2270 – Santana – Hold on (1982)

 

Escrita por Ian Thomas, foi gravada em 1982, em San Francisco, California e lançada em agosto de 1982, no disco Shangó, o décimo terceiro disco de Santana. Saiu também no compacto que tinha Oxun como Lado B. Foi produzida por Bill Szymczyk, John Ryan, Carlos Santana e Gregg Rolie. Foi lançada inicialmente por Ian Thomas, o compositor, no ano de 1981. Santana fez seu cover um ano depois. Quem cantou a versão de Santana foi Alex Ligertwood. Chegou ao número 15 do Billboard Hot100. Chegou ao número 14 na Holanda, número 19 no Canadá e bélgica, número 31 na Nova Zelandia e número 64 na Austrália.  

 

A letra:

 

Don't rush me, just this once
I wanna make this moment last
Slow down the pace, there's no hurry
I can't let another pass me by again
Let me be the one to say when I've had enough

Just let me close my eyes, memorize
The way things are this minute
So, when you're gone, I can't go on
If memory can hold within it what I'm feeling
Should time try fadin' or stealing something away?

Hold on, nothing's the same
Tell me why I feel this way
Life wouldn't be worth living without you
All along I've been the pretender
But now that's gone forever
Nobody's ever loved me like you do
Nobody's broken through

Gotta concentrate, file away
Every last detail
Don't wanna lose what's goin' down
I wanna remember everything I'm feeling
Should time try fadin' or stealing something away?

Hold on, nothing's the same
Tell me why I feel this way
Life wouldn't be worth living without you
All along I've been the pretender
But now that's gone forever, yeah
Nobody's ever loved me like you do
Nobody's broken through

Nobody's ever loved like you
Nobody's broken through
Nobody's ever broken through
Nobody's ever loved like you

Hold on, nothing's the same
Tell me why I feel this way
Life wouldn't be worth living without you
All along I've been the pretender
But now that's gone forever (yeah)
Nobody's ever loved me like you do

Hold on, nothing's the same
Tell me why I feel this way
Life wouldn't be worth living without you
All along I've been the pretender
But now that's gone forever, yeah
Nobody's ever loved me like you do

 

A versão de Santana:

 

 

A versão de Ian Thomas:

 

A versão de kristin and Mike Bauer: