California Son es un álbum de Morrissey, publicado en 2019. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Morning Starship», «Don't Interrupt The Sorrow», «Only A Pawn In Their Game» y «Suffer The Little Children».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum de 2019, California Son, es un disco de versiones en el que Morrissey rinde homenaje a algunas de las canciones y artistas que admira. Sin embargo, fiel a su personalidad, no se trata de una selección obvia. En su lugar, elige un repertorio ecléctico y a menudo reivindicativo, que abarca desde el folk de los 60 hasta el glam rock. El álbum es tanto un tributo como una declaración de sus propias influencias.
El artista reinterpreta canciones de iconos como Bob Dylan ("Only a Pawn in Their Game"), Joni Mitchell ("Don't Interrupt the Sorrow") o Roy Orbison ("It's Over"). En cada una de ellas, imprime su sello vocal inconfundible y las adapta al sonido potente de su banda actual. Las versiones suenan inequívocamente a Morrissey.
El disco cuenta con colaboraciones de otros artistas, como Billie Joe Armstrong de Green Day. Aunque los álbumes de versiones suelen ser considerados trabajos menores, "California Son" es un proyecto sólido y muy personal que ofrece una nueva perspectiva sobre canciones clásicas.
Listado de Canciones
- Morning Starship
Letra
Who was that sneaking up the stairs? Taking a hairpin from her hair Vision of the locks fallin' down Crossed my mind and played with the sound Of tapping, gentle tapping at my morning starship The crystal glint of the turning glass The creaking sound of the rusted latch As she slowly opened the door The darkness told me nothing more Except, she said that she was near my morning starship She stood within the threshold silently A ray of moonlight caught her eye Without a word she said: Could I come in? And I said: Well, you're in already You might as well sit down and stay awhile She made her way across the room Her golden hair eclipsed the moon The perfect head framed in silver blue Found its way to mine and then I knew The girl, the girl, the girl had flown my morning starship She's gone away, what can I do? She took the key she's got the clue Mysteries unfold with the latch What she knows I'll never forget The girl, the girl, the girl has flown my morning starship Yeah, she's travelled with me now in my morning starship Oh boom boom boom, morning starship - Don't Interrupt The Sorrow
- Only A Pawn In Their Game
Letra
A bullet from the back of a bush Took Medgar Evers' blood The finger fired the trigger to his name The handle hid out in the dark The hand set the spark Behind a man's brain But he can't be blamed He's only a pawn in their game The south politician preaches to the poor white man You got more than the blacks, don't complain You're better than them You been born with white skin, they explain And the negro's name Is used it is plain For the politician's gain As he rises to fame And the poor white remains On the caboose of the train But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game The deputy, sheriffs, the soldiers The governors get paid And the marshals and cops get the same But the poor white man's used In the hands of them all like a tool He's taught in his school From the start by the rule That the laws are with him To protect his white skin To keep up his hate So he never thinks straight 'Bout the shape that he's in But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game From the poverty shacks He looks from the cracks to the tracks And the hoof beats pound in his brain And he's taught how to walk in a pack Shoot in the back With his fist in a clinch To hang and to lynch To hide 'neath the hood To kill with no pain Like a dog on a chain He ain't got no name But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game Today, Medgar Evers was buried From the bullet he caught They lowered him down as a king But when the shadowy sun sets on the one That fired the gun He'll see by his grave On the stone that remains Carved next to his name His epitaph plain Only a pawn in their game - Suffer The Little Children
Letra
School bell go Ding! Dong! Ding! The children all line up They do what they are told Take a little drink from the liar's cup Mama she don't really care If what they learn is true Or if what they learn is lies Just get them through the factories Into production Oh get them into line Late in the afternoon The children all come home They mind their manners well Their little lives are all laid out Mama she don't seem to care If she may break their hearts She clips their wings off They never learn to fly Oh poor mama needs a source of pride A doctor son she'll have No matter what the cost To manhood or to soul Sun shine down, brightly shine Down on all the land Shine down on the newborn lambs A butcher's knife is in his hand Mama, she keeps them unprepared To meet the enemy So coming unto all Teach them that evil dwells Across the sea or lives in a mountain Like they see on TV It's down in the heart of town The devil dresses up He keeps his nails clean What? Did you think he'd be A boogeyman? Poor mama's stuck with sagging dreams She'll sell a son or two Into some slavery That's lucrative and fine Just teach them not to criticize Say yes to bosses, impress the clients Ah teachers of the world Teach them to fake it well School bell go Ding! Dong! Ding! The children all line up They do what they are told Take a little drink from the liar's cup - Days Of Decision
Letra
The shadows of doubt are in many a mind Looking for an answer They're never gonna find But please understand You're running out of time For these are the days of decision Games of stalling you cannot afford Dark is the danger that's knocking on the door And the far-reaching rockets say You can't reach anymore For these are the days of decision In the face of the people Who know they're gonna win With a strength greater than the power od the wind You can't stand around When the ice is growing thin For these are the days of decision The mobs of anger are roaming the street Aiming down at the police on the beat In town after town you know they will repeat For these are the days Now there's warnin's of fire and flood And there's the warning of The bullet and the blood From the three bodies Buried in the Mississippi mud Humm, decision There's a change in the wind And a split in the road Do what's right Or you can do what you are told The prize to be won will be held up by the bold Yes, these are the days of decision Oh these are the days of decision - It's Over
- Wedding Bell Blues
Letra
Oh Bill I love you so I always will I look at you and I see The passion eyes of May Oh, but am I ever gonna see My wedding day? Oh, I was on your side, Bill When you were losing I'd never scheme or lie, Bill There'd be no fooling But kisses and love Won't carry me Till you marry me, Bill I love you so I always will And in your voice I hear A choir of carousels (carousels) Oh, but am I ever gonna hear My wedding bells? I was the one who came running When you were lonely (when you were lonely) I have not lived one day not Loving you only (loving you only) But kisses and love Won't carry me Untill you marry me, Bill I love you so I always will And though devotion rules my heart I take no bows (take no bows) Oh but am I ever gonna make Those wedding vows? Oh come on, Bill (come on, Bill) Oh come on, Bill (come on, Bill) - Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets
Letra
Loneliness remembers what happiness forgets I had to lose you to recall Life's not really all sunshine and laughter Loneliness remembers what happiness forgets And when you fall in love too fast Sunshine doesn't last forever After whenever a drop of rain First came the pleasure And then the pain We were the talk of the town Ask anybody around They'll let you know We were the fire that lit the stars No other love was as bright as ours And everything's turning around Gone is the love I have found You went away Now I'm alone Loneliness remembers what happiness forgets And when you fall in love too fast The sunshine doesn't last forever After whenever a drop of rain First came the pleasure And then came All the pain - Lady Willpower
Letra
Lady Willpower It's now or never Give your love to me And I'll shower your heart With tenderness endlessly I know you want to see me But you're afraid Of what I might have on my mind One thing you can be sure of I'll take good care of your love If you will let me give you mine Lady Willpower It's now or never Give your love to me And I'll shower your heart With tenderness endlessly Did noone ever tell you The facts of life? There is so much you have to learn And I would gladly show you If I could only know you And get your love in return Lady Willpower It's now or never Give your love to me And I'll shower your heart With tenderness endlessly - When You Close Your Eyes
Letra
When you close your eyes Do you see white Lorelei? She's a dream She's not half as magic as she seems But she's so much fun to be with When you close your eyes Do you see places that you've never seen? Yet you've been there You've been walking on the edges of a dream And you're so much fun to be with Big surprise You've been informed you're not asleep Hard as you try You were never really meant to weep When you close your door With a sign: Do not disturb You must be disturbed to find That it's just as magic as it seems And you're so much fun to be with - Lenny's Tune
- Some Say I Got Devil
Letra
Some say I got devil Some say I got angel I'm just someone in trouble I don't think I'm in danger Don't think I'm in danger I know I'm not in danger Some have tried to sell me All kinds of things to save me from Hurting like a woman And crying like a baby Something like a woman Crying like a baby And all the things that I have seen Qualify me for a part in your dreams Qualify me for this dream And though I'd like to tell you Exactly how I feel it Somehow the music Hides it and conceals it Hides it and conceals it Oh, it hides And all the things that I have seen Can be hidden in a part of my dream Gonna hide it in this dream Some say I got devil Some say I'm angel I'm just someone in trouble I don't think I'm in danger Don't think I'm in danger In fact I know I'm not in danger