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E con questo ennesimo puzzle di canzoni storiche (per non dire "sempre le stesse") il nostro Mick Hucknall, vinaiolo naturalizzato italiano, unico reuccio del marchio Simply Red praticamente da sempre, ha avuto la brillante idea (!!) di reinterpretare i suoi brani in salsa latin-pop che tanta fortuna ha portato a Santana 3 anni fa.
Le canzoni, se non fosse la milionesima volta che le sentiamo, sarebbero anche belle, insomma, di buona qualità rispetto il genere é che il mood generale a mancare. Insomma, poca anima e tanto mestiere (si sente la mancanza "del gruppo" intenso come "anima coesa di musicisti con un progetto comune" a favore di un assemblamento di musicisti/turnisti, tecnicamente bravi ma con poca anima - problema sempre avvertita nella produzione del nostro -). Mano a mano che il disco spara le sue cartucce si ha l'impressione di ascoltare un gruppo da piano bar da crociera (di lusso, per carità!) con le gigionerie classiche da repertorio "chetantopiaceairicconi". Il singolo "Perfect Love" ormai stra-abusato dalle radio italiche é il classico Hit che immancabilmente il nostro sforna anno dopo anno: caruccio, orecchiabile, quel tanto latino, col ritornello facile e memorabile che, guarda caso, coincide col titolo del brano (puoi anche non ricordarti il nome del gruppo ma al momento dell'acquisto, ai cassieri é facile cantarlo e quelli capiscono al volo...). Qua e là, dolci ballate sdolcinate e romantiche, in perfetto stile da crooner navigato, vedi "Your Mirror" o la ex danzereccia "Fairground" ora diventata una love song alla Earth, Wind & Fire. Qua e là scampoli di jazz, ma non troppo per carità, briciole di pop & soul, ma non troppo, avanzi di salsa e latin-pop, ma quel tanto da far sembrare il tutto qualcosa di rinnovato. Insomma, si cambia, si arrangia, si suona per far sembrare tutto come prima: già sentito e, in più, suonato leccatino da buon mestierante. L'anima soul e R&Blues degli esordi é un lontano ricordo, ci resta questo futuro cantante da piano bar, anche bravo nell'interpretare con stile questi brani (sentire la scialba versione di "Everytime We Say Goodbye"), sulla scia di Bublé & C. che piace a tutti e che ai concerti (in teatri, of course) fa battere il tempo pure alle vecchie carampane ingioiellate in platea. Il prossimo passo? Una futura collocazione? Forse condurre l'orchestra di un programma di Rai1, un po' come Paolo Belli, e diventare un personaggio tra il patetico e il nostalgico. Scomettiamo? Prendere o lasciare.
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02 Something Got Me Started (03:45)
Something got me started
You know that I will love you
Lately since we parted
I truly know that I need you
I'd give it all up for you
[Yes I would]
Totally broken-hearted
Guilty of what I did to you
Lately since we parted
I truly know that I need you
I'd give it all up for you
[Yes I would]
You've got to help me, help me, help me
03 Holding Back the Years (04:19)
Holding back the years,
Thinking of the fear I've had so long.
When somebody hears,
Listen to the fear that's gone.
Strangled by the wishes of pater,
Hoping for the arms of mater,
Get to meet her sooner or later,
Holding back the years,
Chance for me to escape from all I know.
Holding back the tears,
Cause nothing here has grown.
I've wasted all my tears,
Wasted all those years.
Nothing had the chance to be good,
Nothing ever could, yeah.
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on.
So tight.
I've wasted all my tears,
Wasted all those years.
And nothing had the chance to be good,
Cause nothing ever could, yeah.
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on
So tight.
That's all I have today
It's all I have to say.
06 Your Mirror (04:14)
I've got to stand up for myself
This society don't care about nobody else
I've got to be strong
Even if I know that this feeling is wrong
I've got to not care
Even if I know that this world is meant to share
Wait a minute. This is wrong
Even the birds still sing their faithful song
And your beauty lies within you
Look in the mirror baby
Look in the mirror baby
What you gonna do when your friends have gone away
And deserted you
You'll have to be strong
24 hours can seem so long
You're taught to not care
And then not realise this world is meant to share
Wait a minute. It's wrong
Even the birds still sing their faithful song
And your beauty lies within you
Look in the mirror baby
Look in the mirror baby
We've got to stand up for ourselves
Even if a leader so cold wants to glory himself
We've got to be strong
Even if our reasons seem wrong
We've got to not care
Even if the world that we know may not even be here
Hold It! It's wrong
Even the birds still sing their faithful song
And your beauty lies within you
Look in the mirror baby
Look in the mirror baby
07 Fairground (05:14)
Driving down an endless road
Taking friends or moving alone
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
Its always friends that feel so good
Lets make amends like all good men should
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
Walk around be free and roam
Theres always someone leaving alone
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we cant make it
I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
Love can bend and breathe alone
Until the end it finds you a home
Dont care what the people may say
Its always friends that feel so good
Lets make amends like all good men should
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we cant make it
I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
11 For Your Babies (04:24)
You've got that look again
The one I hoped I had when I was a lad
Your face is just beaming
Your smile got me boasting, my pulse roller-coastering
Anyway the four winds that blow
They're gonna send me sailing home to you
Or I'll fly with the force of a rainbow
The dream of gold will be waiting in your eyes
You know I'd do most anything you want
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I can see that it gets to you
I don't believe in many things
But in you I do
Her faith is amazing
The pain that she goes through contained in the hope for you
Your whole world has changed
The years spent before seem more cloudy than blue
In many ways your baby's controlling
When you haven't laid down for days
For the poor no time to be thinking
They're too busy finding ways
You know I'd do most anything you want
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I'll see that it gets to you
I don't believe in many things
But in you I do
You know I'd do most anything you want
Everyday I, I try to give you everything you need
We'll always be there for you
I don't believe in many things
But in you I do
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