Escrita
por Eric Clapton e Gary Brooker, foi gravada em 1980, no
Compass Point Studios, em Nassau, Bahamas
e lançada
em 20 de fevereiro de 1981, no disco Another ticket, o sétimo disco
de Eric. Foi produzida por Tom Dowd. Eric Clapton tocou guitarra e
cantou. Gary Brooker tocou teclado e fez backing vocals. Chris
Stainton tocou teclado. Albert Lee tocou guitarra e fez backing
vocals. Dave Markee tocou baixo e Henry Spinetti tocou bateria e
percussão.
A
letra:
Rita
Mae, Rita Mae Come and visit me today Rita Mae, Rita Mae Come
and visit me today I'll do anything you want Give you anything
you say
I saw you out walking With your other man today I
saw you out walking With your other man today If I catch you
one more time I'm gonna blow you both away
Rita Mae, Rita
Mae I'll see you one more time today Rita Mae, Rita Mae I'll
see you one more time today When I've finished what I've
done Gonna come and drive you away
Escrita
por George Harrison, foi gravada entre março de 1980 e fevereiro de
1981 e lançada no disco Somewhere in England, em 1 de junho de 1981.
Foi produzida por George Harrison e Ray Cooper. Trata-se de uma
canção de amor pra Deus. É o trabalho religioso mais aberto de
George desde 1974. A letra fala de amor por Critso, Vishu, Jehovah e
Buda, falando de um Deus sem a demarcação religiosa, da mesma forma
que fez em My sweet Lord. Foi gravada no seu estúdio no Friar Park.
Traçaram inclusive um paralelo entre Life itself e Every grain of
sand, de Bob Dylan, de 1980, como sendo canções irmãs. Canções
de fé. George Harrison cantou, tocou guitarra, slide guitar e fez
backing vocals. Neil Larsen tocou teclado. Gary Brooker tocou orgão.
Al Kooper tocou orgão Hammond. Willie Weeks tocou baixo. Jim Keltner
tocou bateria. Ray Cooper tocou percussão.
A
letra:
You
are the One You are my love You send the rain and bring the
sun You stand alone and speak the truth You are the breath of
life itself, oh yes you are You are the One
You're in my
dream I hold you there in high esteem I need you more each step
I take You are the love in life itself, oh yes you are You are
the One
You are the one that I'd die for And you're all
that is real You are the essence of that which We taste, touch
and feel
You are the One No matter what You are the real
love that I've got You are my friend and when life's through You
are the light in death itself, oh yes you are You are the One
They
call you Christ, Vsnu, Buddha, Jehovah, Our Lord You are,
Govindam, Bismillah, Creator of All
You are the One No
matter what You are the real love that I've got You are my
friend and when life's through You are the light in death itself,
oh yes are You are the One You are my love You send the rain
and bring the sun You stand alone and speak the truth You are
the breath of life itself, oh yes you are You are the breath of
life itself, oh yes you are You are the One
Escrita
por Sting, foi gravada entre janeiro e julho de 1981, no Le Studio
(Morin Heights), em Montréal, no Québec, Canadá e em Montserrat.
Foi lançada em 2 de outubro ed 1981 no disco Ghost in the machine, o
quarto da banda. Sairia também no compacto com Flexible strategies
como Lado B. Foi produzida por Sting e Hugh Padgham. Chegou ao número
3 no Billboard Hot 100 e n Bélgica. Número 1 no Reino Unido,
Canadá, Irlanda e Holanda. Número 2 na Austrália e Itália. Número
5 na Noriega, número 7 na Nova Zelandia, número 12 na África do
Sul e número 15 na Finlandia. Número 21 na Alemanha Ocidental. Teve
a participação especial do tecladista Jean Alain Roussel. A música
foi feita ainda em 1977, por Sting. Diferente de outras canções do
Police, essa tem um forte arranjo de piano e sintetizadores, por
causa da Roussel. A letra fala de um sujeito romantico que é
apaixonado por uma pessoa por muito tempo, mas que tem medo partir
pra cima. Foi composta antes da criação da banda, no ano do jubileu
de prata da Rainha Elizabeth. Sting era casado com Frances Tomelty e
morava vizinho de Trudie Styler. Elas eram melhores amigas. Sting
deixou Frances pra casar cm Trudie e estão casados até hoje. Ele
disse que compôs essa música pra Trudie. Summers não queria
Roussel na gravação mas acabou cedendo. Copeland estava do lado de
Sting e venceram. Roussel ficou. Sting tocou baixo, cantou e fez os
backing vocals. Andy Summers tocou as guitarras. Stewart Copeland
tocou bateria. Jean Alain Roussel tocou piano e sintetizadores.
A
letra:
Though
I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I have for her in my
heart Every time that I come near her I just lose my nerve as
I've done from the start
Every little thing she does is
magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life
before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on
Do I have to tell the story Of a
thousand rainy days since we first met? It's a big enough
umbrella But it's always me that ends up getting wet
Every little thing she does is
magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life
before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on
I resolved to call her up A thousand
times a day And ask her if she'll marry me Some old-fashioned
way
But my silent fears have gripped
me Long before I reach the phone Long before my tongue has
tripped me Must I always be alone
Every little thing she does is
magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life
before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on
Every little thing she does is
magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life
before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on
On and on and on and
Every little thing, every little
thing Every little thing, every little thing Every little,
every little, every little Every little thing she does
Every little thing she does Every
little thing she does Every little thing she does Thing she
does is magic
E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh
E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh E-oh Every little
thing, every little thing Every little thing she do is magic,
magic, magic Magic, magic, magic Oh oh, Oh oh E-oh oh oh oh
oh
I have to tell a story Of a thousand
rainy days since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella But it's
always me that ends up getting wet
Escrita
por Tom Petty e Mike Campbell, foi gravada em 1981 e lançada em 5 de
maio de 1981, no disco Hard promises, o quarto do grupo. Saiu também
em compacto, com Gator on the lawn como Lado B, em 29 de junho de
1981. Foi produzida por Tom Petty e Jimmy Iovine. Chegou ao número
79 no Billboard Hot100. Tom Petty tocou guitarra base e cantou. Mike
Campbell tocou guitarra solo. Bennont Tench tocou teclado. Stan Lynch
tocou bateria. Duck Dunn tocou baixo e Phil Jones fez percussão.
A
letra:
She
laughed in my face, told me good-bye Said, "Don't think about
it, you can go crazy Anything can happen, anything can end Don't
try to fight it, don't try to save me"
She's a woman in love She's a woman
in love And he's gonna break her heart to pieces She don't
wanna see She's a woman in love But it's not me
Well alright, do what you want Don't
try to talk, don't say nothin' She used to be the kind of
woman You have and you hold She could understand the
problem She let the little things go
She's a woman in love She's a woman
in love And he's gonna break her heart to pieces She don't
wanna know She's a woman in love She can't let go
Time after time, night after night She
would look up at me And say she was lonely I don't understand
the world today I don't understand what she needed I gave her
everything she threw it all away On nothin'
She's a woman in love She's a woman
in love And he's gonna break her heart to pieces She don't
wanna see She's a woman in love But it's not me
Escrita
por Bob Dylan, foi gravada entre março e maio de 1981 e lançada no
disco Shot of love, o vigésimo primeiro disco de Bob Dylan. Foi
produzida por Chuck Plotkin e Bob Dylan. Fala sobre o comediante
judeu Lenny Bruce, um comediante influente cuja linguagem provocativa
o levou a um julgamento acusado de obscenidade. Ele morreu de uma
overdose em 1966. A música tem uma cadencia de um piano gospel. Bob
disse que não sabe porque escreveu essa música sobre ele tantos
anos após sua morte, mas que a fez em cinco minutos. Talvez pra
dizer aos comediantes da época quem era Lenny Bruce e o que ele
fazia muitos anos antes era melhor do que o que eles faziam naquela
época. Bob Dylan tocou guitarra, gaita, percussão, piano, teclado e
cantou. Carolyn Dennis, Clydie King, Regina McCrory, Madelyn Quebec e
Monalisa Young fizeram backing vocals. Steve Douglas tocou Sax. Tim
Drummond tocou baixo. Jun Keltner tocou bateria. Carl Pickhardt tocou
piano. William Smith tocou orgão Hammond. Benmont Tench tocou
teclado. Danny Kortchmar, Steve Riplev e Fred Tackett tocaram
guitarra.
