David Bowie fue un cantante inglés que trascendió en la industria musical por su voz y melodías que cautivaban a más de uno. El pasado 10 de enero del 2016 partió de nuestro mundo a consecuencia de un agente cancerígeno localizado en su hígado. Su partida dejó un vacío en el rock que, hasta el día de hoy, sigue siendo recordado por sus seguidores y el gremio artístico. Tras casi ocho años de este acontecimiento, es recordado con sus cinco mayores éxitos que trascendieron en el planeta tierra.

Under Pressure (Queen y David Bowie)

Un tema que nos recuerda la constante presión que vivimos día tras día y como a pesar de ellos logramos levantarnos y mantenernos estoicos por más adversidades que se crucen en nuestro camino. La canción por sí sola es interpretada por la banda “Queen”, no obstante, su colaboración con David Bowie fue denominada como magistral, erizando la piel de cualquiera que la escuche.

Letra

Pressure
Pushing down on me
Pushing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure
That burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

Um-ba-ba-beh
Um-ba-ba-beh
Dee-day-da
E-day-da, that’s okay

It’s the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming
“Let me out”
Tomorrow, gets me higher
Pressure on people
People on streets

Dey-dey-dey-mm-hm
Da-da-da-ba-ba
Okay

Chipping around, kick my brains ‘round the floor
These are the days, it never rains, but it pours

Ee-do-ba-be
Ee-da-ba-ba-ba
Um-bo-bo
Be-lap
People on streets
Ee-da-de-da-de
People on streets
Ee-da-de-da-de-da-de-da

It’s the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming
“Let me out”
Tomorrow, gets me higher, higher
Pressure on people
People on streets

Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence, but it don’t work
Keep coming up with love, but it’s so slashed and torn
Why? Why? Why?
Love (love, love, love, love)

Insanity laughs, under pressure we’re breaking
Can’t we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can’t we give love that one more chance?
Why can’t we give love, give love, give love?
Give love, give love, give love, give love?

‘Cause love’s such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to
Care for the people on the
Edge of the night (people on streets)
And love dares you
To change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves

Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

Let’s Dance

Un tema con el que muchos podrán identificarse, “Let’s Dance” es una canción para todas aquellas personas que padecen depresión y cómo solucionan la adversidad para no enseñar como se sienten verdaderamente.

Letra

Let’s dance
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let’s dance
To the song they’re playin’ on the radio
Let’s sway
While color lights up your face
Let’s sway
Sway through the crowd to an empty space

If you say run
I’ll run with you
And if you say hide
We’ll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall into my arms
And tremble like a flower

Let’s dance
Let’s dance
For fear your grace should fall
Let’s dance
For fear tonight is all
Let’s sway
You could look into my eyes
Let’s sway
Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight

And if you say run
I’ll run with you
And if you say hide
We’ll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall into my arms
And tremble like a flower

Let’s dance
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let’s sway
Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight
Let’s dance
Let’s dance
Let’s dance, dance, dance

Space oddity

¿Cómo expresarías el dolor tras haberte distanciado de tu hogar o aquellas cosas que te acompañaron al inicio de tu vida? David logró manifestarlo mediante “Space oddity” tema que tocó el corazón de aquellas personas curiosas que prestaron atención a la letra.

Letra

Ground control to Major Tom
Ground control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven)
Commencing countdown, engines on (six, five, four, three)
Check ignition, and may God’s love be with you (two, one, lift off)

This is ground control to Major Tom
You’ve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is Major Tom to ground control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in the most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue, and there’s nothing I can do

Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
I’m feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows

Ground control to Major Tom
Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you?

Here am I floating ‘round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue, and there’s nothing I can do

Lazarus

Un título que ha muchos les causa tristeza, se trata de una canción que fue lanzada dos meses antes de su muerte, siendo esta perteneciente a us último disco.

Letra

Look up here, I’m in heaven
I’ve got scars that can’t be seen
I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen
Everybody knows me now

Look up here, man, I’m in danger
I’ve got nothing left to lose
I’m so high it makes my brain whirl
Dropped my cell phone down below
Ain’t that just like me?

By the time I got to New York
I was living like a king
There I’d used up all my money
I was looking for your ass
This way or no way
You know, I’ll be free
Just like that bluebird
Now, ain’t that just like me?
Oh, I’ll be free
Just like that bluebird
Oh, I’ll be free

Ain’t that just like me?

Blackstar

Con un poco más de 50 millones de visitas, esta canción se ha vuelto un ícono del repertorio de David, siendo escuchada multiples veces y puesta de fondo para diversos videos.

Letra

In the villa of Ormen
In the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle
In the centre of it all
In the centre of it all
Your eyes

On the day of execution
On the day of execution
Only women kneel and smile
At the centre of it all
At the centre of it all
Your eyes
Your eyes

In the villa of Ormen
In the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle
In the centre of it all
In the centre of it all
Your eyes

Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place
And bravely cried

(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m a blackstar)

How many times does an angel fall?
How many people lie instead of talking tall?
He trod on sacred ground
He cried loud into the crowd

(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m not a gangster)

I can’t answer why
(I’m a blackstar)
Just go with me
(I’m not a filmstar)
I’m-a take you home
(I’m a blackstar)
Take your passport and shoes
(I’m not a popstar)
And your sedatives, boo
(I’m a blackstar)
You’re a flash in the pan
(I’m not a marvel star)
I’m the great, I am
(I’m a blackstar)

I’m a blackstar, way up, on money, I’ve got game
I see right, so wide, so open-hearted pain
I want eagles in my daydreams
Diamonds in my eyes

(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m a blackstar)

Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre then stepped aside
Somebody else took his place
And bravely cried

(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m a star’s star)
(I’m a blackstar)

I can’t answer why
(I’m not a gangster)
But I can tell you how
(I’m not a film star)
We were born upside-down
(I’m a star’s star)
Born the wrong way ‘round
(I’m not a white star)
(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m not a gangster)
(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m not a pornstar)
(I’m not a wandering star)
(I’m a blackstar)
(I’m a blackstar)

In the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle
At the centre of it all
Your eyes

On the day of execution
Only women kneel and smile
At the centre of it all
Your eyes
Your eyes

Por: Asiel Valle