Álbum Songs from the West Coast de Elton John - Canciones
Songs from the West Coast
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Con Songs from the West Coast, de 2001, Elton John entrega una de sus obras más aclamadas por la crítica de su etapa de madurez. En este trabajo, por lo tanto, el artista decide conscientemente volver al sonido de sus raíces, a la calidez del piano-rock de los años 70. De hecho, es un regreso a la esencia de su música, lejos de las grandes producciones de los 90.
En consecuencia, la producción del álbum es orgánica y se centra en el piano, la voz y la banda. Como resultado, el sonido es un homenaje a sus álbumes clásicos como 'Tumbleweed Connection' o 'Honky Château'. La calidad de las composiciones, además, es excepcional.
El disco está liderado por el sencillo "I Want Love", una conmovedora balada cuyo videoclip, protagonizado por el actor Robert Downey Jr., tuvo un gran impacto. Por otro lado, la canción "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" es una melancólica reflexión sobre la fama y el paso del tiempo.
En resumen, 'Songs from the West Coast' es un triunfo artístico, un trabajo que no solo deleitó a sus seguidores de toda la vida, sino que también demostró que, cuando vuelve a sus orígenes, Elton John es, sencillamente, imbatible.
Listado de canciones del álbum Songs from the West Coast
- The Emperor's New Clothes 4:30
- Dark DiamondVer letra 4:29
[X]letra de Dark Diamond
Oh, I'm a dark diamond
I've turned hard and cold
Once was a jewel with fire in my soul
There's two sides of a mirror
One I couldn't break through
Stayed trapped on the inside, wound up losing you
Tell me how does it work
How do you make things fit
Spent all my life trying to get it right
I've put it together and it falls apart
I thought to myself I might understand
But when the wall's built
And the heart hardens
You get a dark diamond
Dark diamond
Oh, I'm a dark diamond
But you're something else
You read me more than I read myself
The one star I could count on
Only comet I could trust
You burnt through my life to the true meaning of love - Look Ma No Hands 4:24
- American TriangleVer letra 4:51
[X]letra de American Triangle
Seen him playing in his backyard
Young boy just starting out
So much history in this landscape
So much confusion, so much doubt
Been there drinking on that front porch
Angry kids, mean and dumb
Looks like a painting, that blue skyline
God hates fags where we come from
'Western skies' don't make it right
'Home of the brave' don't make no sense
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire
Left to die on a high ridge fence
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
See two coyotes run down a deer
Hate what we don't understand
You pioneers give us your children
But it's your blood that stains their hands
Somewhere that road forks up ahead
To ignorance and innocence
Three lives drift on different winds
Two lives ruined, one life spent - Original Sin 4:51
- BirdsVer letra 3:54
[X]letra de Birds
There's some things I don't have now
Some things I don't talk about
These things are between myself and I
In my thick skull the joker hides
There's consequences I'm scared to taste
Cold hard truths I can't face
These days are different than the past
Reflections change in the looking glass
And everywhere I look there's something to learn
A sliver of truth from every bridge we burn
A hatful of quarters and a naked song
Don't answer the question of where we belong
How come birds
Don't fall from the sky when they die?
How come birds
Always look for a quiet place to hide
These words
Can't explain what I feel inside?
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide
These independent moves I make
This confidence I try to fake
You can hear the beating of my heart
But not a feather falling in the dark
And everything I hear never makes any sense
Another old prophet perched on the fence
A cupful of pencils and a self help guru
Don't answer the question of what I am to you - I Want LoveVer letra 4:37
[X]letra de I Want Love
I want love, but it's impossible
A man like me, so irresponsible
A man like me is dead in places
Other men feel liberated
I can't love, shot full of holes
Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold
Don't feel nothing, just old scars
Toughening up around my heart
But I want love, just a different kind
I want love, won't break me down
Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
I want a love, that don't mean a thing
That's the love I want, I want love
I want love on my own terms
After everything I've ever learned
Me, I carry too much baggage
Oh man I've seen so much traffic
So bring it on, I've been bruised
Don't give me love that's clean and smooth
I'm ready for the rougher stuff
No sweet romance, I've had enough - The Wasteland 4:23
- Ballad Of The Boy In The Red ShoesVer letra 4:54
[X]letra de Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
I'm stoned in the twilight
Screaming on the inside
Give me your water, help me survive
Gonna miss the sunlight
When I lose my eyesight
Give me my red shoes, I want to dance
They search for an answer
But that old man wouldn't listen
Back then I was handsome
Back then he was ignorant
And shave off the years now, it's all inside my head
The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bed
Put them in a box somehere, put them in a drawer
Take my red shoes, I can't wear them anymore
Had garlands in the wings back then
All the pretty little things back then
Calling out my name, oh what fame brings
After curtain calls and bows
I can't see the front row now
Hand me my red shoes just one more time
They pushed aside our presence
They refused to go the distance
Back then I was Sigmund
Back then he wouldn't listen - Love Her Like Me 4:00
- Mansfield 4:58
- This Train Don't Stop There Anymore 4:40
Con Songs from the West Coast, de 2001, Elton John entrega una de sus obras más aclamadas por la crítica de su etapa de madurez. En este trabajo, por lo tanto, el artista decide conscientemente volver al sonido de sus raíces, a la calidez del piano-rock de los años 70. De hecho, es un regreso a la esencia de su música, lejos de las grandes producciones de los 90.
En consecuencia, la producción del álbum es orgánica y se centra en el piano, la voz y la banda. Como resultado, el sonido es un homenaje a sus álbumes clásicos como 'Tumbleweed Connection' o 'Honky Château'. La calidad de las composiciones, además, es excepcional.
El disco está liderado por el sencillo "I Want Love", una conmovedora balada cuyo videoclip, protagonizado por el actor Robert Downey Jr., tuvo un gran impacto. Por otro lado, la canción "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" es una melancólica reflexión sobre la fama y el paso del tiempo.
En resumen, 'Songs from the West Coast' es un triunfo artístico, un trabajo que no solo deleitó a sus seguidores de toda la vida, sino que también demostró que, cuando vuelve a sus orígenes, Elton John es, sencillamente, imbatible.
letra de Dark Diamond
I've turned hard and cold
Once was a jewel with fire in my soul
There's two sides of a mirror
One I couldn't break through
Stayed trapped on the inside, wound up losing you
Tell me how does it work
How do you make things fit
Spent all my life trying to get it right
I've put it together and it falls apart
I thought to myself I might understand
But when the wall's built
And the heart hardens
You get a dark diamond
Dark diamond
Oh, I'm a dark diamond
But you're something else
You read me more than I read myself
The one star I could count on
Only comet I could trust
You burnt through my life to the true meaning of love
letra de American Triangle
Young boy just starting out
So much history in this landscape
So much confusion, so much doubt
Been there drinking on that front porch
Angry kids, mean and dumb
Looks like a painting, that blue skyline
God hates fags where we come from
'Western skies' don't make it right
'Home of the brave' don't make no sense
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire
Left to die on a high ridge fence
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
See two coyotes run down a deer
Hate what we don't understand
You pioneers give us your children
But it's your blood that stains their hands
Somewhere that road forks up ahead
To ignorance and innocence
Three lives drift on different winds
Two lives ruined, one life spent
letra de Birds
Some things I don't talk about
These things are between myself and I
In my thick skull the joker hides
There's consequences I'm scared to taste
Cold hard truths I can't face
These days are different than the past
Reflections change in the looking glass
And everywhere I look there's something to learn
A sliver of truth from every bridge we burn
A hatful of quarters and a naked song
Don't answer the question of where we belong
How come birds
Don't fall from the sky when they die?
How come birds
Always look for a quiet place to hide
These words
Can't explain what I feel inside?
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide
These independent moves I make
This confidence I try to fake
You can hear the beating of my heart
But not a feather falling in the dark
And everything I hear never makes any sense
Another old prophet perched on the fence
A cupful of pencils and a self help guru
Don't answer the question of what I am to you
letra de I Want Love
A man like me, so irresponsible
A man like me is dead in places
Other men feel liberated
I can't love, shot full of holes
Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold
Don't feel nothing, just old scars
Toughening up around my heart
But I want love, just a different kind
I want love, won't break me down
Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
I want a love, that don't mean a thing
That's the love I want, I want love
I want love on my own terms
After everything I've ever learned
Me, I carry too much baggage
Oh man I've seen so much traffic
So bring it on, I've been bruised
Don't give me love that's clean and smooth
I'm ready for the rougher stuff
No sweet romance, I've had enough
letra de Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
Screaming on the inside
Give me your water, help me survive
Gonna miss the sunlight
When I lose my eyesight
Give me my red shoes, I want to dance
They search for an answer
But that old man wouldn't listen
Back then I was handsome
Back then he was ignorant
And shave off the years now, it's all inside my head
The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bed
Put them in a box somehere, put them in a drawer
Take my red shoes, I can't wear them anymore
Had garlands in the wings back then
All the pretty little things back then
Calling out my name, oh what fame brings
After curtain calls and bows
I can't see the front row now
Hand me my red shoes just one more time
They pushed aside our presence
They refused to go the distance
Back then I was Sigmund
Back then he wouldn't listen
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