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All About Eve
December (1989)

December foi o último single lançado pelos All About Eve nos anos 80 e faz parte do segundo álbum da banda, Scarlet and Other Stories. Este álbum ficou marcado pela separação da vocalista Julianne Regan e do guitarrista e Tim Bricheno, e consequente saída deste da banda. Será pois natural que este trabalho seja caracterizado por estados de espírito mais melancólicos e lirismos marcados pela dor. Este single, December, e o respectivo lado B, Drowning, são exemplo disso mesmo, com a voz de Julianne Regan, ainda que sempre bela e doce, a revelar tonalidades amargas (a própria Julianne confessou que nunca chorou tanto na vida como no período de gravação deste álbum). December é um tema lindíssimo, cuja letra deixo aqui, para acompanhar o áudio.


all about eve - December

all about eve - drowning

There's a Victorian tin, I keep my memories in,
I found it up in the attic.
After looking inside, I find the things that I'm hiding...
The leaves saved from a mistletoe kiss,
Only nostalgia has me feeling like this...
Like I miss you,
It must be the time of year.

Remember December,
It's like a wintergreen beside a diamond stream,
Remember December,
How does it make you feel inside?

Beneath a Valentine, I see a locket is shining
I think it must be the wine,
Makes me feel it's all real.
Where nothing seems to rhyme
To breathe life into the dust of a keepsake
I might as well try to fix a chain on a snowflake
Or a heartache,
It must be the time of year.

Remember December,
It's like a wintergreen beside a diamond stream,
Remember December,
A fall of snow and the afterglow.
It could be taking our breath away
But the years stand in the way,
Remember December,
How does it make you feel inside?

Should I feel this alone, should I pick up the phone
Take my heart in my hand
And ask if you remember December,
It's like a wintergreen beside a diamond stream,
Remember December,
A fall of snow and the afterglow.
It could be taking our breath away
But the years stand in the way,
Remember December,
How does it make you feel inside?