MAN ON THE MOON

R.E.M.
Songwriters: BUCK PETER LAWRENCE & BERRY WILLIAM THOMAS
Country: u. s. a.
Album: authomatic for the people
Label: warner bros
Genre: rock
Year: 1992
 
     R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style; Stipe's distinctive vocal quality, unique stage presence, and obscure lyrics; Mills's melodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming style. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana and Pavement viewed R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre. After Berry left the band in 1997, the band continued its career in the 2000s with mixed critical and commercial success. The band broke up amicably in 2011 with members devoting time to solo projects after having sold more than 85 million albums worldwide and becoming one of the world's best-selling music acts.
     R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. It was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years with similarly acclaimed releases every year from 1984 to 1988: Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, Lifes Rich Pageant, Document and Green, including an intermittent b-side compilation Dead Letter Office. Don Dixon and Mitch Easter produced their first two albums, Joe Boyd handled production on Fables of the Reconstruction and Don Gehman produced Lifes Rich Pageant. Thereafter, R.E.M. settled on Scott Litt as producer for the next 10 years during the band's most successful period of their career. They also started co-producing their material and playing other instruments in the studio apart from the main ones they play. With constant touring, and the support of college radio following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit with the 1987 single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.
      Automatic for the People is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released by Warner Bros. Records on October 5, 1992 in the United Kingdom and Europe, and on the following day in the United States. R.E.M. began production on the album while their previous album, Out of Time(1991), was still ascending top albums charts and achieving global success. Aided by string arrangements from John Paul Jones, Automatic for the People features ruminations on mortality, loss, mourning and nostalgia.
      Upon release, it received widespread acclaim from critics, reached number two on the US Billboard 200, and yielded six singles. Rolling Stone reviewer Paul Evans concluded of the album, "This is the members of R.E.M. delving deeper than ever; grown sadder and wiser, the Athens subversives reveal a darker vision that shimmers with new, complex beauty." Automatic for the People has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide.
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
Monopoly, 21 checkers, and chess
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
I'll see you in Heaven if you make the list
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
So Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? "Hey, baby"
Are you having fun?
 
If you believed they put a man on the moon
(Man on the moon)
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
 
Moses went walking with the staff of wood
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the balls to ask
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
So Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? "Hey, baby"
Are you losing touch?
 
If you believed they put a man on the moon
(Man on the moon)
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
 
Come on
 
Here's a little agit for the never-believer
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
 
So Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? "Hey, baby"
Are you having fun?
 
If you believed they put a man on the moon
(Man on the moon)
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool (nothing)
 
Come on
 
If you believed they put a man on the moon
(Man on the moon)
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool (nothing)
 
If you believed they put a man on the moon
(Man on the moon)
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve
Then nothing is cool (yeah)
 
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve
Then nothing is cool
 
Come on
A toast
 
To the fair of city
To a beautiful monument
To a beautiful people
The end.

DIRTY WORLD

THE TRAVELLING WILBURYS
SONGWRITERS: Bob Dylan; George Harrison; Jeff Lynne; Roy Orbison & Tom Petty
COUNTRY: U. K. X U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE TRAVELLING WILLBURYS VOL I
LABEL: WILBURY
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1988
 
    The Traveling Wilburys(sometimes shortened to the Wilburys) were a British–American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Originating from an idea discussed by Harrison and Lynne during the sessions for Harrison's 1987 album Cloud Nine, the band formed in April 1988 after the five members united to record a bonus track for Harrison's next European single. When this collaboration, "Handle with Care", was deemed too good for such a limited release, the group agreed to record a full album, titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. Following Orbison's death in December 1988, the Wilburys released a second album, which they titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, in 1990.
   The project's work received much anticipation given the diverse nature of the singer-songwriters. The band members adopted tongue-in-cheek pseudonyms as half-brothers from the fictional Wilbury family of travelling musicians. Vol. 1 was a critical and commercial success, helping to revitalise Dylan's and Petty's respective careers. In 1990, the album won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.
      Although Harrison envisaged a series of Wilburys albums and a film about the band, produced through his company HandMade, the group's final release was in February 1991. After several years of unavailability, the two Wilburys albums were reissued by the Harrison estate in the 2007 box set The Traveling Wilburys Collection. The box set included a DVD containing their music videos and a documentary on the band's formation.
       The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by the English-American supergroup Traveling Wilburys, comprising George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. It was released in October 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim Although Harrison had long planned to start such a band, the project came about through happenstance. Harrison was in Los Angeles and in need of a B-side for a single from his Cloud Nine album, which resulted in the participants collaborating informally on the song "Handle with Care" at Dylan's home. Adopting alter egos as the five Wilbury brothers, they then recorded a full album, produced by Lynne and Harrison. It was the only Wilburys album to feature Orbison, who died suddenly of a heart attack less than two months after its release. The group continued as a four-piece after his death.
       The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989 and helped revitalise the careers of Dylan and Petty. It has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
He love your sexy body, he loves your dirty mind
He loves when you hold him, when you grab him from behind
Oh baby, you're such a pretty thing
I can't wait to introduce you to the other members of my gang
You don't need no wax job, you're smooth enough for me
If you need your oil changed, I'll do it for you free
Oh baby, the pleasure would be all mine
If you let me drive your pickup truck and park it where the sun don't shine
 
Every time he touches you, his hair stands up on end
His legs begin to quiver, and his mind begins to bend
Oh baby, you're such a tasty treat
But I'm under doctor's orders, I'm afraid to overeat
He loves your sense of humor, your disposition too
There's absolutely nothing that he don't love about you
Oh baby, I'm on my hands and knees
Life would be so simple if I only had you to please
 
Oh baby, turn around and say goodbye
You go to the airport now, and I'm going home to cry
 
He loves your
Electric dumplings
He loves your
Red bell peppers
He loves your
Fuel injection
He loves your
Service charge
He loves your
Five-speed gearbox
He loves your
Long endurance
He loves your
Quest for junk food
He loves your
Big refrigerator
He loves your
Trembling Wilbury
He loves your
Marble earrings
He loves your
Porky curtains
He loves your
Power steering
He loves your
Bottled water
He loves your
 
Parts and services
Dirty world, a dirty world, it's a dirty world.

COLCHA DE RETALHOS

CHITÃOZINHO E XORORÓ
COMPOSITOR: RAUL TORRES
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: CLÁSSICOS SERTANEJOS
GRAVADORA: POLYGRAM RECORDS
GÊNERO: SERTANEJO
ANO: 1996
 
       Chitãozinho & Xororó é uma dupla brasileira de música sertaneja formada pelos irmãos José Lima Sobrinho e Durval de Lima. Chitãozinho & Xororó são recordistas em vendas de discos no Brasil: eles venderam mais de 37 milhões de álbuns e ganharam cinco prêmios Grammy Latino. Eles foram creditados por abrir espaço para a música sertaneja nas rádios e televisão a partir da década de 1980 e influenciaram diversos artistas do gênero.
        O nome artístico da dupla baseia-se na canção homônima "Chitãozinho e Xororó", originalmente lançada em 1939 pelos compositores Serrinha e Athos Campos. Na música, o cantor diz que vive só e só se alegra quando cantam o inhambuxitã (Crypturellus parvirostris) e o xororó (Crypturellus tataupa). Começaram a carreira bastante jovens, sendo que o primeiro disco oficial foi em 1970, que incluía a canção "Galopeira". Durante os anos 1970, gravaram também os discos "A mais Jovem Dupla Sertaneja" em 1972, "Caminhos de minha Infância" em 1974, "Doce Amada" em 1975 e "A Força Jovem da Música Sertaneja" em 1977. Em 1979, gravaram o disco "60 dias apaixonado", obtendo relativo sucesso. Em 1981, gravaram o disco "Amante Amada", conseguindo atingir a marca de 400 mil cópias vendidas. Mas o reconhecimento do grande público veio em 1982 com a canção "Fio de Cabelo" do disco "Somos apaixonados", que vendeu mais de 1,5 milhão de cópias e abriu as portas das rádios FM's para a música sertaneja. Em 1986, começaram a apresentar aos domingos o programa de TV "Chitãozinho e Xororó Especial" no SBT, no qual cantavam e recebiam convidados.
     No mesmo ano, participaram na TV Globo do especial de Roberto Carlos, cantando junto com o Rei a canção "De Coração Pra Coração".
Aquela colcha de retalhos que tu fizeste
Juntando pedaço em pedaço foi costurada
Serviu para nosso abrigo em nossa pobreza
Aquela colcha de retalhos está bem guardada
 
Agora na vida rica que estas vivendo
Terás como agasalho colcha de cetim
Mas quando chegar o frio no teu corpo enfermo
Tu hás de lembrar da colcha e também de mim
 
Eu sei que hoje não te lembras dos dias amargos
Que junto de mim fizeste um lindo trabalho
E nessa sua vida alegre tens o que queres
Eu sei que esqueceste agora a colcha de retalhos
 
Agora na vida rica que estas vivendo
Terás como agasalho colcha de cetim
Mas quando chegar o frio no teu corpo enfermo
Tu hás de lembrar da colcha e também de mim.

A VIOLA ESTÁ TININDO

TIÃO CARREIRO E PADRINHO
COMPOSITORES: LOURIVAL DOS SANTOS & TIÃO CARREIRO
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: ESQUINA DA SAUDADE
GRAVADORA: WARNER NUSIC BRASIL
GÊNERO: SERTANEJO
ANO: 2006
 
      Tião Carreiro & Pardinho foi uma dupla brasileira de música sertaneja, expoente de uma de suas variantes mais tradicionais, a moda de viola, e do pagode de viola, uma variante do cateretê. A dupla era composta pelos músicos José Dias Nunes(Tião Carreiro), responsável pelos solos de viola caipira e pela voz mais grave, e Antônio Henrique de Lima(Pardinho), encarregado do som de base, no violão ou na viola, e da voz mais aguda.
       Embora tradicionalmente na música sertaneja a voz mais aguda ocupasse o lugar da primeira voz, a dupla se destacou pela proeminência da voz mais grave, e, consequentemente, na maior parte de suas canções Tião Carreiro realizava a primeira voz. Sua carreira se estendeu por dois períodos, de 1954 a 1978 e 1981 a 1993.
      A dupla teve papel fundamental na difusão da música sertaneja junto ao grande público, levando-a dos programas sertanejos das rádios nas madrugadas aos teatros, rodeios e exposições, e para o horário nobre da televisão.
        Em 1954, Tião Carreiro conheceu Pardinho no Circo Rapa Rapa, em Pirajuí, quando Tião ainda tinha o pseudônimo de Zé Mineiro. Lá, eles cantaram pela primeira vez. Em 1956, resolveram tentar a sorte em São Paulo, onde conheceram o prestigiado compositor sertanejo Teddy Vieira que, ouvindo a dupla, batizou José Dias Nunes de Tião Carreiro. Em novembro de 1956, gravaram o primeiro disco juntos com destaque para as músicas "Cavaleiro do Bom Jesus" (de João Alves, Nhô Silva e Teddy Vieira) e "Boiadeiro Punho de Aço" (de Teddy Vieira e Pereira).
        A dupla Tião Carreiro e Pardinho é tida como uma das principais da música sertaneja de raiz e inventores do pagode, considerados artistas de primeira linha no gênero. Encenaram também duas peças teatrais, "O Mineiro e o Italiano", um melodrama baseado na música, e "Pai João", o drama de um velho carreiro, e gravaram o filme Sertão em Festa, ambos com grande sucesso. Tião Carreiro e Pardinho chegaram a gravar quase 30 LPs, todos remasterizados em CDs, que continuam em catálogo.
A viola está tinindo,
Veja o som que ela tem!
Madrugada já vai indo
A barra do dia aí vem.
 
O galo cantou lá fora
Aqui dentro canto eu –
Madrugada vai embora,
O dia já amanheceu.
 
Dizem que o mundo gira,
Em formato de uma bola –
Enquanto o mundo vira,
Gira eu e a viola!
 
Gira, gira, mundo velho,
Gira, gira, mundo novo,
Gira eu e a viola
Gira o mundo e gira o povo!
Minha viola está girando,
Encostada no meu peito
Veja o som que estou mandando –
O que é bom já nasce feito.