Manu Chao — Rainin in Paradize
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Welcome to paradise
Welcome to paradise
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining (Welcome to paradise)
Today It's raining (Welcome to paradise)
Today It's raining (Welcome to paradise)
Today It's raining (Welcome to paradise)
In Zaire, was no good place to be
Free world go crazy, it's an atrocity
In Congo, still no good place to be
They killed Mibali, it's a calamity
Go Maasai go Maasai, be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp (Today it's raining)
Go Maasai go Maasai, be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp (Today it's raining)
In Monrovia, this no good place to be
Weapon go crazy, it's an atrocity
In Palestina, too much hypocricy
This world go crazy, it's no fatality
Go Maasai go Maasai, be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining, in paradise
Today it's raining, in paradise
Today it's raining, in paradise
Today it's raining, in paradise
In Baghdad, it's no democracy
That's just because, it's a US Country
In Fallujah, too much calamity
This world go crazy, it's no fatality
Go Maasai go Maasai be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
In Jerusalem, in Monrovia, Guinea-Bissau, today it's raining
In Jerusalem, in Monrovia, Guinea-Bissau
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining, in paradise
In Jerusalem, in Monrovia, Guinea-Bissau, today it's raining
Welcome to paradise, Come to the fairy lies
Welcome to paradise
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Welcome to paradise
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining (Welcome to paradise)
Today It's raining (Welcome to paradise)
Today It's raining (Welcome to paradise)
Today It's raining (Welcome to paradise)
In Zaire, was no good place to be
Free world go crazy, it's an atrocity
In Congo, still no good place to be
They killed Mibali, it's a calamity
Go Maasai go Maasai, be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp (Today it's raining)
Go Maasai go Maasai, be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp (Today it's raining)
In Monrovia, this no good place to be
Weapon go crazy, it's an atrocity
In Palestina, too much hypocricy
This world go crazy, it's no fatality
Go Maasai go Maasai, be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining, in paradise
Today it's raining, in paradise
Today it's raining, in paradise
Today it's raining, in paradise
In Baghdad, it's no democracy
That's just because, it's a US Country
In Fallujah, too much calamity
This world go crazy, it's no fatality
Go Maasai go Maasai be mellow,
Go Maasai go Maasai be sharp
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
In Jerusalem, in Monrovia, Guinea-Bissau, today it's raining
In Jerusalem, in Monrovia, Guinea-Bissau
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining, in paradise
In Jerusalem, in Monrovia, Guinea-Bissau, today it's raining
Welcome to paradise, Come to the fairy lies
Welcome to paradise
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
Today it's raining
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CoYoT51 wrote:
This guy gives here all the french people another reason to be ashamed of their country. A real performance!
Je ne comprends pas votre logique ici, Hoss, pouvez-vous expliquer? D'après mon expérience, tous les pays ont des raisons d'avoir honte, y compris le vôtre !
This guy gives here all the french people another reason to be ashamed of their country. A real performance!
The Wampas french band (also punky pop style) made a song where there was a funny critical of Manu Chao and Louise Attaque ("Manu Chao" is simply the title of the song)(And i don't know about ironism or just a friendly joke...). BtW, i like this one and i found it renews with Mano Negra that i miss in my teenage souvenirs... Thanks RP !
Rockin tune on Radio Paradize!
ace-marc wrote:
Irony. It's not just for breakfast anymore.
stop abusing the comment button.
Irony. It's not just for breakfast anymore.
brw001 wrote:
who cares?
stop abusing the comment button.
The album cover is probably one of the worst I've ever seen. Easily wins that award hands down.
who cares?
stop abusing the comment button.
brw001 wrote:
Why? Because he's wearing a t-shirt from a suburban Washington, DC, restaurant? Or because it's not got racily-clad ladies like the Puta Negra album cover?
The album cover is probably one of the worst I've ever seen. Easily wins that award hands down.
Why? Because he's wearing a t-shirt from a suburban Washington, DC, restaurant? Or because it's not got racily-clad ladies like the Puta Negra album cover?
Que? brw001 wrote:
The album cover is probably one of the worst I've ever seen. Easily wins that award hands down.
Manu Chao rocks, great album, love they they are in RP
The album cover is probably one of the worst I've ever seen. Easily wins that award hands down.
Instant fan!! 8!
The vocals at the opening of the song reminded me of Tom Petty... not really digging this, though.
That album cover belongs on one of those 'Worst Album Covers' sites.
That album cover belongs on one of those 'Worst Album Covers' sites.
25demayo wrote:
He ain't French no more. He was adopted by the people of Pinto Salinas, Caracas, Venezuela. You can keep Aznavour.
Completement d'accord.
He ain't French no more. He was adopted by the people of Pinto Salinas, Caracas, Venezuela. You can keep Aznavour.
CoYoT51 wrote:
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
ATROCITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me feel ashamed to be french.
Completement d'accord.
Heard Manu from afar at last years Coachella. Sounded great, really wanted to hang around and watch, but there were other bands to see, ya know. Think they're playing ACL this year, definitely going to make a point to see em
Yeah, im digging this song
CoYoT51 wrote:
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
ATROCITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me feel ashamed to be french.
aw cmon, we can give ya ten thousand better reasons
See gentlemen, this is why Latin guys always get the girls 
Danny_G wrote:
Danny_G wrote:
and I know you two, mamacitas! 
enjoy my upload 
luckywhitegirl wrote:
I like it! Thanks Danny! Good to hear something new from Manu Chao!
AliGator wrote:
I know you!
luckywhitegirl wrote:
I know you too!
Hi Ali!
enjoy my upload
Not my favorite track, but not bad.
Decent enough song. -1 for stupid trendy (lack of) spelling.
guy's just awesome!
sounds like johnny rotten yelling in the intro...
me likey
Manu Chao reminds me a lot of the Clash back in the day. To many Rock n Roll purists in the late 70s, the Clash was just noise. But they used the sounds of the streets, with a political message. Manu Chao is also using the sounds of the streets, and a political message. The fact that the sounds of the streets are a lot more "pop crap" is our own fault.
CoYoT51 wrote:
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
ATROCITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me feel ashamed to be french.
THAT should be the least of the reasons!
Quite a different way to make a "protest song". Very catchy tune - and (my opinion) great lyrics. As to being repetitive - how many times did Bob Dylan say "the times they are a-changing" in his signature song?
Note - saw the video on you-tube - modern and innovative as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvaOgaqEBMQ
Pretty polarized feedback on MANU . I think it's a great song and always crank it up! 
Hummm,
I rather like it, siren and all having the sub woofer may be what is making the difference for me but, yeah, I likes it bunches.
CoYoT51 wrote:
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
ATROCITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me feel ashamed to be french.
this is horrific.
its like a 2k menuto or some crap like that.
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
ATROCITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me feel ashamed to be french.
Definitely not the best song from an usual great artist, but acceptable.
Anyone else who knows his project 'P18'?
I'm with the folks on the RIGHT side of this ratings distribution! 
OldFrenchie wrote:
never ever compare this crap to joy division in a positive light. you are insulting joy division.
oh....wow.... I'm totally on the fence with this one. Its like Blue Man Group meets World music meets Joy Division
never ever compare this crap to joy division in a positive light. you are insulting joy division.
Holy flip people...get outside your freakin borders and realize there's more to the world than sippin' starbucks and burning gasoline...I like the guy. His whole approach stretches my boundaries!
I heard this song in Greece a few years ago. It was all the rage in the clubs and cafes. I actually like it because of the world feel it has......to each their own I guess. That's the beauty of RP...IMHO
Reminds me of nails on a chalkboard..... for the love of all that is holy, stop playing this awful song......
This is really annoying. 0
MAKE IT STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just can't find the words to say how much I DO HATE HIS STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!
HE SUPER SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try something new man! I can't understand what they're saying, is it English?
Okay, I went and looked up the lyrics and they're even less appealing than when I couldn't understand them. I'm gona' give this one a solid 1 for total lack of creativity and refusal to learn whatever language it is that they're trying to speak.
Candela wrote: 
''Da Capo!''
I was doubtfull about the studioversion of this song, but I saw them play it live on Later... with Jools Holland recently (very, very good live show on BBC television) and it blew the roof off. Amazing energy, played by a band who looked like convicts.
oh....wow.... I'm totally on the fence with this one. Its like Blue Man Group meets World music meets Joy Division
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh! These guys used to be good. This is my first ever 1 rating.
Good rule of thumb: any song that relies heavily on a police siren as an instrument is a bad one.
luckywhitegirl wrote:
enjoy my upload
AliGator wrote:
and I know you two, mamacitas! luckywhitegirl wrote: I know you! 
I know you too!
Hi Ali! I like it! Thanks Danny! Good to hear something new from Manu Chao!
I know you!
enjoy my upload
Just makes me feel joyful and happy
from this album I highly recommend a song called "me llaman calle" (they call me 'street')... in live on the streets of Barcelona...it's....just fantastic!Moving progressive rhythm.
i like Manu Chao
Dude, I like Manu, but how many songs are you allowed to say "this world go crazy/(fill in the blanks and end with -cy)" and still be taken seriously? Try something new man!
huebdoo wrote:
sounded kinda like Tom Petty
One Tom on ALL the wrong drugs maybe...
sounded kinda like Tom Petty
aaah...how convinient, bathroom-brake. *gone*
Wish it was Raining.
Utter crap.
I really liked that transition from Louis Armstrong's "Skokiaan." Nice work, BillG!
El Paradiso Lluvioso? Take the Volkswagen.
too repetitive, OVERPLAYED!
makes me feel fineAlright. A wicked song.
Okay. Cool song.
I hated this song when I first heard it on KCRW, and I still cannot stand it. As soon as I hear that blasted siren, I mute it/change the channel. I just don't get it.
It took me a while to get used to his voice/style, but something about the texture of his songs kept me coming back...how can you not respect someone who sings in 7 different languages?!
thewaxtadpole wrote:
Is that a sample of Chris Tucker from The 5th Element?
just thought the same . . . really sounds like that
mattt wrote:
Well, I'll give this a higher rating than it probably deserves just for helping me wake up a little bit.
Actually, I'll give it the higher rating 'cause it's lots o' fun.
Welcome to Fhloston Paradise!!!
Like this?....check out Dragon Force....
Better LOUD!!!
rokken
Can't understand all the complainers here.
Take him as what he is: One very creative artist!
Since years he's always changed the music he's been standing for, has mixed different styles and musicians....
Dig the music and the guy.
Is that a sample of Chris Tucker from The 5th Element?
Kokoloco53 wrote:
So who's spinning the LP's this morning? What happened to the old indie and good music that we used to hear on this station more often?
Who's spinning this morning? Not you -- not then, not now, not ever. The End.
I love other Manu Chao stuff I've heard... this feels like a couple different songs are playing at the same time...how can a song with this title be on this station?
jimoore wrote:
these guys ever heard of spell check ?
who cares? Stop being a troll.
Kokoloco53 wrote:
So who's spinning the LP's this morning? What happened to the old indie and good music that we used to hear on this station more often?
I've noticed an edge to Bill's playlists recently, too - and I like it! Love this tune, love Manu. 8
Cheap shot. No place for that here. Grow up. What, were you born in a barn? No need to ask.
Kokoloco53 wrote:
Kokoloco53 wrote:So who's spinning the LP's this morning? What happened to the old indie and good music that we used to hear on this station more often?
So who's spinning the LP's this morning? What happened to the old indie and good music that we used to hear on this station more often?
SpamNRice wrote:
So... how many times were you at the midnight showing with your squirt gun, newspaper...? For me? Many showings at "The Varsity" in U-City Missoura... Does anyone know if this is still wandering the midnight movie circuit...? Good times! 
I have it on DVD. I can't dance at all otherwise, but I can still do the "Time Warp"
SpamNRice wrote:
So... how many times were you at the midnight showing with your squirt gun, newspaper...? For me? Many showings at "The Varsity" in U-City Missoura... Does anyone know if this is still wandering the midnight movie circuit...? Good times!
The Show is still out there. It's Midnight at the Belmont Theater in Nashville. All Virgins are, of course, welcomed with a very Transforming Experience.
Imagine popular country comedian Jeff Foxworthy in high heels and fishnets.
If that image is a little too "intense" for you, you may not want to read the
rest of...
YOU MIGHT BE A "ROCKY" FAN IF...
by Twentieth Century Foxworthy
...you spend $50 per month on rice, and you can't stand the taste of the stuff
...you shout out AP lines during sex
...you gladly shell out $150 for a mint condition copy of the rare Outer
Mongolian "RHS" cast album, but you couldn't afford to pay your rent this
month
...you've named your children Brad and Janet
...Perry Bedden has had to get a restraining order against you
...you sat through all 13 hours of "I, Claudius" just to see Patricia Quinn
...you have to remove your makeup with a power sander
...you can't understand how the Academy could've possibly picked "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" for Best Picture of 1975 when "RHPS" was the obvious
choice
...you celebrated Tim Curry's birthday and not your own
...you don't have "tennis elbow" but you do have "Time Warper's knee"
...you know the words to "Hot Patootie" by heart, but you can't seem to
remember any of the answers on your history final
...you're still reading this
...you wish Congress would tackle the *really* vital issues, like the "hoopla"
vs. "up now" controversy
...you still remember how to do the rock (and the swim!)
...you've got Sal Piro's phone number on "speed dial"
...J. Alan Pfaff asks *you* about "RHPS"
...you throw rice and toilet paper at the screen during "Pocahontas"
...you never watch more than the first half hour of "Saturday Night Live"
(except for the Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, and Meat Loaf episodes which you've
got on tape)
...you've got a big poster of Saddam Hussien on your wall (OOPS! That's a
sign that you might be an _Iraqi_ fan!)
...you've watched Tim Curry's "The Worst Witch" more than once
...the salespeople at the local lingiere shops know you by name, and you're a
guy
...you finally save up enough for a trip to England, and once you get there,
you skip Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and Stonehenge and head straight for
Oakley Court to see where "RHPS" was filmed
...your car horn plays "The Time Warp"
...your favorite charity is "Save the Hunchbacks"
...you play Eddie in the show's cast, and you gained 75 pounds and had half
your brain removed for the sake of "realism"
...you plan on assassinating Tim Robbins so you and Susan Sarandon can be
"together at last!"
..at every meal you serve the same thing: meatloaf!
>---{ T H E E N D }---<
*****
I was going to buy this, and then it was the freebie on iTunes last week! Score!
So... how many times were you at the midnight showing with your squirt gun, newspaper...? For me? Many showings at "The Varsity" in U-City Missoura... Does anyone know if this is still wandering the midnight movie circuit...? Good times!
Misterfixit wrote:
Misterfixit wrote:
Why, Come Right In!
Here, Let me take your coat.
Why, You Are All wet!
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It's just a jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
With your hands on your hips.
You bring your knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane.
Let's do the time-warp again.
Kristi wrote:
...I...can't...resist...
And then a step to the riiiight!
Why, Come Right In!
Here, Let me take your coat.
Why, You Are All wet!
-------------
It's just a jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
With your hands on your hips.
You bring your knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane.
Let's do the time-warp again.
these guys ever heard of spell check ?
this song is a free single of the week on itunes right now
prickelpit96 wrote:
Yes, Manu is an acquired taste like wine or good sex. (said with my nose firmly pointing straight up)
9 
Manu Chao seems to be way too inovative for most of the listeners here, when I read all those comments....
Like it.
Yes, Manu is an acquired taste like wine or good sex. (said with my nose firmly pointing straight up)
9
jbtidwell wrote:
That's who I thought it was.
That's what the stream says - "Talking Heads - Houses In Motion (live)". I wouldn't have guessed TH at all though.
drtjdel wrote:
Anyone hearing TH?
That's who I thought it was.
stevo_b wrote:
It's just a jump to the left!
...I...can't...resist...
And then a step to the riiiight!
Anyone hearing TH?
not my favorite Manu Chao by any means, but not so bad as to merit the whinefest below...
CoYoT51 wrote:
The only reason it's raining today is because you sing like an old sock, man!!!!!
MAKE THIS ATROCITY STOP!!!
C'est pire qu'une casserole?
The only reason it's raining today is because you sing like an old sock, man!!!!!
MAKE THIS ATROCITY STOP!!!
C'est pire qu'une casserole?
Well, I'll give this a higher rating than it probably deserves just for helping me wake up a little bit.
Chill folks, life is just a party... 
Dance I say, DANCE! 
Dance I say, DANCE! prickelpit96 wrote:
But to each their own. It just sticks out like a sore thumb in RP's playlist.
EDIT: Ha! Same thoughts, same time! I'm with the guy below. : )
Manu Chao seems to be way too inovative for most of the listeners here, when I read all those comments....
Like it.
Innovative?! The clubish siren in the background? The endless repetition? I wouldn't be surprised if the lyrics even read as 'to da xtreme'. Innovative? Really?
But to each their own. It just sticks out like a sore thumb in RP's playlist.
EDIT: Ha! Same thoughts, same time! I'm with the guy below. : )
prickelpit96 wrote:
No melody, rythm like played by a 2 year old monkey, lyrics "bouh the world is too baaad"! INNOVATIVE?
If you think it is innovative, I DO hope MUSIC will never become what you want it to be.
Hummmm... Ciao, Manu!
Manu Chao seems to be way too inovative for most of the listeners here, when I read all those comments....
Like it.
INNOVATIVE???
No melody, rythm like played by a 2 year old monkey, lyrics "bouh the world is too baaad"! INNOVATIVE?
If you think it is innovative, I DO hope MUSIC will never become what you want it to be.
Hummmm... Ciao, Manu!
The only reason it's raining today is because you sing like an old sock, man!!!!!
MAKE THIS ATROCITY STOP!!!
Not a fan of this one.
Spanish Sammy Hagar?
Manu Chao seems to be way too inovative for most of the listeners here, when I read all those comments....
Like it.
Zut alors!
And damn this thing is on tight rotation....
wookie wrote: I burn with you, man!
I burn with you, man!
thekid wrote: to de extreme ... it a atrocity
F@cking A, man! You're d@mn right!
to de extreme ... it a atrocity SpamNRice wrote:
"Let's do the time warp again......" 
It's just a jump to the left!
to de extreme ... it a atrocity AliGator wrote:
I know you!
I know you too!
Hi Ali!
I know you!
luckywhitegirl wrote: I know you!
I like it! Thanks Danny! Good to hear something new from Manu Chao!
I know you!
I like it! Thanks Danny! Good to hear something new from Manu Chao!
How can you not love a song about that old lab favorite, the Rainin pipet?
Sorry, geek moment there. :)
When I read all those comments here I remember the discussions I had with others about Manu Chao and his music....
Love his style and most of his projects.
Anyone else who knows 'P18'?
"Let's do the time warp again......"
Pyro wrote:
Agreed! (If I have to hear "Me gustas tu" one more time, I'll )
This one is surely better... And that banana king or what was bad too. this rates a 4
) Everything this dimwit does is utter tripe.
saludos manu chao
Not sure if I like this or not, but certainly respect RP's credo to let us decide... wait... yeah, I'm feelin it a little bit... 
Danny_G wrote:
Thanks, really nice to begin the day !
My upload 
Yearrrr !
Thanks, really nice to begin the day !
Manu Chao reminds me a lot of the Clash back in the day. To many Rock n Roll purists in the late 70s, the Clash was just noise. But they used the sounds of the streets, with a political message. Manu Chao is also using the sounds of the streets, and a political message. The fact that the sounds of the streets are a lot more "pop crap" is our own fault.
The Clash was "just noise"? WTF? Ask MANY people and they will say, "The Clash, the ONLY band that mattered!!!" And this dude Manu, sounds nothing like Joe, Mick or Paul! Getting your hearing checked.