1524 – Rod Stewart – Drift away (1975)

 

Escrita por Mentor Williams, foi gravada inicialmente por John Henry Kurtz, em 1970 e lançada em 1972 no disco Reunion. No entanto a nossa versão é a de Rod Stewart, de 1975, do disco Atlantic Crossing, o sexto da carreira de Rod. Foi regravada tambem por Dobie Gray e se tornou um hit internacional em 1973, chegando ao número 5 do Billboard Hot100. Além deles, foi regravada por Roy Orbison, Ike and Tine Turner, Jackie DeShannon, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Jon Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, e Bruce Springtsteen, entre outros artistas. A versão escolhida por nós, de Rod Stewart, foi gravada entre abril e junho de 1975 e lançada em 15 de agosto de 1975.

A letra:

Day after day I'm more confused
As I look for the light through the pouring rain
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a shame

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Beginning to think that I'm wasting time
I don't understand the things that I do
Cause the world outside looks so unkind
I'm countin' on you, to carry me through

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

When my mind is free
Your melody can move me
When I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me

Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know I believe in your song

The Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along, you're always makin' me strong

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
 

Oh give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys, and sooth my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away 

Won't you help me? Won't you help me? Won't you help me... 

A versão de Rod Stewart:

A versão de Dobie Gray:

A versão de Roy Orbison: