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

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