1 | Depeche Mode | "Ghosts Again" |
2 | The Reds, Pinks and Purples | "Ghosts Again" |
3 | The Lemon Twigs | "In My Head" |
4 | Oracle Sisters | "RBH" |
5 | RVG | "Midnight Sun" |
6 | The Beatles | "Now And Then" |
7 | Blur | "Barbaric" |
8 | The Reds, Pinks and Purples | "I Still Owe You Everything" |
9 | Robert Forster | "The Roads" |
10 | Lankum | "Clear Away in the Morning" |
11 | BC Camplight | "Kicking Up a Fuss" |
12 | PJ Moore & Co | "Good Until Gone" |
13 | ANOHNI | "It Must Change" |
14 | Lana Del Rey | "A&W" |
15 | Big Thief | "Born For Loving You" |
16 | Belle and Sebastian | "Juliet Naked" |
17 | Amber Arcades | "Diamond Road" |
18 | Teenage Fanclub | "Tired of Being Alone" |
19 | The Apartments | "Something to Live For (2023 Remaster)" |
20 | bar italia | "Jelsy" |
21 | Blonde Redhead | "Snowman" |
22 | The Bluebells | "Stonehouse Violets" |
23 | boygenius | "Emily I'm Sorry" |
24 | The Brights | "Waiting" |
25 | The Church | "A Strange Past" |
26 | The Clientele | "Lady Grey" |
27 | Cut Worms | "Ballad of the Texas King" |
28 | Daughter | "Be On Your Way" |
29 | Devendra Banhart | "Fireflies" |
30 | Dexys | "Coming Home" |
31 | Eddie Chacon | "The Morning Sun" |
32 | Everything But the Girl | "Nothing Left To Lose" |
33 | James Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra | "Hold Out For Love" |
34 | Golden Hours | "Japan on My Mind" |
35 | Gonzalez Smith & Jay Gonzalez | "She's My Girl" |
36 | Jessie Ware | "Begin Again" |
37 | Jonathan Wilson | "Ol Father Time" |
38 | King Krule | "If Only It Was Warmth" |
39 | Kitty Fitz | "Malibu" |
40 | Kristin Hersh | "Dandelion" |
41 | Lloyd Cole | "On Pain" |
42 | Mac DeMarco & Ryan Paris | "Simply Paradise" |
43 | Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band | "Ciao Ciao Bambino" |
44 | Marc Almond & Mike Garson | "My Death" |
45 | Marta Del Grandi | "Chameleon Eyes" |
46 | Mega Bog | "Cactus People" |
47 | The Milk Carton Kids | "All of the Time in the World to Kill" |
48 | Model Shop | "Six Day Sunday" |
49 | Mull Historical Society | "Anaglypta" |
50 | Murray A. Lightburn | "Dumpster Gold" |
51 | The National | "The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift)" |
52 | Neil Young | "Before and After, Pt. 1: Im The Ocean/Homefires/Burned" |
53 | Nicholas Krgovich | "Coyote" |
54 | Panic Pocket | "Mad Half Hour" |
55 | Peter Gabriel | "I/O (Bright-Side Mix)" |
56 | PJ Harvey | "A Child's Question, August" |
57 | Red Pants | "Crimson Words" |
58 | Rickie Lee Jones | "Here's That Rainy Day" |
59 | Sam Burton | "My Love" |
60 | Slowdive | "chained to a cloud" |
61 | Spice World | "Decorated Boy Scout" |
62 | The Coral | "Child Of The Moon" |
63 | Sufjan Stevens | "Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" |
64 | Summer Salt | "Carry On" |
65 | Swans | "Paradise is Mine" |
66 | Tough Age | "Give It a Day" |
67 | Van Morrison | "Shakin All Over" |
68 | The War and Treaty | "The Best That I Have" |
69 | Wilco | "Sunlight Ends" |
70 | Yo La Tengo | "Miles Away" |
Marc Almond
Mejores Discos Internacionales 2020
Mejores Canciones Internacionales 2020
1 | Bill Fay | ''Time's Going Somewhere'' |
2 | Courtney Marie Andrews | ''If I Told'' |
3 | Bob Dylan | ''Murder Most Foul'' |
4 | It's Immaterial | ''Downriver'' |
5 | Paul Molloy | ''My Madonna'' |
6 | Residente | ''René'' |
7 | Bruce Springsteen | ''House Of A Thousand Guitars'' |
8 | Paul Weller | ''Village'' |
9 | A Girl Called Eddy | ''Been Around'' |
