La escena musical de hoy está llena de canciones que NO tienen sentido alguno. Letras de escaso o nulo significado apoyadas sobre melodías más que pegadizas o incluso empalagosas.
En este artículo recordamos algunas de las canciones cuya lírica nos indica que fueron creadas con mayor rigor (en diversos aspectos) que las que se escuchan actualmente.
1.- A Horse With No Name - America
"The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain".
2.- Girl - The Beatles
"She's the kind of girl you want so much
It makes you sorry
Still you don't regret a single day".
3.- Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
"Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover".
4.- Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
"Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw bums a dime in your prime
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp,
but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him
Do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be on your own
with no direction home
Like a rolling stone".
5.- Hotel California - Eagles
"On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
Rising up from the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night".
6.- Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
"Have mercy baby on a poor girl like me
You know I'm fallin', fallin' at your feet
I'm tingling right from my head to my toes
So help me, help me, help me make the feeling go
'Cause the lovin' starts and the lights go down".
7.- Piano Man - Billy Joel
"He says "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes"".
8.- It's Too Late - Carole King
"And it's too late, baby, it's too late
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it".
9.- Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
"There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed
With a word she can get what she came for".
10.- Live To Tell - Madonna
"I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard
To hide it well".
11.- 1999 - Prince
"I was dreamin' when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray
Two thousand, zero, zero, party over out of time
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's nineteen ninety nine".
12.- You're So Vain - Carly Simon
"You walked into the party like
you were walking into a yatch
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
as you watched yourself gavotte
You're so vain, you probably think
this song's about you".
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