Living on a prayer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk

 

Seguimos con Bon Jovi, después del fantástico concierto del pasado jueves, 27 de junio. Para hoy he elegido la canción “Living on a prayer”, que es el nombre del segundo sencillo de su tercera producción discográfica, titulada Slippery When We. Fue lanzada en el otoño de  198, aunque fue nombrada como la producción más vendida de 1987 (año en el que Livin' On A Prayer fue lanzado como sencillo). Es el segundo tema de la banda en ocupar el puesto Nº1 en diversos listados de todo el mundo. Es, probablemente, su canción más popular, y es generalmente considerada como un himno y clásico de la música de la década de los 80’s. Además, fue catalogada como la mejor canción de los 80 por la cadena estadounidense VH1. Esta canción también aparece en los vídeojuegos musicales  Guitar Hero World Tour y Rock Band 2.

Once upon a time
Not so long ago

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For love - for love

She says we've got to hold on to what we've got
'Cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

(Coro:)
Whooah, we're half way there
Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk - so tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers baby it's okay, someday

We've got to hold on to what we've got
'Cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

(Coro)

Oh   We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got

(Coro)

Whooah, we're half way there
Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin' on a prayer

Always

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wbg_uu8sY0

 

Always, es una balada, lanzada como sencillo para el álbum recopilatorio "Cross Road" en 1994. Se convirtió en su sencillo más vendido, con 2 millones de álbumes vendidos en los EE.UU. y más de 4 millones en todo el mundo. La canción alcanzó el puesto número 4 en las listas de EE.UU. y también fue un éxito internacional en el Reino Unido, en Australia y en Alemania),y número 1 en toda Latinoamérica y México en 5 semanas consecutivas.

La canción fue escrita originalmente para la película "Romeo Is Bleeding", pero después de que la película no gustó, la banda decidió no prestar la canción a los productores. Jon Bon Jovi dejó la canción en su estanteria y se olvido de ella, hasta que un amigo la encontró y convenció a Jon para ponerla en el álbum recopilatorio de la banda.

This Romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up
It's been raining since you left me
Now I'm drowning in the flood
You see I've always been a fighter
But without you I give up
Now I can't sing a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore
But baby, that's just me

And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always

Now your pictures that you left behind
Are just memories of a different life
Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry
One that made you have to say goodbye
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
To touch your lips, to hold you near
When you say your prayers try to understand
I've made mistakes, I'm just a man
When he holds you close, when he pulls you near
When he says the words you've been needing to hear
I'll wish I was him 'cause those words are mine
To say to you till the end of time

Yeah, I will love you baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
If you told me to cry for you, I could
If you told me to die for you, I would
Take a look at my face
There's no price I won't pay
To say these words to you

Well, there ain't no luck In these loaded dice But baby if you give me just one more try We can pack up our old dreams And our old lives We'll find a place where the sun still shines And I will love you, baby - Always And I'll be there forever and a day - Always I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst and The words don't rhyme And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I'll love you - Always

Have a nice day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EuIBx1iqgs


Pues como anticipé en la anterior entrada le dedicó este mes a Bon Jovi y hoy nos toca "Have a nice day". Otro clásico de esta banda. Incluida en el disco del mismo nombre. "Have A Nice Day", conocido coloquialmente como "HAND", es su noveno disco de estudio. Ha vendido más de 3 millones de copias a nivel mundial

J. Bon Jovi dijo: "El título, "Have A Nice Day " fue el primero y el último que se me ocurrió, obviamente hay un sentido irónico cuando lo dices. Lo puedes decir en un sentido y tomártelo en otro", es una respuesta desafiante a la decepción que el cantante sufrió después de las elecciones presidenciales de 2004. Él había hecho campaña junto al candidato demócrata John Kerry. Pero para Bon Jovi la canción se alza con un coro que recomienda una renovada convicción frente a los contratiempos, sugiere el optimismo frente a la oposición, hay que hacer prevalecer los fundamentos morales a pesar de las consecuencias

 

Why, you wanna tell me how to live my life?
Who, are you to tell me if it's black or white?
Mama, can you hear me? Try to understand.
Is innocence the difference between a boy and a man?
My daddy lived the lie, that's just the price that he paid
Sacrificed his life, just slavin' away.

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to,
I'm gonna live my life.
Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice,
Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day

Take a look around you; nothing's what it seems
We're living in the broken home of hopes and dreams,
Let me be the first to shake a helping hand.
Anybody brave enough to take a stand,
I've knocked on every door, on every dead end street,
Looking for forgiveness,
what's left to believe?

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to,
I'm gonna live my life.
Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice,
Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day.

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to,
I'm gonna live my life.
Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice,
Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day.

When The world keeps trying, to drag me down,
I gotta raise my hands, I'm gonna stand my ground.
Well I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day
Have A Nice Day

It's my life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU7b1r_PZoM


Pues como el día 27 de este mes voy al concierto de Bon Jovi en el Calderón, este mes va a ser todo dedicado a este grupo.

He empezado por “It`s my life”, que fue el primer single del álbum “Crush”. Lanzada el 2 de mayo del año 2000 después de 5 años de silencio.

Ocupa el puesto nº 241 del ránking “Las 1000 mejores canciones de siempre” de la revista Q Music. Fue escogida como una de las mejores canciones del año por el "ASCAP Pop Music Awards". Y su vídeo oficial fue “Vídeo del año” en los premios VH1 My Music Awards.


This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks

It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life

Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life!

This is the last time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4_pXAqm40


“Keane” es una banda inglesa de piano rock y pop rock procedente de Battle, East Sussex, en el sureste de Inglaterra. Grupo conocido por usar el piano como su principal instrumento en lugar de guitarras durante sus dos primeros álbumes, “Hopes and Fears” y “Under the iron sea”, al contrario de muchas bandas de rock. Sin embargo, hacen uso de pedales de efectos y sintetizadores, dándoles un gran rango de sonidos no limitados al tradicional sonido del piano. ^]Pero, a partir de su tercer álbum, “Perfect symetry”, la banda incluyó las guitarras entre sus instrumentos. La voz de Tom Chaplin, su vocalista, es considerada uno de los factores en el éxito del grupo.^]

 “This is the lasta time” canción canción fue lanzada en su versión definitiva en 2004 por Island Records como el cuarto sencillo de su álbum debut “Hopes and Fears” y ocupa el puesto #30 de las 100 mejores canciones del siglo XXI de la revista Rolling Stone.

 

This is the last time
That I will say these words
I remember the first time
The first of many lies

Sweep it into the corner
Or hide it under the bed
Say these things they go away
But they never do

Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen to little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I, no I don't mind

This is the last time
That I will show my face
One last tender lie
And then I'm out of this place
Tread it into the carpet
Or hide it under the stairs
You say that some things never die
Well I tried an I tried

Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen to little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I, no I don't mind

 
The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I, no I don't mind



 

 

 

Poison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xot1ynShvX4

Alice Cooper, intérprete y co-composotor de esta canción, inicialmente fue el nombre de una banda nacida en 1964 en Arizona, pionera del shock rock, que es un término que combina el rock con ambientaciones teatrales en las actuaciones en público. Esta banda logró su mayor auge en los setenta. Su solista posteriormente continuó su carrera tomando el nombre del grupo y moviéndose entre el heavy metal, la new wave o el pop rock, durante los 80 y los 90. A principios de los años 2000 retoma el rock and roll y el hard rock de los inicios. Hace pocos días he oído en la radio que Armani ha elegido a Alice Cooper como imagen para la próxima campaña ¿será verdad?

O dejo también el enlace para el vídeo oficial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMrcYDrtjng

Your cruel device
your blood, like ice
one look, could kill
my pain, your thrill...
I wanna love you but i better not touch (don't touch)
i wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
i wanna kiss you but i want it too much (too much)
i wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
you're poison, running through my veins
poison
i don't wanna play these games
Your mouth, so hot
your web, i'm caught
your skin, so wet
black lace, on sweat....
I hear you calling and it's needles and pins (and pins)
i wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name
don't wanna touch you but you're under my skin (deep in)
i wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
you're poison, running through my veins
poison
i don't wanna break these chains
poison...
One look, could kill
my pain, your thrill...
I wanna love you but i better not touch (don't touch)
i wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
i wanna kiss you but i want it too much (to much)
i wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
you're poison, running through my veins
poison
i don't wanna break these chains
poison (poi-son....)
I wanna love you but i better not touch (don't touch)
i wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
i wanna kiss you but i want it too much (too much)
i wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
yeah....
well i don't wanna break these chains
poison
runnin' deep inside my veins
burnin' deep inside my brain
poison
and i don't wanna break these chains
poison

The Final Countdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQMYYRAlqjM

Esta semana  he pasado dos días en la Feria de Abril en Sevilla con unas amigas (lógicamente le dedico a ellas esta entrada)  y os aseguro que son días muy divertidos y merece la pena vivir la experiencia y nosotras hemos hecho de esto una tradición y ya es el quinto año. A lo que iba, estamos vestidas con nuestros trajes de flamencas, bebiendo rebujitos y bailando sevillanas en la Caseta de la Guardia Civil. Sale un grupo, se acaban las sevillanas y empieza a tocar canciones diversas, salsa, música caribeña, canciones de grupos españoles de los 80, algo de pop algo de rock con el “Bienvenidos” de Miguel Ríos y nosotras bailando todo, cuando de repente se atreven con esta canción y todos bailando, saltando y cantando los coros ¡lo que decía: La Feria de Abril en Sevilla es muy divertida y sorprendente!

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

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



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