"Rumores".

Timex Social Club fue un grupo estadounidense especializado en "rhytm and blues" contemporáneo, género al que le añaden elementos del funk, del rock, del hip-hop y del dance al género original propiamente dicho.  

El grupo se conformó en 1983 en la ciudad de  Berkeley, Estado de California, con los músicos Marcus Thompson, Michael Marshall, Gregory Thomas, Craig Samuel y Darren Cleage; tres años después, estos tres últimos músicos abandonan la agrupación, siendo reemplazados por Alex Hill y Kevin Moore y antes de tomar su denominación actual, se denominaban "Timex Crew".  En 1987 el grupo se separa, pero en 

En ese mismo año, lanzaron su único disco de larga duración, denominado "Vicious Rumors", el cual incluye el tema que compartiré a continuación.  El tema, muy bien vocalizado e interpretado por Michael Marshall, cuenta el por qué no debemos lanzar rumores ni nada que se le parezca.  Logró tres primeros lugares en las listas Billboard estadounidenses, otro en Canadá, un segundo puesto en Nueva Zelanda y dos terceros lugares en los Países Bajos.

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"How do rumors get started, they're started by the jealous people and,

they get mad seein' somethin', they had and sombody else is holdin'.

Tell me that temptation, is very hard to resist,

but these wicked women, o-oh, they just persist.

Maybe you think it's cute, but girl, I'm not impressed,

I tell you one time only with my business please don't mess."

"Look at all these rumors, surroundin' me every day,

I just need some time, some time to get away from...

From all these rumors, I can't take it no more,

my best friend said there's one out now about me and the girl next door."

"Hear the one about Tina, some say she's much too loose,

that came straight from a guy who claims he's tastin' her juice.

Hear the one about Michael, some say he must be gay,

I try to argue, but they said if he was straight he wouldn't move that way."

Hear the one about Susan, some say she's just a tease,

in a camisole she's six feet tall, she'll knock you to you knees."

"Will you look at all these rumors surroundin' me every day,

I just need some time, some time to get away from...

From all these rumors, I can't take it no more,

my best friend said there's one out now about me and the girl next door."

"I can't go no place without somebody pointin' a finger,

I can't show my face â 'cause when it comes to rumors I'm a dead ringer.

It seems from rumors I just can't get away,

I bet there'll even be rumors floatin' around on Judgment Day.

I'll think I'll write my congressman and tell him to pass a bill,

for the next time they catch somebody startin' rumors, shoot to kill."

"Will you look at all these rumors surroundin' me every day,

I just need some time, some time to get away from...

From all these rumors, I can't take it no more,

my best friend said there's one out now about me and the girl next door."

"What's mine is mine, I ain't got time for rumors in my life,

I'm a man who thinks, not a man who drinks, so please let me live my life.

What's mine is mine, I ain't got time for rumors in my life,

I'm a man who thinks, not a man who drinks, so please let me live my life.

What's mine is mine, I ain't got time for rumors in my life,

I'm a man who thinks, not a man who drinks, so please let me live my life."

"Will you look at all these rumors surroundin' me every day,
I just need some time, some time to get away from...
From all these rumors, I can't take it no more,
my best friend said there's one out now about me and the girl next door."

"Look at all these rumors, surroundin' me every day,
I just need some time, some time to get away from...
From all these rumors, I can't take it no more,
my best friend said there's one out now about me and the girl next door."

"Stop, stop, spreadin' those rumors around,
Stop, stop, spreadin' the lies!
Stop, stop, spreadin' those rumors around,
Stop, stop, spreadin' the lies!"

"Stop, stop, spreadin' those rumors around,
Stop, stop, spreadin' the lies!
Stop, stop, spreadin' those rumors around,
Stop, stop, spreadin' the lies!"

"Stop, stop, spreadin' those rumors around,
Stop, stop, spreadin' the lies!
Stop, stop, spreadin' those rumors around,
Stop, stop, spreadin' the lies!"

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"Envíame un ángel".

Real Life es una banda australiana creada en 1980, liderada por David Sterry y Richard Zatorski, y secundada por Alan Johnson y Danny Simcic.  En 1983, en su opera prima, presentaron el tema que compartiré a continuación, dentro del álbum "Heartland", junto a su otro éxito, "Catch me, I'm falling".

La banda continuó con su alineación original hasta 1986, cuando Zatorski deja la banda por la excesiva presión de su agente musical y luego de intentar una carrera en solitario, se dedica a la abogacía en la ciudad de Melbourne.  Años después salieron Johnson y Simcic.  Y los reemplazos de Zatorski, Steve Williams y George Pappas, también abandonaron el grupo a su tiempo, dejando solo a Sterry a cargo del nombre de la banda, desconociéndose las razones de estas salidas.

El tema original alcanzó sendos primeros lugares en las listas alemanas y neozelandesas, un segundo lugar en Suiza y destacó en las emisoras australianas y austriacas.  En 1989, después de un burdo intento de Zatorski de lanzar una versión de este tema, la banda lo relanza y retira todas las imágenes donde este tecladista aparece, ya con Williams en la formación, pero escasamente destaca en las listas estadounidenses.

¡Disfruten este excelente y motivante tema!

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"Do you believe in heaven above?
Do you believe in love?
Don't tell a lie, don't be false or untrue,
it all comes back to you".

"Open fire,
on my burning heart,
I've never been lucky in love.
My defenses are down,
a kiss or a frown,
I can't survive on my own".

"If a girl walks in,
and draws her name in my heart,
I'll turn and run away,
everyday,
we've all been led astray,
It's hard to be lucky in love".

"It gets in your eyes,
It's making you cry,
don't know what to do,
don't know what to do,
you're looking for love,
calling heaven above".

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Empty dreams,
can only disappoint,
in a room behind your smile.
But don't give up,
don't give up,
-give up, give up, give up-
you can be lucky in love".

"It gets in your eyes,
It's making you cry,
don't know what to do,
don't know what to do,
you're looking for love,
calling heaven above".

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"Send me an angel,
send me an angel,
right now,
right now!"

"...Right now!"

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