NO TIME FOR TALK

CHRISTOPHER CROSS
SONGWRITER: CHRISTOPHER C. CROSS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: ANOTHER PAGE
LABEL: WARNER RECORDS
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1983
 
       Christopher Cross(born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer from San Antonio, Texas. Cross won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from the 1981 film Arthur) peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Sailing" earned three Grammys in 1981, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen).
        Another Page is Christopher Cross's second studio album, recorded in 1982 and released in early 1983. It was not as commercially successful as its predecessor (it was certified Gold by the RIAA, but only after his self-titled debut album had already been certified Platinum by the time of the release of Another Page). "Think of Laura", taken from the album as Cross's third single, reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. It was Cross' final single to reach the Top 10. The first single, "All Right", reached #12 on the chart a year before. As a single, "No Time For Talk" peaked at #33. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" appeared as a bonus track on the cassette and later CD releases of the album.
         An instrumental version of "No Time for Talk" appeared in the movie American Anthem, which was composed by the song's co-author and producer of Another Page, Michael Omartian.
Well I read it in town in the melancholy news
The front page story is our love is through
The hand of time is cold -- I can't stand to hear the truth
Somehow I won't believe it 'til I've heard it from you
 
But there's no time for talk
And there's no place for tears
There's no reason to wonder after all of these years
Sure we had some good times
And so who's to blame
It's so hard to tell when you both feel the pain
 
After the years have come and gone
The struggle to forget you will have just begun
We had our ups and downs but one thing's for sure
No one will ever love you more.


MAGIC
MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK
SONGWRITER: SØREN MADSEN & ASHLEY MULFORD
COUNTRY: DENMARK
ALBUM: NOTHING TO LOSE
LABEL: MLTR MUSIC
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1997
 
         Nothing to Lose is the fourth studio album of the Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released on September 12, 1997 by Medley Records in Denmark. Like the previous album, Played on Pepper(1995), it was mainly produced by the band itself. Guitar player Mikkel Lentz said the band programmed new beats during the mixing process as they wanted to experiment a bit more with this album. While the band's previous albums relied heavily on soft rock ballads, Nothing to Lose also contains a rockier sound intended to suit the European market. Bass guitar player Søren Madsen debuts as songwriter on the track "Magic".
          In Denmark, Nothing to Lose sold 25.000 copies on the day of release. In May 1998, the album had sold 500.000 copies worldwide, with 70.000 copies being sold in Denmark.
          The fourth single, "I'm Gonna Be Around" was re-produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger for its single release. The song was "written especially for the United States" according to lead singer Jascha Richter. It was later included on the compilation álbum MLTR(1999).

I see you movin around in the light
Been watching you for a while
I don't know what's inside of your mind
But it's lightning when I look in your eyes
 
I never trusted in miracles
I never looked in the stars
But when I see an angel on earth
That makes my heart sing
I believe in anything
 
Cos there's magic in the way you walk
Something special in the way you talk
This is real this is true
I've got the faith in you
 
Chorus:
La la la la...la la la
Every little thing you do
Becomes magic
 
You gotta stop this feeling of burning desire
From slowly driving me mad
So bring me in from the cold with your love
I'm never gonna stop
I'm never gonna give you up
 
Cos there's magic in the way you walk
Something special in the way you talk
This is real this is true
I've got the faith in you
 
Chorus:
La la la la...la la la
Every little thing you do
Becomes magic.

