Somewhere in England de George Harrison
Álbum de George Harrison
- Sello Discográfico: Dark Horse Records
Somewhere in England es un álbum de George Harrison, publicado en 1981 por Dark Horse Records. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Blood from a Clone», «Unconsciousness Rules», «Life Itself» y «All Those Years Ago».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum de 1981, Somewhere in England, es un trabajo marcado por la tragedia y el conflicto con la discográfica. Originalmente, George Harrison entregó un álbum que fue rechazado por Warner Bros. por ser "demasiado poco comercial". Tuvo que regrabar varias canciones y cambiar la portada, lo que afectó a la cohesión del proyecto.
El evento que define el álbum es el asesinato de su amigo y excompañero John Lennon en diciembre de 1980. En respuesta, Harrison reescribió la letra de una canción que había compuesto para Ringo Starr y la convirtió en "All Those Years Ago", un emotivo homenaje a Lennon que se convirtió en un gran éxito. Además, la canción contó con la participación de Paul McCartney y Ringo Starr, funcionando como una mini reunión de los The Beatles supervivientes.
Pese a la brillantez de ese single, el resto del álbum se siente algo desigual. Contiene buenas canciones como "Life Itself" o "Writing's on the Wall", pero la interferencia de la discográfica y la mezcla de material antiguo y nuevo le restan coherencia. El resultado final es irregular.
"Somewhere in England" es un álbum de sentimientos encontrados. Es recordado principalmente por su conmovedor tributo a John Lennon, una canción que por sí sola eleva el valor del disco. Sin embargo, como obra completa, es un reflejo de un período difícil para George Harrison, tanto a nivel personal como profesional.
Listado de Canciones
- Blood from a Clone3:58
Letra
They say they like it, now, but in the market it May not go well as it's too laid back. You need some oomph-papa, nothing like Frank Zappa And not new wave they don't play that crap Try beating your head on a brick wall Hard like a stone Don't have time for the music They want the blood from a clone I hear a clock ticking I feel the nitpicking I almost quit kicking at the wall There seems a confusion, under the illusion That they know just what will suit you all Beating my head on a brick wall Hard like a stone Ain't got time for the music They want the blood from a clone There is no sense to it Pure pounds and pence to it They're so intense too makes me amazed Don't want no music but, they're making you Sick with some awful noises that may get played By beating their heads on a brick wall Hard like a stone Ain't no messing round with music Give them the blood from a clone Where will it all lead us I thought we had freed us From the mundane seems I'm wrong again Could be they lack roots, they're still wearing Jack boots They're marching somewhere in the pouring rain Beating my head on a brick wall Hard like a stone Don't have time for the music They want the blood from a clone - Unconsciousness Rules3:04
- Life Itself4:24
Letra
You are the One You are my love You send the rain and bring the sun You stand alone and speak the truth You are the breath of life itself, oh yes you are You are the One You're in my dream I hold you there in high esteem I need you more each step I take You are the love in life itself, oh yes you are You are the One You are the one that I'd die for And you're all that is real You are the essence of that which We taste, touch and feel You are the One No matter what You are the real love that I've got You are my friend and when life's through You are the light in death itself, oh yes you are You are the One They call you Christ, Vsnu, Buddha, Jehovah, Our Lord You are, Govindam, Bismillah, Creator of All You are the One No matter what You are the real love that I've got You are my friend and when life's through You are the light in death itself, oh yes are You are the One You are my love You send the rain and bring the sun You stand alone and speak the truth You are the breath of life itself, oh yes you are You are the breath of life itself, oh yes you are You are the One - All Those Years Ago3:43
Letra
I'm shouting all about love While they treated you like a dog When you were the one who had made it So clear All those years ago. I'm talking all about how to give They don't act with much honesty But you point the way to the truth when you say All you need is love. Living with good and bad I always look up to you Now were left cold and sad By someone the devils best friend Someone who offended all. Were living in a bad dream Theyve forgotten all about mankind And you were the one they backed up to The wall All those years ago You were the one who imagined it all All those years ago. Deep in the darkest night I send out a prayer to you Now in the world of light Where the spirit free of the lies And all else that we despised. Theyve forgotten all about god Hes the only reason we exist Yet you were the one that they said was So weird All those years ago You said it all though not many had ears All those years ago You had control of our smiles and our tears All those years ago - Baltimore Oriole3:57
