BRING ON THE NIGHT
THE POLICE.
SONGWRITER: STING
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: BRING ON THE NIGHT
LABEL: THE SWINGIN’ PIG
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1990

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting(lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar), and Stewart Copeland(drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Considered one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the U.S., in 1983 Rolling Stone labelled them "the first British New Wave act to break through in America on a grand scale, and possibly the biggest band in the world." The Police disbanded in 1986, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour that ended in August 2008.
Their 1978 debut album, Outlandos d'Amour, reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart. Their second álbum Reggatta de Blanc(1979), became the first of four consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the UK and Australia with its lead single, "Message in a Bottle", their first UK number one. Their next two albums, Zenyatta Mondatta(1980) and Ghost in the Machine(1981), featuring "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", both UK number one singles, saw further critical and commercial success. Their final studio album, Synchronicity(1983), was No. 1 in both the UK and the US, selling over 8million copies in the US alone. Its lead single, "Every Breath You Take", became their fifth UK number one, and first in the US. The Police have sold over 75 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. They were the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, due to their reunion tour.
The Police won a number of music awards, including six Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards—winning Best British Group once, an MTV Video Music Award, and in 2003 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of their five studio albums appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The Police were included among both Rolling Stone's and VH1's lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
"Bring on the Night" is a song by English rock band The Police. Written by the band's bassist and vocalist Sting, the song appeared as the fourth track on the band's second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc(1979).
Some of the lyrics of "Bring on the Night" were recycled from the song "Carrion Prince (O Ye of Little Hope)", which was written by Sting for the band Last Exit. The title "Carrion Prince (O Ye of Little Hope)" was taken from Ted Hughes's poem "King of Carrion," which is about Pontius Pilate. However, after reading The Executioner's Song, Sting felt that the words fitted Gary Gilmore's death wish, and says that since then, "I sing it with him in mind."
Another line from "Bring on the Night", "when the evening spreads itself against the sky," is taken from T. S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," written in 1910-15. In Lyrics By Sting, Sting said of this, "What is it Eliot said? 'Bad poets borrow, good poets steal'?"
The song was only released as an album track in Britain, but was released as a single in America, Germany and France in November 1979. It was backed with "Visions of the Night" (the British B-side to "Walking on the Moon") in the United States, with "Reggatta de Blanc" in Germany, and with "Roxanne" in France. The single managed to hit No. 6 in France; however the song did not make it into the charts in the US and Germany. The song was also released in a compilation álbum The Police, as well as in live form on the album Live!.
The afternoon has gently passed me by
The evening spreads its sail against the sky
Waiting for tomorrow
Just another day
God bid yesterday goodbye
Bring on the night
I couldn't spend another hour of daylight
Bring on the night
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
The future is but a question mark
Hangs above my head there in the dark
Can't see for the brightness
Is staring me blind
God bid yesterday goodbye
Bring on the night
I couldn't spend another hour of daylight
Bring on the night
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
Bring on the night
I couldn't spend another hour of daylight
Bring on the night
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
(repeat and fade).
RITMO DA CHUVA
FERNANDA TAKAI
COMPOSITORES: John CLAUDE Gummoe
TRADUÇÃO: Demetrius
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: RITMO DA CHUVA(AO VIVO)
GRAVADORA: DECKDISC
GÊNERO: POP
ANO: 2015

