LA VILLE S'ENDORMAIT

JACQUES BREL
COMPOSITEUR: JACQUES BREL
PAYS: BELGIQUE
ALBUM: BREL
RECORD: BARCLAY RECORDS
GENRE: MUSIQUE FRANÇAISE
ANNÉE: 1977
 
          Jacques Romain Georges Brel (français : [ʒɑk ʁɔmɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ bʁɛl], listen (help·info); 8 avril 1929-9 octobre 1978) était un chanteur, auteur-compositeur, acteur et réalisateur belge qui a composé et interprété des chansons littéraires, réfléchies et théâtrales qui a généré un grand nombre d'adeptes dévoués, d'abord en Belgique et en France, puis dans le monde entier. Il est considéré comme un maître de la chanson moderne. Bien qu'il ait enregistré la plupart de ses chansons en français et parfois en néerlandais, il est devenu une influence sur les auteurs-compositeurs et interprètes anglophones, tels que Scott Walker, David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Marc Almond et Rod McKuen. Des traductions en anglais de ses chansons ont été enregistrées par de nombreux interprètes, dont Bowie, Walker, Ray Charles, Judy Collins, John Denver, The Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, James Dean Bradfield, Frank Sinatra et Andy Williams.
         Brel était un acteur à succès, apparaissant dans 10 films. Il a réalisé deux films, dont l'un, Le Far West, a été nominé pour la Palme d'Or au Festival de Cannes en 1973. Après avoir vendu plus de 25 millions de disques dans le monde, Brel est le troisième artiste belge le plus vendu. de tous les temps. Brel a épousé Thérèse "Miche" Michielsen en 1950, et le couple a eu trois enfants. Il a également eu une relation amoureuse avec l'actrice et danseuse Maddly Bamy de 1972 jusqu'à sa mort en 1978.
           Les Marquises(Anglais: Marquises) est Jacques Brel quatorzième s» et dernier album. Également connu sous le nom de Brel, l'album est sorti le 17 novembre 1977 chez Barclay(96 010). C'était le premier album de nouvelles chansons du chanteur en dix ans et il est sorti un an avant sa mort d'un cancer du poumon. Les thèmes de l'album incluent la mort ("Jaurès", "Vieillir", "Jojo"), la séparation ("Orly") et dans plusieurs chansons Brel évoque sa carrière dans les années 1960 ("Les F..", "Jojo", "Knokke -le-Zoute Tango", "Vieillir"). L'album a été enregistré en direct au Studio B des Studios Barclay sur l'avenue Hoche, à Paris. Avec sa santé défaillante, Brel n'a pu enregistrer au plus que deux chansons par jour.
            L'album a été traité dans le plus grand secret avant sa sortie et a été livré aux critiques dans une boîte en métal renforcée avec un cadenas électronique chronométré pour les empêcher de l'écouter avant sa date de sortie. Aucune diffusion de l'album n'a été autorisée et aucun single n'a été publié avant sa sortie, et il n'y a eu aucune interview ou promotion donnée par Brel concernant l'album. Malgré cela, l'album a atteint le numéro un en France et a valu à Brel un disque d'or pour 100.000 albums vendus en 1978 et est devenu platine en 1981. On estime que l'album s'est vendu à 1 127.100 exemplaires.
           L'album est réédité le 23 septembre 2003 sous le titre Les Marquises dans le coffret de 16 CD Boîte à Bonbons de Barclay(980 817-7).
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Sur le fleuve en amont
Un coin de ciel brûlait
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Et la nuit peu à peu
Et le temps arrêté
Et mon cheval boueux
Et mon corps fatigué
Et la nuit bleu à bleu
Et l'eau d'une fontaine
Et quelques cris de haine
Versés par quelques vieux
Sur de plus vieilles qu'eux
Dont le corps s'ensommeille
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Sur le fleuve en amont
Un coin de ciel brûlait
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Et mon cheval qui boit
Et moi qui le regarde
Et ma soif qui prend garde
Qu'elle ne se voit pas
Et la fontaine chante
Et la fatigue plante
Son couteau dans mes reins
Et je fais celui-là
Qui est son souverain
On m'attend quelque part
Comme on attend le roi
Mais on ne m'attend point
Je sais depuis déjà
Que l'on meurt de hasard
En allongeant les pas
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Sur le fleuve en amont
Un coin de ciel brûlait
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Il est vrai que parfois près du soir
Les oiseaux ressemblent à des vagues
Et les vagues aux oiseaux
Et les hommes aux rires
Et les rires aux sanglots
Il est vrai que souvent
La mère se désenchante
Je veux dire en cela
Qu'elle chante
D'autres chants
Que ceux que la mère chante
Dans les livres d'enfants
Mais les femmes toujours
Ne ressemblent qu'aux femmes
Et d'entre elles les connes
Ne ressemblent qu'aux connes
Et je ne suis pas bien sûr
Comme chante un certain
Qu'elles soient l'avenir de l'homme
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Sur le fleuve en amont
Un coin de ciel brûlait
La ville s'endormait
Et j'en oublie le nom
Et vous êtes passée
Demoiselle inconnue
À deux doigts d'être nue
Sous le lin qui dansait.

 I WILL STAND BY YOU

THE JUDDS
SONGWRITERS: ROBERT ELLIS ORRALL & STEVEN LEE OLSEN.
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: I WILL STAND BY YOU: THE ESSENCIAL COLLECTION
LABEL: CURB RECORDS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 2011
 
             The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. The duo signed to RCA Nashville in 1983 and released six studio albums between then and 1991. The Judds were one of the most successful acts in country music history, winning five Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and eight Country Music Association awards. They also had 25 singles on the country music charts between 1983 and 2000, of which 14 went to Nº. 1. After eight successful years as a duet, the Judds ceased performing in 1991 after Naomi was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Soon after, Wynonna embarked on a highly successful solo career. The two have occasionally reunited for special tours, the most recent of which was in 2017.
            I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection is a greatest hits collection by American country music duo The Judds. The album was released on April 5, 2011, via Curb Records, and includes twelve of The Judds' singles and two newly recorded songs. The album's first single, "I Will Stand by You", was released to country radio in late 2010.
I will never back down from a good fair fight
I will find my way through the darkest night
I will never be wrong for doin' whats right
I will stand by you
 
I will never run from what I believe
I am stronger still when I'm on my knees
I am ready as I'll ever be
'Cause i will stand by you
 
I can carry the world on my shoulders
This I know is true
And when you need me I will be there
know that I will stand by you
 
Let the walls fall down
I will shelter you
When the seas rise up
I'll rise up too
No matter what happens I'll know what to do
I will stand by you
 
I can carry the world on my shoulders
This I know is true
If you need me
I will be there
Know that I will stand by you
 
I'm a woman of faith thats unshakeable,
I may bend, but I'm unbreakable
and you can count on me
 
I will never back down from a good fair fight
I will find my way through the darkest night
I will never be wrong for doing whats right
 
I will stand by you
I will stand by you
I will stand byyyyyy youuuu
I will stand by youuu
 
I will never back down
I will stand by you
I will find my way
 
I will stand by you
I will stand by you
 
I will never run
I will stand by you.

NÃO PRECISA

PAULA FERNANDES
COMPOSTOR: VICTOR CHAVES
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: PAULA FERNANDES: AO VIVO
GRAVADORA: UNIVERSAL MUSIC BRASIL
GÊNERO: SERTANEJA
ANO: 2011
 
        Paula Fernandes de Souza (Sete Lagoas, 28 de agosto de 1984) é uma cantora, compositora, atriz, empresária e multi-instrumentista brasileira. Cantora desde a infância, Fernandes começou a cantar profissionalmente aos oito anos de idade. Ela lançou seu álbum de estreia autointitulado de forma independente em 1993 e passou a participar de programas regionais de rádio e televisão em Minas Gerais, porém não obteve sucesso. A cantora então seguiu lançando álbuns - entre eles Voarei(1995), sob o nome artístico Ana Rayo, Canções do Vento Sul(2005) e Dust in the Wind(2007)-até assinar com a gravadora Universal Music e lançou seu quinto álbum de estúdio, Pássaro de Fogo(2009), certificado com disco de platina tripla pela ABPD. A faixa-título do álbum atingiu a primeira posição das paradas musicais do Brasil, levando Paula ao estrelato.
        Com seu primeiro álbum ao vivo, Paula Fernandes: Ao Vivo(2011), a cantora conseguiu maior reconhecimento, sendo indicada ao Grammy Latino de Artista Revelação e Melhor Álbum de Música Sertaneja. O álbum gerou três singles: "Pra Você", "Não Precisa" e "Sensações". Com pouco mais de seis meses de lançado, chegou a atingir a marca de um milhão de cópias vendidas no Brasil, além de ter atingido o topo da parada de álbuns e DVDs da ABPD. O projeto ultrapassou a marca de 1,6 milhão de cópias vendidas no País, fazendo com que ela se tornasse a artista brasileira que mais vendeu discos em 2011. Em Portugal, o álbum atingiu o topo da tabela musical da Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, onde permaneceu por sete semanas. Seu sexto álbum de estúdio, Meus Encantos(2012), foi certificado com platina tripla no Brasil e platina em Portugal, vendendo mais de 250 mil cópias. No ano seguinte, ela lançou seu segundo álbum ao vivo, Um Ser Amor (Multishow ao Vivo), que foi certificado com platina dupla e rendeu a ela sua primeira indicação ao Grammy Latino de Melhor Canção Brasileira, com "Um Ser Amor"
      O primeiro álbum ao vivo da cantora e compositora brasileira Paula Fernandes foi lançado em 2011 e com pouco mais de cinco meses de lançamento, chegou a atingir a marca de mais de um milhão cópias vendidas no Brasil, de acordo com a PMB, além de ficar no topo dos 10 mais vendidos no Brasil. Em Portugal, também atingiu o topo da tabela musical da Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, em que permaneceu por sete semanas. O CD e DVD já venderam juntos 4 milhões cópias no Brasil. No dia 10 de Dezembro de 2011 foi lançada uma versão deluxe do álbum especialmente para a iTunes Store brasileira contendo 2 faixas bônus em estúdio. O álbum recebeu indicação ao Grammy Latino, na categoria de Melhor Álbum de Música Sertaneja em 2011.
Você diz que não precisa
Viver sonhando tanto
Que vivo a fazer
Demais por você
 
