falta-lhe o carimbo da clínica, tem que ir lá e meter o carimbo para ter direito ao desconto
3ª Olhe que esta receita não é válida para o desconto, a médica esqueceu-se de meter a vinheta, tem que ter a vinheta para ter direito ao desconto.
para a semana como será?
1ª Desculpe mas esta receita não pode ter desconto, tem que ir à clínica e pedir para lhe passarem pela ADSE porque pelo MJ tem restrição de direitos.
2ª Esta receita não tem desconto, falta-lhe o carimbo da clínica, tem que ir lá e meter o carimbo para ter direito ao desconto
3ª Olhe que esta receita não é válida para o desconto, a médica esqueceu-se de meter a vinheta, tem que ter a vinheta para ter direito ao desconto.
para a semana como será?
terça-feira, maio 20, 2003
sexta-feira, maio 16, 2003
Doves - Break Me Gently
Walk inside, gets noticed
Fears conspire, they won't go away
And I know, and I see, you'll be breaking hearts again
You break me gently
Break me gently
Break me gently
Break my fall in vain
Pain won't go, rest in peace
And I look, and I see, you could be breaking souls again
And I see me, break me gently
Break me gently
Break me gently
Walk inside, gets noticed
Fears conspire, they won't go away
And I know, and I see, you'll be breaking hearts again
You break me gently
Break me gently
Break me gently
Break my fall in vain
Pain won't go, rest in peace
And I look, and I see, you could be breaking souls again
And I see me, break me gently
Break me gently
Break me gently
quinta-feira, maio 15, 2003
ponto de vista interessante, como fazer uma crítica:
"Doves
Lost Souls[Astralwerks; 2000]
Rating: 6.8
You know, we music journalists have to contend with a myriad of internal voices while reviewing. There's the simple, straightforward, credulous voice of the listener, who takes bands, songs and packages at face value. As a counter check, there's a savvier, hipper voice that considers music a constructed, made-up thing, sold to us by bands and manufacturers through advertising, press buzz and the ever-enticing promise of press photos. And, finally, there's a purely contrarian voice that plays devil's advocate, finding the easy path and countering it at every turn.
This kind of intrapersonal debating occurs with every release, but rages almost uncontrollably in the instance of a talked-up offering. Because in such a case, it becomes so important to keep oneself from being swept up in embarrassing critical groundswell without dismissing a record that might be good just because someone else likes it. Case in point: Doves' Lost Souls, an album currently coasting on tons of buzz. Follow us as we take a look at three different approaches to reviewing the record, while revealing the secret tricks of the reviewer's game:
Step One: Snappy, Superficial Introduction
Straightforward: While, in the United States, electronic music is considered a new, arty, futuristic medium, it's been a part of the European palette for years. While Underworld seem spacy and abstract on these shores, they're a legit commercial force for our friends across the sea. What's more, techno's such a known quantity across the Atlantic that it's become strictly pro forma for any self-respecting rock band to incorporate a little 808 thud into their rock and roll mix.
Cynical: After the "electronica" "boom" rose and fell like Keith Flint's spiky haircut, all the big fancy record companies-- and the attendant faux-raver acts to whom they'd promised the world-- had to find a way to shore up their losses. Thus, the awkward shotgun marriage of rock to drum machines, resulting in efforts ranging from lovely (Radiohead) to dull (Smash Mouth) to bizarre (Rolling Stones produced by the Dust Brothers). All in all, the experiment can be deemed a bust.
Contrarian: Techno? Techno-rock fusion? Fuck that!
Step Two: Introduce the Band
Straightforward: A good, if somewhat surprising, example of the Euro tech-rock fusion is the debut LP from Doves, Lost Souls. Where most of the fusing has gone on in the rock camp as aging amp-powered dinos struggled for relevance, Doves' effort provides a rare example of techno-schooled musicians digging in the crates for inspiration. Having made their first splash as a straight-ahead club act called Sub Sub, this trio of blokes woodshedded for a long time, started playing anachronistic instruments you strummed, plucked and hit, and ended up with a collection of damn-near-normal rock songs. Of course, the tincture of their throbbing house-kid past lurks in the shadows all the same.