"Rhythm of the Rain" é uma música pop gravada pelo grupo The Cascades. Lançada em novembro de 1962, a canção foi escrita por John Claude Gummoe, membro do grupo. Em 9 de março de 1963, a música chegou ao 3º lugar da parada pop americana, e passou duas semanas no 1º lugar da parada daquele país intitulada US Easy Listening. A canção também entrou para o top 5 no Reino Unido e chegou ao 1º lugar na Irlanda. Em 1999, a BMI listou a canção como sendo a nona mais tocada nas rádios e TVs no século 20. A música foi usada no filme Quadrophenia, de 1979, e entrou na trilha sonora do mesmo.
Fernanda Barbosa Takai (Serra do Navio, 25 de agosto de 1971) é uma cantora, compositora e multi-instrumentista brasileira, de ascendência portuguesa e japonesa. Embora ainda vocalista da banda Pato Fu, Fernanda lançou-se em 2007 uma carreira solo com boa repercussão, chegando a gravar um disco em parceria com o ex-guitarrista do The Police, Andy Summers, em 2012. Além de cantar, Fernanda toca guitarra, violão e compõe para o Pato Fu.
Embora nascida no Amapá, Fernanda vive desde os nove anos de idade em Belo Horizonte, onde iniciou sua carreira musical. Os avós paternos da cantora eram japoneses. O seu avô materno era português e a avó alagoana. Desde pequena ouvia música, especialmente rock inglês e pop rock, embora tenha crescido, pela influência da família, com a MPB — um dos motivos de produzir um disco solo em homenagem a Nara Leão. Começou a ler gibis de Maurício de Sousa, depois Monteiro Lobato e Cecília Meireles.
(...)Em 2009, Fernanda gravou o registro ao vivo em DVD da turnê, intitulado de Luz Negra, que ganhou diversos prêmios, incluindo Melhor DVD. Nesse show a cantora foi além do repertório de Nara Leão, interpretando também canções como Ben, de Michael Jackson, Ordinary World, de Duran Duran, e 5 Discos, de autoria da própria cantora. Com o Pato Fu, Fernanda regravou vários clássicos em 2010 tocados com instrumentos de brinquedo para disco Música de Brinquedo, ganhando grande receptividade do público.
Seu segundo livro foi lançado em 2011, chamado ''A Mulher Que Não Queria Acreditar'', reunindo 40 outros contos que foram originalmente publicados na coluna da escritora no Jornal Estado de Minas. Segundo Fernanda, seus textos são produzidos em seu tempo livre de show da carreira solo ou com o Pato Fu. No mesmo ano, foi convidada para gravar duas canções em português da trilha sonora do filme Winnie The Pooh.
Em 2012, é anunciada a parceria de Fernanda com Andy Summers, ex-integrante do The Police. O guitarrista, além de produtor do disco, também compôs letras especialmente para a voz da cantora. O projeto foi lançado no mesmo ano, sendo que o disco bilíngue possui cinco canções em português e seis em inglês. Chegou a fazer uma participação especial em um show da banda Duran Duran, da qual sempre declarou ser muito fã, cantando junto ao vocalista da banda a canção Ordinary World — que também está em seu DVD solo Luz Negra. No dia 30 de junho de 2012, Fernanda participou do programa Som Brasil, onde interpretou canções do Clube da Esquina.
Em 2013, junto com o marido e parceiro de banda, John Ulhoa, compôs 27 canções para a trilha sonora do espetáculo "Aventuras de Alice no País das Maravilhas", um dos três espetáculos que integraram a chamada "Trilogia do Mundo Moderno" do grupo de teatro de bonecos Giramundo. Fernanda, além da trilha sonora, emprestou sua voz à personagem Alice no espetáculo. A trilha deve ser lançada em CD.
Em 2014, após ganhar verba enviando seu projeto para a Natura Musical, Fernanda anuncia seu quarto disco solo, intitulado Na Medida do Impossível. No disco, ela conta com participações de artistas como Pitty(que compôs com a cantora a faixa Seu Tipo) e Samuel Rosa, com quem divide os vocais na canção Para Curar Essa Dor. Além de parcerias, como com o Padre Fábio de Melo, a cantora ainda assina a autoria de algumas das faixas do disco, como "Partida" e "Quase Desatento". No mesmo ano, anunciou que lançaria, também, um disco de inéditas com sua banda, o Pato Fu.
Em 2017, seu álbum Na Medida do Impossível ao Vivo no Inhotim foi indicado ao Grammy Latino de 2017 de Melhor Projeto Gráfico. 

Olho para a chuva
Que não quer cessar
Nela vejo o meu amor
Esta chuva ingrata
Que não vai parar
Pra aliviar a minha dor

Eu sei que o meu amor
Pra muito longe foi
Numa chuva que caiu
Oh, gente
Por favor pra ela vá contar
Meu coração se partiu

Chuva, traga o meu benzinho
Pois preciso de carinho
Diga a ela
Pra não me deixar
Triste assim

O ritmo dos pingos
Ao cair no chão
Só me deixa relembrar
Tomara que eu não fique
A esperar em vão
Por ela que me faz chorar

Oh, chuva traga o meu amor
Chove, chuva, traga o meu amor
Oh, chuva traga o meu amor
Chove, chuva, traga o meu amor.
THIS IS THE DAY
THE THE
SONGWRITER: MATT JOHNSON.
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: SOUL MINING
LABEL: SOME BIZZARE
GENRE: SYNTH-POP
YEAR: 1983

