DREAMER - OZZY OSBOURNE

1.- Historia

Según Ozzy Osbourne, esta canción es para él, algo así como "Imagine" es para John Lennon. En la letra se describe la destrucción del planeta a manos de sus propios habitantes. Su popularidad se centró en Europa, donde alcanzó altos lugares en los rankings. En UK por ejemplo, logró ubicarse en el puesto 18.

Ozzy Osbourne falleció el 22 de julio de 2025 a los 76 años de edad.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/07/ozzy-osbourne.html

2.- Lyrics

Gazing through the window at the world outside

Wondering will mother Earth survive

Hoping that mankind will stop abusing her

Sometime

After all there's only just the two of us

And here we are still fighting for our lives

Watching all of history repeat itself

Time after time

(Chorus)

I'm just a dreamer

I dream my life away

I'm just a dreamer

Who dreams of better days

I watch the sun go down like everyone of us

I'm hoping that the dawn will bring a sign

A better place for those Who will come after us ...

This time

(Repeat Chorus)

Your higher power may be God or Jesus Christ

It doesn't really matter much to me

Without each others help there ain't no hope for us

I'm living in a dream of fantasy

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

If only we could all just find serenity

It would be nice if we could live as one

When will all this anger, hate and bigotry ...

Be gone?

I'm just a dreamer

I dream my life away

Today

I'm just a dreamer

Who dreams of better days

Okay

I'm just a dreamer

Who's searching for the way

Today

I'm just a dreamer

Dreaming my life away

3.- Vocabulary

- Gazing = Gaze = Mirar fijamente a algo.

- Wondering = Wonder = Preguntarse

- Earth = Planeta Tierra

- Mankind = Humanidad

- Fighting = Fight = Luchar

- Dreamer = Soñador

- Dawn = Amanecer

- Bigotry = Fanatismo

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Contínuo

NOTA.- Las dos primeras estrofas están hechas con este tiempo verbal. 

Ej:

- I'm hoping that the dawn will bring a sign.

b) Presente Simple

Ej:

- I'm just a dreamer.

- I dream my life away

- It doesn't really matter much to me.

c) Coloquial

La forma "ain't" no se considera correcta gramaticalmente. Pero, se suele utilizar en la forma coloquial. Equivale a:

- To Be = Am not, aren't, isn't

- To Have = Haven't, hasn't

5.- Videoclip

THE OUTFIELD - YOUR LOVE

 1.- Historia

La canción más conocida del grupo inglés The Outfield fue "Your Love". El músico y líder de la banda, Tony Lewis, falleció el 19 de octubre de 2020 a los 62 años de edad por causas no declaradas. La canción suele formar parte de discos recopilatorios de los 80s.

2.- Lyrics

Josie's on a vacation far away

Come around and talk it over

So many things that I wanna say

You know I like my girls a little bit older

Chorus

I just wanna use your love, tonight

I don't want to lose your love, tonight

I ain´t got many friends left to talk to

Nowhere to run when I'm in trouble

You know I'd do anything for you

Stay the night but keep it under cover

Repeat Chorus

Try to stop my hands from shaking

But something in my mind's not making sense

It's been a while since we were all alone

But I can't hide the way I'm feeling

As you're leaving please, would you close the door?

And don't forget what I told you

Just 'cause you're right that don't mean I'm wrong

Another shoulder to cry upon

Repeat Chorus...

3.- Vocabulary

Vacation (USA), Holiday (UK) = Vacaciones

Far away = Muy lejos

A little bit = Un poquito

Nowhere = Ningún lugar, ninguna parte

Trouble = Problema

Under cover = Encubierto

Shaking = Temblando

Make sense = Tener sentido

It's been a while = Ha pasado un tiempo

Hide = Esconder

Forget = Olvidar

'Cause = Because = Porque

Mean = Significar

Shoulder = Hombro

Upon = Encima, sobre

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Simple

Ejemplos:

- Josie's on a vacation far away.

- I don't want to lose your love tonight.

b) Presente Continuo

- But something in my mind's not making sense.

- As you're leaving.

c) Presente Perfecto

- It's been a while... = It has been a while...

d) Palabras gramaticalmente NO correctas

Wanna = Want to = Querer

Ain't = Am, Are, Is not / Have, Has not.

