Memory - CATS

Cats is a famous musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and it's based on a book by T.S. Eliot, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

Cats tells the story of a group of cats (the Jellicles Cats) who, once a year, in the night, escape from their homes and meet in the dump of the neightborhood to wait for their leader, the Old Deuteronomy. He chosses one cat each year to start a new life on the Heaviside Layer, it's like a special paradise for cats.

This year, the Old Deuteronomy chosses Grizabella, but while he is saying her name, they realized there is a human spying. Directed by Munkustrap, the cats introduce themselves one to one: Jennyanydots, Rum Rum Tigger, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Macavity, Bustofer Jones, Gus, Skimble...

At the end, Grizabella appears and sing this song, Memory.

I really like this song because it has great lyrics and it shows what Grizabella is like . A time ago, she left the Jellicles Cats to live a glamorous life and now that she is old she is trying to be back, she only finds contempt and rejection.

MEMORY

LYRICS

Daylight
See the dew on the sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away
Like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day . . .

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is

Look
A new day has begun

"All the people in the world", by Safri Duo.

Safri Duo is a Danish percussion duo. It is composed by Uffe Savery and Morten Friis. They began working on classical music, in 1999, although they had already recorded some CDs. But after being signed by a label executive who discovered them, a track mixing both tribal and modern electronica was set to be released in 2000. The result was the popular "Played-A-Live" that became one of the most popular songs in Europe that year.

In 2003, they brought out an album called Safri Duo 3.0. Clark Anderson, a new member of the group, sang some tracks, such as Agogo Mosse or All the people in the world, which was one of their greatest hits.

I like this song because of the sense of its lyrics and because it has a catchy tune. I love singing it while I'm having a shower!

LYRICS

All the people in the world
Every boy and every girl
Just imagine that we could...
It isn't hard to do.

All the people in the world
Every boy and every girl
Just imagine that we could
Face our brotherhood.

Give it up!
You've just got to give it up!
Let yourself just give it up!
You've just got to give it up, up, give up give up and

Give it up!You've just got to give it up!
Let yourself just give it up!
You've just got to give it up,up,give up give up and
Jam it up!!

From the mountains to the sea
Through the valleys follow me
From down below to way up high
Baby we can touch the sky

All the people in the world
Every boy and every girl
Just imagine that we could
Face our brotherhood!!!!

Zombie - The Cranberries

The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O´Riordan.
The band is formed by a guitarist (Noel Anthony Hogan), a bassist (Michael Gerard Hogan), Fergal Patrick Lawler as the percussionist and the vocalist, Dolores Mary O’Riordan Burton.

The Cranberries are famous for a lot of songs such as "Animal Instinct", "Dream"... but my favourite song is "Zombie".
I like this group so much because of the voice of the singer, she is fantastic! and in a concert she is even better!
And I have chosen Zombie because when I was only a child, I sang this song without knowing about the group and the meaning of the song.... but when I discovered the song again, I felt really happy and now I can´t stop listening to it!



In your head !
In your head.... Zombie zombie...
What´s in your head?!...

you can find all the lyrics Here.

Julia interviews Elena

A few days ago, I interviewed one of the players that played with me in the Andalucian Tournament.

She told me that her full name was Elena Aragón de la Torre, after asking it to her.

When I enquired her how old she was, I was amazed by her answer, she was only fifteen!

I wanted to know how long she had been playing football, Elena replied 9 years, after having some doubts in counting.

She also said that she normally played as a wing but her position often changed, answering the question, in which position she played.

Elena added that she had been playing in 3 teams, after asking her in how many teams she had played, all of them were from Cadiz, where she is from.

I asked her around how many goals she had scored in those 9 years, she answered around 240. A total striker! :)

I wanted to know who her favourite player was, at what she said straight away: Lionel Messi. From that we could deduce that her favourite team was F.C. Barcelona.

Finally, I demanded her something I've always wanted to know: what her dream for the future was. She answered taht her dream was to play with the Spanish team as she had already played with seleccion gaditana and Andaluza.

Interview

I interviewed a man who was watching TV in my living room:

- I asked him who he was and he told me that he was my father, he hoped.

- I asked him how he had met my mother and he told me that he didn’t remember it, he was drunk when he met her.

- I asked him if he had taken a shower that day and he said that he had not taken a shower because that day wasn’t a Sunday.

- I asked him what he was watching on TV and he told me that he was watching a mysterious program where people were shouting and applauding for no reason. The program’s name was “Sálvame”.

- I asked him whether he was famous and he said that he could be a famous actor but he preferred to be modest.

- I asked him if he loved me and he told me that he loved me, but then he said that he preferred the dog because he didn’t ask him questions, so I finished the interview.

Hoobastank- The reason

Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away".
They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen.
They are signed to Island Records and have released four albums and one extended play to date. Their fourth and most recent studio album, For(N)ever, was released in January 2009. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide.



I´M NOT A PERFECT PERSON
THERE´S MANY THINGS I WISH I DIDN´T DO
BUT I CONTINUE LEARNING
I NEVER MEANT TO DO THOSE THINGS TO YOU
AND SO I HAVE TO SAY BEFORE I GO
THAT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

I´VE FOUND A REASON FOR ME
TO CHANGE WHO I USED TO BE
A REASON TO START OVER NEW
AND THE REASON IS YOU

I´M SORRY THAT I HURT YOU
IT´S SOMETHING I MUST LIVE WITH EVERYDAY
AND ALL THE PAIN I PUT YOU THROUGH
I WISH THAT I COULD TAKE IT ALL AWAY
AND BE THE ONE WHO CATCHES ALL YOUR TEARS
THAT´S WHY I NEED YOU TO HEAR

I´VE FOUND A REASON FOR ME
TO CHANGE WHO I USED TO BE
A REASON TO START OVER NEW
AND THE REASON IS YOU

AND THE REASON IS YOU
AND THE REASON IS YOU
AND THE REASON IS YOU

I´M NOT A PERFECT PERSON
I NEVER MEANT TO DO THOSE THINGS TO YOU
AND SO I HAVE TO SAY BEFORE I GO
THAT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

I´VE FOUND A REASON FOR ME
TO CHANGE WHO I USED TO BE
A REASON TO START OVER NEW
AND THE REASON IS YOU

I´VE FOUND A REASON TO SHOW
A SIDE OF ME YOU DIDN´T KNOW
A REASON FOR ALL THAT I DO
AND THE REASON IS YOU

Interview to Fernando Alonso!

Good Afternoon!

I'm Laura Milán and I was with Fernando Alonso yesterday. I asked him about his life and his career and his answers were:

First I wanted to know how he felt in his personal life and he said that he was really pleased and he was eager to begin the F1 competition.

Then I asked him about his last race and he answered that his car was much faster than it had shown last week before and he also told me that he hadn't had good luck but a fourth position hadn't been a bad position.

Also I wanted to know what expectations he had for his next races and he told me that he expected to improve his car and get better results in the following races because he had a competitive and fast car.

Finally I asked him how he felt in Ferrari and what the atmosphere was like in the scuderia and he said that he felt comfortable and motivated and Ferrari scuderia was eager to win a lot of races.

I thanked him and said that I expected to see each other soon and he said that he also expected so and thanked me for the interview.

Well this was my interview to Fernando Alonso. I'll see see you next week with more news about him.

Thank you very much!