The The (/ðəðə/) are an English post-punk band. They have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer-songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. The The achieved critical acclaim and commercial success in the UK, with 15 chart singles (seven reaching the Top 40), and their most successful album, Infected (1986), spent 30 weeks on the chart. They followed this with the Top Ten albums Mind Bomb(1989) and Dusk(1993).
For 2017's Record Store Day, after premiering the song on a Radio Cineola broadcast, the The released a new 7" record called "We Can't Stop What's Coming", collaborating once again with Johnny Marr. On 10 September, it was announced that Johnson would be touring as the The again for the first time in 17 years. Two dates were announced, in Denmark on 1 June 2018 and at Royal Albert Hall on 5 June 2018. The Royal Albert Hall tickets sold out, with two extra performances added at O2's Brixton Academy and The Troxy, both in London. Several more shows around the UK and Europe were subsequently added, as well as eight shows in the US. The The also played on 2 & 3 October 2018 in the Sydney Opera House.
The touring announcement came subsequent to the The announcing a new triple-vinyl limited-edition box set, Radio Cineola: Trilogy, to be released when they kick off their first gigs since 2002. Featuring three albums – The End of the Day, The Inertia Variations, and Midnight to Midnight – the triple box set package, available for pre-order from 6 October 2017, also comes with 48-page bound book which includes album lyrics and exclusive photos. The End of the Day contains interpretations of a selection of the The songs from singers across the globe and includes the The's recent single "We Can't Stop What's Coming". The Inertia Variations features Johnson narrating John Tottenham's epic poetic cycle. "Midnight To Midnight includes interviews and soundscapes taken from Johnson's 12-hour UK Election Day Radio Cineola shortwave broadcast plus the electronic score from The Inertia Variations documentary," said a spokesperson for the band, speaking to The Quietus.
Soul Mining is the debut album by British post-punk/synth-pop band the The (the 1981 album Burning Blue Soul was originally released by the band's frontman Matt Johnson as a solo album, but later reissues credited it to the The). After a bidding war between major record labels which resulted in the group signing with CBS Records, Johnson began recording the album in New York City, but the initial recording sessions were aborted after the album's first two singles and Johnson returned to London where he wrote and recorded the rest of the record. Musically, Soul Mining is a post-punk and synth-pop album with influences of the early 1980s New York club scene, while Johnson's lyrics focus on relationship insecurities and social alienation, with imagery derived from dreams.
Soul Mining was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 1983 on Some Bizzare Records/Epic Records and included versions of the singles "Uncertain Smile", "Perfect", and "This Is the Day". Although the album received positive reviews, its initial sales were modest, reaching number 27 in the UK and charting in a number of other countries, but in 2019 the album was certified gold in the UK. Soul Mining was reissued in June 2014 as a two-disc 30th anniversary deluxe version on vinyl, attracting retrospective reviews which universally praised the record, with critics describing it as both Johnson's best work and one of the best albums of the 1980s.
Well, you didn't wake up this morning 'cause you didn't go to bed
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall
Is ticking the days off

You've been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you've changed
All the money in the world
Couldn't buy back those days

You pull back the curtains
And the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying
Across the clear blue sky

This is the day
Your life will surely change
This is the day
When things fall into place

You could've done anything
If you'd wanted
And all your friends and family
Think that your lucky

But the side of you they'll never see
Is when you're left alone with the memories?
That hold your life
Together like glue

You pull back the curtains
And the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying
Across the clear blue sky

This is the day
Your life will surely change
This is the day
When things fall into place

This is the day (this is the day)
Your life will surely change
ALLIGATORS ALL AROUND
CAROLE KING
SONGWRITERS: CAROLE KING & MAURICE SENDAK
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: REALLY ROSIE
LABEL: ODE
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1975

Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at the Brill Building and later as a solo artist. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005.
King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut álbum Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.
King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored. She is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree.
Really Rosie is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. The musical is based on Sendak's books Chicken Soup with Rice, Pierre, One was Johnny, Alligators All Around (which comprise 1962's The Nutshell Library), and The Sign on Rosie's Door (1960). Sendak based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom he observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn. The show follows a typical summer day in the life of the Nutshell Kids, a group of several neighborhood friends, including Pierre, Alligator, Johnny, and Chicken Soup from the Nutshell Library books, and Rosie and Kathy from The Sign on Rosie's Door. Rosie, the self-proclaimed sassiest kid on her block of Brooklyn's Avenue P, entertains everyone by directing and starring in a movie based on the exciting, dramatic, funny (and slightly exaggerated) story of her life.
A half-hour animated television special aired on CBS TV on February 19, 1975. It was directed by Maurice Sendak, animated by Ronald Fritz and Dan Hunn of D&R Productions Inc., with Carole King voicing the title character. King was ultimately selected as the voice of Rosie when casting directors had difficulty selecting a child actor whose voice could complement the pre-recorded songs. An album of the songs by King and lyrics by Sendak is available on Ode/Epic/SME Records. In the animated special, only the first seven songs and Really Rosie (Reprise) were showcased.
Sendak expanded the piece for London and Washington, DC, stage productions in 1978, and na off-Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch with designs by Sendak, which opened on October 14, 1980, at the Westside Theatre, where it ran for 274 performances. During its off-Broadway run, the lead role of Rosie was first played by a then-12-year-old Tisha Campbell-Martin. Midway through the run, Tisha left the cast and was replaced by cast member and "Rosie" understudy Angela Coin, age 10. Angela also sang the role of "Rosie" on the cast recording.
The musical has become a mainstay of children's theater groups. It was also one of John Mulaney's main inspirations for his Netflix Special John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch.
A - alligators all around
B - bursting balloons
C - catching colds
D - doing dishes
E - entertaining elephants
F - forever fooling
G - getting giggles
H - having headaches
I - imitating Indians
J - juggling jellybeans
K - keeping kangaroos
L - looking like lions
M - making macaroni
N - never napping
O - ordering oatmeal
P - pushing people
Q - quite quarrelsome
R - riding reindeer
S - shockingly spoiled
T - throwing tantrums
U - usually upside down
V - very vain
W - wearing wigs
X - x-ing x's
Y - yackety-yacking
Z - zippity zound
A - alligators ALL around!