Marina & The Diamonds es mi artista favorita de lo que llevamos de década. Su voz y sus temas son geniales y no voy a vendéroslos más, así que os voy a presentar su álbum seleccionando la mejor versión en directo de cada tema. Y que hable la música.



























And I'm never forgiven

Melanie C ha vuelto, y lo ha hecho con un disco que oficialmente debería ser una popstitución: electrónica, dance, pop, todo lo que rechazó para crearse una imagen de rockera.

Rock Me no fue la bomba, pero 'Think About It"... es arena de otro costal. Cautiva, emociona, da ganas de bailar... y qué letra!

Os dejo con la versión acústica que es "vello de punta version" para mí:

I I know I shouldn't be doing this
Why can't I stop
Butterfly blood rush everything's telling me to run
but I'm not

You only regret what you don't do
Why don't we do what we want to now
don't give me time to back out

Cos
I don't wanna think about waking up, making up lies
Trying to pretend that we didn't do what we're doing
I don't wanna think about
Real life, not tonight I don't wanna think about anyone, anything, anyway
If there's a chance we'll break
I wanna smash into pieces
Let's make a big mistake
But I don't want to think about it
I don't wanna think about it

My heart beats my head
And I'm letting it take me over
I gotta keep going can't stop can't sleep
Cos tomorrow I'll be sober

You only regret what you don't do
Why don't we do what we want to now
Don't give me time to back out

Cos
I don't wanna think about waking up, making up lies
Trying to pretend that we didn't do what we're doing
I don't wanna think about
Real life, not tonight I don't wanna think about anyone, anything, anyway
If there's a chance we'll break
I wanna smash into pieces
Let's make a big mistake
But I don't want to think about it
I don't wanna think about it

Only regret the things that you don't do
Do do do what you want to
Only regret the things that you don't do
Do do do what you want to

I wanna feel something I've never felt before
And I don't care if hurts, it's worth it, yeah
I wanna be someone I've never been before
So I'm gonna run and I'm gonna close my eyes I'm gonna jump into the fire

Cos
I don't wanna think about waking up, making up lies
Trying to pretend we didn't do what we're doing
I don't wanna think about
Real life, not tonight I don't wanna think about anyone, anything, anyway
If there's a chance we'll break
I wanna smash into pieces
Let's make a big mistake
But I don't want to think about it
I don't wanna think about it

Only regret the things that you don't do
Do do do what you want to
Only regret the things that you don't do
Do do
Let's do what we want to

Qué mejor que hacer uno de esos análisis de letras que tanto hago últimamente con 'Back To Black', un disco que es espectacular, tanto en sonido como en letras.

I didn't get a lot in class
But I know it don't come in a shot glass

It's not just my pride
It's just 'til these tears have dried

Rehab

I cheated myself,

Like I knew I would,

Then you notice little carpet burn,

My stomach drops and my guts churn,

You shrug and it's the worst,

Who truly stuck the knife in first

You Know I'm No Good

What kind of fuckery are we?
Nowadays you don't mean dick to me
I might let you make it up to me
Who's playing Saturday?

Me And Mr Jones

And no I'm not ashamed but the guilt will kill you

If she don't first

I'll never love you like her

Though we need to find the time

To just do this shit together

For it gets worse

I wanna touch you

But that just hurts

Just Friends

He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet

I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff

You go back to her
And I go back to

Black

Back To Black

Over futile odds

And laughed at by the gods

And now the final frame

Love is a losing game

Love Is A Losing Game

Even if I stop wanting you,
A Perspective pushes true,
I'll be some next man's other woman soon,

I shouldn't play myself again,
I should just be my own best friend,
Not fuck myself in the head with stupid men

Tears Dry On Their Own

As my day is done now

The dark covers me and I cannot run now

He swims in my eyes by the bed

Pour myself over him

Moon spilling in

And I wake up alone

Wake Up Alone

I would have died too
I'd of liked to
If my man was fighting
Some unholy war
If my man was fighting

Some Unholy War

The man that he longs to be

Now how can he have her heart

When it got stole

So he tries to pass it by

Cause what's inside'll never die

As he tries to pacify her

Cause what's inside her never dies

He Can Only Hold Her

Porque no sería justo ni realista despedirse de ella con un tema feliz:

Seguimos metiéndole gasolina al blog con un tema que me marcó en su día, de una chica que sigo desde su primer single y cuyas canciones me han acompañado en los últimos 14 años.

