fredag 7 april 2017

"We can brave it all"

  Snacka om stort genombrott. Rory Graham (a.k.a. Rag'n'Bone Man) har slagit Storbritannien med häpnad. I morgon kommer han till Stockholm, såvida inte arrangemanget ställs in. Det hoppas jag verkligen inte eftersom jag och Henrik har biljetter till konserten.

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  Rory Graham, mer känd som Rag'n'Bone Man, född 1985, är en brittisk blues- och soulsångare från Uckfield, England. Han är nu bosatt i Catford, Södra London.


  2012 släppte Graham sin första EP "Bluestown" som fick fantastiskt bra kritik. Hans stora genombrott kom dock med hans album "Wolves" som fick fantastiskt bra recensioner och för vilket han skrev kontrakt med Columbia Records.


  Hans första hitsingel "Human" släpptes 2016 och hans debutalbum, som också heter Human, släpptes i februari 2017. Vid Brit Awards utnämndes han till "British Breakthrough Act" och fick även mottaga Critics' Choice Award.

  I spellistan får ni mina fyra favoriter från albumet.

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Skin, performed by Rag'n'Bone Man
(Lyrics & Music: Rory Graham, Jonny Coffer, Jamie Scott, Mike Needle, Dan Bryer. Columbia, 2017.)

When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you

Seconds from my heart

A bullet from the dark
Helpless, I surrender
Shackled by your love
Holding me like this
With poison on your lips
Only when it's over
The silence hits so hard

'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love

It was almost love, it was almost love

When I heard that sound

When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you

When I run out of air to breathe

It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
It was almost love, it was almost...

We bleed ourselves in vain

How tragic is this game?
Turn around, I'm holding on to someone
But the love is gone
Carrying the load, with wings that feel like stone
Knowing that we nearly fell so far now
It's hard to tell

Yeah we came so close, it was almost love

It was almost love, it was almost love

When I heard that sound

When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you

When I run out of air to breathe

It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you

While I reached out for your hand

When the walls were caving in
When I see you on the other side
We can try all over again

When I heard that sound

When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you

When I run out of air to breathe

It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you

'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love

It was almost love, it was almost love

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Love you any less, performed by Rag'n'Bone Man

(Lyrics & Music: Rory Graham, Andrew Jackson, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy. Columbia, 2017.)

Sunlight is too much for you to bear
It's high time you came up for air
Don't hide a single thing behind your perfect skin
Don't keep your secrets in a prayer

There is nothing you can say or do

I won't cut you loose, no
So break the silence
We know that we can brave it all

If you're hoping we'll be home

Don't be afraid to ask for help
It won't make me love you any less
It won't make me love you any less
Don't hide behind me
You're strong enough to face the fall
It won't make me love you any less

No shame, no hurt, nothing to lose

My love my heart don't need to prove

And there's nothing you can say or do

There's no one that can change my mind
It's not a weakness, we all have our crosses to bear

If you're hoping we'll be home

Don't be afraid to ask for help
It won't make me love you any less
It won't make me love you any less
Don't hide behind me
You're strong enough to face the fall
Woah, it won't make me love you any less

Time to call me from the cold

Time to let the truth be told
It won't make me love you any less

If you're hoping we'll be home

Don't be afraid to ask for help
It won't make me love you any less
It won't make me love you any less
Don't hide behind me
You're strong enough to face the fall
Woah, it won't make me love you any less

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Wolves, performed by Rag'n'Bone Man

(Lyrics & Music: Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Tinashé Fazakerley, Dan Priddy. Columbia, 2017.)

Dun dun dun dee-dee dun dun

I don't wanna drown no more

Sick of the same old people
The kind that will sell your soul
Trade it for a shining stone
Ain't nothing in this life for free
Running from the greatest evil

Finally gone on me

A man's gotta fight temptation

Keep the wolves from the door

I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the-

I don't wanna go back home

Too many staring faces
Wishing they could drag me down
Waiting to pull me under
I've shaken off my chains
But I still feel those shackles

Living inside of me

I know I gotta fight temptation

Keep the wolves from the door

I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the-

It's a fine line walking when they're scratching at my door

Head full of voices screaming out for more
And I can see the shining of his blade
And I can see the shining of his blade
It's a slow road to nowhere, walking with the dead
It's hard to keep on moving with you hanging 'round my neck
And I can see the shining of his blade
And I can see the shining of his blade

Money's short like my temper

But the bills still keep on coming
Staying on the grind January to December
Tryna lace these beats on a shoestring budget
Rents due so I'm raiding the copper jar
Hard on the hustle for the sterling
Going all out, putting work in
It's an uphill struggle but I'm working
I was homeless having to sleep rough
On the streets feeling like I need to be drunk
I'm tryna turn grassroots to a tree trunk
Friends of mine are only in it for the free lunch
See us we only deal with the real stuff brother
Cos all that glitters ain't gold bruv
I can hear the wolves outside my door but money can't buy my soul
NO!

Keep the wolves from the door

I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the-

Keep the wolves from the door

I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the door

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