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Saturday, June 22, 2013
GUELYLANDSONG # 15: Lydia the Tattooed Lady
In 1939, when tattooed girls were not everywhere, Harold Arling and Yip Harburg wrote this funny song. The version that you are about to check is a mix I did from four very different movie renditions of this happy tune. They are: Robin Willians (The Fisher King,1991) Groucho Marx (from the 1939 At the Circus), Kermit the Frog (The Muppets Show, 1976)and little Virginia Weidler (The Philadelfia Story, 1940).
"Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" (Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg)
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
She has eyes that folks adore so,
and a torso even more so.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Queen of Tattoo.
On her back is The Battle of Waterloo.
Beside it, The Wreck of the Hesperus too.
And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue.
You can learn a lot from Lydia!
La-la-la...la-la-la. La-la-la...la-la-la.
When her robe is unfurled she will show you the world,
if you step up and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree,
or Washington crossing The Delaware.
La-la-la...la-la-la. La-la-la...la-la-la.
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
When her muscles start relaxin', up the hill comes Andrew Jackson.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia. Oh Lydia The Queen of them all.
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,
with a view of Niagara that nobody has.
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.
You can learn a lot from Lydia!
La-la-la...la-la-la. La-la-la...la-la-la.
Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso.
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso.
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon.
Here's Godiva, but with her pajamas on.
La-la-la...la-la-la. La-la-la...la-la-la.
Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon.
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on.
Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rhumba.
Here's her social security numba.
La-la-la...la-la-la. La-la-la...la-la-la.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Champ of them all.
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet.
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat.
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet, for he went and married Lydia!
I said Lydia... (He said Lydia...)
They said Lydia... We said Lydia, la, la!
Monday, December 5, 2011
GUELYLANDSONG #14 "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
Frankly I don't remember when was the first time I heard this song. As everybody else I just enjoy it and recognize it. But it touched me deeper and became a favorite when i heard the "karaoke version" (when characters in a movie sing a song as you will sing it normally in any place without being a real singer, at work or in a bar) in that favorite cult film of mine "Beautiful Girls" (Ted Demme, 1996).
Here's the scene and see what i mean:
But the real thing, the original one, was penned, performed and released by the 1941 born, newyorker descended of russian and polish inmigrants, Neil Leslie Diamond, first as a single in 1969 and later as a track of the live double album "Hot August Night" in 1972. It's been covered later, among others, by no less then Elvis an Sinatra.
SWEET CAROLINE (Neil Diamond)
Where it began, I can't begin to know when
But then I know it's growing strong
Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo
And spring became the summer
Who'd believe you'd come along
Hands, touching hands, reaching out
Touching me, touching you
Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
I've been inclined to believe it never would
And now I, I look at the night, whooo
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two, oh
And when I hurt
Hurting runs off my shoulder
How can I hurt when holding you
Oh, one, touching one, reaching out
Touching me, touching you
Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
Oh I've been inclined to believe it never would
Ohhh, sweet Caroline, good times never seem so good
Other of my favorite "karaoke moments" (not real karaokes, as i told you before) can be found in The Deer Hunter (Cimino,1978) and Mad Dog and Glory (John McNaughton,1993).
Thursday, July 7, 2011
GUELYLANDSONG #13 "If I Just Can Get Through The Night Tomorrow" by Sissy Spacek
I'm headed right for trouble
And I got no way to turn
I can lose my sorrow in the mornin' light
I'm gonna give it up tomorrow
But I gotta live it up tonight
And if I can just get through tonight
I will give it all up tomorrow
If I can just get through tonight
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
I'll get myself together
As natural as I can
Stay that way forever
My future's in your hands
I can always give it up tomorrow
I can lose my sorrow in the mornin' light
I'm gonna give it up tomorrow
But I gotta live it up tonight
And if I can just get through tonight
I will give it all up tomorrow
If I can just get through tonight
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
I can always give it up tomorrow
I can lose my sorrow in the mornin' light
I'm gonna give it up tomorrow
But I gotta live it up tonight
And if I can just get through tonight
I will give it all up tomorrow
If I can just get through tonight
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
Monday, April 11, 2011
GUELYLAND SONGS #12: "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" by Marilyn Monroe

