El celobert

Sembla que amb els anys la petjada del grup liderat per Paddy McAlloon s'ha fet més evident. Avui hem decidit capbussar-nos en un reguitzell de melodies clarament hereves del cançoner dels inimitables Prefab Sprout.

01 Prefab Sprout - "Appetite"

02 Sondre Lerche - "I cannot let you go"

03 Bart Davenport - "Fuck fame"

04 Deacon Blue - "Real gone kid"

05 Andy Pawlak - "Secrets"

06 Aztec Camera - "We could send letters"

07 A Girl Called Eddy - "Jody"

08 Gary Olson - "Navy boats"

09 TOPS - "Piroutte"

10 Destroyer - "University hill"

11 Parade - "Esa música"

12 The Blue Nile - "The downtown lights"

No tens ben clar si són fanals, aiguamolls o finestres al cel, però una cosa sí que la saps: els seus ulls són el motor de tot plegat.

01 Van Morrison - "Brown eyed girl"

02 The Rolling Stones - "Far away eyes"

03 The Velvet Underground - "Pale blue eyes"

04 Glaucs - "Els teus ulls glaucs"

05 Golpes Bajos - "No mires a los ojos de la gente"

06 The Who - "Behind blue eyes"

07 Josh Rouse - "Sad eyes"

08 Toti Soler - "Deuen ser grisos els teus ulls"

09 Edith Piaf - "Plus bleu que tes yeux"

10 Los Secretos - "Ojos de gata"

11 Daniele Silvestri - "Occhi da orientale"

12 Mazoni - "Ulls de gat mesquer"

13 Jackson Browne - "Doctor my eyes"

14 Los Rodríguez - "A los ojos"

Hi ha artistes que malgrat ser en persona desagradables, esquerps o directament repulsius, quan agafen un instrument o pugen a un escenari treuen d'algun lloc amagat una bellesa i empatia gairebé miraculosa i màgica.

01 Lou Reed - "Perfect day"

02 Van Morrison - "Crazy love"

03 Bob Dylan - "Don't think twice, it's all right"

04 Elvis Costello - "Alison"

05 Deep Purple - "Black night"

06 Eagles - "Take it easy"

07 Kiss - "I was made for lovin' you"

08 Chuck Berry - "You never can tell"

09 Radiohead - "No surprises"

10 The Rolling Stones - "Out of time"

11 The Rolling Stones - "Under my thumb"

12 The Smiths - "This charming man"

13 John Martyn - "May you never"

No té gaire bona fama, pobret. Se l'identifica amb pujades costerudes, retorns a rutines i augments de preus difícils de pair, però a nosaltres ens encanta el recolliment tímid del mes de gener.

01 The Decemberists - "January Hymn"

02 Lindisfarne - "January song"

03 Paolo Nutini - "January"

04 Delên - "Gener"

05 Keren Ann - "Les rivières de janvier"

06 The Wave Pictures - "January and december"

07 David Gray - "January rain"

08 The Avett Brothers - "January wedding"

09 Spinetta Jade - "Enero del último dia"

10 The Twiglight Sad - "Last January"

11 Billy Bragg - "January song"

12 The Wonder Years - "You in January"

13 Fabrizio de André - "Preghiera in gennaio"

14 Facto Delafé y las flores azules - "Enero en la playa"

Per trencar aquest mite de l'egoisme dels artistes, remenem els nostres calaixos per trobar cançons on els membres del grup es reparteixen, com bons germans, les tasques de vocalista principal.

01 Gomez - "78 stone wobble"

02 Oasis - "Aquiescence"

03 Blur - "Tender"

04 Buffalo Springfield - "Hung upside down"

05 Bee Gees - "I've gotta get a message to you"

06 Badfinger - "Without you"

07 The Jackson 5 - "I'll be there"

08 The Band - "The rumor"

09 Chicago - "Wishing you were here"

10 Pink Floyd - "Comfortably numb"

11 Supertramp - "Just a normal day"

Els arpegis de guitarra són com una llaminadura: t'endolceixen els llavis i et fan somriure. Aquí teniu el nostre recull dels millors exemples d'aquesta manera d'acaronar les sis cordes.

01 Real Estate - "Darling"

02 The Animals - "House of the rising sun"

03 The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine man"

04 Big Star - "Thirteen"

05 The La's - "There she goes"

06 Lloyd Cole and the Commotion - "Are you ready to be heartbroken"

07 R.E.M. - "Talk about the passion"

08 The Wallflowers - "Asleep at the wheel"

09 Radiohead - "Strret spirit (fade out)

10 Television - "Days"

11 Marc Grau Jr. - "Sungazer"

12 Wild Nothing - "Shadow"

13 Teenage Fanclub - "Sweet days waiting"

14 Craft Spells -"Party talk"

Ara que ja han passat prou dies de la revetlla de Cap d'Any, potser que ens activem i sortim a passejar per la natura, encara que sigui per treure'ns la boira del cap. Poseu-vos les xiruques, que nosaltres hi posem la banda sonora.

01 Chicago - "Saturday in the park"

02 La Bien Querida - "Los jardines de marzo"

03 Lucio Battisti - "La collina dei cilegi"

04 Family - "El bello verano"

05 Blur - "Parklife"

06 El Petit de Cal Eril - "I tantes figues"

07 The Kinks - "Sitting by the riverside"

08 The Zombies - "Beechwood park"

09 Love of Lesbian - "Un dia en el parque"

10 Katrina & The Waves - "Walking on sunshine"

11 Small Faces - "Itchycoo park"

12 The Divine Comedy - "The pop singer's fear of the polen"

13 Pauline en la Playa - "Un bosque"

14 The Cure - "A forest"

Ja el tenim aquí: un any nou que, per poc que faci, ha de ser millor que l'anterior. Nosaltres, que som optimistes de mena, hem decidit rebre'l amb molta alegria.

01 Antònia Font - "Alegria"

02 Prefab Sprout - "Lions in my own garden"

03 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "The tracks of my tears"

04 Okkervil River - "A king and a queen"

05 Love of Lesbian - "Música de ascensores"

06 Death Cab for Cutie - "A lack of color"

07 Beach Boys - "God only knows'

08 Henry Mancini - "Moon river"

09 Inspira - "Foc i brases"

10 Fountains of Wayne - "Hackensack"

11 The Go-Betweens - "Streets of your town"

12 Sen Serra - "Ya no te hago falta"

13 Graham Parker & The Rumour – "You can't be too strong"

14 Pulp - "Dishes"

15 Ramones – "Questioningly"

16 Van Halen – "Jump"

17 The Kinks - "Sunny afternoon"

Volem acabar aquest any tan feixuc amb una disco party d'aquelles que fan època. Prepareu-vos per donar la benvinguda al 2022 remenant els malucs a ritme dels clàssics de la música de ball. Feliç any nou a tothom.

01 The Trammps - "Disco Inferno"

02 Sister Sledge - "We are family"

03 KC & The Sunshine Band - "That's the way (I like it)"

04 Chic - "Le freak"

05 Bee Gees - "You should be dancing"

06 Earth, Wind and Fire - "Boogie wonderland"

07 Diana Ross - "I'm coming out"

08 Commodores - "Brick house"

09 Kool & The Gang - "Celebration"

10 The Foundations - "Build me up buttercup"

11 The Emotions - "Best of my Love"

12 The Jacksons - "Blame it on boogie"

13 The O'jays - "Love train"

14 Tina Charles - "I love to love"

15 KC & The Sunshine Band - "Shake your booty"

16 Barry White - "You're the first, the last, my everything"

Hi ha cançons que no en tenen prou amb un títol. Necessiten alguna cosa més que els complementi, com ara un afegitó encabit entre parèntesis, per acabar de revelar la seva intenció i el seu missatge.

01 The Rolling Stones - "(I can't get no) Satisfaction"

02 The Kinks - "(A) Face in the crowd"

03 Blue Öyster Cult - "(Don't fear) The reaper"

04 Radiohead - "Exit music (for a film)"

05 Elvis Costello - "(The angles wanna wear my) Red shoes"

06 T. Rex - "Bang a gong (Get it on)"

07 Buzzcocks - "Ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't)"

08 James Brown - "I got you (I feel good)"

09 Talking Heads - "This must be the place (Naive melody)"

10 The Beatles - "Norwegian wood (This bird has flown)"

11 R.E.M. - "It's the end of the world as we know it (And I feel fine)"

12 Steve Harley - "Make me smile (Come and see me)"

13 Bob Dylan - "It's alright ma (I'm only bleeding)"