Shine es un álbum de Cyndi Lauper, publicado en 2004 por Epic. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Shine», «It's Hard To Be Me», «Madonna Whore» y «Wide Open».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum Shine es el legendario "álbum perdido" de Cyndi Lauper, una obra que, por problemas con su discográfica, nunca tuvo un lanzamiento oficial completo a nivel mundial. Grabado alrededor de 2001 el disco se filtró en internet y finalmente solo se publicó en formato de EP en Japón en 2004. Es una de las piezas más codiciadas y fascinantes de su carrera.
Musicalmente, 'Shine' es una brillante fusión de pop, rock y electrónica, con un sonido muy contemporáneo para la época. La producción incorpora elementos del trip-hop y el dance, pero sin perder nunca la increíble sensibilidad melódica de la artista. Las canciones son a la vez modernas y atemporales.
El disco muestra a una Cyndi Lauper en un gran momento creativo, con letras que hablan de resiliencia, amor y autoafirmación. La canción que da título al disco, "Shine", es un himno optimista y contagioso que, de haber sido lanzado correctamente, podría haber sido un gran éxito.
'Shine' es una gran obra perdida, un testimonio de la mala suerte de una artista con la industria musical. A pesar de su accidentada historia, es un disco que demuestra la inagotable creatividad y la calidad de una de las grandes del pop.
Listado de Canciones
- Shine4:33
Letra
Shine I'll stand by you Don't try and push me away 'Cause I'm just gonna stay You can shine I won't deny you And don't be afraid it'll all be OK Do you know my name Well I ain't gonna take That big time line Won't be beat by a lie Gonna call out to these embers Waiting to ignite Gonna pull you up By your love, by your love And tell you Shine I'll stand by you... I can see the frown you wear All around, like some faded crown Like a watch over wound Gonna call down to this diamond Buried underground Gonna pull you up By your love, by your love And tell you Shine I'll stand by you... When it's said and done What you need will come And time won't let me Let you let me waste it this time Shine... Shine I'll stand by you Don't try and push me away 'Cause I'm just gonna stay You can shine I won't deny you And don't be afraid it'll all be OK It'll all be OK When you shine You can shine Shine May you, may you shine... - It's Hard To Be Me3:51
- Madonna Whore3:34
Letra
What are you thinking when you're looking at me? What can you tell me of reality? I'm only woman... not just a fantasy And the flesh and blood is Warmer than some color transparency Every woman's a Madonna; every woman's a whore You can try to reduce me but I'm so much more I don't want to be your mother; won't be shoved in a drawer 'Cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore, that's right What are you thinking when you push me away Was it some promise in your youth you made? Holding out for something or hoping to be saved Does it make you feel power or are you just afraid of me? Every woman's a Madonna; every woman's a whore You can try to reduce me but I'm so much more I don't want to be your mother; won't be shoved in a drawer 'Cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore, that's right I don't know If you say so Got so many do's and don'ts, my head is spinning Hey Romeo, j-j-j-just let get go Maybe everything could use a little sinning Every woman's a Madonna; every woman's a whore You can try and reduce me but I'm so much more I don't want to be your mother; won't be shoved in a drawer 'Cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore Every woman's a Madonna; every woman's a whore You can try and reduce me but I'm so much more I don't want to be your mother; won't be shoved in a drawer 'Cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore, that's right You can try to reduce me but I'm so much more I don't want to be your mother; won't be shoved in a drawer 'Cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore, that's right - Wide Open3:48
Letra
Used to stand in my doorstep I used to dance in the rain I used to cast out wishes That never came back again I used to sit in my garden With pretty maids in a row Silver bells and cockle shells Waiting to see where we're going Wide open for anything Anything love would bring Wide open for anything Anything and everything Same old scenery Made me real confused Tired of the same old feeling Of being lost and used I follow lonely footprints To see where they would lead Dreaming that they would take me Where i want to be Wide open for anything Anything love would bring Wide open for anything Anything and everything An air of confidence Is now in my stride I swing my shoulders gently My hips from side to side Now i live in the moment Where there are no regrets Now i keep my head up With nothing to forget Wide open for anything Anything love would bring Wide open for anything Anything and everything - Rather Be With You3:24
Letra
Sometimes I look at you Feel like I make you blue Wish I could make us all brand new Wish I had some mystery left To my personality Then I could wink at you And you'd laugh like you used to You know I think we'll make it through 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you We could move on if you wanted to 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you I know it's hard not to Continue what we do And remove a pattern Like an old tattoo I go with you You go with me But if we had some clarity Well maybe we could stop ourselves Before we both get silly You know I think we'll make it through 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you We could move on if you wanted to 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you Always felt strong We belong From the first time you stood next to me Am I still your girl? 'Cause in a crowded world You are still the only man I see Maybe we'd stop ourselves Before we both get silly You know I think we'll make it through 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you We could move on if you wanted to 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you You know I think we'll make it through 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you We could move on if you wanted to 'Cause if it's all the same I'd rather be with you - Who Let In The Rain4:32
Letra
Things like this Can always take a little time I always thought We'd be together down the line We start to fight And can't get over what was said 'Cause you see Black and White And I see Red And I wonder who let in the rain You know without you I'm not the same When love gets strong People get weak Sometimesthey lose control And wind up in too deep They fall like rain Who let in the rain I make the bed and cover Where you used to sleep I'm smoothing over promises Made in these sheets I envy lovers passing by Out on the street 'Cause what they have I couldn't keep And I wonder who let in the rain You know without you I'm not the same When love gets strong People get weak Sometimes they lose control And wind up into deep They fall like rain Who let in the rain - Comfort You4:11
Letra
Lot of havoc in the sea People rushing endlessly Sometimes i think it's just their way Of capturing a better day You keep rushing home baby For your dose of reality I'll hold out my hands to you You do what you need to Ohh, whoa I will comfort you (i will comfort you) Ohh, whoa I will comfort you (i will comfort you) An ocean of humanity Some wash up along the street It's hard to keep in stepping round It's hard to keep that frame of mind Trying to move with the sun Gives the illusion that we're one I'll be running next to you We do what we need to Ohh, whoa I will comfort you (i will comfort you) Ohh, whoa I will comfort you (i will comfort you) But when the moonlight washes over our bed And the road slows A lonely siren screeching 'round the bend The cool air blows Raising the hair on my skin We come face to face Try to let each other in Ohh, whoa I will comfort you (i will comfort you) Ohh, whoa I will comfort you (i will comfort you) I will i will i will i will I will i will i will i will I will comfort you - Eventually5:28
Letra
I met a man And talked about you He seemed like a man from Osaka I knew And he listened while I told him how you hurt me And he consoled me when he told me he'd been hurt too And he said we are inter-dependent And the effects on each other never ending And that the air has no boundaries I think this water that surrounds me Is the same water soaking through to you? So, what comes floating to me Eventually Will come floating back to you What comes floating to me Eventually Will come floating back to you I had some tea With a gal from Paris We talked about life, sex, love and poetry And you can't help it Your name came up again And she said man those kind of guys Really know how to steal all of the oxygen And I said we are inter-dependent And the effects on each other never ending And that the air has no boundaries I think this water that surrounds me Is the same water soaking through to you So, what comes floating to me Eventually Will come floating back to you What comes floating to me Eventually Will come floating back to you I have a friend I confide in He always says doll you got to learn not to lead with your chin But you can't help it It all comes up again And then you have your fill And your spill reaches down as far as a flood So, what comes floating to me Eventually Will come floating back to you What comes floating to me Eventually Will come floating back to you Eventually Eventually Will come floating back to you Eventually Eventually - Valentino5:10
- This Kind Of Love3:53
Letra
This kind of love ain't right Won't take us through the night This kind of love's not true Not good for me or you Woke up to find myself Standing in another day Filled with anxiety I'm praying for a different way I give it all I have 'Till I have no more to give I used to think I'd die for love Now I'd rather live If everywhere you look, you find some misery The view from there can make you feel Just a little crazy This kind of love ain't right Won't take us through the night Some think love equals pain, but... This kind of love's not true Not good for me or you I think we got to get out of this rain Stay walking through life Waiting for the other shoe to fall Dreams cut like a knife When you think you shouldn't dream at all I saw a dark cloud Looks like it follows us around It doesn't take that much, you know To make it tumble down How did we ever go from being so happy? To suffer alone and be strong Just so we can keep on giving up This kind of love ain't right Won't take us through the night Some think love equals pain, but... This kind of love's not true Not good for me or you I think we got to get out of this rain If everywhere you look, you find some misery The view from there can make you feel Just a little crazy This kind of love ain't right Won't take us through the night Some think love equals pain, but... This kind of love's not true Not good for me or you I think we got to get out of this rain (Repeat Chorus) - Higher Plane4:13
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Wake Me Shake me Come on take me To a Higher Plane Make the music and the rhythm Carry me away I want to be with you I want to be free I want to be connected to everyone I see (Ohh) Ooo... everyone moving with the same emotion (Ohh) Ooo... and he looks just like a silent word being spoken Wake Me Shake me Come on take me To a Higher Plane Make the music and the rhythm Carry me away Rhythm is my spirit Rhythm is my speech Rhythm is pulsating The rhythm of the street (Ahh) Ooo... to find myself in the still of the thunder (Ahh) Ooo... 'til another moment passing by pulls me under... pulls me under Wake me Shake me Come on take me To a Higher Plane Make the music and the rhythm Carry me away I want to be with you Ohhhhhhh Yeah! Wake me Shake me Come on take me To a Higher Plane Make the music and the rhythm Carry me away I want to be with you I want to be free I want to be connected from my heart to be beat Beam myself in the light against the darkness 'Til your love descends and smoothes away all the harshness, all the harshness Wake me Shake me Come on take me To a Higher Plane Make the music and the rhythm Carry me away Wake me Shake me Come on take me To a Higher Plane Make the music and the rhythm Carry me away-ay-ay-ay-ay - Water's Edge5:22
- Miss My Baby3:22