Apesar de haver a distância, a Amizade está sempre presente...

Para uma Amiga muito especial, que apesar de distante está presente todos os dias...

PS: Adoro esta música... 

Um grande beijinho...

Para apreciar de olhos fechados... Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Há músicas que pela sua beleza nos deixam algures... Dificilmente conseguimos escrever aquilo que sentimos, pelo que nos resta fechar os olhos, ouvir e... voar. A beleza também se transmite pela música, assim como o sentimento...

Well I heard there was a secret chord

That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
Well it goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
she tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew ya
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you?
And remember when I moved in you?
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who'd OUT DREW YA
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen in the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah  (held for a long time)
Hallelujah

PS: Conheço "n" versões desta música e cada uma tem o seu toque especial... Seja o Leonard Cohen (Versão Original), o Rufus Wainwright (que já tive o privilégio de ver ao vivo), o Damien Rice (com o seu irish accent) ou muitos outros que a tocam, entre os quais o Jeff Buckley que decidiu "partir" cedo de mais com todo o seu talento...
PS1: Tive de trocar o vídeo que havia postado aqui inicialmente, podem ver o outro aqui

Michael Stipe (REM) & Coldplay - In The Sun

Já há algum tempo que não ouvia esta música e hoje já a ouvi umas quantas vezes. Sou obrigado a concordar (em parte) com o que o Chris Martin diz no final... é provavelmente das melhores músicas que já foram escritas... LINDA!

I picture you in the sun wondering what went wrong

And falling down on your knees asking for sympathy

And being caught in between all you wish for and all you seen

And trying to find anything you can feel that you can believe in

May god’s love be with you
Always
May god’s love be with you

I know I would apologize if I could see your eyes
’cause when you showed me myself I became someone else
But I was caught in between all you wish for and all you need
I picture you fast asleep

A nightmare comes
You can’t keep awake

May god’s love be with you
Always
May god’s love be with you

’cause if I find

If I find my own way

How much will I find

If I find
If I find my own way
How much will I find
You

I don’t know anymore
What it’s for
I’m not even sure
If there is anyone who is in the sun
Will you help me to understand
’cause I been caught in between all I wish for and all I need
Maybe you’re not even sure what it’s for
Any more than me

May god’s love be with you

Always

May god’s love be with you

James - Top of the World (Live version)

Uma das músicas mais bonitas dos James...a letra é sublime.
Ainda hoje me lembro do 1.º concerto dos James em Portugal e o que fiz para o ir ver... Foi em 1992 e o Coliseu literalmente veio abaixo... Nesta música o efeito foi diferente, simplesmente flutuei e apreciei (eu e o público...)... e por momentos, foi como se estivéssemos no topo do mundo, ou direi antes, On top of the World... 



The view from here's breathtaking
My visions all surrounding
The humans look like insects
There is only one way down

But it's cold and lonely in this stratosphere
Gliding through the darkness
Where is my craft leading to
Am I damned or blessed?

Don't let go on top of the world
Don't let go on top of the world

Will my good friends desert me
Or will they prove themselves?
Are my demands all greedy
Or are they what I need?

If I will not be faithful
I must accept betrayal
When your turn comes to leave me
Will my free ways have failed?

Don't let go on top of the world
Don't let go on top of the world

I'll meet you inside this hollow world
I'll meet you inside
Hollow world, hollow world
It's a long way down
It's a long way down
And I'm so cold

Depeche Mode - Miles Away/The truth is - Live@Madison Square Garden, New York City - 8/4/09

Mais uma vez... Energia é precisa... e quem melhor do que os Depeche Mode para a gerarem...

Não sendo das letras mais profundas dos Depeche Mode, em poucas palavras transmitem o que se pretende e o ritmo é simplesmente fantástico.  

Apesar de gostar de algumas novas bandas que vão surgindo, continuo muito "preso" ao passado e a bandas que vieram dos anos 80 (e de outros anos, mas os 80...). U2, James, Depeche Mode, entre outras... e agora:

The Truth is... You´re Miles Away...

It's one of those conversations
We've, we've had them before
The ones that leave you empty
And wanting for more

Your eyes they tell me something
That I understand
Your eyes they hold the truth
And the truth is
You're miles away
You're miles away
You're miles away

Excuse me for my hesitation
I've met you before
Your face seems so familiar
And longing for more

Your eyes they tell me something
That I understand
Your eyes they hold the truth
And the truth is
You're miles away
You're miles away
You're miles away

With all your superstitions
And empty lines
I could be just like you
Withdrawn but alive

Life, it has it's limitations
We all have our needs
Love would be the only answer
It lies underneath

Your eyes they tell me something
That I understand
Your eyes they hold the truth
And the truth is
You're miles away
You're miles away
You're miles away
You're miles away

Caetano Veloso - Sozinho (Ao Vivo)

Às vezes a música fala por nós...

Read My Mind - The Killers (Live@Glastonbury2007)

I can´t read my mind... and you?! Can you read my mind?


On the corner of main street
Just tryin' to keep it in line
You say you wanna move on and
You say I'm falling behind

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town
I got the green light

I got a little fight

I'm gonna turn this thing around


Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

The good old days, the honest man;
The restless heart, the Promised Land
A subtle kiss that no one sees;

A broken wrist and a big trapeze

Oh well I don't mind, you don't mind

Cause I don't shine if you don't shine

Before you go, can you read my mind?

It’s funny how you just break down
Waitin' on some sign
I pull up to the front of your driveway
With magic soakin' my spine

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

The teenage queen, the loaded gun;
The drop dead dream, the Chosen One
A southern drawl, a world unseen;
A city wall and a trampoline

Oh well I don't mind, you don't mind
Cause I don't shine if you don't shine
Before you go
Tell me what you find when you read my mind

Slippin’ in my faith until I fall
You never returned that call
Woman, open the door, don't let it sting
I wanna breathe that fire again

She said
Oh well I don't mind, you don't mind
Cause I don't shine if you don't shine

Put your back on me
Put your back on me
Put your back on me

The stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun
When you read my mind

Para descer à terra... A música consegue fazê-lo... Editors - Munich (Live@Lowlands)

Porque energia é precisa...
Porque estou cansado...
Porque preciso de descer à terra... e a música consegue fazê-lo...
PS: Uma boa maneira de nos libertarmos aos 3.25min...

People are fragile things, you should know by now be careful what you put them through...

I'm so glad I've found this
I'm so glad I did
I'm so glad I've found this
I'm so glad I did

People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to
It breaks when you don't force it
It breaks when you don't try
It breaks if you don't force it
It breaks if you don't try

People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to

With one hand you calm me
With one hand I'm still
With one hand you calm me
With one hand I'm still

People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

You'll speak when you're spoken to
You'll speak when you're spoken to
He'll speak when he's spoken to
She'll speak when she's spoken to

Olá 2010! Keane . Nothing In My Way (Live Version)

Olá 2010!

Cheguei... ou melhor, chegamos! E agora, como queremos alcançar tudo o que mais desejamos, não vamos querer nada no nosso caminho, como tal e só para teres uma noção, 2010, este refrão é para ti...



A turning tide
Lovers at a great divide
Why d'you laugh?
When I know that you're hurt inside?

And why'd you say
It's just another day, nothing in my way
I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay
So there's nothing left to say?
And why'd you lie
When you wanna die, when you're hurt inside
Don't know what you lie for anyway
Now there's nothing left to say

A tell-tale sign
You don't know where to draw the line

And why'd you say
It's just another day, nothing in my way
I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay
So there's nothing left to say
And why'd you lie
When you wanna die, when you're hurt inside
Don't know what you lie for anyway
Now there's nothing left to say

Well for a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time
You're having such a nice time

(Just...)
For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
(...another day, nothing in my way, I..)
For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
(...don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay. just..)
For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time
(... another day, nothing in my way; Don't know what you lie for...)
You're having such a nice time
(...anyway)

Este tem de ser um grande ano... 
FELIZ 2010!

Em jeito de despedida... Sade - By Your Side

Para 2010 não vou desejar...
... vou alcançar...

Adoro esta música...



Adeus 2009... Perdeste o teu espaço... não gostei muito de ti, afinal não cumpriste a(s) promessa(s)...

Que 2010 seja um ano repleto de saúde e alegria... Sorriam e...
Feliz 2010!

Damien Rice - I Remember (Live Version)

Por falar em caos...

José González - Heartbeats

Apesar do teu silêncio, estás sempre presente...


one night to be confused
one night to speed up truth
we had a promise made
four hands and then away

both under influense
we had devine scent
to know what to say
mind is a razorblade

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough
for me, no

one night of magic rush
the start a simple touch
one night to push and scream
and then releaf

ten days of perfect tunes
the colors red and blue
we had a promise made
we were in love

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough
for me, no

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough

and you, you knew the hands of the devil
and you, kept us awake with wolf teeths
sharing different heartbeats
in one night

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough
for me, no

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough
for me, no

Snow Patrol - Run ... Para ti...

Mais uma música que não me sai da cabeça. É ela e tu...
Esta música é para ti... e escuta-a após leres estas palavras...

"Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear"

Tem um Feliz Natal... Um beijo do tamanho do mundo...




I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do

Light up...

Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads

Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess

Band Aid - Do they know it´s Christmas

E porque há músicas intemporais... especialmente nesta altura... FELIZ NATAL!!!



Digam lá se não nos faz sorrir?! Partilhem e... Feliz Natal!!!

James - Don´t wait that long (Live Version)

Esta noite sinto-me assim...



Operator, operator, operator, operator
Operator, operator, operator, operator
Operator, the lines are down, are down
And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause
God made me to her own design
Bad planning, too many flaws

How long will it take to get used to me
How long will it take to get used to me

Don't wait that long
Won't wait that long
Don't wait that long
Don't wait that long

Oh yes I love you
But today I could hate you, I could hurt you
Because we're joined at the heart
Beats faster, hits harder than a boxer
When we are apart
Body language is an SOS
I don't understand how a fight starts
Not enough to believe in love
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where we've gone wrong

How long will it take to get used to me
How long will it take to get used to me

Don't wait that long
Won't wait that long
No we won't wait that long
Don't wait that long

Operator, the lines are down
And I'm a traitor to a beautiful cause
God made me to her own design
Bad planning, too many flaws
I've got too many flaws
Too many flaws

Don't wait that long
Won't wait that long
No we won't wait that long
Don't wait that long

U2 - Winter

Aí está a nova música dos U2! Fantástica!!! O Bono parece que recuperou o irish accent...
Mais um DVD para apreciar "Linear"... O vídeo deste "Winter" é do holandês Anton Corbijn que há muito colabora com os U2, e na minha opinião pessoal, tão bem!
Espero que apreciem tanto quanto eu... E Outubro de 2010 aproxima-se...

U2_-_Winter

The yellow sun,
Well it took the hand,
Of a country boy,
To a city in a far off land.

We made no mark,
No shadow at all,
On the ancient holy streets,
Where I learned to crawl.

Looking at the bruised,
The young and the used,
The sure and confused all here

Words will land on me,
Then abandon me,
Mangle, untangle me,
Leave me on the floor

Rhymes they sprang in me,
Summer sang in me,
But summer sings in me no more.

Now I'm 25,
I'm trying to stay alive,
In a corner of the world,
With no clear enemies to fight.

It's hot as hell,
We're like butter on toast
But there's no army in this world,
That can fight a ghost.

Looking at the bruised,
The young and the used,
The sure and confused all here

Words would land on me,
Then abandon me,
Leave me stranded,
Knocking on the door.

Rhymes began in me,
Summer sang in me,
But summer sings in me no more.

Ooooo-oooo-ooooooo--oooooooooOOOOOOOooooooooo

(ALL INCOMPLETE)
the silence in the foreground
the sky stretched
the stench over everyone
listen to the tanks
the shots

At 21,
I was born a son,
And on that day I knew,
I could kill.

To protect the ones,
Who put bullets in guns,
Or anything it takes,
To take a life.

Para uma Flor... O Jardim

Dos vários albúns de música que oiço, há um que se tem repetido na minha "playlist" dos últimos tempos. O albúm de Tiago Bettencourt & Mantha "O Jardim". Digamos que me identifico muito com as letras e é como que se fossem uma banda sonora da minha vida. Cada dia que passa uma ou outra música ganha um significado especial perante as situações de vida que vão ocorrendo... A última que me entrou no ouvido e está em "repeat" é o "Jardim"... 3 minutos que parecem colados aos meus dias. As primeiras palavras (e as outras não ficam atrás...) encaixam perfeitamente em algo que estou a viver e em alguém que tenho bem perto de mim, e esta música é para esse alguém...