Cynical: The latest group of cred-hungry beat monsters to cross this writer's desk are Doves, a frustratingly non-capitalized or articled threesome from the UK. Their record's got everything written in lowercase, there's a lot of noiry photos of a boxer, and the damn thing is called Lost Souls, all of which reeks of art (or, perhaps more aptly, "ahhht"). Scowling in front of a cityscape, clad in flannel, and sporting ridiculous stubblefields on their faces, Doves look like they're running as hard as they can from their bow as Sub Sub. There's a reason the single they released under that moniker never made it stateside, and I'm sure it had everything to do with the description "M People-esque," which appeared in the press kit.
Contrarian: Hairy, serious-looking songwriter types from England? Fuck that!
Step Three: Flailingly Desperate Attempt to Describe the Record
Straightforward: Lost Souls is nothing if not a sprawling, ambitious effort. Padded for U.S. arrival with three bonus tracks, the disc stretches out to more than 72 minutes, and I'll be damned if it isn't a solid, engaging effort throughout. Where the increased running time of a CD is usually more beast than beauty, the breathing room allows Doves to stretch out. Few of these tracks weigh in under the five-minute mark, and most of their durations are given over to jangling acoustic guitars and mid-tempo rhythms that, in places, resemble Mogwai's moments of plaintive contemplation.
Tonally, Lost Souls reflects the after-after-midnight hours, as if the boys felt the need to document the hung over and blissed-out aftermath of the dancing-hours frenzy their Sub Sub days offered listeners years ago. That rarest of animals, a singing drummer named Andy Williams, wails discontentedly and virtually wordlessly over swelling and receding musical themes, while atmospheric keyboards and ominous samplework provide texture the barebones acoustic arrangements wouldn't achieve on their own.
Cynical: The heart of the problem on Lost Souls is its overreaching ambition. Naming the first track-- the virtually instrumental "Firesuite"-- after the famous four-song suite from the Beach Boys' Smile sessions gives it away instantly. Doves are, in both their tilting and endlessly sculpted sounds, after the same instrumental evocations Brian Wilson made and destroyed at the peak of his compositional powers. In most principle respects, this album is straight, rockist Brit-pop. But the samples and keyboards serve only to dress up fairly conventional songs, as if to conceal their pedestrian nature.
Contrarian: More Brian Wilson name-checking? Fuck that!
Step Four: Track-by-Track Highlights and Lowlights
Straightforward: Lost Souls, despite its reach and ambition, works best in its most conventionally melodic moments. The aptly named "Melody Calls" juxtaposes a typically languid vocal against an uncharacteristically jaunty guitar riff, and the result is a little radio-ready wonder. Similarly, the title cut's deep, throbbing chords work as this melancholy work's catalytic center, distilling the band's mixture of atmosphere and song down to a kind of essence.
Among the more adventurous tracks, "Firesuite" and "Break Me Gently" work best because of their carefully planned development and the skillful use of heavily effected vocals, which flesh out what could have been almost Dave Matthews-sized swaths of dull 'jamming.' But the stately ballad at the end of the album proper, "A House," accentuates the songiness of this effort. These boys are interested in beauty, power, emotion and feeling. Not idle wanking.
Cynical: Hey! He stole my stuff! Punk.
Contrarian: Emotion and feeling?! Fuck that!
Step Five: Summation
Straightforward: Despite its excesses, Lost Souls offers a novel twist on the electronics-plus-rock-equals-fun-for-trainspotters equation. The tech-rock fusion isn't dead in the water yet.
Cynical: Okay, fine. Even Brits can do something decent from time to time.
Contrarian: Fuck England!
Step Six: The Rating
Straightforward: 7.3
Cynical: 6.2
Contrarian: Fuck numbers!
-Sam Eccleston, February, 2001"
"Doves
Lost Souls[Astralwerks; 2000]
Rating: 6.8
You know, we music journalists have to contend with a myriad of internal voices while reviewing. There's the simple, straightforward, credulous voice of the listener, who takes bands, songs and packages at face value. As a counter check, there's a savvier, hipper voice that considers music a constructed, made-up thing, sold to us by bands and manufacturers through advertising, press buzz and the ever-enticing promise of press photos. And, finally, there's a purely contrarian voice that plays devil's advocate, finding the easy path and countering it at every turn.
This kind of intrapersonal debating occurs with every release, but rages almost uncontrollably in the instance of a talked-up offering. Because in such a case, it becomes so important to keep oneself from being swept up in embarrassing critical groundswell without dismissing a record that might be good just because someone else likes it. Case in point: Doves' Lost Souls, an album currently coasting on tons of buzz. Follow us as we take a look at three different approaches to reviewing the record, while revealing the secret tricks of the reviewer's game:
Step One: Snappy, Superficial Introduction
Straightforward: While, in the United States, electronic music is considered a new, arty, futuristic medium, it's been a part of the European palette for years. While Underworld seem spacy and abstract on these shores, they're a legit commercial force for our friends across the sea. What's more, techno's such a known quantity across the Atlantic that it's become strictly pro forma for any self-respecting rock band to incorporate a little 808 thud into their rock and roll mix.
Cynical: After the "electronica" "boom" rose and fell like Keith Flint's spiky haircut, all the big fancy record companies-- and the attendant faux-raver acts to whom they'd promised the world-- had to find a way to shore up their losses. Thus, the awkward shotgun marriage of rock to drum machines, resulting in efforts ranging from lovely (Radiohead) to dull (Smash Mouth) to bizarre (Rolling Stones produced by the Dust Brothers). All in all, the experiment can be deemed a bust.
Contrarian: Techno? Techno-rock fusion? Fuck that!
Step Two: Introduce the Band
Straightforward: A good, if somewhat surprising, example of the Euro tech-rock fusion is the debut LP from Doves, Lost Souls. Where most of the fusing has gone on in the rock camp as aging amp-powered dinos struggled for relevance, Doves' effort provides a rare example of techno-schooled musicians digging in the crates for inspiration. Having made their first splash as a straight-ahead club act called Sub Sub, this trio of blokes woodshedded for a long time, started playing anachronistic instruments you strummed, plucked and hit, and ended up with a collection of damn-near-normal rock songs. Of course, the tincture of their throbbing house-kid past lurks in the shadows all the same.
Cynical: The latest group of cred-hungry beat monsters to cross this writer's desk are Doves, a frustratingly non-capitalized or articled threesome from the UK. Their record's got everything written in lowercase, there's a lot of noiry photos of a boxer, and the damn thing is called Lost Souls, all of which reeks of art (or, perhaps more aptly, "ahhht"). Scowling in front of a cityscape, clad in flannel, and sporting ridiculous stubblefields on their faces, Doves look like they're running as hard as they can from their bow as Sub Sub. There's a reason the single they released under that moniker never made it stateside, and I'm sure it had everything to do with the description "M People-esque," which appeared in the press kit.
Contrarian: Hairy, serious-looking songwriter types from England? Fuck that!
Step Three: Flailingly Desperate Attempt to Describe the Record
Straightforward: Lost Souls is nothing if not a sprawling, ambitious effort. Padded for U.S. arrival with three bonus tracks, the disc stretches out to more than 72 minutes, and I'll be damned if it isn't a solid, engaging effort throughout. Where the increased running time of a CD is usually more beast than beauty, the breathing room allows Doves to stretch out. Few of these tracks weigh in under the five-minute mark, and most of their durations are given over to jangling acoustic guitars and mid-tempo rhythms that, in places, resemble Mogwai's moments of plaintive contemplation.
Tonally, Lost Souls reflects the after-after-midnight hours, as if the boys felt the need to document the hung over and blissed-out aftermath of the dancing-hours frenzy their Sub Sub days offered listeners years ago. That rarest of animals, a singing drummer named Andy Williams, wails discontentedly and virtually wordlessly over swelling and receding musical themes, while atmospheric keyboards and ominous samplework provide texture the barebones acoustic arrangements wouldn't achieve on their own.
Cynical: The heart of the problem on Lost Souls is its overreaching ambition. Naming the first track-- the virtually instrumental "Firesuite"-- after the famous four-song suite from the Beach Boys' Smile sessions gives it away instantly. Doves are, in both their tilting and endlessly sculpted sounds, after the same instrumental evocations Brian Wilson made and destroyed at the peak of his compositional powers. In most principle respects, this album is straight, rockist Brit-pop. But the samples and keyboards serve only to dress up fairly conventional songs, as if to conceal their pedestrian nature.
