Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler es una cantante galesa, nacida con el nombre de Gaynor Hopkins el 8 de junio de 1953 en Skewen, Neath. Llegó al mundo en medio de una gran familia trabajadora de seis hijos; su padre trabajaba como minero mientras que su madre, una fan de la ópera, compartió su amor por la música con sus hijos. Cuando era adolescente, cantó con un grupo llamado Bobby Wayne And The Dixies, después del cual formó su propia banda, llamada Imagination. Adoptando diferentes nombres escénicos hasta establecerse definitivamente como Bonnie Tyler, durante casi una década ella y su banda actuaron en pubs y nightclubs a lo largo de todo el sur de Gales.

Su álbum, "Faster Than the Speed of Night", fue un número uno en ventas internacionales y el sencillo "Total Eclipse of the Heart", escrito por Jim Steinman, alcanzó el primer puesto en las listas de todo el mundo, permaneciendo en esa posición durante varias semanas. El álbum (de ventas multimillonarias) supuso un huracán en el mundo de la música, debutando como número 1 en las listas británicas y se convertiría en un álbum considerado por los melómanos del rock como una obra maestra operística con atronadores cánones Tchaikovskianos. Este álbum consiguió una nominación en 1983 para los Grammy como Mejor Vocalista Femenina de Pop, y la canción "Total Eclipse of the Heart" obtuvo otra nominación para ella como Mejor Vocalista Femenina de Rock. En la gala de los Oscar de 1984, la conmovedora interpretación de "Total Eclipse of the Heart" consiguió echar abajo el edificio en lo que hasta entonces había sido una de las galas de entrega de premios más aburrida de la historia. Ese mismo año volvió a recibir una nominación a los Grammy como Mejor Vocalista Femenina de Rock por la canción "Here She Comes".

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never
coming round
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to
the sound of my tears
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best
of all the years have gone by
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see
the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart

Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of
something wild
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying
like a child in your arms
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've
got to get out and cry
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see
the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

INSTRUMENTAL

Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround, Every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always
wanted to be
Turnaround, Every now then I know you'll always be the only boy who
wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, Every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as
magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, Every now and then I know there's nothing any better and there's
nothing that I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
Nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart

Father And Son - Cat Stevens

Yusuf Islam, es un artista británico mejor conocido como Cat Stevens. Nació con el nombre Stephen Demetre Georgiou, hijo de madre sueca y de padre griego chipriota. Cuando tenía 8 años, sus padres se separaron pero siguieron conviviendo como familia en la misma casa. Habitaban el piso superior del restaurante de su propiedad, donde todos trabajaban.

Su primer instrumento musical fue el gran piano que había en la casa. No sólo por parte de padre y madre asimiló diferentes culturas en su infancia, sino que su casa estaba además abierta a diferentes amigos y familiares. Musicalmente es el heredero de una formación clásica pero también del amor por lo popular y por las danzas y canciones folklóricas griegas que escuchaba su padre.

A los 15 años descubrió que quería ser un músico y poco después que, además, quería ser una estrella pop.

Con el nombre artístico Cat Stevens, vendió millones de discos especialmente en los años 1960 y 1970.

Después de una experiencia cercana a la muerte decidió convertirse al islam y abandonar la música alrededor de 1978. Es entonces cuando adoptó el nombre Yusuf Islam.

FATHER AND SON

Father
It's not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

Father
It's not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
if you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
(Son-- Away Away Away, I know I have to
Make this decision alone - no)

Son
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them you know not me.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
(Father-- Stay Stay Stay, Why must you go and
make this decision alone?)

Dust In The Wind - Kansas

Kansas, es una banda americana de rock de los años 70's, especializada en rock progresivo con un sabor distintamente americano. Fue formada en Topeka, Kansas. Entres sus canciones más conocidad tenemos: "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in The Wind".

DUST IN THE WIND

I close my eyes
only for a moment
and the moment's gone
all my dreams
pass before my eyes a curiosity
dust in the wind
all they are is dust in the wind

Same old song
just a drop of water
in the endless sea
all we do
crumbles to the ground
though we refuse to see

dust in the wind
all we are is dust in the wind

Now, don´t hang on
nothing last forever
but the earth and sky
it lips away

And all your money
won`t another minute buy

Dust in the wind
all we are is dust in the wind
dust in the wind
everything is dust in the wind

Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

Formado en el frío invierno de Chicago de 1977, la formación original de Survivor consistió en Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik, Dave Bickler, Dennis Johnson, y Gary Smith.
Es tal vez uno de los temas más reconocibles desde los primeros segundos gracias al poderoso y electrizante riff de guitarra con que comienza Eye of the tiger. Este tema habitualmente no se ha asociado a sus creadores, sino con la película: Rocky III. La tercera entrega cinematográfica del boxeador italoamericano encontró en este tema un nuevo leitmotiv junto a aquel Gonna fly now de Bill Conti. Survivor repetiría la experiencia con Man against the world y Burning heart en la cuarta entrega de la saga pero ya sin repetir el éxito cosechado por aquella “mirada del tigre”.

EYE OF THE TIGER

Risin up
back on the street
did my time took my chances
went the distance now I'm back on my feet
just a man and his will to survive
so many times
it happens too fast
you trade your passion for glory
don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
you must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

Face to face
out in the heat
hanging tough
stayin hungry
the stack the odds still we take to the street
for the kill with the skill to survive...

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

Risin up
straight to the top
had the guts got the glory
went the distance now I'm not gonna stop
just a man and his will to survive

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger......
The eye of the tiger......
The eye of the tiger......
The eye of the tiger......