928 – Bobby Darin – Mack the knife (1959)

Escrita por Bertold Brecht e Kurt Weill, foi lançada pela primeira vez em Berlin em 1928. A nossa versão é o número 1 dos charts americanos e britânicos por Bobby Darin. Foi regravada também em 1956 por Louis Armstrong.

Bobby Darin gravou-a em 19 de dezembro de 1958 e lançou-a em agosto de 1959 no compacto que tinha Was there a call for me como Lado B. Bobby chegou a ganhar um Grammy como o melhor disco do ano. Frank Sinatra, que iria gravar a música anos depois, disse que a melhor versão da música foi mesmo a de Bobby Darin.

É a canção de número 251 do ranking da revista Rolling Stone das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos. A versão de Darin foi colocada na National Recording Registry, da Library of Congress, em 2016.

Foi regravada por Ella Fitzgerald, Robbie Williams, Dave Van Ronk, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave, Dr. John, Kevin Spacey, Michael Bublé, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red

Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don'tcha know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
Oh, that cement is for, just for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?

Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town

I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town
Look out, old Macky's back

A versão de Bobby Darin:

A versão de Frank Sinatra:

A versão de Michael Bublé:

927 – Nina Simone – My baby just cares for me (1958)

Escrita por Walter Donaldson e Gus Kahn é um clássico do jazz, que foi escrito pro filme Whoopee! de 1930 e se transformou na música mais famosa de Eddie Cantor, que a cantou no filme. A nossa versão no entanto é de Nina Simone.

Ela gravou-a em 1957 e lançou-a em 1958 no disco Little girl blue.

Foi regravada também por Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Frankie Lemon and The Teenagers, Gene Kelly, Pat Boone, Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, George Michael, Natalie Cole, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bublé, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is somethin' he can't see
My baby don't care who knows
My baby just cares for me

Baby, my baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care
For cars and races
My baby don't care for
He don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Liberace's smile
Is something he can't see
Is something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for me

A versão de Nina Simone:

A versão de Frank Sinatra:

A versão de Cyndi Lauper:

926 – Neil Sedaka – The diary (1958)

Escrita por Neil Sedaka e Howard Greenfield, foi gravada e lançada em 1958 em um compacto que tinha No vacancy como Lado B.

A letra:

How I'd like to look into that little book
The one that has the lock and key
And know the boy that you care for
The boy who's in your diary

When it's late at night what is the name you write?
Oh, what I'd give if I could see
Am I the boy that you care for?
The boy who's in your diary

Do you recall and make note of all
The little things I say and do?
The name you underline, I'm hoping that it's mine
Darling, I'm so in love with you

Please don't leave me blue, make all my dreams come true
You know how much you mean to me
Say I'm the boy that you care for
The boy who's in your diary

A versão de Neil Sedaka:

A versão dos Grey Kids:

A versão de Gloria Vaquer, ex-esposa de Raul Seixas:

925 – The Teddy Bears – To know him is to love him (1958)

Escrita por Phil Spector, inspirado pelas palavras na sepultura do pai, que dizia “To know him was to love him”. Foi gravada em 1958 e lançada em setembro de 1958 pelos Teddy Bears, em um compacto que tinha Don't you worry my little pet como Lado B. Ficou 3 semanas no topo dos charts pop americanos e número 2 no Reino Unido.

Foi regravada por Nancy Sinatra, Peter and Gordon, Bobby Vinton, Jody Miller, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt e Emmylou Harris, The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, The Shirelles, David Gilmour, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
Just to see him smile, makes my life worthwhile
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
And I do (and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I)

I'd be good to him, I'd bring love to him
Everyone says there'll come a day when I'll walk alongside of him
Yes, just to know him is to love, love, love him
And I do (and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I)

Why can't he see how blind can he be?
Someday he will see that he was meant for me, oh oh, yes

To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
Just to see him smile, makes my life worthwhile
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
And I do, yes I do, yes I do (and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I, and I do, and I)

A versão dos Teddy Bears:

A versão de Amy Winehouse:

A versão de David Gilmour e Roger Waters:

924 – The Chordettes – Lollipop (1958)

Escrita por Beverly Ross e Julius Dixson, foi gravada em 1958 pelas Chordettes e lançada em fevereiro de 1958. Havia sido lançada poucos dias antes pela dupla Ronald e Ruby.

Dixson se atrasou pra sessão de composição com Ross e explicou que se atrasou porque sua filha estava com um Lollipop preso no cabelo e ele estava tentando tirar. Ross gostou da palavra Lollipop e compôs no piano na hora a música.

A versão das Chordettes chegou ao número 2 nos charts pop americanos e número 3 nos charts de R&B. Chegou também ao número 6 no Reino Unido.