But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jewels.)
A kiss on the hand
May be quite continental,
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
A kiss may be grand
But it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat
Or help you at the automat.
Men grow cold
As girls grow old,
And we all lose our charms in the end.
But square-cut or pear-shaped,
These rocks don't loose their shape.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
Tiffany's!
Cartier!
Black Starr!
Frost Gorham!
Talk to me Harry Winston.
Tell me all about it!
There may come a time
When a lass needs a lawyer,
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
There may come a time
When a hard-boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice,
But get that ice or else no dice.
He's your guy
When stocks are high,
But beware when they start to descend.
It's then that those louses
Go back to their spouses.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
I've heard of affairs
That are strictly platonic,
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
And I think affairs
That you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets
If little pets get big baguettes.
Time rolls on,
And youth is gone,
And you can't straighten up when you bend.
But stiff back
Or stiff knees,
You stand straight at Tiffany's.
Diamonds! Diamonds!
I don't mean rhinestones!
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
GUELYLANDSONG #11!!!!! TED NUGENT - WANGO TANGO

1-2-3-4
Come on boys
Time to Wango
My baby she like to rock
My baby she like to roll
My baby she can dance all night
My baby got no control
She do the Wango Tango
My baby she can scream and shout
My baby she can move it out
My baby she can take a chance
My baby got a brand new dance
Wango Tango
Wango Tango
It's a Wango Tango
Ooooh yeah! (oooooh..)
Baby!
My baby like to rock
My baby like to roll
My baby like to dance all night
She got no control
She do...
Wango Tango
Wango Tango
Wango Tango
Ooooh yeah! (oooooh..)
Yeahhhhhhhhhh!
Baby! Baby! Baby!
Ooooh I like the way you look baby
You look like you're made for me honey
If you wanna take a little chance
I'm gonna show you a new dance
Baby I gotta Wango down
one time with you honey
I like it, I like it,
I like it, I like it, I like it
Well, it's a brand new dance
Yeah been sweepin' the nation
I said a brand new dance
A rock 'n' roll sensation
Yeah I like it baby, I do it every night
I got to do it 'cos I like it so much
Oh honey believe it baby
You see it's a crazed gyration
of the rock generation
It's my motivation to
avoid the nauseation, frustration
When I need some lubrication - Baby!
Kinda like, goes kinda like this
You take her right ankle out
You take her left ankle out
You get her belly propped down
You get her butt propped up
Yeah lookin' good now baby
I think you're in the right position now baby
Yeah but if you ain't quite ready I'll make sure everything is a little bit nicer 'cos
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/ted-nugent-lyrics/wango-tango-lyrics.html ]
I'm gonna get a little talcum
I'm gonna borrow it from Malcolm
Yeah you look so good baby
I'm startin to drool all over myself
I got the droolin', droolin'
get all wet, salivate, salivate
I got salivate late, salivate late, salivate late
Got salivate, salivate,
salivate, salivate, heh heh heh
Yeah you look so good baby, I like it
I like it, I like it
You know what I been talkin' about honey
It's a nice dance, we gotta a nice dance goin' here
Now what you gotta do, I'll tell you what you gotta do
You got to pretend your face is a Maserati
It's a Maserati
It's a Maserati
It's a gettin' hotty
It's a Maserati, Maserati, Maserati
It's a fast one too man, that thing's turbocharged
You feel like a little fuel injection honey?
I'll tell ya about it, I'll tell you about it
I'll check out the hood scoop
I gotta get that hood scoop off
shine and shine and buff
I gotta buff it up, buff it up
buff it up, buff it up, buff it up,
Yeah, shiny now baby, heh heh heh
You've been drivin' all night long
It's time to put the old Maserati away
So you look for a garage, you think you see a garage
Wait a minute, Hey!, there's one up ahead
And the damn thing's open
Hello! Get in there!
Is my baby alive? (Is my baby alive?)
Is my baby alive? (Is my baby alive?)
Is my baby alive?
She Wango'd to death
Wango Tango (Wango Tango)
Wango Tango (Wango Tango)
Wango Tango (Wango Tango)
Wango Tango (Wango Tango)
Wango Tango
Wango Tango
Wango Tango
Wango Tango
Wango Wango
Tango Tango
Wango Wango Wango Wango
Tango Tango Tango Tango
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
GUELYLANDSONG #10: LEUCHTTURM, by NENA

"Leuchtturm" lyrics:
So wie es ist und so wie du bist
bin ich immer wieder fr dich da!
Ich lass dich nie mehr alleine-
das ist dir hoffentlich klar
In diesem Augenblick hat die Liebe uns genommen
und ist ohne uns zu fragen mit uns raus aufs Meer geschwommen
und ich lieg in deinen Armen und die Wellen wolln uns gerne tragen...
Und ich fhl mich so wie du
und du fhlst dich so wie ich-
Wir sind da wo wir sind denn was anderes wolln wir nicht
Ich geh mit dir wohin du willst-
auch bis ans Ende dieser Welt
am Meer, am Strand, wo Sonne scheint-
will ich mit dir alleine sein
(Refrain)
Denn so wie es ist und so wie du bist
bin ich immer wieder fr dich da
Ich lass dich nie mehr alleine-
das ist dir hoffentlich klar
Mit dir bin ich zu Hause angekommen ohne Ziel
was wir brauchen sind wir beide-
davon brauchen wir so viel
und wir geben uns neue Namen
und ich schlaf so gerne mit dir ein
Und ich fhl mich so wie du
und du fhlst dich so wie ich
Und wir kssen uns bis immer
denn was anderes wolln wir nicht
Ich geh mit dir wohin du willst
auch bis ans Ende dieser Welt
am Meer, am Strand, wo Sonne scheint-
will ich mit dir alleine sein
(Refrain)
Denn so wie es ist und so wie du bist
bin ich immer wieder fr dich da
ich lass dich nie mehr alleine
das ist dir hoffentlich klar.
And Here for the curious english speaking fan the 80's version with english subtitles:
Auf Wiedersehen!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
GUELYLAND SONG #9: FIESTA, DE SERRAT


recogieron las basuras de mi calle,
ayer a oscuras y hoy sembrada de bombillas.
Y colgaron de un cordel
de esquina a esquina un cartel
y banderas de papel
verdes rojas y amarillas.
Y al darles el sol la espalda
revolotean las faldas
bajo un manto de guirnaldas
para que el cielo no vea.
En la noche de San Juan,
cómo comparten su pan,
su mujer y su gaván
gentes de cien mil raleas.
Apurad, que allí os espero
si queréis venir,
pues cae la noche y ya se van
nuestras miserias a dormir.
Vamos subiendo la cuesta
que arriba mi calle se vistió de fiesta.
Hoy el noble y el villano
el prohombre y el gusano
bailan y se dan la mano
sin importarles la facha.
Juntos los encuentra el sol
a la sombra de un farol,
empapados en alcohol,
madreando una muchacha.
Y con la resaca a cuestas
vuelve el pobre a su pobreza
vuelve el rico a su riqueza
y el señor cura a sus misas.
Se despertó el bien y el mal
la zorra pobre vuelve al portal
la zorra rica vuelve al rosal
y el avaro a las divisas.
Se acabó, el sol nos dice
que llegó el final,
por una noche se olvidó
que cada uno es cada cual.
Vamos bajando la cuesta
que arriba, en mi calle,
se acabó la fiesta.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
LA CULTURA DE LA BASURA SEGÚN VARGAS LLOSA

Escuchando radio Vamos al estadio
Nos gusta el Julio Iglesias y el rockabilly
Tenemos la cultura de la basura
Tenemos la cabeza dura
Comemos pan con pan
Leemos historietas
La tele nos da sueño
pero de noche conservo un afiche de Raphael
y me peino como él
Tengo un casete de Luis Miguel y colecciono servilletas de papel
De la cultura de la basura
Vamos al estadio Escuchando radio
Nos carga Julio Iglesias y el jabón Lux
Odiamos a los jefes de nuestra fábrica
Copiamos a los jefes de nuestra fábrica
Cenamos con los jefes de nuestra fábrica
Marchamos por los jefes de nuestra fábrica
De la cultura de la basura
Somos la cultura de la basura tenemos la cabeza dura
Somos la cultura de la basura tenemos toda el alma dura.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
LOUIS PRIMA: THE BEST! (And Guelyland song #7))

People know the part I'm playin'.
Pay for every dance, sellin' each romance,
Ooohh what they're sayin'?
There will come a day, when youth will pass away,
What will they say about me?
When the end comes I know, there was just a gigolo's
Life goes on without me.
'Coz I... Ain't got nobody and there's
Nobody cares for me, there's
Nobody cares for me
I'm so sad and lonely, sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won't some sweet mama come and take a chance with me?
Cause I ain't so bad.
I... Ain't got nobody and there's
Nobody cares for me there's
Nobody cares for me, nobody cares for me, nobody cares for me
(and I'm sing the love song a long time, she was lonely beat)
[Instrumental]
I... Ain't got nobody and there's
Nobody cares for me there's
Nobody cares for me
I'm so sad and lonely,oh lonely, oh lonely, lonely, lonely
Won't some sweet mama come and rescue me?
Cause I ain't no bad.
(and I'm sing the love song a long time, she was lonely beat)
Baby, mama, sugar, darling
I ain't got nobody baby
And there is nobody
(There is nobody)
There is nobody
(There is nobody)
There is nobody
(There is nobody)
There is no one
(There's no one)
There is no one
(There's no one)
Nobody (repeat several times)
Nobody cares for me
Friday, April 2, 2010
GUELYLAND SONG #6: DEAR GOD by XTC

Hope you got the letter,
And I pray you can make it better down here.
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer,
But all the people that you made in your image,
See them starving on their feet,
'Cause they don't get enough to eat
From God,
I can't believe in you.
Dear God,
sorry to disturb you,
but I feel that I should be heard loud and clear.
We all need a big reduction in amount of tears,
And all the people that you made in your image,
See them fighting in the street,
'Cause they can't make opinions meet,
About God,
I can't believe in you.
Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?
Did you make mankind after we made you?
And the devil too!
Dear God,
Don't know if you noticed,
But your name is on a lot of quotes in this book.
Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look,
And all the people that you made in your image,
Still believing that junk is true.
Well I know it ain't and so do you,
Dear God,
I can't believe in,
I don't believe in,
I won't believe in heaven and hell.
No saints, no sinners,
No Devil as well.
No pearly gates, no thorny crown.
You're always letting us humans down.
The wars you bring, the babes you drown.
Those lost at sea and never found,
And it's the same the whole world 'round.
The hurt I see helps to compound,
that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Is just somebody's unholy hoax,
And if you're up there you'll perceive,
That my heart's here upon my sleeve.
If there's one thing I don't believe in...
It's you,
Dear God.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
GUELYLANDSONG #5: MI CASA EN EL ÀRBOL - JORGE GONZÁLEZ

Monday, November 9, 2009
GUELYLANDSONG #4: LA NUEVA YMA SUMAC

Hace unos minutos acabo de descubrir este grupo catalán que canta esta versión en japonés (el vocalista es Imai de The Aprils) que con un estilo de Power Puff Girls nos entregan esta divertida canción llamada La nueva Yma Sumac (del LP la Revolución Sexual,2007).
que haces cosas increíbles, amor,
que eres Ultraman.
Dices que parezco desganado,
que mi fuerza se ha agotado,
que soy un triste SuperMan.
Hablas de remedios sorprendentes,
de los entresijos de la mente.
Tu voz se proyecta, el futuro se acerca.
Y ya voy, ha llegado el momento
de acabar con mi corazón.
Necesito fulminar de raíz el dolor,
y cambiar lo que siento
y aprender a volar hacia el sol.
He pasado tanto frío que ahora yo ...
Sé que lograré ser invencible
y haré cosas increíbles,
seré casi, casi Ultraman.
Compraré clorato de potasa,
superaré las seis octavas,
seré la nueva Yma Sumac.
Vamos juntos a asombrar al mundo,
somos poderosos, te lo juro.
Mi voz se proyecta, el futuro se acerca.
Y ya voy, ha llegado el momento
de acabar con mi corazón.
Necesito fulminar de raíz el dolor,
y cambiar lo que siento
y aprender a volar hacia el sol.
He pasado tanto frío que quiero calor.
No consigo recordar cuando todo iba mal,
hace tiempo que las flores son de plástico.
Y es posible que al final mis poderes me hagan ganar.
Tu voz se proyecta, el futuro se acerca.
Y ya voy, ha llegado el momento
de acabar con mi corazón.
Necesito fulminar de raíz el dolor,
y cambiar lo que siento
y aprender a volar hacia el sol.
He pasado tanto frío que quiero,
que quiero tener tu calor.
Monday, October 26, 2009
GORDOLFO Y DOÑA NABORITA

