STEVE EARLE

Steve Earle volvió ayer a Barcelona después de su vista en el Primavera Sound del 2006. Se presentó con la ayuda de su guitarra, su preciosa señora de maravillosa voz Allison Moore y un "pinchadiscos" (!!)... A priori, la ausencia de banda hacia presagiar un concierto plomizo. No fué así. Las tablas de este hombre son muchas y levantó dos horas de concierto como los grandes, demostrándonos porqué muchos lo consideramos ya una leyenda viva. No obvió su faceta de activista político con alguna referencia a favor de la auténtica democracia y trasmitió mucha autenticidad.
Solo un pero. Sé que el pinchadiscos será más barato que una banda ( y que es parte de su último disco ), pero ¿realmente aporta algo?
Contentos nos fuimos los que asistimos a su reencuentro. Si vuelve allí estaremos.

Jerusalem:


Letra:

I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way
And there was nothin' anyone could do or say

And I almost listened to him
Yeah, I almost lost my mind
Then I regained my senses again
And looked into my heart to find

That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then

Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound

But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem

And there'll be no barricades then
There'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls

And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
(Steve Earle)

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