COM’È PROFONDO IL MARE
LUCIO DALLA
COMPOSITORE: LUCIO DALLA
PAESE: ITALIA
ALBUM: COM’ È PROFONDO EL MARE
ETICHETTA: RCA ITALIANA
GENERE: POP
ANNO: 1977
 
          Lucio Dalla (Bologna, 4 marzo 1943–Montreux, 1º marzo 2012) è stato un cantautore, musicista e attore italiano.
           Musicista di formazione jazz, è stato uno dei più innovativi cantautori della musica italiana. Alla ricerca costante di nuovi stimoli e orizzonti, si è addentrato in vari generi musicali, collaborando e duettando con molti artisti di fama nazionale e internazionale. Autore inizialmente solo delle musiche, si è scoperto in una fase matura anche paroliere e autore dei suoi testi. Nell'arco della sua carriera, che ha raggiunto i cinquant'anni di attività, ha sempre suonato il pianoforte, il sassofono e il clarinetto, strumenti, questi ultimi due, da lui praticati fin da giovanissimo.
          La sua produzione artistica ha attraversato più fasi: dalla stagione beat alla sperimentazione ritmica e musicale, fino alla canzone d'autore. Autore conosciuto anche all'estero, alcune sue canzoni sono state tradotte e portate al successo in numerose lingue.
         Come è profondo il mare è il settimo album in studio del cantante italiano Lucio Dalla, pubblicato nel 1977.
Siamo noi, siamo in tanti
Ci nascondiamo di notte
Per paura degli automobilisti
Degli inotipisti
Siamo i gatti neri
Siamo i pessimisti
Siamo i cattivi pensieri
E non abbiamo da mangiare
Com'è profondo il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Babbo, che eri un gran cacciatore
Di quaglie e di faggiani
Caccia via queste mosche
Che non mi fanno dormire
Che mi fanno arrabbiare
Com'è profondo il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
E' inutile
Non c'è più lavoro
Non c'è più decoro
Dio o chi per lui
Sta cercando di dividerci
Di farci del male
Di farci annegare
Com'è profondo il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Con la forza di un ricatto
L'uomo diventò qualcuno
Resuscitò anche i morti
Spalancò prigioni
Bloccò sei treni
Con relativi vagoni
Innalzò per un attimo il povero
Ad un ruolo difficile da mantenere
Poi lo lasciò cadere
A piangere e a urlare
Solo in mezzo al mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Poi da solo l'urlo
Diventò un tamburo
E il povero come un lampo
Nel cielo sicuro
Cominciò una guerra
Per conquistare
Quello scherzo di terra
Che il suo grande cuore
Doveva coltivare
Com'è profondo il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Ma la terra
Gli fu portata via
Compresa quella rimasta addosso
Fu scaraventato
In un palazzo, in un fosso
Non ricordo bene
Poi una storia di catene
Bastonate
E chirurgia sperimentale
Com'è profondo il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Intanto un místico
Forse un'aviatore
Inventò la commozione
E rimise d'accordo tutti
I belli con i brutti
Con qualche danno per i brutti
Che si videro consegnare
Un pezzo di specchio
Così da potersi guardare
Com'è profondo il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Frattanto i pesci
Dai quali discendiamo tutti
Assistettero curiosi
Al dramma collettivo
Di questo mondo
Che a loro indubbiamente
Doveva sembrar cattivo
E cominciarono a pensare
Nel loro grande mare
Com'è profondo il mare
Nel loro grande mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
E' chiaro
Che il pensiero dà fastidio
Anche se chi pensa
E' muto come un pesce
Anzi un pesce
E come pesce è difficile da bloccare
Perchè lo protegge il mare
Com'è profondo il mare
 
Certo
Chi comanda
Non è disposto a fare distinzioni poetiche
Il pensiero come l'oceano
Non lo puoi bloccare
Non lo puoi recintare
Così stanno bruciando il mare
Così stanno uccidendo il mare
Così stanno umiliando il mare
Così stanno piegando il mare.

NI TE TENGO, NI TE OLVIDO

JÚLIO IGLESIAS
COMPOSITOR: Luis Gardey
PAIS: ESPAÑA
ÁLBUM: LIBRA
DISCOGRÁFICA: CBS DISCOS
GÉNERO: POP LATIN
AÑO: 1985
 
          Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (Spanish: [ˈxuljo iˈɣlesjas]; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful continental European singer in the world and one of the top record sellers in music history, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide in 14 languages. It is estimated that during his career he has performed in more than 5000 concerts, for over 60 million people in five continents. In April 2013, Iglesias was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
     In 1983, Iglesias was celebrated as having recorded songs in the most languages in the world, and in 2013 for being the artist in Latin music with the most records sold in history. In April 2013 in Beijing, he was honoured as the most popular international artist in China. In Brazil, France, Italy and elsewhere, Iglesias is the most successful foreign record seller, while in his home country, Spain, he has sold the most records in history, with 23 million records.
         During his career, Iglesias has won many awards in the music industry, including the Grammy, Latin Grammy, World Music Award, Billboard Music Award, American Music Award and Lo Nuestro Award. He has been awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts of Spain and the Legion of Honour of France. UNICEF named him Special Ambassador for the Performing Arts in 1989. He has had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since 1985.
         Libra (Pound) is a Julio Iglesias album released in 1985. The album was his first to reach number-one on the Latin Pop Album charts. Around this time, Iglesias returned to his roots, singing in his native Spanish again, although it had one English-language track, his version of Cole Porter's legendary classic "I've Got You Under My Skin". It was released as a single, and became a minor hit around Europe.
Yo no sé que hacer contigo
Ni te tengo ni te olvido
Ni quiero seguir asíer gaviotas sin saber volar
Hicimos tantas cosas sin pensar.
Juguete de tus caprichos.
 
