Celine Dion

Celine Dion es definitivamente un caso especial. Una voz envidiable, una entrega total a la hora de interpretar una canción y una calidez humana inmensa la hacen una artista a carta cabal.

Nacida en la población de Charlemagne, en la Provincia de Quebec, en el Canadá Francés en 1968. Irrumpió en el mundo del espectáculo en 1988 cuando arrasó en el Festival de Eurovisión paradojicamente compitiendo en representación de Suiza. Sus primeros pasos como cantante los hizo en su idioma materno el francés, convirtiéndose en un Idolo en Francia, Suiza, Canada y Bélgica. No fué sino hasta 1990 cuando grabó su primer disco en inglés (Unison); este fué para ella un paso muy duro pues ella ha manifestado siempre que este idioma se le hace un poco dificil.El éxito no se hizo esperar y subitamente la canción "Where does my heart beat now" se ubicó en el 4to lugar en las listas de Billboard. Todo el mundo se preguntaba quien era esta hermosa joven que tenía esa voz de angel.



En el mismo album Celine incluyó la canción "If you asked me to" originalmente interpretada por Patti LaBelle. Esta canción también se ubicó en la 4ta posición solidificando su debut en el mercado anglosajón.



En 1992, los estudios Disney la contratan para que cante junto con Peabo Bryson el tema de la película "Beauty and the Beast". La canción no fué solo un extraordinario éxito (ubicándose en la 2da posición en Billboard) sino que también ganó el Oscar logrando Celine una larga y emocionada ovación luego de interpretar el tema en la entrega de ese premio.Una Estrella estaba naciendo



1993 Celine lanzó el disco "The colour of my love" y el tema "The Power of love" rompió todos los records.Comenzaron a llover los Grammys.



Su estelar carrera apenas comenzaba. En 1994 la canción "Think twice" fué número 1 en las carteleras británicas



En 1995, decide honrar a su sangre grabando un nuevo disco en Francés. Sorpresivamente la canción "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" se ubica entre las 10 primeras en las carteleras Birtánicas y de Estados Unidos.



1996, retornó al idioma inglés con otro rotundo éxito "Because you loved me".



Y le siguió "It's All Coming Back To Me Now"



1997, "All by Myself"



Y en un increible dúo con Brabra Streisand "Tell Him"



Llega 1998, la canción escrita por Carole King "The Reason" es un nuevo éxito para Celine.



La Película Titanic le sirvió de trampolin para ubicar la canción "My heart will go on" como una de las canciones más vendidas en la historia musical.



y ese mismo año lanza la canción "Immortality" con los legendarios Bee Gees.



Y la canción "Im your angel"



1999, impone la canción "I Want You To Need Me"



Luego de que a su esposo le detectaran cancer, ella decidió retirarse del escenario con dos firmes propósitos: engendrar un hijo de su esposo y cuidarlo de su penosa enfermedad. Milagrosamente René Angelil, su esposo, se curó de la enfermedad y Celine Dion dió a luz un hermoso varon. Luego de un tiempo ella decidió regresar a la vida pública con el Album "A new has come"(2002) en donde destacó la canción "I'm Alive"



Acá está la canción "A new day has come"



Y su más reciente éxito "I drove all night"

Alberto Cortez

Alberto Cortez es uno de mis intérpretes favoritos; el sentimiento conque canta, la fuerza de su voz y las letras de sus canciones son verdaderas joyas de la cultura Latinoamericana. Escuchándolo, es fácil transportarse y aflorar sensaciones y sentimientos. Creo que no me equivovo al afirmar que más de uno ha sentido las lágrimas inundar sus ojos al escuchar algunas de sus canciones.

Nacido en Argentina, este pampero nació como Jose Alberto García Gallo un 11 de Marzo de 1940. Comienza a componer canciones desde los 12 años y graba su primer disco a los 20 años y como anécdota su primer éxito no fué en su Argentina natal y ni siquiera en Sur América sino en Bélgica con la canción "Sucu Sucu".

Y es que con Alberto Cortez se cumple el dicho aquel de que nadie es profeta en su tierra. Su éxito comenzó en Europa y de allí pasó a Canadá, Estados Unidos y Méjico. Siendo ya una estrella en estos Países ofreció su primer concierto en Buenos Aires (1970) el cual fué un rotundo fracaso. No es sino en 1978 cuando su Patria lo recibe como un ídolo internacional.

Aca está la canción "Mi arbol y yo", uno de sus primeros éxitos.



"Mi madre y yo lo plantamos
en el límite del patio
donde termina la casa.
Fue mi padre quien lo trajo,
yo tenía cinco años
y él apenas una rama.
Al llegar la primavera,
abonamos bien la tierra
y lo cubrimos de agua;
con trocitos de madera,
hicimos una barrera
para que no se dañara.

Mi árbol brotó...
mi infancia pasó...
Hoy bajo su sombra
que tanto creció...
tenemos recuerdos
mi árbol y yo.

Con el correr de los años,
con los pantalones largos
me llegó la adolescencia.
Fue a la sombra de mi árbol,
una siesta de verano,
cuando perdí la inocencia.
Luego fue tiempo de estudio,
con regresos a menudo
pero con plena conciencia
que iniciaba un largo viaje,
sólo de ida el pasaje
y así me ganó la ausencia.

Mi árbol quedó
y el tiempo pasó...
Hoy bajo su sombra
que tanto creció...
tenemos recuerdos
mi árbol y yo.

Muchos años han pasado
y por fin he regresado
a mi terruño querido.
En el límite del patio,
allí me estaba esperando,
como se espera a un amigo.
Parecía sonreírme,
como queriendo decirme:
""Mira, estoy lleno de nidos""...
Ese árbol que plantamos
hace tantos, tantos años,
siendo yo apenas un niño.

Aquel que brotó
y el tiempo pasó....
Mitad de mi vida
con él se quedó.
Hoy bajo su sombra
que tanto creció....
Tenemos recuerdos...
Mi árbol y yo.

"Castillos en el aire"



Quiso volar igual que las gaviotas,
libre en el aire, por el aire libre
y los demás dijeron, ""¡pobre idiota,
no sabe que volar es imposible!"".

Mas él alzó sus sueños hacia el cielo
y poco a poco, fue ganando altura
y los demás, quedaron en el suelo
guardando la cordura.

Y construyó, castillos en aire
a pleno sol, con nubes de algodón,
en un lugar, adonde nunca nadie
pudo llegar usando la razón.

Y construyó ventanas fabulosas,
llenas de luz, de magia y de color
y convocó al duende de las cosas
que tiene mucho que ver con el amor.

En los demás, al verlo tan dichoso,
cundió la alarma, se dictaron normas,
""No vaya a ser que fuera contagioso...""
tratar de ser feliz de aquella forma.

La conclusión, es clara y contundente,
lo condenaron por su chifladura
a convivir de nuevo con la gente,
vestido de cordura.

Por construir castillos en el aire
a pleno sol, con nubes de algodón
en un lugar, adonde nunca nadie
pudo llegar usando la razón.

Y por abrir ventanas fabulosas,
llenas de luz, de magia y de color
y convocar al duende de las cosas
que tienen mucho que ver con el amor.

Acaba aquí la historia del idiota
que por el aire, como el aire libre,
quiso volar igual que las gaviotas...,
pero eso es imposible..., ¿o no?...

"Compañera Mía"



Yo te quiero tanto
como tanto te quiero,
que vague mi canto
por todo tu cuerpo...
Que gane la cumbre
total de tus senos
y que se derrumbe
rodando hacia el centro.

Yo te quiero tanto
como tanto te quiero,
asumir tu llanto,
liberar tus sueños.
Celar a las aves
que imitan tu vuelo
y saber que sabes,
lo que yo no puedo.

Compañera mía,
compañera mía...
de mi noche ardiente,
de mi noche fría.
Cascabel sonoro
de la fantasía.
Luz en las tinieblas
de mis rebeldías.
La de la tristeza,
la de la alegría...
Compañera mía...
compañera mía...

"No me llames extranjero" cantada con Facundo Cabral



"En un rincón del Alma" con la cantante española Marifé



En un rincón del alma donde tengo la pena
que me dejó tu adiós.
En un rincón del alma, aún se aburre el poema
que nuestro amor creó.
En un rincón del alma, me falta tu presencia
que el tiempo me robó.
Tu cara, tus cabellos, que tantas noches nuestras
mi mano acarició.

En un rincón del alma me duelen los ""te quiero""
que tu pasión me dio.
""Seremos muy felices"", ""no te dejaré nunca"",
""siempre serás mi amor"".
En un rincón del alma tambien guardo el fracaso
que el tiempo me brindó;
lo condeno en silencio a buscar un consuelo
para mi corazón.

Me parece mentira, depués de haber querido
como he querido yo.
Me parece mentira, encontrarme tan solo
como me encuentro hoy.
De qué sirve la vida, si a un poco de alegría
le sigue un gran dolor.
Me parece mentira que tampoco esta noche
escucharé tu voz.

En un rincón del alma donde tengo la pena
que me dejó tu adiós.
En un rincón del alma, aún se aburre el poema
que nuestro amor creó.
Con las cosas más bellas guardaré tu recuerdo
que el tiempo no logró
sacarlo de mi alma, lo guardaré hasta el día
en que me vaya yo.


"El amor desolado"



Yo puse el esfuerzo
y ella la desgana.
Yo el hondo silencio
y ella la palabra,
Yo senda y camino
y ella la distancia.
Yo puse los ojos
y ella la mirada.

Quise entre mis manos
retener el agua
y sobre la arena
levanté mi casa.
Me quedé sin manos,
me quedé sin casa;
fui raíz oscura
y ella tronco y rama.

Para que la cuenta
del amor sumara,
ella puso el cuerpo,
yo el cuerpo y el alma.
Era toda viento,
yo todo montaña.
Yo pura resina,
y ella pura llama.

Una noche oscura
se fue de mi casa.
Cegaron mis ojos
para no mirarla.
Para no seguirla
cerré las ventanas.
Clausuré las puertas
para no llamarla.

Puse rosas negras
sobre nuestra cama.
Sobre su memoria
puse rosas blancas.
Y a la luz difusa
de la madrugada,
me quité la vida
para no matarla.

Yo lo puse todo,
vida, cuerpo y alma,
y ella, Dios lo sabe,
nunca puso nada.

"Cuando un amigo se va" también cantada con Facundo Cabral



Cuando un amigo se va
queda un espacio vacío,
que no lo puede llenar
la llegada de otro amigo.

Cuando un amigo se va,
queda un tizón encendido
que no se puede apagar
ni con las aguas de un río.

Cuando un amigo se va,
una estrella se ha perdido,
la que ilumina el lugar
donde hay un niño dormido.

Cuando un amigo se va
se detienen los caminos
y se empieza a rebelar,
el duende manso del vino.

Cuando un amigo se va
galopando su destino,
empieza el alma a vibrar
porque se llena de frío.

Cuando un amigo se va,
queda un terreno baldío
que quiere el tiempo llenar
con las piedras del hastío.

Cuando un amigo se va,
se queda un árbol caído
que ya no vuelve a brotar
porque el viento lo ha vencido.

Cuando un amigo se va,
queda un espacio vacío,
que no lo puede llenar
la llegada de otro amigo

"Como el primer día"



Te sigo queriendo como el primer día,
con esta alegría con que voy viviendo.
Más que en el relevo de las cosas idas
en la expectativas de los logros nuevos.
Como el primer día de un sentir primero,
como el alfarero de mi fantasía.
Con la algarabía de un tamborilero
y el gemir austero de una letanía.
Como el primer día te sigo queriendo.

Te sigo queriendo, valga la osadía,
con la garantía de mis pobre sueños,
es decir, empeños porque todavía,
vive el alma mía de seguir creyendo.
Como el primer día, como el primer beso
y el primer exceso de melancolía.
Como la folía del primer intento,
como el argumento de una profecía.
Como el primer día te sigo queriendo.

Te sigo queriendo, si no lo diría,
sé que no podría con mis sentimientos,
lo que llevo adentro se convertiría
en una jauría de remordimientos.
Como el primer día eres el velero,
la estrella y el viento de mi travesía.
Mi filosofía, mi apasionamiento,
mi mejor acento, mi soberanía.
Como el primer día te sigo queriendo.



Por situación personal esta canción me arruga el corazón: "Distancia". Acá en una especial interpretación con el Grupo Los Sabandeños


Viento, campos y caminos... distancia,
qué cantidad de recuerdos
de infancia, amores y amigos... distancia,
que se han quedado tan lejos.
Entre las calles amigas... distancia
del viejo y querido pueblo
donde se abrieron mis ojos... distancia,
donde jugué de pequeño.

Un corazón de guitarra quisiera
para cantar lo que siento.

Allí viví la alegría... distancia
de aquel primer sentimiento
que se ha quedado dormida... distancia
entre la niebla del tiempo.
Primer amor de mi vida... distancia,
que no pasó del intento;
primer poema del alma... distancia,
que se ha quedado en silencio.

Un corazón de guitarra quisiera
para cantar lo que siento.

¿Dónde estarán los amigos... distancia,
que compartieron mis juegos?
¿quién sabe donde se han ido... distancia,
lo que habrá sido de ellos?.
Regresaré a mis estrellas... distancia,
les contaré mi secreto:
que sigo amándo a mi tierra... distancia,
cuando me marcho tan lejos.

Un corazón sin distancia quisiera
para volver a mi pueblo.

El Poema "Te quiero" junto con Facundo Cabral



Esta canción se las dedico a todos mis amigos



A mis amigos les adeudo la ternura
y las palabras de aliento y el abrazo;
el compartir con todos ellos la factura
que nos presenta la vida, paso a paso.

A mis amigos les adeudo la paciencia
de tolerarme las espinas más agudas;
los arrebatos de humor, la negligencia,
las vanidades, los temores y las dudas.

Un barco frágil de papel,
parece a veces la amistad
pero jamás puede con él
la más violenta tempestad
porque ese barco de papel,
tiene aferrado a su timón
por capitán y timonel:
un corazón.

A mis amigos les adeudo algún enfado
que perturbara sin querer nuestra armonía;
sabemos todos que no puede ser pecado
el discutir, alguna vez, por tonterías.

A mis amigos legaré cuando me muera
mi devoción en un acorde de guitarra
y entre los versos olvidados de un poema,
mi pobre alma incorregible de cigarra.

Un barco frágil de papel,
parece a veces la amistad
pero jamás puede con él
la más violenta tempestad
porque ese barco de papel,
tiene aferrado a su timón
por capitán y timonel:
un corazón.

Amigo mío si esta copla como el viento,
adonde quieras escucharla te reclama,
serás plural, porque lo exige el sentimiento
cuando se lleva a los amigos en el alma

Callejero


Puedo escribir los versos


Camina siempre adelante


No soy de aquí ni soy de allá


Cuando tú te hayas ido


Te quiero (poema)


A partir de mañana


La Vida


Retrato


Quien quiera beber conmigo


Te llegará una rosa


La Vejez


Treinta Monedas


Hasta Cuando


El amor desolado


La bordadora de Luz


Que suerte he tenido de nacer


Equipaje


A mis Amigos (con Mirla castellanos)


Sombras


Siempre hay algo mas

Bob Dylan

Si tuviéramos que buscar a algún personaje para representar la rebeldía, este sería sin duda alguna Bob Dylan. Nacido como Robert Allen Zimmerman en 1941 (Duluth, Minnesota-EU) es hoy considerado una auténtica leyenda en el mundo artístico. Ganador de Grammys, Golden Globes y Oscars ha tenido importante figuración como cantante, compositor, actor, escritor, poeta y músico. Su nombre ha estado en las listas de los más grandes desde sus inicios en 1960. Incluso ha estado nominado al premio Nobel en varias oportunidades. Las letras de sus canciones son estudiadas academicamente en las escuelas formales de literatura y política. Todavía hoy, a sus 66 años se mantiene activo y aún colocando canciones en las listas de Billboard.

Importante activista social se ha opuesto dramaticamente a las diferentes participaciones que Estados Unidos ha tenido en guerras. Sus canciones incluso se han convertido en himnos pacifistas que se oponen a la violencia y a la opresión.

Realmente fué dificil seleccionar los videos para postear acá pero estos creo que son los mejores. Disfrútenlos.

"Knocking'On Heavens door"



Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

"A hard rain's gonna fall"



Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son ?
And where have you been my darling young one ?
I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways
I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests
I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans
I've been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Oh, what did you see, my blue eyed son ?
And what did you see, my darling young one ?
I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin'
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin'
I saw a white ladder all covered with water
I saw ten thousand takers whose tongues were all broken
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son ?
And what did you hear, my darling young one ?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin'
I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world
I heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin'
I heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin'
I heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin'
Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter
Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Oh, who did you meet my blue-eyed son ?
Who did you meet, my darling young one ?
I met a young child beside a dead pony
I met a white man who walked a black dog
I met a young woman whose body was burning
I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow
I met one man who was wounded in love
I met another man who was wounded and hatred
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

And what'll you do now, my blue-eyed son ?
And what'll you do now my darling young one ?
I'm a-goin' back out 'fore the rain starts a-fallin'
I'll walk to the deepths of the deepest black forest
Where the people are a many and their hands are all empty
Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison
Where the executioner's face is always well hidden
Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten
Where black is the color, where none is the number
And I'll tell and think it and speak it and breathe it
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it
Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin'
But I'll know my songs well before I start singin'
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

"Thunder on the Mountain"



Thunder on the mountain, and there's fires on the moon
A ruckus in the alley and the sun will be here soon
Today's the day, gonna grab my trombone and blow
Well, there's hot stuff here and it's everywhere I go

I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying
When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line
I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be
I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee

Feel like my soul is beginning to expand
Look into my heart and you will sort of understand
You brought me here, now you're trying to run me away
The writing on the wall, come read it, come see what it say

Thunder on the mountain, rollin' like a drum
Gonna sleep over there, that's where the music coming from
I don't need any guide, I already know the way
Remember this, I'm your servant both night and day

The pistols are poppin' and the power is down
I'd like to try somethin' but I'm so far from town
The sun keeps shinin' and the North Wind keeps picking up speed
Gonna forget about myself for a while, gonna go out and see what others need

I've been sittin' down studyin' the art of love
I think it will fit me like a glove
I want some real good woman to do just what I say
Everybody got to wonder what's the matter with this cruel world today

Thunder on the mountain rolling to the ground
Gonna get up in the morning walk the hard road down
Some sweet day I'll stand beside my king

I wouldn't betray your love or any other thing

Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches
I'll recruit my army from the orphanages
I been to St. Herman's church, said my religious vows
I've sucked the milk out of a thousand cows

I got the porkchops, she got the pie
She ain't no angel and neither am I
Shame on your greed, shame on your wicked schemes
I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams

Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be
Mean old twister bearing down on me
All the ladies in Washington scrambling to get out of town
Looks like something bad gonna happen, better roll your airplane down

Everybody going and I want to go to
Don't wanna take a chance with somebody new
I did all I could, I did it right there and then
I've already confessed - no need to confess again

Gonna make a lot of money, gonna go up north
I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth
The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf
For the love of God, you ought to take pity on yourself

"Just Like a woman"



Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Ev'rybody knows
That Baby's got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman, yes she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl.

Queen Mary, she's my friend
Yes, I believe I'll go see her again
Nobody has to guess
That Baby can't be blessed
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls
She takes just like a woman, yes she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl.

It's was raining from the first
And I was dying there of thirst
So I came in here
And your long-time curse hurts
But what's worse
Is this pain in here
I can't stay in here
Ain't it clear that.

I just can't fit
Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
When we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world
Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes you do
You make love just like a woman, yes you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl.

"Forever Young"



May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young

"Everything is broken"



Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds.
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken.

Broken bottles, broken plates,
Broken switches, broken gates,
Broken dishes, broken parts,
Streets are filled with broken hearts.
Broken words never meant to be spoken,
Everything is broken.

Bridge: Seem like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hit the ground

Broken cutters, broken saws,
Broken buckles, broken laws,
Broken bodies, broken bones,
Broken voices on broken phones.
Take a deep breath, feel like you're chokin',
Everything is broken.

Bridge: Every time you leave and go off someplace
Things fall to pieces in my face

Broken hands on broken ploughs,
Broken treaties, broken vows,
Broken pipes, broken tools,
People bending broken rules.
Hound dog howling, bull frog croaking,
Everything is broken



"Things have changed"



A worried man with a worried mind
No one in front of me and nothing behind
There's a woman on my lap and she's drinking champagne
Got white skin, got assassin's eyes
I'm looking up into the sapphire tinted skies
I'm well dressed, waiting on the last train

[Bridge #1:]
Standing on the gallows with my head in a noose
Any minute now I'm expecting all hell to break loose

[Chorus:]
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed

This place ain't doing me any good
I'm in the wrong town, I should be in Hollywood
Just for a second there I thought I saw something move
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag
Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag
Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove

[Bridge #2:]
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too
Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through

[Chorus]

I've been walking forty miles of bad road
If the bible is right, the world will explode
I've been trying to get as far away from myself as I can
Some things are too hot to touch
The human mind can only stand so much
You can't win with a losing hand

[Bridge #3:]
Feel like falling in love with the first woman I meet
Putting her in a wheel barrow and wheeling her down the street

[Chorus]

I hurt easy, I just don't show it
You can hurt someone and not even know it
The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity
Gonna get low down, gonna fly high
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me

[Bridge #4:]
Mr. Jinx and Miss Lucy, they jumped in the lake
I'm not that eager to make a mistake

"Blowin'In the wind" con Joan Baez



How many roads most a man walk down
Before you call him a man ?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand ?
Yes, 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.

Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea ?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free ?
Yes, 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.

Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky ?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry ?
Yes, 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.

Mr Tambourine Man 1964

Johnny Cash

Johhny Cash es otro de los grandes íconos de la musica. Su grave voz, su estilo sobrio, sus letras crudas y desgarradoras hicieron de él un ídolo sin comparación.

Además de su talento, el Sr Cash utilizó su voz y sus esfuerzos en una lucha por construir un mundo más justo y más espiritual.

Su vida fué plasmada en la laureada película "I walk the line".

Johnny Cash fué atormentado durante el fina de su vida por una Diábetes que lo consumió hasta quitarle la vida. Pero su obra aún está con nosotros.




I Walk the line



I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right

Because you're mine,
I walk the line

You've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

Redemption



From the hands it came down
From the side it came down
From the feet it came down
And ran to the ground
Between heaven and hell
A teardrop fell In the deep crimson dew
The tree of life grew

And the blood gave life
To the branches of the tree
And the blood was the price
That set the captives free
And the numbers that came
Through the fire and the flood Clung to the tree
And were redeemed by the blood

From the tree streamed a light
That started the fight 'Round the tree grew a vine
On whose fruit I could dine
My old friend Lucifer came
Fought to keep me in chains
But I saw through the tricks
Of six-sixty-six

And the blood gave life
To the branches of the tree
And the blood was the price
That set the captives free
And the numbers that came
Through the fire and the flood Clung to the tree
And were redeemed by the blood

From his hands it came down
From his side it came down
From his feet it came down
And ran to the ground
And a small inner voice Said "You do have a choice."
The vine engrafted me
And I clung to the tree


One (está versión hace lucir como un niño de pecho a Bono de U2)



Is it getting better
or do you feel the same
will it make it easier on you now
if youve got someone to blame

you said one love
one life
when its oone need
in the night
one love we get to share it
it leaves you baby if you dont care for it

did i disappoint you
or leave a bad taste in your mouth
you act like you never had love
and you want me to go without

well its too late
tonight
to drag the past out
into the light
we're one but we're not the same
we get to carry each other
carry each other
one

have you come here for forgivness
have you come to raise the dead
have you come here to play jesus
to the lepors in your head

did i ask too much
more than a lot
you gave me nothing now
its all i got
we're one but we're not the same
well we hurt each other and we're doin it again

you said love is a temple
love the higher law
love is a temple
love the higher law

you ask me to enter
but then you make me crawl
i cant be holdin on
to what youve got
when all youve got is hurt

one love
one blood
one life
youve got to do what you should
one life with each other
sister
brothers
one life but we're not the same
we get to carry each other
carry each other
one

"God's is gonna cut you down"





You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down

Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut ‘em down
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut ‘em down

Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
My head’s been wet with the midnight dew
I’ve been down on bended knee talkin’ to the man from Galilee
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel’s feet
He called my name and my heart stood still
When he said, “John go do My will!”

Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut ‘em down
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut ‘em down

You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down

Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin’ in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light

You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down
Sooner or later God’ll cut you down

Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut you down
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut you down
Tell ‘em that God’s gonna cut you down


"When the man comes around"



And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder: One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see." And I saw. And behold, a white horse.
There's a man goin' 'round takin' names. An' he decides who to free and who to blame. Everybody won't be treated all the same. There'll be a golden ladder reaching down. When the man comes around.

The hairs on your arm will stand up. At the terror in each sip and in each sup. For you partake of that last offered cup, Or disappear into the potter's ground. When the man comes around.

Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers. One hundred million angels singin'. Multitudes are marching to the big kettle drum. Voices callin', voices cryin'. Some are born an' some are dyin'. It's Alpha's and Omega's Kingdom come.

And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree. The virgins are all trimming their wicks. The whirlwind is in the thorn tree. It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Till Armageddon, no Shalam, no Shalom. Then the father hen will call his chickens home. The wise men will bow down before the throne. And at his feet they'll cast their golden crown. When the man comes around.

