ELETRICITY

DUA LIPA

SONGWRITERS: MARK RONSON; THOMAS WESLEY PENTZ; DIANA GORDON; ROMY MADLEY CROFT; DUA LIPA; PHILIP MECKSEPER; JACOB OLOFSSON; RAMY DAWOD; MAXIMEPICARD & CLÉMENT PICARD (SILK CITY)

WHERE: FIRST LIVE SHOW TAIPEI 2019

COUNTRY: U. K. & U. S. A.

ALBUM: ELETRECITY

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: DANCE-POP

YEAR: 2018

 

             Dua Lipa (/ˈduːəˈliːpə/; Albanian pronunciation: [ˈdua ˈlipa]; born 22 August 1995) is an English singer and songwriter. After working as a model, she signed with Warner Music Group in 2015 and released her self-titled debut album in 2017. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, and produced nine singles, including "Be the One" and "IDGAF", and the UK number-one single "New Rules", which also peaked at number six in the US. In 2018, Lipa won the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.

            Released in April 2018, the single "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris peaked at number one in the UK and became the longest-running number-one single for a female artist in 2018. It won her the 2019 Brit Award for Song of the Year. In 2019, she was also awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and "Electricity", a collaboration with Silk City, won her the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The success of the singles helped her self-titled album become one of the most-streamed albums on Spotify and achieve platinum certifications. Her second studio album, Future Nostalgia, was released in March 2020 to critical acclaim. It is her first UK number-one album; its lead single "Don't Start Now" became one of the most commercially successful songs of 2020; it is one of four songs (the only song by a female artist) that has spent all of 2020 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number two on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.

           Lipa has received various accolades, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards and two MTV Europe Music Awards. She has also been nominated for three Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award, and ten MTV Video Music Awards.

          "Electricity" is a song by British-American music duo Silk City and English singer Dua Lipa featuring American DJ Diplo and British musician Mark Ronson, from the Silk City's debut EP of the same name (2019). The song was written by Silk City members: Ronson and Diplo, alongside Lipa, Diana Gordon, Romy Madley Croft, Jr Blender, Jacob Olofsson, Rami Dawod, Maxime Picard and Clément Picard, with production from Silk City and additional production from Jarami, Riton, Alex Metric, and Blender. It was released for digital download and streaming through Columbia Records and Sony Music on 6 September 2018 as the fourth single from the EP. The song was also included on the super deluxe edition of Lipa's debut album, Dua Lipa: Complete Edition (2018).

            Musically, "Electricity" draws from Chicago house and 1990s music, and is a dance-pop and piano house song with disco-house, diva house and electropop elements. Lyrically, it sees a couple who has found a kindred spirit, with one party also comforting the other. The song was met with acclaim from music critics, with many complimenting the production. It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The song reached number 4 and 62 respectively on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, and has a platinum certification in both countries, by the British Phonographic Industry(BPI) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), respectively.

             The music video for "Electricity" was directed by Bradley & Pablo, and is set during the Northeast blackout of 2003. In the video, Lipa throws a party in her loft, where she turns the power back on with her dance moves, while Ronson and Diplo get stuck in an elevator. Critics praised Lipa's performance in the video. The song was also accompanied by a vertical video and dance video. Silk City and Lipa promoted the single with numerous live performances, including ones at the American Music Awards of 2018, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. The song has received several remixes, including ones by The Black Madonna and MK.

Falling into you

Baby

Even electricity

Can’t compare to what I feel

When I’m with you

Ooh, baby

Given up my ghosts for you

And now I’m see through

 

You give me a feeling

Feeling so strong

I know you been treating

Treating yourself wrong

So let me care for you

Ooh, baby

Ima love you differently

I’ll give you electricity

Give it to you

 

And even if I could

I wouldn’t turn on you

And I would stop the world for you

You know

I wanted to let you know

I’ll never let this feeling go

This love has no ceiling

I cannot deny

 

And even if I could

I wouldn’t turn on you

And I would stop the world for you and I

I wanted to let you know

I’ll never let this feeling go

This love has no ceiling

I cannot deny

 

All I see is you lately

Wide awake and in my dreams

I see your face so vividly

I don’t know what I’d do

Ooh, baby

If you only saw a friend in me

I’d be bitter sweet

 

You give me a feeling

Feeling so strong

I know you been treating

Treating yourself wrong

So let me care for you

Ooh, baby

Ima love you differently

I’ll give you electricity

Give it to you

 

And even if I could

I wouldn’t turn on you

And I would stop the world for you

You know

I wanted to let you know

I’ll never let this feeling go

This love has no ceiling

I cannot deny

 

And even if I could

I wouldn’t turn on you

And I would stop the world for you and I

I wanted to let you know

I’ll never let this feeling go

This love has no ceiling

I cannot deny

 

You feel electric, baby

So electric, baby

I wanna let you know

Let you know

I think I’m ready, baby

I think I’m ready now

Electricity

I’m flowing into you

 

I want it

I need it

This current between us

Is flowing

This feeling

Tonight

 

I want it

I need it

This current between us

Is flowing

This feeling

Tonight

 

And even if I could

I wouldn’t turn on you

And I would stop the world for you

You know

I wanna let you know

I’ll never let this feeling go

This love has no ceiling

I cannot deny

 

And even if I could

I wouldn’t turn on you

And I would stop the world for you and I

I wanna let you know

I’ll never let this feeling go

This love has no ceiling

I cannot deny

 

You feel electric, baby

So electric, baby

I wanna let you know

Let you know

I think I’m ready, baby

I think I’m ready now

Electricity.

SMALL WORLD

JOHNNY MATHIS

SONGWRITERS: STEPHEN SONDHEIM & JULE STYNE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: MORE JOHNNY’S GREATEST HITS

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1959

 

             John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts to date. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three separate recordings.

            Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian and Spanish music, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, Mathis cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences.

         More Johnny's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Johnny Mathis that was released by Columbia Records on June 22, 1959, and contains the A- and B-sides of five of his singles as well as "Teacher, Teacher", the chart hit that was the B-side of the Johnny's Greatest Hits track "All the Time", and "The Flame of Love," which had not been released before.

     The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Best Selling LP's chart the following month, in the issue dated July 27, and remained there for 93 weeks, two of which were spent at number two. It received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on January 12, 1962.

Funny, you're a stranger who's come here,

come from another town.

Funny, I'm a stranger myself here.

Small world, isn't it?

 

Funny, you're a man who goes traveling

rather than settling down.

Funny, 'cause I'd love to go traveling.

Small world, isn't it?

 

We have so much in common,

it's a phenomenon.

We could pool our resources

by joining forces from now on.

 

Lucky, you're a man who likes children.

That's an important sign.

Lucky, I'm a woman with children.

Small world, isn't it?

Funny, isn't it small and funny and fine?

 

We have so much in common,

it's a phenomenon.

We could pool our resources

by joining forces from now on.

 

Lucky, you're a man who likes children.

That's an important sign.

Lucky,

You're a

woman with children.

Small world, isn't it?

Funny, isn't it

isn't it

small and funny and fine?

IF I AIN'T GOT YOU

ALICIA KEYS

SONGWRITER: ALICIA KEYS

HOW: LIVE FROM ITUNES FESTIVAL, LONDON, 2012

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS

LABEL: J RECORDS

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 2004

 

                Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records, and later released her debut album, Songs in A Minor, with J Records in 2001. The album was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 16 million copies worldwide. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, spawning successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You", and "Diary", and selling eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. Her duet "My Boo" with Usher became her second number-one single in 2004. Keys released her first live album, Unplugged (2005), and became the first woman to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one.

                Her third album, As I Am (2007), produced the Hot 100 number-one single "No One", selling 7 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards. In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin' Aces. She, along with Jack White, recorded "Another Way to Die" (the title song to the 22nd official James Bond film, Quantum of Solace). Her fourth album, The Element of Freedom (2009), became her first chart-topping album in the UK, and sold 4 million copies worldwide. In 2009, Keys also collaborated with Jay Z on "Empire State of Mind", which became her fourth number-one single and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Girl on Fire (2012) was her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, spawning the successful title track, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. In 2013, VH1 Storytellers was released as her second live album. Her sixth studio album, Here (2016), became her seventh US R&B/Hip-Hop chart-topping album. Her seventh studio album, Alicia, was released on September 18, 2020.

               Keys has received numerous accolades in her career, including 15 competitive Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association. She has sold over 50 million albums and 40 million singles worldwide and was named by Billboard the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade. She placed tenth on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. VH1 included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while Time has named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also acclaimed for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism; she co-founded and serves as the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit HIV/AIDS-fighting organization Keep a Child Alive.

            "If I Ain't Got You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Inspired by the 2001 death of singer Aaliyah, the terrorist September 11 attacks, and other events in the world and in Keys' life, the song is about "how material things don't feed the soul." The single cover depicts Keys similarly to the subject of Man Ray's 1924 painting Le Violon d'Ingres.

            Released in February 2004 as the album's second single, "If I Ain't Got You" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became Keys' second consecutive R&B chart-topper, remaining atop of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for six weeks. The song received two nominations at the 2005 Grammy Awards, for Song of the Year and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, winning the latter.

                A remix featuring Usher, a Kanye West Radio Mix, and a Spanish-language version featuring Arturo Sandoval appear on the bonus CD of select international pressings of The Diary of Alicia Keys.

Some people live for the fortune

Some people live just for the fame

Some people live for the power, yeah

Some people live just to play the game

 

Some people think that the physical things

Define what's within

And I've been there before, but that life's a bore

So full of the superficial

 

Some people want it all

But I don't want nothing at all

If it ain't you, baby

If I ain't got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings

Some just want everything

But everything means nothing

If I ain't got you, yeah

 

Some people search for a fountain

That promises forever young

Some people need three dozen roses

And that's the only way to prove you love them

 

Hand me the world on a silver platter

And what good would it be?

And no one to share

With no one who truly be cares for me

 

Some people want it all

But I don't want nothing at all

If it ain't you, baby

If I ain't got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings

Some just want everything

But everything means nothing

If I ain't got you, you, you

 

Some people want it all

But I don't want nothing at all

If it ain't you, baby

If I ain't got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings

Some just want everything

But everything means nothing

If I ain't got you, yeah

 

If I ain't got you with me, baby

So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing

If I ain't got you with me, baby.

NOSSOS MOMENTOS

ELIZETE CARDOSO

COMPOSITORES: HAROLDO BARBOSA & LUÍS CARLOS REIS

PAÍS: BRASIL

ÁLBUM: A MEIGA ELIZETE

GRAVADORA: FAR HIGHWAY

GÊNERO: SAMBA

ANO: 1961

 

               Elizeth Moreira Cardoso (Rio de Janeiro, 16 de julho de 1920) foi uma cantora brasileira. Conhecida como A Divina, Elizeth é considerada uma das maiores intérpretes da música brasileira, além de uma das mais talentosas cantoras de todos os tempos, reverenciada pelo público e pela crítica nacional e internacional.

               A Meiga Elizeth, foi lançado em 1960, é o nono álbum de estúdio da cantora brasileira Elizeth Cardoso.

Momentos são iguais àqueles

Em que eu te amei

Palavras são iguais àquelas

Que eu te dediquei

Eu escrevi na fria areia

Um nome para amar

O mar chegou, tudo apagou

Palavras leva o mar

 

Teu coração praia distante

Em meu perdido olhar

Teu coração, mais inconstante

Que a incerteza do mar

Meu castelo de carinhos

Eu nem pude terminar

Momentos meus que foram teus

Agora é recordar...