Diz que não precisa
A cada vez que canto
Uma canção a mais pra você
 
Mas tem que ser assim
Pra ser de coração
Não diga: Não precisa
Tem que ser assim
É seu meu coração
Não diga não precisa
 
Eu já sonhei com a vida
Agora vivo um sonho
Mas viver ou sonhar
Com você, tanto faz
 
Não diga: Não precisa
Eu digo que é preciso
A gente se amar demais
Nada a mais
 
Mas tem que ser assim
Pra ser de coração
Não diga: Não precisa
Tem que ser assim
É seu meu coração
Não diga: Não precisa
 
Eu já sonhei com a vida
Agora vivo um sonho
Mas viver ou sonhar
Com você, tanto faz
 
Não diga: Não precisa
Eu digo que é preciso
A gente se amar demais
Nada a mais
 
Mas tem que ser assim
Pra ser de coração
Não diga: Não precisa
Tem que ser assim
É seu meu coração
Não diga: Não precisa.

WISH YOU WERE HERE

BEE GEES
SONGWRITERS: BARRY GIBB; MAURICE GIBB & ROBIN GIBB
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: ONE
LABEL: WARNER BROS RECORDS
GENRE: DISCO
YEAR: 1989
 
            The Bee Gees were a music group formed in 1958, featuring brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid- to late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid- to late 1970s and 1980s. The Bee Gees wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists. The Bee Gees have occasionally been referred to as the Kings of Disco.
             Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England until the late 1950s. There, in 1955, they formed the skiffle/rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes. The family then moved to Redcliffe, in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia, and then to Cribb Island. After achieving their first chart success in Australia as the Bee Gees with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the UK in January 1967, when producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience. The Bee Gees' Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (1977) was the turning point of their career, with both the film and soundtrack having a cultural impact throughout the world, enhancing the disco scene's mainstream appeal. They won five Grammy Awards for Saturday Night Fever, including Album of the Year.
            The Bee Gees have sold over 120 million records worldwide (with estimates as high as over 220 million), making them among the best-selling music artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the presenter of the award to "Britain's first family of harmony" was Brian Wilson, historical leader of the Beach Boys, another "family act" featuring three harmonising brothers. The Bee Gees' Hall of Fame citation says, "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees." The Bee Gees are the third most successful band in Billboard charts history after the Beatles and the Supremes.
          Following Maurice's sudden death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group's name after 45 years of activity. In 2009, Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again. Robin died in May 2012, aged 62, after a prolonged period of failing health, leaving Barry as the only surviving member of the group.
           One is the Bee Gees' eighteenth studio album (sixteenth worldwide), released in April 1989 (August 1989 in the United States).
             After the European success of their previous album, E.S.P., the Gibb brothers began to work on the One album in early 1988. In March, their brother Andy suddenly died and the Bee Gees took a break until November when they returned to the studio to complete the album, but this time they shifted to Mayfair Studios in London. The style of One was more melancholic than E.S.P., and heavily influenced by the loss of their brother. The album was dedicated to Andy and the song "Wish You Were Here" was written as a tribute to him.
           The album was co-produced with Brian Tench, who had worked with them on the previous album. Related session outtake "Shape of Things to Come" was written for the Bee Gees' contribution to the 1988 Olympics album called One Moment in Time released the same year.
        The album had varying degrees of success across the world. In Europe, the album reached the top 10 in Germany and Switzerland and reached the top 40 in the UK and France. North American audiences had still not embraced the Bee Gees as they were still regarded as a disco group and the album failed to reach the top 40 in the US and Canada, despite the success of the title track reaching No. 7 in the US and No. 11 in Canada. Other singles from the album included "Bodyguard" and "Tokyo Nights". In the UK, none of the singles from the album reached the top 40.
You're living your life
In somebody else's heart
My love is as strong
As oceans are far apart
 
A summer song keeps playing in my brain
And I feel you and I see your face again
There's no escape, I lost everything in losing you
 
Ahh, I wish you were here
Dryin' these tears I cry
They were good times
And I wish you were here
Calling my name
But you're dealing with a man insane the cost
How hopelessly I'm lost
I tried to throw your love away
But I can't let go
 
And so I awake
In somebody else's dreams
(It's not what it seems) it's only a lie
I've yet to decide who's real
 
The blood red rose that will never die
It'll burn like a flame in the dark of the night
I'm not afraid
I'd give everything if you hear me there
Ahh, I wish you were here
 
Dryin' these tears I cry
They were good times
It's that time of year for being alone
But you're dealing with a heart of stone
Try to kiss and say goodbye
Try to throw our love away
And that storm will blow
 
Wish you were here
Wish you were here
 
But you're dealing with a heart of stone
Try to kiss and say goodbye
Try to throw our love away
And I can't let go
 
They were good times
And I wish you were here
Yes, I wish you here.