Foi regravada por Boby Vee, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Lollipop lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop

Lollipop lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop

Call my baby lollipop
Tell you why
His kiss is sweeter than an apple pie
And when he does his shaky rockin' dance
Man, I haven't got a chance

I call him, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop

Sweeter than candy on a stick
Huckleberry, cherry or lime
If you had a choice he'd be your pick
But lollipop is mine

Lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop

Crazy way he thrills me
Tell you why
Just like a lightning from the sky
He loves to kiss me till I can't see straight
Gee, my lollipop is great

I call him, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop

Lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop
Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop
Lollipop

A versão das Chordettes:

A versão das Sahlstrom Sisters:

A versão de Bobby Vee:

923 – Buddy Holly – Heartbeat (1958)

Escrita por Bob Montgomery e Norman Petty, foi gravada por Buddy Holly em agosto de 1958 e lançada em 5 de novembro de 1958 em um compacto que tinha Well... All right como Lado B.

Foi regravda por Tommy Roe, Bobby Vee, Herman's Hermits, Skeeter Davis, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, The Hollies, Connie Francis, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me?
Heartbeat
Why does a love kiss stay in my memory?

Piddle dee pat
I know that new love thrills me
I know that true love will be

Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me?

Heartbeat
Why do you skip when my baby's lips meet mine?
Heartbeat
Why do you flip then give me a skip beat sign?

Piddle dee pat
And sing to me love stories
And bring to me love's glories

Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me?

A versão de Buddy Holly:

A versão de Chris Isaak and Michelle Branch:

A versão de Tommy Roe:

922 – Elvis Presley – King creole (1958)

Escrita por Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller, foi gravada por Elvis em janeiro e fevereiro de 1958, nos estúdios da RCA em Hollywood, California e lançada em 19 de setembro de 1958 no disco King Creole

Fala sobre um homem de New Orleans que tem descendencia Creole, que toca todos os estilos de rock and roll.

A letra:

King Creole
There's a man in New Orleans
Who plays rock and roll
He's a guitar man
With a great big soul
He lays down a beat
Like a ton of coal
He goes by the name of King Creole

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole

When the king starts to do it
It's as good as done
He holds his guitar
like a Tommy gun
He starts to growl
From way down his throat
He bends a string
And that's all she wrote

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole

Well, he sings a song about a crawdad hole
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about meat and greens
He sings some blues about New Orleans

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole

Well, he plays something evil
Then he plays something sweet
No matter what he plays
You got to get up on your feet

When he gets the rockin' fever
Baby, heaven sakes
He don't stop playin'
'Till his guitar breaks

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole

A versão de Elvis Presley:

A versão de Jack Baymoore:

A versão dos Tuesdays:

921 – The Coasters – Young blood (1957)

Escrita por Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller e Doc Pomus, foi gravada em 15 de fevereiro de 1957 e lançada em março de 1957 em um compacto que tinnha Searchin' como Lado B. Chegou ao topo dos charts de R&B e número 8 nos charts pop americanos.

É a canção de n'mero 414 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos, da revista Rolling Stone.

Foi gravada pelos Beatles ao vivo na BBC em 1 de junho de 1963, lançada em 30 de novembro de 1994. George Harrison cantou e fez guitarra solo. John Lennon fez backing vocals e tocou guitarra ritmica. Paul fez backing vocals e tocou baixo e Ringo tocou bateria.

Foi também regravada por Leon Russell, Carl Wilson, Bruce Willis, The Grateful Dead e Jerry Lee Lewis, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

I saw her standin' on the corner
A yellow ribbon in her hair
I couldn't stop myself from shoutin'
Look a-there, look a-there
Look a-there, look a-there

Young blood, young blood, young blood
I can't get you out of my mind

I took one look and I was fractured
I tried to walk but I was lame
I tried to talk but I just stuttered
What's your name? What's your name?
What's your name? What's your name?

Young blood, young blood, young blood
I can't get you out of my mind

What crazy stuff, she looked so tough
I had to follow her all the way home
Then things went bad, I met her dad
He said, "You'd better leave my daughter alone"

I couldn't sleep a wink for tryin'
I saw the rising of the sun
And all the night my heart was cryin'
You're the one, you're the one
You're the one, you're the one

Young blood, young blood, young blood
I can't get you out of my mind
Young blood, young blood, young blood
I can't get you out of my mind

A versão dos Coasters:

A versão dos Beatles:

A versão de Bruce Willis:

920 – The McGuire Sisters – Sugartime (1957)

Escrita por Charlie Phillips e Odis Echols, foi lançada pelas McGuire Sisters em dezembro de 1957. Foi o maior hit da canção.

