el Chavalin

Hoy (día mundial de la música en el Chavalin, como cada Viernes) os contaré algunas cosillas sobre uno de mis músicos preferidos ultimamente.
Jack Johnson es hawaiano, y era uno de los mejores surfistas del mundo, hasta que tuvo un pequeño accidente y tuvo que dejarlo profesionalmente. Esto nos vino bien a los amantes de la música, ya que empezó a dedicarse a tocar la guitarra y componer.

Íntimo amigo de Ben Harper, triunfó totalmente nada más sacar su primer disco “Brushfire Fairytales” (mi preferido). Es un estilo de música muy tranquilo, relajante, que puede transportarte a playas remotas… Sólo os dire que algunos lo llaman el “beach boy” del siglo XXI.

También ha dirigido algunas peliculas-documental sobre surf, entre ellas “Thicker than water“, con una muy buena banda sonora.
Por cierto, empezó a tocar la guitarra a los 14 años con canciones como “One” de Metallica, lo cual me recuerda bastante a mi, que también empecé (y sigo) tocando canciones de los Maestros…

Para profundizar en su biografía: [Artículo en la wikipedia]

Os dejo con una de sus canciones (”Flake”) y su correspondiente letra, para que disfrutéis.

I know she said it’s alright
But you can make it up next time
I know she knows it’s not right
There ain’t no use in lying
Maybe she thinks I know something
Maybe maybe she thinks its fine
Maybe she knows something I don’t
I’m so, I’m so tired, I’m so tired of trying

It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no
So don’t tell me you might just let it go
And often times we’re lazy
It seems to stand in my way
Cause no one NO not no one
Likes to be let down

I know she loves the sunrise
No longer sees it with her sleeping eyes
And I know that when she said she’s gonna try
Well it might not work because of other ties and
I know she usually has some other ties
And I wouldn’t want to break ‘em, nah, I wouldn’t want to break ‘em
Maybe she’ll help me to untie this but
Until then well, I’m gonna have to lie to you.

It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no
So don’t tell me you might just let it go
And often times we’re lazy
It seems to stand in my way
Cause no one no not no one
Likes to be let down
It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no
So don’t tell me you might just let it go

The harder that you try baby, the further you’ll fall
Even with all the money in the whole wide world
Please please please don’t pass me
Please please please don’t pass me
Please please please don’t pass me by

Everything you know about me now baby you gonna have to change
You gonna have to call it by a brand new name
Please please please don’t drag me
Please please please don’t drag me
Please please please don’t drag me down

Just like a tree down by the water baby I shall not move
Even after all the silly things you do
Please please please don’t drag me
Please please please don’t drag me
Please please please don’t drag me down