quarta-feira, 7 de abril de 2021

1286 – Jimmy Cliff – The harder they come (1972)



Escrita por Jimmy Cliff, foi lançada em 7 de julho de 1972 no disco The harder they come e depois em compacto que tinha Many rivers to cross como Lado B. É o número 350 da lista da revista Rolling Stone das 500 greatest songs of all time


Gladstone Anderson tocou piano. Winston Wright tocou órgão, Winston Grennan tocou bateria, Linford Brown toco guitarra solo, Ranford Williams tocou guitarra base e Clifton Jackson tocou baixo.


Foi regravada por Jerry Garcia, Cher, Keith Richards, Titãs e Willie Nelson, entre outros artistas.


A letra:


Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry

So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all

Well, the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done

'Cause, as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all

And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave

So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all

Hey, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Hey, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Hey, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all


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