Foi regravada por Johnny Cash, Linda McCartney, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Well
Sugar in the mornin'
Sugar in the evenin'
Sugar at suppertime
Be my little sugar
And love me all the time

Honey in the mornin'
Honey in the evenin'
Honey at suppertime
So by my little honey
And love me all the time

Put your arms around me
And swear by stars above
You'll be mine forever
In a heaven of love

Sugar in the mornin'
Sugar in the evenin'
Sugar at suppertime
Be my little sugar
And love me all the time

Well, well

Sugar in the mornin'
Sugar in the evenin'
Sugar at suppertime
Be my little sugar
And love me all the time

Honey in the mornin'
Honey in the evenin'
Honey at suppertime
So be my little honey
And love me all the time

Put your arms around me
And swear by stars above
You'll be mine forever
In a heaven of love

Sugar in the mornin'
Sugar in the evenin'
Sugar at suppertime
Be my little sugar
And love me all the

Now sugartime (sugartime)
Is anytime that you're near (that you're near)
'Cause you're so dear
So don't you roam (don't roam)
Just be my honeycomb (honeycomb, honeycomb)
And live in a heaven of love

Sugar in the mornin'
Sugar in the evenin'
Sugar at suppertime
Be my little sugar
And love me (love me)
All (all all all)
The time

Sugartime
Sugartime
Sugartime

A versão das McGuire Sisters:

A versão de Johnny Cash:

A versão de Linda McCartney:

919 – The Coasters – Searchin' (1957)

Escrita por Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller, foi gravada pelos Coasters em 15 de fevereiro de 1957 e lançada em março de 1957 em um compacto que tinha Young blood como Lado A. Ficou no primeiro lugar dos charts de R&B por 12 semanas e chegou ao número 3 nos charts pop americanos.

Paul McCartney disse, em 1982, que seria uma das canções que ele levaria pra uma ilha deserta.

A letra fala que o cantor vai encontrar sua amada aonde quer que ela esteja, mesmo que tenha que contratar um detetive.

O próprio Mike Stoller gravou o piano, Barney Kessell tocou guitarra, Ralph Harrisom tocou baixo e Jesse Sailes tocou bateria.

Foi regravada pelos Beatles, The Grateful Dead, The Hollies, The Kingsmen, Wanda Jackson, Neil Sedaka, The Spencer Davis Group e Johnny Rivers, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Yeah
I've been searchin' (gonna find her)
A-a searchin' (gonna find her)
Oh, yeah, searchin' every which a-way yeah, yeah (gonna find her)
Oh, yeah, searchin' (gonna find her)
I'm searchin' (gonna find her)
Searchin' every which a-way yeah, yeah (gonna find her)
But I'm like that Northwest Mountie (gonna find her)
You know I'll bring her in someday (gonna find her)
(Gonna find her)

Well, now, if I have to swim a river
You know I will
And a if I have to climb a mountain
You know I will
And-a if she's a-hiding up on a-blueberry hill
Am I gonna find her, child, you know I will
'Cause I've been searchin' (gonna find her)
Oh, yeah, searchin' (gonna find her)
My goodness, searchin' every which a-way yeah, yeah (gonna find her)
But I'm like that Northwest Mountie
You know I'll bring her in some day (gonna find her)
(Gonna find her)

Well, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade got nothin', child, on me
Sergeant Friday, Charlie Chan and Boston Blackie
A-no matter where she's a-hiding, she's gonna hear me a comin'
Gonna walk right down that street Like Bulldog Drummond
'Cause I've been searchin' (gonna find her)
Ooh, Lord, now, searchin' (gonna find her)
Mm, child, searchin' every which a-way yeah, yeah
But I'm like that Northwest Mountie
You know I'll bring her in some day (gonna find her)
(Gonna find her)

A versão dos Coasters:

A versão dos Beatles:

A versão dos Hollies:

0026 – Any way you want me (That's how I will be) - Elvis Presley (1956)

Compositor: Aaron Schroeder e Cliff Owens

• Foi gravada em 2 de julho de 1956 e lançada em 5 de setembro de 1956 no compacto que tinha Love me tender como Lado B.

A letra:

I'll be a strong as a mountain,
Or weak as a willow tree,
Anyway you want me,
Well that's how I will be.

I'll be a tame as a baby,
Or wild as the raging sea,
Anyway you want me, well that's how I will be.

In your hands my heart is clay,
To take a hold as you may.
I'm what you make me, you've only to take me,
And in your arms I will stay.

I'll be a fool or a wise man,
My darling you hold the key,
Yes, anyway you want me,
Well that's how I will be... I will be.

