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Brand New Day

by O Sister!

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jeaninegreene Great album, wonderful songs. You breeze through so many influences -- Boswell, of course, but also gospel, gypsy jazz, Dixieland, on and on. Love it!
Favorite track: Josephine.
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What should I do with those things that I did bad before everything changed for good? Was it a shame or just water under the bridge? I still feel a big burden for those memories Is there a way to forgive or forget those mean things? Was it enough with my regret? Times have changed and it’s mostly for good As we know all mankind must learn… (Not forget) Meantime, the answer still lingers in the air What should I do with those things that I did bad before everything changed for good? I don’t really know but I feel they will always walk with me.
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Nowadays people still drifting looking for a place to call home But look out folks! Because in times of crisis speculators increase housing prices Landlord, please, don’t raise my rent! I can't afford paying another cent What is the meaning? I can’t find a reason Are you flirting with the dark side of capitalism? Think twice Sir, what are you trying to do? I support a daughter and my old mom too How do you grow a greedy heart of stone? I don’t want to see your bully face anymore! Landlord, please, leave me alone! I’ve got that gentrification blues If you raise my rent, what am I gonna do? Money-grubbers make a good man leave this town Middle-class has no money for property values now Landlord, leave me alone!
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Carantoñas 02:40
So hilarious! when you make all those funny faces at me, and in the middle of the night you’ve got me, you make me laugh, you make me cry. And if the situation becomes too weird without expectation, pedantic, boring and with no relation to really important things in life, Then in my mind I see your shinning figure, one of a kind! just doing what you do, a look, a blink, a movement or a wink. ¡Qué descaro! cuando me miras con un gesto raro, con esas muecas ya me has conquistado, me haces reír, me haces llorar. Y si en algún momento, la situación es de total lamento, pedante, estúpida y sin fundamento, y siento anhelo de escapar; Entonces apareces en mi cabeza como tantas veces, tus carantoñas me desarman ¡y me río sin parar!
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Life never stops spinning Like a merry-go-round Sometimes you're here And sometimes there Always a tickling in the belly Strong horses and dolphins Take you up and down A dream pumpkin carriage Leads you to love, You say "hello", And then you go. Everything starts again Returning to the same place. The smiles again, Again the tears , And that tickling in the belly. After all those feelings, Fear and joy, Everything stops With the last laps, And you can't help but Taking another ride. Don´t stop spinning Like a Merry-Go-Round, You´re here, But sometimes you are there Always a tickling in the belly. Magical unicorns Lift you up, take you down, Close to love, You say hello, And suddenly you go....
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Greta was right, we can’t deny Climate change is here to stay Oh, how I miss the green on the trees And raindrops knocking on my window I see a sunshine when it rains I swim in tears of happiness Because my heart it was so closed and dry It needs to be watered every night I get the blues when I see that weather-map on TV No more Octobers, please, at thirty-five degrees! Give us, gee, more rainy days like these I see a sunshine when it rains I swim in tears of happiness Because my heart it was so closed and dry It needs to be watered every night I sit and wait for the rain to wash my sorrow once again Ain’t used a raincoat since nineteen forty-eigth That’s why it’s incredible when it rains
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Josephine 04:41
Long time ago A great legend was born By the Riverside, A little charming soul. She was a talented child, Dancing all over town. She started working so soon, She had to grow up so fast. Back then, being a black woman was hard, But she was not one of those who gave up. Raising her voice against injustice of all kind, And fighting for her dreams with all her heart. St. Louis left behind, New York, end of the line. Then her dancing feet Took her to "Paris". Touring , dancing, acting, singing, Europe hails her swinging, Saving from misery and giving hope, Just like a female Pope! "La justice! L'amour! La liberté!" She was the queen of the "Champs Élysée" A new war began and everything darkened, She got involved and fought 'til the end The artist spy, the fighting star, her memory remains, A well deserved fame… Josephine Baker was her name! The meaning of her life, Her main goal, her desire Was to turn this world Into a shiny rainbow. Oh, Josephine!