Contrarian: More Brian Wilson name-checking? Fuck that!
Step Four: Track-by-Track Highlights and Lowlights
Straightforward: Lost Souls, despite its reach and ambition, works best in its most conventionally melodic moments. The aptly named "Melody Calls" juxtaposes a typically languid vocal against an uncharacteristically jaunty guitar riff, and the result is a little radio-ready wonder. Similarly, the title cut's deep, throbbing chords work as this melancholy work's catalytic center, distilling the band's mixture of atmosphere and song down to a kind of essence.
Among the more adventurous tracks, "Firesuite" and "Break Me Gently" work best because of their carefully planned development and the skillful use of heavily effected vocals, which flesh out what could have been almost Dave Matthews-sized swaths of dull 'jamming.' But the stately ballad at the end of the album proper, "A House," accentuates the songiness of this effort. These boys are interested in beauty, power, emotion and feeling. Not idle wanking.
Cynical: Hey! He stole my stuff! Punk.
Contrarian: Emotion and feeling?! Fuck that!
Step Five: Summation
Straightforward: Despite its excesses, Lost Souls offers a novel twist on the electronics-plus-rock-equals-fun-for-trainspotters equation. The tech-rock fusion isn't dead in the water yet.
Cynical: Okay, fine. Even Brits can do something decent from time to time.
Contrarian: Fuck England!
Step Six: The Rating
Straightforward: 7.3
Cynical: 6.2
Contrarian: Fuck numbers!
-Sam Eccleston, February, 2001"
quinta-feira, abril 03, 2003
segunda-feira, março 24, 2003
segunda-feira, fevereiro 24, 2003
domingo, fevereiro 23, 2003
quinta-feira, janeiro 09, 2003
E aqui está ele, o único o melhor o fantástico TOP Pedro Ribeiro 2002!!
Filmezitos!
1-Hablle con Ella
2-Ice Age
3-O Gosto Dos Outros
4-Vigaristas de Bairro
5-The Royal Tenenbaums
6-Blade 2
7-As Duas Torres
Top limitado à selecção dos filmes que me recordo de ir ver ao cinema. Qualquer falha importante, que mais tarde me recorde, será corrigida...mas acho que este é mesmo o Top dos filmes que vi :)
Albuns Nacionais
1-Gaiteiros de Lisboa-Macaréu
2-Bullet-The Lost Tapes
3-Sam The Kid-Beats Vol 1 - Amor
4-Coldfinger-Sweet Moods & Interludes
5-Bypass-Bypass EP
6-Pedro Abrunhosa-Momento
7-Pop Dell'Arte-So Goodnight EP
Da produção nacional este é, sem dúvida, o meu Top...claro que o meu Top está sujeito às minhas audições e ainda tenho coisas para ouvir como Carlos do Carmo, Maria João &..., Wordsong, Zedisaneonlight e outras coisitas...se mais tarde as considerar merecedoras de integrarem o top alguém vai sair, ai vai vai!!
Albuns Não Nacionais :)
01 Soulwax - 2 Many DJ's: As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 2
02 Soviet - We Are Eyes We Are Builders
03 Aim - Hinterland
04 Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man - Out Of Season
05 The Vines - Highly Evolved
06 Tribalistas - Tribalistas
07 Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
08 Fischerspooner - #1
09 RJD2 - Deadringer
10 Underworld - A Hundred Days Off
11 Dntel - Life Is Full Of Possibilities
Muitas falhas terá esta lista...mas a minha memória não é assim tão boa, das minhas audições estes são os albuns do ano 2002 que se destacam (penso que são todos de 2002, se algum nao for...azar eheh).
Filmezitos!
