tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33771808405510495122012-01-02T15:42:20.156+01:00Chess references inside popular songs. No matter the music style. Any direct reference to chess or to any of the components of this beautiful game. It is possible to send your own contribution to the blog or even your requests by means of the Comments section in any of the blog entries. You can also give us your opinion on any song, lyrics, or reference.carlosabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063690320069275703noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377180840551049512.post-18073414837148986802007-03-14T13:51:00.000+01:002007-03-14T13:56:48.036+01:00This time our chess-referencing song is a song by The Who, included in their album "Odds and Sods" in 1974. It was the 23rd and last track (but not least).<br />Pearl Jam performed this song sometimes in some concerts in the mid 1990s.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Artist: THE WHO</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Song: NAKED EYE</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Álbum: ODDS AND SODS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Take a little dope</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> And walk out in the air</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> The stars are all connected to the brain.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Find me a woman and lay down on the ground,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Her pleasure comes falling down like rain,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Get myself a car, I feel power as I fly,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Oh now I'm really in control,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> It all looks fine to the naked eye,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> But it don't really happen that way at all,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Don't happen that way at all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> You sign your own name and I sign mine,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> They're both the same but we still get separate rooms,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> You can cover up your guts but when you cover up your nuts,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> You're admitting that there must be something wrong,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Press any button and milk and honey flows,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> The world begins behind your neighbor's wall,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> It all looks fine to the naked eye,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> But it don't really happen that way at all,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Nah nah no, don't happen that way at all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> You hold the gun and I hold the wound,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> And we stand looking in each other's eyes,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Both think we know what's right,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Both know we know what's wrong,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> We tell ourselves so many many many lies,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> We're not pawns in any game, we're not tools of bigger men,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> There's only one who can really move us all,</span><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> It all looks fine to the naked eye,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> But it don't really happen that way at all.</span><br /><br /></blockquote><br />Once more, the word "pawn" seems to be the most suitable for chess references. ;-)<br /><br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-1480145-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8121270764814019"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; 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