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Old 23rd April 2013, 01:24 AM
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^I believe Rock Steady video goes even deeper on the american influence...

Namie Amuro - Rock Steady - 2008


Mylčne Farmer - California (couldn't get the official video ) - 1995


Lulu Santos - De repente, California (Suddenly, California) - 1982

Spoiler:
Girl i'm going to California
To live my life among the waves
I will be a movie actor
My destiny is being a star

The wind kisses my hair
The waves licks my legs
The sun embraces my body
My heart happily sings

I go around, jump over the walls
I dive in the dark, get way
On California is all different, brother
It's much more than a dream

Life goes by slowly
And we go suddenly
So suddenly we don't
miss what is already gone


Tim Maia - Somos America (We are America) - 1987

Spoiler:
I'm here to give an warning
This way is hard to stay
Nobody invited me to vote
Decide or even opine

We are America, we are America
Slow down
Don't go on messing without asking
Nobody invited me to vote
Decide or even opine
We are America, we are America

Weapons and missles complicate things my friend
They won't solve anything
We are friends, neighboors my friend
So listen my friend so what

Let's see who makes it till the end
Sober or high
Nobody took the initiative to move way
Solve problems or at least help
We are America, we are America

Being it on north, center or south
Being it anywhere
We are friends, neighboors my friend
Are you listening my friend?
Be sure


Os Incríveis - Era um garoto que como eu amava os Beatles e os Rolling Stones (Was a boy that just like me loved the Beatles and the Rolling Stones) - 1967 (discovered it is a version of a italian song called "C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones"

Spoiler:
He was a boy that just like me
loved The Beatles and the Rolling Stones

Traveled around the world always singing
the beauties of America

He wasn't handsome and even so
there were one thousand of girls wanting him
Used to sing Help and Ticket to Ride,
Oh Lady Jane and Yesterday

Used to sing long live to freedom
But a mail without waiting
got him away from his guitar
He was called to America

Stop! With Rolling Stones
Stop! With Beatles songs
He was sent to Vietnam
To fight vietcongs

Ratá-tá tá tá...
Tatá-rá tá tá...
Ratá-tá tá tá...
Tatá-rá tá tá...
Ratá-tá tá tá...
Tatá-rá tá tá...
Ratá-tá tá tá...

He was a boy that just like me
loved The Beatles and the Rolling Stones
Traveled around the world
But ended making war on Vietnam

Long hair he doesn't have anymore
And he doesn't play anymore his guitar but
An instrument that always plays the same note
Ra-ta-ta-ta

He doesn't have friends, he doesn't see girls
Only dead people falling on the floor
To his country he won't come back
He is dead at Vietnam

Stop! With Rolling Stones
Stop! With Beatles songs
On this chest there isn't a heart
But two medals


Ayumi Hamasaki - Bold & Delicious - 2006


Ayumi hamasaki - Audience at Dome Tour 2001
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