1) Sixto Diaz Rodrig… Read Full Bio ↴At least five artists share the name Rodriguez.
1) Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (also known as Rodriguez or as Jesus Rodriguez) (born in Detroit, MI, on 10 July 1942; died 8 August 2023) was an American folk singer-songwriter. He was named 'Sixto' (pronounced seex-toe) because he was the sixth child in his family. Rodriguez's parents were middle-class immigrants from Mexico, who left in the 1920s. In most of his songs he takes a political stance on the cruelties facing the inner city poor.
In 1967 (under the name Rod Riguez) he released the single "I'll Slip Away" through the small label Impact. He did not produce anything for another three years until he was signed to Sussex Records; an offshoot of the Buddah label. It was after the move to Sussex that he changed his professional name to just Rodriguez. Rodriguez recorded two albums with Sussex—Cold Fact in 1970, and Coming from Reality in 1971. But after mixed reviews and low album sales he was dropped from the label, which later folded in 1975.
After failing to make an impact in America, he gave up his career as a musician. However, although he was relatively unknown in his home country by the mid 70s, his albums were starting to gain airplay in countries like South Africa, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), New Zealand and Australia.
After imported copies of his Sussex albums ran dry, an Australian record label, Blue Goose Music, bought the Australian rights to his back catalogue in the mid 70s. The label released his two studio albums plus a compilation album At His Best (featuring unreleased recordings from 1976 "Can't Get Away", "I'll Slip Away" (a re-recording of his first single), and "Street Boy"). Unbeknownst to Rodriguez, it went platinum in South Africa, where he achieved cult status.
With a new buzz around Rodriguez, in 1979 he toured Australia with the Mark Gillespie Band as support. Two shows from the tour were later released on the Australian only album Alive—the title being a play on the rumors caused by his public obscurity that Rodriguez had died years ago. After the '79 tour he returned to Australia for a final tour in 1981 with Midnight Oil before quietly slipping back into normal life.
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival hosted the premiere of Searching for Sugar Man, from Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, detailing the efforts by two fans to see if his rumored death was true - and if not, to discover what had become of him. The Simon Chinn and John Battsek produced documentary went on to win the World Cinema Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary. The film opens in NY and LA on July 27, 2012.
2) Rodriguez was a band which originated in San Luis Obispo, California. Formed in 1991 by bassist/vocalist Kyle Field (aka Little Wings) and guitarist/vocalist Matt Ward (aka M. Ward), drummer Mike Funk joined in 1993. Their only album to date, Swing Like A Metronome, released in 2000, was recorded by Grandaddy's Jason Lytle and featured songs written between 1992 and 1997. After Rodriguez disbanded, both songwriters went on to illustrious solo careers.
3) Rodriguez is a Garage Punk-Rock Band from Austria. More info at http://www.rodriguez.at
4) Rodriguez is a Swedish indie-electronica artist that released 2 EPs during the late 1990's and the early 2000's. He makes minimalistic instrumental tunes like Karate-dö, Kungen, Fred på jorden and Dominguez och Fernanduez.
5) Rodriguez is Pop - Techno Band fromGeorgia.
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Climb Up on My Music
Rodriguez Lyrics
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From a bitter-sweet refrain
Have you ever kissed the sunshine
Walked between the rain
Well, just climb up on my music
And my songs will set ya free
Well, just climb up on my music
Well, there was a girl named Christmas
Did I tell ya she drank gold
She wasn't very hard to capture
But she was rather hard to hold
Well, just climb up on my music
And my songs will set ya free
Well, just climb up on my music
And from there jump off with me
Have you ever been in darkness
And your mind could find no peace
When you woke up after midnight
Found your swans have turned to geese
Well, just climb up on my music
And my songs will set ya free
Well, just climb up on my music
And from there jump off with me
The lyrics to Rodriguez's song Climb Up on My Music have a romantic and whimsical feel to them. In the first verse, the singer asks rhetorical questions about the experience of being moved by music and nature. He uses a metaphor of climbing up on his music to suggest that the power of his songs can uplift and liberate whoever listens to them. The music is portrayed as a vehicle through which listeners can escape their mundane lives and enter a world of dreams and adventures.
In the second verse, the singer tells a story about a girl named Christmas who has a quirk of drinking gold. She is easy to catch but difficult to keep. The story adds a surreal touch to the lyrics and reinforces the idea that the music world is a fantastical place where anything can happen. The singer again invites the listener to climb up on his music, implying that he is a guide or a mentor who can show the way to the enchanted realm.
The final verse delves deeper into the emotional aspects of music. The singer describes a feeling of being lost and anxious, and how the music can offer solace and comfort. The image of swans turning into geese indicates a transformation from beauty to ugliness, from hope to despair. Yet again, the singer offers an escape from this bleak reality by urging the listener to climb up on his music and jump off with him, implying a shared experience of joy and liberation.
Overall, the lyrics to Climb Up on My Music are poetic and evocative, drawing on images of nature, mythology, and surrealism to convey the power of music to transport and transform.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you ever had a fever, from a bitter-sweet refrain,
Have you ever felt the warmth and passion in music so strong that it became almost like a sickness, both beautiful and painful?
Have you ever kissed the sunshine, walked between the rain.
Have you ever experienced the highs and lows of life and found moments of beauty in both?
Well, just climb up on my music, and my songs will set you free,
The artist is inviting the listener to immerse themselves in his music, where they can find freedom from their troubles and worries.
Well, there was a girl named Christmas, did I tell ya she drank gold,
The artist introduces a metaphorical character, Christmas, who symbolizes something valuable and precious but ultimately unattainable.
She wasn't very hard to capture, but she was rather hard to hold.
While it may be easy to experience fleeting moments of joy or beauty, it can be challenging to hold onto them permanently or make them a consistent part of life.
Have you ever been in darkness, and your mind could find no peace,
Have you ever felt lost or alone in a dark place, where your own thoughts and fears consume you?
When you woke up after midnight, found your swans have turned to geese.
Have you ever experienced a sense of disappointment or disillusionment, where something that once seemed beautiful has lost its magic?
And from there jump off with me.
The artist invites the listener to take a leap of faith and join him on a journey, from which they can gain new perspectives and live more freely.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
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