1079 – The Jackson 5 – ABC (1970)

Escrita por Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell e Deke Richards, foi gravado em dezembro de 1969 e lançada em 24 de fevereiro de 1970. É mais um clássico da Motown. Foi um hit número 1 noa Estados Unidos pro grupo Jackson 5, tirando inlusive Let it be dos Beatles do topo dos charts.

A letra:

You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before
I before E except after C
And why two plus two makes four
Now, now, now I'm gonna teach you
Teach you, teach you
All about love, dear, all about love
Sit yourself down, take a seat
All you gotta do is repeat after me
A B C, easy as one, two, three
Are simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
A B C, easy as one, two, three
Are simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
I'm a gonna teach how to sing it out
Come on, come one, come on
Let me show you what it's all about
Reading and writing arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
But listen without the roots of love every day, girl
Your education ain't complete
T-t-t-teacher's gonna show you, show you, show you
How to get an A, spell me, you, add the two
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do
A B C is easy as one, two, three
Are simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
A B C is easy as like counting up to three
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
That's how easy love can be
Sing a simple melody
One, two, three, you and me
Sit down girl I think I love you
No get up girl show me what you can do
Shake it, shake it, baby, come on now
Shake it, shake it, baby, ooh
Shake it, shake it, baby
One, two, three baby oo oo
A B C baby and now
Do re mi baby now
That's how easy love can be
A B C is easy as like counting up to three
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
Now I'm gonna teach you how to sing it out
Come on, come on, come on
Let me show you what it's all about
A B C is easy as like counting up to three
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
Now I'm gonna teach you how to
Sing it out, sing it out, sing it out, sing it out
A B C is easy it's like counting up to three
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be

A versão do Jackson 5:

A versão de Ariana Grande:

A versão de Sara Loera e Ken Tamplin:

1078 – The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane (1970)

Escrita por Lou Reed, foi gravada entre abril e agosto de 1970 e lançada no quarto album da banda, Loaded, em 15 de novembro de 1970.

É o número 342 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

A letra:

Standin' on a corner,
Suitcase in my hand.
Jack's in his car, says to Jane, who's in her vest,
Me, babe, I'm in a rock n' roll band.
Ridin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim,
Those were different times.
And the poets studied rows of verse,
And all the ladies rolled their eyes

Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Now, Jack, he is a banker,
And Jane, she is a clerk.
And the both of them are saving up their money...
Then they come home from work.
Sittin' by the fire...
Radio just played a little classical music for you kids,
The march of the wooden soldiers
And you can hear Jack say

Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Some people like to go out dancing
And other people, (like us) they gotta work
And there's always some evil mothers
They'll tell you life is full of dirt.
And the women never really faint,
And the villans always blink their eyes.
And the children are the only ones who blush.
'Cause life is just to die.
But, anyone who has a heart
Wouldn't want to turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played the part
He wouldn't want to turn around and fake it

Sweet Jane

A versão do Velvet Underground:

A versão de Metallica com Lou Reed:

A versão de Jim Caroll Band:

1077 – George Harrison – I'd have you anytime (1970)

Escrita por nada mais nada menos do que Bob Dyla e George Harrison, foi lançada em 27 de novembro de 1970 no disco All things must pass. Essa canção abriu esse album triplo, lançado logo depois do fim dos Beatles, para mostrar a quantidade de músicas que George tinha composto e não tinha sido aceita pela banda.

A dupla compôs essa canção na casa de Dylan, em Bearsville, perto de Woodstock, no estado de New York em novembro de 1968. Nesse período, George era um compositor consagrado dentro dos Beatles e Dylan havia se retirado do show business pra cuidar da sua família. Essa música é considerada um simbolo de amizade entre os dois músicos.

George Harrison cantou, tocou violão e fez baking vocals. Eric Clapton tocou guitarra. Klaus Voorman tocou baixo. Alan White tocou bateria.

A letra:

Let me in here, I know I've been here
Let me into your heart
Let me know you, let me show you
Let me roll it to you

All I have is yours
All you see is mine
And I'm glad to hold you in my arms
I'd have you anytime

Let me say it, let me play it
Let me lay it on you
Let me know you, let me show you
Let me grow upon you

All I have is yours
All you see is mine
And I'm glad to hold you in my arms
I'd have you anytime

Let me in here, I know I've been here
Let me into your heart

A versão de George Harrison:

A versão de Evan Rachel Wood:

A versão de Danny McEvoy:

1076 – Van Morrison – Moondance (1970)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada em agosto de 1969, no Mastertone studio em New York City e lançada em 1970 no disco de mesmo nome. Foi escrita em Cambridge, Massachusetts, diz que fez a melodia antes.

É a música 226 da lista das maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone. É também uma das 500 canções que deram forma ao rock and roll, do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Van Morrison cantou e tocou violão. John Klingberg tocou baixo. Jeff Labes tocou piano. Gary Mallaber tocou bateria. John Platania tocou guitarra. Jack Schroer tocou sax alto e Collin Tilton tocou sax tenor e flauta.

Foi regravada por Herb Alpert e Michael Bublé, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with you, my love

Well, I want to make love to you tonight
I can't wait 'til the morning has come
And I know now the time is just right
And straight into my arms you will run
And when you come my heart will be waiting
To make sure that you're never alone
There and then all my dreams will come true, dear
There and then I will make you my own
And every time I touch you, you just tremble inside
And I know how much you want me that you can't hide

Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with you, my love

Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with you, my love

One more moondance with you in the moonlight
On a magic night
La, la, la, la in the moonlight
On a magic night
Can't I just have one more dance with you my love

A versão de Van Morrison:

A versão de Michael Bublé:

A versão dos Running Mates:

1075 – Joni Mitchell – Big yellow taxi (1970)

Escrita por Joni Mithell, foi lançada em 2 de março de 1970 no disco Ladies of the Canyon e saiu também como compacto em abril de 1970, com Woodstock como Lado B.

Chegou ao número 14 no Canadá, número 6 na Australia, número 11 no Reino Unido e número 67 nos charts pop americanos.

Joni Mitchell escreveu essa canção quando foi pela primeira vez no Hawaii. Ela viu umas montanhas com uns estacionamentos e veio a inspiração. Fala tambem do Foster Botanical Garden, um museu vivo de plantas tropicais.

De toda forma, no último verso, ela fala que um big yellow taxi levou o pai dela embora. Os carros da policia de Toronto eram amarelos ate 1986, não se sabe se é uma coincidencia. Em 2005, foi votada número 9 na lista da CBC das 50 melhores canções canadenses.

Foi regravada por Joe Dassin, Bob Dylan e Counting Crows, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hotspot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop)

They took all the trees, put them in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop)

Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees, please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop)

Late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop)

I said, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop)

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop)

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
Ah ha ha ha

A versão de Joni Mitchell ao vivo em 1970:

Counting Crows com Vannesa Carlton:

A versão de Amy Grant:

1074 – Grateful Dead – Box of rain (1970)

Escrita por Phil Lesh e Robert Hunter, foi gravada em agosto e setembro de 1970 no Wally Studios, em San Francisco, California. Foi lançada no album American Beauty, em primeiro de novembro de 1970. Foi cantada por Phil Lesh. Dois músicos que não eram da banda tocaram na gravação. Dave Torbert tocou baixo, no lugar de Lesh, que tocou violão e David Nelson tocou guitarra solo, no lugar de Jerry Garcia, que tocou piano.

Foi feita pro pai de Lesh, que estava morrendo de cancer. Box of rain significa o mundo em que vivemos.

A letra:

Look out of any window, any morning, any evening, any day.
Maybe the sun is shining, birds are winging,
No rain is falling from a heavy sky.
What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?
For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago.

Walk out of any doorway, feel your way, feel your way like the day before.
Maybe you'll find direction,
Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you.
What do you want me to do, to watch for you while you are sleeping?
Then please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too.

Look into any eyes you find by you, you can see clear to another day,
Maybe been seen before, through other eyes on other days while going home.
What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?
It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago.

Walk into splintered sunlight,
Inch your way through dead dreams to another land.
Maybe you're tired and broken,
Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear

What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?
A box of rain will ease the pain, and love will see you through.

Just a box of rain, wind and water,
Believe it if you need it, if you don't just pass it on.
Sun and shower, wind and rain,
In and out the window like a moth before a flame.

And it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there,
Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.

And it's just a box of rain, or a ribbon for your hair;
Such a long long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.