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Mirando al sur, diciendo "adiós" con la mano, así dejaba el hogar. Sabiendo bien que el trecho sería largo, tal vez no volver nunca más. La incertidumbre y lo que se está jugando, la vida que deja atrás... Tragó saliva y sus mejillas secó la brisa del mar. Eran mil cosas las que tenía en mente, tanto por construir y, sin embargo, pasa tan de repente, verse abocado a partir. No quiso dar cabida a más pensamientos, ¡ya basta de oscuridad! Una sonrisa, no más lamentos, volver a empezar. Poner los pies en tierra firme y pensar "¿tendré una oportunidad? Si la fortuna no me quiso escuchar, ¡voy a gritar, voy a cantar!” Y ahora sí… Al cabo de algunos años apareció el amor, un par de amigos de esos que dan abrazos que quiebran el corazón. Mirando atrás, parece que no fue en vano la pugna y la desazón. Sanada el alma, el mar en calma… y una linda canción.
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Sweet or sour, hit or miss. Little private vices for these public benefits. Let the good times flow, it´s not a drill. All makes sense, there ́s no memory. We will pick up the pieces of our pride. Everything looks like something else. There ́s nothing like this sudden game. Echoes!, only echoes will remain. There´s only now, nothing from before. While time passes, time heals once more. Pure cologne for your quirkiness. Polluting medicine, wonders of the universe. It is the pleasure that everything goes well. The half smile, issues fade away. It is the pleasure that everything starts again. Do you realize? Who´s gonna love you the same?! Right away, luck and chance… For this public state of grace… Let the good times flow, and feel the trhill In the end, there will be no trace.
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Stars are fading, birds start singing… Babe, it’s a brand new day! I’m gonna share with you Put on your shoes, don’t be afraid Why don’t we dance and sway away? Just when the music starts I see your naughty face Over the crowd you call my name Follow that swing, let’s fly away! “Shim Sham Jimmy” is asleep on the roof Wake up, Jimmy! ‘Cos this crazy jazz band is killing it Babe, it’s a brand new day! I’m gonna dance with you Put on your shoes, don’t be afraid Follow that swing, let’s fly away!
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Please, don’t disturb. Listen inside. All I must find is time for me. Please, don’t disturb. Silver and gold. Oh, tell me a joke. Just a joke, nothing deep. I need my childhood smells, Where is poetry? Everybody is talking for nothing at all, Words are overrated, gestures not. Please, don’t disturb. It would be absurd To miss this afternoon Turning so great. I need my childhood smells, Where is poetry? Everybody is talking for nothing at all, Words are overrated, gestures not. Please, don’t disturb. Screens may stink But nothing will sink If I have time for me.
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On the way home, two clouds darken the afternoon. It all... all seems so so blue. In search of the lightning, the thunder, the noise, the floods… It all... all seems so so blue. “Look!”, said one to another. “There is no time to loose: Let ́s fly to another place, we ́ll be back again, it won ́t be long.” A couple of years, a couple of birds on their way home, Flying over the wetlands again. If we keep quiet we can hear, and smell, the rain. What about you, what about me, in the heart of the storm? What about you, what about me without you? Those old feelings are still there, over there. A couple of years, a couple of birds on their way home, Flying over the wetlands again. If we keep quiet we can hear, and smell, the rain. What about you, what about me, in the heart of the storm? What about you, what about me without you? Those old feelings are still there, over there… What do you see about you, about me, within these blinding lights? What about you, what about me without you? Those old feelings are still there…
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Goodnight, pretty baby. Pretty baby, goodnight. Stars are shining in the dark above. The land is dying but a fragile yearning still holds our tender lullaby. Farewell, my life, goodnight. Your sweetest dreams soon will come tonight. Shadows recede when the blackbird sings this fearless lullaby. Goodnight, pretty baby. Pretty baby, goodnight. A gentle breeze swings your cradle tonight. Dream away, dream away, dream away…

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Recorded live at Garate Studios in Andoain, Gipuzkoa (Basque Country), September 2023.
Engineered, mixed & mastered by Jordi Gil.
Assistant Sound Engineer: Javier Mora.

All songs composed and arranged by O Sister!
Produced by Jordi Gil / Sputnik Recording Studio (Sevilla, Spain) and O Sister!

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released March 13, 2024

O SISTER!

Helena Amado / soprano voice
Paula Padilla / alto voice
Marcos Padilla / tenor voice & acoustic guitar
Matías Comino / guitars & banjo,
solo voice on “Diciendo Adiós”
Camilo Bosso / double bass
Pablo Cabra / drums & percussion


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Carlos Santana / keyboards, piano & trombone
Juli Aymí / clarinet & sax
Julien Silvand / trumpet

String Quartet on “I See A Sunshine When It Rains”:
Miguel Romero / violin
Raquel Batalloso / violin
Juan Cervera / viola
Charo Porcar / cello

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Close-harmony jazz band from Seville (Spain), together since 2008.

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