1782 – Foreigner – Cold as Ice (1977)

 

Escrita por Lou Gramm e Mick Jones, foi gravada em 1976 e lançada em 8 de março de 1977, no disco Foreigner, o primeiro da banda. Sairia também em compacto, com I need you como Lado B. Foi produzida por Gary Lyons e John Sinclair.É uma das canções mais conhecidas da banda na América, chegando ao número 6 do Billboard Hot 100, número 9 no Canadá, número 13 na Holanda, número 20 na Bélgica e número 32 na Austrália. Quando eles saíram do estúdio, tinha havido uma nevasca em New York City e o rádio disse que tinha sido a noite mais fria da história da cidade. Combinou com o título da música. Embora o título falasse de uma garota com o coração frio. Lou Gramm cantou, Mick Jones tocou guitarra solo, fez backing vocals e tocou piano. Ian McDonald tocou guitarra base, mellotron e fez backing vocals. Al Greenwood tocou orgão e sintetizador. Ed Gagliardi tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Dennis Elliott tocou bateria e fez backing vocals. Ian Lloyd fez backing vocals.

A letra:

You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love

You never take advice
Someday you'll pay the price, I know

I've seen it before, it happens all the time
You're closing the door, you leave the world behind
You're digging for gold, you're throwing away
A fortune in feelings, but someday you'll pay

You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love

You want paradise
But someday you'll pay the price, I know

I've seen it before, it happens all the time
You're closing the door, you leave the world behind
You're digging for gold, you're throwing away
A fortune in feelings, but someday you'll pay

You know that you are
(Cold as ice) As cold as ice to me
(Cold as ice)

You're as cold as ice
Cold as ice, I know (you're as cold as ice)
Yes, I know
(You're as cold as ice) You're as cold as ice
Cold as ice, I know (you're as cold as ice)
Oh, yes I know

You're as cold as ice
Cold as ice, I know (You're as cold as ice)
Oh, yes I know
(You're as cold as ice) You're as cold as ice
You're so cold as ice

A versão do Foreigner:

A versão da Lexington Lab Band:

A versão do Singitlive:

1781 – Dennis Wilson – River song (1977)

Escrita por Dennis Wilson e Carl Wilson, foi gravada entre 1974 e 1977 e lançada em 22 de agosto de 1977, no disco Pacific Ocean Blue, o primeiro e único disco solo da vida de Dennis Wilson. Sairia também em compacto, com Farewell my friend como Lado B. Foi produzida por Dennis Wilson e Greg Jakobson. O riff de piano, feito por Dennis, representa a correnteza de um rio. Os Beach Boys tentaram gravá-la antes, mas acho que não passou no controle de qualidade de Brian. Dennis Wilson cantou, fez backing vocals, harmonias vocais e tocou piano e sintetizador. Carl Wilson tocou guitarra base e cantou backing vocals e harmonias vocais. Billy Hinsche tocou guitarra base e guitarra solo e fez backing vocals e harmonias vocais. Ed Carter tocou baixo. Ricky Fataar tocou bateria. Ed Tuleja, Alxander Hamilton e Gregg Jakobson fizeram baixos vocais. The Double Rock Baptist Church Voices of Inspiration fizeram coro vocal.

A letra:

Walkin' down by the river
Water running through my knees
(Ahhh)
River, oh river moves so free
(Ahhh)
Oh mighty river endlessly

Oo mighty river
I would love to be like you
Oo lonely river
Has not got the time to say

I was born into the city life
It's all that I've ever known
You know it's rough gettin' round this place
So crowded I can hardly breathe

You can only see about a block or two
In L. A. that's the truth
I'm lookin' for some country life
Some kickin' room no more city life
I want the river

Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on

It breaks my heart to see the city
I wonder why it ain't pretty
Oh I want to cry, want to cry
Come on you've got to do it do it do it

You got to run away you got to run away
You got to do it do it do it
You got to run away
You got to run away

You got to do it do it do it
You got to run away
You got to run away

You got to do it do it do it
You got to run away
You got to run away

You got to do it do it do it
You got to run away
You got to run away

A versão de Dennis Wilson:

A versão de Felipe Duarte:

