Keith Urban

Keith Urban
Keith Urban est une des références de la scène country océanienne. Guitariste doué, il mène une carrière solo prolifique, ouvre les concerts de vedettes américaines comme Dwight Yokoam ou Faith Hill et a participé à des enregistrements de Garth Brooks ou des Dixie Chicks. Mais si le grand public le connaît (sans doute plus que toutes ces sommités), c'est surtout grâce à son très médiatique mariage avec une des plus belles actrices d'Hollywood : l"ex-miss Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman!

Pour répondre aux clichés de toute biographie qui se respecte, Keith Urban s'intéresse très tôt à la musique. Sauf que lui apprend la guitare dès l'âge de six ans, et donne son premier concert deux ans plus tard. Amoureux de Dire Straits et de Fleetwood Mac, notre petit Mozart ne se repose pourtant pas sur ses lauriers et travaille dur. A l'aube des années 90, il tourne en Australie et en Nouvelle Zélande, participant à l'émergence de la scène locale. C'est toutefois à Nashville, en 1997, qu'il enregistre son premier album, avec le trio The Ranch.

Son séjour dans le saint des saints de la country va se révéler déterminant. Il y rencontre le fameux musicien Matt Rollings, qui le convainc de quitter son groupe et son petit label pour se lancer en solo. Il produit alors l'éponyme "Keith Urban", sorti en 1999 chez Capitol. Il a été suivi de "Golden Road" (2002) et "Be Here" (2004), toujours sur le même label. Son style valorise sa guitare flamboyante et ses compositions personnelles, même si le chanteur sait parfois revaloriser des titres méconnus du répertoire (tel ce "Country Comfort" imaginé par Elton John et Bernie Taupin du temps de leur jeunesse).

Il a donc réussi à compenser son handicap : un nom de famille (Urban) bien peu champêtre, et a reçu l'insigne honneur d'être nommé countryman le plus sexy par un magazine spécialisé. Tant et si bien que Nicole Kidman n'a pas hésité à lui dire "oui" le 25 juin 2006

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# Posté le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 07:26
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Vidéo - Keith Urban "Stupid boy"

Stupid Boy


Well, she was precious like a flower
She grew wild, wild but innocent
A perfect prayer in a desperate hour
She was everything beautiful and different

Stupid boy, you can't fence that in
Stupid boy, it's like holding back the wind
She let her heart and soul right in your hands
And you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
She never even knew she had a choice and that's what happens
When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't
Stupid boy, stupid boy
Oh

So what made you think you could take a life
And just push it push it around
I guess you build yourself up so high
You had to take her and break her down

She let her heart and soul right in your hands
And you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
She never even knew she had a choice and that's what happens
When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't
You stupid boy

Oh, you always had to be right but now you've lost
The only thing that ever made you feel alive
Yeah, yeah

Well, she let her heart and soul right in your hands
And you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
Yes, ya did
She never even knew she had a choice and that's what happens
When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't
You stupid boy, oh, I'm the same old
Same old stupid boy

It took awhile for her to figure out she could run
But when she did, she was long gone
Long gone, long gone
Ah, she's gone

Nobody's ever gonna love me like she loved me
And she loved me, she loved me
God please, just let her know
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Baby, yeah, I'm down on my knees
She's never coming back to me
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# Posté le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 07:34
Modifié le dimanche 18 mars 2007 09:14

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert
MIRANDA LAMBERT est une chanteuse américaine de country-rock née le 10/11/1983 à Lindale dans le Texas

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# Posté le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 09:05
Modifié le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 10:41

Vidéo - Miranda Lambert "Me and Charlie talking"

Me and Charlie Talking

Me and Charlie boy used to go walking, sittin' in the woods behind my house
When being lovers meant a stolen kiss and holding hands with nobody else around
Charlie said he wanted to get married but we were only ten so we'd have to wait
He said we'd never let our love run dry like so many do these days

So we treat our love like a firefly, like it only gets to shine for a little while
Catch it in a mason jar and with holes in the top and run like hell to show it off
Oh promises we made when we'd go walkin', that's just me and Charlie talking

Charlie always said he'd like to leave here, so he turned eighteen and he left our sleepy town
Letters came and went and I kept waiting for Charlie to come back and bring the life he'd found
Funny how time and distance change you the road you take don't always lead you home
You can start a love with good intentions and then you look up and it's gone

So we treat our love like a firefly like it only gets to shine for a little while
Catch it in a mason jar and with holes in the top and run like hell to show it off
Oh the promises we made when we were walking that's just me and Charlie talking

Even now I sometimes think of Charlie and how we thought we new it all back then
Now I'd give anything to feel love from a child's heart again

So we treat our love like a fire Fly like it only gets to shine for a little while
Catch it in a mason jar and with holes in the top and run like hell to show it off
Oh the promises we made when we were walking that's just me and Charlie talking
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# Posté le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 09:11
Modifié le dimanche 18 mars 2007 09:16

Vidéo - Phantom Planet "Lonely Day"

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Lonely Day

I could tell from the minute I woke up
It was going to be a lonely lonely
lonely lonely day.
Rise and shine rub the sleep out of my eyes
And try to tell myself I can't
go back to bed
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day.
Even though the sun is shining down on me and I should feel
about as happy as can be
I just got here and I already want to leave
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day

Everybody knows that something's wrong
But nobody knows what's going on
We all sing the same old song
When you want it all to go away
It's shaping up to be a lonely day

I could tell from the minute I woke up it was going to be a
lonely lonely lonely lonely day
# Posté le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 09:24
Modifié le mercredi 17 janvier 2007 10:42