A versão de Elvis Presley:

A versão de Riley Jenkins:

A versão de Cody Ray Slaughter:

917 – Tony Martin – Walk hand in hand (1956)

Escrita por Johnny Cowell, foi lançada por Tony Martin em abril de 1956 em um compacto que tinha Flamenco love como Lado B.

Essa gravação de Martin chegou ao número 2 no Reino Unido e número 10 nos charts pop americanos. Foi regravada por Andy Williams e Gerry and The Pacemakers, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Walk hand in hand with me through all eternity
Have faith, believe in me, give me your hand
Love is a symphony of perfect harmony
When lovers such as we walk hand in hand

Be not afraid, for I am with you all the while
So lift your head up high and look toward the sky
Walk hand in hand with me, this is our destiny
No greater love could be, walk hand in hand, walk with me

Be not afraid, for I am with you all the while
So lift your head up high and look up to the sky
Walk hand in hand with me, this is our destiny
No greater love could be, walk hand in hand, walk with me

A versão de Tony Martin:

A versão de Gerry and The Pacemakers:

A versão de Andy Williams:

916 – Guy Mitchell – Singing the blues (1956)

Escrita por Melvin Endsley, foi lançada por Guy Mitchell em outubro de 1956, que é a nossa versão, embora tenha sido lançada antes por Marty Robbins, também em 1956. A versão de Mitchell ficou 10 semanas no topo dos charts pop americanos. Assim como foi também número 1 no Reino Unido.

Foi regravada por Cliff Richard with The Shadows, Connie Francis with Hank Williams Jr., Bill Haley and His Comets, Dean Martin, Paul McCartney, Hank Snow, Alert Lee, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your love dear
Why'd you do me this way?

Well, I never felt more like cryin' all night
'Cause everythin's wrong, and nothin' ain't right
Without you
You got me singin' the blues

Oh, the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothin' left for me to do
But cry-y-y-y over you (cry over you)

Well, I never felt more like runnin' away
But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Without you
You got me singin' the blues

Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
But I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your love dear
Why'd you do me this way?

Well, I never felt more like cryin' all night
'Cause everythin's wrong, and nothin' ain't right
Without you
You got me singin' the blues

Oh, that moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothin' left for me to do
But cry-y-y-y over you (cry over you)

Well, I never felt more like runnin' away
But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Without you
You got me singin' the blues

A versão de Guy Mitchell:

A versão de Dean Martin:

A versão de Paul McCartney:

915 – Elvis Presley – I was the one (1956)

Escrita por Aaron Schroeder, Bill Peppers, Claude Demetrius e Hal Blair, foi gravada em 11 de janeiro de 1956 em Nashville e lançada em 1956 em um compacto que tinha Heartbreak Hotel como Lado A.

A letra:

I was the one who taught her to kiss
The way that she kisses you now
And you know the way she touches your cheek
Well, I taught her how

I was the one who taught her to cry
When she wants you under her spell
The sight of her tears drives you out of your mind
I taught her so well

And then one day
I had my love as perfect as could be
She lived, she loved, she laughed, she cried
And it was all for me

I'll never know who taught her to lie
Now that it's over and done
Who learned the lesson when she broke my heart?
I was the one

And then one day
I had my love as perfect as could be
She lived, she loved, she laughed, she cried
And it was all for me

I'll never know who taught her to lie
Now that it's over and done
Who learned the lesson when she broke my heart?
I was the one

A versão de Elvis Presley:

914 – The Five Satins – In the still of the night (1956)

Escrita por Fred Parris, foi lançada em 1956 pelos Five Satins em um compacto que tinha The Jones girl como Lado B.

É a canção de número 90 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Foi gravada no basement da Saint Bernadette Catholic School em New Haven, Connecticut em fevereiro de 1956. Chegou ao número 24 nos charts pop americanos e número 3 nos charts de R&B. Vendeu mais de 10 milhões de cópias em 1987 e 1988 quando fez parte da trilha sonora do filme Dirty Dancing.

É a única canção a ter a mesma versão 3 vezes nos Hot 100.

Foi regravada por Santo and Johnny, Paul Anka, The Tokens, Dion DiMucci, Deborah Gibson, Jan and Dean, Sha Na Na, The Beach Boys, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

In the still of the night
I held you
Held you tight
'Cause I love
Love you so
Promise I'll never
Let you go
In the still of the night

I remember
That night in May
The stars were bright above
I'll hope and I'll pray
To keep
Your precious love
Well before the light
Hold me again
With all of your might
In the still of the night

So before the light
Hold me again
With all of your might
In the still of the night
In the still of the night

A versão dos Five Satins:

A versão de Paul Anka:

A versão dos Beach Boys: