ARETHA FRANKLIN - THINK

1.- History

La cantante Aretha Franklin tuvo sus inicios en la música a mediados de los 50's. Hija de un "reverendo", cultivó su talento musical en los coros de la iglesia. En 1966, firma contrato con una de las mayores comapñias discográficas por aquel entonces, Atlantic Records. Entre sus canciones más importantes se encuentran : "I never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect" (cover de Otis Redding), "Baby I Love You", "Chain Of Fools", "Think" y "Freeway Of Love".

Fuente : Music History


2.- Lyrics

CHORUS

You better think
Think about what you're
tryin' to do to me
Think
Let your mind go
Let yourself be free

a)

Let's go back
Let's go back
Let's go way on back
when
I didn't even know you
You couldn't have been
too much more than ten
(just a child)
I ain't no psychiatrist
I ain't no doctor with degrees
I don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

(Repeat CHORUS)

Oh freedom, freedom
Oh freedom, yeah, freedom
Freedom, freedom
Freedom, oh freedom

Hey
Think about it
Think about it

b)

There ain't nothing you could ask
I could answer you
but I won't
I was gonna change
but I'm not
To keep doing things
I don't

(Repeat CHORUS)

c)

People walking around everyday
Playing games
taking score
Trying to make
other people lose their minds
Be careful
you don't lose yours

(Repeat CHORUS)

You need me
And I need you
Without each other
There ain't nothing people can do

Think about it, baby
Think about it now
(Think about me)


3.- Vocabulary

- Mind = Mente

- Psychiatrist = Psiquiatra

- Degree = Grado

- Freedom = Libertad

- Score = Puntuación


4.- Grammar

a) Simple Past Tense

- I didn't even know you = Ni siquiera te conocía.

b) Commands

- Let's go back = Volvamos

- Think about it = Piensa acerca de ello.

c) Ain't

Reemplaza de forma coloquial/informal el uso del verbo auxiliar To Be.

- I ain't no psychiatrist = I am not a Psychiatrist.

- There ain't nothing you could ask = There isn't anything you could ask.

- There ain't nothing people can do = There isn't anything people can do.

d) Gonna

Se usa en lugar de "Going to".

- I was gonna change = I was going to change.


5.- Videoclip

BOSTON - MORE THAN A FEELING

1.- Historia

El hecho de ser un grupo de Hard Rock, no implica necesariamente hacer música que para algunos pueda ser estridente. Un buen ejemplo de esto es el grupo Boston. Dos de las canciones más conocidas de este grupo estadounidense son "More Than A Feeling" y "Amanda". Ambas son canciones lentas pero también potentes. Pero, no son las únicas canciones importantes del grupo. "Long Time", "Don't Look Back", "Feelin' Satisfied", "Rock And Roll Band" y "We're Ready" entre otros, también figuraron en las listas musicales. Boston se formó en 1976 y cuenta con media docena de álbumes en su repertorio.

Fuente : Music History


2.- Lyrics

a)

I looked out this morning
and the sun was gone
Turned on some music
to start my day

I lost myself
in a familiar song
I closed my eyes
and I slipped away

Chorus:

It's more than a feeling
When I hear that old song
they used to play
And I begin dreaming
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walking away

b)

So many people
have come and gone
Their faces fade
as the years go by
Yet, I still recall
as I wander on
As clear as the sun
in the summer sky

Repeat chorus

c)

When I'm tired and
thinking cold
I hide my music
forget the day
And dream of a girl
I used to know
I closed my eyes
and she slipped away
She slipped away

Repeat chorus


3.- Vocabulary

- Look out = Mirar hacia afuera.

- Turn on = Encender

- Familiar = Conocido/a

- Slip away = Desvanecer(se)

- 'Til = Until = Hasta

- Fade = Desaparecer poco a poco.

- Recall = Recordar

- Wander = Pasear

- Hide = Esconder(se)

- Walk away = Alejarse


4.- Grammar

a) Simple Past Tense

- I lost myself ...

(Irregular verb "lose")

- I closed my eyes ...

(Regular verb "close")

b) Present Simple

- I begin dreaming.

- I hide my music.

c) Present Perfect Tense

- So many people have come and gone.

d) As ... As (Comparative)

- As clear as the sun.


5.- Videoclip