My favourite artists of all time: U.K edition - Part 5

By Shattered | cesar cantante | 25 Jan 2021

Have you ever feel that, when you are in your workplace or home, and you feel the time passes really slow, but you listened that artist or band, and time goes by flying? Have you ever noticed that some bands can brighten your darkest day? Well my friend, that is your favourite band. Today i'm going to show you 3 of my favourite brittish bands of all time (i have a lot more, but it would take me forever to write it).

If you want to share your favourite artist from the UK, please comment it here.

As a disclamer, i'm not doing a top x of any of the artist/bands/genre/etc in this article, as a matter of fact, there is no order of any kind here, i'm placing them as they appear in my mind and in my heart, so, if you think X should be in X spot, read again this disclamer.

There will be no order of influence, or genre, only what i feel.

1. Led Zeppelin

I've listened this brittish band the first time when i was in highschool, one of my friends in that time listened to them every single day at all hours, so i starting to dig it, i didn't know the song names because he didn't now how to write or to speak english, so it took me some time to find out all of their music, and i loved it... A lot!

Since that day i never stopped to listen Led zeppelin, and it makes me really happy.

Fun fact: You can't play Stairway to Heaven in music shops

I love Kashmir.

Lyrics:

"Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face
With stars to fill my dream
I am a traveler of both time and space
To be where I have been

Sit with elders of the gentle race
This world has seldom seen
Talk of days for which they sit and wait
And all will be revealed

Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace
Sounds caress my ear
But not a word I heard could I relate
The story was quite clear

Ooh, baby, I've been flying
No, yeah, mama, there ain't no denyin'
Ooh, yeah, I've been flying
Mama, mama, ain't no denyin', no denyin'

All I see turns to brown
As the sun burns the ground
And my eyes fill with sand
As I scan this wasted land
Trying to find, trying to find where I've been

Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace
Like thoughts inside a dream
Heed the path that led me to that place
Yellow desert stream

My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon
I will return again
Sure as the dust that floats high in June
When movin' through Kashmir

Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails
Across the sea of years
With no provision but an open face
Along the straits of fear

When I'm on, when I'm on my way
When I see, when I see the way, you stay

When I'm down
When I'm down, so down
Ooh, my baby, ooh, my baby, let me take you there
Come on, come on
Let me take you there, let me take you there"

2. The Rolling Stones

This band is really awesome, it has a song for every mood.

the first time i've listened this band was because of the movie Full Metal Jacket, if i recall correctly, it was Paint in Black. That song has a lot of mystic, and made me feel kinda hyped, so i started to listen other songs from them, and yes, the actually have a song for every mood, so you can be working, doing some exercise, cooking, or even chilling, crying, angry, you name it.

One of my favourites is Angie.

Lyrics:

"Angie, Angie
When will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?

With no loving in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say we're satisfied
But Angie, Angie
You can't say we never tried

Angie, you're beautiful, yeah
But ain't it time we said goodbye?
Angie, I still love you
Remember all those nights we cried?

All the dreams we held so close
Seemed to all go up in smoke
Let me whisper in your ear
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?

Oh, Angie, don't you weep
All your kisses still taste sweet
I hate that sadness in your eyes
But Angie, Angie
Ain't it time we said goodbye? Yeah

With no loving in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say we're satisfied
But Angie, I still love you, baby
Everywhere I look, I see your eyes
There ain't a woman that comes close to you
Come on, baby, dry your eyes

But Angie, Angie
Ain't it good to be alive?
Angie, Angie
They can't say we never tried"

3. Queen (pretty obvious, is it not?)

There's no bad people who likes Queen. That's my motto.

I've listened them since i was a baby (yeah, really), my sister and my brother told me once they played a lot of songs of queen when i was a babie because, it was "the only thing that keeps me quiet", aparently, i wasn't a good baby, and the only moments of peace they had were when i listened some queen songs. Now as an adult i can apreciate all their songs. It woud be a cliché to play Bohemian Rhapsody, so instead, i will place my #1 favourite song.

I really love this song.

Lyrics

"Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

You say "black", I say "white"
You say "bark", I say "bite"
You say "shark", I say "Hey man,
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars!"

You say "Rolls", I say "Royce"
You say "God" - Give me a choice!
You say "Lord", I say "Christ!"
I don't believe in Peter Pan,
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my

Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat-bottomed girls they'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah

On your marks get set go

Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle bicycle
(I want a)
Bicycle race

You say "coke", I say "caine"
You say "John", I say "Wayne"
"Hot dog", I say, "Cool it, man"
I don't wanna be the President of America

You say "smile", I say "cheese"
"Cartier", I say, "Please"
"Income tax", I say "Jesus!"
I don't wanna be a candidate
For Vietnam or Watergate
'Cause all I want to do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle (c'mon), bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like"

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Well guys, that's it for the part 5, if you want more of this serie, please let me know in the comments, and i'd apreciate you give me your thoughts and your favourite UK artists for you. Who knows? maybe i fell in love with some of your artists.

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