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Doo-Wops & Hooligans de Bruno Mars

Álbum de Bruno Mars

2010
★★★★★
Basado en 25 votos
  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Octubre de 2010
  • Sello Discográfico: Elektra
  • Compositores: Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, K'naan, Khalil Walton, Brody Brown
  • Productores: The Smeezingtons, Needlz, The Supa Dups

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Doo-Wops & Hooligans es un álbum de Bruno Mars, publicado en 2010 por Elektra. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Grenade», «Just the way you are», «Our first time» y «Runaway baby».

De entrada

"Doo-Wops & Hooligans" es el álbum de estudio debut del artista estadounidense Bruno Mars, lanzado en 2010. Después de alcanzar la fama como coautor y vocalista en los éxitos "Nothin' on You" de B.o.B y "Billionaire" de Travie McCoy, este álbum fue su presentación oficial como artista en solitario. El disco es una mezcla ecléctica de géneros, que abarca desde el pop y el R&B hasta el reggae y el soul, mostrando la increíble versatilidad de Mars como vocalista, compositor y productor. El título refleja esta dualidad: los "Doo-Wops" representan el lado romántico y melódico del álbum, mientras que los "Hooligans" aluden a su lado más crudo y callejero.

Impulsado por los sencillos número uno a nivel mundial "Just the Way You Are" y "Grenade", el álbum fue un éxito comercial masivo que estableció a Bruno Mars como una de las nuevas superestrellas más importantes del pop. Es un debut lleno de encanto, talento y una innegable habilidad para crear éxitos atemporales.

Proceso de grabación y producción

La mayor parte del álbum fue producida por el equipo de producción del propio Mars, The Smeezingtons, compuesto por él mismo, Philip Lawrence y Ari Levine. Tras años escribiendo y produciendo para otros artistas, el trío había desarrollado una química creativa excepcional. La grabación tuvo lugar en varios estudios de California. El enfoque de The Smeezingtons fue crear canciones que se sintieran clásicas y modernas a la vez, inspirándose en una amplia gama de influencias musicales de la infancia de Mars, desde Elvis Presley y Michael Jackson hasta el reggae y el doo-wop de los años 50.

El álbum se construyó con la intención de mostrar todas las facetas de Mars como artista. El proceso fue meticuloso, con la banda centrándose en la calidad de la composición por encima de las tendencias del momento. Querían un álbum que pudiera ser interpretado en directo con una banda completa, un enfoque que se reflejaría en sus futuras y aclamadas giras.

Claves sonoras

Sónicamente, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" es un crisol de estilos. El álbum se mueve sin esfuerzo entre baladas de piano románticas ("Just the Way You Are"), himnos pop dramáticos con influencias de R&B ("Grenade"), temas de reggae-pop despreocupados ("The Lazy Song") y rock de estadio ("Runaway Baby"). Esta diversidad, aunque criticada por algunos por su falta de cohesión, fue también su mayor fortaleza, ya que demostró la capacidad de Mars para dominar cualquier género que abordara.

Líricamente, el álbum se centra principalmente en el amor y el romance, desde la devoción incondicional hasta el desamor más doloroso. La habilidad de Mars para transmitir emociones genuinas a través de su poderosa y versátil voz es el hilo conductor que une las diferentes facetas del disco.

Análisis de canciones y vídeos

"Just the Way You Are": El single debut es una balada pop perfecta. Con una melodía de piano simple pero efectiva y una letra de amor incondicional, la canción se convirtió en un éxito global instantáneo y le valió a Mars su primer premio Grammy a la Mejor Interpretación Vocal Pop Masculina. Su vídeo, que utiliza arte con cintas de casete, capturó el encanto y el romanticismo de la canción.

"Grenade": Mostrando un lado más oscuro y dramático, "Grenade" es una poderosa balada sobre un amor no correspondido y extremo. Su producción, con un ritmo de batería marcial y un estribillo explosivo, la convirtió en otro número uno. El vídeo, que muestra a Mars arrastrando un piano por las calles de Los Ángeles, se convirtió en una imagen icónica.

"The Lazy Song": Una canción de reggae-pop alegre y despreocupada sobre el placer de no hacer absolutamente nada. Con su ritmo relajado y su letra humorística, se convirtió en un himno para los perezosos de todo el mundo. El vídeo, un plano secuencia de bajo presupuesto que presenta a Mars bailando con un grupo de hombres en máscaras de mono, se hizo viral por su creatividad y su encanto casero.

