Tonight es un álbum de Franz Ferdinand, publicado en 2009. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Ulysses», «Turn It On», «No You Girls» y «Send Him Away».
Sobre el álbum
El tercer álbum de estudio, titulado simplemente Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, marcó un cambio significativo en el sonido de la banda. En este trabajo, los escoceses decidieron aparcar momentáneamente su enfoque más guitarrero para abrazar los sintetizadores y las texturas electrónicas, creando un disco eminentemente nocturno, oscuro y orientado a la pista de baile de una manera mucho más explícita.
La producción del álbum es clave para entender su carácter. La banda trabajó para crear un sonido que evocara la noche, desde la anticipación de la salida hasta la euforia de la madrugada y la melancolía del amanecer. Canciones como "Ulysses", con su ritmo pulsante y sus sintetizadores sucios, o la épica "Lucid Dreams", que muta en una pieza de acid house, son ejemplos perfectos de esta nueva dirección.
El álbum se estructura en dos mitades conceptuales. La primera parte es más enérgica y bailable, mientras que la segunda se vuelve más introspectiva y atmosférica, reflejando el transcurso de una noche de fiesta. Pese a este giro electrónico, Franz Ferdinand no pierde su identidad; la sección rítmica sigue siendo tensa y precisa, y las melodías vocales de Alex Kapranos conservan su sello inconfundible.
"Tonight" es un álbum audaz y cohesivo que demostró la voluntad de la banda de reinventarse. Aunque pudo alienar a algunos de sus seguidores más puristas del rock es uno de sus trabajos más interesantes y conceptualmente logrados, una inmersión valiente en los placeres y peligros de la vida nocturna.
Listado de Canciones
- Ulysses3:11
Letra
Well I sit here Sentimental footsteps And then a voice said hi, so, So What ya got, What you got this time? Come on let's get high Come on 'lex oh What you got next oh, Walking 25 miles oh, Well I'm Bored I'm Bored C'mon lets get high C'mon Lets get high C'mon lets get high High Well I found a new way I found a new way C'mon don't amuse me I don't need your sympathy LA LA LA LA LA Ulysses I found a new way Well I found a new way baby My Ulysses My Ulysses Now, what you want now boy? So sinister So sinister But last night was wild What's the matter there? Feeling kinda anxious? That hot blood grow cold Yeah everyone, Everybody knows it Yeah everyone, Everybody knows it Everybody knows aah LA LA LA LA LA Ulysses I found a new way Well I found a new way baby x2 No, no Then suddenly you know You're never going home You're never x6 You're never going home You're not Ulysses Baby No, la la la la, You're not Ulysses Baby No, la la la la - Turn It On2:20
Letra
It ain't easy being this kind of lover when you never call me It ain't easy being this kind of lover won't you ever call me I'm dedicated, yes I'm a forgiver Yeah, I'm dedicated, yes I'm a forgiver Oh, I'm dedicated, yes I'm a forgiver I'll forgive you always It ain't easy being this kind of lover when you never call me It ain't easy being this kind of lover why don't you ever call me But I'm dedicated, yes I'm a forgiver Yeah, I'm dedicated, yes I'm a forgiver Oh, I'm dedicated, yes I'm a forgiver I'll forgive you always I know you'll turn it on yeah (turn it on) I know you'll turn it on yeah (turn it on) I know you'll turn it on yeah (turn it on) I know you'll turn it on yeah (turn it on) You don't wanna know how I manage alone Oh no you don't wanna know what goes on when I'm on my own You don't wanna know how I plan on my own, oh no You don't wanna know how I know when you're on your own I'll never be alone, yeah (turn it on) I followed you to Rome, yeah (turn it on) I know the places you call home, yeah (turn it on) You know I'll get you on your own, yeah (turn it on) You know I know where you are You know I know where you are You know I'm a lover Can't stop thinking of you If I can't have you then nobody can Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, You Turn it On, You turn it on You turn it on You turn it on - No You Girls3:41
Letra
Oh, kiss me Lick your cigarette, then kiss me Kiss me where your eye won't meet me Meet me where your mind won't kiss me Lick your eyes and mine and then hit me Hit me with your eyes so sweetly Oh, you know you know you know that yes I love I mean I'd love to get to know you Do you never wonder? No, no no no You girls never know Oh no, you girls'll never know No you girls never know How you make a boy feel You girls never know Oh no, you girls'll never know No you girls never know How you make a boy feel How you make a boy Oh, kiss me Lick your cigarette, then kiss me Kiss me where your eye won't meet me Meet me where your eye won't lick me Lick your mind and mine so briefly Oh you know, you know you're so sweetly Oh you know, you know that I know that I love you I mean I, I mean I need to love Do you never wonder? No, no no no You girls never know Oh no, you girls'll never know No you girls never know How you make a boy feel You girls never know Oh no, you girls'll never know No you girls never know How you make a boy feel How you make a boy feel How you make a boy Sometimes I say stupid things That I think Well, I mean I Sometimes I think the stupidest things Because I never wonder Oh how the girl feels Oh how the girl feels No you boys never care Oh no you boys'll never care No you boys never care How the girl feels No you boys never care You dirty boys'll never care No you boys never care How the girl feels Oh how the girl feels Oh how the girl feels - Send Him Away2:59
Letra