Sin duda, 'That Day' es mi tema favorito de Natalie Imbruglia. Imperfecto, rápido, desastre, torpe, con frases que se pisan entre sí y la mejor letra del mundo. And I'm wrong, and I'm beautiful.

Os obligo a que la llevéis en vuestro mp3 y el día que os sintáis un poco bajos de moral, la pongáis en repeat y os atreváis a andar por la calle sin sonreír. Os reto a ello.

That day, that day
What a mess what a marvel
I walked into that cloud again
And I lost myself
And I’m sad, sad, sad
Small, alone, scared
Craving purity
A fragile mind and
A gentle spirit
That day, that day
What a marvelous mess
This is all that I can do
I’m done to be me
Sad, scared, small, alone, beautiful
It’s supposed to be like this
I accept everything
It’s supposed to be like this

That day, that day
I lay down beside myself
In this feeling of pain, sadness
Scared, small, climbing, crawling
Towards the light
And it’s all I see and
I’m tired and I’m right
And I’m wrong
And it’s beautiful

That day that day
What a mess
What a marvel
We’re all the same
And no one thinks so
And it’s okay
And I’m small
And I’m divine
And it’s beautiful
And it’s coming
But it’s already here
And it’s absolutely perfect

That day, that day
When everything was a mess
And everything was in place
And there’s too much hurt
Sad, small, scared, alone
And everyone’s a cynic
And it’s hard and it’s sweet
But it’s supposed
To be like this

That day, that day
When I sat in the sun
And I thought and I cried
’cause I’m sad, scared, small
Alone, strong
And I’m nothing
And I’m true
Only a brave man
Can break through
And it’s all okay
Yeah, it’s okay

¿Volver? ¡Pero sí nunca me he marchado!


Eso decía una Britney Spears drogada hasta la saciedad en su documental Britney: For The Record. Hasta ella misma, cargada de litio hasta la médula, era consciente que los comebacks son solo para perdedores. Así que yo no consideraré esta pausa de 2 semanas como una marcha y tampoco consideraré esta entrada un comeback.

Pocas cosas han pasado en estas últimas semanas, pero han sido lo suficientemente importantes para cogerme y colocarme en el carril correcto. He sufrido un lavado de mal rollo que ha dejado al Enric de siempre, el que intenta sacaros una sonrisa a todos, totalmente disponible y positivo. El último medio año he estado bien para todos, pero no para mí. Ahora sí, ahora ya no sólo río con vosotros, lo hago también conmigo.

Y aunque no creo en ninguna religión ni superstición, he de reconocer que encontrarme con la canción que os voy a colocar a continuación ha sido lo más parecido a una señal que he tenido en meses. Yo creo que las señales no te indican lo que ha de suceder, sino que te indican que algo va a suceder. Me gusta creer eso porque me da el poder de decidir qué hacer y qué camino tomar. Y esta mañana, mientras escuchaba esta canción, unido al cariño mostrado por diversas personas (una hace escasos minutos) hacia mí y mi blog, sabía que tocaba volver.

Así que espero retomar, poco a poco, una regularidad aquí, y que lo disfrutéis tanto como lo hago yo.


Demi Lovato - Skyscraper


Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence, as it's ending, like we never had a chance.
Do you have to make me feel like there's nothing left of me?

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper

As the smoke clears
I awaken and untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better to watch me while I bleed
All my windows still are broken but I'm standing on my feet

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper

Go run run run I'm gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear yeah
Go run run run yeah it's a long way down
But I'm closer to the clouds up here

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Ohh
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper


pd: no es casualidad la imagen, si Google no engaña es el diseño del nuevo rascacielos que sustituirá a las Torres Gemelas, destruídas hace 10 años, el mismo día de mi cumpleaños. I will be rising from the ground.