DOS CANCIONES (pero no son navideñas; porque todavía no estamos en Navidad, ¿no?)

La primera es una canción que conocí gracias al blog de El pequeño misántropo en el país de los sueños.

Es un tema que tiene un par de años, de un disco que me gustó en su día pero que estos días he vuelto a escuchar y creo que me ha gustado más todavía.

Os enlazo un vídeo con subtítulos en castellano, pero me parece que la última línea del vídeo no está bien traducida, que no es "nunca la creas", sino "no te cuenta el final"... y bueno, otras partes también son susceptibles de interpretación ( ¿fornicable?)...Pero la canción está muy bien... y el vídeo tiene imágenes en movimiento...que otros vídeos de youtube son una foto fija y se acabó (qué poco me gustan esos vídeos).

                                                          "Bye Bye Symphony"

I'm kinda sick of losing
It makes me wanna cry
It seems everything in life I try for
I'll never get before I die

But what's the point in moaning
Going to leave that for the ghosts
It's better to think it through
Find the words that bring you hope

Oh hope, I need you

Life is a bitch but she's totally doable
She'll knock you around and she'll lend you a hand
Life is a bitch but she's totally doable
She may be a beauty but life, life is a bitch

So how do I stop the spinning
I'm in need of more air
I'm dizzy from everyone around me winning
It just doesn't seem to be very fair

But I'll keep looking for the bright side
In the darkest hour of night
Keep an open eye to the sky
Try to find all my lost faith, yeah

Oh faith, I need you

Life is a bitch but she's totally doable
She'll knock you around and she'll lend you a hand
Life is a bitch but she's totally, totally doable
She may be a beauty but life, life is a bitch

Bye bye symphony, you were the soundtrack to my life
Bye bye symphony, there are no sad songs left to write
Bye bye symphony, the tears have wept down gone and dried
Bye bye symphony, the court you've paid have finally died

Life is a bitch but she's totally doable
She'll knock you around and she'll lend you a hand
Life is a bitch but she's totally doable
She'll tell you her story but never, never the end

La segunda es ya un clásico. Bueno, para mí es un clásico. Supongo que todos la conoceréis. La compusieron Dean Kay y Kelly Gordon (que no sé quiénes son o qué otros temas tienen)... y la primera intérprete del tema fue Marion Montgomery (que tampoco sé quién es; sí, no sé mucho de jazz; ni de muchas otras cosas, claro).

A mí la que me gusta es una versión de estudio en la que hay un infeccioso organillo y unos coros femeninos que dicen "daslaaaaif"... y el ritmo del tema es algo más rápido.... pero bueno, esta viene con letreritos y es en directo (y no hay coros, pero sí orquesta). Para los que prefieran la versión de estudio: Aquí.

That's life
(Kay&Gordon)

That's life, that's what all the people say.
You're riding high in April,
Shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune,
When I'm back on top, back on top in June.

I said that's life, and as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks,
Stompin' on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down,
'Cause this fine ol' world it keeps spinning around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself, flat on my face,
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That's life
I tell ya, I can't deny it,
I thought of quitting baby,
But my heart just ain't gonna buy it.
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try,
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself laying flat on my face,
I just pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life
That's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cutting out
But my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothing shakin' come this here july
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball and die
My, My