Para que quererte tanto
Para que tanto deseo
Para que este loco amor
Que lo quiero y no lo quiero.
 
Y es que ya me acostumbré
A tu forma de entregarte
Al calor que hay en tu piel
Y al placer de acariciarte
 
Cuando te sientes mujer
No hay cariño para darte
Cuando te sientes mujer,
Que daría por tener
Tus caricias cada día
Y poderte complacer
Cada vez que fueras mía
Que daría por saber
Que jamás te perdería.
 
No acierto a ver el caminho
Que me separe de ti
No puedo seguir contigo
Ni puedo vivir sin ti.
 
Que daría por tener
Tus caricias cada día
Y poderte complacer
Cada vez que fueras mía
Que daría por saber
Que jamás te perdería.
 
No acierto a ver el caminho
Que me separe de ti
No puedo seguir contigo
Ni puedo vivir sin ti.

COUNTRY LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

JOHN DENVER
SONGWRITER: JOHN DENVER
COUNTRY: JOHN DENVER SINGS
ALBUM: ALBUM 1700
LABEL: WARNER BROS.
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1969
 
         Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943–October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was one of America's best-selling performers; AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
        Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed. He had 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S by the RIAA, with estimated sales of more than 33 million units. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, disdain for city life, enthusiasm for music, and relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, earning 12 gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Annie's Song", "Rocky Mountain High", "Calypso", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".
        Denver appeared in several films and television specials during the 1970s and 1980s, including the 1977 hit Oh, God!, in which he starred alongside George Burns. He continued to record into the 1990s, also focusing on environmental issues as well as lending vocal support to space exploration and testifying in front of Congress to protest censorship in music. He lived in Aspen for much of his life, where he was known for his love of Colorado. In 1974, Denver was named poet laureate of the state. The Colorado state legislature also adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two state songs in 2007.
An avid pilot, Denver died at age 53 in a single-fatality crash while piloting a recently purchased light plane.
        "Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was "Babe, I Hate to Go", as featured on his 1966 studio album John Denver Sings, but Denver's then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title. Peter, Paul and Mary recorded the song for their 1967 studio album, Album 1700, and Warner Bros.- Seven Arts released it as a single in 1969.
      It turned out to be Peter, Paul and Mary's biggest (and final) hit, becoming their only Nº. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song also spent three weeks atop the easy listening chart and was used in commercials for United Airlines in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The song also topped the charts in Canada, and reached No. 2 in both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart in February 1970.
       In 1969, John Denver recorded a version of the song for his debut studio album, Rhymes & Reasons, and re-recorded it in 1973 for John Denver's Greatest Hits. His version was featured in the end credits of The Guard.
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breaking it's early morn
The taxi's waiting he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
 
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go
 
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now they don't mean a thing
 
Everyplace I go I'll think of you
Every song I sing I'll sing for you
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring
 
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go
 
Well, the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way
 
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave you alone
About the times I won't have to say
 
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go
I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go.

NEW YEAR'S DAY

U 2
SONGWRITERS: Adam Clayton; Bono; Larry Mullen, Jr. & The Edge
COUNTRY: IRELAND
ÁLBUM: WAR
LABEL: COLUMBIA
GÊNERO: POP ROCK
YEAR: 1982
 
           U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's chiming, effects-based guitar sounds. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career.
        The band was formed when the members were teenaged pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School and had limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and the singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date: "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
        Facing creative stagnation and a backlash to their documentary/double album, Rattle and Hum (1988), U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, Achtung Baby (1991), and the multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour, the band pursued a new musical direction influenced by alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music, and they embraced a more ironic, flippant image. This experimentation continued through their ninth album, Pop (1997), and the PopMart Tour, which were mixed successes. U2 regained critical and commercial favour with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360º Tour of 2009–2011 set records for the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour, both of which were surpassed in 2019. The group most recently released the companion albums Songs of Innocence (2014) and Songs of Experience (2017), the former of which received criticism for its pervasive, no-cost release through the iTunes Store.
          U2 have released 14 studio albums and are one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold an estimated 150–170 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and social justice causes, including Amnesty International, Jubilee 2000, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, War Child, and Music Rising.
         "New Year's Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their 1983 album War and was released as the album's lead single in January 1983. With lyrics written about the Polish Solidarity movement, "New Year's Day" is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and the Edge's piano and guitar playing. It was the band's first UK hit single, peaking at number 10, and was also their first international hit, reaching for number 9 in Norway, number 11 on the Dutch Top 40, number 17 in Sweden, and number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
        In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the single at number 435 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". This song was also included in the Pitchfork 500.
        The UK cover features a photograph of Peter Rowen, who grew up near U2 lead vocalista Bono in Ireland.
Yeah
 
All is quiet on New Year's Day
A world in white gets underway
I want to be with you, be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
 
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
 
Under a blood-red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one
 
I, I will be with you again
I, I will begin again
 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, maybe the time is right
Oh, maybe tonight
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
 
And so we are told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day.