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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan és un dels músics més influents en el món de la música rock i folk des de principis dels 60. “Blowing on the wind” és probablement la seva cançó més coneguda i més versionada al llarg dels anys.

Gaudiu d’aquesta versió del gravada el 1971 en el concert de Bangla Desh  juntament amb George Harrison i Eric Clapton i altres dels grans.

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How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ‘n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ‘n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

Smoke on the water

Amor m’ha explicat que esteu estudiant la història del rock i que a classe heu escoltat un dels riffs de guitarra més coneguts de tota la història.

Aquí podeu veure en directe a la formació dels Deep Purple en el 1973 :

Ian Gillan, vocals

Ritchie Blackmore, lead guitar

Roger Glover, bass guitar

John Lord, keyboards

Ian Paice, drums

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La cançó explica un fet real del 4 de desembre de 1971. Deep Purple va anar a gravar un disc a Montreux (Canada). Abans que ells gravava un altre grup de l’època (Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention). En aquesta gravació algú va llançar una bengala que va provocar un incendi. Ells estaven en un hotel proper a l’altra banda del llac Geneva i des d’allà van veure tot el que va passar (“Smoke on the water, fire in the sky). L’edifici va quedar totalment destruït i van tenir que esperar alguns dies a gravar. Aquí teniu la lletra en anglès:

We all came out to montreux
On the lake geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didnt have much time
Frank zappa and the mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky

They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky

We ended up at the grand hotel
It was empty cold and bare
But with the rolling truck stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
We make a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know well never forget
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky

Hello Goodbye

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You say yes, I say no
You say stop and I say go, go, go
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye
I say hello

I say high, you say low
You say why, and I say I don’t know
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye
I say hello

Why, why, why, why, why, why
Do you say good bye
Goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye

Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye
I say hello
hello, hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye I say hello
Hello

Hela, heba helloa
Hela, heba helloa

… que el camí sigui llarg, ple d’aventures, ple de coneixences…

VIATGE A ÍTACA

 

I

 

Quan surts per fer el viatge cap a Ítaca,

has de pregar que el camí sigui llarg,

ple d’aventures, ple de coneixences.

Has de pregar que el camí sigui llarg,

que siguin moltes les matinades

que entraràs en un port que els teus ulls ignoraven,

i vagis a ciutats per aprendre dels que saben.

Tingues sempre al cor la idea d’Ítaca.

Has d’arribar-hi, és el teu destí,

però no forcis gens la travessia.

És preferible que duri molts anys,

que siguis vell quan fondegis l’illa,

ric de tot el que hauràs guanyat fent el camí,

sense esperar que et doni més riqueses.

Ítaca t’ha donat el bell viatge,

sense ella no hauries sortit.

I si la trobes pobra, no és que Ítaca

t’hagi enganyat. Savi, com bé t’has fet,

sabràs el que volen dir les Ítaques.

 

II

 

Més lluny, heu d’anar més lluny

dels arbres caiguts que ara us empresonen,

i quan els haureu guanyat

tingueu ben present no aturar-vos.

Més lluny, sempre aneu més lluny,

més lluny de l’avui que ara us encadena.

I quan sereu deslliurats

torneu a començar els nous passos.

Més lluny, sempre molt més lluny,

més lluny del demà que ara ja s’acosta.

I quan creieu que arribeu,

sapigueu trobar noves sendes.

 

III

 

Bon viatge per als guerrers

que al seu poble són fidels,

afavoreixi el Déu dels vents

el velam del seu vaixell,

i malgrat llur vell combat

tinguin plaer dels cossos més amants.

Omplin xarxes de volguts estels

plens de ventures, plens de coneixences.

Bon viatge per als guerrers

si al seu poble són fidels,

el velam del seu vaixell

afavoreixi el Déu dels vents,

i malgrat llur vell combat

l’amor ompli el seu cos generós,

trobin els camins dels vells anhels,

plens de ventures, plens de coneixences.

Poema de K. Kavafis, traduït per Carles Riba i adaptat i musicat per Lluís Llach

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I can’t dance

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Hot sun beating down
burning my feet just walking around.

Hot sun making me sweat
‘Gators getting close, hasn’t got me yet

I can’t dance, I can’t talk.
Only thing about me is the way I walk.
I can’t dance, I can’t sing
I’m just standing here selling everything.

Blue Jean’s sitting on the beach,
her dog’s talking to me, but she’s out of reach.

She’s got a body under that shirt,
but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.

Cause, I can’t dance, I can’t talk.
Only thing about me is the way I walk.
I can’t dance, I can’t sing
I’m just standing here selling.

Oh and checking everything is in place,
you never know who’s looking on.

Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,
fat guy’s talking to me trying to steal my blues.

Thick smoke, see her smiling through.
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.

But I can’t dance, I can’t talk.
The only thing about me is the way that I walk.
I can’t dance, I can’t sing
I’m just standing here selling…

Oh and checking everything is in place
You never know who’s looking on
A perfect body
with a perfect face – uh-huh.

No, I can’t dance, I can’t talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
No, I can’t dance, I can’t sing
I’m just standing here selling everything.

But I can walk.
No I can’t dance.
No no no I can’t dance. (begins to fade out)
No I said I can’t sing.
But I can walk.

Superstition

Listen very carefully this song, specially the guitar.  It remembers me the city rap. Don’t you ?

It’s a Stevie Wonder’s song from the seventies. I like it very much. When I was young I had danced it. Probably your parents know it.

Stevie Wonder is a very famous singer. He is blind.

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Here you are the lyrics:

Very superstitious, writing’s on the wall,
Very superstitious, ladders bout’ to fall,
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin’ glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past.

CHORUS:
When you believe in things that you don’t understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain’t the way

Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin’ strong,
You don’t wanna save me, sad is my song.

CHORUS:
When you believe in things that you don’t understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain’t the way, yeh, yeh.

Very superstitious, nothin’ more to say,
Very superstitious, the devil’s on his way,
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin’ glass,
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past

When you believe in things that you don’t understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain’t the way, no, no, no.

Here comes the sun

You like “What’s the weather like?” song this morning. Here you have another song. I think it can like you. Listen and enjoy yourself.

The singer is George Harrison. Do you know him ? Can you answer these questions ?

  • Where is George Harrison from?
  • He plays in a very famous band. What band is it ?
  • What musical instrument does George Harrison play ?
  • What does George Harrison like ?

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And here you have the lyrics. You can sing if you want:

Here Comes The Sun

(George Harrison)

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right
Little darlin’ it’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darlin’ it feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right
Little darlin’ the smiles returning to their faces
Little darlin’ it seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darlin’ I feel the ice is slowly meltin’
Little darlin’ it seems like years since it’s been clear
Here come the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right
Here come the sun, here comes the sun
It’s all right, it’s all right

English karaoke

He estat gairebé una setmana sense ordinador. Aquestes màquines a vegades fallen i la meva va fallar del tot i he perdut tot el que tenia i encara estic instal·lant programes que necessito.

M’han quedat algunes coses que volia posar el bloc. Us vaig dir que us enllaçaria el karaoke que varem fer un dels darrers dies de classe i que el Guille ha reclamat. Aquí el teniu i que disfruteu:

Ja em direu quines són les que més us agraden.

Gran éxit de Cala Montjoi

From Cala Montjoi disco live, here you are FUNKY COLD MEDINA

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Cold cooling at a ball
Looking for some action
But like Mick Jagger said
I can´t get no satisfaction.
The girls are all around
But none of them wanna get whith me
My threads are fresh and i´m looking def
Yo, wassup whith the l o c
the girls are all jocking
At the other end of the bar
having drinks whith some no name chump
When they know that i´m the star
So I got up and strolled over
To the other side of the cantina
I asked the guy.”why you so fly?”
He said “Funky cold Medina”
Tjis brother told me the secret
On how to get more chicks
Put a little medina in your glass
And the girls´ll come real quick
It´s better than any alcohol
Or afrodesiac
A couple of sips of this love potion and
she´ll be on your lap
So I gave some to my dog, when he began to big
And he licked his bowl and he looked at me
And did the wild thing on my leg
He used to scratch and bite me
Before he was much much meaner
But now all the poodles run to my house for the funky cold medina.
You know what I´m saying
I got every dog in my neighborhood breaking down door
I got Spuds McKenzie, Alex from Strolls
They won´t leave my dog alone whith that medina thing.
I went up to this girl
She said “Hi my name is Sheela”
I thought she´d be good to go whith a little funky cold medina,
She said “I´d like a drink”, I said “ok, I´ll go get it”
And then a couple of sips, she cold licked her lips and I knew
that she
was
with it

Lemon tree

Listen and read this song. Watch this funny video, enjoy yourself and read the lyrics.

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Do you like it ?

Here you are the lyrics in English and Spanish.

´M SITTING HERE IN A BORING ROOM
IT´S JUST ANOTHER RAINY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
I´M WASTING MY TIME, I GOT NOTHING TO DO
I´M HANGING AROUND, I´M WAITING FOR YOU
BUT NOTHING EVER HAPPENS, AND I WONDER

I´M DRIVING AROUND IN MY CAR
I´M DRIVING TOO FAST, I´M DRIVING TOO FAR
I´D LIKE TO CHANGE MY POINT OF VIEW
I FEEL SO LONELY, I´M WAITING FOR YOU
BUT NOTHING EVER HAPPENS, AND I WONDER

I WONDER HOW, I WONDER WHY
YESTERDAY YOU TOLD ME ´BOUT THE BLUE BLUE SKY
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE IS JUST A YELLOW LEMON TREE
I´M TURNING MY HEAD UP AND DOWN
I´M TURNING, TURNING, TURNING, TURNING, TURNING AROUND
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE IS JUST ANOTHER LEMON TREE

SING! DA, DA DA DEE DA,

I´M SITTING HERE, I MISS THE POWER
I´D LIKE TO GO OUT TAKING A SHOWER
BUT THERE´S A HEAVY CLOUD INSIDE MY HEAD
I FEEL SO TIRED, PUT MYSELF INTO BED
WHERE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS, AND I WONDER

ISOLATION, IS NOT GOOD FOR ME
ISOLATION, I DON´T WANT TO SIT ON A LEMON TREE
I´M STEPPING AROUND IN A DESERT OF JOY
BABY ANYHOW I´LL GET ANOTHER TOY
AND EVERYTHING WILL HAPPEN, AND YOU´LL WONDER

I WONDER HOW I WONDER WHY
YESTERDAY YOU TOLD ME ´BOUT THE BLUE, BLUE SKY
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE IS JUST ANOTHER LEMON TREE
I´M TURNING MY HEAD UP AND DOWN
I´M TURNING, TURNING, TURNING, TURNING, TURNING AROUND
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE IS JUST A YELLOW LEMON TREE

AND I WONDER, WONDER, I WONDER HOW I WONDER WHY
YESTERDAY YOU TOLD ME ´BOUT THE BLUE, BLUE SKY
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE (DIT DIT DIT)
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE (DIT DIT DIT)
AND ALL THAT I CAN SEE IS JUST A YELLOW LEMON TREE

 

ESTOY SENTADO AQUÍ EN UNA HABITACIÓN ABURRIDA
ES SOLO OTRA TARDE DE DOMINGO LLUVIOSA
ESTOY PASANDO EL TIEMPO, NO TENGO NADA QUE HACER
ESTOY AQUÍ, ESPERÁNDOTE
PERO NUNCA PASA NADA, Y ME PREGUNTO

ESTOY CONDUCIENDO POR AHÍ EN MI COCHE
ESTOY MANEJANDO DEMASIADO RÁPIDO, DEMASIADO LEJOS
ME GUSTARÍA CAMBIAR MI PUNTO DE VISTA
ME SIENTO TAN SOLO, ESTOY ESPERÁNDOTE
PERO NUNCA PASA NADA, Y ME PREGUNTO

ME PREGUNTO CÓMO, ME PREGUNTO PORQUÉ
AYER ME HABLABAS DEL CIELO AZUL
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER ES SOLO UN ÁRBOL DE LIMÓN AMARILLO
LEVANTO Y BAJO MI CABEZA
DOY VUELTAS, VUELTAS, VUELTAS Y VUELTAS
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER ES SOLO OTRO ÁRBOL DE LIMÓN AMARILLO

¡CANTA! DA, DA DA DEE DA,

ESTOY SENTADO AQUÍ, EXTRAÑO LA ENERGÍA

ME GUSTARÍA SALIR TOMANDO UNA DUCHA
PERO HAY UNA PESADA NUBE DENTRO DE MI CABEZA
ME SIENTO TAN CANSADO, ME VOY A LA CAMA
DONDE NUNCA SUCEDE NADA, Y ME PREGUNTO

EL AISLAMIENTO, NO ES BUENO PARA MÍ
AISLAMIENTO, NO QUIERO SENTARME EN UN ÁRBOL DE LIMÓN
ESTOY CAMINANDO ALREDEDOR DE UN DESIERTO DE ALEGRÍA
NENA DE ALGUNA MANERA CONSEGUIRÉ OTRO JUGUETE
Y TODO SUCEDERÁ, Y TE PREGUNTARÁS

ME PREGUNTO CÓMO, ME PREGUNTO PORQUÉ
AYER ME HABLABAS DEL CIELO AZUL
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER ES SOLO OTRO ÁRBOL DE LIMÓN AMARILLO
LEVANTO Y BAJO MI CABEZA
DOY VUELTAS, VUELTAS, VUELTAS Y VUELTAS
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER ES SOLO UN ÁRBOL DE LIMÓN AMARILLO

Y ME PREGUNTO, PREGUNTO, CÓMO, ME PREGUNTO PORQUÉ
AYER ME HABLABAS DEL CIELO AZUL
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER (DIT DIT DIT)
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER (DIT DIT DIT)
Y TODO LO QUE PUEDO VER ES SOLO UN ÁRBOL DE LIMÓN AMARILLO