A
letra:
Lenny
Bruce is dead, but his ghost lives on and on Never did get any
Golden Globe Award Never made it to Synanon He was an outlaw,
that's for sure More of an outlaw than you ever were Lenny
Bruce is gone, but his spirit's livin' on and on
Maybe he had some problems Maybe
some things that he couldn't work out But he sure was funny, and
he sure told the truth And he knew what he was talkin' about
Never robbed any churches, nor cut off
any babies' heads He just took the folks in high places, and he
shined a light in their face He's on some other shore, he didn't
wanna live anymore
Lenny Bruce is dead, but he didn't
commit any crime He just had the insight to rip off the lid before
its time I rode with him in a taxi once, only for a mile and a
half Seemed like it took a couple of months Lenny Bruce moved
on, and the ones that killed him, are gone
They said that he was sick, 'cause he
didn't play by the rules He just showed the wise men of his day to
be nothing more than fools They stamped him, and they labeled him
like they do with pants and shirts He fought a war on a
battlefield where every victory hurts Lenny Bruce was bad, he was
the brother that you never had
Escrita
por Colin Hay, foi
gravada entre março e setembro de 1981 e lançada no disco Business
as usual, o disco de estréia da banda, em 9 de novembro de 1981. Foi
produzida por Peter McIan. Colin Hay cantou e tocou guitarra. Greg
Ham tocou flauta, teclado e sax e fez backing vocals. Ron Strykert
tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. John Rees tocou baixo e fez
backing vocals. Jerry Speiser tocou bateria e fez backing vocals.
A
letra:
Don't
take the fire from your eyes Must make them feel the heat They
build castles underground for the rich and politic elite Keep all
the home fires burning Don't let the lights go out The streets
are empty, and there's nobody about
We'll be alright in the morning time,
yeah We're doing fine, I'll see you on the night line
There's no need for you to fight,
boys Hang up all your guns Find your mask and as best as you
can Get ready to run Keep all the food lines moving Don't
come crying for more The signs were there You should have
bought connections before
We'll be alright in the morning time,
yeah We're doing fine I'll see you on the nightline
It's such a big joke It's the talk
of the town All the planets to whom I spoke Are trying their
best to play it down
Don't take the fire from your eyes Must
make them feel the heat But my head's unsteady I can't seem to
keep my feet
We'll be alright in the morning time,
yeah We're doing fine I'll see you on the nightline
Jump off the Eiffel Tower Just have
a look around Move fast, in the tunnels of the underground Move
fast, in the tunnels of the underground
Escrita
por Eric Clapton e Gary Brooker, foi gravada em 1980, no
Compass Point Studios, em Nassau, Bahamas e lançada
em 20 de fevereiro de 1981, no disco Another ticket, o sétimo disco
de Eric. Foi produzida por Tom Dowd. Eric Clapton tocou guitarra e
cantou. Gary Brooker tocou teclado e fez backing vocals. Chris
Stainton tocou teclado. Albert Lee tocou guitarra e fez backing
vocals. Dave Markee tocou baixo e Henry Spinetti tocou bateria e
percussão.
