17.07.2016

Michael McDonald & Donald Fagen – Lonely Teardrops

rock and soulTussen 1989 en 1992 speelden Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen en Boz Scaggs samen in het muzikale project The New York Rock And Soul Revue. Andere deelnemers waren o.a Walter Becker (Steely Dan), Phoebe Snow (1950-2011) en Eddie & David Brigati (The Rascals). Het live optreden uit 1991 in het Beacon Theater in New York werd uiteindelijk op de plaat gezet. Eén van de nummers die ze daar speelden was Lonely Teardrops, met Michael McDonald als solist. Een heerlijk nummer met een typisch Steely Dan–achtige blazersarrangement van Donald Fagen.

Lonely Teardrops werd geschreven in 1958 door Berry Gordy jr. (de oprichter van Motown) en zijn zus Gwendolyn (1927-1999), samen met Roquel Davis (1932-2004) dukes of septemberen werd een enorme hit voor Jackie Wilson (1934-1984).

Vanaf 2010 werd het muzikale project van McDonald, Fagen & Scaggs voortgezet onder de naam The Dukes Of September en sindsdien treden ze weer af en toe samen op

Lonely Teardrops
My heart is crying, crying,
lonely teardrops.
My pillow’s never dry of
lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
Say you will.
Bring it ‘round now baby.

My heart is crying, crying,
lonely teardrops.
My pillow never dries of
lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
Say you will.
Bring it ‘round now baby.

Just give me a second chance,
for our romance.
Come on and tell me
that someday you’ll return.
‘Cause every day
that you’re gone away.
My heart does nothing but burn
crying.

Lonely teardrops.
My pillow never dries.
Lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
Say you will.
Bring it ‘round now baby.

Just give me a second chance,
for our romance.
Come on and tell me
that someday you’ll return.
‘Cause every day
that you’re gone away.
My heart does nothing but burn
crying.

Lonely teardrops.
My pillow never dries.
Lonely teardrops.
Come home, come home.
Just say you will, say you will.
Say you will
Bring it ‘round now baby.

03.07.2016

Kings Of Convenience – Mrs Cold

kingsHet Noorse duo Kings Of Convenience weet in hun muziek een heerlijke, relaxte sfeer te creëren, door hun prachtige gitaarspel en mooie samenzang. Je kunt het bijvoorbeeld horen in hun lied Mrs Cold, dat komt van hun derde album Declaration Of Dependence uit 2009.

Het duo bestaat uit de singer/songwriters Erland Oye en Eirik Glambek Boe. Ze spelen niet heel veel samen, met drie albums in de afgelopen 15 jaar. Maar binnenkort zijn ze weer te zien en treden ze zelfs op in Nederland, dus is er goede hoop op een nieuw album.

kings-of-convenience-coverMrs Cold
Hey baby, Mrs. Cold.
Acting so tough.
Didn’t know you had it in you
to be hurt at all.

You waited, too long.
You should’ve hook me,
before I put my raincoat on.

OK I get it.
OK I see.
You were fronting because
you knew you’d find yourself
vulnerable around me.

OK I get it.
OK I see.
You feel vulnerable around me.

Hey baby, what’s going on?
You lost control
and you lost your tongue.

You lost me.
Deaf in my ear.
Nothing you can say
is gonna change the way I feel.

OK I get it.
OK I see.
You were fronting because
you knew you find
yourself vulnerable around me

OK I get it.
OK I see.
I step too close to your boundaries.
You wanted nobody around to see.
You feel vulnerable around me.

Hey baby, what is love?
It was just a game.
We’re both playing
and we can’t get enough of.

19.06.2016

Villagers – Memoir

conor o'brienLekkere muziek van nu komt van de Ierse groep Villagers. Memoir is een heerlijk lied van de groep rond singer/songwriter Conor O’Brien. De samenzang maakt het nog smakelijker. Het nummer komt van het album Where Have You Been All My Life (2016). O’Brien schreef het in 2011 op verzoek van de Franse zangeres & actrice Charlotte Gainsbourg. Klik hier voor haar versie.

villagers where have you beenMemoir
City lights are beckoning,
the sirens softly call.
All the fantasists and fetishists
are preparing the ball.
You’ve been stuck here on the doorstep
with nothing to forsake.
Well you might as well be anyone’s to take.