I can't seem to feel the envy I should feel Or maybe I don't need the sour side of love Of love No, I don't care his breath is in your hair Well, I don't care his skin is still between Still on fold of your sheets Send him away I don't mean to claim or own you Or maybe I would like to But I need whatever side of love Is there No, I don't care his breath is in your hair Well, I don't care his skin is still between Still on fold of your sheets Send him away Oh, can't you let me stay tonight? Oh, can't you let me stay tonight? Oh, can't you let me stay tonight? Can't you let me stay tonight? - Twilight Omens2:29
Letra
I wrote your name Upon the back of my hand Slept upon it then I woke up With it backwards on my face Reading forwards From my mirror to my heart Twilight Omens in my life Then I hear your name Hear the radio sing your name Should I give you a call What should I say? Maybe you still feel the same I typed your number Into my calculator Where it spelled a dirty word When you turn it upside down You could turn my dirty world The bright way round Twilight Omens in my life Then I hear your name Hear the radio Sing your name Should I give you a call What should I say? Maybe I still feel the same Twilight Omens in my life I keep hearing your name I keep hearing your name I keep hearing your name I hear the way You sing your name Hear the way you Sing your name Hear the way you Sing your name - Bite Hard3:26
Letra
You don't know I Sing these songs About you You don't know the Pseudonyms I assume You don't know the Pseudonyms I assume For you Are you happier now That the gods are dying? Or do you dream of Heston with omniscient beard You should be happier now, With no one to pray to Or would you love to Break your knees from beggin and praying? Bite Hard It's a broken smile, That's breaking their hearts And breaking their minds Bite Hard It's 5. 05, your engine's alive and We ride together Bite Hard Bite Hard I may be lonelier now But I'm happy alone - honest It ain't lonely alone What would we talk about anyway? No I never resort To kissing your photo - honest I just had to see How the chemicals taste their honey Bite Hard It's a broken smile, That's breaking their hearts And breaking their minds Bite Hard Well it's 5. 05, your engine's alive and We ride together We ride together We die together Bite hard Bite hard Bite hard I never No I never I just had to I just had to See now honey Bite hard It's a broken smile, That's breaking their hearts And breaking their minds We ride together We die together - What She Came For3:52
Letra
I got a question for you I got a question for you Where did you get Your name from? Where did you get Your name from? I got a question for you Where do you see yourself In five minutes time? With a laugh like that Or a look like that You make us all feel gauche Like it's a smutty joke but With a laugh like that And a look like that You make us all just go La la la la woah Look out You're what she came for You're what she came for No question, no doubt You're what she came for Knows what she came for No question, no doubt I got a question for you Another question for you Oh do you feel the Do you feel the pressure Why you're wearing What you're wearing Where will your life be gone In five minutes time? So say something stupid You know that you love to Look out You're what she came for You're what she came for No question, no doubt You're what she came for You're what she came for No question, no doubt Woah! You're what she came for (La la la la la) You're what she came for (La la la la la) You're what she came for You're what she came for You're what she came for - Live Alone3:29
Letra
I wanna live alone Because the greatest love is always ruined By the beakery in the arguement of living I wanna live alone I can be happy alone I... Whereever u are Whoever is there You know that I will be here Wishing that I could be there - Can't Stop Feeling3:02
- Lucid Dreams7:56
Letra
I woke with Wings From lucid dreams Knew the reason I felt hollow Was that I no longer cared If there was some great truth or not I'm going to take my aimless love, My angry heart and my desire I'll Build a Nation of You A New Utopia For You To Live in I gazed into my crystal palm Blinking black beneath the twilight Knew that I no longer cared If this was my last day or not I'm going to take my aimless love - Dream Again3:18
Letra
Don't be afraid if you hear voices Or feel the sweet air Spoken upon you Sometimes the sound Of a thoughsand Whispering words Of hope will reassure Show me the future Will see us join again Oceans split Or the mountains sigh Then I Will keep on dreaming I live to dream again (x4) Don't be afraid if you're descending The deepest despairs Without a handrail to guide you Sometimes the sound Of a thousand Whispering words Can confuse But when you're sleeping They shift and slide together Bring meaning To the Canyon's Cry So I I keep on dreaming I live to dream again (x4) Sometimes the sound Of a thousand Whispering words You live a little fear But fear the future I feel us dream together I feel no fear I feel no fire Oh I I keep on dreaming I live to dream again (x4) - Katherine Kiss Me2:55
Letra
Katherine, kiss me Slip your little lips Will split me Split me away Your eye won't hit me Yes, I love you, I mean it I'd love to get to know you Sometimes I say The stupid things I think I mean I Sometimes I think The stupidest things Mmmmmm And do you ever wonder How the boy feels Katherine, kiss me Flick your cigarette, Then kiss me Flick your eyes at mine So briefly Your leather jacket lies In sticky pools Of Cider Blackberry You glance and ricochet From every alpha male Behind me Eyeslike bubbles On the washing machine Mmmmm I wonder How the boy feels Katherine, kiss me In the alleyway By Jacket In the sodium light Yes I love you, I mean I Need to love And though Your opened eyes Stay bored Upon The overflowing pipes Above me Tonight I don't mind Because I never wonder How the girl feels