L'ARLEQUIN DE COMÉDIE

HERVÉ VILARD
COMPOSITEUR: HERVÉ VILLARD
PAYS: FRANCE
ALBUM: Nº 2
RECORD: MERCURY RECORDS
GENRE: CHANSON
ANNÉE: 1966
 
      René Villard, dit Hervé Vilard, né le 24 juillet 1946 à Paris, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète français.
      Il connaît le succès dès 1965 grâce à sa chanson Capri c'est fini. Nous(1979), Reviens(1981) et Méditerranéenne(1983) font partie de ses autres grands tubes.
    René Villard naît dans un taxi en route pour l'hôpital Saint-Antoine le 26 juillet 1946 à 5 heures du matin à Paris. Orphelin d'un père corse qu'il ne rencontrera jamais, il est, à l'âge de six ans, retiré à sa mère, vendeuse de violettes, déchue de ses droits maternels à la suite d'une dénonciation d'une voisine la disant alcoolique.
       Il est envoyé à Paris, à l'orphelinat Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, matricule 764, où il subit des viols ainsi que des coups de martinet. Après avoir tenté de s'échapper plusieurs fois, il est placé successivement dans sept familles d'accueil. Parmi ces familles, il est élevé par des métayers berrichons très pauvres qui l'élèvent comme leur propre fils.
         En 1957, il rencontre à La Celette l'abbé Anthony Angrand, qui l'éveille à la musique et à la littérature. Il devient alors enfant de chœur. À treize ans, il obtient son certificat d'études avec mention. Chanteur à l'église, il envisage, un an plus tard, de s'investir dans une carrière musicale. Auparavant, il est forcé à aller à Felletin apprendre le métier de maçon, et fait sa première fugue.
On m'appelle le petit chose
Chaque soir je joue ma vie
Pour un mot
Pour une rose
Je ne suis qu'un arlequin de comédie
 
Ou est la comédie
Ou est ma vie à moi
S'il me reste une vie
Un coeur à moi
Je suis votre arlequin
Arlequin de comédie
Ma vie n'est qu'une vie de balladin
 
Ou est la comédie
Ou est ma vie à moi
 
S'il me reste une vie
Un coeur à moi
Je suis ton arlequin
Arlequin de comédie
Ma vie n'est qu'une vie de balladin
 
Mais le soir quand se rallume
Le théâtre où me voici
De nouveau dans mon costume
Je ne suis qu'un arlequin de comédie
Ou est la comédie
Ou est ma vie à moi
 
S'il me reste une vie
Un coeur à moi
Je suis votre arlequin
Arlequin de comédie
Ma vie n'est qu'une vie de balladin
 
Où est la comédie
Où est ma vie à moi
S'il me reste une vie
Un coeur à moi
Je suis ton arlequin
Arlequin de comédie
Je suis bien comme je suis
Et c'est ma vie.

CAROUSEL

MELANIE MARTINEZ
SONGWRITERS: JEREMY DUSSOLLIET; MELANIE MARTINEZ & TIMOTHY SOMMERS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: CRY BABY
LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS
GENRE: INDIE POP
YEAR: 2014
 
           Melanie Adele Martinez(born April 28, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, director, photographer, screenwriter, and visual artist. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice. Following the show, she released her debut single "Dollhouse", followed by her debut EP of the same name(2014), through Atlantic Records.
        Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby(2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Martinez's songs "Sippy Cup", "Mad Hatter", "Mrs. Potato Head", "Cry Baby", "Pacify Her" and "Soap", were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs "Dollhouse" and "Pity Party" received platinum certification from the RIAA.
              Martinez released her second studio album, K-12(2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow up to the storyline of Cry Baby. Her EP was released a year later in 2020, called After School.
        "Carousel" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez. The song was featured on Martinez's debut EP, Dollhouse(2014) and her debut studio album, Cry Baby(2015). "Carousel" was released on September 1, 2014, as the second single from Dollhouse. A music video accompanying the song was released on October 15, 2014. The song was used in the trailer for the fourth season of the horror anthology television series American Horror Story.
Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go
Will I catch up to love? I could never tell, I know
Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I
Feel like I'm glued on tight to this carousel
 
Come, come one, come all
You must be this tall
To ride this ride at the carnival
 
Oh, come, take my hand
And run though playland
So high, too high at the carnival
 
And it's all fun and games
'Til somebody falls in love
But you've already bought a ticket
And there's no turning back now
 
Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go
Will I catch up to love? I could never tell, I know
Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I
Feel like I'm glued on tight to this carousel
 
This horse is too slow
We're always this close
Almost, almost, we're a freakshow
 
Right, right when I'm near
It's like you disappeared
Where'd you go? Mr. Houdini, you're a freakshow
 
And it's all fun and games
'Til somebody falls in love
But you've already bought a ticket
And there's no turning back now
 
Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go
Will I catch up to love? I could never tell, I know
Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I
Feel like I'm glued on tight to this carousel
 
Why did you steal my cotton candy heart?
You threw it in this damn coin slot
And now I'm stuck, I'm stuck
Riding, riding, riding
 
Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go
Will I catch up to love? I could never tell, I know
Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I
Feel like I'm glued on tight to this carousel.