So I give myself to strangers,
like I gave myself to you.
But the tenderness I felt,
has been replaced by something new.
And in the orgy I can vaguely hear
the outline of your call.
Well I might as well be anyone’s at all.

Every memory is sailing
to the kingdom of your soul.
As you patiently await
I lose all sense of self control.
You were the lighthouse to my broken boat,
but I’ve left you behind.
Now I might as well be anyone’s to find.

Take my body, take it from me.
It is not worthy of your memory.
Take my body, take it from me.
It is not worthy of your memory.

I remember you undressing
as I set myself on fire.
And the funeral was quick
as I lay lifeless on your pyre.
It’s a kind of desperation,
and it’s just something you can’t fake.
Oh I might as well be anyone’s to take.

So I give myself to strangers,
like I gave myself to you.
But the unity I felt
has been replaced by something new.
Now I am Helen I am Mary Jane,
I am Robert I am Paul.
Oh I might as well be anyone at all.

Said I might as well be anyone at all.
Oh I might as well be anyone at all.
Oh I might as well be anyone at all.
Anyone at all.

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05.06.2016

David Wilcox – Kindness

david wilcoxEen singer/songwriter die uitstekend gevoelens kan verwoorden in zijn songs is de Amerikaan David Wilcox. Ik heb hem in mijn hart gesloten nadat ik zijn platen in Los Angeles had ontdekt. Hij wordt wel vergeleken met James Taylor, maar hij is meer de spirituele & intellectuele variant van JT, met schitterende teksten en fantastisch gitaarspel. Eén van zijn mooiste liefdesliedjes is Kindness. Zo’n lied waarbij je denkt: had ik maar zulke woorden om mijn lief te bezingen.

Kindness
I love your sense of humor.
I love to see you smile.
I love your sense of balance.
I love your sense of time.

I love your music in the morning.
Your rhythm in the night.
But it’s your kindness,
that shines so bright.

Yes I love your beauty.
And I love your sexy moves.
But more I love your honesty.
You always tell the truth.

I love your music in the morning.
Your rhythm in the night.
But it’s your kindness,
that shines so bright.

Yes, I love your wisdom.
Your knowledge of the past.
Your willingness to listen.
Your taste for what will last.

I love your compassion for the suffering.
And your solid happiness.
But it’s your kindness,
that I love best.

I love your vision of the future.
Your hope that never dies.
But it’s your kindness,
that clears my skies.
I love, I love, I love.

22.05.2016

David Ramirez – I Am On Your Side

david_ramirez_press_1 (1)Eén van mijn favoriete songs van dit moment is I Am On Your Side van de Amerikaanse singer/songwriter David Ramirez. Met een prachtige en persoonlijke tekst en heel intens gezongen, waardoor het echt binnenkomt bij me. Het lied komt van zijn laatste album Fables (2015), waar meer prachtige nummers op staan, zoals New Way Of Living, Rock And A Hard Place en Ball And Chain.

david ramirezI Am On Your Side
Don’t leave the house,
we’re only getting started.
I open my mouth a little too soon.
Blame it on the spotlight,
blame it on the stage.
Sometimes I forget
there are other people in the room.

So when you look at my face,
do you see the enemy?
Someone dark, selfish, and unkind?
Can you hear my heart,
and believe it when I say.

I am on your side.
I am on your side.
I’ll never question you for an alibi.
I am on your side.

So why are you shaking?
We’re only getting started.
And why aren’t you looking
me in the eye.
Some men are monsters,
some men are children.
But some men
just wanna help you survive.

So, when you look at my face,
do you see the enemy?
Someone dark, selfish, and unkind?
Can you hear my heart,
and believe it when I say.

I am on your side.
I am on your side.
I’ll never question you for an alibi.
I am on your side.