10 | Nation of Language | "On Division St." |
11 | Marc Almond | ''Slow Burn Love'' |
12 | Pet Shop Boys | ''Burning the Heather'' |
13 | The Avalanches | ''The Divine Chord (feat. MGMT & Johnny Marr)'' |
14 | Dropkick | ''Catching On'' |
15 | El Goodo | ''The Grey Tower'' |
16 | Elrichman | ''Seeking Grey Skies'' |
17 | Elvis Costello | ''No Flag'' |
18 | Pop Filter | ''Walk It Off'' |
19 | Tim Burgess | ''Lucky Creatures'' |
20 | The Reds, Pinks and Purples | ''Last Summer in a Rented Room'' |
2 | Matt Berninger | ''Distant Axis'' |
22 | JARV IS... | ''House Music All Night Long'' |
23 | H.C. McEntire | ''Hands for the Harvest'' |
24 | The Explorers Club | ''One Drop of Rain'' |
25 | Ezrat | ''Endless Holiday'' |
26 | Fiona Apple | ''Fetch The Bolt Cutters'' |
27 | Fleet Foxes | ''Maestranza'' |
28 | The Strokes | ''The Adults Are Talking'' |
29 | Bananagun | ''Out of Reach'' |
30 | Woods | ''Where Do You Go When You Dream?'' |
31 | The Parson Red Heads | ''All I Wanted'' |
32 | The Psychedelic Furs | ''This'll Never Be Like Love'' |
33 | Brian Campeau | ''Bennys Song'' |
34 | Cornershop | ''St Marie Under Canon'' |
35 | Dead Famous People | ''Safe And Sound'' |
36 | Angel Olsen | ''Waving, Smiling'' |
37 | Thibault | ''Centrelink'' |
38 | 171 | ''Photograph'' |
39 | The Waterboys | ''The Soul Singer'' |
40 | Gary Olson | ''Navy Boats'' |
41 | The Rhythm Method | ''I Love My Television (Lockdown Mix)'' |
42 | Milky Wimpshake | ''King Of Clubs'' |
43 | Moses Sumney | ''Cut Me'' |
44 | My Morning Jacket | ''Still Thinkin'' |
45 | Marc Almond | ''Chaos'' |
46 | Ben Watt | ''Hand'' |
47 | The Jayhawks | ''Living in a Bubble'' |
48 | Jonathan Wilson | ''10. Platform'' |
49 | Gregory Porter | ''Phoenix'' |
50 | I Break Horses | ''I'll Be the Death of You'' |
51 | Bill Callahan | ''Pigeons'' |
52 | Mary Halvorson's Code Girl | ''Lemon Trees'' |
53 | The Radio Dept. | ''You're Lookin' at My Guy'' |
54 | Pete Molinari | ''I'll Take You There'' |
55 | Eels | ''I Got Hurt'' |
56 | Daniel Romano | ''Amaretto and Coke'' |
57 | Algiers | ''We Can't Be Found'' |
58 | TOPS | ''Colder & Closer'' |
59 | M. Ward | ''Unreal City'' |
60 | It's Immaterial | ''The Gift Of Rain'' |
Marc Almond – «The Stars We Are»
Ya lo contaba ayer, mi modo aleatorio ha vuelto a hacerlo, después de Gene Pitney, el disco por el que conocí a Gene Pitney, este «The Stars We Are» del gran Marc Almond, lo que supone su segunda aparición en mi lista. Después de la disolución de Soft Cell en 1984, Marc Almond arrancó su carrera en solitario, yo no presté mucha atención a su primero disco, «Vermin In Ermine», pero sí a su segundo «Stories Of Johnny», que es uno de mis favoritos entre su discografía. Estuve a punto de poner «Stories Of Johnny» en mi lista, pero finalmente me decidí por «The Stars We Are», su cuarto disco. Creo que lo inclinó la balanza fue «Tears Run Rings», su primer single, y el recuerdo de lo mucho que me gustaba aquella canción en 1988, recuerdo como el estribillo se metió en mi cabeza y no podía sacarla de allí. Si a esto unimos el «Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart» que en mi versión original del disco solo aparecía en la voz de Marc (el dueto con Gene Pitney que sería número 1 en todo el mundo se incluiría en versiones posteriores del álbum), «Your Kisses Burn» a duo con Nico (la musa de la Velvet Underground) o la gran «Bitter Sweet», tenemos un gran disco, mi favorito de Marc.
On heavenly rain
You fell into my life
Unforgettable smile
Unforgettable liesIn the name of the cross
Or a banner of love
With the hand of a friend
Or under a blanket of trustThe angels sighed
A little girl cried
The tears run rings around my eyes
We’re going to set fireTo the house in my heart
We’re going to set fire
To the whole damn world
I don’t understandThe wicked things we do
In the name of the good
In the name of the few
The angels sighedThe little girl cried
The tears run rings around my eyes
Don’t look at me
With your innocent smileWhen the bed is burning
Around my head
When a war breaks out
It’ll be no surpriseYour unforgettable smile
Your unforgettable lies
And I’ve got to stop running
To make my startWe’ve got to get together
Before we fall apart
They’re pulling down the old slums
To build the newThey’re bringing back the old rules
To please the few
In the name of the cross
Or a banner of loveWith the hand of a friend
Or under a blanket of trust
The angels sighed
A little girl criedThe tears run rings around my eyes
Pull down the old slums
To build the new
Pull down the loveI built with you
Promise of tomorrow
You never kept
And you try to burn the house downWhen I slept
The nation’s in disorder
There’s chaos in my heart
We’ve got to get together
Before we fall apart
Gene Pitney – «Anthology 1961-1968»
Conocí a Gene Pitney gracias a Marc Almond, del que hablaré mañana (lo grande del modo aleatorio). En 1989 el gran Marc Almond decidió reivindicar a Gene Pitney y grabó un pedazo de duo con él versionando uno de sus clásicos , «Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart». Yo que ya era fan de Marc, mañana lo cuento, pero que no tenía ni idea de quien era Gene, me lancé a buscar algún disco que me permitiera conocer más de aquella voz y me encontré con esta antología de Rhino Records de 1984 que cubría su etapa de 1961 a 1968, su etapa dorada. La avalancha de temazos en este disco, con la preciosa y peculiar voz de Gene Pitney, es indiscutible, mezclando algún tema propio con canciones de grandes compositores, como Bacharach y David o Goffin y King . Las veintiocho canciones de la edición en vinilo no tienen desperdicio, pero me quedo con aquellas de mayor teatralidad, las que marcaron el camino a muchos que vinieron detrás, «Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa», «Backstage (I’m Lonely)», «Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart», «Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa», «The Boss’s Daughter» y quizás mi favorita, «Donna Means Heartbreak». Gene Pitney, un clásico a recuperar.
Don’t mention Donna
When I’m around
When I hear her name
The world just turns upside down
To others Donna mean beauty
Donna means heaven
Donna means ecstasy
But Donna means heartbreak to me
I still remember
Her soft caress
The touch of her lips
And the warmth of her tenderness
To others Donna mean beauty
Donna means heaven
Donna means ecstasy
But Donna means heartbreak to me
She ran around
Like there was no tomorrow
And every boy in town
Knew the thrill of Donna’s kiss
And all the time I thought she was mine
She belonged to everyone, everyone, every, every, everyone
To others Donna means beauty
Donna means heaven
Donna means ecstasy
But Donna means heartbreak to me
Yeah Donna means heartbreak to me
La recopilación no está en las plataformas habituales, pero hay alguna que aunque no tenga todas las canciones puede servir para iniciarse en Gene Pitney.
Mejores Canciones Internacionales de 2015
1 | Tame Impala | "Let It Happen" |
2 | Villagers | "Dawning On Me" |
3 | The Decemberists | "Cavalry Captain" |
4 | Father John Misty | "The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apt." |
5 | Jamie xx (feat. Romy) | "Loud Places" |
6 | Dominique A | "Éléor" |
7 | Robert Forster | "Let Me Imagine You" |
8 | Matthew E. White | "Rock & Roll Is Cold" |
9 | Paul Weller | "I'm Where I Should Be" |
10 | Kendrick Lamar | "King Kunta" |
11 | Travis Bretzer | "Lady Red" |
12 | Sufjan Stevens | "Should Have Known Better" |
13 | Alabama Shakes | "Guess Who" |
14 | Tobias Jesso Jr. | "Can't Stop Thinking About You" |
15 | Beach House | "Space Song" |
16 | Daniel Knox | "Blue Car" |
17 | Marc Almond | "The Pain of Never" |
18 | Natalie Prass | Bird Of Prey" |
19 | Sleater-Kinney | "No Cities To Love" |
20 | Stornoway | "Get Low" |
Soft Cell – «Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret»
El primer disco de Soft Cell, el dúo formado por el gran Marc Almond y Dave Ball, paso a la historia por contener una versión del clásico del Northern Soul «Tainted Love», clásico que poca gente conocía en el año 1981 y que desde entonces poca gente no es capaz de reconocer tras los primeros compases. El disco no sólo era esa canción, destacaban también «Say Hello, Wave Goodbye» y «Bedsitter» pero el tremendo éxito de «Tainted Love» fagocitó al resto. Yo bailé, aun lo hago, al ritmo de estas canciones y es que el disco es un bonito representante de lo que se llamó «synth-pop», es decir, pop con sintetizadores. Lo curioso del disco es que a pesar de tener una producción de bajo coste no ha envejecido nada mal, un clásico vaya. Marc Almond, volverá a aparecer por aquí, por que he seguido su carrera y porque alguno de sus discos posteriores son piezas básicas de mi discoteca.
This tainted love you’ve given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that’s not nearly all
Tainted love (oh)
Bonus. Vi a Marc Almond en el paseo de Camoens en mayo del 86, de pasada eso sí, pero le vi.
Bonus 2. La original del «Tainted Love» cantada por Gloria Jones es espectacular
Bonus 3. La remezcla del «Tainted Love» con el «Where Did Our Love Go» es para flipar.