5.- Videoclip

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

TOM PETTY - I WON'T BACK DOWN

1.- Historia

Inspirado en el ROCK 'N' ROLL de los 60's, Tom Petty, un músico y compositor nacido en Florida, se une a Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison y Jeff Lynne para formar THE TRAVELLING WILBURYS. Antes, en 1975, forma su grupo THE HEARTBRAKERS. Un año más tarde, su primer álbum es bien recibido por la critica musical. Tanto en solitario, como al lado de Mike Campbell un miembro del grupo, crea obras como "Breakdown", "Listen To Your Heart", "Don't Do Me Like That", "I Won't Back Down", "Runnin' Down A Dream" y "Free Fallin'". Ha colaborado con David Stewart, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne y Del Shannon.

Fuente :

http://the-music-history.blogspot.com.es/



2.- Lyrics

Well I won't back down
no I won't back down
You could stand me up
at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Gonna stand my ground
won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world
from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
and I won't back down

a)
I won't back down
Hey baby
there ain't no easy way out
I won't back down
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Well I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps
on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
and I won't back down

Repeat a) (twice)

No, I won't back down


3.- Vocabulary

- Gate = Puerta

- Hell = Infierno

- Way out = Salida

- Right = Lo correcto


4.- Grammar


a) Phrasal Verbs

- Back down = Retractarse

- Stand up = Dejar esperando ( Coloquial = Plantado).

- Turn around = Hacer cambiar de opinión.

- Keep (away) from = Alejar(se) de.

- Drag down = Desanimar

- Keep on = Continuar

- Push around = Mandar, mangonear.


b) Locución

- Stand somebody's ground = Mantener(se) firme.


c) Future Tense - WILL

Observamos el futuro con WILL en sus formas :

* Afirmativa

- I will stand my ground. / I'll stand my ground.

- I'll keep this world from draggin' me down.

* Negativa

- I won't back down

NOTA .- Won't = Will + Not

d) Gonna, Ain't

Recordemos que estas dos NO son palabras reales del inglés.

- Gonna = Going to

- Ain't = Am, is, are


5.- Videoclip

PALABRAS QUE NO EXISTEN EN INGLÉS

Al leer el título de este artículo, usted podría sentirse confundido. Pero, le aseguramos que al final del mismo, sus dudas se aclararán.

En esta nueva entrada, hablamos acerca de términos que provienen en su mayoría por el sonido creado al contraerse dos o más palabras. O dicho de otra forma, es lo que escuchamos en una conversación, o en parte de la letra de una canción.

NOTA.- Las siguientes listas de palabras son sólo para que usted entienda mejor el idioma. En lo personal, si hace uso de ellos, debe ser en situaciones estrictamente INFORMALES.
Nunca de forma escrita ni formal.


1.- Ain't

Esta contracción significa o reemplaza a las formas negativas del verbo to be:

- am not

- is not

- are not

Estas y otras que leerá a continuación, se suelen encontrar muy frecuentemente en canciones y en frases de personajes del cine y la televisión. Algunos ejemplos son;

- "Ain't No Sunshine" - Bill Withers

- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell


2.- Auxiliary Verbs

Algunos son:

- Imma = I'm going to

 ("Imma Be" = Black Eyed Peas)

- Dunno = Don't / Doesn't know

- Dontcha = Don't you

 ("Don't Cha" = Pussycat Dolls)


3.- Modal Verbs

Los más comunes son:

- Oughta = Ought to

 ("You Oughta Know" = Alanis Morissette)

- Musta = Must have

- Mighta = Might have


4.- Principal Verbs

Algunos verbos principales utilizados en este tipo de "palabras" son:

- Wanna = Want to

("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" = Michael Jackson)

- Gimme = Give me

("Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" = Abba)

- Gonna = Going to

- Gotta = (Have) Got to

- Hafta = Have to


5.- WH-Questions

- Whatcha = What are you / What have you

 ("Whatcha Say" = Jason Derulo)

- Whaddaya / Whataya / Whaddya = What do you

 ("Whataya Want From Me" = Adam Lambert)


6.- Otras expresiones

- Kinda = Kind of

- Sorta = Sort of

- Lemme = Let me

- Betcha = Bet you

- Lotta = Lot of

("Whole Lotta Love" = Led Zeppelin)

- Outta = Out of

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY

I.- Historia

En 1988 sonaba por las emisoras una canción cuando menos curiosa. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" tenía la particularidad de no contar con instrumento alguno. Los sonidos o melodías eran creadas "A Capella" por Bobby McFerrin, un cantante de JAZZ nacido en Manhattan en 1950. Este tema llegó al primer lugar de los rankings incluyendo el de Billboard donde permaneció durante 2 semanas consecutivas.
http://the-music-history.blogspot.com.es/2016/10/curiosidades-musicales.html

II.- Lyrics

Here's a little song
(jírs a lítel song)
I wrote
(ái róut)
You might want to sing it
(iú máit uán tu síng it)
Note for note
(nóut for nóut)
Don't worry, be happy
(dónt uórri, bi jápi)
In every life
(in évri láif)
we have some trouble
(uí jaf sam trábol)
But when you worry
(bat uén iú uórri)
you make it double
(iú méik it dábol)
Don't worry, be happy
(dont uórri, bi jápi)
(Don't worry, be happy now)

Don't worry
Be happy
Don't worry, be happy

Ain't got no place
(éin gat nóu pléis)
to lay your head
(tu léi iór jed)
Somebody came and
(sambádi kéim and)
took your bed
(túk iór bed)
Don't worry, be happy
(dont uórri, bi jápi)
The landlord say
(de lándlord séi)
your rent is late
(iór rent is léit)
He may have to litigate
(ji méi jaf tu lítigeit)
Don't worry, be happy
(dont uórri, bi jápi)
(Look at me, I'm happy)

Don't worry
Be happy
(Here, I'll give you my phone number. When you're worried you call me. I'll make you happy)
Don't worry
Be happy

Ain't got no cash
(éint gat nóu kash)
Ain't got no style
(éint gat nóu stáil)
Ain't got no gal
(éint gat nóu gal)
To make you smile
(tu méik iú smáil)
But, don't worry
(bat dont uórri)
Be happy
(bi jápi)

'Cause
(kos)
When you're worried
(uén iór uórried)
your face will frown
(iór féis uíl fráun)
And that will bring
(and dat uíl bring)
everybody down
(évribadi dáun)
So, don't worry
(so, dont uórri)
be happy
(bi jápi)
Don't worry
be happy now

Don't worry
Be happy
Don't worry
Be happy (bis)

Now there,
(náo der)
is this song I wrote
(is dis song ái róut)
I hope you learned it
(ái jóup iú lérnd ít)
note for note
(nóut for nóut)
Like good little children
(láik gud lítel children)
Don't worry
Be happy

Listen to what I say
(lísen tu uát ái séi)
In your life
(in iór láif)
expect some trouble
(ékspect sam trábol)
when you worry
(uén iú uórri)
you make it double
(iú méik it dábol)
Don't worry
Be happy
Be happy now

Don't worry
Be happy
Don't worry
Be happy (bis)

(Don't worry, don't worry
(dont uórri, dont uórri)
Don't do it, be happy
(dont dú it, bi jápi)
Put a smile on your face
(put a smáil on iór féis)
Don't bring everybody
(dont bring évribadi)
down like this
(dáun láik dis)
Don't worry
(dont uórri)
It will soon pass
(it uíl sun pas)
whatever it is
(uatéver it is)
Don't worry
be happy
I'm not worried
(áim not uórried)
I'm happy)
(áim jápi)

III.- Vocabulario

- Trouble = Problema
- Lay = Apoyar
- Landlord = Casero, propietario del inmueble alquilado.
- Litigate = Litigar, enjuiciar
- Gal = Chica
- Frown = Fruncir el ceño.

IV.- Grammar

a) Present Simple Tense

- We have some trouble.
- The landlord say your rent is late.

NOTA.- Aquí debería ser "Says" por tratarse de la tercera persona del singular.

b) Simple Past Tense

- Somebody came and took your bed.
- I hope you learned it note for note.

c) Future (Will)

- I'll give you my phone number.

- Your face will frown.

d) Ain't

Se trata de una contracción muy utilizada en canciones. En este caso es la combinación de "have" + "not". Entonces sería por ejemplo:

- Ain't got no cash = Haven't got no cash = No tienes dinero.

e) Modal Verbs

- You might want to sing it.

- He may have to litigate.

f) Hope, expect, wait

Los tres significan lo mismo en castellano. Pero, cada uno de ellos se utiliza de forma distinta en inglés.

- Hope = Esperar (Verbo); Esperanza (Sustantivo).

I hope you learned it note for note = Espero que lo hayan aprendido nota a nota.

- Expect = Esperar por un suceso (en algún caso por persona/s).

In your life expect some trouble = En tu vida espera algunos problemas.

- Wait = Esperar por algún medio de transporte o por alguna persona.

I'm waiting for the bus = Estoy esperando al bus.
He waited outside = Él esperó fuera.

V.- Videoclip