A
letra:
Catch
me if you can; I won't be easy to find I got a woman at home
that's driving me out of my mind Catch me if you can; it won't be
easy to do And I'm warning you brother I won't be leaving no
clues
Catch me if you can; I won't be leaving no scent I've
been running the wrong way, I think it's time that I went Believe
me, I'm a man; I ain't easy to tend And I'm moving on out, so
catch me if you can
There's no use bothering with the lost and
found You'd better find a shovel, 'cause I've gone to
ground Little girl never did pay me no mind I guess I'll have
to go and leave her behind. So
Catch me if you can; I won't be
easy to find I got a woman at home that's driving me out of my
mind Catch me if you can; it won't be easy to do And I'm
warning you brother I won't be leaving no clues
Catch me if
you can; I won't be leaving no scent I've been running the wrong
way, I think it's time that I went Believe me, I'm a man; I ain't
easy to tend And I'm moving on out, so catch me if you can
Catch
me if you can; I won't be easy to find I got a woman at home
that's driving me out of my mind Catch me if you can; it won't be
easy to do And I'm warning you brother I won't be leaving no clues
Escrita
por George Harrison, foi gravada em novembro de 1980 (instrumental) e
em fevereiro de 1981 (novos vocais e backing vocals), no Friar Park
Studio (Casa de George) e foi lançada em 11 de maio de 1981, no
compacto que tinha Writing's on the wall como Lado B. Saiu também no
disco Somewhere in England, o nono disco solo de George, em 1 de
junho de 1981. Foi produzida por George Harrison e Ray Cooper. É um
tributo à John Lennon, que havia sido assassinado no dezembro
passado. Ringo toca bateria e Paul junto com Linda McCartney e Denny
Laine fizeram os backing vocals. Chegou ao número 2 do Billboard
Hot100, ficando apenas de Bette Davis Eyes, de Kim Carnes. Chegou ao
número 13 no Reino Unido. Chegou ao número 1 no Canadá. Chegou
também ao número 2 na Noruega, número 4 na Irlanda, número 8 na
Suíça, número 9 na Austrália, número 11 na Suécia, número 14
na Nova Zelandia e Austria, número 20 na Itália, número 38 na
Bélgica, número 43 na Holanda e número 44 na Alemanha Ocidental.
Foi a primeira vez que George, Ringo e Paul gravaram juntos desde I
me mine, em 1970. Só foram gravar juntos de novo em 1995, com Free
as a bird. Inicialmente George fez a música com outra letra e deu
pra Ringo gravar. Ele gravou mas não gostou do tom e da letra e
devolveu pra George. Ele refez a letra e ficou assim. A letra fala de
Imagine e All you need is love. Estavam presentes na gravação o
grande George Martin e o engenheiro de som dos Beatles Geoff Emerick,
que estavam gravando o disco Tug of War de Paul e foram com ele pra
casa de George. George Harrison cantou, tocou guitarra, sintetizador
e fez backing vocals. Al Kooper tocou piano elétrico. Herbie Flowers
tocou baixo. Ringo Starr tocou bateria. Ray Cooper tocou pandeiro.
Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney e Denny Laine fizeram backing vocals.
A
letra:
I'm
shouting all about love While they treated you like a dog When
you were the one who had made it so clear All those years ago
I'm
talking all about how to give They don't act with much honesty But
you point the way to the truth when you say All you need is
love
Living with good and bad I've always looked up to
you Now we're left cold and sad By someone the devil's best
friend Someone who offended all
We're living in a bad
dream They've forgotten all about mankind And you were the one
they backed up to the wall All those years ago You were the one
who Imagined it all All those years ago
Deep in the darkest
night I send out a prayer to you Now in the world of
light Where the spirit free of the lies And all else that we
despised
They've forgotten all about God He's the only
reason we exist Yet you were the one that they said was so
weird All those years ago You said it all though not many had
ears All those years ago You had control of our smiles and our
tears All those years ago
A
versão de George Harrison:
A
versão de Gavin Pring, Danilo Fiani e Kevin Ashba:
Escrita
por Hugh McCraken e Jay Hirsh, foi gravada em 1980 na Hit Factory, em
New York City e lançada em janeiro de 1981. Foi produzida por
Stewart Levine. BB King cantou e tocou guitarra. Hugh McCracken tocou
guitarra. David Newman tocou sax tenor. Ronald Cuber tocou sax
barítono. Hank Crawford tocou sax alto. Waymon Reed e Charlie Miller
tocaram trumpete. Tom Malone tocou trombone. Bernard Purdie tocou
bateria. Dr. John tocou teclado. Wilbur Bascomb tocou baixo.
