1101 – John Lennon – Imagine (1971)

Escrita por John Lennon e Yoko Ono, foi gravada em 27 de maio de 1971 e lançada em 9 de setembro de 1971 no disco de mesmo nome e em 11 de outubro de 1971 no compacto que tinha It's so hard como Lado B.

O compacto foi o mais vendido da carreira solo de John Lennon, sua letra encoraja as pessoas para um mundo de paz sem fronteiras, divisoes, religioes ou nacionalidades e para considerar a possibilidade que a humanidade inteira poderia viver sem posses materais. Pouco antes de morrer, John disse que grande parte da letra veio de sua esposa Yoko Ono e em 2017 ela recebeu co-autoria.

Chegou ao numero 3 dos charts pop americanos, número 1 no Reino Unido. É uma das 100 musicas mais tocadas do seculo 20. É o número 30 da lista da RIAA das 365 Songs of The Century. Ganhou um Grammy e entrou no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame das 500 canções que deram forma ao rock and roll. É o número 3 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da Revista Rolling Stone. Desde 2005, toca todo ano no reveillon da Times Square.

Lennon tocou piano e cantou, Klaus Voorman tocou baixo e Alan White tocou bateria. Foi número 1 na Australia, Canada e Africa do Sul.

Foi regravada por mais de 200 artistas, incluindo Joan Baez, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Seal, Pink, Jeff Beck e Lady Gaga.

A letra:

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today... Aha-ah...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace... You...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world... You...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

A versão de John Lennon:

A versão de Coldplay:

A versão do Queen:

1100 – Clarence Carter – Patches (1970)

Escrita por Ron Dunbar e General Johnson, foi inicialmente gravada pelo Chairmen of the Board, mas a nossa versão é a de Clarence Carter, lançada em julho de 1970 em um compacto que tinha Say it one more time como Lado B. Ganhou um Grammy na cateoria de Best Rhythm and Blues Song.

A canção conta a história de um menino que morava numa fazenda, nascido e criado em Alabama, na pobreza, que ficou responsavel pela familia depois que o pai morreu. Junior Lowe tocou guitarra, Jesse Boyce tocou baixo e Freeman Brown tocou bateria. Chegou ao número 4 nos charts pop americanos, número 2 nos charts de R&B e número 2 no Reino Unido, além de número 4 na Irlanda.

Foi regravada por George Jones e B.B. King, em 1994, entre outros artistas. No Brasil, os Titãs fizeram

uma versão de muito sucesso chamada de Marvin, que por sua vez foi regravada por Paulo Ricardo, Jeito Moleque e Biquini Cavadão.

A letra:

I was born and raised down in Alabama
On a farm way back up in the woods
I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches
Papa used to tease me about it
'Cause deep down inside he was hurt
'Cause he'd done all he could

My papa was a great old man
I can see him with a shovel in his hands, see
Education he never had
He did wonders when the times got bad
The little money from the crops he raised
Barely paid the bills we made

For, life had kick him down to the ground
When he tried to get up
Life would kick him back down
One day Papa called me to his dyin' bed
Put his hands on my shoulders
And in his tears he said

He said, Patches
I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Two days later Papa passed away, and
I became a man that day
So I told Mama I was gonna quit school, but
She said that was Daddy's strictest rule

So every mornin' 'fore I went to school
I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too
Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on
I wanted to leave, just run away from home
But I would remember what my daddy said
With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed

He said, Patches
I'm dependin' on you, son
I tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest

Then one day a strong rain came
And washed all the crops away
And at the age of 13 I thought
I was carryin' the weight of the
Whole world on my shoulders
And you know, Mama knew
What I was goin' through, 'cause

Every day I had to work the fields
'Cause that's the only way we got our meals
You see, I was the oldest of the family
And everybody else depended on me
Every night I heard my Mama pray
Lord, give him the strength to make another day

So years have passed and all the kids are grown
The angels took Mama to a brand new home
Lord knows, people, I shedded tears
But my daddy's voice kept me through the years

Sing,
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Oh, I can still hear Papa's voice sayin'
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest

I can still hear Papa, what he said
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

A versão de Clarence Carter:

A versão de Chairmen in the Board:

A versão de BB King e George Jones:

1099 – Bread – Make it with you (1970)

Escrita por David Gates, foi gravada em 1970 e lançada em abril de 1970 no compacto que tinha Why do you keep me waiting como Lado B. Apenas Gates e o baterista Mike Botts estão na gravação da canção.

Chegou ao número 1 dos charts pop americanos. Chegou também ao número 5 no Reino Unido, número 2 no Canadá, número 7 na Australia e número 6 na Nova Zelandia.

Foi regravada por Cilla Black, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Hey, have you ever tried
Really reaching out for the other side?
I may be climbing on rainbows
But, baby, here goes

Dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life is for us to keep
And if you're wondering
What this all is leading to?

I want to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

No, you don't know me well
In every little thing only time will tell
If you believe the things that I do
And we'll see it through

Life can be short or long
Love can be right or wrong
And if I choose the one
I'd like to help me through

I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

Baby, you know that dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life, it's for us to keep
And if I choose the one
I'd like to help me through

I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

A versão do Bread:

A versão de Cilla Black:

A versão de Ben and Ben:

1098 – Christie – Yellow river (1970)

Escrita por Jee Christie, foi lançada em 23 de abril de 1970 em um compacto que tinha Down the Mississippi line como Lado B. Foi primeiro oferecida a banda Tremeloes, que gravaram mas decidiram não lançar.

Então tiraram os vocais do Tremeloes e adicionaram o vocal de Jeff Christie, aproveitando o instrumental já gravado do Tremeloes.

Chegou ao número 1 no Reino Unido, Finlandia Irlanda, Noruega e México. Número 2 na Alemanha e Nova Zelandia. Chegou também ao número 23 nos charts pop americanos.

Foi regravada pelo R.E.M., Elton John e Joe Dassin, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

So long boy you can take my place, got my papers I've got my pay
So pack my bags and I'll be on my way to yellow river

Put my guns down the war is won
Fill my glass high the time has come
I'm going back to the place that I love yellow river

Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow river, yellow river is in my blood, it's the place I love
Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me
Sleeping underneath the moon at yellow river

Cannon fire lingers in my mind, I'm so glad that I'm still alive
And I've been gone for such a long time from yellow river

I remember the nights were cool I can still see the water pool
And I remember the girl that I knew from yellow river

Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow river, yellow river is in my blood it's the place I love
Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me
Sleeping underneath the moon at yellow river

Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow river, yellow river is in my blood it's the place I love

A versão do Christie:

A versão do R.E.M.:

A versão de Elton John:

1097 – Eric Clapton – After midnight (1970)

Escrita por J.J. Cale, foi lançada inicialmente por ele em 1966, mas a nossa versão é a de Eric Clapton, gravada em janeiro de 1970, no Village Recorders, em Los Angeles, Callifornia e lançada em 16 de agosto de 1970 no disco solo de estréia de Eric Clapton, chamado Eric Clapton.

A versão de Eric Clapton teve um sucesso tão grande que fez J.J. Cale regrava-la novamente em 1972, no disco Naturally. Se tornou um clássico da carreira de Clapton.

Clapton cantou e tocou guitarra, Bobby Whitlock tocou orgao e cantou, Jim Gordon na bateria, Delaney Bramlett na guitarra base, Carl Radle no baixo, Leo Russell no piano, Jim Price no trumpete e Bobby Keys no sax.

Foi regravada também por Chet Atkins, Jerry Garcia, Sergio Mendes e John Mayer, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, We gonna chugalug and shout
Gonna stimulate some action
We gonna get some satisfaction
We gonna find out what it is all about

After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, We gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, Soul gonna be peaches & cream
Gonna cause talk and suspicion
We gonna give an exhibition
We gonna find out what it is all about

After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down

Yea yeah yea,

After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, We gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, Soul gonna be peaches & cream
Gonna cause talk and suspicion
We gonna give an exhibition
We gonna find out what it is all about

After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, We gonna let it all hang down

A versão de Eric Clapton:

A versão de J.J. Cale:

A versão de Jerry Garcia e Merl Saunders:

1096 – Badfinger – No matter what (1970)

Escrita por Pete Ham, foi gravada em abril de 1970 e lançada em 6 de novembro de 1970 num compacto que tinha Better days como Lado B.

Foi o primeiro TOP 10 no Reino Unido de uma canção composta por um membro da banda, chegando ao número 5 no Reino Unido. Chegou ao número 8 nos charts pop americanos. Chegou ao número 1 na Africa do Sul.

Pete Ham cantou e tocou guitarra base. Joey Molland tocou guitarra solo e fez backing vocals. Tom Evans tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Mike Gibbins tocou bateria.

Foi regravada pelo R.E.M. e pelo Def Leppard, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do, girl
Ooh girl, with you

No matter what you do
I will always be around
Won't you tell me what you found, girl
Ooh girl, want you

Knock down the old grey wall
Be a part of it all
Nothing to say
Nothing to see
Nothing to do
If you would give me all

As I would give it to you
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
Nothing would be

No matter where you go
There will always be a place
Can't you see it in my face, girl
Ooh girl, want you

Knock down the old grey wall

Be a part of it all
Nothing to say
Nothing to see
Nothing to do
If you would give me all
As I would give it to you
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do, girl
Ooh girl
With you
Ooh girl
You girl
Want you
Ooh girl
You girl
Want you

A versão do Badfinger:

A versão do Def Leppard:

A versão de Cathy, Chuck, Kit e Rob:

1095 – The Kinks – Lola (1970)

Escrita por Ray Davies, foi gravada entre abril e maio de 1970 e lançada em 12 de junho de 1970 no compacto que tinha Berkeley Mews como Lado B. Foi também lançada no disco Lola Versus Powerman and the moneyground, part one.

Fala sobre os detalhes de um encontro romantico entre dois homens e possivel travesti que ele encontra num clube no Soho em Londres. Chegou ao número 2 no Reino Unido e número 9 nos charts pop americanos. Também foi número 1 na Irlanda, Nova Zelandia e Africa do Sul e Top 5 na Alemanha, Austria, Belgica e Suíça. É o número 422 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone e número 473 do NME 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos.

Ray Davies cantou e tocou guitarra/ Dave Davies tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Mick Avory tocou bateria. John Dalton tocou baixo. John Gosling tocou piano e Ken Jones tocou maracas

A letra:

I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like
Cherry Cola
C-O-L-A Cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, "Lola"
L-O-L-A Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola

Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola

Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
She said, "Little boy, won't you come home with me?"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes
Well, I almost fell for my Lola
Lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola

I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her, and she at me
Well, that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
Lo lo lo lo Lola
Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola
Lo lo lo lo Lola

Well, I'd left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
She said, "Little boy, gonna make you a man"
Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
Lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola

Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola

A versão dos Kinks:

A versão de Lake Street Drive:

A versão de Robbie Williams:

1094 – Led Zeppelin – That's the way (1970)

Escrita por Robert Plant e Jimmy Page, foi lançada em 5 de outubro de 1970 no disco Led Zeppelin III. Foi escrita em Bron-Yr-Aur cottage, no país de Gales.

A canção fala de um rapaz que os pais eram contra a amizade dele com um sujeito porque ele tinha cabelos grandes e porque vinnha do lado pobre da cidade. Tem um violão de 12 cordas na gravação, um mandolin e violão de corda de aço, e no final temos um baixo e uma percussão.

A letra:

I don't know how I'm gonna tell you
I can't play with you no more
I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me
My friend the boy next door

I can't believe what people saying
You're gonna let your hair hang down
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
You're in the darker side of town

And when I'm out I see you walking
Why don't your eyes see me
Could it be you've found another game to play,
What did mama say to me

That's the way, Oh, that's the way it ought to be,
Mama say that's the way it ought to stay, yeah, yeah oh oh

And yesterday I saw you standing by the river,
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes,
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying,
Had they got you hypnotized?
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers,
But all that lives is born to die
And so I say to you that nothing really matters,
And all you do is stand and cry

I don't know what to say about it,
When all you ears have turned away,
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see,
Is that the way it ought to stay?
That's the way
That's the way it oughtta be
Oh don't you know now
Mama said, mama said, that's the way it's gonna stay, yeah, oh oh

A versão do Led Zeppelin:

A versão de Grace Potter:

A versão de Corey Heuvel:

1093 – Neil Diamond – He ain't heavy, he's my brothers (1970)

Escrita por Bob Russell e Bobby Scott, foi originalmente lançada em 1969 por Kelly Gordon e pelos Hollies em 1970, mas a nossa versão é a de Neil Diamond, lançada em 5 de novemro de 1970, que chegou ao número 68 nos charts pop americanos. Quando os compositores se conheceram, Russell estava morrendo de Linfoma, mas deu tempo de completar a canção.

Conta a história que uma pequena garota carregava um bebê já grande, no livro de 1884 chamado The Parables of Jesus, e alguém vendo que ela estava com dificuldades em carregar o bebê, perguntou se ela não estava cansada, se ele não era pesado. Ao que ela respondeu: “Ele não é pesado, ele é meu irmão”.

Foi também gravada por Bill Medley.

A letra:

The road is long with many awaiting turns
That lead us to who knows where,
Who knows where
But I'm strong,
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

So long we go
His welfare is my concern
No burden is he to bare, we'll get there

For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

If Im laden at all,

I I am laden with sadness that
Everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness
I am alone for one and other

It's so long long road
From whitch there is no return
While we're on the way to live why not share

And the load doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

He's my brother
He ain't heavy
He's my brother
He's my brother
He ain't heavy
He's my brother

A versão de Neil Diamond:

A versão dos Hollies:

A versão do Justice Collective:

1092 – Mungo Jerry – In the summertime (1970)

Escrita por Ray Dorset, foi gravada e lançada em 1970 pela banda Mungo Jerry, num compacto que tinha Mighty man como Lado B. A letra celebra a liberdade dos dias de verão.

Chegou ao número 1 no Reino Unido, no Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgica, Dinamarca, França, Alemanha, Irlanda, Itália, Holanda, Noruega, Nova Zelandia, Africa do Sul, Suécia e Suíça. Chegou ao número 3 nos charts pop americanos. É um dos compactos mais vendidos do mundo até hoje, com mais de 30 milhões de cópias vendidas.

Ray Dorset cantou, tocou guitarra, violão, bateu pé é tocou cabasa. Paul King tocou banjo e jug. Colin Earl tocou piano e Mike Cole tocou baixo.

A letra:

Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh

In the summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a turn or return the twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine

We're not bad people
We're not dirty, we're not mean
We love everybody but we do as we please
When the weather's fine
We go fishin' or go swimmin' in the sea
We're always happy
Life's for livin' yeah, that's our philosophy

Sing along with us
Dee dee dee-dee dee
Dah dah dah-dah dah
Yeah we're hap-happy
Dah dah-dah
Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do-dah
Dah-do-dah-dah-dah
Dah-dah-dah do-dah-dah

Alright ah

Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh

When the winter's here, yeah it's party time
Bring your bottle, wear your bright clothes
It'll soon be summertime
And we'll sing again
We'll go drivin' or maybe we'll settle down
If she's rich, if she's nice
Bring your friends and we'll all go into town

Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh, uh
Chh chh-chh, uh, chh chh-chh

In the summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a turn or return the twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine

We're not bad people
We're not dirty, we're not mean
We love everybody but we do as we please
When the weather's fine
We go fishin' or go swimmin' in the sea
We're always happy
Life's for livin' yeah, that's our philosophy

Sing along with us
Dee dee dee-dee dee
Dah dah dah-dah dah
Yeah we're hap-happy
Dah dah-dah
Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do-dah
Dah-do-dah-dah-dah

A versão de Mungo Jerry:

A versão de Shaggy:

A versão de George Ezra:

1091 – The Carpenters – (They long to be) Close to you (1970)

Escrita por Burt Bacharach e Hal David, foi lançada pelos Carpenters em 15 de maio de 1970 no compacto que tinha I kept on lovin' you como Lado B. Chegou ao número 1 dos charts pop americanos e ficou no topo por 4 semanas, também foi número 1 no Canadá e Austrália, e número 6 no Reino Unido e Irlanda.

Foi anteriormente gravada por Richard Chamberlain em 1963, mas não obteve muito sucesso. Também foi gravada por Dionne Warwick em 1963 e Dusty Springfield em 1964 e o próprio Bacharach lançou-a em 1971, mas o grande sucesso foi mesmo a nossa versão com os Carpenters.

Eles ganharam um Grammy em 1971 de Best contemporary performance by a duo, group or chorus.

Karen Carpenter cantou e fez backing vocals. Richard Carpenter fez backing vocals, tocou piano, piano elétrio e harpsichord. Joe Osborn tocou baixo. Hal Blaine tocou bateria. Chuck Findley tocou trompete e Bob Messenger tocou flauta.

Além dos artistas já citados, foi gravada por Diana Ross, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Butler, Dione Warwick novamente e The Cranberries, entre outros.

A letra:

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

Wa, close to you
Wa, close to you
Ha, close to you
La, close to you

A versão dos Carpenters:

A versão de Diana Ross:

A versão dos Cranberries:

1090 – Elton John – Your song (1970)

Escrita por Elton John e Bernie Taupie, foi gravada em janeiro de 1970 e lançada em 10 de abril de 1970 no segundo disco de Elton John chamado exatamente de Elton John. Quando lançada em outubro de 1970 como compacto que tinha Take me to the pilot como Lado B, chegou ao número 8 nos charts pop americanos e número 7 no Reino Unido.

Em 1998, ganhou entrou pro Grammy Hall of Fame. É a canção de número 137 das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Elton John tocou piano e cantou. Frank Clark tocou violão. Colin Green tocou guitarra. Clive Hicks tocou guitarra de 12 cordas. Barry Morgan tocou bateria e Dave Richmond tocou baixo.

Foi regravada por Lady Gaga e Rod Stewart, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

It's a little bit funny, this feelin' inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money, but boy, if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show
Oh, I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgettin', but these things I do
You see, I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

A versão de Elton John:

A versão de Ellie Goulding:

A versão de Rod Stewart:

1089 – James Taylor – Fire and rain (1970)

Escrita por James Taylor, foi gravada em dezembro de 1969 e lançada em fevereiro de 1970 no disco Sweet baby James. É uma reação sobre o suicídio de Suzanne Schnerr, uma amiga de infancia e as experiencias deele mesmo com drogas e fama. Chegou ao número 2 no Canadá e número 3 nos charts pop dos Estados Unidos.

São três partes. A primeira parte é sobre Suzanne, que se suicidou enquanto Taylor estava em Londres trabalhando no seu primeiro disco quando assinou com a Appel Records. Esconderam a notícia dele, que só descobriu seis meses depois. Não disseram para não atrapalhar o seu trabalho.

A segunda parte é sobre sua luta pra vencer a depressão e o uso de drogas. A terceira parte fala sobre fama e fortuna.

Carole King tocou piano na gravação. Russ Kunkel tocou bateria e Bobby West tocou baixo. É a canção de número 227 da lista das maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Foi regravada por Willie Nelson, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to

I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Won't you look down upon me,Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
To come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now

Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now

A versão de James Taylor:

A versão de Willie Nelson:

A versão de Sheryl Crow:

1088 – Gordon Lightfoot – If you could read my mind (1970)

Escrita por Gordon Lightfoot, foi gravada em novembro de 1969 e lançada em abril de 1970 no disco Sit down young stranger. Chegou ao número 1 no Canadá e número 5 nos charts pop americanos, número 27 na Australia e número 30 no Reino Unido.

Gordon diz que seu divórcio foi a fonte de inspiração pra compor essa música. Ele estava dentro da casa que havia se mudado, vazia, num verão de Toronto.

A letra:

If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
About a ghost from a wishing well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me
And I will never be set free
As long as I'm a ghost you can see

If I could read your mind love
What a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel
The kind the drugstore sells
When you reach the part where the heartaches
Come the hero would be me
Heroes often fail
And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take

I walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script
Enter number two, a movie queen
To play the scene of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love lets be real

I never thought I could act this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelings gone and I just can't get it back

If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie about a ghost from a wishing well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
The story always ends
And if you read between the lines
You'll know that I'm just trying to understand
The feeling that you left

I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feeling's gone
And I just can't get it back

A versão de Gordon Lightfoot:

A versão de Johnny Cash:

A versão de Diana Krall:

1087 – David Bowie – The man who sold the world (1970)

Escrita por David Bowie, foi gravada em maio de 1970 e lançada em 4 de novembro de 1970 no disco de mesmo nome. David Bowie tocou violão, Mick Ronson na guitarra, Tony Visconti no baixo, Woody Woodmansey na bateria e percussão e Ralph Mace no Sintetizador Moog.

Foi regravada por Lulu e pelo Nirvana, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

We passed upon the stair
We spoke of was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as some surprise
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long, long time ago

Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
I laughed and shook his hand
And made my way back home
I searched for form and land
For years and years I roamed
I gazed a gazely stare
At all the millions here
We must have died alone
A long long time ago

Who knows
Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

Who knows
Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

A versão de David Bowie:

A versão de Lulu:

A versão do Nirvana: