Nuevos hallazgos musicales

Recientemente han llegado a mis oídos las creaciones de un par de artistas que desconocía. Los más cercanos sabréis que últimamente me ha dado por lo "oldies", musica americana de los '50 (la época y estilo de Sinatra, para que os hagáis una idea)

He descubierto a una cantante actual, su nombre es Madeleine Peyroux. nació en 1973 en Atenas, Georgia (EEUU. Sí. EEUU. Además hay otra Atenas en Tennessee y una más en Texas). Su voz y estilo me recuerda muchísimo al de algunas de mis favoritas de los '50: Anita O'Day, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald...

Os dejo un par de muestras para que comparéis.

Madeleine Peyroux - Instead

Instead of feeling bad

Be glad you got somewhere to go

Instead of feeling sad
Be happy you're not all alone
Instead of feeling low
Get high on everything you love
Instead of wastin' time
Feel good 'bout what you are dreaming of

Instead of trying to win something you never understood
Just play the game you know eventually you will you both look good

It's silly to pretend to have something you don't own
Just let her be a woman and you'll be her man

Instead of feelin' broke
Buck up and get yourself in the black
Instead of losing hope
Touch up the things that feel out of whack
Instead of being old
Be young because you know you are
Instead of feeling cold
Let sunshine into your heart

Instead of acting crazy chasing things that make you mad
Keep your heart ahead, it'll lead you back to what you have
With every step you are closer to the place you need to be
It's up to you to let her love you sweetly

Instead of acting crazy chasing things that make you mad
Just keep your heart ahead, it'll lead you back to what you have
With every step you are closer to the place you need to be
But it's up to you to let her love you sweetly

Instead of feeling bad
Be glad you got someone to love
Instead of feeling sad
Be happy there's a god above
Instead of feeling 'lone
Remember you are never on your own
Instead of feeling sad
Be happy that she's there at home
She's waitin' for by the phone
So be glad she all your own

Instead of feeling bad...
Get happy...
Watin' for you by the telephone...

Don't get...

Back home...

Y las otras chicas a las que hago referencia son:

Nina Simone - My baby just cares for me

Anita O'Day - Fly me to the moon

Billie Holiday - I only have eyes for you

Blossom Dearie - Tea for two

El otro grupo que se me ha metido en la cabeza se llama Ocean Colour Scene. En un principio pensé que serían de los 60' por su estilo.
La primera cación suya que escuché me recordó a temazos como Barracuda, del grupo Heart o Sunshine of your love de Cream.

Esa 1ª canción que despertó mi interés es  The Riverboat Song:

La segunda que escuché, Profit In Peace parecía confirmar que eran de los '60, de nuevo por el estilo y la temática (encajaría perfectamente en los conciertos que protestaban contra la guerra de Vietnam). Os dejo con ella.

All the people under broken homes
Don't wanna fight no more
All the people nursing shattered bones
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in peace
So we've gotta fight some more

And all those who are in foreign lands
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who lost their feet or hands
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in peace boys
We've gotta fight some more

Hey, we don't wanna fight no more
Hey, hey, hey, we don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in peace boys
We gotta fight some more

And all those just trying to play their part
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who own a human heart
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in what you want
So we must fight some more

And all those who got an axe to grind
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who got their burning lights
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in ever being right
So we must fight some more

And all the people under broken homes
Don't wanna fight no more
And all the people never going home
Don't wanna fight no more
There is profit in the land you own
So we must fight some more

And all those who got a tired face
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who lost without a trace
Don't wanna fight no more
But there is profit in the love of hate
So we must fight some more 

He investigado un poco sobre ellos y resulta que son británicos y de los 90. De las demás canciones suyas ninguna me ha llamado tanto la canción. En cualquier caso, espero que lo disfrutéis.