Letra
Baltimore oriole Took one look at that mercury, forty below No life for a lady To be draggin her feathers around in the snow Leaving me blue, off she flew To the tangipaho - down in louisiana Where a two - timin jaybird Met the divine miss o Id like to ruffle his plumage That baltimore oriole Messed around with that big guy Till he singed her wings Forgivin is easy - its a woman like, now and then Could happen to thing Send her back home Home aint home without her warbling How she can sing Make a lonely man happy, baltimore oriole Come down from that bough Fly to your daddy now - Teardrops4:04
Letra
Teardrops - I've had my share of crying buckets Full of Teardrops - so hard to take - I got a soaking With those Teardrops - and it feels like I have taken over from The rain. In the heart of the lonely man In and out of love more often where most others can He walks the streets like the losers in some Lovers game He talks so sweet but the news is always much The same. Teardrops - I've had my share of crying buckets Full of Teardrops - so hard to take - I got a soaking With those Teardrops - and it feels like I have taken over from The rain. In the eyes of the lonely one Everything is cold and hopeless that he looks Upon He needs a friend a lover who can comfort him His deeds offend he knows that he has brought On him. Teardrops - I've had my share of crying buckets Full of Teardrops - so hard to take - I got a soaking With those Teardrops - and it feels like I have taken over from The rain. - That Which I Have Lost3:42
Letra
Hes fighting the forces of darkness limitation Falsehood and mortality which bar him The way back into the higher world While his whole being is bewildered He does not know - no law of action Taking refuge inside himself and hes saying I need someone to show me Illumine my consciousness Remove the dark from in me And give me that which I have lost As all had seemed lost a light from heaven Breaking A flash - inward illumination Enriched his life more than any words can tell He stood there, life renewed fresh as rain Scales were falling from his eyes again The bolts of his prison opening - hes saying I found someone who showed me Illumined my consciousness Removed the dark from in me And given me that which I have lost You people don't have time to listen to him Youre too busy fighting revolutions That keep you back down in the lower world Your mirrors of understanding they need Cleansing Polish away the dust of desire Before pure light will reflect in them You need someone to show you Illumine your consciousness Remove the dark from in you And give you that which you have lost. - Writing's on the Wall3:57
- Hong Kong Blues2:54
Letra
Its the story of a very unfortunate coloured man Who got arrested down in old hong kong He got twenty years privilege taken away from him When he kicked old buddhas gong And now hes poppin the piano just to raise the Price Of a ticket to the land of the free Well, he says his homes in frisco where they Send the rice But its really in tennessee Thats why he says I need someone to love me Need somebody to carry me home to san Francisco And bury my body there I need someone to lend me a fifty-dollar bill And then Ill leave hong kong far behind me For happiness once again Wont somebody believe Ive a yen to see that bay again Everytime I try to leave Sweet opium wont let me fly away I need someone to love me Need somebody to carry me home to san Francisco And bury my body there Thats the story of a very unfortunate coloured man Who got arrested down in old hong kong He got twenty years privilege taken away from him When he kicked old buddhas gong - Save the World4:56
Letra
Weve got to save the world Someone else may want to use it So far weve seen This planets rape, how weve abused it Weve got to save the world The russians have the biggest share With their long fingers everywhere And now they've bombs in outer space With laser beams and atomic waste Rain forest chopped for paper towels One acre gone in every hour* Our birds and wildlife all destroyed To keep some millionaires employed Weve got to save the whale Greenpeace they've tried to diffuse it But dog food salesmen Persist on kindly to harpoon it Weve got to save the world The armament consortium They're selling us plutonium Now you can make your own h-bomb Right in the kitchen with your mom The nuclear power that costs you more Than anything youve known before The half-wits answer to a need For cancer, death, destruction, greed Weve got to save the world Someones children they may need it So far weve seen The big business of extinction bleed it Weve got to save the world Were at the mercy of so few With evil hearts determined to Reduce this planet into hell Then find a buyer and make quick sale To end upon a happy note Like trying to make concrete float Is very simple knowing that God in your heart lives Weve got to save the world Someone else may want to use it Its time you knew How close weve come Were gonna lose it - we gotta save, we gotta save We gotta save the world