Glee: New Songs

Today is the beginning of the New Season of Glee! If you want to hear the songs before watching the chapter, you can listen to them here!

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Hoy es el comienzo de la Nueva Temporada de Glee! Si quereis escuchar las canciones antes de ver el capitulo, puedes escucharlas aqui!

Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead - Rachel and Kurt

It's not unusual - Blaine with the cheerios

Anything goes / Anything you can do - Pendleton (Lindsay Pearce)

We got the beat - New Directions

You can't stop the beat - New Directions

Best Auditions of Week 7

This time I will only show you the best of the auditions of Week 7 because there were more bad autidions than good, and it kind of depresses me. So, let's begin with a boy called Bradley Johnson: such a good voice.

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Esta vez solo os enseñaré las mejores audiciones de la semana 7 porque han habido mas malas que buenas, y como que me deprime poner gente cantando mal. Empecemos con Bradley Johnson: una voz increible.

The second and last audition is from Terry Winstanley. He's a 50-year-old man and a granddad. Let's hear his grant voice, that sure will impress you!

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La segunda y ultima audición es la de Terry Winstanley. Es un hombre de 50 años y es abuelo. Escuchad su gran voz, seguro que os impresionará!

Song of the day #71#

I start again this section with my favorite song of all times. It's not a popular song nowadays and it wasn't when it was new, but it's fantastic. You know, when I'm tired, sad, bored,... this song always makes me feel good. It's not a party song, a happy song or an outstanding song, but it's special for me. The Song of the day #71# is Read my mind, by The Killers.

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Vuelvo a empezar esta sección con mi canción favorita. No es que sea muy popular ni tampoco lo fue en su momento, pero es genial. En esos momentos que estas cansado, triste, aburrido,... entonces, esta cancion me hace levantar cabeza. No es una canción de fiesta, ni una canción alegre ni una canción sobresaliente, pero es especial para mi. La Canción del dia #71# es Read my mind, de The Killers.

The X Factor: Auditions (week 6)

Today I'm bringing you the auditions of this week. I'm nervous because there are so many weeks of auditions and I want the real programme to begin. Let's see John Wilding's audition. He auditioned the last year and made it through until de Judge's House, but he was not chosen. This time, let's see if it's better for him!
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Hoy os traigo el programa de audiciones de la semana. Estoy nervioso porque hay muchas semanas de audiciones y me gustaria que empezara el programa real. Veamos lo que puede hacer. Se presentó la semana pasada y llego hasta la casa de Jueces pero no fue escogido. Esta vez, veamos si va mejor.

The next audition surprised me for good! They seemed like these horrible groups who auditioned for The X Factor, but they turned to be amazing! Let's hear 2 Shoes!
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La siguiente audición me sorprendio, pero para bien! Parecían uno de esos grupos horribles que intentan entrar en el Factor X, pero han resultador ser increibles! Escuchemos a 2 Shoes!

The next audition is one of those I was talking about: horrible. I let you make your own opinion.
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La siguiente es una de esas audiciones de las que hablaba: horrible. Os dejo haceros una idea.

The next audition will be a paradise for your ears. John Adams is a Math teacher but comes to the X Factor to teach something else. His voice is a mix of James Blunt and Damien Rice. Wonderful. Hear it.
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La siguiente audición sera como musica para vuestros oidos. John Adams es un profesor de matemáticas que va al Factor X a enseñar otra cosa. Su voz es una mezcla de James Blunt y Damien Rice. Increible Escuchadlo. 

The next one is Michelle Barrett. She is a mum of 4 children but also a great singer. She made a great audition with a Whitney Houston classic and made cry Tulissa.  Listen to her and you'll understand why she cried.
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La siguiente es Michelle Barrett. Es madre de 4 niños pero también es una gran cantante. Hizo una gran audición con un clasico de Whitney Houston y hizo llorar a Tulissa. Escuchadla y entendereis porque la hizo llorar. 

Latest discoveries

Today I want to show you the songs I'm addicted to at this moment. They aren't all new, but they are great! The first song, and the one I love the most, is a song that Beyoncé performed at the VMA's and it's called Love On Top!

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Hoy os voy a enseñar esas canciones que no me puedo sacar de la cabeza. No son todas nuevas, pero eso no quiere decir que sean buenisimas! La primera, y la que mas me gusta, es la canción que Beyoncé interpretó en los VMA's y se llama Love On Top!

This song makes me feel so good! It's like a ray of energy for me! I could wake up everyday with it and begin the day with a big big smile!

Let's continue with a song that is not as fun as the one before, but it has a great message! It's Dear Mr. President by Pink. Love the song, love the choir, the message, the lyrics,... EVERYTHING!

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Me siento tan bien cuando escucho esta canción! Es como si me inyectaran energía! Me levantaría cada día con su voz y empezaría la rutina con una gran sonrisa!

Continuemos con una cancion menos divertida que la anterior, pero con un gran mensaje. Es Dear Mr. President de Pink. Gran cancion, gran coro, gran mensaje y letra,... GRAN TODO!

The next, and last song, is great because it mixes the best rap and great chorus. I've discovered it today, thanks to a friend, and it's called The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco. Enjoy it!

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La siguiente, y ultima cancion, es genial porque mezcla el mejor rap con un estribillo de gloria! La he descubierto hoy, gracias a una amiga, y se llama The Show Goes On de Lupe Fiasco. Disfrutad!

The X Factor 2011: Best Auditions so Far

Well, today I was watching the newest auditions for the X Factor in Youtube when I realised that I haven't shown you any of them. So, to begin this brand new year, let's see brand new talents! There are so many great voices, so I've chosen the one I liked the most from each weekend. I must say that there have only been 5 weeks so... if you wanna see more, visit The X Factor Channel in Youtube.

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Hoy estaba viendo las nuevas audiciones para el X Factor en Youtube y me he dado cuenta que no os he enseñado ninguna! Así que, para empezar un nuevo año, veamos nuevos talentos! Hay muy buenas voces, por lo que he elegido la audición que más me ha gustado de cada semana. Debo decir que solo han habido 5 semanas... por si quereis ver mas visitad el Canal de The X Factor en Youtube.

Week 1: Janet Devlin - Your Song (Elton John)

I can't show you this one because The X Factor has forbidden embed videos, but I post you the link! All the videos are so worth it, please watch them! 

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No os puedo enseñar el video porque THe X Factor prohibe colgar sus videos, pero os pongo el link! Mirad todos los videos que son geniales! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX-Nj539cY0

Week 2: The Keys - I Need a Dollar (Aloe Blacc)

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheXFactorUK#p/c/C514B0518808F1DD/5/aid7XAqj4ys

Week 3: Jade Richards - Someone Like You (Adele)

Best audition for me, so far! Can't post it for the same reason as before!

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Mejor audición para mi, de lejos! No puedo poner el video por lo mismo que antes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dnp6N9jsLo

Week 4: Lascel Woods - Use Somebody (Kings of Leon)

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheXFactorUK#p/c/5104EE22BC61B806/3/yapGi1YYSKM

Week 5: Marcus Collins - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (Steve Wonder)

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheXFactorUK#p/c/EA2C884C5371C683/0/TAJ0VNoNIm8

Sorry for not having more than one video! I'll work it out to find how can I post them!

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Me sabe mal no tener más que un video! Ya encontraré como ponerlos!

Someone like you - Adele

Someone like you - Adele

Inspiration and meaning

This is a song that talks about love coming to an end. Adele is trying to assimilate that her relationship with her ex-boyfriend has end and this song is about that, about how hard is to recover from a broken relation. If we look the track listings of 21 we will see that this song is the final one (however the bonus track I found a boy). At first sight, it might not have a meaning, but its clear that she is trying to mark that the love she's been talking about along the album, came to an end and the song is trying to show us that.

Adele has openly discussed about this song. She was tired of showing her ex-boyfriend as a bad boy. She was giving a bad image of him. Of course, she is bitter about the relationship she had during two years but this boy was her love too. So, pushing away the "hate" she wrote that song.

Adele explained that she wrote the song when she had just ended up her relationship. Someone like you may seem a song about forgiving but it's not at all. As I said, she wrote it as a way to express how she felt after the break-up. She thought she would marry him but he said he was not ready. However, a months later he got engaged and Adele felt horrible. So, she wrote Someone like you.

So, after all I've explained you I think that the message of the song is not as clear as it seems. I've said it's about her feelings after the break-up, about him, about not hating him... but those are only details of what is the main message. In the first sentence Adele wrote: I heard that you're settled down, that you found a girl and you're married now. With that it's obvious what's going on. Adele realises that he has found love and thinks of how will she feel in a years when she will be alone while he will be happy. The fear of that is the meaning of this song.

Music

Someone like you is a special song when we talk about music. No harmonies, no orquestra, no choir,... simply Adele and a piano. It's so simple that is magic. I think that Adele is trying to show that we must listen to the song paying attention to its lyrics and not to the music.

So, a piano playing almost the same chords always and with a little more strenght in the chorus and Adele's wonderful voice are the only music we can find in this song.

Critics

When I heard 21 track-by-track I was so astonished. I found every song a whole world. But when it was coming to the end... wow! Someone like you is, for me, the highlight of the album. It may be a cliché to leave it until the final but Adele shows us a beautiful and sad song that is obviously the final of the album. I mean, I can't imagine 21 ending with another song. You can die after hearing the song. I don't know how to express what it says to me but, boy, when I want to calm down, to cry, to smile, to be happy... Someone like you is the song I choose. It's surprising how can a piano and a voice make one of the best pop-soul songs of the year.

At this moment, I just wish I could listen to her in live.

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