1-Hablle con Ella
2-Ice Age
3-O Gosto Dos Outros
4-Vigaristas de Bairro
5-The Royal Tenenbaums
6-Blade 2
7-As Duas Torres
Top limitado à selecção dos filmes que me recordo de ir ver ao cinema. Qualquer falha importante, que mais tarde me recorde, será corrigida...mas acho que este é mesmo o Top dos filmes que vi :)
Albuns Nacionais
1-Gaiteiros de Lisboa-Macaréu
2-Bullet-The Lost Tapes
3-Sam The Kid-Beats Vol 1 - Amor
4-Coldfinger-Sweet Moods & Interludes
5-Bypass-Bypass EP
6-Pedro Abrunhosa-Momento
7-Pop Dell'Arte-So Goodnight EP
Da produção nacional este é, sem dúvida, o meu Top...claro que o meu Top está sujeito às minhas audições e ainda tenho coisas para ouvir como Carlos do Carmo, Maria João &..., Wordsong, Zedisaneonlight e outras coisitas...se mais tarde as considerar merecedoras de integrarem o top alguém vai sair, ai vai vai!!
Albuns Não Nacionais :)
01 Soulwax - 2 Many DJ's: As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 2
02 Soviet - We Are Eyes We Are Builders
03 Aim - Hinterland
04 Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man - Out Of Season
05 The Vines - Highly Evolved
06 Tribalistas - Tribalistas
07 Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
08 Fischerspooner - #1
09 RJD2 - Deadringer
10 Underworld - A Hundred Days Off
11 Dntel - Life Is Full Of Possibilities
Muitas falhas terá esta lista...mas a minha memória não é assim tão boa, das minhas audições estes são os albuns do ano 2002 que se destacam (penso que são todos de 2002, se algum nao for...azar eheh).
ena ena...posts quase diários, isto é que é produtividade :) i'm a new man!! barba feita e cabelo cortado... ready for inactiviy!! eheh
o pior é que está um frio do caraças e estou a escrever com um gorro na cabeça....brrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrr depois ver tantos tops de albuns e filmes em sites, jornais e fóruns decidi fazer o meu próprio TOP!!! TAM TAM TAM
o pior é que está um frio do caraças e estou a escrever com um gorro na cabeça....brrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrr depois ver tantos tops de albuns e filmes em sites, jornais e fóruns decidi fazer o meu próprio TOP!!! TAM TAM TAM
segunda-feira, janeiro 06, 2003
quarta-feira, janeiro 01, 2003
terça-feira, dezembro 31, 2002
My Way
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!
dá.ne para a ouvir sinatra...está mau isto.
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!
dá.ne para a ouvir sinatra...está mau isto.
sexta-feira, dezembro 27, 2002
The Aloof - One Night Stand
What am I doing here
Your face is a mess
You walk by and give me room
And you put on your dress
I say I'll see you soon and I
I'll give you a call
I hear the door slam and feel nothing at all
What am I doing here
I've been here for weeks
Gotta get outta of this room and go
Go clean these sheets
Why am I lying here and with what was her name
I feel nothing at all I feel no shame
It's another one night stand
Cause it makes me feel like a real man
What am I doing here
Your face is a mess
You walk by and give me room
And you put on your dress
I say I'll see you soon and I
I'll give you a call
I hear the door slam and feel nothing at all
It's another one night stand
Cause it makes me feel like a real man
What am I doing here I've been here for weeks
Gotta get outta of this room and go
Go clean these sheets
Why am I lying here
And with what was her name
I feel nothing at all I feel no shame
It's another one night stand
Cause it makes me feel like a real man
(Repeat)
umas das músicas mais bonitas algumas vez feitas, na minha humilde opinião
What am I doing here
Your face is a mess
You walk by and give me room
And you put on your dress
I say I'll see you soon and I
I'll give you a call
I hear the door slam and feel nothing at all
What am I doing here
I've been here for weeks
Gotta get outta of this room and go
Go clean these sheets
Why am I lying here and with what was her name
I feel nothing at all I feel no shame
It's another one night stand
Cause it makes me feel like a real man
What am I doing here
Your face is a mess
You walk by and give me room
And you put on your dress
I say I'll see you soon and I
I'll give you a call
I hear the door slam and feel nothing at all
It's another one night stand
Cause it makes me feel like a real man
What am I doing here I've been here for weeks
Gotta get outta of this room and go
Go clean these sheets
Why am I lying here
And with what was her name
I feel nothing at all I feel no shame
It's another one night stand
Cause it makes me feel like a real man
(Repeat)
umas das músicas mais bonitas algumas vez feitas, na minha humilde opinião
Sonhos de Planetas e Estrelas
À distância da eternidade, a Terra é um imenso formigueiro
De espécies convencidas de imortalidade, mas que duram apenas um dia inteiro
De todas elas, a mais peculiar será a bípede de aspecto simióide
Que antecedeu a artrópode polar e reinou após a titânia sauróide
Pouco sabemos a seu respeito, e tudo o que temos é curiosidade
De determinar o defeito que a ceifou em tenra idade
Tinha raciocínio de construtora e capacidades de manipulação
Mas natureza de predadora, talvez seja essa a razão
De ter usado o planeta sem mente, rumo a um destino fatal
Embora fosse a primeira inteligente, enquanto espécie não era nada de especial
Uma civilização comunica pelos desperdícios, uma espécie de organismos
Desta restam apenas indícios de pedra, plástico e mecanismos
Que outrora abundaram em demasia, sintoma de caos e desperdício
Fizeram da descoberta, teimosia, e da tecnologia, vício
Sem controlar as hormonas em ebulição, perderam-se em actos de amor e violência
Prova de que a animais de criação não se concede o dom da inteligência
Em breve faria Gaia a rasura que apagaria tão fracassada iniciativa
Esperaria milénios para a cura e depois nova tentativa
Desaparecida e enterrada se encontra, a pequena espécia valente
Que tentou cometer a afronta de espalhar por outros mundos a semente
Pois, também na ambição pioneira, havia sonhos de planetas e estrelas
Mas como lição derradeira nem os tiveram a eles nem a elas
O erro não voltará a ser cometido, pertence agora só ao passado
E a espécie, cujo nome foi esquecido, vive apenas na alma de um sonhador cansado.
Luís Filipe Silva
À distância da eternidade, a Terra é um imenso formigueiro
De espécies convencidas de imortalidade, mas que duram apenas um dia inteiro
De todas elas, a mais peculiar será a bípede de aspecto simióide
Que antecedeu a artrópode polar e reinou após a titânia sauróide
Pouco sabemos a seu respeito, e tudo o que temos é curiosidade
De determinar o defeito que a ceifou em tenra idade
Tinha raciocínio de construtora e capacidades de manipulação
Mas natureza de predadora, talvez seja essa a razão
De ter usado o planeta sem mente, rumo a um destino fatal
Embora fosse a primeira inteligente, enquanto espécie não era nada de especial
Uma civilização comunica pelos desperdícios, uma espécie de organismos
Desta restam apenas indícios de pedra, plástico e mecanismos
Que outrora abundaram em demasia, sintoma de caos e desperdício
Fizeram da descoberta, teimosia, e da tecnologia, vício
Sem controlar as hormonas em ebulição, perderam-se em actos de amor e violência
Prova de que a animais de criação não se concede o dom da inteligência
Em breve faria Gaia a rasura que apagaria tão fracassada iniciativa
Esperaria milénios para a cura e depois nova tentativa
Desaparecida e enterrada se encontra, a pequena espécia valente
Que tentou cometer a afronta de espalhar por outros mundos a semente
Pois, também na ambição pioneira, havia sonhos de planetas e estrelas
Mas como lição derradeira nem os tiveram a eles nem a elas
O erro não voltará a ser cometido, pertence agora só ao passado
E a espécie, cujo nome foi esquecido, vive apenas na alma de um sonhador cansado.
Luís Filipe Silva
quinta-feira, dezembro 26, 2002
artista da semana - worlds end girlfriend. de vez em quando descobre-se estas pérolas que andam por aí escondidas... e viva o japão.
bom...período pós natalício...venha a depressão do final do ano. e continuo sem ganhar no NBA no 2º nivel mais dificil..loosing qualities i am.
será que hoje há soulwax @ lux...the answer coming right up...in a few hours.
ah, e ja consegui meter os links um em cada linha!!! cortesia Dora :)
bom...período pós natalício...venha a depressão do final do ano. e continuo sem ganhar no NBA no 2º nivel mais dificil..loosing qualities i am.
será que hoje há soulwax @ lux...the answer coming right up...in a few hours.
ah, e ja consegui meter os links um em cada linha!!! cortesia Dora :)
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