THE GOOD SIDE

TROYE SIVAN
SONGWRITERS: ARIEL RECHTSHAID; BRETT MCLAUGHLIN; BRAM INSCORE; JACK LATHAM; TROYE SIVAN MELLET & ALEXANDRA HUGHES
COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA
ALBUM: BLOOM
LABEL: EMI AUSTRALIA
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 2018
 
       Troye Sivan Mellet(/trɔɪ sɪˈvɑːn/TROY sih-VAHN; born 5 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter, actor and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and released his third extended play, TRXYE(2014), which peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Happy Little Pill", reached number ten on Australian music charts. In 2015, he released his fourth extended play Wild followed by his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood, whose lead single "Youth" became Sivan's first single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 23. His second studio album Bloom (2018) reached number three in Australia, and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single, "My My My!", became Sivan's second number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. "Take Yourself Home" was the first single from his EP In a Dream(2020).
    As an actor, Sivan portrayed the younger Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and starred as the title character in the Spud film trilogy. As a YouTube personality, Sivan used to upload video blogs regularly and, as of 2021, has over 7.3 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion total views. His video "The 'Boyfriend' Tag", with fellow vlogger Tyler Oakley, earned them a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Web Collaboration" category. In 2014, Time named Sivan as one of the "25 Most Influential Teens of 2014". In 2018, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", from the film Boy Erased, in which he also had a supporting acting role.
          Bloom is the second studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 31 August 2018 through EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records. The album follows up his 2015 debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, and features guest appearances from Gordi and Ariana Grande. It was preceded by the release of the singles "My My My!", "The Good Side", "Bloom", "Dance to This" and "Animal".
           At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for three awards; Album of the Year, Best Male Artist and Best Pop Release.
I got the good side of things
Left you with both of the rings
My fingers danced
And swayed in the breeze
The change in the wind took you down to your knees
 
I got the good side of you
Sent it out into the blue
The people danced
To the sound of your heart
The world sang along to it falling apart
 
But I sympathise
And I recognize
And baby, I apologise
That I got the good side
The good side of things
 
I got the good side of life
Travelled the universe twice
So many thoughts I wanted to share
But I didn't call because it wouldn't be fair
 
Then I got the good side of new
Found arms to fall right into
I know how it looked
It wasn't the plan
And someday I hope that you'll understand
 
I sympathise
And I recognize
And baby, I apologise
That I got the good side
The good side of things
 
I'm sure we'll meet in the spring
And catch up on everything
I'll say I'm proud of all that you've done
You taught me the ropes, and you taught me to love
 
But I sympathise
And I recognize
And baby, I apologise
That I got the good side
The good side of things
 
Sympathise
Recognise
Apologise
That I got the good side
The good side of things.

ALL THAT JAZZ

UTE LEMPER
SONGWRITER: EBB KANDER
COUNTRY: GERMANY
ALBUM: UTE LEMPER, CHICAGO ENSEMBLE
LABEL: DECCA RECORDS
GENRE: CABARET/JAZZ
YEAR: 1998
 
          Ute Gertrud Lemper(German pronunciation: [ˈuːtə ˈlɛmpɐ]; born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress. Her roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris production of Cabaret, for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for Best Newcomer, and Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago in both London and New York, which won her the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
         Born in Münster, (Germany), Ute Gertrude Lemper was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She joined the jazz-rock music group known as the Panama Drive Band at the age of 16. Later, she graduated from the Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt Seminary Drama School in Vienna.
         Her diverse credits include musicals, such as her breakthrough role in the original Viennese cast of Cats, the title role in Peter Pan, a recreation of the Marlene Dietrich-created Lola in The Blue Angel, the original European Sally Bowles in a Paris production of Cabaret, and Velma Kelly in Chicago(Lemper has played the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago in both London and New York. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in London). She also dubbed the singing voices of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid and Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame for German-speaking audiences.
         In 1991 Ute Lemper participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with song The Photograph, written by Italian songwriter Enzo Jannacci.
        All that Jazz: The Best of Ute Lemper is a CD from the German singer Ute Lemper released September 1, 1998. The CD consists of 20 tracks that are considered the best of Ute Lemper.
Come on, babe
Why don't we paint the town?
And all that jazz
I'm gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
 
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all that jazz
 
Slick your hair
And wear your buckled shoes
And all that jazz
I hear that Father Dip
Is gonna blow the blues
And all that jazz
 
Hold on, hon'
We're gonna bunny hug
I bought some aspirin
Down at United Drug
In case you shake apart
And want a brand new start
To do that jazz (skeedo)
 
And all that jazz, watch out, whoopee
And all that jazz
It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all that jazz
 
Listen, uh, your husband ain't home
Is he?
No, her husband is not at home
Find a flask
We're playing fast and loose
And all that jazz
 
Right up here
Is where I store the juice
And all that jazz
Come on, babe
We're gonna brush the sky
I betcha Lucky Lindy
Never flew so high
 
'Cause in the stratosphere
How could she lend an ear
To all that jazz?
Oh, you're gonna see your
Sheba shimmy shake
And all that jazz
 
Oh, she's gonna shimmy
'Til her garters break
And all that jazz
 
Show her where to park her girdle
Oh, her mother's blood'll curdle
(If she'd hear her baby's queer)
For all that jazz
And all that jazz
 
Come on, babe
Why don't we paint the town?
And all that jazz
(And all that jazz)
I'm gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
(And all that jazz)
 
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all that
 
So that's final huh Fred?
Yeah, I'm afraid so Roxy
Oh Fred (oh Fred)
Yeah?
Nobody walks out on me
Sweetheart!
Oh don't sweetheart me, you son of a bitch
Roxy!
 
I gotta pee
No, I'm no one's wife
But, oh, I love my life
And all that jazz
That jazz.

THINK BEFORE I TALK

ASTRID S
SONGWRITER: ANDREW CEDAR; MADISON LOVE; SCOTT HARRIS & THOMAS ERIKSEN
COUNTRY: NORWAY
ALBUM: THINK BEFORE I TALK
LABEL: UNIVERSAL RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2017
 
   Astrid Smeplass(born 29 October 1996) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol, entitled Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, Leave It Beautiful, through Universal.
      "Think Before I Talk" is a song by Norwegian singer Astrid S, released on 25 August 2017 through Island Records and Universal Music. It was written by Andrew Cedar, Madison Love and Scott Harris. It reached number one in Norway, as well as the top 10 in Denmark and the top 20 in Sweden. The song was later included on the complete edition of her debut studio álbum Leave It Beautiful.
        Astrid S explained that the song is about "saying things you don't mean because you are hurt, frustrated or maybe angry" and the "ensuing regret".
I said I hate you, I was angry
I got so mad, I slammed your door
You know I really love you, baby
I didn't mean to start a war
 
And I know there's a line, but I crossed it
And I pray that it won't leave a scar
I said I hate you, but I'm sorry
Sometimes I wish you'd cut me off
 
Maybe I should think before I talk
I get emotional and words come out all wrong
Sometimes I'm more honest than I want
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I talk
 
I try my best to make it better (better)
I'm all out of apologies (apologies)
You know I'm not good under pressure (pressure)
Guess hurting you is hurting me
 
I took all that we built and I broke it
And I pray it won't tear us apart
So let me piece it back together
I know I cut you pretty deep (know I cut you pretty deep)
 
Maybe I should think before I talk
I get emotional and words come out all wrong
Sometimes I'm more honest than I want
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before
I know that I should think before I speak
'Cause I'm saying things that I don't even mean
Maybe I'm more honest than I wanna be
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I
 
Say something I might regret
And I might get too far under your skin
I can't lie, I wish we could try it again
Oh I, I wish we could try it again
 
Maybe I should think before I talk
I get emotional and words come out all wrong
Sometimes I'm more honest than I want
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before
I know that I should think before I speak
'Cause I'm saying things that I don't even mean
Maybe I'm more honest than I wanna be
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I talk
 
Oh, oh, oh, oh
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I talk.

LA FLOR DE LA CANELA

CHABUCA GRANDA
COMPOSITORA: MARÍA ISABEL (CHABUCA) GRANDA LARCO
PAÍS: PERU
ÁLBUM: VOZ Y VENA DE CHABUCA GRANDA
DISCOGRÁFICA: RCA RECORDS
GÉNERO: FOLK
AÑO: 1976

 

     María Isabel Granda y Larco (Cotabambas Auraria (*), Progreso, Grau, Apurímac, Perú; 3 de septiembre de 1920-Miami, 8 de marzo de 1983), conocida artísticamente como Chabuca Granda, fue una letrista, cantautora y folclorista peruana. Compuso y escribió un gran número de canciones de música criolla y afroperuana, así como poesías y guiones teatrales y cinematográficos.
      Consiguió fama a nivel internacional gracias a temas como «La flor de la canela», «José Antonio», «El puente de los suspiros», «Cardo o ceniza» y «Fina estampa». Durante tres décadas de vida artística atravesó diferentes etapas de inspiración musical, yendo desde las composiciones evocadoras de uma Lima señorial y sus personajes típicos, pasando por canciones de compromiso social, hasta la influencia afroperuana en sus composiciones. Trabajó al lado de reconocidos músicos peruanos, como los guitarristas Óscar Avilés, Lucho González, Félix Casaverde y Álvaro Lagos, y los cajonistas Carlos «Caitro» Soto y Eusebio Sirio «Pititi». Realizó diversas giras por muchas capitales de Iberoamérica, permaneciendo largas temporadas en Buenos Aires, México D.F. y Madrid.
     Ha influido en diversos artistas peruanos como Susana Baca, Eva Ayllón, Gian Marco y Juan Diego Flórez, entre otros, y sus canciones han sido versionadas por importantes intérpretes internacionales como María Dolores Pradera, Caetano Veloso, Joaquín Sabina, Soledad Pastorutti o Julio Iglesias.
        En 2017 su obra musical fue declarada Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación y en 2019 el gobierno peruano le concedió a título póstumo la máxima condecoración nacional, la Orden El Sol del Perú.
Déjame que te cuente, limeño
Déjame que te diga la gloria
Del ensueño que evoca la memoria
Del viejo puente, del río y la alameda
Déjame que te cuente, limeño
Ahora que aún perfuma el recuerdo
Ahora que aún mece en su sueño
El viejo puente el río y la alameda
 
Jazmines en el pelo y rosas en la cara
Airosa caminaba la flor de la canela
Derramaba lisura y a su paso dejaba
Aroma de mixtura que en el pecho llevaba
 
Del puente a la alameda
Menudo pie la lleva
Por la vereda que se estremece
Al ritmo de su cadera
Recogía la risa de la brisa del río
Y al viento la lanzaba del puente a la alameda
 
Déjame que te cuente, limeño ¡ay!
Deja que te diga moreno mi pensamiento
A ver si así despiertas del sueño
Del sueño que entretiene, moreno
Tus sentimientos
 
Aspiras de la lisura
Que da la flor de canela
Adornada con jazmines
Matizando tu hermosura
 
Alfombras de nuevo el puente
Y engalanas la alameda
que el río acompasara tu paso por la vereda
 
Y recuerda que, jazmines en el pelo y rosas en la cara
Airosa caminaba la flor de la canela
Derramaba lisura y a su paso dejaba
Aroma de mixtura que en el pecho llevaba
 
Del puente a la alameda
Menudo pie la lleva
Por la vereda que se estremece
Al ritmo de su cadera
Recogía la risa de la brisa del río
Y al viento la lanzaba del puente a la alameda.