Andróide Paranóide

Blue Yodel #9, Johnny Cash e Louis Armstrong

[ao vivo no programa televisivo de Johnny Cash, 1970]

Chama-se, então, "Bad As Me" e marca o regresso de Tom Waits aos discos de originais, sete anos após "Real Gone".

Do disco vindouro, foi já dado a conhecer o primeiro single, de título homónimo. 

Uma belíssima canção. A voz está no sítio certo, numa espécie de evocação ao malogrado Captain Beefheart (influência assumida de Waits): ora em lamúria, ora raiva desesperada, ora sensualidade cava e ironia no riso. Tudo ao serviço da canção, numa estrutura blues/rock(abilly), de batida ácida, com reminiscências de Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Com um avanço assim, será difícil aguentar os dois meses que faltam para o lançamento do disco, em 25 de Outubro, sem que a saliva, profusa, se solte dos lábios.

Bad As Me, Tom Waits

"Bad As Me" (2011)

The River, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band
(NY, 2000) 

Riding For The Feeling, Bill Callahan

"Apocalypse" (2011)

'parandróide : soul power'

Hard Times, Ray Charles (1961);
Motherless Child, Overton Vertis "O.V." Wright, "If It's Only For Tonight " (1965);
Can You Love A Poor Boy, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, "Away We a Go-Go" (1966);
These Arms Of Mine, Otis Redding (1962);
Let's Stay Together, Al Green, "Let's Stay Together" (1972);
Medley: Ike's Rap II/Help Me Love, Isaac Hayes, "Black Moses" (1971);
Heard It Through The Grapevine, Marvin Gaye (1968);
I Put A Spell On You, Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1956);
Good Times, Sam Cooke (1964);
In The Midnight Hour, Wilson Pickett (1965);
Ain't Too Proud To Beg, The Temptations, "Gettin' Ready" (1966);
Keep On Pushing, The Impressions, "Keep On Pushing" (1964);
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Aretha Franklin, "I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You" (1967);
My Baby Just Cares For Me, Nina Simone, "Little Girl Blue" (1958);
You Can't Hurry Love, The Supremes, "The Supremes A' Go-Go" (1966);
Nowhere To Run, Martha & The Vandellas, "Dance Party" (1965);
Fish In The Dish, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, "Naturally" (2005);
Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder, "Innervisions" (1973);
Soul Power, James Brown (1971);
The World (Is Going Up In Flames), Charles Bradley, "No Time For Dreaming" (2011);
Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye), Solomon Burke, "Rock 'N Soul" (1964).

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When Did You Leave Heaven?

Just A Dream

Big Bill Broonzy, 1956.

Too Late To Cry, Lonnie Johnson (1963)

Idiot Wind

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

Bob Dylan, "Blood On The Tracks" (1975)

Bob Dylan, 1975.

[Adeus

Já gastámos as palavras pela rua, meu amor, 
e o que nos ficou não chega 
para afastar o frio de quatro paredes. 
Gastámos tudo menos o silêncio. 
Gastámos os olhos com o sal das lágrimas, 
gastámos as mão à força de as apertarmos, 
gastámos o relógio e as pedras das esquinas 
em esperas inúteis.

Meto as mãos nas algibeiras 
e não encontro nada. 
Antigamente tínhamos tanto para dar um ao outro! 
Era como se todas as coisas fossem minhas: 
quanto mais te dava mais tinha para te dar.

Às vezes tu dizias: os teus olhos são peixes verdes! 
e eu acreditava. 
Acreditava, 
porque ao teu lado 
todas as coisas eram possíveis. 
Mas isso era no tempo dos segredos, 
no tempo em que o teu corpo era um aquário, 
no tempo em que os meus olhos 
eram peixes verdes. 
Hoje são apenas os meus olhos. 
É pouco, mas é verdade, 
uns olhos como todos os outros.

Já gastámos as palavras. 
Quando agora digo: meu amor..., 
já se não passa absolutamente nada. 
E no entanto, antes das palavras gastas, 
tenho a certeza 
de que todas as coisas estremeciam 
só de murmurar o teu nome 
no silêncio do meu coração. 
Não temos já nada para dar. 
Dentro de ti 
não há nada que me peça água. 
O passado é inútil como um trapo. 
E já te disse: as palavras estão gastas.

Adeus.

Eugénio de Andrade]

parandróide : (i know) it's over'

Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley, "Grace" (1994);
I Know It's Over, The Smiths, "The Queen Is Dead" (1986);
No Distance Left To Run, Blur, "13" (1999);
Nothing Really Ends, dEUS, "Pocket Revolution" (2005);
Ruin My Day, Jon Brion, "Meaningless" (2001);
Paint The Moon, The Czars, "Goodbye" (2004);
It's Over, Roy Orbison (1964);
Se Por Acaso (Me Vires Por Aí), JP Simões (com Luanda Cozetti), "1970" (2007);
Amargura, Carlos Paredes, "Asas Sobre o Mundo" (1989);
Into Dust, Mazzy Star, "So Tonight That I Might See" (1993);
Does Not Suffice, Joanna Newsom, "Have One On Me" (2010);
Good Woman, Cat Power (com Warren Ellis & Eddie Vedder), "You Are Free" (2003);
Woke Up New, The Mountain Goats, "Get Lonely" (2006);
Skinny Love, Bon Iver, "For Emma, Forever Ago" (2007);
Guess I'm Doing Fine, Beck, "Sea Change" (2002);
Once I Was, Tim Buckley, "Hello/Goodbye" (1967);
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, Bob Dylan, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963);
Gone For Good, Morphine, "Yes" (1995);
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, Frank Sinatra, "In The Wee Small Hours" (1955);
Ruby's Arms, Tom Waits, "Heartattack and Vine" (1980).

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Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James no Festival de Newport, 1964

foto: Dick Waterman

parandróide : invitation to the blues

Prove It On Me, Ma Rainey (1928);
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, Bessie Smith (1929);
Black Betty, Lead Belly (1939);
The Soul Of A Man, 'Blind' Willie Johnson (1930);
Stack O'Lee Blues, 'Mississippi' John Hurt (1927);
Black Dog, 'Blind' Blake (1927);
Statesboro Blues, 'Blind' Willie McTell (1928);
Black Snake Moan, 'Blind Lemon' Jefferson (1927);
Deep Blue Sea Blues, Lonnie Johnson (1928);
Devil Got My Woman, 'Skip' James (1931);
Walkin' Blues, Robert Johnson (1937)
Good Morning, School Girl, 'Sonny Boy' Williamson (1937);
Goin' Down To The River, 'Mississippi' Fred McDowell (gravação 'live' no The American Folk-Blues Festival, Londres, 1965);
Hey Hey, 'Big Bill' Broonzy (1956);
I Can't Quit You Baby, Otis Rush (1956);
No Shoes, John Lee Hooker (1960)
Spoonful, Howlin' Wolf (1960);
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Had, Muddy Waters, "The Real Folk Blues (compilação)" (1965);
John The Revelator, Son House (1965);
Born Dead, J.B. Lenoir, "J.B. Lenoir" (1970 - gravações de 1966).

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'Sun In An Empty Room' (1963), Edward Hopper [1882-1967]

'parandróide : disappointed in the sun'

Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles, "Abbey Road" (1969);
Sunny Afternoon, The Kinks, "Face To Face" (1966);
Who Loves The Sun, The Velvet Underground, "Loaded" (1970);
Mambo Sun, T-Rex, "Electric Warrior" (1971);
When The Sun Goes Down, Arctic Monkeys, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" (2006);
In The Sun, She & Him, "Volume 2" (2010);
Another Sunny Day, Belle & Sebastian, "The Life Pursuit" (2006);
The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing, The Magnetic Fields, "69 Love Songs" (1999);
Staring At The Sun, TV On The Radio, "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes" (2004);
Falling From The Sun, The Album Leaf, "A Chorus of Storytellers" (2010);
Sunday Sun, Beck, "Sea Change" (2002);
Dust In The Sun, Mazgani, "Song Of A Distance" (2010);
Sunshine, Regina Spektor, "11:11" (2001);
Things Behind The Sun, Nick Drake, "Pink Moon" (1972);
Twice The Humbling Sun, Old Jerusalem, "The Temple Bell" (2007);
The Warmth Of The Sun, The Beach Boys, "Shut Down Volume 2" (1964);
Ton Doux Sourire (The Sunshine Of Your Smile), Quinteto do Hot Club de França com Django Reinhardt (1935).

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'Musicien Sous La Pluie', Robert Doisneau

parandróide : more than rain

[Raindrops (just a sketch), Olavo Lüpia]
More Than Rain, Tom Waits, "Frank's Wild Years" (1987);
Right As Rain, dEUS, "Worst Case Scenario" (1994);
My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains, Captain Beefheart, "Clear Spot" (1972);
You Look Like Rain, Morphine, "Good" (1992);
Dry The Rain, The Beta Band, "Champion Versions (EP)" (1997);
And It Rained All Night, Thom Yorke, "The Eraser" (2006);
One Rainy Wish, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Axis: Bold As Love" (1967);
Little Miss Sunshine (Little Miss Rain), Lee Hazlewood, "Requiem for an Almost Lady" (1971);
Shelter From The Storm, Bob Dylan, "Blood On The Tracks" (1975);
Buckets Of Rain, Neko Case, "Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs (V/A)" (2005);
None But The Rain, Townes Van Zandt, "Townes Van Zandt" (1969);
Raining In Darling, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, "I See A Darkness" (1999);
I Think It's Going To Rain Today, Nina Simone, "Nina Simone and Piano" (1969);
Stormy Weather, Billie Holiday, "An Evening with Billie Holiday" (1952);
Rainy Night In Soho, The Pogues, "Poguetry in Motion (EP)" (1986).

