Sobre el álbum
Con Songs from the Last Century, de 1999, George Michael se embarca en un proyecto muy personal y largamente anhelado: un álbum de versiones en el que rinde homenaje a algunas de sus canciones y compositores favoritos del siglo XX. Este trabajo, por lo tanto, se aleja de la composición propia para centrarse en su faceta como intérprete de excepción.
De esta manera, el disco presenta a Michael abordando un repertorio de clásicos del pop, el jazz y el cancionero popular, pero siempre llevándolos a su propio terreno. Con la ayuda del legendario productor Phil Ramone, las canciones se visten con arreglos de jazz orquestal y de big band, creando una atmósfera elegante y atemporal.
El repertorio es ciertamente ecléctico. George Michael ofrece su propia lectura de temas como "Roxanne" de The Police, transformándola en una balada de jazz melancólica, o el clásico "My Baby Just Cares for Me", popularizado por Nina Simone. Además, su interpretación de "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" es particularmente conmovedora y poderosa.
En resumen, "Songs from the Last Century" es un elegante y sentido tributo a la historia de la música popular. Es un álbum que demuestra la increíble versatilidad de Michael como vocalista, capaz de brillar en cualquier registro. Aunque no es un disco de material original, es una obra de una clase y una musicalidad exquisitas.
Listado de Canciones
- Brother Can You Spare A Dime
Letra
once I built a railroad, made it run made it race against time once I built a rairoad, now it's done brother can you spare a dime? once I built a tower to the sun brick and rivet and lime once I built a tower, now it's done brother can you spare a dime? once in khaki suits gee, we looked swell full of that yankee Doodle De Dum half a million boots went slogging through hell I was the kid with the drum say don't you remember, they called me Al It was Al all the time say don't you remember, I'm your pal! buddy can you spare a dime? once I built a railroad, made it run made it race against time once I built a rairoad, now it's done brother can you spare a dime? once I built a tower to the sun brick and rivet and lime once I built a tower, now it's done brother can you spare a dime? once in khaki suits gee, we looked swell full of that yankee Doodle De Dum half a million boots went slogging through hell I was the kid with the drum say don't you remember, they called me Al It was Al all the time say don't you remember, I'm your pal! buddy can you spare a dime? - Roxanne4:11
Letra
Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Those days are over You don't have to sell your body to the night Roxanne You don't have to wear that dress tonight Walk the streets for money You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Roxanne You don't have to I loved you since I knew ya I wouldn't talk down to ya I have to tell you just how I feel I won't share you with another boy I know my mind is made up So put away your make up I told you once I won't tell you again It's a bad way Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Roxanne You don't have to Baby don't put it on Baby don't put it on Baby don't put it on Baby don't put it on - You've Changed4:25
- My Baby Just Cares For Me1:45
Letra
My baby don't care for shows My baby don't care for clothes My baby just cares for me My baby don't care for cars and races My baby don't care for high tone places Elizabeth Taylor is not his style And even Ricky Martin's smile Is something he can't see My baby don't care who knows it My baby just cares for me I wonder what's wrong with baby My baby just cares for He just says his prayers for My baby just cares For me - Miss Sarajevo5:11
Letra
Is there a time for keeping a distance A time to turn your eyes away Is there a time for keeping your head down For getting on with your day Is there a time for Kohl and lipstick A time for cutting hair Is there a time for high street shopping To find the right dress to wear Here she comes Heads turn around Here she comes To take her crown Is there a time to walk for cover A time for kiss and tell Is there a time for different colors Different names you find it hard to spell Is there a time for first communion A time for east 17 Is there a time to turn the mecca Is there a time to be a beauty queen Here she comes Beauty plays the crown Here she comes Surreal in her crown Dici che il fiume trova la via al mare E come il fiume giungerai a me Oltre i confini e le terre assetate Dici che come fiume come fiume L'amore giunger L'amore E non so pi pregare E nell'amore non so pi sperare E quell'amore non so pi aspettare English translation: You say that the river finds the way to the sea And as the river you'll come to me Beyond the borders and the thirsty lands You say that as river As river Love will come Love And I cannot pray anymore And I cannot hope in love anymore And I cannot wait for love anymore Is there a time for tying ribbons A time for Christmas trees Is there a time for laying tables When the night is set to freeze - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face5:19
Letra
The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes The moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and empty skies, my love To the dark and empty skies And the first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hands Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command, my love That was there And the first time ever I lay with you And felt you heart so close to mine, And I knew our joy would fill the earth It would last till the end of time, my love It would last till the end of time The first time ever I saw your face Your face, your face - I Remember You4:13
Letra
I remember you You're the one who made my dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you You're the one who said I love you too Didn't you know I remember too A distant bell And stars that fell Like rain out of the blue When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of them all Then I will tell them I remember you I remember you You're the one who made my dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you You're the one who said I love you too Didn't you know I remember too A distant bell And stars that fell Like rain out of the blue I miss you darling When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of them all Then I will tell them I remember you - Secret Love2:39
Letra
Once I had a secret love That lived within the heart of me All too soon my secret love Became impatient to be free So I told a friendly star The way that dreamers often do Just how wonderful you are And why I'm so in love with you Now I shout it from the highest hill I even told you the golden dafodill At least my heart's an open door And my secret love's no secret anymore Now I shout it from the highest hill I even told you the golden dafodill At least my heart's an open door And my secret love's no secret My secret love's no secret My secret love's no secret anymore - Wild Is The Wind4:02
Letra
Love me, love me, love me, love me Say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart Oh wild is the wind You touch me I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss my life begins You're spring to me All things to me You're life itself! Like the leaf Clings to the tree Oh my darling cling to me For we're like creatures of the wind And wild is the wind - Where Or When
Letra
When you're awake The things you think Come from the dreams you dream Thought has wings, And lots of things Are seldom what they see Sometimes you think you've lived before All that you live today Things you do come back to you As though they knew the way Oh, the tricks your mind can play It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked at each other in the same way then But I can't remember where or when The clothes you're wearing and the clothes you wore The smile you are smiling you were smiling then But I can't remember where or when Some things that happen for the first time Seem to be happening again And so it seems that we have met before And laughed before And loved before But who knows where or when It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked at each other in the same way then But I can't remember where or when The clothes you're wearing and the clothes you wore The smile you are smiling you were smiling then But I can't remember where or when Some things that happen for the first time Seem to be happening again And so it seems that we have met before And laughed before And loved before But who knows where or when