Whoever is unjust, let him be unjust still. Whoever is righteous, let him be righteous still. Whoever is filthy, let him be filthy still. Listen to the words long written down, When the man comes around.

Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers. One hundred million angels singin'. Multitudes are marchin' to the big kettle drum. Voices callin', voices cryin'. Some are born an' some are dyin'. It's Alpha's and Omega's Kingdom come.

And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree. The virgins are all trimming their wicks. The whirlwind is in the thorn tree. It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

In measured hundredweight and penny pound. When the man comes around.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, And I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him.


"Man in Black" . Esta canción reume su lucha por un mundo justo.



Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black.

"Hurt" . Una de sus última canciones en donde plasma todo su tormento por su enfermedad.





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 my crown of thorns on my liar's chair full of broken thoughts I cannot repair beneath the stain of time the feeling disappears 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

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson es sin duda alguna la imagen de la música country en Estados Unidos. Nacido en 1933 en la ciudad de Abbott en Texas es un afamado y laureado compositor e intérprete de la música típica norteamericana.

Aprendió a tocar guitarra por correspondencia cuando su abuelo, quien lo crió, le pago el curso. Hoy es un verdadero ícono en su país.

Ha cantado en los mejores escenarios y en compañía de los mejores cantantes. Ha ganado todos los premios musicales como compositor y cantante. Ha participado como actor en películas y series de TV. También tiene una muy destacada labor como activista social y ambiental. Ahora que están de moda los Bio-combustibles, pues bien, Willie Nelson es un famoso promotor del uso del llamado Bio-diesel para tractores y vehículos rurales; él mismo tiene una empresa productora de este combustible a base de soya.

Vamos entonces a deleitarnos con algunos videos de este famoso intérprete:

"I'll fly away"

Some glad morning when this life is o'er,
I'll fly away;
To a home on God's celestial shore,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).


Chorus
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).


When the shadows of this life have gone,
I'll fly away;
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)


Chorus
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).


Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away;
To a land where joy shall never end,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)


Chorus
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).

"Beer for my horses" con Toby Keith

Well a man came on the 6 o'clock news
said somebody's been shot
somebody's been abused
somebody blew up a building
somebody stole a car
somebody got away
somebody didn't get to far yeah
they didn't get to far

Grand pappy told my pappy back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he'd done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street
For all the people to see

That
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
whiskey for my man, beer for my horses

We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
too much corruption and crime in the streets
It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
You can bet he'll set 'em down

Cause
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
whiskey for my man, beer for my horses
whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

He knew
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys,
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singin' whiskey for my man, beer for my horses
Singing whiskey for my man, beer for my horses

"Crazy" con Diana Krall y Elvis Costello, wow!



Crazy, I'm crazy for feelin' so lonely,
I'm crazy, crazy for feelin' so blue......
I knew, you'd love me as long as you wanted,
And then someday, you'd leave me for somebody new.
Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wonderin', what in the world did I do?
Oh, crazy, for thinkin' that my love could hold you.....
I'm crazy for tryin' and crazy for cryin
And I'm crazy for lovin' you.
Crazy, for thinkin' that my love could hold you,
I'm crazy for tryin, and crazy for cryin
And I'm crazy for lovin' you.....

"I don't wanna get over you" con Norah Jones.

Don't wanna get over you
I'm not here to forget you, I'm here to recall
The things we used to say and do
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you

I haunt the same places we used to go
Alone at a table for two
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you

They ought to give me the Wurlitzer prize
For all the silver I led slide down the slot
Playing those songs sung blue
Help me remember you
I don't want to get over you

A fresh roll of quarters, same old song
Missing you through and through
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you

I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you


"To all the girls" con Julio Iglesias

To all the girls I've loved before
Who travelled in and out my door
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before.

To all the girls I once caressed
And may I say I've held the best
For helping me to grow
I owe a lot I know
To all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away.

To all the girls who shared my life,
Who now are someone else's wives
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before.

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away.

To all the girls we've loved before
Who travelled in and out our door
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before.

To all the girls we've loved before
Who travelled in and out our door
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before

"Always on my mind" con Bon Jovi!



Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your
Sweet love hasn't died
And give me
Give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied
satisfied

Little things I should have
Said and done
I just never took the time

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind....

"On The road again"

On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again,
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world be turnin' our way
And our way
Is on the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again

On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world be turnin' our way
And our way
Is on the road again

Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
And I can't wait to get on the road again