Ventas y gira

"Doo-Wops & Hooligans" fue un éxito comercial duradero. Aunque debutó en el número 3 en el Billboard 200 de Estados Unidos, el álbum permaneció en las listas durante años, siendo finalmente certificado 7 veces platino. En el Reino Unido, alcanzó el número 1 y se convirtió en el álbum más vendido del país en 2011. En España, llegó al número 9 y fue certificado platino. El álbum ha vendido más de 15 millones de copias en todo el mundo.

La gira de promoción, The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour, fue una extensa gira mundial que duró de 2010 a 2012. La gira fue aclamada por la crítica por la energía de Mars y su banda en el escenario, consolidando su reputación como un intérprete excepcional.

Valoración crítica

La crítica recibió el álbum con reseñas generalmente positivas. Los críticos elogiaron el talento vocal de Mars, su carisma y su habilidad para la composición de canciones pegadizas. Rolling Stone lo describió como un álbum de "pop que complace al público al instante". Aunque algunos criticaron su eclecticismo como una falta de dirección clara, la mayoría coincidió en que era un debut increíblemente sólido y prometedor de una futura superestrella.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Grenade3:42
    vídeo del tema Grenade
    Easy come, easy go, that's just how you live oh Take, take, take it all, but you never give Should have known you was trouble from the first kiss Had your eyes wide open, Why were they open? Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash You tossed it in the trash, you did To give me all your love is all I ever asked 'cause What you don't understand is I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah) Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah) I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah) You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah) Oh oh, I would go through all this pain Take a bullet straight through my brain Yes, I would die for ya baby But you won't do the same No, no, no, no Black, black, black and blue, Beat me 'til I'm numb, Tell the devil I said 'hey' when you get back to where you're from Mad woman, bad woman That's just what you are, Yeah you'll smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash You tossed it in the trash, yes you did To give me all your love is all I ever asked 'Cause what you don't understand is I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah) Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah) I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah) You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah) Oh oh, I would go through all this pain, Take a bullet straight through my brain, Yes, I would die for ya baby, But you won't do the same If my body was on fire, Oh you'd watch me burn down in flames You said you loved me you're a liar 'cause you never, Ever, ever did baby But darling I'll still catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah) Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah) I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah) You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah) Oh oh I would go through all this pain Take a bullet straight through my brain Yes, I would die for ya baby But you won't do the same No, you won't do the same You wouldn't do the same Oh, you'll never do the same No, no, no, no
  2. Just the way you are3:40
    vídeo del tema Just the way you are
    Oh her eyes, her eyes Make the stars look like they're not shining Her hair, her hair Falls perfectly without her trying She's so beautiful And I tell her every day Yeah, I know, I know When I compliment her She wont believe me It's so, it's so Sad to think she don't see what I see But every time she asks me do I look okay I say When I see your face (face) There's not a thing that I would change 'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing) Just the way you are And when you smile (smile) The whole world stops and stares for awhile 'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing) Just the way you are Yeah Her lips, her lips I could kiss them all day if she'd let me Her laugh, her laugh She hates but I think it's so sexy She's so beautiful And I tell her everyday Oh you know, you know, you know I'd never ask you to change If perfect's what you're searching for Then just stay the same So don't even bother asking if you look okay You know I'll say! When I see your face (face) There's not a thing that I would change 'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing) Just the way you are And when you smile (smile) The whole world stops and stares for awhile 'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing) Just the way you are The way you are The way you are Girl you're amazing (amazing) Just the way you are (are) When I see your face (face) There's not a thing that I would change 'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing) Just the way you are And when you smile The whole world stops and stares for awhile 'Cause girl you're amazing Just the way you are, yeah
  3. Our first time4:03

    Letra

    Don't it feel good babe, don't it feel good babe 'Cause it's so brand new babe, it's so brand new babe Don't it feel good babe, don't it feel good babe 'Cause it's so brand new babe, it's so brand new babe And then here we are (here we are), in this big old empty room Staring at each other, who's gonna make the first move? Been doing our thing for a minute, and now both our hearts are in it The only place to go is all the way [Chorus] Oh babe, Is that alright? Is that okay? Girl no need to be nervous, 'Cause I got you all night, don't you worry about a thing no, no, no, Just go with it, go with it, go with it And I will go real slow with it, slow with it It's our first time Go with it, go with it, go with it And I will go real slow with it, slow with it It's our first time Clothes are not required, for what we got planned Ooh, girl your my desire, your wish is my command Treat you like a princess, ooh girl your so delicious Like ice cream on a sunny day, gonna eat you before you melt away, yeah Oh babe, Is that alright? Is that okay? Girl no need to be nervous, no, no, no, 'Cause I got you all night, don't you worry about a thing no, no, no, Just go with it, go with it, go with it And I will go real slow with it, slow with it It's our first time Go with it, go with it, go with it And I will go real slow with it, slow with it It's our first time Don't it feel good babe, don't it feel good babe 'Cause it's so brand new babe, it's so brand new babe Don't it feel good babe, don't it feel good babe 'Cause it's so brand new babe, it's so brand new babe Just go with it, go with it, go with it And I will go real slow with it, slow with it It's our first time Go with it, go with it, go with it And I will go real slow with it, slow with it It's our first time
  4. Runaway baby2:27

    Letra

    Well looky here looky here ah what do we have? Another pretty thing ready for me to grab But little does she know that I'm a wolf in sheeps clothing 'Cause at the end of the night it is her I'll be holding I love you so That's what you'll say, You'll tell me baby, baby please don't go away But when I play, I never stay To every girl that I meet here, this is what I'll say, Run run runaway, runaway baby Before I put my spell on you You better get get getaway, getaway darling 'Cause everything you heard is true You poor little heart will end up alone 'Cause lord knows I'm a rolling stone So you better run run runaway, runaway baby Uh, ah yeah Well let me think, let me think, ah what should I do? So many eager young bunnies that I'd like to pursue Now even though they're eating out the palm of my hand There's only one carrot and they all gotta share it I love you so That's what you'll say, You'll tell me baby, baby please don't go away But when I play, I never stay To every girl that I meet here, this is what I'll say, Run run runaway, runaway baby Before I put my spell on you You better get get getaway, getaway darling 'Cause everything you heard is true You poor little heart will end up alone 'Cause lord knows I'm a rolling stone So you better run run runaway, runaway baby Uh, check it out See I ain't tryna hurt you baby No no no I just want to work you baby See I ain't tryna hurt you baby No no no I just want to work you baby If you are scared, you better run (you better run) You better run, (you better run) You better run, (you better run) You better, you better, you better Run run runaway, runaway baby Before I put my spell on you You better get get getaway, getaway darling 'Cause everything you heard is true You poor little heart will end up alone 'Cause lord knows I'm a rolling stone So you better run run runaway, runaway baby
  5. The lazy song3:15
    vídeo del tema The lazy song
    [Verse 1] Today, I don't feel like doing anythin' I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like pickin' up my phone So leave a message at the tone Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything Uh! I'm gonna kick my feet up and stare at the fan Turn the TV on Throw my hand in my pants Nobody's gonna' tell me I can't I'll be lounging on the couch just chillin' in my snuggie Click to MTV so they can teach me how to dougie Cus in my castle I'm the freakin man Oh Yes I said it I said it I said it cause I can Today, I don't feel like doing anything' I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like pickin' up my phone So leave a message at the tone Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything Nothing at all! Ooh, ooh ooh Ooh, hoo, ooh hoo ooh Nothing' at all oohoo ooh oohoo ooh hooh ooh ooh Tomorrow, I'll wake up do some P90X Meet a really nice girl have some really nice sex And she's gonna scream out "this is great" [OhmyGod, this is great] Yeaaah I might mess around and get my college degree I bet my old man would be so proud of me But sorry, pops, you'll just have to wait Oh Oh Yes I said it I said it I said it cus I can Today, I don't feel like doing anythin' I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like pickin' up my phone So leave a message at the tone Cus today I swear I'm not doin' anything No, I ain't gonna comb my hair Cus I ain't going anywhere No No No No No No-No-No No I'll just strut in my birthday suit And let everything hang loose Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah-Yeah-Yeah Yeah... Ohh ohh Today, I don't feel like doing anythin' I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like pickin' up my phone So leave a message at the tone Cus today I swear I'm not doin' anything Nothing at all Woohoo ooh Woohoo ooh hooh ooh ooh Nothing at all Woohoo ooh Woohoo ooh hooh ooh ooh Nothing at all
  6. Marry you3:50

    Letra

    It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard We can go No one will know Oh c'mon girl Who cares if we're trashed Got a pocket full of cash we can blow Shots of Patron And it's on girl Don't say no no no no no Just say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah And we'll go go go go go If you're ready, like I'm ready 'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something fun to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you Oh I'll go get a ring Let the choir bell sing like ooh So what you wanna do Lets just run girl If we wake up and you want to break up That's cool No I won't blame you It was fun girl Don't say no no no no no Just say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah And we'll go go go go go If you're ready, like I'm ready 'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something fun to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you Just say I do Tell me right now baby Tell me right now baby, baby Just say I do Tell me right now baby Tell me right now baby, baby Oh It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something fun to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you
  7. Talking to the moon3:37

    Letra

    [Verse 1] I know you're somewhere out there, Somewhere far away I want you back I want you back. [Verse 2] My neighbors think I'm crazy, But they don't understand You're all I had You're all I had. [Verse 3] At night when the stars light up my room, I sit by myself, [Pre-Chorus] Talking to the moon Tryin' to get to you In hopes you're on the other side Talking to me too Or am I a fool? Who sits alone Talking to the moon [Verse 4] I'm feeling like I'm famous, The talk of the town. They say I've gone mad. Yeah, I've gone mad. [Verse 5] But they don't know what I know, 'Cause when the sun goes down Someone's talking back. Yeah, they're talking back. [Verse 6] At night when the stars light up my room, I sit by myself, [Pre-Chorus] Talking to the moon Tryin' to get to you In hopes you're on the other side Talking to me too Or am I a fool? Who sits alone Talking to the moon [Verse 7] Do you ever hear me calling? 'Cause every night, I'm talkin' to the moon Still tryin' to get to you [Verse 8] In hopes you're on the other side Talking to me too Or am I a fool? Who sits alone Talking to the moon [Bridge] I know you're somewhere out there, Somewhere far away...
  8. Liquor Store Blues3:49

    Vídeo

    vídeo del tema Liquor Store Blues
  9. Count on me3:17

    Letra

    If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea, I'll sail the world to find you If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see, I'll be the light to guide you Find out what we're made of When we are called to help our friends in need You can count on me like one two three I'll be there And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two You'll be there 'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah Whoa, whoa Oh, oh Yeah, yeah If you tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall asleep I'll sing a song Beside you And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me Everyday I will Remind you Ooh Find out what we're made of When we are called to help our friends in need You can count on me like one two three I'll be there And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two You'll be there 'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah Oh, oh Yeah, yeah You'll always have my shoulder when you cry I'll never let go Never say goodbye You know you can You can count on me like one two three I'll be there And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two And you'll be there 'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah Oh, oh You can count on me 'cause I can count on you
  10. The Other Side3:47

    Letra

    Truth of the matter is I'm complicated You're as straight as they come You go 'bout your day baby While I hide from the sun It's better if you don't understand Cause you wont know what it's like Til you try You know I've been waiting on the other side And you, all you gotta do is cross the line I could wait a whole life time But you just gotta decide You know I I've been waiting on the other Waiting on the other side We would live forever Who could ask for more You could die if you wanted But baby what for It's better if you don't understand And you won't know what it's like Til you try You know I've been waiting on the other side And you, all you gotta do is cross the line I could wait a whole life time But you just gotta decide You know I I've been waiting on the other, waiting on the other side If they say life's a dream Call this insomnia Cause this ain't wonderland It damn sure ain't narnia And once you cross the line You can't change your mind Yeah I'm a monster But I'm no frankenstein And quite frankly I've been feeling insane in between my eyes I really cant explain what I feel inside If you knew what I was you's would run and hide Many have tried to go into the night Cross over the line and come back alive But that's the price we pay when we living on the other side You know I've been waiting on the other side And you, all you gotta do is cross the line I could wait a whole life time But you just gotta decide You know I I've been waiting on the other, waiting on the other side It's better if you don't understand It's better if you don't understand It's better if you don't understand It's better if you don't understand It's better if you don't understand It's better if you don't understand