“Bang A Drum” es un tema que está en el primer disco en solitario de Jon Bon Jovi, Blaze Of Glory, y que es más conocido por ser la banda sonora de la película Young Guns II (Arma Joven).
En este trabajo destacan dos canciones, principalmente. La primera es la que da nombre al disco, Blaze Of Glory. Es probable que no sepáis que este tema ganó un Globo de oro a la mejor canción original, y estuvo nominada a un Oscar. Pero independientemente de sus premios, es archiconocida porque es casi imposible que no suene en un concierto de la banda de Nueva Jersey.
La otra canción a destacar es "Santa Fe"… Por lo que transmite. Incluso personas que no son seguidoras del grupo la han llegado a calificar como la mejor canción que tienen…Y motivos no les faltan.
Sin embargo, yo voy a destacar una un poco más desconocida. Supongo que la elijo porque me gusta especialmente la letra, y últimamente ando casi sin tiempo para nada… Y esto de pegar tambores por todo y por nada me gusta. Una manera de quejarme, y a la vez de no arrepentirme demasiado de cosas que he hecho porque ya no tienen solución… y de gritar el final de esta canción: Tengo una razón para creer, y seguir adelante.
Y aprovecho para pedir disculpas si últimamente no dejo comentarios por vuestros blogs… Pero es que entre la búsqueda de empleo y la preparación de las oposiciones… Se me pasan las 24 horas del día volando. Pero yo intento leeros siempre que puedo. Gracias por estar y los ánimos que me habéis dado. Y Gracias esta vez en particular a Shere y a 21 gramos de alma por esos premios que inician esta entrada. Son premios agradeciendo la amistad y yo los entrego a los que los quieran recibir.
Bang A Drum – Jon Bon Jovi
I went to see the preacher
to teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away
He said
if you want to tell him something
You ain't gotta fold your hands
Say it with your heart,
your soul
and believe it
And I'd say amen
Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win
Bang a drum,
bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
Ooh, let me hear you say yeah (yeah),
hallelujah, amen
I called upon my brother
just the other day
He said: John I'm gonna die
if I don't start to live again
I work each day and night like clockwork
Just trying to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feet
I'd bang a drum for the dying
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence
lost in our youth
Bang a drum,
bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for me
I don't know where all the rivers run
I don't know how far,
I don't know how come
Well I'm gonna die believin'
each step that I take
Ain't worth the ground that I walk on
If we don't walk it our way (ooh...)
No I don't claim to be a wiseman,
a poet or a saint
I'm just another man
who's searching for a better way
But my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I wanna run for cover
Sometimes I want to scream
Bang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes
that won't come back
Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers
and the tears they've cried
Bang a drum,
bang it loudly Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart keeps on bangin'
I got a reason
to believe
(I got a reason to believe)
(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hallelujah, amen)
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
yeah (yeah) oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah
(yeah) hallelujah,
amen Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah)
oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
hallelujah, amen All right girls (yeah)
brother (yeah) yeah (yeah)
oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah
(yeah) hallelujah, amen
to teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away
He said
if you want to tell him something
You ain't gotta fold your hands
Say it with your heart,
your soul
and believe it
And I'd say amen
Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win
Bang a drum,
bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
Ooh, let me hear you say yeah (yeah),
hallelujah, amen
I called upon my brother
just the other day
He said: John I'm gonna die
if I don't start to live again
I work each day and night like clockwork
Just trying to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feet
I'd bang a drum for the dying
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence
lost in our youth
Bang a drum,
bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for me
I don't know where all the rivers run
I don't know how far,
I don't know how come
Well I'm gonna die believin'
each step that I take
Ain't worth the ground that I walk on
If we don't walk it our way (ooh...)
No I don't claim to be a wiseman,
a poet or a saint
I'm just another man
who's searching for a better way
But my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I wanna run for cover
Sometimes I want to scream
Bang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes
that won't come back
Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers
and the tears they've cried
Bang a drum,
bang it loudly Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart keeps on bangin'
I got a reason
to believe
(I got a reason to believe)
(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hallelujah, amen)
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
yeah (yeah) oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah
(yeah) hallelujah,
amen Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah)
oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
hallelujah, amen All right girls (yeah)
brother (yeah) yeah (yeah)
oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah
(yeah) hallelujah, amen
Y vosotros... ¿Daríais un golpe de tambor por algo en concreto?