Eddie Vedder - Masters of War

Ontem não tive tempo de postar nada, então pra compensar essa falta, hoje trago uma postagem que pode valer claramente por duas.
Ninguém menos que Eddie Vedder, interpretando Bob Dylan, acompanhado de Mike McCready no violão.
O concerto aconteceu em 2003, em Seattle.
A canção original se encontra no segundo disco do Dylan, o clássico The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, de 1963.

Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly

Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain

You fasten the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud

You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins

How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do

Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul

And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Fechando o dia, aquele que foi inalcançável, quando pensamos em guitarra e rock'n'roll.
Hendrix foi tudo, compositor, guitarrista, vocalista e showman. Inovou, criou, interpretou, quebrou recordes e se foi de forma rápida, deixando em sua discografia clássicos que são obrigação na vida de qualquer ser humano que goste de rock'n'roll de qualidade.
Talvez por ter nascido em Seattle, onde supersônicos ensurdecem em pousos e decolagens, Hendrix tenha buscado sua influência para sua musicalidade.
A canção de hoje não é dele, e sim do Bob Dylan, a qual se encontra no álbum John Wesley Harding, de 1967, do Bob, e na discografia do Hendrix, podemos achá-la no álbum Electric Ladyland, de 1968.
O concerto aconteceu num evento de 1970, que ficou conhecido com Isle Of Wight.

There must be some kind of way out of here,
said the joker to the thief
theres too much confusion,
I cant get no relief.

Business men they drink my wine,
plow men dig my Earth,
none with a level on their mind,
nobody out of this world.

No reason to get excited,
the thief he kindly spoke,
there are many here among us,
who think that life is but a joke,
but you and I, we've been through that,
and this is not our fate,
so let stop talking falsely now,
the hour is getting late.

All along the watchtower,
princes kept the view,
while all the women came and went,
barefoot servants too.

Outside in the cold distance,
a wild cat did growl,
two riders were approaching,
and the wind began to howl.

All along the tower,
everywhere,

everywhere I went...

Joan Baez - Forever Young

Fechando o dia, os presenteio com mais uma cover maravilhosa.
Conheci esse vídeo nesse final de semana mesmo, graças a um amigo, e fiquei sabendo também da história pessoal da Joan Baez com o autor da canção aqui postada, ninguém menos do que Bob Dylan.
Uma estupenda interpretação, nessa voz que mais se assemelha a uma flauta, tão bela quanto à dona desse timbre envolvente.
Se a década de 60 já era, pra mim, inatingível em termos de importância e qualidade para a música atual, só ratifico essa minha opinião com a descoberta dos trabalhos dessa Nova Iorquina.
Sobre a canção, ela se encontra originalmente no álbum Planet Waves, de 1974, do Dylan, mas infelizmente fico lhes devendo o local e o ano dessa apresentação.

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.