Quero-te regar, minha flor.

Quero cuidar de ti.
Deixa-me entrar no jardim,
Deixa-me voltar a dormir.

Quero-te regar, minha flor,
Dar-te de novo a paz que perdi.
Quero desvendar a parte triste que há em ti.
Deixa-me existir no espaço novo que acordaste em mim.

E não vês que é de nós o jardim que se fez
Não vês que é para nós o jardim que nos faz em olhar
Que este frio faz tremer quem fica
E faz voltar o que tens e que é meu

Não vês que é de nós o jardim que se fez
Não vês que é para nós o jardim que nos faz em olhar
Que este frio faz tremer quem fica
E faz voltar o que tens e que é meu

Porque é meu...
Porque é meu.

Kings of Leon - Use somebody

Simples... mas e depois?! Gosto...



Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I've been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see
painting faces, building places I can't reach

You know that I could use somebody...
you know that I could use somebody...

Someone like you and all you know and how you speak
countless lovers undercover of the streets

You know that I could use somebody...
you know that I could use somebody...

Someone like you

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh wha-ah-ah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh wha-ah-ah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Off in the night, why'd you live it up, I'm off to sleep
waging wars to shape the poet and the beat

I hope it's going to make you notice...
I hope it's going to make you notice...

Someone like me...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like me...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh someone like me... somebody...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh wha-ah-ah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

(I'm ready now, I'm ready now
I'm ready now, I'm ready now
I'm ready now, I'm ready now
I'm ready now)

. . . . . .
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like you... somebody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like you... somebody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like you... somebody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I've been running around, I was looking down at all I see...

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love

I was lying in my bed last night staring
At a ceiling full of stars
When it suddenly hit me
I just have to let you know how I feel
We live together in a photograph of time
I look into your eyes
And the seas open up to me
I tell you I love you
And I always will
And I know you can't tell me
I know you can't tell me

So I'm left to pick up
The hints, the little symbols of your devotion
So I'm left to pick up
The hints, the little symbols of your devotion

And I feel your fists
And I know it's out of love
And I feel the whip
And I know it's out of love
And I feel your burning eyes burning holes
Straight through my heart
It's out of love
It's out of love

I accept and I collect upon my body
The memories of your devotion
I accept and I collect upon by body
The memories of your devotion

And I feel your fists
And I know it's out of love
And I feel the whip
And I know it's out of love
And I feel your burning eyes burning holes
Straight through my heart
It's out of love, ooh hoo
It's out of love

Give me a little bit serious love
Give me a little full love
Be full of love

Fists, fists, fists full of love...

Tiago Bettencourt - "O Campo"

Por entre o turbilhão de sentimentos que paira algures onde apenas eu sei... Parece que quanto mais anos tenho, menos me conheço e mais receio as minhas reacções... Os meus medos, que quando parece que aprendi a lidar com eles, conseguem entrar nos espaços mais esconsos do meu ser...

Esta música é muito bonita...



Tiago Bettencourt - "O Campo"

Quis agarrar a ti o mar
Quis agarrar a ti o sol
Quis que o mar fosse maior
Quis que o mar tocasse o sol
Quis que a luz entrasse em nós
Inundasse o lado frio
Quis agarrar a tua mão
E descer o nosso rio

Quero agarrar a ti o céu
Quero agarrar a ti o chão
Quero que a chuva molhe o campo
E que o campo seja teu
Para que eu cresça outra vez
Quero agarrar em ti raiz
Quero agarrar a ti o corpo
E eu quero ser feliz...

Quis agarrar a ti o barco
Quis agarrar a ti os remos
Que usamos nas marés
Quando as ondas são de ferro
Quero agarrar a ti a luta
Quero agarrar a ti a guerra
Quero agarrar a ti a praia
E o sabor de chegar a terra

Porque o mar tocou no sol
Inundou o lado frio
Porque o sol ficou em nós
E desceu o nosso rio
Por isso dá-me a tua mão
Não largues sem querer
Quero agarrar a ti o mar
Eu quero é viver.

Se tens medo da dor
Vem ver o que é o amor
Se não sabes curar
Vem ser o que é amar

Quero ver-te amanhecer.