Isbjörn 2009
Willkommen zu einer neuen Auflage meiner musikalischen Jahresrückblicke. Diesmal ist es eine sehr poppige und fetzige Mischung geworden und ich hoffe, dass Sie Dir genauso viel Spaß macht wie mir.
Willkommen zu einer neuen Auflage meiner musikalischen Jahresrückblicke. Diesmal ist es eine sehr poppige und fetzige Mischung geworden und ich hoffe, dass Sie Dir genauso viel Spaß macht wie mir.
It's Not Me, It's You (2009)
Mein musikalisches Jahr 2009 war stark radioinspiriert und eingängige Pop-Songs haben sich bei mir ständig wie Ohrwürmer festgesetzt. Lily Allen ist hierfür symtomatisch und macht einfach Spaß beim Hören.
Oh, he treats me with respect
He says he loves me all the time
He calls me fifteen times a
day
He likes to make sure that I'm fine
You know I've never met a man
Who's made me
feel quite so secure
He's not like all them other boys
They're all so dumb and
immature
There's just one thing that's getting in the way
When we go up to bed, you're
just no good, it's such a shame
I look into your eyes, I want to get to know you
And
then you make this noise and it's apparent it's all over
It's not fair and I think you're
really mean
I think you're really mean
I think you're really mean
Oh, you're
supposed to care
But you never make me scream
You never make me scream
Oh, it's not
fair and it's really not ok
It's really not ok
It's really not ok
Oh, you're
supposed to care
But all you do is take
Yeah, all you do is take
Oh, I lie here in
the wet patch
In the middle of the bed
I'm feeling pretty damn hard done by
I spent ages
giving head
Then I remember all the nice things
That you've ever said to me
Maybe
I'm just overreacting
Maybe you're the one for me
There's just one thing that's getting
in the way
When we go up to bed you're just no good, it's such a shame
I look into your
eyes, I want to get to know you
And then you make this noise and it's apparent it's all
over
It's not fair and I think you're really mean
I think you're really mean
I
think you're really mean
Oh, you're supposed to care
But you never make me
scream
You never make me scream
Oh, it's not fair and it's really not ok
It's
really not ok
It's really not ok
Oh, you're supposed to care
But all you do is
take
Yeah, all you do is take
There's just one thing that's getting in the way
When
we go up to bed you're just no good, it's such a shame
I look into your eyes, I want to get
to know you
And then you make this noise and it's apparent it's all over
It's not fair
and I think you're really mean
I think you're really mean
I think you're really
mean
Oh, you're supposed to care
But you never make me scream
You never make me
scream
Oh, it's not fair and it's really not ok
It's really not ok
It's really not
ok
Oh, you're supposed to care
But all you do is take
Yeah, all you do is take
Me And Armini (2008)
Obwohl das Lied schon etwas älter ist, habe ich es damals nicht wirklich wahrgenommen und andere wohl auch nicht. Dieses Jahr dann umso mehr. Das Lied ist so viel zu hören, dass es - obwohl ich es immernoch super finde - fast von dieser CD geflogen wäre. Aber "Jungle Drum" gehört zu 2009 wie "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" 2000.
Hey, I'm in love
My fingers keep on clicking to the beating of my heart
Hey, I can't stop my
feet
Ebony and Ivory and dancing in the street
Hey, it's 'cause of you
The world is in a
crazy, hazy hue
My heart is beating like a jungle drum
My heart is beating like a jungle
drum
My heart is beating like a jungle drum
Man, you got me burning
I'm the moment
between the striking and the fire
Hey, read my lips
'Cause all they say is kiss, kiss, kiss,
kiss, kiss
No, it'll never stop
My hands are in the air, yes, I'm in love
My heart
is beating like a jungle drum
My heart is beating like a jungle
Turntable Soul Music (2007)
Ist das Bossa Nove, Soul, Funk? Egal. Einfach super.
Lessons to be learnt but who's going to teach
Who's writing the rules, well I decree
A day of
tragedy when love is lost
When a friend, when a friend is pissed off
Misunderstandings
are so unfair
Psychoanalyse me please oh my friend
Let's begin, let confusion unravel around
me
And, and if I give the pieces together
The way they make sense to me I'll do my
best
But I can use only what I've seen from where I've been
And the lives that have lived
before me
Who's going to look, who's going to cheek
No one can really say 'cause they're all
dead
But we can try and only try to live with integrity
So come and see if
from
Come and see if from
Come and see it from here
So come and see if
from
Come and see if from
Come and see it from here and
Whatever you
seek
Which book you may read
Which planet you seek
Script you write and forces you
fight
Whatever you seek
Which book you may read
Which planet you seek
Oh
no there's will and there's fate
Or random explosions everyday
Or is the world an orchestrated
play
Or a clock, tick-tock, a clock work game
Us being the cogs and the product is
time
Questions to evolve with the answers to find
Like what the hell, what the hell are we
doing here anyhow
Yeah a gift it is to have everything
To fill our lines with happiness
and what we desire
But only if you want it, only if you need it
Only if you brave it, only if
you seek it
So be kind 'cause there's a piece of me in you
I'll be kind 'cause there's a piece
of you in me
A piece of everyone somewhere elsewhere lesser and greater
So come and see
if from
Come and see if from
Come and see it from here
So come and see if
from
Come and see if from
Come and see it from here and
Whatever you
seek
Which book you may read
Which planet you seek
Script you write and forces you
fight
Whatever you seek
Which book you may read
Which planet you seek
Oh let's
begin tonight
Whatever you seek
Which book you may read
Which planet you
seek
Script you write and forces you fight
Whatever you seek
Which book you may
read
Which planet you seek
Oh no there's will and there's fate
Or random explosions
everyday
Or is the world an orchestrated play
Or a clock, tick-tock, a clock work game
Us
being the cogs and the product is time
Questions to evolve with the answers to find
Like what
the hell, what the hell are we doing here anyhow
What are we doing here
Slumdog Millionaire (2007)
Dieses Jahr habe ich die Verfilmung "Slumdog Millionaire" gesehen. Nach dem Buch, was ich inhaltlich Klasse fand und stilistisch etwas langweilig, hat mich die filmische Interpretation visuell sehr positiv überrascht. Ein toller Film mit einem noch besseren Soundtrack. Kein Wunder, dass es hierfür viele Preise gab.
I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If
you come around here, I make 'em all day
I get one down in a second if you
wait
Sometimes I think sitting on trains
Every stop I get to I'm clocking that
game
Everyone's a winner, we're making our fame
Bonafide hustler making my name
All
I wanna do is
And
And take your money
Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and
stones and weed and bongs
Running when we hit 'em
Lethal poison through their
system
No one on the corner has swagger like us
Hit me on my Burner prepaid
wireless
We pack and deliver like UPS trucks
Already going hell just pumping that
gas
All I wanna do is
And
And take your money
M.I.A.
Third world
democracy
Yeah, I got more records than the K.G.B.
So, uh, no funny business
Some
some some I some I murder
Some I some I let go
Some some some I some I murder
Some I some
I let go
St. Elsewhere (2006)
Über Gnarls Barkley weiß ich gar nichts - noch nicht einmal, wie man diesen Vornamen aussprechen soll. Hier habe ich zur großen Ausnahme einfach nur das Lied aufgeschnappt und ohne weitere Recherche oder Album-Studium entschieden, dieses Lied zu mögen.
Beautiful girl, lovely dress
High school smiles, oh, yes
Beautiful girl, lovely
dress
Where she is now I can only guess
'Cuz it's gone daddy gone, the love is
gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone
It's gone daddy gone, the love is
gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone away
When I see you
Eyes will
turn blue
When I see you
A thousand eyes turning blue
'Cuz it's gone daddy gone,
the love is gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone
It's gone daddy gone, the love
is gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone away
I can tell by the way that you
switch and walk
And I can see by the way that you baby talk
And I can know by the way that you
treat your man
I can love you baby, 'til it's a crying
'Cuz it's gone daddy gone, the
love is gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone
It's gone daddy gone, the love is
gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone away
(It's gone daddy
gone)
Beautiful girl, lovely dress
(Gone daddy gone)
Fifteen smiles, oh, yes
(Gone
daddy gone)
Beautiful girl, lovely dress
(Gone daddy gone)
Where she is now I can only
guess
'Cuz it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love
is gone
It's gone daddy gone, the love is gone
Yeah, it's gone daddy gone, the love is gone
away
Gone away, gone away, gone away
Gone away, gone away, gone away
Gone away
Red (2009)
Nach meiner Entdeckung der beiden Norweger bin ich nach wie vor süchtig nach deren Musik. Das neue Album "Red" ist genau wie das vorherige ein Meisterwerk. Rockig, fetzig, popig, Punkrock - irgendwie irgendwas dazwischen und eben ganz eigen. "Don't stop till you get enough".
She shot you down like an animal
Give it up, Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Wanna live your life like a
Romeo
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Hush, don't you cry
Live and let die
Spread out
your wings and fly
Try to keep your feet on the patio
Give it up,
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Wanna show Perrineau your Mercutio
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Hush, don't
you cry
Live and let die
Spread out your wings and fly
Cause the strong shall
thrive
While the weak will all perish
Only those fit survive
You gotta live by the
game
You gotta live by the rules
You gotta know your means and your moves
You gotta keep
up your guard
You gotta hit quick and hard
You gotta know when to hold or fold your
cards
We'll hook you up with an enema
Give it up
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And don't stop
till you get enough
Music For Men (2009)
Gossip (früher mal The Gossip) sind mir bisher noch nie über den Weg gelaufen. Und das obwohl die Musik großartig ist und das Trio auch schon eine halbe Ewigkeit Musik zu machen scheint. Zum Glück sind Songs wie "Heavy Cross" im Radio gelandet und ich damit in den Genuß des einzigartigen Albums "Music For Men" gelangt. Ich würde fast sagen, das hier ist das beste Album aus 2009.
Ooohh oh ooooh, oh oh oh ohhh
Ooohh oh ooooh, oh oh oh ohhh
It's a cruel cruel world, to
face on your own,
A heavy cross, to carry along,
The lights are on, but everyone's
gone,
And it's cruel
It's a funny way, to make ends meet,
when the lights are out
on every street,
It feels alright, but never complete,
without joy,
I checked you,
if it's already been done, undo it,
It takes two, it's up to me and you, to proove it,
On the
rainy nights, even the coldest days,
you're moments ago, but seconds away,
The principal of
nature, it's true but, it's a cruel world,
Ooooh oooh oohh, ooh ooh oooh ooh, ooo
wooah
We can play it safe, or play it cool,
follow the leader, or make up all the
rules,
whatever you want, the choice is yours,
So choose,
I checked you, if it's
already been done, undo it,
It takes two, it's up to me and you, to proove it,
Ei ei ei
ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye oh oh,
Ei ei ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye eh, ye eh, ye eh,
I
just knew, it's already been done, undo it,
It takes two, it's up to me and you, to proove
it,
ei ei ei, woah wo, yeah eh
Ei ei ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye eh, ye eh, ye
eh,
I checked you, if it's already been done, undo it,
It takes two, it's up to me and
you, to proove it,
Ei ei ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye oh oh,
Ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye eh,
ye eh, ye eh,
I just knew
Fruit (2009)
Beim ersten Hören dachte ich, das ist bestimmt irgendeine Hippy-Band aus den 70ern. Naja, so kann man sich irren. Aber die Assoziation ist vermutlich beabsichtigt und auch das Cover sieht ein wenig zu stark nach Pilzen und Kräutern aus. Aber die Musik macht Spaß, geht eher nach draußen als nach drinnen und motiviert zum Singen und Mitwippen.
Well, I got my mind out of sight
lost the common sense,
got a rave in my brain
like i'm
without defense.
Till I catch my eyes right in front of me,
It's a bloke of a man
finally taking me.
Hey cute from the left, oh yeah
Why'd his move he had me shake out a
lie
He really had it going...
The crowd's getting thinner
we are getting
closer,
with a hole in my head
he took me to his sofa...
Well now the sun ain't
shining no more,
I don't know why but I've seen it before.
Ain't got no joy no man to lean
on,
He leaves my soul on the floor like a doll.
He was young, he was hot,
he made
me feel alive.
so in love I was falling,
ooh, it's early morning.
He took me in his
hands
and squeezed me real tight.
I was humbled
but depending on this guy
he didn't
last very long,
a week or maybe two.
when he called me on the phone
saying baby I don't
love you.
Just another lonely love
always giving never get.
And now I feel so
stupid
it's like a deja vu ooooooo
Because the sun ain't shining no more,
I don't
know why but I've seen it before.
Ain't got no joy no man to lean on,
He leaves my soul on the
floor like a doll.
Oh no the sun ain't shining no more,
I don't know why but I've seen
it before.
Ain't got no joy no man to lean on,
He leaves my soul on the floor like a
doll.
Yeah, yeaaahhhh...
For a while I'm shining
but later I'm
crying.
I'm sick and stronger,
I'm always getting weaker.
For a while I'm
shining
but later I'm crying
I'm sick and stronger
I'm always getting
weaker
Yeah now the sun ain't shining no more,
I don't know why but I've seen it
before.
Ain't got no joy no man to lean on,
He leaves my soul on the floor like a doll.
This Gift (2007)
Die Sons & Daughters krame ich immer wieder aus dem CD Regal und höre die Musik immernoch genauso gerne wie bei der ersten Entdeckung. Lediglich Gossip machten hier dieses Jahr in der rockigen Kategorie Konkurenz. Doch wann kommt ein neues Album?
So many times you ran yourself over
Talking back on a cold-crying shoulder
Get in a car with
the taxi driver
Sympathy of strangers, hoping to find her
Oh oh oh
oh-oh-oh
Collisions came as consequence
Watching the scene after the
accident
Mixed-up words, find out what she meant
Witness the scene after the
accident
Passersby, nothing to see here at all
Fast-forward talking yourself into the
wall
You never asked for an audience
So why'd you care 'bout the reviews you're gonna
get?
Mixed-up words, find out what she meant
Witness the scene after the
accident
Collisions came as consequence
Watching the scene after the accident
Oh oh
oh oh-oh-oh
Mixed-up words, find out what she meant
Witness the scene after the
accident
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
Collisions came as consequence
Watching the scene
after the accident
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
Mixed-up words, find out what she
meant
Watching the scene after the accident
The Age Of The Understatement (2008)
Eine Mischung zwischen fetzigen Rock und Singer/Songwriter machen die Last Shadow Puppets wirklich Spaß beim Hören. Deutlich wird es bei "Only The Truth" wo die normale Version gut abgeht und die Akustikversion ebenso schön, aber gar nicht mehr rockig ist. Letztere ist hier zu sehen: als Video ansehen.
Only the truth
She reckoned she owed
Only the truth
She reckoned she owes
The
way she walks
Is scripted and taught
Don't give her an eye
She snipered your
mind
See by her hands
That she's been there before
She lifts up her glass
As if to
bring down a mess
Only the truth
She reckoned she owes
Only the truth
She
reckoned she owes
Climbing the stairs
As if to follow her there
Her golden lace
boots
May stop your right there
Hands on your arm
She greets all your friends
Twist
of a lime
It seems a bitter end
Only the truth
She reckoned she owes
Only the
truth
She reckoned she owes
The girl with many
Different strategies
Wakes the
wolves
To curse them
To their knees
She's in the one
By the riverbank
So it's
easier for her
To drown you
And she claims
Oh, she claims
It's only the
truth
She holds in her hands
It's only the truth
She holds in her hands
Music For Men (2009)
Die Auswahl von den "besten" Songs von Gossip fällt extrem schwer. Eigentlich muss man alle hören und irgendwie sind alle hervorragend. Dimestore Diamond ist bei mir dann doch noch ein wenig doller hängen geblieben als die anderen. Woran das lag weiß ich aber nicht denn im Sommer in Schweden habe ich immer die ganze CD hoch und runter gehört - wenn nicht gerade Kinderlieder liefen.
Everybody knows the things she does to please
Low cut sweaters with her skirt above her
knees
She's a dimestore diamond
Everybody knows just where she gets her clothes
A
water coloured painting in a renoir pose
She's a dimestore diamond
Everybody knows but
no one can tell
A homemade haircut but she wears it well
She's a dimestore
diamond
You can call her broke, you can call her poor
But everybody knows that she ain't
cold no more
She's a dimestore diamond
Shines like the real thing
Real
thing
Real thing
Dimestore diamond
Dimestore diamond
Gonna get you
one
Gonna get you one one
Gonna get you one
Everybody knows the things she does to
please
Low cut sweaters with her skirt above her knees
She's a dimestore
diamond
Dimestore diamond
Shines like the real thing
Real thing
Real
thing
Dimestore...
Dimestore diamond
Only By The Night (2008)
Hart? Ruhig? Eingängig? Schwer? Obwohl das Lied so langsam und schwerfällig daher zu kommen scheint, ist es prima zum schnellen Fahradfahren und zum aktiven Ignorieren von straßenbahnfahrenden Menschen geeignet. "Closer" kommt mir mein Drumherum dabei allerdings nicht.
Stranded in this spooky town
Stoplights are swaying and the phone lines are down
This floor is
crackling cold, she took my heart, I think she took my soul
With the moon I run far from the
carnage of the fiery sun
Driven by the strangle of vein showing no mercy I do it
again,
Open up your eye, you keep on crying baby, I'll bleed you dry
Skies they blink at me, I
see a storm bubbling up from the sea
And it's coming closer
And it's coming
closer
You shimmy shook my bone leaving me stranded all in love on my own
Do you think
of me? Where am I now? Baby where do I sleep?
Feel so good but I'm old, 2000 years of chasing's
taking its toll
And it's coming closer
Battle For The Sun (2009)
Man achte auf die effektvollen Sticks - für den Fall, dass diese nicht elektronisch reingemischt wurden. Ein schönes verspieltes Element in dem trägen Stampfen. Toller Song. Das Album hat mich hingegen noch nicht wirklich umgehauen, aber wahrscheinlich muss ich ihm noch eine faire Chance geben.
I, I, I will battle for the sun, sun, sun
And I, I, I won't stop until I'm done, done,
done
You, you, you are getting in the way, way, way
And I, I, I have nothing left to say, say,
say
I, I, I, I, I will brush off all the dirt
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt,
dirt
And I, I, I, I, I will pretend it didn't hurt
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt,
hurt
You, you, you, you, you are a black and heavy weight
Weight, weight, weight,
weight, weight, weight
And I, I, I, I, I will not participate pate
Pate, pate, pate, pate,
pate, pate
Dream brother, my killer, my lover
Dream brother, my killer, my
lover
I, I, I will battle for the sun, sun, sun, sun
'Cause I, I, I have stared down the
barrel of a gun
Gun, gun, gun, gun, gun, gun
No fun if you, you, you, you, you, you are
a cheap and nasty fake
Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
And I, I, I am the bones you
couldn't break
Break, break, break, break, break, break, break
Dream brother, my killer,
my lover
Dream brother, my killer, my lover
I, I, I will battle for the sun
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2007)
Abgesehen davon, dass Nick Cave einfach tolle Musik macht kommt von Album zu Album mehr Gelassenheit in die Musik. Zumindest kommt es mir so vor. Es ist nicht mehr alles zwangsläufig düster angehaucht, sondern hat auch was von Gospel, Blues und einer Jam Session von Spitzenmusiker. Die strikten Wiederholungen der Songphasen deuten aber eher auch eine strenge - und ausgefeilte - Komposition hin.
When I came up from out of the meat-locker
the city was gone
the sky was full of
lights
the snow provides a silent cover
in moonland, under the stars
under the sn&, I
followed this car
and I followed that car, through the sand
through the snow, I turn on the
radio
I listen to the deejay, and it must feel nice
it must feel nice to know, that somebody
needs you
and everything moves slow, under the stars
under the ash, through the sand
and
the night drifts in, the snow provides a silent cover
and I'm not your favourite lover, I turn on
the radio
and it must feel nice
o very very nice to know, that somebody needs you
and the
chilly winds blow, under the snow
under the stars, the whispering deejay
on the radio, the
whispering deejay
on the radio, I'm not your favourite lover
I'm not your favourite lover, and
it must feel nice
to leave no trace (no trace at all)
but somebody needs you, and that
somebody is me
under the stars, under the snow
(your eyes were closed
you were playing
with the buttons on your coat
in the back of that car)
in moonland, under the stars
in
moonland, and I followed that car
Lightbulbs (2008)
Vor dem Kauf des zweiten Albums von Fujiya & Miyagi hatte ich ein wenig Angst, dass es das gleiche sein würde, wie das erste. Und ein wenig ist es auch so und der Stil ist unverändert. Alle Songs könnten auch welche des ersten Albums sein. Aber das macht das Hören nicht weniger angenehm. Perfekte Musik zum Herumlaufen und Mitnicken, zum nachts Autofahren (was ich nur noch selten mache) und zum Zu fahren und zum dabei Arbeiten und zum Kopfhörer aufsetzen und nicht anderes tun.
Die wenigen Wörter in der richtigen Reihenfolge hat mit das Internet nicht preisgeben wollen. Aber so wichtig ist das ja nun auch wieder nicht.
Ballroom Stories (2007)
Ein sehr schönes Lied. Mehr kann ich hier gar nicht sagen. Ich mag es einfach. Vor allem durch diesem komischen Akzent.
Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some
Until I first met you, I was lonesome
And when
you came in sight, dear, my heart grew light
And this old world seemed new to me
You're
really swell, I have to admit you
Deserve expressions that really fit you
And so I've racked
my brain, hoping to explain
All the things that you do to me
Bei mir bist du schön,
please let me explain
Bei mir bist du schön means you're grand
Bei mir bist du schön, again
I'll explain
It means you're the fairest in the land
I could say "Bella, bella", even
say "Voonderbar"
Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are
I've tried to
explain, bei mir bist du sch"n
So kiss me and say you understand
Bei mir bist du schön,
you've heard it all before
but let me try to explain
Bei mir bist du schön means that you're
grand
Bei mir bist du schön, it's such an old refrain
and yet I should explain
It means I
am begging for your hand
I could say "Bella, bella", even say "Voonderbar"
Each language
only helps me tell you how grand you are
I've tried to explain, bei mir bist du schön
So
kiss me and say that you will understand
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Auf die Plätze, fertig, los ... rennen - könnte man hier raus hören. Wie auch schon bei "Paper Planes" ist das nicht einfach nur Musik sondern irgendwie auch eine auditive Sprache, die kleine Welten und Geschichten aufbaut. Wahnsinn.
O...Saya
They can't touch me
We break off
Run so fast they can't even catch
me
Been that gypsy
Touch me I'll show you tricks with my zig-zag quickly
Pick up the
packs on my journey
Dogs run, they start to follow me
Have my luck, some days they
suck
When you live for the buck
We get for the family
One day I wanna be a
star
So I get to hang in a bar
I'll go to Vegas with the playas
Just to forget my
scars
ek do teen chaar paanch chheh saat aaTH nau das gyaarah baarah terah (1-13 in
Hindi)
Sweat shops have made me shifty
Like a ninja with speed I'm nifty
I hope I
live 'til I'm fifty
See my city go from gritty to pretty
Red (2009)
Eine Homage an das Internet. Das Blog als Synonym für Freiheit. Und das als elektronischer Punkrock mit Soundcollagen. Inhaltlich ist die Bandnamen-Selbsterklärung mit Zitatbeigaben vielleicht etwas hoch gegriffen, aber die Musik macht trotzdem Spaß.
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today to give you Datarock
Electric word Datarock
It
means information and rock and roll
But we're here to tell you
There's something else
The
world wide web
A world of never-ending happiness
You can always see the sun
Day or
night
Everybody knows times they are all changing
Even Datarock ch-change to give you
the blog
We know this blog is long awaited
Just couldn't be done on
C64s
Communication's direct
The lingo's abbreviated
We'll pour our souls out open
source
Jon Pareles said our mind is fully the present
And so the peak of pop evolution
presents The Blog
Hey information highway
We'll be online till the break of day
Hey
computer age
You don't need a house if you've got a home page
Made In The Dark (2008)
Hot Chip habe ich über irgendwelche CD Rezensionen ist kostenfreien Stadtmagazinen entdeckt und fand, dass es sich spannend anhört. So kaufte ich mir die CD und habe die Mischung aus popiger Musik und Soundtüftelei durchaus genossen. Auch wenn die o.g. Musikmagazine sich kurz danach einig waren, dass Hot Chip überschätzt würde - ich mag das Album. Und für mich war es eine überraschende Neuentdeckung.
It's on every street, it's funky, cheap
Sometimes you find you're in your mind
Are you at the
pictures or out at sea?
It's better this way trust, do you believe me?
(Weather,
weather, weather, weather, weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather)
There's a whole world in there
(Weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather, weather)
Just don't stop and
stare
(Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather, weather)
You will find gel there
(Weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather, weather)
There's a hole in the world
there
We like it full, what we just got
It's better still, with something hot
Out
at the kitchen I cannot see
It's better this way trust, do you believe me?
(Weather,
weather, weather, weather, weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather)
There's a whole world in there
(Weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather, weather)
Just don't stop and
stare
(Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather, weather)
You will find gel there
(Weather, weather, weather, weather,
weather
Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather, weather)
There's a hole in the world
there
American Doll Posse (2007)
Von den Liedern von Tori Amos mag ich ja etwas schrägen am liebsten und "Body and Soul" gehört dazu. Das Album ist zwar schon von 2007 und ein neues schon sogar schon erhältlich, aber da ich die Musik häufig und gerne höre und sie verhältnismäßig selten auf den Compilations vertreten ist - nun hier eben dieses "schräge" Lied.
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
I have waited all my life
You say you are
bonafide
To be my judge
Lay your law down on me love
Seven devils bring them
on
I have left my weapons
'cause I think you're wrong
These devils of yours they need
love
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body
and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
In my temple
boy be warned
Violence doesn't have a home now but ecstasy
That's as pure as a woman's
gold
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
'cause I think you're
wrong
These devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me Body and
Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and
Soul
I'll save you from that sunday sermon
Boy I think you need a conversion
Body
and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and Soul
Come and kneel with me Body and
Soul
Body and Soul Body and Soul Body and Soul
Third (2008)
Nach vielen Jahren des Wartens haben sich Portishead nun doch wieder zusammen gerafft. Ich habe schon
kaum noch dran geglaubt. Man liest hin und wieder eine wage Ankündigung oder ein Gerücht über neue
Lieder der Trip-Hop Erfinder, während man beobachten muss, dass kaum noch einer weiß wer diese Band ist
und warum man diese kennen müsste. Nun kam dann doch das Album und es ist anders als die anderen. Wobei
ich bei Portishead auch kein Comeback im alten Musikstik erwartet und auch nicht erhofft hätte. Die CD
erfordert am Anfang zumindest Geduld und wird mit vielfachen Hören erst bekömmlicher und dann doch
irgendwie gut - bleibt aber einfach speziell. So ist das auch das letzte Lied und wem es nicht gefällt,
der kann ja schonmal wieder zum ersten Track springen.
übrigens gibt es auch noch einen neuen Song:
Chase
The Tear.
I saw a saviour
a saviour come my way
I thought I'd see it
at the cold light of
day
but now I realise that I'm
Only for me
if only I could see
You turn myself
to me
and recognise the poison in my heart
there is no other place
no one else I
face
remedy, we'll agree, is how I feel
here in my reflecting
What more can I
say?
for I am guilty
for the voice that I obey
too scared to sacrifice a
choice
chosen for me
if only I could see
You turn myself to me
recognise the
poison in my heart
there is no other place
no one else I face
The remedy, to agree, is
how I feel
