Sleepwalker Sun - 'Stairway to Heaven' (Brazilian Tribute to Led Zeppelin)

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven
There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, makes me wonder

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking

Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, really makes me wonder

And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed, now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on

And it makes me wonder

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow? And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll

And she's buying a stairway to Heaven

"The Brazilian Tribute to Led Zeppelin" τιτλοφορείται κι όπως μαρτυρά ο τίτλος πρόκειται για δίσκο που περιέχει διασκευές σε τραγούδια των (τιτάνων) Led Zeppelin. Η ιδιαιτερότητά του έγκειται στο ότι και τα δεκατρία συγκροτήματα που συμμετέχουν στο εγχείρημα έχουν (όλα) γυναικεία φωνητικά.

Ο δίσκος κυκλοφορεί από την δισκογραφική εταιρεία Secret Service Records, η οποία (παρότι Αγγλική) ασχολείται αποκλειστικά με metal συγκροτήματα της Νοτίου (δηλαδή Λατινικής) Αμερικής. Όπως γράφει χαρακτηριστικά: «Secret Service Records, was founded with the intention to launch and promote, south american metal bands, in Europe and in the world, and launch and promote independent european bands in south america».

Στην παρούσα ανάρτηση θα ακούσουμε τους Sleepwalker Sun στην απόπειρά τους στον ύμνο "Stairway to Heaven". Πρόκειται για progressive metal μπάντα με έδρα την πάλαι ποτέ πρωτεύουσα της Βραζιλίας (Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο), η οποία έχει κυκλοφορήσει δύο "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους ("Sleepwalker Sun" 2005, "Stranger in the Mirror" 2009)...

Ακούστε επίσης:

➜ Sacrificed - 'Immigrant Song' (Brazilian Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
➜ Vandroya - 'The Rover' (Brazilian Tribute to Led Zeppelin)