Escrita por Bob Marley, foi gravada entre maio e outubro de 1972 e foi lançada em 13 de abril de 1973 no disco Catch a fire. Bob Marley tocou guitarra e cantou. Peter Tosh tocou orgao, guitarra, piano e cantou. Bunny Wailer tocou bongôs, congas e cantou. Aston Barrett tocou baixo. Carlton Barrett tocou bateria. Rita Marley e Marcia Griffiths fizeram backing vocals.
A letra:
(Can't
tell the woman from the man)
No, I say you can't, 'cause they're
dressed in the same pollution;
(dressed in the same
pollution)
Their mind is confused with confusion
With their
problems since they've no solution:
They become the midnight
ravers.
Someone say:
(Please, don't let me down!)
Oh,
please, don't let me - oh, please don't let me down!
(Midnight)
Midnight ravers! (ravers) Midnight ravers!
(Please don't) Oh,
please, please,
don't let me down, down, down, down, down!
Don't
let me down;
Don't let me down.
I see ten thousand chariots
(ah-ah-ah-ah)
And they coming without horses; (coming without
horses)
The riders - they cover their face, (ah-ah-ah-ah)
So
you couldn't make them out in smoky place -
(make them out in
smoky places)
In that musical stampede, where everyone is doing
their thing.
Musical stampede - people swingin';
Musical
stampede. Someone say:
People, ride on! (keep a-ridin'!)
(keep
a-ridin'!) Ride on!
(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!
People,
ride on! (keep a-ridin'!)
(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!
(keep
a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!
I can't tell my woman from the
man:
She is dressed in the same pollution; (dressed in the same
pollution)
Her mind is confused with confusion:
To my problem
seems there's never - never no solution!
I've become a
night-life raver
And I'm beggin' you, (please) please, please
-
please don't ya let me down!
(Night-life ravers)
Night-life ravers! Night-life ravers!
Oh, please, please, please,
please, don't let me down.
Don't let me down;
Don't let me
down!
I see ten thousand chariots (ah-ah-ah-ah)
And they
coming without horses; (coming without horses)
The riders they
cover their face, (ah-ah-ah-ah)
So you couldn't make them out in
smoky place -
In that musical stampede, oh!
It's the musical
stampede. Ride on!
It's the musical stampede, some preacher say!
People
ride on! (keep a-ridin'!)
(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!
(keep
a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!
A-ride on! (keep a-ridin'!)
(keep
a-ridin'!) Ride on!
(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!
Ride on,
y'all! (keep a-ridin'!)
(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!
(keep
a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!
Ride on! (keep a-ridin'!)
(keep
a-ridin'!) Don't let me down, midnight ravers!
(keep
a-ridin'!)
Midnight ravers, don't let me down! (keep
a-ridin'!)
Don't let me down - don't let me down! (keep
a-ridin'!)
Well, I'm comin'!
I got too much talkin'.
A versão de Bob Marley and The Wailers:
A versão de Mo Reggae Vibes:
A versão de Julian Marley and The Wailers:
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário