1112 – Leonard Cohen – Joan of Arc (1971)

Escrita por Leonard Cohen, foi gravada em setembro de 1970 nos estúdios da Columbia em Nashville e lançada em março de 1971 no disco Songs of love and hate.

A canção é construída basicamente de um diálogo entre Joana D'Arc e o fogo que a consumiu quando ela foi queimada na estaca, depois de ter sido acusada de heresia em 1431. Na canção, ela diz que está cansada da guerra e diz que ela prefereria estar usando uma vestido de casamento branco (uma das coisas que diziam sobre ela, é que ela se vestia como um homem).

Foi regravada por Judy Collins e Jennifer Warnes, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc
As she came riding through the dark
No moon to keep her Armour bright
Then no man to get her through this darkest very smoky night

She said, "I'm tired of the war
I want the kind of work I had before
With a wedding dress or something white
To wear upon my swollen appetite"

Well, I'm glad to to hear you talk this way
You see I've watched you riding all most every single day
And theres something in me yearns to win
Such a very cold and such a very lonesome heroine

? Well then, who are you?" she sternly spoke
To the one beneath the smoke
"Why, I'm, I'm fire, " he replied
"And I love your solitude, how I love your sense of pride"

"Well then fire, make your body cold
I'm gonna give you mine to hold"
Saying this she climbed inside
To be his one, to be his only bride

It was deep into his fiery heart
He took the dust of a Joan of Arc
And high above all these assembled wedding guests
He hung the ashes of her very lovely wedding dress

It was deep deep into his fiery heart
That he took the dust of all precious Joan of Arc
Then she clearly clearly understood
If if he was fire, oh she must be wood

I saw her wince, I saw her cry
I saw the glory in her eye
Myself I long, I long for love and light
But must it come so cruel, and must it must it be so very bright?

A versão de Leonard Cohen:

A versão de Judy Collins:

A versão de Jennifer Warnes:

1111 – Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee (1971)

Escrita por Kris Kristofferson e Fred Foster, foi gravada inicialmente por Roger Miller. A nossa versão no entanto é a de Janis Joplin, lançada depois que ela morreu no disco Pearl e em um compacto que chegou ao número 1 dos charts pop americanos em 1971, se tornando a segunda canção póstuma da história a chegar ao número 1. A primeira foi Sitting on The dock of the bay, de Otis Redding.

Foi regravada por Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Grateful Dead, Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Rogers, Gordon Lightfoot, Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton John, Johnny Cash, Bill Haley and His Comets, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez, Blind Melon, Melissa Etheridge, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pink, Arlo Guthrie, Bobby Gentry, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens e Hank Snow, entre outros artistas.

A canção fala de dois desconhecidos, o narrador e Boby McGee. Eles pegam carona com um motorista de caminhão e canta ao dirigir pelo sul dos Estados Unidos. Visitam a California e se separam, com o narrador expressando tristeza por isso. A canção chegou ao número 148 da lista das 500 canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

A letra:

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
It rode us all the way to New Orleans

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
I was playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no no
And, feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
You know, feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it
But, I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for a single yesterday
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But, feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me, mm-hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

La da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da
Bobby McGee, yeah

La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da
Bobby McGee, yeah

La da La la da da la da da la da da
La da da da da da da da da
Hey, my Bobby
Oh, my Bobby McGee, yeah

La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Hey, my Bobby
Oh, my Bobby McGee, yeah

Well, I call him my lover, call him my man
I said, I call him my lover did the best I can, c'mon
Hey now, Bobby now
Hey now, Bobby McGee, yeah

Woo
La da, la da, la da, la da, la da, la da, la da, la la
Hey, hey, hey Bobby McGee, yeah
La da, la da, la da, la da, la da, la da, la da, la
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah

A versão de Janis Joplin:

A versão de Kris Kristofferson:

A versão de Willie Nelson:

1110 – Van Morrison – Tupelo Honey (1971)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi lançada no disco Tupelo Honey, em 15 de outubro de 1971. Foi lançada como compacto em 1972 e chegou ao número 47 dos charts pop americanos. O título deriva de um mel caro, produzido no sudeste dos Estados Unidos.

Van Morrison cantou e tocou guitarra. Ronnie Montrose tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. John McFee tocou pedal steel guitar. Bill Chruch tocou baixo. Rolf Houston tocou flauta e fez backing vocals. Mark Jordan tocou piano e piano elétrico. Connie Kay tocou bateria. Gary Mallaber tocou vibraphone. Bruce Royston tocou flauta. Jack Schroer tocou sax alto e Ted Templeman tocou orgao.

Foi regravada por Richie Havens, Dusty Springfield, Billy Bragg, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

You can take all the tea in China
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right around all the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom
You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey, baby, from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom
You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor intent on chivalry
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey, baby, from the bee

You know she's alright, oh she's alright with me
You know, you know, you know she's alright, she alright with me
You know, you know, you know you know
You know she's alright, alright with me
She's alright, she's alright
She's alright with me
She's alright
She's alright with me
She's alright
She's alright with me

She's al, she's alright, she's alright
She's alright with me
She's alright, she's alright, she's alright, she's alright

You can take all the tea in China
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail it right around all these seven oceans
Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea
Because, she's as sweet as Tupelo honey, yes she is
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey, baby, from the bee

She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like the honey, from the bee
She's alright, she's alright with me
She's my baby, you know she's alright
She's my baby, she's my baby, she's alright
She's my baby

A versão de Van Morrison:

A versão de Dusty Springfield:

A versão de Brett Fromson:

1109 – The Rolling Stones – Dead flowers (1971)

Escrita por Mick Jagger e Keith Richards, foi gravada em abril de 1970 e lançada em 23 de abril de 1971 no disco Sticky fingers.

Foi regravada por Townes Van Zandt e Jerry Lee Lewis, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Well when you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair
Talkin' to some rich folk that you know
Well I hope you won't see me in my ragged company
Well, you know I could never be alone

Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

Well when you're sitting back in your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day
Ah, I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon
And another girl to take my pain away

Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the U.S. Mail
Say it with dead flowers in my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave
No, I won't forget to put roses on your grave

A versão dos Rolling Stones:

A versão de Townes Van Zandt:

A versão de Kesha com amigos:

1108 – Paul McCartney – Heart of the country (1971)

Escrita por Paul McCartney e Linda McCartney, foi gravada em 16 de novembro de 1970 e lançada em 17 de maio de 1971 no disco Ram.

A canção tem um simples violão acustico com um pesado baixo por trás. Fala de um homem procurando por uma fazenda no meio do nada. Na verdade seria Paul procurando um lugar no interior da Escócia pra fugir das dores de cabeças associadas ao fim dos Beatles.

Paul cantou, tocou baixo e violão. Linda fez backing vocals. Hugh McCraken tocou violão. Denny Seiwell tocou bateria.

A letra:

I look high, I look low
I'm lookin' everywhere I go
Lookin' for a home
In the heart of the country

I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go
I'm gonna tell everyone I know
Lookin' for a home
In the heart of the country

Heart of the country
Where the holy people grow
Heart of the country
Smell the grass in the meadow
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Want a horse, I want a sheep
I wanna get me a good night's sleep
Living in a home
In the heart of the country

I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go
I'm gonna tell everyone I know
Livin' in a home
In the heart of the country

Heart of the country
Where the holy people grow
Heart of the country
Smell the grass in the meadow
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Want a horse, I got a sheep
I'm gonna get me a good night's sleep
Livin' in a home
In the heart of the country

I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go
I'm gonna tell everyone I know
In the heart of the country

Heart of the country
Where the holy people grow
Heart of the country
Smell the grass in the meadow
Whoa, whoa, whoa

A versão de Paul McCartney:

A versão de The Other Favorites:

A versão de Douglas Mitchell:

1107 – John Lennon – Jealous guy (1971)

Escrita por John Lennon, foi gravada entre maio e julho de 1971 e lançada em 9 de setembro de 1971 no disco Imagine. John começou a escrever a canção ainda em 1968 e era chamada Child of nature. Foi regravada 92 vezes.

John cantou, tocou violão e assobiou. Nick Hopkins tocou piano. John Barham toou harmonium. Alan White tocou vibraphone. Klaus Voorman tocou baixo. Jim Keltner tocou bateria. Mike Pinder tocou pandeiro. Joey Molland e Tom Evans tocaram violão. The Flux Fiddlers tocaram as cordas.

A letra:

I was dreamin' of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside

Oh, I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy, watch out
I'm just a jealous guy, look out, babe
I'm just a jealous guy

A versão de John Lennon:

A versão de Bryan Ferry:

A versão de Casey James:

1106 – Leonard Cohen – Famous blue raincoat (1971)

Escrita por Leonard Cohen, foi lançada em 1971 no disco Songs of love and hate, o terceiro de sua carreira. É Escrita em forma de carta e conta a história de um triangulo amoroso entre o narrador, uma mulher chamada Jane e um homem que não tem seu nome revelado.

Fala da Clinton Street em New York City, onde Cohen viveu.

Ron Cornelius tocou violão.

Foi regravada por Tori Amos e Joan Baez, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening

I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?

Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train, and
You came home without Lili Marlene

And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife

Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy thief
Well, I see Jane's awake
She sends her regards

And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way

If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free

Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried

And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear

Sincerely, L Cohen

A versão de Leonard Cohen:

A versão de Joan Baez:

A versão de Tori Amos:

1105 – Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz (1971)

Escrita por Janis Joplin, Michael McClure e Bob Neuwirth, foi gravada em 1 de outubro de 1970 e lançada em janeiro 11 de 1971 no disco Pearl. Foi gravada a cappella. A cantora pede a Deus que prove seu amor por ela se ele der um Mercedes-Benz pra ela, uma tv a cores e uma noite na cidade.

Foi escrita no Vahsen's, um bar em Port Chester, New York, em 8 de agosto de 1970 durante um jam de poesia entre Janis e Bob Neuwirth. Janis morreu três dias depois de gravar essa canção. Ela morreu em 4 de outubro de 1970. Nunca viu o lançamento do disco.

Foi regravada por Elton John, The Supremes, Edson Cordeiro e Pink, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends.
So oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz

Oh lord won't you buy me a color TV.
Dialing for dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until 3.
So oh lord won't you buy me a color TV.

Oh lord won't you buy me a night on the town.
I'm counting on you lord, please don't let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round.
Oh lord won't you buy me a night on the town.

Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz
My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends.
So oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz

A versão de Janis Joplin:

A versão de Annah Izi:

A versão de Gabi Milino:

1104 – Van Morrison – Wild night (1971)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada na primavera de 1971, no Wally Heider Studio, em San Francisco, California e lançada em 15 de outubro de 1971 no disco Tupelo Honey e tambem como compacto que tinha como Lado B a música When that evening sun goes down.

Chegou ao número 28 nos charts pop americanos. É o número 747 no disco de Dave Marsh de 1989, chamado The heart of rock and soul, the 1001 greatest singles ever.

Van Morrison tocou guitarra e cantou. Ronnie Montrose tocou guitarra. Bill Church tocou baixo. Luis gasca tocou trompete. Gary Mallaber tocou percussão. John McFee tocou pedal steel guitar. Rick Shlosser tocou bateria. Jack Schroer toou sax alto e sax baritono.

Chegou ao número 28 nos charts pop americanos, número 20 no Canadá, número 24 na Holanda e número 41 na Bélgica.

Foi regravada por John Mellencamp com Meshell Ndegeocello, Richie Havens, Johnny Rivers, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

As you brush your shoes, stand before the mirror
And you comb your hair, grab your coat and hat
And you walk the streets trying to remember
All the wild nights breezes in your memory ever

And every thing looks so complete
When you're walking out on the streets
And the wind, it catches your feet
Sets you flying, crying

Ooh wee, a wild night, is calling, alright
Ooh wee, wild night, is calling

All the girls walk by, dressed up for each other
And the boys, do the boogie woogie
On the corner of the street
And the people passing by, stare in wild wonder
And inside the jukebox roars just like thunder

And every thing looks so complete
When you're walking out on the streets
And the wind, it catches your feet
Sets you flying, crying

Ooh ooh ooh wee, wild night, is calling, alright
Ooh ooh ooh wee, wild night, is calling, alright

Wild night, is calling
The wild night is calling
C'mon out and dance, c'mon out and make romance
C'mon out and dance, c'mon out make romance

Wild night, is calling
The wild night is calling
C'mon out and dance, c'mon out and make romance
C'mon out and dance, c'mon out make romance

A versão de Van Morrison:

A versão de Mellecamp e Ndegeocello:

A versão de Johnny Rivers:

1103 – The Rolling Stones – Wild horses (1971)

Escrita por Keith Richards e Mick Jagger, foi gravada em dezembro de 1969 e fevereiro de 1970 e lançada em 23 de abril de 1971, no disco Sticky Fingers e depois como compacto que tinha Sway como Lado B. É a canção número 334 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Jim Dickinson toca piano, Keith Richards toca guitarra e violão de 12 cordas e faz backing vocals, Mick Taylor toca violão. Mick Jagger canta e toca percussão. Bill Wyman toca baio e Charlie Watts toca bateria.

Chegou ao número 28 nos charts pop americanos e número 11 no Canadá. Jerry Hall, e-esposa de Mick Jagger, disse que Wild horses era sua canção favorita dos Stones.

Foi regravada por Leon Russell, Susan Boyle, Dave Matthews e Willie Nelson, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you've decided to show me the same
No sweeping exit or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I know I've dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day

A versão acustica dos Rolling Stones:

A versõ de Leon Russell:

A versão de Willie Nelson e a Familia Nelson:

1102 – Paul McCartney – Another day (1971)

Escrita por Paul McCartney e Linda McCartney, foi gravada em 12 de outubro de 1970 em New York City, durante as sessões do disco Ram e lançada em 19 de fevereiro de 1971 no compacto que tinha Oh woman, oh why como Lado B. Foi o primeiro compacto da carreira de Paul.

É uma espécie de Eleanor Rigby em New York City. A história da vida de uma mulher triste no trabalho e em casa. Essa mulher não tem nome.

Linda McCartney fez os backing vocals.

Paul cantou, fez backing vocals, tocou baixo, violão. Linda fez backing vocals. David Spinozza tocou guitarra e Denny Seiwell tocou bateria e percussão.

Chegou ao número 5 nos charts pop americanos e número 2 no Reino Unido, além de número 1 na Australia, Irlanda e Espanha. Também foi número 3 na Holanda e Noruega. Número 4 no Canadá e número 6 no Japão e Alemanha Ocidental, além de número 7 na Africa do Sul.

A letra:

Every day she takes a morning bath she wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her as she's heading for the bedroom chair
It's just another day
Slipping into stockings, stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
It's just another day
At the office where the papers grow she takes a break
Drinks another coffe and she finds it hard to stay awake
It's just another day

Do do do do do do, it's just another day
Do do do do do do, it's just another day

So sad, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad
Alone in her apartment she'd dwell
Till the man of her dreams come to break the spell
Ah, stay, don't stand her up
And he comes and he stays but he leaves the next day
So sad
Sometimes she feels so sad

As she posts another letter to the sound of five
People gather 'round her and she finds it hard to stay alive
It's just another day

Do do do do do do, it's just another day
Do do do do do do, it's just another day

So sad, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad
Alone in her apartment she'd dwell
Till the man of her dreams come to break the spell
Ah, stay, don't stand her up
And he comes and he stays but he leaves the next day
So sad
Sometimes she feels so sad

Every day she takes a morning bath she wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her as she's heading for the bedroom chair
It's just another day
Slipping into stockings, stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
It's just another day

Do do do do do do, it's just another day
Do do do do do do, it's just another day

A versão de Paul McCartney:

A versão de Rotten Apple:

A versão de Danny McEvoy:

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

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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

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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

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