Thread: Music: Cutting Edge and What You Are Listening To?

I know Lampapa often posts here and there some bands or songs she comes across along with the lyrics and I thought it might be nice just to start a thread where we can post songs/albums of cutting edge, new music, or music that you are listening to now that is just your favorite and share/discuss them. I am by no means an expert. I just enjoy music as much as I enjoy films and photography, the arts as a whole. That, and I have two young daughters who keep my on my toes when it comes to what is going on in the music world! (At least in the U.S.)

Additionally, music is a great way to learn new words! So, if you see any words in the lyrics and don’t understand them or the context they are being used, just ask!

If you hear a new song in English or Russian or any other language and think we should know about it, post it along with the lyrics! You don't have to write a long review like I do; but, if you do write one in English, I'll try my best to correct any mistakes you might make. Or if you feel more comfortable post in Russian. While I only know American English, who knows...maybe I will actually learn a few Russian words!

Finally, please give your or thumbs up /thumbs down of what you think about the music posted here! Is it a song you would add to your collection? Or now way no how, it is not your taste at all?

Originally Posted by [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche[/url]]
Without music life would be a mistake.

Originally Posted by [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[/url]]
Music is the Universal language of mankind.

Originally Posted by [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson

Brian Wilson[/url]]
Add some music to your day.

So, for my first selection, I would like to introduce you to someone you may already know, Curt Smith. What? The name does not ring a bell? What about some of his older lyrics???

“Shout, shout, let it all out, these are the things I can do without. Come on, I'm talking to you, come on.”

Or

“So glad we’ve almost made it. So sad they had to fade it. Everybody wants to rule the world.”

Now do you remember him?????


Curt was one of the founders of the 80’s band Tears for Fears. He launched a solo career and has a new CD out, “halfway, pleased”.

His CD is far from the sounds of Tears For Fears, as Curt has grown, so has his style and voice. The music has a very alternative mellow relaxing sound that you can play in the background while you are on the computer, say on Master Russian, or trying to unwind from a stressful day.

From his web site, you can listen to the entire song of each track on “halfway, pleased” and the lyrics for each song are there as well (what more could you ask for?). There are also links to his videos, the CD booklet to download in PDF, and for actually purchasing the songs too!

I have selected two songs from this mellow CD for your listening pleasure. One last comment, as Curt originally hails from Bath, England, he uses British spelling and words in his lyrics.

The first song is the duet version of “Seven of Sundays” and is in English AND French and is just a beautiful sensual song and pairing of the two voices along with the French is oh so romantic. I find myself putting this song on continuous repeat and I hope you enjoy. (If you like this duo, then you might also like this song that they did together, "Les Autres")


[video:yc86xnhm]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGFSFaBBjDE[/video:yc86xnhm]


Seven of Sundays
http://www.curtsmithofficial.com/mus...s-duet-with-so
By Charlton Pettus, Chesney Hawkes, Curt Smith and Sophie Saillet

It's alright
Got to tell myself it's alright
Everything that I envied I have become
Where to now?
Now that I've been lost and found
Buried in the afternoon
Breathless and snowbound

Safe as the ocean
Shine like a motor car
Seven of Sundays
Of course you are

Coming down
Ice cream and a towel wrapped around
Flowing hair the swallows me
Follows me down
It's OK
Twisted sheets and endless rainy days
Channels flash across your face
Silence surrounds you

Safe as the ocean………

Seven of Sundays
Of course you are


The second song is “aeroplane”


aeroplane
http://www.curtsmithofficial.com/music/track/aeroplane
By Curt Smith and Charlton Pettus

Shut down
Tangled up in your machinery
No sound
Just the faceless press of words and wheels
Surrounds me
Like molasses on my soles and eaves
Come out
Can anyone come out and play

All I want is an aeroplane
Rubber-banded with paper wings
All I want is to steal again
All I want is a wet dream, ice-cream
All I want is vanishing
All I want is God

Spit out
By an undeserving dumb and mad
No Ground
Just an empty room of words and steel
Winding down
Drowning in the afternoon
Come out
Can anyone come out and play

All I want……..

All I want is vanishing

All I want is an afterglow
A forty-five on my gramophone
All I want is a thick skin, to crawl into
Everything’s vanishing
All I want is God

That was a nice tune, so I would give it a thumbs up. Wouldn't want a steady diet of it though.
I've been listening to alot of Spanish language music lately and came across Rosana (sorry, not Roxana!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlFOpw8t ... re=related

Originally Posted by sperk

I've been listening to [s:2uvivaal]alot[/s:2uvivaal] a lot of Spanish language music lately and came across Rosana (sorry, not Roxana!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlFOpw8t ... re=related

Ah..Spanish... I can help in that area...

Take a listen to this one recorded once in Spanish and again in English by Hispanic artist Diego, who is trying to cross over into the "American" charts. He was the pick of the week by iTunes in May 2008 and is in Nickelodeon's Miranda Cosgrove's music video cover of "About You Now."

Don't be fooled by this song. It starts off slowly and just as you start to think "boy band" it turns into a more power rockish song. After you listen to both... post which one you like better (anyone and everyone..not just Sperk).

Spanish "Perdido en Ti"
(BTW, the video has nothing to do with the lyrics. It is like they used the video shot for another song. Very odd.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbfAL3qgVnQ

English "Losing Me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LreNuvpRcfk


Diego
Losing Me (Perdido en Ti) lyrics
Songwriters: Allan, Mitch; Dioguardi, Kara; Gonzalez, Diego; Guillermo, Rosas

I don't know who I am anymore
My world starts and stops
Right outside your door
I'm feeling weak
And I can't sleep tonight

Never thought that I would ever feel this way
I'm hanging on to every word that you say
And I’m beaten down
I come around
One look in your eyes and I am saved

Whatever you want I want
Whatever you feel I feel
I follow you, I follow you, I follow you
But I keep losing me

You've taken all control of everything I know
And I miss the days where I was happy on my own
When I could breathe, when I could dream
So break my heart and give me back my soul

Whatever you want, I want
Whatever you feel, I feel
Cause I follow you, I follow you, I follow you
But I keep losing

Wherever you go, I go
Whatever you need, I need
See, I follow you, you know I do
I follow you
But I keep losing me

I can't face it anymore
Just give and then
You take a break
You hesitate
Don't fake, you know it's true

I don't wanna be like this
I'm invisible
One kiss and now it's gone
And now I feel so wrong

Whatever you want, I want
Whatever you feel, I feel
I follow you, you know I do
I follow you

Wherever you go, I go
Whatever you need, I need
See, I follow you (follow you), you know I do (know I do)
I follow you
But I keep losing me

Whatever you go(whever you go), I go, (I follow you)
Whatever you feel, I feel
Cause(cuz) I follow you (But I keep losing me, but I keep losing me)
Loving you's a sacrifice that ends up killing me

Good thread idea!

I try and rummage around the European music charts at least once a week or so, because I tend to enjoy European music a lot more than American, and I came across this amazing song which is apparently topping charts in at least Germany and Austria, so I'm not sure if any of the Russian posters here would have heard of it. It's called Stadt (City) by Cassandra Steen, and I really, really like it. Here's the youtube link, let me know what you all think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1lujlMMsg

Lyrics (in German):

Es ist soviel so vielzuviel,
überall Reklame
soviel Brot und soviel Spiel,
das Glück hat keinen Namen

Alle Strassen sind befahrn,
in den Herzen kalte Bilder
keiner kann Gedanken lesen
das Klima wird milder

Ich bau ne Stadt für dich
Aus Glas und Gold und Stein
Und jede Strasse die hinausführt
führt auch wieder rein
ich bau eine Stadt für dich und für mich

Keiner weiß mehr wie er aussieht
oder wie er heißt
alle sind hier auf der Flucht
die Tränen sind aus Eis

Es muss doch auch anders gehn
so geht das nicht weiter
wo find ich Halt wo find ich Schutz
der Himmel is aus Blei hier

Ich geb keine Antwort mehr
auf die falschen Fragen
die Zeit is rasend schnell verspielt
und das Glück muss man jagen

Eine Stadt in der es keine Angst gibt, nur Vertraun
wo wir die Mauern aus Gier und Verächtlichkeit erbaun
wo das Licht sich schnell legt, das Wasser hängt
wo jedes Morgenrot und jeder Traum sich lohnt
und für jeden Blick durch Zeit und Raum in unsre Herzen fliegt

Originally Posted by brandonp

Good thread idea!

Originally Posted by brandonp

I try and rummage around the European music charts at least once a week or so, because I tend to enjoy European music a lot more than American, and I came across this amazing song which is apparently topping charts in at least Germany and Austria, so I'm not sure if any of the Russian posters here would have heard of it. It's called Stadt (City) by Cassandra Steen, and I really, really like it. Here's the youtube link, let me know what you all think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1lujlMMsg

brandonp,

German! I had not even thought of that language when setting up this thread. You have just improved this thread 1,000% as I know some of the forum members do know German as well as Russian!! It is just me that is the lonely single language person. I do know how to say Good Afternoon, Thank you, and I love you, in German... but I think that is about it.

As for the song, it has a wonderful infectious rhythm/beat to it that draws you in from the start! The middle section is also nice with the female voice mixed in there. Who cares what they are singing about when your toes start tapping and your head starts bobbing right away??? (I did try to Google translate but I am certain it was not correct. If someone has the time, it would be great if they could please translate into English) I give this song two big
Nice pick brandonp!!!

Who is next to be brave and post a song... any language will do!

EXCELLENT SONG!!!!!

Originally Posted by brandonp

Good thread idea!

I try and rummage around the European music charts at least once a week or so, because I tend to enjoy European music a lot more than American, and I came across this amazing song which is apparently topping charts in at least Germany and Austria, so I'm not sure if any of the Russian posters here would have heard of it. It's called Stadt (City) by Cassandra Steen, and I really, really like it. Here's the youtube link, let me know what you all think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1lujlMMsg

Lyrics (in German):

Es ist soviel so vielzuviel,
überall Reklame
soviel Brot und soviel Spiel,
das Glück hat keinen Namen

Alle Strassen sind befahrn,
in den Herzen kalte Bilder
keiner kann Gedanken lesen
das Klima wird milder

Ich bau ne Stadt für dich
Aus Glas und Gold und Stein
Und jede Strasse die hinausführt
führt auch wieder rein
ich bau eine Stadt für dich und für mich

Keiner weiß mehr wie er aussieht
oder wie er heißt
alle sind hier auf der Flucht
die Tränen sind aus Eis

Es muss doch auch anders gehn
so geht das nicht weiter
wo find ich Halt wo find ich Schutz
der Himmel is aus Blei hier

Ich geb keine Antwort mehr
auf die falschen Fragen
die Zeit is rasend schnell verspielt
und das Glück muss man jagen

Eine Stadt in der es keine Angst gibt, nur Vertraun
wo wir die Mauern aus Gier und Verächtlichkeit erbaun
wo das Licht sich schnell legt, das Wasser hängt
wo jedes Morgenrot und jeder Traum sich lohnt
und für jeden Blick durch Zeit und Raum in unsre Herzen fliegt

Ok here is one. You have got to listen through a bit of slap stick ... but the song is kinda bluesy and quite endearing in a way.

It is called If It Kills Me by Jason Mraz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epRKFobT7Uo

Here are the Lyrics

Hello, tell me you know
Yeah, you figured me out
Something gave it away
And it would be such a beautiful moment
To see the look on your face
To know that I know that you know now

And baby that's a case of my wishful thinking
You know nothing
Cause you and I
Why, we go carrying on for hours, on and
We get along much better
Than you and your boyfriend

Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me

Well how long, can I go on like this,
Wishing to kiss you,
Before I rightly explode?
This double life I lead isn't healthy for me
In fact it makes me nervous
If I get caught I could be risking it all

Baby there's a lot that I miss
In case I'm wrong

Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me

If I should be so bold
I'd ask you to hold my heart in your hand
Tell you from the start how I've longed to be your man
But I never said a word
I guess I'm gonna miss my chance again

All I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
I think it might kill me

And all I really want from you is to feel me
It's a feeling inside that keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
It might kill me

Here is a translation of the German song. If there are any mistakes (which may very well be the case), feel free to correct me.

And Rockzmom: glad to have you back!



There is so much, much to much,
publicity everywhere
so much bread and so much games,
happiness doesn't have a name

Cars are on all streets (loose translation!),
cold images are in the heart
no one can read thoughts
the climate is getting milder

I'm building a city for you
out of glass and gold and stone
and every street that leads out of it
comes back in again
I'm building a city for you and for me

No one knows anymore what he looks like
or what his name is
everyone here is on the run
the tears are made of ice

But there should be another way
it can't go on like this
where can I find support, where can I find protection
heaven here is made out of lead

I don't give answers anymore
to these incorrect questions
time is lost so very quickly
you have to chase happiness

A city in which there is no fear, only trust
where we build the walls out of greed and contempt
where the light quickly lies, the water hangs
where every dawn and every dream is worth it
and for every glance through time and space flies into our heart

Originally Posted by devochka

Here is a translation of the German song. If there are any mistakes (which may very well be the case), feel free to correct me.

And Rockzmom: glad to have you back!

Thanks, devochka for both the translation and the welcome back!!

About the song emeraldeyez posted by Jason Mraz, my girls love one of his more popular songs called "I'm Yours" from the same album as the song "If It Kills Me," We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

"I'm Yours" is the 2nd longest running Hot 100 single of all time and 4th song to top the 4 million mark in paid downloads in the U.S. According to the I’m Yours Songfacts, Mraz told The Sun newspaper that this song is about “generosity. About giving yourself or your time to someone or something else.”

This song has a Bob Marley style to it.

I have lots of links here for you!

1. Radio version 1st link on YouTube (the cd version is 4:03 long and the raido version is only 3:41)[/*:m:1ky8b2gk]
2. Radio version 2nd link on Daily Motion[/*:m:1ky8b2gk]
3. Acoustic Version[/*:m:1ky8b2gk]
4. Spoof video by late night talk show Craig Ferguson![/*:m:1ky8b2gk]

Song: I'm Yours
Artist: Jason Mraz
Album: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things
Composer: Jason Mraz
Lyrics: English

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon its again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me
Ah, la peaceful melodys
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love love

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me
ah, la one big family ([2nd time:] ah, la happy family)
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love

I won't hesitate no more
Oh no more no more no more
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved, I'm sure
Theres no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

No I won't hesitate no more, no more
This cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours, I'm yours

[video:3kj8jjz4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Xm3Ftvy3g[/video:3kj8jjz4]

Снежинка

Над костром пролетает снежинка,
Как огромный седой вертолет.
На виске расчирикалась жилка -
Все проходит и это пройдет.
Разыгралась в тайге непогода,
Здесь в июле с погодой беда,
Я друзей не видал по полгода,
Я жены не видал никогда.

Из-под снега нарою морошек,
Отогрею и высосу сок.
Тихо сохнут портянки в горошек
И палатки добротный кусок,
Мы свои не меняем привычки
Вдалеке от родимых домов:
В рюкзаке моем сало и спички
И Тургенева восемь томов.

Ну а ты, моя нежная Пери,
Мой надежный страховочный крюк,
Через бури, года и метели
Я тебе эту песню дарю.
Пусть мелодия мчится как птица,
Пусть расскажет её перебор,
Что кладу я на вашу столицу
Вот такой вот таежный прибор.

На вокзалы кладу и аллеи,
На Мослифт, Москонцерт и Мосгаз.
На Лужкова с его юбилеем
Я кладу 850 раз.
На убогие ваши сужденья,
На бесстыжий столичный бардак,
И отдельно с большим наслажденьем
Я кладу на московский Спартак.