A
letra:
When
I was eighteen years old Broke down and you know I cried I said
I was true with one woman But you know I think I lied 'Cause I
take all I can get But you know I'm never never satisfied I
just won't more more more I want more more more I said it then
more more more I want more more more You know enough Enough
is just not enough Hey I want more
Now I woke up this morning I was an
old well my baby used to be Said she new all about my other
women Because she had been checking up on me Well you know
that's just the way I am And I think that's the way I'll gone with
me I just won't more more more I want more more more I said
it then more more more I want more more more You know
enough Enough is just not enough Hey I just want more
Yes I want more hmmm I can't help
it I want more I want more Can you bring me to a three
bar More more more I said I want more more more Can you tell
them have more More more more I said I want more more more I
just wanna have more more more I just found it wanna do more more
more I just want more more more I want more more more I may
have just not enough More more more I want more more more I
just gonna have more more more I wanna more more more More
more I said I want I'm gonna have more more more I want more
more
Escrita
por Bono Vox, The Edge, Adam Clayton e Larry Mullen Jr., foi gravada
entre abril e agosto de 1981 no Windmill Lane Studios, e lançada em
12 de outubro de 1981, no disco October, o segundo da banda. Foi
produzida por Steve Lillywhite. Tomorrow é sobre o funeral da mãe
de Bono, que morreu enquanto ele ainda era jovem. Tem uma gaita de
fole tocada por Vinnie Kilduff. The Edge tocou piano e guitarra.
Bono cantou. Adam Clayton tocou baixo. Larry Mullen Jr. tocou
bateria.
A
letra:
Won't
you come back tomorrow? Won't you come back tomorrow? Won't you
come back tomorrow? Can I sleep tonight?
Outside, somebody's outside Somebody's
knocking at the door There's a black car parked at the side of the
road Don't go to the door Don't go to the door
I'm going out I'm going outside
mother I'm going out there
Won't you be back tomorrow? Won't
you be back tomorrow? Will you be back tomorrow? La la la la la
Who broke the window? Who broke down
the door? Who tore the curtain? And who was it for? Who
heals the wounds? Who heals the scars? Open the door, open the
door
Won't you come back tomorrow? Won't
you be back tomorrow? Will you be back tomorrow? Can I sleep
tonight?
'Cause I want you I, I want you I
really want you I, I want, I, I
Want you to be back tomorrow I want
you to be back tomorrow Will you be back tomorrow? La la la la
la
I want you to be back tomorrow I
want you to be back tomorrow Will you be back tomorrow? Open
up, open up, to the Lamb of God To the love of He Who made the
blind to see He's coming back He's coming back Oh believe
Him
Escrita
por Bob Dylan, foi gravada entre março e maio de 1981 e lançada no
disco Shot of love, o vigésimo primeiro disco de Bob Dylan. Foi
produzida por Chuck Plotkin e Bob Dylan. Um
reggae, é outra canção evangélica. Um aviso contra o diabo. É
Romanos 7:24, e o homem morto que Dylan está falando é ele mesmo,
admitindo que fraqueza moral, e tirando onda com sua própria
aparencia, dizendo que Satanás o pegou pelo pé e que tem um ninho
de pássaros no cabelo dele. . Bob Dylan tocou guitarra,
gaita, percussão, piano, teclado e cantou. Carolyn Dennis, Clydie
King, Regina McCrory, Madelyn Quebec e Monalisa Young fizeram backing
vocals. Steve Douglas tocou Sax. Tim Drummond tocou baixo. Jun
Keltner tocou bateria. Carl Pickhardt tocou piano. William Smith
tocou orgão Hammond. Benmont Tench tocou teclado. Danny Kortchmar,
Steve Riplev e Fred Tackett tocaram guitarra.
A
letra:
Uttering
idle words from a reprobate mind, Clinging to strange promises,
dying on the vine, Never bein' able to separate the good from the
bad, Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it, It's makin' me
feel so bad.
Dead man, dead man, When will you
rise? Cobwebs in your mind, Dust in your eyes.
Satan got you by the heel, there's a
bird's nest in your hair. Do you have any faith at all? Do you
have any love to share? The way that you hold your head, cursin'
God with every move, Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it, What
are you tryin' to prove?
Dead man, dead man, When will you
rise? Cobwebs in your mind, Dust in your eyes.
The glamor ad the bright lights and the
politics of sin, The ghetto you build for me is the one you end up
in, The race of the engine that overrules your heart, Ooh, I
can't stand it, I can't stand it, Pretending that you're so smart.
Dead man, dead man, When will you
rise? Cobwebs in your mind, Dust in your eyes.
What are you tryin' to overpower me
with, the doctrine or the gun? My back is already to the wall,
where can I run? The tuxedo that you're wearin', the flower in
your lapel, Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it, You want
to take me down to hell.
Dead man, dead man, When will you
rise? Cobwebs in your mind, Dust in your eyes.
Escrita por Colin Hay,
Ron Strykert, Greg Ham e Jerry Speiser, foi gravada entre março e
setembro de 1981 e lançada no disco Business as usual, o disco de
estréia da banda, em 9 de novembro de 1981. Foi produzida por Peter
McIan. Colin Hay cantou e tocou guitarra. Greg Ham tocou flauta,
teclado e sax e fez backing vocals. Ron Strykert tocou guitarra e fez
backing vocals. John Rees tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Jerry
Speiser tocou bateria e fez backing vocals.
A letra:
Down by the sea I found
your hidden treasure Just you and me, We overdosed on pleasure
Yonnies in the wind, We're ruggin'
up for winter Putting out the bins In cold and windy weather
Down by the docks Live all the
silent sea-ships Crates are stored on blocks Where now only the
rats live
Sail me down the river Till we reach
the shore Diving into the center Eating out the core
Down on the beach Saluting Captain
Benbow Always out of reach It's quiet when the tide's low
Climbing up the cliffs You can see
for miles far The boat that ran adrift Is sitting on the
sandbar
Laughing at the waves That storm the
river mouth The ice is on the move now Creeping north and south
Down by the sea I found your hidden
treasure Just you and me We over-dosed on pleasure
Listen to your heart Screamin' at
the sky Can't you feel it tremble? Don't you wonder why?
Escrita
por Eric Clapton, foi gravada em 1980, no Compass Point Studios, em
Nassau, Bahamas e lançada em 20 de fevereiro de 1981, no disco de
mesmo nome, o sétimo de Eric. Foi produzida por Tom Dowd. Eric
Clapton cantou e tocou guitarra. Gary Brooker tocou teclado e fez
backing vocals. Chris Stainton tocou teclado. Albert Lee tocou
guitarra e fez backing vocals. Dave Markee tocou baixo e Henry
Spinetti tocou bateria e percussão.
