Sister Ray

Cada uno tenemos canciones que nos son especiales. Una de las que me han perseguido toda la vida es este Sister Ray que apareció en 1968 en el White Light/White Heat de la Velvet Underground.

Yo debí de conocerla dos o tres años después, junto a los Stooges, MC5 y otras bandas con sonidos estremecedores. Sister Ray, en particular, era una apisonadora, un viaje por un túnel interminable lleno de chirridos metálicos. Sister Ray era una iluminación.

Doug and Sally inside They cookin' for the Down Pipe Who's staring at Miss Rayon Who's busy licking off her Pig Pen I'm searching for my mainline I said I couldn't hit it sideways I said I couldn't hit it sideways Aw just like Sister Ray said Whip it on.

Rosie and Miss Rayon They're busy waiting for her booster Who just got back from Carolina She said she didn't like the weather They're busy waiting for her sailor Who's big and dressed in pink and leather He's just here from Alabama He wants to know a way to earn a dollar I'm searching for my mainer I said I couldn't hit it sideways I couldn't hit it sideways Aw just like Sister Ray said Lay it on him.

Luego vendría aquella versión de Joy Division inolvidable, en directo en su lp Still:

Cecil's got his new piece He cocks it shoots it between three and four He aims it at the sailor Shoots him down dead on the floor Oh you shouldn't do that Don't you know you'll stain the carpet Now don't you know you'll stain the carpet And by the way have you got a dollar On no man I haven't got the time-time To busy sucking on a ding-dong She's busy sucking on my ding-dong Oh she does just like Sister Ray said I'm searching for my mainline I said c-c-c-couldn't hit it sideways I said c-c-c-c-c-c-couldn't hit it sideways Ah do it do it just su-su-su-suck That's ju-ju-just excellente Oh!

Now who is that knocking Who's knocking at my chamber door Now could it be the police They come and take me for a ride-ride Oh but I haven't got the time-time Hey hey hey she's busy sucking on my ding-dong She's busy sucking on my ding-dong Aw now do it just like Sister Ray said I'm searching for my mainline I couldn't hit it sideways I couldn't hit it sideways Oh now just like Oh just like Ah just like Ah just like Oh just like Oh just like.

Suicide hizo también una versión. En su estilo. Agónico y brutal. Ese Ghost Rider... Pero no se puede insertar. Así que pondremos la de Sisters of Mercy.

Doug and Sally inside Now move it along Cookin' for the Down Pipe Who's staring at Miss Rayon Do it do it do it do it do it do it Who's licking off Pig Pen I'm s-s-s-searching for my mainline I couldn't hit is sideways I couldn't hit it sideways Just like Oh just like Do it do it do it Just like Just like Just like.

Now Rosie and Miss Rayon They busy waiting for her booster She's just back from Carolina She said she's bound to beat a sailor I said she haven't got the time-time You're busy sucking on my ding-dong You busy sucking on my ding-dong Now just like Sister Ray said I'm searching for my mainline I said I couldn't hit it sideways Whip it on me Jim Whip it on me Jim Whip it on me Jim Whip it on me Jim Said I couldn't hit it sideways Oh do it now just like Just like Sister Ray said.

Jonathan Richman toca un poquito de Sister Ray en su Velvet Underground




Y ¿que tal estas dos versiones de Lou Reed y The Pantano Boas?

I said now Cecil's got his new piece He cocks it shoots it bang between three and four He aims it at the sailor He shoots him down dead on the floor Oh you shouldn't do that Don't you know you'll hit the carpet Don't you know you'll mess the carpet. Oh she hasn't got the time-time Busy sucking on his ding-dong She's busy sucking on his ding-dong Now just like Sister Ray said I'm searching for my mainline Couldn't hit it sideways Couldn't hit it sideways And just like And just like And just like S-Sister Ray said Now do it to him.

Doug and Sally inside They're busy cooking for the Down Pipe Who's staring at Miss Rayon Busy licking off her Pig Pen I'm busy searching for my mainline I said I couldn't hit it sideways I said I couldn't hit it sideways Now just like Now just like I said ah-uh Just like Amph-ph-ph-ph-phetimine.

Jonathan Richman

¿Has visto There's Something About Mary (Algo pasa con Mary)? ¿Recuerdas al tipo sentado en un árbol al principio de la peli? ¿Y al guitarrista itinerante que sale (malparado) al final? Pues hablamos de Jonathan Richman. Jonathan Richman (born 16 May 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band, but since the mid-1970s has worked either solo or with low-key, generally acoustic backing. He is known for his wide-eyed[1], unaffected and child-like outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, often draws on influences from around the world.

The Modern Lovers

La primera banda (que yo sepa) de Jonathan Richman fue The Modern Lovers que existió entre el 70 y el 74. Sus grabaciones fueron publicadas algunos años después de su disolución.