A versão do Grateful Dead:

A versão de Julianna Devorah:

A versão de Patrick Russell:

1073 – Cat Stevens – Where do the children play? (1970)

Escrita por Cat Stevens, foi lançada em 23 de novembro de 1970 no disco Tea for the tillerman. Na verdade, foi a canção que abriu o disco.

A canção fala sobre os tempos conturbados do final dos anos 60, como guerra, desenvolvimento urbano, pobreza, desastres ecologicos e o futuro da humanidade. Cat Stevens viria a regrava-la em 2005, com Dolly Parton.

A letra:

Well I think it's fine, building jumbo planes
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train
Switch on summer from a slot machine
Yes, get what you want to if you want
Cause you can get anything

I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads pumping petrol gas
And you make them long, and you make them tough
But they just go on and on, and it seems that you can't get off

Oh, I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you've cracked the sky, scrapers fill the air
But will you keep on building higher
'Til there's no more room up there?
Will you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
Will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die?

I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?

A versão de Cat Stevens:

A versão de John Jones:

A versão de Dawie de Jager:

1072 – Santana – Black magic woman (1970)

Escrita por Peter Green, foi gravada inicialmente pelo Fleetwood Mac em 1968. A nossa versão no entanto é de Santana, cantada por Gregg Rolie e que chegou ao número 4 nos charts pop americanos e canadenses quando lançada como Labo A de um compacto que tinha Hope you're feeling better como Lado B e também saiu no album Abraxas.

A letra:

Got a black magic woman
Got a black magic woman.

I got a black magic woman
Got me so blind I can't see
That she's a black magic woman
She's tryin' to make a devil out of me.

Don't turn your back on me baby
Don't turn your back on me baby.

Yes, don't turn your back on me baby
Stop messin' 'round with your tricks
Don't turn your back on me baby
You just might pick up my magic sticks.

Got your spell on me baby
Got your spell on me baby.
Yes you got your spell on me baby
Turning my heart into stone
I need you so bad - magic woman
I can't leave you alone.

A versão de Santana:

A versão de Fleetwood Mac:

A versão de Janice Hagen:

1071 – George Harrison – Behind that locked door (1970)

Escrita por George Harrison, foi lançada em 27 de novembro de 1970 no disco All things must pass. É uma mensagem de encorajamento à Bob Dylan, que estava voltando aos palcos, uma vez que o mesmo nunca gostou de se apresentar ao vivo.

George Harrrison cantou, tocou violão e fez backing vocals. Peter Drake tocou pedal steel. Gary Wright tocou piano. Billy Preston tocou orgao. Klaus Voorman tocou baixo e Alan White tocou bateria.

Foi regravada por Olivia Newton John e Norah Jones, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Why are you still crying?
Your pain is now through
Please, forget those teardrops
Let me take them from you
The love you are blessed with
This world's waiting for
So let out your heart, please, please
From behind that locked door

It's time we start smiling
What else should we do?
With only this short time
I'm gonna be here with you
And the tales you have taught me
From the things that you saw
Makes me want out your heart, please, please
From behind that locked door

And if ever my love goes
If I'm rich or I'm poor
Please let out my heart, please, please
From behind that locked door
From behind that locked door

A versão de George Harrison:

A versão de Olivia Newto John:

A versão de Norah Jones:

1070 – Van Morrison – Into the mystic (1970)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada entre setembro e novembro de 1969, no A&R Recording Studios, em New York City e lançada em fevereiro de 1970 no disco Moondance.

É a canção de número 474 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Van Morrison cantou, tocou guitarra e pandeiro, John Klingberg tocou baixo, Jeff Labes tocou piano, Gary Mallaber tocou bateria, John Platania tocou guitarra, Jack Schroer tocou sax alto e Collin Tilton tocou sax tenor.

Foi regravada por Paul Carrack, Joe Cocker, Ben E. King, The Allman Brothers Band, The Wallflowers e Johnny Rivers, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic

Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows
I will be coming home, mmm mmm
And when the fog horn blows
I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it

I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float
Into the mystic

When that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows
I gotta hear it
I don't have to fear it

And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float
Into the mystic
Come on girl

Will they stop now

A versão de Van Morrison:

A versão de Johnny Rivers:

A versão dos Wallflowers:

1069 – Elvis Presley – The wonder of you (1970)

Escrita por Baker Knight, foi primeiramente lançada por Ray Peterson em 1959, mas a nossa versão é a lançada por Elvis Presley em 1970, ao vivo.

A versão de Elvis foi lançada em 20 de abril de 1970, no compacto que tinha Mama liked the roses como Lado B. Foi gravada em fevereiro de 1970, no International Hotel, em Las Vegas. Chegou ao número 9 nos charts pop americanos, número 1 no Reino Unido e Irlanda.

A letra:

When no-one else can understand me
When everything I do is wrong
You give me hope and consolation
You give me strength to carry on

And you're always there to lend a hand
In everything I do
That's the wonder
The wonder of you

And when you smile the world is brighter
You touch my hand and I'm a king
Your kiss to me is worth a fortune
Your love for me is everything

I'll guess I'll never know the reason why
You love me as you do
That's the wonder
The wonder of you

A versão de Elvis ao vivo:

A versão de Ray Peterson:

A versão dos Villagers:

1068 – Grateful Dead – Uncle's John Band (1970)

Escrita por Jerry Garcia e Robert Hunter, foi gravada no Pacific High Recording Studio, em San Francisco, California e lançada em 14 de junho de 1970 no disco Workingman's Dead. É uma das 500 canções que deram forma ao rock, do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Foi regravada por Jimmy Buffett, Crosby, Stills and Nash, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Well the first days are the hardest days, don't you worry any more
'Cause when life looks like easy street, there is danger at your door
Think this through with me, let me know your mind
Woah-oh, what I want to know, is are you kind?

It's a buck dancer's choice my friend better take my advice
You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice
Will you come with me won't you come with me
Woah-oh, what I want to know, will you come with me?

Goddamn, well I declare, have you seen the like
Their wall are built of cannonballs, their motto is don't tread on me
Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide
Come with me, or go alone, he's come to take his children home

It's the same story the crow told me; it's the only one he knows
Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go
Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait
Woah-oh, what I want to know, where does the time go?

I live in a silver mine and I call it "Beggar's Tomb"
I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune
Anybody's choice, I can hear your voice
Woah-oh, what I want to know, how does the song go

Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide

Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide
Come on along, or go alone, he's come to take his children home

Woah-oh, what I want to know, how does the song go?

Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide

Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide
Come on along, or go alone, he's come to take his children home

Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh
Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh
Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh

A versão do Grateful Dead:

A versão de Jimmy Buffett:

A versão de Grace DeNegre:

1067 – Cat Stevens – Into white (1970)

Escrita por Cat Stevens, foi lançada em 23 de novembro de 1970 no disco Tea for the tillerman. Foi regravada em italiano em 1971 por Mia Matini, em italiano e por Carly Simon, em 2007.

A letra:

I built my house from barley rice
Green pepper walls and water ice
Tables of paper wood, windows of light
And everything emptying into white

A simple garden, with acres of sky
A Brown-haired dogmouse
If one dropped by
Yellow Delanie would sleep well at night
With everything emptying into white

A sad blue eyed drummer rehearses outside
A Black spider dancing on top of his eye
Red legged chicken stands ready to strike
And everything emptying into white

I built my house from barley rice
Green pepper walls and water ice
And everything emptying into white

A versão de Cat Stevens:

A versão de Carly Simon:

A versão de Mark Young:

1066 – Santana – Oye como va (1970)

Escrita por Tito Puente e foi lançada por ele em 1962 no disco El Rey Bravo. A nossa escolha no entando foi a de Santana, que popularizou a canção e chegou ao número 13 dos charts pop americanos e número 32 nos charts de R&B.

A versão de Santana foi lançada no Album Abraxas, em 23 de setembro de 1970 e gravada entre 17 de abril e 2 de maio de 1970.

Foi regravada por Julio Iglesias e Natalie Cole, entre outros artistas.

Oye como va foi nomeada pela NPR, uma das cem músicas americanas mais importantes do seculo 20.

A letra:

Rrrr, sabor

Oye como va
Mi ritmo
Bueno pa' gozar
Mulata

Oye como va
Mi ritmo
Bueno pa' gozar
Mulata

Oye como va
Mi ritmo
Bueno pa' gozar
Mulata

Oye como va
Mi ritmo
Bueno pa' gozar
Mulata

A versão de Santana:

A versão de Natalie Cole:

A versão de Julio Iglesias:

1065 – George Harrison – What is life (1970)

Escrita por George Harrison, lançada em 27 de novembro de 1970 no disco All things must pass, foi gravada entre maio e junho de 1970.

Quando lançada em compacto, What is life chegou ao número 10 dos charts pop americanos, número 1 na Suíça e Australia, chegou a top 3 na Europa toda e Canadá.

George Harrison cantou, tocou guitarra solo, violão, slide guitar e fez backing vocals. Eric Clapton tocou guitarra base. Bobby Whitlock tocou orgao. Carl Radle tocou baixo. Jim Gordon tocou bateria. Jim Price tocou trompete. Bo by Keys tocou sax. Pete Ham, Tom Evand e Joey Molland tocaram violão. Mike Gibbin tocou pandeiro.

Foi regravada por Olivia Newton-John e The Ventures, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

What I feel, I can't say
But my love is there for you, any time of day
But if it's not love that you need
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed

Tell me, what is my life without your love
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?

What I know, I can do
If I give my love now to everyone like you
But if it's not love that you need
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed

Tell me, what is my life without your love
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side
Tell me, what is my life without your love
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?

What I feel, I can't say
But my love is there for you any time of day
But if it's not love that you need
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed

Tell me, what is my life without your love
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side
Oh tell me, what is my life without your love
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?

What is my life without your love
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?

A versão de George Harrison:

A versão de Olivia Newton-John:

A versão dos Engagements:

1064 – Van Morrison – Brand new day (1970)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi lançada em fevereiro de 1970 no disco Moondance. Foi inicialmente gravada no verão de 1969, e teve continuidade entre setembro e novembro de 1969, em New York City.

Van Morrison canta e toca guitarra. Jeff Labes toca piano. Gary Mallaber toca bateria. John Linberg toca baixo. John Platania toca guitarra. Jack Schroer toca sax alto. Jackie Verdell, Judy Clay e Cissy Houston fazem baking vocals.

A letra:

When all the dark clouds roll away
And the sun begins to shine
I see my freedom from across the way
And it comes right in on time
Well it shines so bright and it gives so much light
And it comes from the sky above
Makes me feel so free makes me feel like me
And lights my life with love

[Chorus:]
And it seems like and it feels like
And it seems like yes it feels like
A brand new day, yeah
A brand new day oh

I was lost and double crossed
With my hands behind my back
I was longtime hurt and thrown in the dirt
Shoved out on the railroad track
I've been used, abused and so confused
And I had nowhere to run
But I stood and looked
And my eyes got hooked
On that beautiful morning sun

[Chorus]

And the sun shines down all on the ground
Yeah and the grass is oh so green
And my heart is still and I've got the will
And I don't really feel so mean
Here it comes, here it comes
0 here it comes right now
And it comes right in on time
Well it eases me and it pleases me
And it satisfies my mind

A versão de Van Morrison:

A versão de Scott Wolfson:

A versão de Dorothy Morrison:

1063 – Elvis Presley – You don't have to say you love me (1970)

Escrita por Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio e Vito Pallavicini, foi gravada em inglês inicialmente por Dusty Springfield, chegando ao número 1 no Reino Unido e numero 4 nos Estados Unidos. A nossa versão é a de Elvis, que chegou ao número 9 no Reino Unido e número 11 nos Estados Unidos, além de número 7 na Australia e número 6 no Canada, além de número 17 na Irlanda.

A Versão de Elvis saiu no disco That's the way it is e compacto lançado em 6 de outubro de 1970. Foi gravado no dia 6 de junho de 1970, em Nashville.

Foi regravada também por Lynn Anderson, Glen Campbell, Cher, Kiki Dee, Jackie DeShannon, Connie Francis, Tom Jones, Brenda Lee, Bill Medley, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles e The Shadows, entre outros.

A letra:

When I said, I needed you
You said you would always stay
It wasn't me who changed, but you
And now you've gone away

But don't you know that now you're gone
And I'm left here on my own
Now I have to follow you
And beg you to come home

You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
Believe me
Believe me
I can't help but love you
But believe me I'll never tie you down

Left alone with just a memory
Life seems dead and so unreal
All that's left is loneliness
There's nothing left to feel

You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
Believe me
Oh believe me
Oh you don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
Believe me
Believe me
Believe me

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