THE SONGBOOK

Thursday, February 16, 2012

THE HEAD AND THE HEART: DOWN IN THE VALLEY.

One of my favourites albums of last 2011 was the debut album of Seattle Indie Band THE HEAD AND THE HEART. Today I want to swim in the sounds of DOWN IN THE VALLEY. Hope you like.

LIVE VERSION

LYRICS

I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Like ridin' around on railcars and workin' long days

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Call it one drink too many

Call it pride of a man

But it don't make no difference if you sit or you stand

'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin

Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin

We do it over and over and over again

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

I know there's California, Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

These are the places I will always go

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

(Continue in background)

One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls

I hear your name...

I saw your face in the crowd and you came out

You saw me walkin'...

You got a sign on the door and it reads to me

Just like the grass and the sun and the...

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

California, Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

These are the places I will always go

So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

WHITNEY HOUSTON: HOW WILL I KNOW.

I want remember to WHITNEY HOUSTON because her old eighties songs was the soundtrack of the best years of my life. My emotional baggage is attached to her voice. I will always Love and Respect You.

LYRICS

There's a boy I know

He's the one I dream of

Looks into my eyes

Takes me to the clouds above

Ooh, I lose control

Can't seem to get enough

When I wake from dreaming

Tell me is it really love

How will I know?

(Don't trust your feelings)

How will I know?

(Love can be deceiving)

How will I know?

How will I know if he really loves me

I say a prayer with every heart beat

I fall in love whenever we meet

I'm asking you what you know about these things

How will I know if he's thinking of me

I try to phone but I'm too shy

(Can't speak)

Falling in love is all bitter sweet

This love is strong why do I feel weak

Oh, wake me, I'm shaking

Wish I had you near me now

Said there's no mistaking

What I feel is really love

Oh tell me how will I know?

(Don't trust your feelings)

How will I know?

(Love can be deceiving)

How will I know?

How will I know if he really loves me

I say a prayer with every heart beat

I fall in love whenever we meet

I'm asking you what you know about these things

How will I know if he's thinking of me

I try to phone but I'm too shy

(Can't speak)

Falling in love is all bitter sweet

This love is strong why do I feel weak

If he loves me, if he loves me not

How will I know?

How will I know if he really loves me?

I say a prayer with every heart beat

I fall in love whenever we meet

I'm asking you 'cause you know about these things

How will I know if he's thinking of me?

I try to phone but I'm too shy

(Can't speak)

Falling in love is all bitter sweet

This love is strong why do I feel weak

How will I know?

(How will I know?)

How will I know?

(I say a prayer)

How will I know?

(I'll fall in love)

How will I know?

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

EMELI SANDÉ: NEXT TO ME.

EMELI SANDÉ is the winner of 2012 Critic Choice Award, like Jessie J last year. Her debut álbum "Our Version of Events" will be published next week in U.K. I think she is a very promised singer songwriter. Hope you like.

LYRICS

you won't find him drinking at the tables

rolling dice and staying out til 3

you won't ever find him being unfaithful

you will find him, you'll find him next to me

you won't find him trying to chase the devil

for money, fame, for power, out of grief

you won't ever find him where the rest go

you will find him, you'll find him next to me

next to me ooooh

you will find him, you'll find him next to me

when the end has come and buildings falling down fast

when we spoilt the land and dried up all the sea

when everyone has lost their heads around us

you will find him you'll find him next to me

never in my life have i met someone like him

i'm blown away by his love for me

if you ever wonder where it is you'll find him

you will find him, you will find him next to me

next to me ooooh

you will find him you'll find him next to me

when the money's spent and all my friends have vanished

and i can't seem to find no help or love for free

i know there's no need for me to panic

cause i'll find him, i'll find him next to me

when the skies are grey and all the doors are closing

and the rising pressure makes it hard to breathe

well, all i need is a hand to stop the tears from falling

i will find him, will find him next to me

next to me ooooh

you will find him you'll find him next to me

next to me ooooh

you will find him you'll find him next to me

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

NERINA PALLOT: ALL BETS ARE OFF

We talked about "Year of The wolf" by NERINA PALLOT before. Her new single is ALL BETS ARE OFF my favourite song of the album. This is the official video and we can hear it en acoustic version too. Hope you Like.