A versão de Tim Kubart:

1780 – David Bowie – Heroes (1977)

Escrita por David Bowie e Brian Eno, foi gravada entre julho e agosto de 1977, no Hansa Studio 2, em Berlim Ocidental e lançada em 23 de setembro de 1977 no compacto com V-2 Schneider como Lado B. O estúdio havia sido usado pelos oficiais da Gestapo como salão de dança e ficava à poucos metros do muro de Berlim. Sairia também no disco de mesmo nome, o décimo segundo de Bowie, em 14 de outubro de 1977. Foi produzida por Tony Visconti e David Bowie. A música foi gravada antes e Bowie foi improvisando a letra enquanto cantava. Fala de dois amantes, um do lado ocidental e outro do lado oriental, da Alemanha. Vivem com medo de morrer, eles sonham que são livres, nadando com golfinhos. Chegou ao número 24 no Reino Unido, número 8 na Irlanda, número 9 na Holanda, número 11 na Austrália, número 17 na Bélgica, número 19 na Áustria e número 34 na Nova Zelandia. Foi regravada pelos Wallflowers, Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins, Blondie, Peter Gabriel, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Prince e Motorhead, entre outros artistas. Eu vi The Pretenders ao vivo em Charleston, Carolina do Sul e eles cantaram Heroes também. A revista Rolling Stone colocou-a como número 21 da sua lista das 500 greatest songs of all time. Em lista similar a NMW colocou-a como número 15. David Bowie cantou, fez backing vocals e tocou piano. Robert Fripp tocou guitarra solo. Carlos Alomar tocou guitarra. George Murray tocou baixo. Dennis Davis tocou bateria. Brian Eno tocou sintetizador e Tony Visconti fez backing vocals e tocou pandeiro.

A letra:

I, I wish you could swim

Like the dolphins

Like dolphins can swim

Though nothing, nothing will keep us together

We can beat them, forever and ever

Oh, we can be heroes just for one day

I, I will be King

And you, you will be Queen

Though nothing will drive them away

We can be heroes just for one day

We can be us just for one day

I, I can remember

(I remember)

Standing by the wall

(By the wall)

And the guns, shot above our heads

(Over our heads)

And we kissed, as though nothing could fall

(Nothing could fall)

And the shame, was on the other side

Oh, we can beat them, forever and ever

Then we could be heroes just for one day

We can be heroes

We can be heroes

We can be heroes just for one day

We can be heroes

A versão de David Bowie:

A versão dos Wallflowers:

A versão de Neil Finn:

1779 – Chicago – Baby, what a big surprise (1977)

 

Escrita por Peter Cetera, foi gravada entre abril e junho de 1977 e lançada em 12 de setembro de 1977, no disco Chicago XI, o nono disco da banda. Sairia também em compacto na mesma data, com Takin' it on uptown como Lado B. Foi produzida por James William Guercio. Chegou ao número 4 do Billboard Hot100. Foi o último top 10 deles antes da morte do guitarrista Terry Kath e também o último top 10 deles sob a produção de Guercio. Chegou também ao número 3 no Canadá, número 4 na Holanda, número 9 na Áustria, número 12 na Suécia, número 14 na Austrália, número 19 na Suíça e Nova Zelândia, número 38 na França e número 41 no Reino Unido. Foi regravada pelo próprio Cetera, anos depois. Robert Lamm tocou piano e fez backing vocals. Terry Kath tocou guitarra e percussão. Peter Cetera cantou e tocou baixo. James Pankow tocou trombone, teclado, percussão e fez backing vocals. Walt Parazaider tocou sax, flaura e clarinete. Danny Seraphine tocou bateria e percussão. Jimmy Guercio tocou violão e baixo. Carl Wilson (dos Beach Boys) e Tim Cetera fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

Right before my very eyes
I thought that you were only fakin' it
And like before my heart was takin' it

Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes
Oh, oh, oh, woah, oh

Yesterday it seemed to me
My life was nothing more than wasted time
But here today you've softly changed my mind

Baby, what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes, oh, oh
Oh, woah, oh, oh

Just to be alone
Was a little more than I could take
Then you came to stay, oh
Hold me in the morning
Love me in the afternoon
Help me find my way, hey yeah

Now and then just like before
I think about the love I've thrown away
But now it doesn't matter anyway

Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes
Oh, oh, oh, woah, oh
Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes
Oh, oh, oh, woah, oh
Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes
Oh, oh, oh, woah, oh
Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes
Oh, oh, oh, woah, oh
Baby what a big surprise

A versão do Chicago:

A versão de Peter Cetera:

1778 – Bill Withers – Lovely day (1977)

 

Escrita por Bill Withers e Skip Scarborough, foi gravada em 1977 e lançada em 29 de outubro de 1977 no disco Menagerie, o sexto disco de Bill Withers. Sairia também em compacto em 21 de dezembro de 1977, com It ain't because of me baby como Lado B. Foi produzida por Bill Withers e Clarence McDonalds. Withers segurou uma nota que durou 18 segundos, uma das mais longas já gravadas por um cantor americano pop. É o númeo 402 da lista das 500 greatest songs of all time, da revista Rolling Stone. Chegou ao número 6 do Billboard R&B e número 30 no Billboard Hot 100. E ao número 7 no Reino Unido. Também número 1 na França, número 11 na Bélgica, número 18 na Áustria, número 23 no Canadá e número 24 na Holanda. Bill Withers cantou, Clarence McDonald tocou teclado, Ray Parker Jr. Tocou guitarra, Jerry Knight tocou baixo, Russ Kinkel tocou bateria, Ralph MacDonald tocou percussão.

A letra:

When I wake up in the morning, love
And the sunlight hurts my eyes
And something without warning, love
Bears heavy on my mind

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
And when someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)

A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
(Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)

A versão de Bill Withers:

A versão de HSCC:

A versão de Sting and Shaggy:

1777 – The Jam – In the city (1977)

Escrita por Paul Weller, foi gravada em março de 1977 no Stratford Place, em Londres e lançada em 20 de março de 1977 no disco de mesmo nome e que foi o de estréia da banda. Sairia em compacto com Takin' my love como Lado B, em 29 de abril de 1977. Foi produzida por Vic Smith e Chris Parry. Chegou ao número 40 dos charts do Reino Unido. A letra é a celebração da juventude em uma grande cidade e de um otimismo do movimento punk. Fala também em brutalidade policial.

A letra:

In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you
But whenever I approach you, you make me look a fool
I wanna say, I wanna tell you
About the young ideas
But you turn them into fears
In the city there's a thousand faces, all shining bright
And those golden faces are under twenty-five
They wanna say, they gonna tell ya
About the young idea
You better listen now you've said your bit-a, go!

And I know what you're thinking
You still think I am crap
But you'd better listen, man
Because the kids know where it's at

In the city there's a thousand men in uniforms
And I've heard they now have the right to kill a man
We wanna say, we gonna tell ya
About the young idea
And if it don't work, at least we said we've tried

In the city, in the city
In the city, in the city
In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you

A versão do The Jam:

1776 – Van Morrison – The eternal Kansas City (1977)

 

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada em entre o outono de 1976 e o começo do inverno de 1977 e lancada no disco A period of transition, o nono da carreira de Morrison, em abril de 1977. Foi produzida por ele mesmo. Sairia depois em compacto, com Joyous sound como Lado B. Van Morrison cantou, Ollie. Brown tocou bateria Marlo Henderson tocou guitarra, Jerry Jumonville tocou sax alto, Reggie McBride tocou baixo, Joel Peskin tocou sax barítono, Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) tocou piano, Mark Underwood tocou trompete e Carlena Williams, Paulette Parker, Candy Nash e Toni McVey fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

[Chorus (Choir singing):]
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City)?
[Van singing:]
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?

Train down to St. Louis in Missouri
Over to the city there, you know that one
Where the farmer's daughter digs the farmer's son
Dig your Charlie Parker
Basie and Young
Witherspoon and Jay McShann
They will come
Oooowoooowoooo

[Chorus (Van and choir in background):]
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?

Lady Liberty in waiting
You know she lights the way
Her name is Billie, she's a Holiday
And the city is eternal -- hey, can't you see?
It's inside of you and it's inside of me
Oooowoooowoooo

[Chorus (Van and choir in background):]
You know, you know the way to Kansas City?
You know, you know the way to Kansas City?
You know, you know the way to Kansas City?
You know, you know the way to Kansas City ?
You know...the way to Kansas City
You know...the way to Kansas City
Wild Thing

You know the way to Kansas City [Choir only]
Thank you Man [Van]
You know the way to Kansas City
Sing it [Van]
You know the way to Kansas City [Van and choir]
Hit it [Van]
You know...the way to Kansas City
You know...the way to Kansas City
You know...the way to Kansas City
You know...the way to Kansas City
Baby can't you sing it one time [Van]

[Choir:]
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City

A versão de Van Morrison:

1775 – Eric Clapton – May you never (1977)

 

Escrita por John Martyn, foi gravada em maio de 1977, em Londres e lançada em 25 de novembro de 1977 no disco Slowhand, o quinto da carreira de Clapton. Foi produzida por Glyn Johns. Eric Clapton tocou guitarra e cantou. Dick Sims tocou teclado. George Terry tocou guitarra. Carl Radle tocou baixo. Jamie Oldaker tocou bateria e percussão. Mel Collins tocou sax. Yvonne Elliman e Marcy Levy fizeram backing vocals e harmonias vocais.

A letra:

May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a barroom fight
May you never lose your woman overnight

Well, you're just like a great strong sister to me
And I know that your love is true
And you hold no blade for to stab me in my back
I know that there's some that do

So please, won't you please, won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
Please, won't you please, bear it in mind for me

And may you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you just never make your bed out in the cold
May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a barroom fight
May you never lose your woman overnight

Well, you're just like a great strong brother to me
And I know that your love is true
And you never talk dirty behind my back
I know that there's some that do

So please, won't you please, won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
Please, won't you please, bear it in mind for me

May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a barroom fight
May you never lose your woman overnight

May you never lose your woman overnight
May you never lose your woman overnight

A versão de Eric Clapton:

A versão de Josh Turner:

A versão de John Martyn, o compositor:

1774 – Queen – We are the champions (1977)

 

Escrita por Freddie Mercury, foi gravada em 1977 e lançada em 7 de outubro de 1977, no compacto com We will rock you como Lado B. E sairia também em 28 de outubro de 1977, no disco News of the world, o sexto disco da banda. Foi produzida pelo Queen e Mike Clay Stone. É um dos hinos mais conhecidos da história do rock. Chegou ao número 2 no Reino Unido, número 4 no Billboard Hot 100 e número 3 no Canadá. Chegou também ao número 2 na Holanda, número 3 Irlanda, número 6 na Noruega, número 8 na Austrália, Bélgica e Nova Zelandia. Número 12 na Áustria, número 13 na Alemanha e número 14 na Suécia. Em 2009 entrou no Grammy Hall of Fame. Tem Mercury no piano e Taylor e Deacon na bateria e baixo. Freddie Mercury tocou piano, cantou e fez backing vocals. Brian May tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Roger Tailor tocou bateria e fez backing vocals. John Deacon tocou baixo.

A letra:

I've paid my dues
Time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand
Kicked in my face
But I've come through

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the World

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it
I thank you all
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before
The human race
And I ain't gonna lose

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the World

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the World

A versão do Queen:

A versão de Marc Martel:

A versão de Yoni Schlesinger:

1773 – Art Garfunkel – Watermark (1977)

Escrita por Jimmy Webb, foi gravada em 1977 e lançada em 25 de outubro de 1977, no disco de mesmo nome, o terceiro disco da carreira solo de Art Garfunkel. Foi produzida por Art Garfunkel. Watermark havia sido gravada anteriormente por Richard Harris. Art Garfunkel cantou. Stephen Bishop tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Derek Bell tocou gaita. Paul Desmond tocou sax. Peter Carr, Jimmy Johnson e Hugh McCracken tocaram guitarra. Jimmy Webb tocou teclados. Barry Beckett tocou piano.

A letra:

How delicate the tracery of her fine lines
Like the moonlight lacetops of the evening pines
Like a song half heard through a closed door
Like an old book when you cannot read the writing anymore

How innocent her visage as my child lover lies
Pressed against the rainswept windy windows of my eyes
Like an antique etching glass design
That somehow turned out wrong
I keep looking through old varnish
At my late lover's body
Caught on ancient canvas
And decaying...disappearing
Even as I sing this song

How secretly and silently my sorrow disappears
You can't see it with your eyes or hear it with your ears
It's like a Watermark that's never there and never really gone
I keep looking through old varnish
At my late lover's body
Caught on ancient canvas
And decaying...disappearing
Even as I sing this song
Even as I sing this song
Even as I sing this song

A versão de Art Garfunkel:

A versão de Richard Harris:

1772 – America – Don't cry baby (1977)

 

Escrita por Dan Peek, foi gravada em 1976 em Kauai, Hawaii, e lançada em 15 de fevereiro de 1977, no disco Harbor, o sétimo disco da banda America. Foi produzida por George Martin. Dewey Bunnell cantou e fez backing vocals e tocou guitarra. Gerry Beckley cantou e fez backing vocals, tocou guitarra, piano e sintetizador. Dan Peek cantou e fez backing vocals, tocou guitarra, piano e sintetizador. David Dickey tocou baixo. Willie Leacox tocou bateria e percussão. Jim Calire tocou sax. Tom Walsh tocou percussão. Larry Carlton tocou sítara elétrica.

A letra:

Starlight falling through your hair
Sometimes I wonder if you know I'm there
Awake in the morning, a smile on your face
The same old feeling that I just can't place
And you say, "Don't cry, baby
You know I'll always be the one who cares
Don't cry, baby
Come closer, let me wipe away your tears"
A man came in with a violin
He played for me like I've never been
Courted before and forevermore
As the bow touched the strings
He made the whole world sing
Don't cry, baby
(Baby, don't you cry)
You know there'll always be someone who cares
Don't cry, baby
(Baby, don't you cry)
Closer let me wipe away your tears
I know I've been wrong
You've had to be strong
I guess I belong to you, my baby
(Baby, don't you cry)
You know I'll always be the one who cares
Don't cry baby
(Baby, don't you cry)
Closer let me wipe away your tears
The sound of your voice singing songs in the night
Have taken me far away and mystified
The songs of the lovers brought tears to my eyes
The words that you'd spoken made me realize

A versão do America:

A versão de Larry L:

1771 – Alice Cooper – You and me (1977)

 

Escrita por Alice Cooper e Dick Wagner, foi lançada em 9 de março de 1977, no compacto que tinha It's hot tonight como Lado B. Sairia também no disco Lace and Whiskey, o terceiro disco solo dele, em 29 de abril de 1977. Foi produzida por Bob Ezrin. Chegou ao número 9 do Billboard Hot 100. Chegou ao número 3 no Canadá e número 2 da Austrália.

A letra:

When I get home from work
I want to wrap myself around you
I want to take you and squeeze you
'Til the passion starts to rise

I want to take you to heaven
That would make my day complete

But you and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some lovin'
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, babe
Well that's enough for me

Sometimes when you're asleep
And I'm just starin' at the ceiling
I want to reach out and touch you
But you just go on dreamin'

If I could take you to heaven
That would make my day complete

But you and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some lovin'
And TV, yeah
That's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, sweetheart
That's just enough for me

You and me ain't no super stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some popcorn
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, babe
You're just enough for me

When I get home from work
I want to wrap myself around you
I like to hold you squeeze you
'Til the passion starts to rise

I want to take you to heaven
That would make my day complete

You and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Of lovin'
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am well that's what I am
I tell you, baby
That's just enough for me

A versão de Alice Cooper:

A versão de Fab Bagnato:

1770 – Van Morrison – Cold wind in August (1977)

 

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada entre o outono de 1976 e o inverno de 1977 e lançada em abril de 1977, no disco A period of transition, o nono da carreira de Van Morrison. Foi produzida por Dr. John e Van Morrison. Van Morrison tocou violão, guitarra, gaita e cantou. Ollie E. Brown tocou bateria e percussão. Marlo Henderson tocou guitarra. Jerry Jummonville tocou sax alto e tenor. Reggie McBride tocou baixo. Joel Peskin tocou sax barítono. Dr. John tocou piano e piano elétrico. Mark Underwood tocou trompete. Robbie Montgomery Roger Kennerly-Saint, Gregory Wright, Carlena Williams, Paulette Parker, Candy Nash, Toni McVey, Gary Garrett e Joe Powell fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

I waited for you
You waited for me
That it seemed like, seemed like a mighty long time

Baby I had to have you
Oh, I had to have you
Come rain, rain or shine

It was a cold wind in August
Shivers up and down my spine
I was standin' in your garden
In the California pine

I was standing shivering
I've got the fever in the rain
But I can't come on back to see you
Again and again and again

I said I, I had to have you
Baby, I had to have you
Come rain, come rain or shine

It was a cold wind in August
Shivers up and down my spine
And I was standing in your garden
In the California pine
California pine

It was a cold wind in August
Shivers up and down my spine
I was standin' in your garden
In the California pine
In the California pine

It was a cold wind in August
I was pushed on through September
And I was pushin' through September
In the rain
Pushin' through, pushin' through September
In the rain

It was a cold wind in August
Shivers up and down my spine
I was standin', standin' in your garden
In the California pine

A versão de Van Morrison:

1769 – Television – Venus (1977)

 

Escrita por Tom Verlaine, foi gravada em setembro de 1976 e lançada em 8 de fevereiro de 1977, no disco Marquee moon, o disco de estréia da banda Television. Foi produzida por Andy Johns e Tom Verlaine. Billy Ficca tocou bateria. Richard Lloyd tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Fred Smith tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Tom Verlaine tocou guitarra solo, teclado e cantou.

A letra:

Was a tight toy night, streets are bright
The world looked so thin between my bones and skin
There stood another person who was a little surprised
To be face to face with a world so alive
How I fell

Did ya feel low? No, not at all, Huh?
I fell right into the arms of Venus De Milo

You know it's all like some new kind of drug
My senses are sharp and my hands are like gloves
Broadway looked so medieval
It seemed to flap, like little pages
And I fell sideways laughing with a friend from many stages
How we felt

Did ya feel low? No, not at all, Huh?
I fell right into the arms of Venus De Milo

Suddenly my eyes were so soft and shaky
I knew there was pain but pain is not aching
Then Richie, Richie said
"Hey man let's dress up like cops
Think of what we could do!"
But something, something said "you better not"
And I fell

Did ya feel low? No, not at all, Huh?
I stood up, walked out of the Arms of Venus de Milo

A versão do Television:

1768 – Rick Danko – Sweet romance (1977)

 

Escrita por Rick Danko e Emmett Grogan, foi lançada em 1977 no disco Rick Dando, o de estréia do artista. Foi produzida por Rick Danko e Rob Fraboni. Rick Danko tocou baixo, guitarra solo e cantou. Michel de Temple, Doug Sahm e James Atkinson tocaram guitarra. Walt Richmond tocou piano. James Gordon tocou órgão. Dennys Seiwell e Terry Danko tocaram bateria. Gerry Beckley, Blondie Chaplin, Rob Frabonie Wayne Neuendorf fizeram backing vocals. Ken Lauber tocou piano. George Weber tocou órgão.

A letra:

Alone in the shadows, of a willow tree

I watched from the dark

As you crossed through the park

Coming closer to me

Those brief moments return of the day we first met

The time we shared with that special care

Free from all jealousy

There must be a distant place

Far from every wrong face

Tears won't fall by chance

On this sweet romance ...

Where the light of the moon, and the lay of the land

Brightened the way of so many nights

Helping us understand

The line that we crossed, to climb those hills

Gave us the strength to never fear

The hurting talk folks want to hear

There must be a different place

Far from every wrong face

Tears won't fall by chance

On this sweet romance ...

When they hear, of our last goodbye

They'll have to seek another dream to surprise

With desperate lies

As we parade, far from these streets

We'll be side by side, livin life in pride

With love's lullabye

There must be a distant place

Far from every wrong face

Tears won't fall by chance

On this sweet romance ...

A versão de Rick Danko: