31 maio 2012
sempre na busca de um nocturno mais-que-perfeito, recordei esta pérola a que retorno vezes sem conta:
e quando se ouve esta alice no país das maravilhas com mais de cinquenta anos, percebe-se quanto o trio de jarrett deve a esta formação superlativa de bill evans, com o grande paul motian na bateria e o genial e precocemente desaparecido scott lafaro no contrabaixo...
"I am the poet of the Body and I am the poet of the Soul,
The pleasures of heaven are with me and the pains of hell are with me,
The first I graft and increase upon myself, the latter I translate
into new tongue."
Walt Whitman
in "Song of Myself"
(o senhor Whitman festeja hoje o seu 193º aniversário; parabéns Walt...)
30 maio 2012
lembro-me como se fosse ontem:
comprei o "rain dogs" assim que apareceu e esta era a canção que fechava o lado 1.
fiquei a ouvi-la tantas vezes que só no dia seguinte percebi que o LP tinha outra face...Well, the smart money's on Harlow
And the moon is in the street
The shadow boys are breaking all the laws
And you're east of East St. Louis
And the wind is making speeches
And the rain sounds like a round of applause
Napoleon is weeping in the Carnival saloon
His invisible fiancé is in the mirror
The band is going home
It's raining hammers, it's raining nails
Yes, it's true, there's nothing left for him down here
Chorus:
And it's Time Time Time
And it's Time Time Time
And it's Time Time Time
That you love
And it's Time Time Time
And they all pretend they're Orphans
And their memory's like a train
You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away
And the things you can't remember
Tell the things you can't forget that
History puts a saint in every dream
Well she said she'd steak around
Until the bandages came off
But these mamas boys just don't know when to quit
And Matida asks the sailors are those dreams
Or are those prayers
So just close your eyes, son
And this won't hurt a bit
Chorus
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
The boys just dive right off the cars
And splash into the street
And when she's on a roll she pulls a razor
From her boot and a thousand
Pigeons fall around her feet
So put a candle in the window
And a kiss upon his lips
Till the dish outside the window fills with rain
Just like a stranger with the weeds in your heart
And play the fiddler off till i come back again
Chorus
The shadow boys are breaking all the laws
And you're east of East St. Louis
And the wind is making speeches
And the rain sounds like a round of applause
Napoleon is weeping in the Carnival saloon
His invisible fiancé is in the mirror
The band is going home
It's raining hammers, it's raining nails
Yes, it's true, there's nothing left for him down here
Chorus:
And it's Time Time Time
And it's Time Time Time
And it's Time Time Time
That you love
And it's Time Time Time
And they all pretend they're Orphans
And their memory's like a train
You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away
And the things you can't remember
Tell the things you can't forget that
History puts a saint in every dream
Well she said she'd steak around
Until the bandages came off
But these mamas boys just don't know when to quit
And Matida asks the sailors are those dreams
Or are those prayers
So just close your eyes, son
And this won't hurt a bit
Chorus
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
The boys just dive right off the cars
And splash into the street
And when she's on a roll she pulls a razor
From her boot and a thousand
Pigeons fall around her feet
So put a candle in the window
And a kiss upon his lips
Till the dish outside the window fills with rain
Just like a stranger with the weeds in your heart
And play the fiddler off till i come back again
Chorus
Nocturno
A arte já sabemos nasce
da imperfeição das coisas
que trazemos para casa
com o pó da rua
quando a tarde finda
e não temos água quente
para lavar a cabeça.
Tentamos regular
com açudes de orações
o curso da tristeza
mudamos de cadeira
e levamos a noite
a dizer oxalá
como se a palavra
praticasse anestesia.
José Miguel
Silva
29 maio 2012
nunca mais houve uma voz como esta, ao mesmo tempo doce e
rouca, ao mesmo tempo grave e aguda.
miss armatrading nunca teve a notoriedade que merecia, mas
muitas vezes a história da música é assim…
ouvi esta canção pela primeira vez quando ainda andava no liceu,
e logo desde aquele primeiro verso
percebi que ia ser uma daquelas canções mais-que-perfeitas que me iam acompanhar sempre.
percebi que ia ser uma daquelas canções mais-que-perfeitas que me iam acompanhar sempre.
I am not in love
But I'm open to persuasion
East or West
Where's the best
For romancing
With a friend
I can smile
But with a lover
I could roll my head back
I could really laugh
Really laugh
Thank you
You took me dancing
'Cross the floor
Cheek to cheek
But with a lover
I could really move
Really move
I could really dance
Really dance
I could really move
Really move
Now if I can feel the sun
In my eyes
And the rain on my face
Why can't I
Feel love ?
I can really love
Really love
Love love love love
Now I got all
The friends that I want
I may need more
But I shall just stick to those
That I have got
With friends I still feel
So insecure
Little darling I believe you could
Help me a lot
Just take my hand
And lead me where you will
No conversation
No wave goodnight
Just make love
With affection
Sing me another love song
But this time
With a little dedication
Sing it, sing it
You know that's what I like
Once more with feeling
Give me love
Love...
Make love with affection
Sing me another love song
But this time
East or West
Where's the best
For romancing
With a friend
I can smile
But with a lover
I could roll my head back
I could really laugh
Really laugh
Thank you
You took me dancing
'Cross the floor
Cheek to cheek
But with a lover
I could really move
Really move
I could really dance
Really dance
I could really move
Really move
Now if I can feel the sun
In my eyes
And the rain on my face
Why can't I
Feel love ?
I can really love
Really love
Love love love love
Now I got all
The friends that I want
I may need more
But I shall just stick to those
That I have got
With friends I still feel
So insecure
Little darling I believe you could
Help me a lot
Just take my hand
And lead me where you will
No conversation
No wave goodnight
Just make love
With affection
Sing me another love song
But this time
With a little dedication
Sing it, sing it
You know that's what I like
Once more with feeling
Give me love
Love...
Make love with affection
Sing me another love song
But this time
With a little dedication
Sing it, sing it
You know that's what I like
Once more with feeling
Sing me another love song
But this time
With a little dedication
Sing it, sing it
You know that's what I like
With affection
With a little dedication
Once more with feeling
You know that’s what I like
Love…
Sing it, sing it
You know that's what I like
Once more with feeling
Sing me another love song
But this time
With a little dedication
Sing it, sing it
You know that's what I like
With affection
With a little dedication
Once more with feeling
You know that’s what I like
Love…
estremeço desde o princípio do meu rosto
desde o momento em que sorri e me sorriram
e é nesse lugar ínfimo que suspendo todas as palavras
que fecho os olhos e sinto a frescura de todas as águas
o oceano que cessa e atende o esvoaçar da primavera
é a primeira primavera de todos os outonos
é aqui que em silêncio se bordam os calendários
dias entre dias e sobre dias e as memórias que escapam
e não mais se alcançam se não nos tornamos menores
– no futuro não há esquecimento nem segredos
cada coração guarda apenas o que for mais comum
Vasco Gato
[ lê-se (e vê-se, e ouve-se) melhor aqui ]
28 maio 2012
Estar contigo ao acordar
Estar contigo ao acordar, ver como
se abrem as tuas pálpebras, cortinas
corridas sobre o sonho, sacudir dos
teus lábios o silêncio da noite para
que um primeiro riso me traga o dia:
assim, amor, reconheço a vida que
entra contigo pela casa, escancara
janelas e portas, deixa ouvir os pássaros
e o vento fresco da manhã, até que voltas
para junto de mim, e tudo recomeça.
se abrem as tuas pálpebras, cortinas
corridas sobre o sonho, sacudir dos
teus lábios o silêncio da noite para
que um primeiro riso me traga o dia:
assim, amor, reconheço a vida que
entra contigo pela casa, escancara
janelas e portas, deixa ouvir os pássaros
e o vento fresco da manhã, até que voltas
para junto de mim, e tudo recomeça.
Nuno Júdice
uma pérola mais do senhor hooker, este é um daqueles azuis que se tornou
arquétipo de todos os azuis - aqui numa versão universal e a duas vozes...
I'm in the mood baby, I'm in the mood for love
I'm in the mood baby, I'm in the mood for love
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, baby, I'm in the mood for love
I said night time is the right time, to be with the one you love
You know when night come baby, God know, you're so far away
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood baby, I'm in the mood for love
I'm in the mood, in the mood, baby, in the mood for love
I said yes, my mama told me, to leave that girl alone
But my mama didn't know, God know, girl was puttin' down
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood baby, in the mood for love
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, baby, in the mood for love
26 maio 2012
25 maio 2012
grupo ainda hoje inclassificável, os gigante gentil souberam misturar toda a música que havia para fazer uma que ainda não havia.
esta canção é uma obra-prima, escrita à maneira de uma fuga vocal (com contraponto & tudo), como o joão sebastião teria escrito...
e essa é mesmo a única vantagem de ser um rapaz antigo: a de poder dizer que há trinta e tal anos continuo a ouvir e a gostar disto.
In my way did I use you, do you think I really abused you
On reflection now it doesn't matter:
How can you say I made you need me more than anyone else
Who can say it right now it's finished over:
It's my act, it's my calling, I explained exactly the falling
Different ways of life can never even:
Be the same when you saw me, could you always take me the
same way as I came and went I tried to remember you:
Still you stay
Tied in your way
Changing times
Watching the signs
How:
Could you see in me what you thought about all you want me to be
Now:
On reflection why should have I changed my ways for you
All around all around
Cry my sympathy's with you but I never lied to you all in all
it seems it's just an experience:
Placed my cards on the table told of everything I was able,
Understanding still not anything different:
Find another to lean on, start again for I should have long
gone, on reflection now it's just an experience.
Soon the pain will have ended, together never intended, as I
come and go I'll try to remember you.
Look back it's not your game, together just in name.
I'll remember the good things how can you forget all the years
that we shared in our way:
Things were changing my life, taking your place in my life and
our time drifting away:
All around all around
A noite abre meus olhos
Caminhei sempre para ti
sobre o mar encrespado
na constelação onde os
tremoceiros estendem
rondas de aço e charcos
no seu extremo azulado
Ferrugens cintilam no
mundo
atravessei a corrente
unicamente às escuras
construí minha casa na
duração
de obscuras línguas de
fogo, de lianas, de líquenes
A aurora para a qual
todos se voltam
leva meu barco da porta
entreaberta
o amor é uma noite a
que se chega só
José Tolentino Mendonça
24 maio 2012
d e s c u b r a
a s
s e t e
d i f e r e n ç a s :
[ apesar de ser gershwin o maior escritor no american songbook,
há mesmo qualquer coisa de inigualável nas canções de cole porter,
não só pelas melodias mas também, e sobretudo, pelos jogos de palavras ]
A: : julie london
B: : neville brothers
in the still of the night
as I gaze from my window
at the moon in its flight
my thoughts all stray to you
in the still of the night
all the world is in slumber
all the times without number
darling when I say to you
do you love me,
as I love you
are you my life to be,
my dream come true
or will this dream of mine
fade out of sight
like the moon growing dim,
on the rim
of the hill
in the chill
still
of the night
foi o bernardo sassetti, logo a seguir o fischer-dieskau - e de repente tive medo...
dei-me conta de que me morreram a maior parte dos meus heróis na música, miles davis, frank zappa e mais alguns, e então perguntei-me:
se acontece alguma coisa ao tom waits ou ao j.j. cale, o que é que fica? o que vai ser quando os imortais já cá não andarem?
Well, I've been out on the street since yesterday
Been looking for the woman that got away
A long-legged thing with a red dress on
The kind of woman you can't leave alone
Listen, if you see her, send her my way
Looking for the woman that got away
The last time I seen her she was looking good
I had a feeling that she understood
She slipped through my fingers in the middle of the night
I've gotta find my woman and treat her right
Listen, if you see her, send her my way
Looking for the woman that got away
If I ever get my hands on that woman again
I'm gonna lock my door and keep her in
She won't do no travelling, won't follow me 'round
I'm gonna keep my woman and leave town
Listen, if you see her, send her my way
Looking for the woman that got away
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