A
letra:
Sixteen
days in Bethlehem Peddling dope to keep drinking wine Pulling
women, making gigs Steerin' clear and doin' fine I moved on
down to Galilee Trying to find a few new friends I'm throwin'
aces everywhere Trying to forget the end
So hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I'm slippin' through Hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I beg of You
I'm cruising through Jerusalem Dust
is flyin' everywhere I'm dodging bullets, making time On the
level, in the square
They say you kissed your best friend's
hand They say you did it for his love They say he got in
agony The hand fits well into the glove
Woah, hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I'm slippin' through Hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I beg of You
Hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold me
tight, I'm slippin' through Hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold me
tight, I beg of You
Ohh, hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I'm slippin' through Hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I beg of You
Hold me Lord, oh hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I'm slippin' through Hold me Lord, hold me Lord Hold
me tight, I beg of You
Escrita
por Mick Jagger e Keith Richards, foi gravada em 1972, 1973 e 1981 e
lançada em 24 de agosto de 1981, no disco Tattoo you, o décimo
sexto disco da banda. Sairia também em compacto, em novembro de
1981, com Little T&A como Lado B. Foi produzida por Jagger e
Richards. Chegou ao número 13 no Billboard Hot100, número 10 no
Canadá, nímero 15 na Bélgica, número 17 na Holanda, número 28 na
Finlandia, número 44 na Austrália e número 50 no Reino Unido. A
música foi gravada em Kingston na Jamaica e a letra em 1981. Fala em
amizade, como diz o título. Ele diz que não precisa de puta, de
bebida, de um padre virgem, mas que precisa de alguem que ele possa
chorar, alguem que ele poss proteger. Mick Jagger canta, faz backing
vocals e toca violão. Keith Richards toca guitarra solo e base. Bill
Wyman toca baixo. Charlie Watts toca bateria. Nicky Hopkins toca
piano. Sonny Rolins toca sax. Mick Taylor toca guitarra solo e base.
Michael Carabello toca claves, guiro, cabasa e congas.
A
letra:
Watching
girls go passing by It ain't the latest thing I'm just standing
in a doorway I'm just trying to make some sense Out of these
girls that passing by The tales they tell of men I'm not
waiting on a lady I'm just waiting on a friend
Mmm, a smile relieves a heart that
grieves Remember what I said I'm not waiting on a lady I'm
just waiting on a friend I'm just waiting on a friend Just
waiting on a friend I'm just waiting on a friend I'm just
waiting on a friend I'm just waiting on a friend
Mmm, don't need a whore, I don't need
no booze Don't need a virgin priest But I need someone I can
cry to I need someone to protect Mmm, making love and breaking
hearts It is a game for youth But I'm not waiting on my
lady I'm just waiting on a friend
I'm just waiting on a friend Just
waiting on a friend Waiting on a friend I'm just waiting on a
friend Just waiting on a friend Waiting on a friend Waiting
on a friend
Escrita
por Doc Pomus e Dr. John, foi gravada em 1980 na Hit Factory, em New
York City e lançada em janeiro de 1981. Foi produzida por Stewart
Levine. BB King cantou e tocou guitarra. Hugh McCracken tocou
guitarra. David Newman tocou sax tenor. Ronald Cuber tocou sax
barítono. Hank Crawford tocou sax alto. Waymon Reed e Charlie Miller
tocaram trumpete. Tom Malone tocou trombone. Bernard Purdie tocou
bateria. Dr. John tocou teclado. Wilbur Bascomb tocou baixo.
A
letra:
Life
ain't nothing but a party Tomorrow too soon is yesterday If you
take it that way You gonna make it that way And the party still
goes on and on And oh, it ain't nothing but a party
Life ain't nothing but a party Better
find yourself and gather together today If you treat it that way
and just needed halfway The party goes on and on, and on and
on Ain't nothing but a party
Lasts for breakfast and some's for
dinner And if you listen real close, babe It'll only end up in
a pinner winner You know, life, life ain't nothing but a
party Tomorrow too soon is yesterday If you live it that way
and don't give it away The party still goes on and on and on I
feel nothing but a party
Laugh you righteous, seeing you
sinner And if you listen real close, babe Gonna end up in a
winner I said, life, life ain't nothing but a party Tomorrow
too soon is yesterday If you live it that way And don't give it
away The party goes on and on and on
Life ain't nothing but a party Nothing
but a party Nothing but a party Ain't nothing but a party It
ain't nothing but a party
