1653 – Queen – Somebody to love (1976)

Escrita por Freddie Mercury, foi gravada em 1976 e lançada no compacto que tinha White man como Lado B, em 12 de novembro de 1976. Sairia também no LP A day at the races, o quinto da banda, em 10 de dezembro de 1976. Foi produzida pelo Queen. Possui similaridades com Bohemian Rhapsody, com harmonias complexas e solos de guitarra. No entanto, ao invés de imitarem um coral inglês, a banda fez um coral gospel. Chegou ao número 2 no Reino Unido e número 13 no Billboard Hot 100. Número 1 na Holanda, número 2 na bëlgica, número 5 no Canadá, número 6 na Irlanda, número 7 na África do Sul, número 10 na Itália, número 15 na Áustralia, número 19 na Dinamarca, número 21 na Finlandia e Alemanha. Questiona o papel de Deus em uma vida sem amor. Com técnicas de gravação, foram criadas camadas de 100 vozes no couro, com Freddie Mercury, Brian May e Roger Taylor. John Deacon não gravou pois alegou não ter voz boa o suficiente. A principal inspiração pra Freddie compor essa canção foi Aretha Franklin. Freddie Mercury cantou, tocou piano e fez backing vocals. Brian May tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Roger Taylor tocou bateria e fez backing vocals. John Deacon tocou baixo. Foi regravada por George Michael com os outros integrantes do Queen em 1993.

A letra:

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
(Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry)
Lord, what you're doing to me? (Yeah, yeah)
I have spent all my years in believing you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord
Somebody (somebody), ooh, somebody (somebody)
Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Yeah

I work hard (he works hard) every day of my life
I work 'til I ache my bones
At the end (at the end of the day)
I take home my hard earned pay (goes home)
All on my own (goes home on his own)
I get down (down) on my knees (knees)
And I start to pray (praise the Lord)
'Til the tears run down from my eyes
Lord, somebody (somebody), ooh, somebody
(Please) can anybody find me somebody to love?

Every day (every day), I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm going crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
I got no common sense
(He's got) I got nobody left to believe in
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooh, Lord
Ooh, somebody, ooh (somebody)
Anybody find me somebody to love?
(Can anybody find me someone to love)

Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat (you just keep losing and losing)
I'm OK, I'm alright (he's alright, he's alright)
I ain't gonna face no defeat (yeah, yeah)
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
One day (someday) I'm gonna be free, Lord

Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love (find me)
Find me somebody to love (find me, find)
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love, love, love (ooh, find me, find me)
Find me somebody to love (somebody to love)
Find me somebody to love (ooh)
Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody
Somebody find me
Somebody find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me somebody, somebody (find me)
Somebody, somebody to love (somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me, find me, find me
Ooh, somebody to love (find me somebody to love)
Ooh (find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me somebody to love
Anybody, anywhere (find me)
Anybody, find me somebody to love, love, love, love, love (somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me love

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