Juan Carlos Alquézar

Straight yourself

04 Penny

A very simple song played in a very simple way

I wonder and I reach there

A pop song middle tempo, relax sound, good vibes, good feelings

rainy days are gone

This time, not content with torturing you with one song, I'm uploading two. And the reason is that they were born twins. They came to me one after the other, just as you can hear them. I ask for your patience; if you don't like the first, I'll give the second a chance. With luck, you'll like one of them. Without luck, it'll be a double failure. Generally speaking, they're both pop, one more uptempo and the other, definitely, slower.

From Lips to eyes - Nocturne (Medley)

I'm not sure if the song is good or not. I'm pretty sure that is a small song, a result of a little bit of inspiration. I saw myself in the obligation of do it. At least, don't takes us away too much time to listen it. It is like all those songs we don't really like as "You mother should know", from the Beatles (saving a great distance, os course)

Two Birds in a Cage

Another song, the fruit of a brief flash of inspiration. I've been inspired to explore a new sound. Otherwise, I can hardly expect anything new, because the author is the same annoying person as always. Hopefully, I trust someone will like it, despite everything. With persistence, it turns out to be catchy.

Just like you, just like me

Usually, my idea of a song is that it should be based on melody. Well, this time, instead, there's not much melody here and a bit more rhythm than usual. I don't know... I hope you like it. And if not, I'll probably feel completely misunderstood.

Mr. Misunderstood

A poetic impression about human relationships. An excuse to write a sad and beautiful song (or at least try to).

I, me, you, we

We all love the A-list singles, but... I, at least, also like the songs that fill the album. This one may be one of them, but I made it with a lot of love. And I even dared to sing a little differently, finding a voice I didn't know I had, for the second voice.

Why should I hold this with me

I'll cut through the nonsense and offer a 3-minute song, canonical pop, based on an ancient formula from the birth of the genre. I'm deluding myself that it's in the vein of, say, Nick Lowe. I hope so.

In the Subway, you, in the Highway, I

Another song that, oh, what a novelty! is about me talking about myself. A bit solipsistic, I admit. In any case, the melody, deeply rooted in the canons of the oldest pop, is catchy and quite enjoyable, if you listen to it indulgently.

More or less

Thanks to David, the friend responsible for Hand on the Rock, I realized that the possibilities for making songs are as many as one's interests. Believe it or not, I wasn't aware of that. At least, I didn't see myself capable of doing it. Effortlessly, which is how I like to do everything, this song came to me, and here it is. I hope you like it. In this case, it's Spanish actor José Bódalo, a true legend of the theater, film, and television world. Little known internationally, he was, however, a true giant in his profession. He died in 1985.

J.B., the best thing on T.V.

I don't intend to preach to anyone. I don't usually talk about anything specific in my songs, but for once, and thanks to the positive influence of Carl, the creator of The Beautiful Dark, in this song I express an idea, a concrete feeling beyond my usual soliloquies or the usual non-committal pop lyrics. I am committed to peace. Greetings to everyone.
Lyrics:
I can't choose between the victims
wich ones deserve respect and wich ones deserve spit on their graves
I can't choose between the victims
wich ones deserve respect and wich ones deserve spit on their graves
Haters are murderers.
murderers are on both sides of every conflict
evil reaches haters hearts
and makes them its instrument
and manages to spread everywhere
i can't choose between the victims
they are everywhere and they are all innocent.
i can't choose between the victims
they are everywhere and they are all innocent
I can't hate
I really don't know how to do it
i can't hate
I really don't know how to hate
but if i knew, i would hate the murderers, i would hate the violence and terrorism. 
i would hate to hate.
I can't choose between the victims
they are poor and rich, men and women too
i can't choose between the victims
they are young and old, and they all are getting cold
i can't choose between the victims
they come in every skin color there is, even white
no religion are save from hate
christian people die for their religion
no religion are save from hate
christian people die for their religion
in the world
I can't choose between the victims
wich ones deserves respect and wich ones deserve spit on their graves
I feel sorry for the victims who fell in gaza and for those who fell in yemen, in syria and sudan an in israel and ukraine and in new york city and madrid and in orem, utah
i know that your heart is noble and that it bleeds with the pain of the victims. don't choose, please don't choose
i can't choose between the victims
i can't choose between the victims
i can't choose between the victims

I can't choose between the victims

A song that blends styles and themes. Perhaps it will somehow get you somewhere.

Please, undertaker

A pop song that reflects a little on this and that. Catchy and at the same time, with a purpose. Musically, I've really let myself go, again.

In my world

Here's another song about everything and nothing. Musically, I'm still a bit quiet... I hope you find the right moment to listen to it... It's not exactly high-energy, I admit.

Searching for some light divine

A song that could be considered an ode to the simple brutality of man, so simple, so tender at the same time. That model we find in monsters like King Kong, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, or Frankenstein's monster. Ferocious monsters with tender hearts. It's simple. The song. And man is dying out.

Bad Girl

An insignificant song that aims only to illustrate something anecdotal. It doesn't elevate anything it says to any particular level. It barely corresponds to a mood, that of an arrogant, slightly ironic, nostalgic, and bitterly tender loser.

Don't let her drink any more wine

I don't know what the rush was to make this song. Especially considering it's just another one of those songs that sound like Sweet Home, Alabama... Anyway, I recorded it and here it is. I hope someone likes it, or at least that it doesn't offend anyone.

long, long, long is the way

Okay, here I go again. So, what's all this about? If I think about it carefully, it's nothing more than making songs. Simple pop songs. Catchy, simple pop songs. Simple, catchy pop songs to sing along to. A bit like the sixties, a bit before psychedelia. Like late 1965. And, well... that's it, if that's what you think.

why don't use merry christmas

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All these creations are made by hard work and years upon years upon years of practice and trying to explain this world and the human condition to myself in the process through poems & songs.

Thanks for all of your wonderful support.

Peace and Love to Everyone,

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