For his latest album, Sirens, the Chilean-American
producer sought to see beyond his own self-obsession. He claims to have failed,
but he seems unconcerned.
Lyrics
When I think of all the worries people seem to find
And how they're in a hurry to complicate their mind
By chasing after money and dreams that can't come true
I'm glad that we are different, we've better things to
do
May others plan their future, I'm busy lovin' you
(1-2-3-4)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey, hey, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
Live for today
We were never meant to worry the way that people do
And I don't need to hurry as long as I'm with you
We'll take it nice and easy and use my simple plan
You'll be my lovin' woman, I'll be your lovin' man
We'll take the most from living, have pleasure while
we can
(2-3-4)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey, hey, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
Live for today
Baby, I need to feel you inside of me
I got to feel you deep inside of me
Baby please come close to me
I got to have you now, please, please, please
Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin'
Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin'
Baby gimme some-a lovin'
Gimme some-a lovin', I need all your lovin'
Gimme some-a lovin', I need all your lovin'
Give me some love, now
I need all your lovin'
Sha la la la la la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey, hey, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
Electronic can be Political
A group of individuals formed a coil around MoMA PS1
in Long Island City, Queens, on a frigid afternoon in February before moving on
down the street. It was Super Bowl Sunday, but the youthful crowd had dedicated
the day to Nicolas Jaar's "From Scratch," a five-hour concert of
nonstop improvisation by the even more youthful-looking electronic artist and
producer.
Jaar's sincere openness to possibility makes sense.
The multi-instrumentalist producer has experimented with a wide range of
musical sensibilities during his five years as a public figure, creating
critically acclaimed, reflective club tracks, headlining high-profile music
festivals, and performing psychedelic rock from another dimension with producer
Dave Harrington under the name Darkside. The producer's most sophisticated and
political effort to date is Sirens, a 40-minute album of sombre, private electronic
music. He said to me as he sat on a park seat, "I can't deny that I
compose music as a method of understanding myself, so a significant portion of
it doesn't originate from a political perspective.
Jaar attempted an interdimensional excursion the day
before another unearthly occurrence. The first presidential debate between
reality television star Donald Trump and former secretary of state Hillary
Clinton, which was watched by over 80 million people, verified a suspicion that
the singer and presumably a lot of other people have. It has felt like the
globe is about to explode for the past few years, at least, according to Jaar.
"Things simply keep getting crazier and crazier," The escalating
racist language of Donald Trump prompted Jaar to examine the political facets
of his own life on Sirens.
As a Chilean, Jaar was reminded of Augusto Pinochet,
Chile's ruthless, CIA-backed president, whose 16-year rule resulted in 3,200
people being killed and tens of thousands more being subjected to torture. The
most blatantly political song on the album, "No," has the following
lyrics on the album cover: "Ya dijimos no pero el si está en todo,"
which roughly translates to "We already said no but the yes is in
everything." The phrase is shown over a still from the
divisive visual piece This is Not America by Jaar's father, the celebrated Chilean
artist Alfredo Jaar. The phrase alludes to the 1988 national plebiscite in
Chile, which gave voters the option of supporting or opposing Pinochet's
reelection. The "no" vote prevailed with the aid of activists and
artists, but as Jaar's lyric implies, Pinochet's legacy—the
"yes"—lives on.
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