Resulta que hace justo una semana descubrí la siguiente canción sonando en una tienda de discos de mi ciudad. Desde entonces no me la quito de la cabeza y es que aunque ya conocía a NEIL DIAMOND y sus hits "Sweet Caroline", "Girl, you'll be a woman soon", "Solitary Man" o "Red Red Wine", no tenía constancia del tema en cuestión.
Se títula "Pretty Amazing Grace" y forma parte de su álbum de 2008 "Home Before Dark", el cual fue número 1 en Estados Unidos y vendió alrededor de 150.000 copias en la primera semana en el mercado. Rick Rubin, productor de bandas como Beastie Boys, Slayer, Tom Petty, System of a Down entre otros, se encargó de darle el sonido que el trabajo necesitaba.
Hay veces (pocas) que una canción logra cautivarme al momento y ésta sin duda alguna lo ha hecho. Un corte folk con mucha melancolía y gusto, que solo un artistazo de la talla de Diamond podía componer a sus casi 70 años y una extensa carrera con más de 30 discos en su haber.
Daros el gustazo con este pedazo de tema grabado en directo...
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Pretty amazing grace is what you showed me
Pretty amazing grace is who you are
I was an empty vessel
You filled me up inside
And with amazing grace
Restored my pride.
Pretty amazing grace is how you saved me
And with amazing grace, reclaimed my heart
Love in the midst of chaos
Calm in the heat of war
Showed with amazing grace
What love was for.
You forgave my insensitivity
And my attempt to then mislead you
You stood beside a wretch like me
And pretty amazing grace was all I needed.
Stumbled inside the doorway of your chapel
Humbled and awed by everything I found
Beauty and love surround me
Freed me from what I feared
Asked for amazing grace
And you appeared.
You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to a higher place
Showed your amazing grace
When grace was what I needed.
Look in a mirror I see your refection
Open a book you live on every page
I fall and you’re there to lift me
You share every road I climb
And with amazing grace
You ease my mind.
I came to you with empty pockets first
When I returned I was a rich man
Didn’t believe love could quench my thirst
But with amazing grace, you showed me that it can.
In your amazing grace I had a vision
From that amazing place, I came to be
Into the night I wandered, wandering aimlessly
Found your amazing grace to comfort me.
Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing,
Pretty amazing grace is who you are
I was an empty vessel
You filled me up inside
And with amazing grace
Restored my pride.
Pretty amazing grace is how you saved me
And with amazing grace, reclaimed my heart
Love in the midst of chaos
Calm in the heat of war
Showed with amazing grace
What love was for.
You forgave my insensitivity
And my attempt to then mislead you
You stood beside a wretch like me
And pretty amazing grace was all I needed.
Stumbled inside the doorway of your chapel
Humbled and awed by everything I found
Beauty and love surround me
Freed me from what I feared
Asked for amazing grace
And you appeared.
You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to a higher place
Showed your amazing grace
When grace was what I needed.
Look in a mirror I see your refection
Open a book you live on every page
I fall and you’re there to lift me
You share every road I climb
And with amazing grace
You ease my mind.
I came to you with empty pockets first
When I returned I was a rich man
Didn’t believe love could quench my thirst
But with amazing grace, you showed me that it can.
In your amazing grace I had a vision
From that amazing place, I came to be
Into the night I wandered, wandering aimlessly
Found your amazing grace to comfort me.
Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing,
Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing, Pretty amazing...
You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to that higher place
Showed me that love, and truth, and hope, and grace
Were all I needed
You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to that higher place
Showed me that love, and truth, and hope, and grace
Were all I needed