En The Modern Lovers, aparte de Jonathan, militaron el batería David Robinson (posteriormente tocaría en The Cars) y el teclista Jerry Harrison (posteriormente tocaría en Talking Heads).

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In April 1972, the Modern Lovers traveled to Los Angeles where they held two demo sessions; the first was produced by the Velvet Underground's John Cale for Warner Bros. while the second was produced by Alan Mason for A&M. The Cale sessions were later used on the band’s debut album. While in California the band also performed live, and one gig at the Long Branch Saloon in Berkeley was later issued as a live album. Producer Kim Fowley courted the band, traveling to Boston to produce some poor-quality demos in June 1972. Felice rejoined the group for a few months after his graduation, and the band moved together to live at Cohasset, Massachusetts.

The Modern Lovers continued to be a popular live attraction, and on New Year’s Eve 1972 supported the New York Dolls at The Mercer Arts Center on a bill which also included Suicide and Wayne County. Early in 1973 they were finally signed by Warner Brothers. However, before returning to the studio in Los Angeles to work with Cale, the group accepted an offer to play a residency at the Inverurie Hotel in Bermuda. While there, Richman heard and became strongly influenced by the laid-back style of the local musicians, as documented in his later song "Monologue About Bermuda". There were also growing personality clashes between the band members. [2]

Although on the band’s return Richman agreed to record his earlier songs, he was anxious to move in a different musical direction. He wanted to scrap all of the tracks they had recorded and start over with a mellower, more lyrical sound. The rest of the band, while not opposed to such a shift later, insisted that they record as they sounded now. However, the sessions with Cale in September 1973 also coincided with the death of their friend Gram Parsons (a former Harvard student, like Harrison and Brooks), and produced no usable recordings.[1][2] The record company then recruited Kim Fowley to produce more sessions with the band, this time at Gold Star Studios, with better results. Recordings from these sessions with Fowley were later released in 1981 on an album misleadingly titled The Original Modern Lovers (reissued on CD by Bomp Records in 2000).

De esta época se publicarían dos discos recogiendo las sesiones con Cale y Fowley. Entre los temas destacan dos que han traspasado el tiempo: Roadrunner y Pablo Picasso. Os los traemos en las versiones de dos mostruos:

Roadrunner (Joan Jett)

One two three four five six Roadrunner roadrunner Going faster miles an hour Gonna ride by the Stop-n-Shop With the radio on I'm in love with the modern world I'm in touch I'm a modern girl New York City when it's late at night I got the radio on I'm like a roadrunner yeah

Said hello to the spirit of ol' 1956 It was pacing in the woods next to '57 Well the highway was my only friend Cuz I went by so quick Suburban trees were out there And consequently it smelt like heaven So I say roadrunner once roadrunner twice I'm in love with the modern world So let's go out all night aw With the radio on got the FM Radio on got the powerg got the magic Radio on 50,000 watts of power Radio on going faster miles an hour Radio on I feel like a roadrunner Yeah Can't ya hear it out in Jersey now New York City when it's late at night I'm on West Side Highway heading Up to the G.W. Bridge down by the power lines I see all the neon and it's cold at night I got my radio on It's so exciting here with the skyscrapers In the dark I feel in touch with the modern world I feel in touch I feel alive With 50,000 watts of power

I got the radio on Roadrunner roadrunner Radio on going faster miles an hour Radio on ya know I walk by the Stop-n-Shop Radio on and then I drove by the Stop-n-Shop Radio on and I like that much better than Walking by the Stop-n-Shop Radio on I had the radio on Radio on I felt in touch with the modern world Radio on I fell in love with the modern world Radio on I feel in love, feelin' love I got the Radio on like the power, got the magic Radio on got the AM Radio on got the FM Radio on 50,000 watts of power Radio on going faster miles an hour Radio on and the neon and it's cold outside Radio on I feel in touch I feel in love I feel in love Radio on I got the I got the I got the Radio on I got the I got the I got the I got the Radio on again Radio on

Pablo Picasso (Iggy Pop)

Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare and So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole Well the girls would turn the color Of the avacado when he would drive Down their street in his El Dorado He could walk down you street And girls could not resist his stare Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole Not like you Alright Well he was only 5'3" But girls could not resist his stare Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole Not in New York

Oh well be not schmuck, be not abnoxious, Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole Remember the story of Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole Alright this is it Some people try to pick up girls And they get called an asshole This never happened to Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare and so Pablo Picasso was never called...

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers

Un par de años después de disolverse The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman volvió con una nueva banda llamada esta vez Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, que estuvo operativa entre el 76 y el 88 con varias formaciones.

These bands were quieter and featured more low-key, often near-childlike, songs, as Richman drew on folk-rock and other genres. Out of Richman's original bandmates, only Robinson was part of any of the other Modern Lovers incarnations

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Jonathan Richman- Roadrunner. Recorded at Joey Ramone's Birthday Party at NYC's Coney Island High in May,1998.


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