Escrita
por James Taylor, foi gravada em dezembro de 1969 e lançada em
fevereiro de 1970 no disco Sweet baby James. É uma reação sobre o
suicídio de Suzanne Schnerr, uma amiga de infancia e as experiencias
deele mesmo com drogas e fama. Chegou ao número 2 no Canadá e
número 3 nos charts pop dos Estados Unidos.
São
três partes. A primeira parte é sobre Suzanne, que se suicidou
enquanto Taylor estava em Londres trabalhando no seu primeiro disco
quando assinou com a Appel Records. Esconderam a notícia dele, que
só descobriu seis meses depois. Não disseram para não atrapalhar o
seu trabalho.
A
segunda parte é sobre sua luta pra vencer a depressão e o uso de
drogas. A terceira parte fala sobre fama e fortuna.
Carole
King tocou piano na gravação. Russ Kunkel tocou bateria e Bobby
West tocou baixo. É a canção de número 227 da lista das maiores
canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.
Foi
regravada por Willie Nelson, entre outros artistas.
A
letra:
Just
yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've
seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down
upon me,Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
Oh, I've seen fire and
I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to
an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
To come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
To come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I've seen fire and
I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one
more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
A versão de James
Taylor:
A versão de Willie
Nelson:
A versão de Sheryl
Crow:
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