miércoles, 22 de enero de 2014

La Canción De La Semana "THE LOOK" Roxette


Ayer mientras volvía a casa escuché "The Look" en la radio de un coche. Parece ser que también ha sido la banda sonora de alguno de mis sueños durante la noche y cuando he despertado, a parte de la típica erección matutina, el temita volvía a acompañarme.

Pues nada, quizás sea una señal y deba ponerla en mi blog o tal vez es que se trata de una canción tremendamente machacona y pegadiza que siempre está ahí.

Roxette, son un duo de suecos formados por Per Gessle y Marie Frediksson que a finales de los 80 tuvieron un montón de éxito con su segundo álbum "Look Sharp", con el que lograron vender 9 millones de copias y lo que es más difícil; entrar en el mercado norteamericano y triunfar. Allí obtuvieron un disco de platino por superar el millón de copias en ventas y 2 de sus singles extraídos fueron número 1.

"The Look" fue número 1 en 25 países...

Feliz escucha, feliz semana.




Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer
She's a juvenile scam, never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop, she's got the look


Heavenly bound, 'cause heaven's got a number
When she's spinning me around, kissing is a color
Her loving is a wild dog, she's got the look


She's got the look
(She's got the look)
She's got the look
(She's got the look)

What in the world can make
A brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I'll ever do, I'll do for you
And I go, la la, la la la, she's got the look


Fire in the ice, naked to the T-bone
Is a lover's disguise, banging on the head drum
Shaking like a mad bull, she's got the look


Swaying to the band, moving like a hammer
She's a miracle man, loving is the ocean
Kissing is the wet sand, she's got the look


She's got the look
(She's got the look)
She's got the look
(She's got the look)

What in the world can make
A brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I'll ever do, I'll do for you
And I go, la la, la la la, she's got the look


Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer
She's a juvenile scam, never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop, she's got the look

And she goes, na na na
She's got the look

She's got the look
(She's got the look)
She's got the look
(She's got the look)

What in the world can make
A brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I'll ever do, I'll do for you
And I go, la la, la la la, she's got the look


What in the world
Can make you so blue
When everything I'll ever do, I'll do for you
And I go, la la, la la la


Na na na
She's got the look
And she goes, na na na

She's got the look
(She's got the look)

And she goes, na na na
She's got the look
(She's got the look)
And she goes, na na na
She's got the look

sábado, 11 de enero de 2014

La Canción De La Semana "PERFECT DAY" Lou Reed


"Perfect Day" es una preciosa canción de amor incondicional. Pertenece a su segundo álbum como solista "Transformer", una vez terminada su etapa con "Velvet Underground". En 1972 no llamó demasiado la atención, ni siquiera fue editada en single pero el tema tuvo nueva vida cuando fue incluida en la banda sonora de la película "Trainspotting" en 1996. Al año siguiente sería protagonista de una campaña llamada "Children In Need" en una doble versión de voces masculinas y femeninas.

Reed nos dejaba a finales del año pasado tras una vida llena de excesos. Hoy es una buena ocasión para recordarle con este tema.

Feliz escucha, feliz semana.



Just a perfect day
drink Sangria in the park
And then later
when it gets dark, we go home

Just a perfect day
feed animals in the zoo
Then later
a movie, too, and then home

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spend it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on

Just a perfect day
problems all left alone
Weekenders on our own
it's such fun

Just a perfect day
you made me forget myself
I thought I was
someone else, someone good

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on

You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow