non sono mai stato un fan di Deborah Harris e della sua band Blondie. 'Heart of Glass' è stato uno dei loro più grandi successi a cui non avevo mai badato più di tanto. Ora arriva questa bella band, 'Old School Freight Train', e cosa ti piazzano proprio in apertura del loro nuovo disco? Proprio lei e la rendono un piccolo gioiello. Loro sono una band di chiara impostazione bluegrass ma la loro offerta è assai variegata con influenze che spaziano da Paul Simon ai Wilco. Un bel suono, moderno, dove spicca la voce del leader Jesse Harper, capace di catturare anche l'ascolto più distratto. E poi sono riusciti a farmi innamorare di una canzone di Blondie..........Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Once I had a love and it was divine
Soon found out I was losing my mind
It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
In between
What I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine
Love is so confusing there's no peace of mind
If I fear I'm losing you it's just no good
You teasing like you do
Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Once I had a love and it was divine
Soon found out I was losing my mind
It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Lost inside
Adorable illusion and I cannot hide
I'm the one you're using, please don't push me aside
We could've made it cruising, yeah
Yeah, riding high on love's true bluish light
Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass
Seemed like the real thing only to find
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Blondie... straordinarissimi straordinari...
RispondiEliminaMe la ricordo benissimo. Nell'interpretazione originale poteva andar bene solo in discoteca... :)
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Renata
i primi due dischi dei Blondie sono perfetti... plastic letters... new wave allo stato puro... avercela ancora quella ingenuità e quella energia
RispondiEliminagrandi blondie e gran pezzo questo heart of glass
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