IF I HAD A HAMMER

PETER YARROW, NOEL PAUL STOOKEY E MARY TRAVERS.
SONGWRITER: LEE HAYS & PETE SEEGER
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE MAGIC DRAGON
LABEL: WARNER RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1962
 
     Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, early songs by Bob Dylan, and covers of other folk musicians. They were enormously successful in the early- and mid-1960s, with their debut album topping the charts for weeks, and helped popularize the folk music revival. After the death of Travers in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.
     Mary Travers said she was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers. In the documentary Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On — A Musical Legacy, members of the Weavers discuss how Peter, Paul and Mary took over the torch of the social commentary of folk music in the 1960s.
      The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Peter, Paul and Mary received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
       Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. Released in both mono and stereo on catalog nº 1449, it is one of the rare folk albums to reach Nº1 in the US—staying for over a month. The lead-off singles "If I Had a Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" reached numbers 10 and 35 respectively on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
      The album was reissued as 180 Gram vinyl in 2016 under the Waxtime Label as #772125. The Waxtime issue has three Bonus tracks: which are side 1 #7 - "One Kind of Favor" (Live), side 2 track #7 - "The Times They Are A' Changin'" (Live) and track #8 - "If I Had My Way" (Live).
        At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group Grammies.
If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land, uh
 
If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
All over this land
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land, oh
 
If I had a song
I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening
All over this land
I'd sing out danger
I'd song of out a warning
I'd sing out love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land, oh
 
Well, I've got a hammer
And I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing
All over this land
It's the hammer of justice
It's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land
It's a hammer of justice
It's a bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

EVA

ACDA & DE MUNNIK
SONGWRITERS: THOMAS ACDA & PAUL DE MUNNIK
COUNTRY: NEDERLAND
ALBUM: JOUW LEVEN LANG BIJ MIJ
LABEL: UNIVERSAL MUSIC
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2009

 

       Acda en De Munnik was a Dutch cabaret and music duo consisting of Thomas Acda and Paul de Munnik. The lyrics are mainly about love, friendship, death and life. The group has made the harmonic vocals between the two artists a trademark. Together with Van Dik Hout, Acda and De Munnik formed the De Poema's formation. In 2014 they announced that they would stop at De Wereld Draait Door. On March 30, 2015 they held their last concert at the Royal Theater Carré.
       Your Life With Me is the seventh studio album by the Dutch duo Acda and De Munnik, and the thirteenth in total. The album often contains cheerful songs with an old, familiar Acda & De Munnik sound. The first single from the album was I'll stay with me for life (September 2009), followed by the ballad Eva (January 2010).
[Songtekst van "Eva"]
 
Eva, Eva ik oefen nu gewoon alvast je naam
Voor als ik straks voor je sta
Gewoon steeds Eva, Eva
 
En al heb je geen idee van mijn bestaan ik beloof ik kom eraan
 
Misschien al morgen als ik wakker word
Misschien dat dan die ene zin
Misschien pas als ik straks weer liggen ga
Ik in ineens rechtop zit en begin
Misschien pas als we samen 80 zijn
Of 80 allebei
 
Ik wacht gewoon 't moment maar af
't moment voor mij, voor allebei
Tot zolang Eva, Eva
 
Ik oefen nu gewoon alvast je naam
Voor als ik straks voor je sta
Gewoon steeds Eva, Eva
 
En al heb je geen idee van mijn bestaan
Ik beloof ik kom eraan
 
En ik zal er zijn voortaan
Maar tot die tijd de tijd mijn lief
Ben echt geen seconde bang
Het zijn de dagen voor mijn eerste zin
 
En die komt terwijl, dat weet ik al heel lang
En wat ik je dan zeggen zal
Agh ik vertrouw op mijn gevoel
Misschien zeg ik wel geen woord mijn lief
Zeg jij me dan precies wat ik bedoel
Tot zo lang Eva, Eva
Ik oefen nu gewoon alvast je naam
Voor als ik straks voor je sta
Gewoon steeds Eva, Eva
En al heb je geen idee van mijn bestaan
Ik beloof ik kom eraan
En ik zal er zijn voortaan
Eva, eva ik oefen nu gewoon alvast je naam
Voor als ik straks voor je sta
Gewoon steeds Eva, Eva
En de rest zien we dan
Niets moet en alles kan
Tot zolang Eva.

ARRABAL AMARGO

CARLOS GARDEL
COMPOSITORES: ALFREDO LE PERA & CARLOS GARDEL.
PAIS: ARGENTINA
ÁLBUM: MOMENTOS CON CARLOS GARDEL
DISCOGRÁFICA: SURA MUSIC
GÉNERO: TANGO
AÑO: 2005

 

    Carlos Gardel fue un cantante, compositor y actor de cine nacionalizado argentino en 1923. Es el más conocido representante (del género) en la historia del tango. Iniciador y máximo exponente del tango canción, fue uno de los intérpretes más importantes de la música popular mundial en la primera mitad del siglo xx, por la calidad de su voz, por la cantidad de discos vendidos (como cantante y como compositor), por sus numerosas películas relacionadas con el tango y por su repercusión mundial.
       No hay unanimidad sobre el lugar y la fecha de su nacimiento. La hipótesis uruguayista sostiene que nació en Tacuarembó(Uruguay), un 11 de diciembre entre 1883 y 1887. La hipótesis francesista sostiene que nació en Toulouse(Francia) el 11 de diciembre de 1890. Hay unanimidad en el hecho de que vivió desde su infancia em Buenos Aires y se nacionalizó argentino en 1923. Falleció el 24 de junio de 1935 en Medellín, Colombia, en un accidente aéreo.
       La persona y la imagen de Gardel han sido objeto de idolatría popular, especialmente en Argentina y Uruguay, colocándolo en un lugar de mito y símbolo cultural que aún mantiene su vigencia.
       En 2003 la voz de Gardel fue registrada por la Unesco en el programa Memoria del Mundo, dedicado a la preservación de documentos pertenecientes al patrimonio histórico de los pueblos del mundo. Al mismo tiempo, se hace alusión a su voz y su recuerdo con la frase "cada día canta mejor".
Arrabal amargo metido en mi vida
Como la condena de una maldición
Tus sombras torturan mis horas de sueño
Tu noche se encierra en mi corazón
 
Con ella a mi lado no vi tus tristezas
Tu barro y miserias, ella era mi luz
Y ahora vencido arrastro mi alma
Clavado a tus calles igual que a una cruz
 
Rinconcito arrabalero
Con el toldo de estrellas
De tu patio te quiero
Todo, todo se ilumina
Cuando ella vuelve a verte
 
Y mis viejas madreselvas
Estan en flor para quererte
Como una nube que pasa
Mis ensueños se van, se van, no vuelven mas
 
No digas a nadie que ya no me quieres
Si a mi me preguntan diré que vendrás
Y ais cuando vuelvas mi alma te juro
Los ojos extraños no se asombraran
 
Veras como todos esperaban ansiosos
Mi blanca casita y el viejo rosal
Y como de nuevo alivia sus penas
Vestido de fiesta mi lindo arrabal. Rinconcito arrabalero.

EVIDENCE

FAITH NO MORE
SONGWRITERS: BILL GOULD; MICHAEL ALLEN PATTON; MICHAEL ANDREW BORDIN & PRESTON SPRUANCE
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: KING FOR A DAY… FOOL FOR A LIFETIME
LABEL: SLASH RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1995
 
      Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Roddy Bottum and drummer Mike Bordin are the longest-remaining members of the band, having been involved since its inception. The band underwent several early lineup changes, and some major changes later. The current lineup of Faith No More consists of Gould, Bordin, Bottum, lead guitarist Jon Hudson, and vocalist/lyricist Mike Patton.
      After releasing six studio albums, including best-selling records The Real Thing(1989) and Angel Dust(1992), Faith No More officially announced its breakup on April 20, 1998. The band has since reunited, conducting The Second Coming Tour between 2009 and 2010, and releasing its seventh studio album, Sol Invictus, in May 2015. After the touring cycle of Sol Invictus, Faith No More went on hiatus once again. In November 2019, the band announced that it would reunite to embark on a 2020 UK and European tour, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was postponed. Touring was due to recommence with a brief US tour in September 2021, followed by the previously postponed UK and Europe dates in June 2022, but all tour dates were cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons.
      King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by San Francisco-based band Faith No More, released on March 28, 1995, by Slash and Reprise Records. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a variety of musical genres, with Rolling Stone calling the result a "genre shuffle". King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime spawned three singles—"Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence".
        Following Martin's departure, Trey Spruance was brought on to perform on the album, having also been in Mr. Bungle with singer Mike Patton. Production of the album was further marred by the band suffering a car accident, and the absence of keyboard player Roddy Bottum, who was affected by the deaths of both his father and Kurt Cobain; Courtney Love, Cobain's wife and a former Faith No More vocalist, remains his close friend. Spruance was replaced on the supporting tour by the band's former roadie Dean Menta. However, Spruance played live with Faith No More for the first time in November 2011, playing the entire album during a show in Chile.
        Critical reception to the album has been mixed, with its varied genres being cited as a detraction by several reviewers. However, retrospective critique has been more positive and the record has subsequently appeared on several publications' "best of" lists. The album earned the band two Bay Area Music award nominations.
If you want to open the hole
Just put your head down and go
Step beside the piece of the circumstance
Got to wash away the taste of evidence
Wash it away
 
I didn't feel a thing
It didn't mean a thing
Look in the eye and testify
I didn't feel a thing
 
Anything you say, we know you're guilty
Hands above your head, and you won't even feel me
You won't feel me
 
I didn't feel a thing
It didn't mean a thing
Look in the eye and testify
Didn't feel a thing
 
I didn't feel a thing
It didn't mean a thing
Look in the eye and testify
I didn't feel a thing
 
I didn't feel a thing
It didn't mean a thing
Look in the eye and testify
I didn't feel a thing.