Не понять вам, живущим в квартирах,
Педерасам, студентам, жидам.
Красоты настоящего мира,
Где бродить только нам, мужикам,
Где не любят слова и ужимки,
И похожая на самолет,
Над костром пролетает снежинка,
Как огромный седой вертолет

Originally Posted by studyr

"... Педерасам, ..., жидам. ..."

Extremely offensive insult/ethnic slur towards homosexuals and jews.
No thanks for this song.
I'd advise you against posting stuff like that unless you want to get banned and seen as a homophob and racist/antisemite.

Everyone,

I started a Playlist of the songs that we are discussing on this thread. Songs that I can find on "playlist.com" I put on a playlist called Rockzmom and it is up and running! I hope that everyone will be able to access it. I will keep adding to it as we go. I could not find any songs by Curt Smith as a solo and found some by Cassandra Steen, just not Stadt.

7/24/09...I was able to figure out how to add songs that they don't have. So, now the Playlist has the two Curt Smith songs and the Cassandra Steen song as well!

Here is the link! Master Russian Song Playlist

Originally Posted by Lampada

Originally Posted by studyr

"... Педерасам, ..., жидам. ..."

Extremely offensive insult/ethnic slur towards homosexuals and jews.
No thanks for this song.
I'd advise you against posting stuff like that unless you want to get banned and seen as a homophob and racist/antisemite.

Lampada
You didn't understand the CONTEXT. Зал понял, и они смеялись.

I agree with Studyr.

By the way, Lampada, the word жиды in that context had nothing to do with jews. Also, the other word you found offensive does not always mean a homosexual.

Whatever. I just hope we'll never see here anything like that.

Just so all of you know how cutting edge we are here on Master Russian… back on December 1st, xRossterx and I were discussing on this thread the Kings of Leon (KOL). At that time, I had just heard of KOL and XRoosterx had told me that he had gone to school with some of the band members. Well, since then, KOL has won their first Grammy, been on the cover of Rolling Stone and SPIN magazines. They have also had a number one hit with the song “Use Somebody.”

What is interesting is that back in November, when the girls and I met KOL, neither the three of us nor any of their friends had EVER heard of KOL before. NOW, 7 months later, “Use Somebody” is being played all the time on the top 40 radio station here and the video is in the top 20 on VH1, so all their friends now know KOL and the song. How much has changed for this group in just 7 months!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZfJ5ai07U

Song: Use Somebody
Artist: Kings of Leon
Album: Only by the Night
Composer: Caleb Followill/Jared Followill/Matthew Followill/Nathan Followill
Lyrics: English

I've been roaming around
Always looking down at all I see
Painted faces, fill the places I can’t reach

You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody

Someone like you, And all you know, And how you speak
Countless lovers under cover of the street

You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody
Someone like you

Off in the night, while you live it up, I'm off to sleep
Waging wars to shape the poet and the beat
I hope it's gonna make you notice
I hope it's gonna make you notice

Someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me, somebody

Someone like you, somebody
Someone like you, somebody
Someone like you, somebody

I've been roaming around,
Always looking down at all I see

Again!

I've got a friend of mine. His name's Ochirbat. This's one of his favorite.
[video:nfb6ao9o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGj7YpzJEcQ[/video:nfb6ao9o]

Originally Posted by studyr

Again!

I wish there was a way for me to know which videos on YouTube you can and can't watch! If someone knows a way, please let me know. Thanks.

The song is on the Master Russian Play List though!

To watch the video, try these links

http://dailymotion.com/video/x7eix6_...body-new_music

select "Use Somebody" the second one in the list.
http://kingsofleon.com/pages/video

Originally Posted by studyr

[s:hqyi5xsz]I've got a friend of mine. His name's Ochirbat. This's one of his favorite[/s:hqyi5xsz] My friend Ochirbat, this is one of his favorite instrumental songs (or compositions, or pieces).

Studyr...

Would you mind very much letting me know what the few words are that come up on the screen during the video and if you know the name of the group?

For now, I will add try to add this song to the Playlist without the name of the artist.

Thanks.