MUROS E GRADES

ENGENHEIROS DO HAWAI
COMPOSITORES: AUGUSTO LICKS & HUMBERTO GESSINGER
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: VÁRIAS VARIÁVEIS
GRAVADORA: BMG RECORDS
GÊNERO: ROCK
ANO: 1991
 

          Engenheiros do Hawaii foi uma banda brasileira de rock, formada em 11 de janeiro de 1985 na cidade de Porto Alegre por Humberto Gessinger (vocal e baixo), Carlos Stein (guitarra), Marcelo Pitz (baixo) e Carlos Maltz (bateria), que alcançou grande popularidade com suas canções líricas e críticas. Antes de chegarem à sua formação final, a banda passou por algumas mudanças, sendo Gessinger o último integrante da formação original a permanecer na banda até a "pausa" ocorrida em 2008, por motivos particulares da banda.
          Várias Variáveis é o quinto álbum de estúdio da banda de rock gaúcha Engenheiros do Hawaii, produzido e lançado em 1991.
          O disco marcou uma sonoridade mais pesada por parte da banda, deixando a influência da música eletrônica de lado, o que tornou o som dos Engenheiros bastante característico do começo da década de 90. Suas principais canções são: "Herdeiro da Pampa Pobre" (regravação de Gaúcho da Fronteira), "Piano Bar", "Sampa no Walkman" (referência a Caetano Veloso e a canção "Sampa") e "Ando Só".
         Assim como o álbum anterior, O Papa é Pop, e o posterior Gessinger, Licks & Maltz, este disco foi auto-produzido pela banda.
Nas grandes cidades, no pequeno dia a dia
O medo nos leva a tudo, sobretudo à fantasia
Então erguemos muros que nos dão a garantia
De que morreremos cheios de uma vida tão vazia
Então erguemos muros que nos dão a garantia
De que morreremos cheios de uma vida tão vazia
 
Nas grandes cidades de um país tão violento
Os muros e as grades nos protegem de quase tudo
Mas o quase tudo quase sempre é quase nada
E nada nos protege de uma vida sem sentido
O quase tudo quase sempre é quase nada
E nada nos protege de uma vida sem sentido
 
Um dia super
Uma noite super
Uma vida superficial
Entre as sombras
Entre as sobras
Da nossa escassez
 
Um dia super
Uma noite super
Uma vida superficial
Entre cobras
Entre escombros
Da nossa solidez
 
Nas grandes cidades de um país tão irreal
Os muros e as grades
Nos protegem de nosso próprio mal
Levamos uma vida que não nos leva a nada
Levamos muito tempo pra descobrir
Que não é por aí, não é por nada não
Não, não, não pode ser, é claro que não é
Será?
 
Meninos de rua, delírios de ruína
Violência nua e crua, verdade clandestina
Delírios de ruína, delitos e delícias
A violência travestida, faz seu trottoir
Em armas de brinquedo, medo de brincar
Em anúncios luminosos, lâminas de barbear!
 
Um dia super
Uma noite super
Uma vida superficial
Entre as sombras
Entre as sobras
Da nossa escassez
 
Um dia super
Uma noite super
Uma vida superficial
Entre cobras
Entre escombros
Da nossa solidez
 
Viver assim é um absurdo (como outro qualquer)
Como tentar um suicídio (ou amar uma mulher)
Viver assim é um absurdo (como outro qualquer)
Como lutar pelo poder (lutar como puder).

RUNAWAY

AURORA
SONGWRITERS: AURORA & MAGNUS SKYLSTAD
COUNTRY: NORWAY
ALBUM: ALL MY DEMONS GREETING ME AS AS A FRIEND
LABEL: GLASSNOTE
GENRE: ART POP
YEAR: 2015
 
    Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), known mononymously as AURORA (stylised in all caps), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Stavanger, Aurora released her debut extended play, Running with the Wolves, in 2015, through Decca Records. Later that year, she provided the backing track for the John Lewis Christmas advert, singing a cover of the Oasis song "Half the World Away". Aurora released her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, in 2016. In 2018, she released her second extended play, Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1), followed by her second studio album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2).
          "Runaway" is the lead single and the first track by Norwegian singer Aurora on her EP Running with the Wolves and on the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by Aurora and Magnus Skylstad and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes and Skylstad. The song was released on 7 February 2015.
The demo of the song was leaked in late 2015. Early 2021, "Runaway" went viral on social media platform TikTok, resulting in new chart successes and streams on various platforms.
         Aurora wrote the song between the ages of 11 and 12. It is a song about escape and "realizing you want to get home again". In an interview with The 405 she said: "It's strange how this song fits my life better now that I could ever imagine when I wrote the song itself. It's about how important it is to have a soft place to fall".
I was listenin' to the ocean
I saw a face in the sand
But when I picked it up
Then it vanished away from my hands, down
 
I had a dream I was seven
Climbing my way in a tree
I saw a piece of heaven
Waiting impatient for me, down
 
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows
Nobody knows, and
I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive, and I can't complain
 
But now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore
 
I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you and
For a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true, down
 
And all this time I have been lyin'
Oh, lyin' in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the
Farthest place on my shelf
La-di-da
 
And I was runnin' far Away
Would I run off the world…

  I SAW YOU SAYING THAT YOU SAY THAT YOU SAW

RAIMUNDOS
COMPOSITORES: RODOLFO & GABRIEL THOMAZ
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: LAVÔ TÁ NOVO
GRAVADORA: WARNER MUSIC
GÊNERO: PUNK ROCK
ANO: 1995
 
      Raimundos é uma banda de rock brasileira formada em Brasília em 1987. O nome é derivado de uma de suas maiores influências, a banda Ramones. Com oito discos autorais, trinta anos de existência e mais de cinco milhões de cópias vendidas, é uma das principais bandas de rock no Brasil.
           Lavô Tá Novo é o segundo álbum de estúdio da banda de rock brasileira Raimundos, foi lançado em 3 de Novembro de 1995 pela gravadora Warner Music e foi produzido pelo norte-americano Mark Dearnley, que já trabalhou com AC/DC, Black Sabbath e Def Leppard. Na época, o disco vendeu em torno de 400 mil cópias.
Reconheci a Madonna ali parada no jardim
Não resisti, fui perguntar o que ela achava de mim
Eu não sei falar inglês
Ela não entende uma palavra em português
 
I saw you saying that you say that you saw
I saw you saying that you say that you saw (I fell good)
I feel good because you put your butt on me
I feel good because you put your butt on me
 
Perguntei para o meu pai
O que ela me disse
Ela disse, meu rapaz
 
I saw you saying that you say that you saw (I saw you saying)
I saw you saying that you say that you saw (I fell good)
I feel good because you put your butt on me
I feel good because you put your butt on me
I feel good because you put your butt on
 
The hula hula song make me feel the strong
The hula hula hey goodbye I'm going away
The hula hula song make me feel the strong
The hula hula hey goodbye I'm going away (a há)
 
Because you put your butt on me (a há)
You know you put your butt on me (a há)
You know you put your butt on me
Shalalala yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!

SUN IS SHINING

BOB MARLEY
SONGWRITERS: BOB MARLEY & LEE SCRATCH PERRY
COUNTRY: JAMAICA
ALBUM: KAYA
LABEL: TUFF GONG
GENRE: REGGAE
YEAR: 1978
 
          Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM(6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade. Over the course of his career Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana, while he also advocated for Pan-Africanism.
           Born in Nine Mile, British Jamaica, Marley began his professional musical career in 1963, after forming Bob Marley and the Wailers. The group released its debut studio álbum The Wailing Wailers in 1965, which contained the single "One Love/People Get Ready"; the song was popular worldwide, and established the group as a rising figure in reggae. The Wailers subsequently released eleven further studio albums; while initially employing louder instrumentation and singing, the group began engaging in rhythmic-based song construction in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which coincided with the singer's conversion to Rastafari. During this period Marley relocated to London, and the group embodied their musical shift with the release of the album The Best of The Wailers (1971).
         The group attained international success after the release of the albums Catch a Fire and Burnin'(both 1973), and forged a reputation as touring artists. Following the disbandment of the Wailers a year later, Marley went on to release his solo material under the band's name. His debut studio album Natty Dread (1974) received positive reception, as did its follow-up Rastaman Vibration (1976). A few months after the album's release Marley survived an assassination attempt at his home in Jamaica, which prompted him to permanently relocate to London. During his time in London he recorded the álbum Exodus (1977); it incorporated elements of blues, soul, and British rock and enjoyed widespread commercial and critical success.
     In 1977, Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma; he died as a result of the illness in 1981. His fans around the world expressed their grief, and he received a state funeral in Jamaica. The greatest hits álbum Legend was released in 1984, and became the best-selling reggae album of all time. Marley also ranks as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of more than 75 million records worldwide. He was posthumously honored by Jamaica soon after his death with a designated Order of Merit by his nation. In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone ranked him No. 11 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
          "Sun Is Shining" is a song by Bob Marley & the Wailers first appearing on the Lee Perry-produced album Soul Revolution in 1971, and then on African Herbsman in 1973. Marley later re-recorded the song for his 1978 album Kaya. In 1999, a reggae fusion remix by "Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe" reached number one on the U.S. dance chart and number three on the UK Singles Chart and has been widely credited as one of the songs which led to the popularity of reggae fusion.
         Although having become one of the most popular Marley songs, "Sun Is Shining" used to be a fairly unknown and seldomly-performed number during Marley's lifetime. Up to date, only two live performances are documented, however both took place under special circumstances. On June 16, 1978, Marley performed at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, a concert having been rescheduled twice since 1976, and played an over 2-hour set. "Sun Is Shining" was the opening song, reportedly included spontaneously as it stopped to rain. On July 23, 1978, Marley performed an outdoor concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl that included "Sun Is Shining" as opening song; just before the song, Marley introduced the performance by referring to Haile Selassie's birthday on the same day.
Sun is shining, the weather is sweet
Make you want to move your dancing feet
To the rescue, here I am!
Want you to know ya, where I stand?
 
Monday morning: here I am! Want you to know just if you can...
Tuesday evening: where I stand?
Wednesday morning: tell myself a new day is rising
Thursday evening: get on the rise a new day is dawning
Friday morning: here I am!
Saturday evening: want you to know just...
Want you to know just where I stand?
 
When the morning gathers the rainbow
Want you to know? I'm a rainbow too
So, to the rescue, here I am!
Want you to know, just if you can...
Where I stand? Know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know...
 
We'll lift our heads and give JAH praises
We'll lift our heads and give JAH praises, yeeaaah
 
Sun is shining, the weather is sweet now
Make you want to move your dancing feet
To the rescue, here I am!
Want you to know, just if you can...
Where I stand? know, know, know where I stand!
 
Monday morning, scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop
Tuesday evening, scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop
Wednesday morning, scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop
Thursday evening, scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop
Friday morning, scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop
Saturday evening, scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop
 
So to the rescue, to the rescue, to the rescue
Awake from your sleep and slumber
Today could be your lucky number
Sun is shining and the weather is sweet.