Den här kvällen blir det texter av Micke Littwold (f. 1965) från Enköping. Han jobbar som musiklärare vid Tibble Gymnasium i Täby, men också som producent, kompositör och textförfattare. Han har faktiskt vunnit Melodifestivalen, visste ni det? Han skrev texten till Stjärnorna, 1994, som framfördes av Roger Pontare & Marie Bergman.
Här i bloggen blir det tre jazzkompositioner med hans texter. Alla tre är hämtade från Viktoria Tolstoys (f. 1974) album "White Russian" (EMI, 1997) och musiken är komponerad av Esbjörn Svensson (1964-2008), i samarbete med sångerskan. Esbjörn har också producerat albumet.
De utvalda låtarna har en väldigt bra kemi mellan text, musik och Viktorias sensuella röst.
Först ut "Solitary" som kan lyssnas på här.
Little by little, I'm taking it
piece by piece soft in
The middle, cool as a breeze I've
been like an actress
I've been playing every kind of role
and now I'm
Dressed for the last one I’m distant
cool
Du-di-du-du-du and here I'm coming
In my new disguise
Du-di-du-du-du
I keep on humming
And you will never, ever find
I'm a solitary
The morning has broken sun already
shines
It's a sign its a token your the
sunbeam of my mind
Time after time I've tried so hard
to make you notice me
I surrender, resign but I wont give
in
Du-di-du-du-du and here I'm coming
In my new disguise
Du-di-du-du-du
I keep on humming
And you will never, ever find
I'm a solitary
***
Låt nummer två, Venus & Mars, har ett väldigt speciellt sound. Lika drömmande som texten. Ett litet smakprov kan ni lyssna till via Viktoria Tolstoys officiella hemsida. Annars får ni vända er till Itunes.
Venus & Mars
Hold on to me, vanishing dream - the night has
shown
The most beautiful scene - you and I
You were the lover of mine - angels in sky were
standing
In line to see us walk in the streetlight from
the stars
I was Venus and you were Mars
We bought a journey, unspecified - destination
moon,
I can testify - yes I can tell the moon is a
bore - because
I've been there before - but to my surprise
there was a brighter side lit by the stars for Venus and Mars
So absurd and crazy, this beautiful dream faded
and hazy, As the dawn came in woke me up to just another day my Everyday life
and ordinary ways but I remember a place in Outer space I was Venus and you
were Mars
***
Slutligen en text som (till viss del) bryter mot mitt avgivna löfte. Den innehåller både Gud och en bön, men det vägs upp av de två inledande verserna. I dem låter han oss verkligen bli involverade i känslouttrycken. "In my head the drummer boy began to play with
me
As I was his toy - I’m not amused, being abused
Även det här spåret kan ni hämta hem från Itunes.
Wonderful Life
Such a time to wake up - couldn’t sleep for all
the
Noises and sounds of the rain banging bongos on
My window-pane
In my head the drummer boy began to play with
me
As I was his toy - I’m not amused, being abused
Being a part of your game - do you think I’m
negative?
But late in the evening I’m changing my meaning
It's a wonderful life to live but right now all
I need is
Fall asleep somehow so help me God, hear my
prayer
Use the force from above
An aching head whole day through a pain in one
ear
And one tooth - and all the thoughts of last
night of
Things I’ve said and done - do you think I’m
negative?
Cause tonight, boys and beer makes me come
alive
So let's dance hear my song in the night
It's a wonderful life to live
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