Vengan cámaras...
La 3, la 1, la 2... ¡Ahí!
Ja, ja, ja, ja.
Cuando era niño yo tuve una sorpresa,
al descubrir que en mi todo era belleza,
no me resigno a que toda mi hermosura
dentro de un tiempo se vaya a la basura.
Soy tan hermoso ya lo ven,
soy tan precioso yo lo sé,
soy primoroso, bello, lindo, soy gracioso, (¡mucho!)
soy exquisito yo lo sé,
soy tan bonito miren bien,
y soy muy fino,
soy Gordolfo Gelatino.
No me decido a casarme todavía
sería egoísta arruinar así las vidas
de esas muñecas que no duermen tranquilas
porque me han visto parado en una esquina.
Soy tan hermoso ya lo ven,
soy tan precioso yo lo sé,
soy primoroso, bello, lindo, soy gracioso, (¡mucho!)
soy exquisito yo lo sé,
soy tan bonito miren bien
y soy muy fino,
soy Gordolfo Gelatino.
¡Ahí!
Coro:
Es tan hermoso ya lo ven, (¡madre!)
está precioso yo lo sé, (¡venga madre!)
es primoroso, bello, lindo y es gracioso,
es exquisito (¡yo lo sé!)
es tan bonito (¡ecuánime, madre!)
este es mi niño,
mi Gordolfo Gelatino.
Gordolfo:
¿Por qué, Dios mío, me hiciste tan perfecto?
¿Por qué, Señor, no me diste algún defecto?
¡Yo sufro tanto por ser tan diferente!
¡Quiero ser feo, como toda la gente! (¡ay no!)
Soy tan hermoso ya lo ven,
soy tan precioso yo lo sé,
soy primoroso, bello, lindo, soy gracioso, (¡mucho!)
soy exquisito yo lo sé,
soy tan bonito miren bien
y soy muy fino,
soy Gordolfo Gelatino.
¡Ahí!
Coro:
Es tan hermoso ya lo ven, (¡cual debe!)
está precioso yo lo sé, (¡venga, madre!)
es primoroso, bello, lindo y es gracioso,
es exquisito (¡yo lo sé!)
es tan bonito (¡ecuánime, madre!)
este es mi niño,
¡soy Gordolfo Gelatino!
La la la la la la la la
Gordolfo y su mamá:
¡Hijazo de mi vidaza!
¡Madre, ecuánime, ecuánime!
¡Yo lo hice solita!
¡Miren lo que hizo mi cabecita de algodón para sus
nenas!
¡¡¡Ahí!!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
GUELYLANDSONG #2

sólo pude ser peón
de negras.
Lo más chungo en ajedrez.
Luego con arrojo y tesón,
y la estricta observación
de las reglas
llegué hasta peón del rey,
pero de peón
la única salida
es la revolución.
Y soy el novio de la muerte
del de enfrente,
como buen legionario.
El blanco bueno es el blanco muerto,
que el tuerto
ahorra y pone un estanco.
Mas si cayese yo primero
no quiero que lloréis,
porque en la caja de las fichas
para la reina soy el picha,
que tumbaos fuera del tablero
no hay clases ni apartheid.
El problema es que mi señor,
que culea de estribor
pretende enrocarse con el alfil.
Y la reina, que es liberal,
no lo ve del todo mal
si a ella la dejan irse a Estoril.
Yo también me voy
no sea que el monarca
me enfile por Detroit.
Y soy el novio de la muerte
del de enfrente,
como buen legionario.
El blanco bueno es el blanco muerto,
que el tuerto
ahorra y pone un estanco.
Mas si cayese yo primero,
no quiero que lloréis, ¡no quiero!
Porque en la caja de las fichas
para la reina soy el picha,
que tumbaos fuera del tablero
no hay clases ni apartheid.
Cuando se es peón,
la única salida
es la revolución.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
GUELYLANDSONG #1: THE WHOLE OF THE MOON By The Waterboys
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Mike Scott, leader of The Waterboys |
The look of The Waterboys was cool (and cold the pictures) each one kind of different, as if they were form different bands. I was impresed because they were so many and talented like in a little orchestra. It was not the typical 80's song.
Mike Scott is the leader and only permanent member of this, other always, changing formations band.
I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw then plan
I wondered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
You were there at the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truths
You cut through lies
I saw the rain-dirty valley
You saw brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
Unicorns and cannonballs,
Palaces and piers,
Trumpets, towers, and tenemets,
Wide oceans full of tears,
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
Scimitars and scarves,
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars
You climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
WATCH ME, WATCHING YOU WATCHING ME