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Rain - Bishop Allen

"Bishop Allen & The Broken String" (2007)

Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band

(concertos "No Nukes", Setembro de 1979)

'parandróide : keep the car running'

Stick Shift, The Duals (1961);
Mr. Highway Man, Howlin' Wolf, "Goin' Back Home" (compilação, 1971)
Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett (1966); 
Rocket 88, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (com Ike Turner) (1951);
My Mustang Ford, Chuck Berry, "Fresh Berry's" (1965);
Ride On Josephine, Bo Diddley, "Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger" (1960);
409, The Beach Boys (1962);
Little Honda, The Hondells (1964);
Hot Rod High, The Surfaris, "Wipe Out" (1963);
The Pontiac, Tom Waits, "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards" (2006);
Crosstown Traffic, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Electric Ladyland" (1968);
Cadillac, The Kinks, "Kinks" (1964);
Boss Hoss, The Sonics, "Here Are The Sonics" (1965);
Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf, "Steppenwolf" (1968);
Go Lil' Camaro Go, The Ramones, "Halfway To Sanity" (1987);
Car Jamming, The Clash, "Combat Rock" (1982);
Gimme The Car, The Violent Femmes (1983);
From A Buick 6, Bob Dylan, "Highway 61 Revisited" (1965);
Ol' 55, Tom Waits, "Closing Time" (1973).

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Foto: 'Empty Railroad Tracks', Ewing Galloway (1881 – 1953)

'parandróide : train song(s) #2'

Alinhamento

Freight Train Blues, Bob Dylan, "Bob Dylan" (1962);
Freight Train Boogie, Doc Watson, lado-b de "Going Down The Road Feeling Bad" (1972);
Expressman Blues, Sleepy John Estes (1930);
Rock Island Line, Lead Belly (1944);
Too Too Train, Big Bill Broonzy (1932);
Love In Vain, Robert Johnson (1937); 
Freight Train, Elisabeth Cotten "Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes" (1958);
Spike Driver Blues, Mississippi John Hurt, "Mississippi John Hurt Today!" (1966);
Railroad Man, Eels, "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations" (2005);
Last Train, Josh Rouse, "Bedroom Classics, Vol. 2" (2005);
Downbound Train, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band, "Born In The U.S.A." (1984);
Just Like This Train, Joni Mitchell, "Court and Spark" (1974);
Train Song, Vashti Bunyan (1966);
On The Evening Train, Johnny Cash, "American V: A Hundred Highways" (2006);
Down There By The Train, Tom Waits, "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards" (2006);
People Get Ready, The Impressions (1965).

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Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames

(1953)

Mystery Train - Elvis Presley

(lado-b de ""I Forgot to Remember to Forget", 1955)

The World (Is Going Up In Flames), Charles Bradley com a Menahan Street Band

"No Time For Dreaming" (2011)

The Killing Moon, Echo & The Bunnymen

"Ocean Rain" (1984)

"The General" (1927)

Argumento, Realização, Produção: Buster Keaton.

parandróide : 'train song(s)'

Alinhamento:

The Night Train, James Brown (1962);
Memphis Train, Rufus Thomas (1968);
Last Train, Allen Toussaint, "Southern Nights" (1975);
Love Train, The O'Jays, "Back Stabbers" (1972);
Train To Vietnam, The Rudies (1968);
Train To Skaville, The Ethiopians (1967);
Rock Steady Train, Ewan & Jerry with the Carib Beats (1967);
Roots Train, Junior Murvin, "Police and Thieves" (1977);
Train In Vain, The Clash, "London Calling" (1979);
Love Train, Wolfmother, "Wolfmother" (2006);
Train Round The Bend, The Velvet Underground, "Loaded" (1970);
Trains, Brains & Rain, The Flaming Lips, "Hear It Is" (1986);
Mystery Train, James Burton, "Guitar Sounds of James Burton" (1971);
This Train, Louis Armstrong, "Louis and The Good Book" (1958);
National Express, The Divine Comedy, "Fin de Siecle" (1998);
Take the 'A' Train, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1941).
[Train Song, Tom Waits, "Frank's Wild Years" (1987)]

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Jumping Someone Else's Train/Another Journey By Train, The Cure

(19??)