AN ACOUSTIC VERSION

LYRICS

All bets are off

Lay your cards on the table

Draw down the moon

All bets are off

'Cause I know you're not able

And everything will be ending soon

I don't speak, I don't feel

'Cause I know that it's over

But this hurt is unreal

So I'm holding on

I don't speak, I don't feel

But I know what it takes

This is how it feels when a heart breaks

Just one more time

Let me dream of fresh fortune

Just one more time

Freak show divine

All the things that I can't do

Crowd and muddle my mind

Was it always ever this?

Were we condemned to an end?

A bitterness that tastes so sweet

No matter what I do

Must I always think of you

Forever, forever?

I don't speak, I don't feel

'Cause I know that it's over

But this hurt is unreal

So I'm holding on

I don't speak, I don't feel

But I know what it takes

This is how it feels when a heart breaks

When a heart breaks

I don't speak, I don't feel

'Cause I know that it's over

But this hurt is unreal

So I'm holding on

I don't speak, I don't feel

But I know what it takes

This is how it feels when a heart breaks

Oh, this is how it feels

So this is how it feels.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

ED KOWALCZYK: GRACE.

I admire to ED KOWALCZYK. I was a great fan of LIVE at the nineties, and Today I want to remember one of the songs from "Alive" his first solo album. I have chosen GRACE his second single. A song with remimiscences from the past. Hope You Like.

LYRICS

Spend a little time standin’ on the front lines

and you really can’t talk at all

your mind begins to wonder

is there any love at all?

the photographs you took

yeah there was somethin’ in their eyes

every saint used to be a sinner

every man used to be a child

you said it was all in inside my mind

you were wrong

there was grace

you saw the enemy

I saw your face

people like you and I

spinnin’ through space

you were wrong

I still have faith

everytime I feel the sunshine

I thank the Lord up above

for seein’ somethin’ I

couldn’t see at all

comin’ down hard

the feelin’s all gone

where are we gonna hide?

my wings are feelin’ clipped now

and all I wanna do is fly

somethin’s gotta give

get up stand up see through it

gotta get this message to you

you said life don’t mean a thing

that there’s no reason left to dream

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

GOTYE feat KIMBRA: SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW

SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW by GOTYE featuring KIMBRA is the last song I cannot get out of my head. I am singing it since I got up and all day long. I want to include INGRID MICHAELSON cover too. Hope you like.

INGRID MICHAELSON COVER

LYRICS

Now and then I think of when we were together

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

Told myself that you were right for me

But felt so lonely in your company

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

Like resignation to the end, always the end

So, when we found that we could not make sense

Well, you said that we would still be friends

But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

I guess that I don't need, that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done

But I don't wanna live that way, reading into every word you say

You said that you could let it go

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

I guess that I don't need, that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Somebody, I used to know

Somebody, now you're just somebody that I used to know

Somebody, I used to know

Somebody, now you're just somebody that I used to know

I used to know

That I used to know

I used to know

Somebody

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My friend from BEARLY RAMBLING blog discovered me another cover of this song by WALK OFF THE EARTH. It's absolutely amazing!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

MICHAEL KIWANUKA: HOME AGAIN.

MICHAEL KIWANUKA is an artist to watch in this 2012. His debut album "Home Again" will be on sale next mounth of march. HOME AGAIN is a preview of this album. I think this is one of the great discoveries of the season. Hope You Like.

LYRICS

Home again

One day I know

I'll feel home again

Born again

One day I know

I'll feel strong again

I left my head

Many times I've been told

All this talk will make you old

So I close my eyes

Look behind

Moving on, moving on

So I close my eyes

Look behind

Moving on

Lost again

One day I know

Our Paths will Cross again

Smile again

One day I hope

To make you smile again

I won't hide

Many times I've been told

Speak your mind,just be bold

So I close my eyes

Look behind

Moving on, moving on

So I close my eyes

And the tears will clear

Then I feel no fear

Then I'd feel no way

My paths will remain straight

Home again

One day I know

I'll feel home again

Home again

One day I know

I'll feel strong again

I left my head

Many times I've been told

All this talk will make you old

So I close my eyes

Look behind

Moving on, moving on

So I close my eyes

Look behind

Moving on

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