U2: New Year's Day

Para celebrar musicalmente a chegada do Ano Novo, selecionei um dos mais famosos hits da banda irlandesa U2, que por sinal e o meu preferido.

Em 1983, a música New Year's Day, tornar-se-ia um dos grandes sucessos do disco War, o terceiro álbum do quarteto de Dublin.

A obra é uma crítica à estagnação e ao mesmo tempo a promessa de dias melhores para aqueles não abandonam a esperança.

O inverno sueco em Sälen seria o cenário perfeito para a gravação do vídeo deste fabuloso single que mostrarei a seguir. Um feliz e próspero Ano Novo a todos, mas sem expectativas de guerras!

New Year's Day (U2)

Yeah...

All is quiet on New Year's Day.
A world in white gets underway.
I want to be with you, be with you night and day.
Nothing changes on New Year's Day.
On New Year's Day.

I... will be with you again.
I... will be with you again.

Under a blood-red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true...
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one.

I... I will begin again
I... I will begin again.

Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh.
Oh, maybe the time is right.
Oh, maybe tonight.
I will be with you again.
I will be with you again.

And so we are told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes

On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day