Escrita
por Van Morrison, foi gravada em fevereiro de 1980, no Super Bear
Studios, perto de Nice, na Riviera Francesa e lançada no disco
Common one, o décimo segundo disco de Van, em agosto de 1980. Foi
produzida por Van Morrison. Van cantou, tocou guitarra e gaita. Mick
Cox tocou guitarra solo. Herbie Armstrong tocou guitarra e fez
backing vocals. David hayes tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. John
Allair tocou orgão, piano, Fender Rhodes e fez backing vocals. Pee
Wee Ellis tocou sax tenor, sax alto e flauta. Mark Isham tocou
trompete e flugehorn. Peter Van Hooke tocou bateria.
A
letra:
Open
your arms in the early mornin' When the light comes shinin'
through Can't you hear my heart beat just for you? It's beating
so wild, honey. And light comes shinin' Singin' my song And
the band is playin' And the music is tried and true Can't you
hear my heart beat just for you? It's beating so wild, honey. And
light comes shinin' I'll be waiting for you I'll be waiting
here for me Way up on the mountain Where the hillside rolls
down to the sea Tell me what's real? What I feel inside Any
time of day or night will do It's alright Can't you hear my
heart beat just for you? It's beating so wild, honey. And your
light comes shining through. Tell me what's real What I feel
inside Any time of day or night will do It's alright. Can't
you hear my heart beat just for you? It's beating so wild,
honey. And the light comes shining through And the light comes
shining through . . . It's beating so wild . . . And the light
comes shining through And the light comes shining through.
Escrita
por Rudolf Schenker e Klaus Meine, foi gravada entre outubro de 1979
e fevereiro de 1980 e lançada em 31 de março de
1980, no disco Animal magnetism, o sétimo disco da banda. Foi
produzida por Dieter Dierks. Lady Starlight é a única música da
discografia do Scorpions a ter cordas e orquestra. Klaus Meine
cantou. Rudolf Schenker tocou guitarra base, violão e guitarra solo.
Francis Buchholz tocou baixo e Herman Rarebell tocou bateria. Adele
Arman e Victoria Richard tocarram violinos. Paul Arman tocou viola.
Richard Arman tocou cello. Charles Elliot tocou double bass. Melvin
Berman ocou oboé. George Stimpson e Brad Wsmaar tocaram french
horns.
A
letra:
Walking
through a winter night Counting the stars And passing time I
dream about the summer days Love in the sun And lonely bays
I see the stars, they're miles and
miles away Like our love On one of these lonely winter nights
Dreaming through a winter
night Memories of you are passing by It seems to me like
yesterday I think you knew I couldn't stay
I see the stars, they're miles and
miles away Like our love Lady starlight, help me to find my
love Lady starlight, help me tonight Help me to find, my love
Walking through a winter night Counting
the stars And passing time Snow dances with the wind I wish,
I could be with you again
I see the stars, they're miles and
miles away Like our love Lady starlight, help me to find my
love Lady starlight, help me tonight Help me to find, my
love Lady starlight, help me tonight Help me to find my
love Lady starlight, help me tonight Help me to find, my love
Escrita
por Elton John e Gary Osborne, foi gravada em agosto de 1979 e
lançada em abril de 1980, em um compacto que tinha Conquer the sun
como Lado B. Saiu também no disco 21 at 33, o décimo quarto disco
de Elton. Foi produzida por Elton John e Clive Franks. Chegou ao
número 3 do Billboard Hot100, se tornando o maior hit do cantor
desde 1967, com Don't go breaking my heart. Chego ao número 33 no
Reino Unido. Chegou ao número 1 no Canadá. Chegou ao número 4 na
Suíça, número 5 na Nova Zelandia, número 8 na Africa do Sul,
número 9 na Australia, número 20 na Bélgica e número 23 na
Alemanha. Elton John cantou, fez backing vocals. James Newton Howard
tocou pianos elétricos. Richie Zito tocou violão. Reggie McBride
tocou baixo. Nigel Olssom tocou bateria. Jim Horn tocou flauta e sax
alto. Chuck Findley tocou trombome e trompete. Jerry Hey tocou
flugelhorn. Bill Champlin, Max Gronenthal e Dee Murray fizeram
backing vocals.
A
letra:
Oh,
little Jeannie You got so much love, little Jeannie And you
take it where it strikes And give it to the likes of me Oh,
little Jeannie You got so much love, little Jeannie So I see
you when I can You make me all a man can be
And I want you
to be my acrobat I want you to be my lover Oh, there were
others who would treat you cruel And oh, Jeannie, you were always
someone's fool
Little Jeannie You got so much time, little
Jeannie Though you've grown beyond your years You still retain
the fears of youth Oh, little Jeannie You got so much time,
little Jeannie But you're burnin' it up so fast Searchin' for
some lasting truth
And I want you to be my acrobat I want
you to be my lover Oh, there were others who would treat you
cruel But oh, Jeannie, I will always be your fool
And I
want you to be my acrobat I want you to be my lover Oh, there
were others, and I've known quite a few But oh, Jeannie, I'm still
in love with you
You stepped into my life from a bad
dream Makin' the life that I had seem suddenly shiny and new Oh,
Jeannie, (Oh, Jeannie) I'm so in love with you You stepped into my
life from a bad dream Makin' the life that I had seem suddenly
shiny and new Oh, Jeannie, (Oh, Jeannie) I'm so in love with
you You stepped into my life from a bad dream Makin' the life
that I had seem suddenly shiny and new Oh, Jeannie, (Oh, Jeannie)
I'm so in love with you You stepped into my life from a bad
dream Makin' the life that I had seem suddenly shiny and new Oh,
Jeannie, (Oh, Jeannie) I'm so in love, I'm so in love You stepped
into my life from a bad dream Makin' the life that I had seem
suddenly shiny and new Oh, Jeannie, (Oh, Jeannie) I'm so in love,
I'm so in love
Escrita
por Denny Randell e Sandy inzer, foi gravada inicialmente pelos Four
Seasons, em 1966. A letra fala de um caa que traiu sua namorada. Mas
quando ela vai embora, ele entende que a ama e está com um remorso
incrível. Ele promete ganhá-la de volta. No entanto, a escolha da
versão pra nossa coleção foi a versão dos Spinners, de 1979. Ela
foi gravada em 1979, no Blue Rock Studio, em New York City e lançada
em outubro de 1979, no disco Dancin' and lovin'. Saiu também no
compacto que tinha Disco ride no lado B. Foi produzida por Michael
Zager. O próprio Zager compôs uma nova bridge. Chegou ao número 1
no Reino Unido e Irlanda, número 2 no Billboard Hot100 e na Holanda,
número 3 na Nova Zelandia, número 5 no Canadá, número 8 na Suíça,
número 12 na Áustralia e Alemanha. Os vocais principais foram
feitos por Jonathan Edwards e Pervis Jackson. O backing vocal foi
feito por Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough e Billy
Henderson. A instrumentacão foi feita por músicos locais da
Philadelphia.
A
letra:
Ooh,
ooh-ooh
I'll keep working my way back to you,
babe With a burning love inside Yeah, I'm working my way back
to you, babe And the happiness that died
I let it get away (Do-do,
do-do-do) Been payin' every day (Do-do, do-do-do)
When you were so in love with me I
played around like I was free Thought I could have my cake and eat
it, too But how I cried over losing you
See, I'm down and out But I ain't
about to go living my life without you Hey, every day I made you
cry I'm paying, girl, till the day I die
I'll keep working my way back to you,
babe With a burning love inside Yeah, I'm working my way back
to you, babe And the happiness that died
I let it get away (Do-do,
do-do-do) Been payin' every day (Do-do, do-do-do)
Oh, I used to love to make you cry It
made me feel like a man inside If I had been a man in reality You
would be here, baby, loving me
Now my nights are long and lonely And
I ain't too proud, babe, I just miss you so Girl, but you're too
proud, and you won't give in But when I think about all I could
win
I'll keep working my way back to you,
babe With a burning love inside Yeah, I'm working my way back
to you, babe And the happiness that died
I let it get away (Do-do,
do-do-do) Been payin' every day (Do-do, do-do-do)
My road is kinda long (You, you,
babe) I just gotta get back home
Whoa, I'm really sorry for actin' that
way I'm really sorry, ooh, little girl I'm really sorry for
telling you lies for so long
Oh, please, forgive me, girl, come on
(Give me a chance) Won't you forgive me, girl, hey (Let's have
romance) Ooh, forgive me, girl (Let's start again) Come on,
forgive me, girl I want you over and over and over and over again
I keep working my way back to you,
babe With a burning love inside Hey, I'm working my way back to
you, babe And the happiness that died
I let it get away (Do-do,
do-do-do) Payin' every day (Do-do, do-do-do)
I keep (Working my way back to you,
babe) Yeah (Burning love inside) (Working my way back to you,
babe)
Escrita
por Damian O'Neill e Michael Bradley, foi gravada em dezembro de
1979, no Wisseloord Studios, em Hilversum e lançada em 28 de março
de 1980, no disco Hypnotised, o segundo da banda. Foi produzida por
Roger Bechirian. Foi inspirada em um primo de verdade de um dos
membros da banda. Foi escrita no verão de 1979. Chegou ao número 9
no Reino Unido e Irlanda. É o único Top 10 single da banda.
A
letra:
I've
got a cousin called Kevin He's sure to go to heaven Always
spotless, clean and neat As smooth as you'll get 'em He's got a
fur lined sheepskin jacket My ma said they cost a packet But
she won't even let me explain That me and Kevin we're just not the
same
Oh, my perfect cousin What I like to
do he doesn't He's his family's pride and joy His mother's
little golden boy
He's got a degree in economics Maths,
physics and bionics He thinks that I'm a cabbage 'Cause I hate
University Challenge Even at the age of ten Smart boy Kevin was
a smart boy then He always beat me at Subbuteo 'Cause he
'flicked to kick' And I didn't know
Oh, my perfect cousin What I like to
do he doesn't He's his family's pride and joy His mother's
little golden boy
His mother bought him a synthesiser Got
the Human League into advise her Now he's making lots of
noise Playing along with the art school boys Girls try to
attract his attention But what a shame, it's in vain, total
rejection He will never be left on the shelf 'Cause Kevin, he's
in love with himself
Oh, my perfect cousin What I like to
do he doesn't He's his family's pride and joy His mother's
little golden boy
Escrita
por Paul Weller, foi gravada em 16 de janeiro de 1980, no Townhouse
Studios, em Londres e lançada em 10 de março de 1980, no compacto
que tinha Dreams of Child como Lado A. Foi produzida por Vic
Coppersmith-Heaven. Chegou ao número 1 no Reino Unido. A banda teve
outros três números 1 na carreira, mas Going underground foi o
primeiro. A letra tem um sentimenti shakesperiano, uma vez que ela
avisa às massas que ele devem reconhecer suas coletividades contra o
poder da hierarquia. A crítica parte aguda à Margaret Thatcher e o
partido conservador, que haviam ganho no Reino Unido, a apatia dos
eleitores que acham que a levou ao poder. Fala também do completo
industrial-militar. A guitarra lembra And your bird can sing, dos
Beatles. Nunca saiu em nenhum dis 6 discos de estúdios da banda.
A
letra:
Some
people might say my life is in a rut I'm quite happy with what I
got People might say that I should strive for more, but I'm so
happy I can't see the point Something's happening here today A
show of strength with your boy's brigade And I'm so happy and
you're so kind You want more money, of course I don't mind To
buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes And the public gets what
the public wants But I want nothing this society's got
I'm going underground (going
underground) Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to
pound Going underground (going underground) Well, let the boys
all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
Some people might get some pleasure out
of hate Me, I've enough already on my plate People might need
some tension to relax Me? I'm too busy dodging between the
flak What you see is what you get You've made your bed, you
better lie in it You choose your leaders and place your trust As
their lies wash you down and their promises rust You'll see kidney
machines replaced by rockets and guns And the public wants what
the public gets But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground (going
underground) Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to
pound Going underground (going underground) So let the boys all
sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
la-la-la-la (Oh) la-la-la-la
We talk and we talk until my head
explodes I turn on the news and my body froze This braying
sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy
scream Going underground I'm going underground I'm going
underground I'm going underground
Braying sheep on my TV screen Make
this boy shout, make this boy scream
Going underground (going
underground) Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to
pound Going underground (going underground) Well, let the boys
all sing and let the boys all shout
Going underground (going
underground) Well, if the brass bands play and feet go
pound-pound-pound Going underground (going underground) So let
the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
Escrita
por Graham Russell, foi gravada em 1978 e lançada em 1979 na
Austrália, em um compacto que tinha I don't want to lose you como
Lado B. Sairia também no disco de mesmo nome, o quinto da banda, em
3 de março de 1980. Foi produzida por Robie Porter, Rick Chertoff e
Charles Fisher. Chegou ao número 3 do Billboard Hot 100 nos Estados
Unidos. Chegou ao número 1 no Canadá, número 3 na Nova Zelandia,
número 10 na França e número 13 na Austrália. Foi feita logo após
retornar de uma turnê na Austrália, onde eles acompanharam Rod
Stewart. Russell Hithcock cantou. Graham Russell cantou e tocou
guitarra. Frank Esler-Smith tocou teclado.
A
letra:
I
realize the best part of love is the thinnest slice And it don't
count for much But I'm not letting go I believe there's still
much to believe in
So lift your eyes if you feel you
can Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan I figured it
out What I needed was someone to show me
You know you can't fool me I've been
loving you too long It started so easy You want to carry on
(carry on)
Lost in love and I don't know much Was
I thinking aloud and fell out of touch? But I'm back on my feet
and eager to be what you wanted
So lift your eyes if you feel you can
(feel you can) Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan (show you
a plan) I figured it out What I needed was someone to show me
(oh, oh-oh)
You know you can't fool me I've been
loving you too long (I've been loving you too long) It started so
easy You want to carry on (carry on)
Lost in love and I don't know much Was
I thinking aloud and fell out of touch? But I'm back on my feet
and eager to be what you wanted
You know you can't fool me I've been
loving you too long It started so easy You want to carry on
(on, carry on)
Lost in love and I don't know much Was
I thinking aloud and fell out of touch? But I'm back on my feet
and eager to be what you wanted
Now I'm lost (lost in love and I don't
know much) Lost in love (was thinking aloud and fell out of
touch) Lost in love (but I'm back on my feet and eager to be what
you wanted) Lost in love Now I'm lost (lost in love and I don't
know much) I'm lost in love (was thinking aloud and fell out of
touch) I'm lost in love (but I'm back on my feet and eager to be
what you wanted) Lost in love
Escrita
por Bono Vox, The Edge, Adam Clayton e Larry Mullen Jr., foi gravada
em abril de 1980 e lançada em compacto, com 11 O'clock tick tock
como Lado A. Foi produzida por Martin Hannett. O nome inicial da
canção era Trevor.Uma música quase rara. O lado B de um compacto que nunca saiu em disco.
A
letra:
Thank you Don’t
mention it I’m pleased to meet you Don’t think I’m very
good at this, I wish Oh, I don’t wanna know I just wanna go
Home.
F-f-f-falling The world is by your side C-calling To
find a place to hide I just wanna know I just wanna go
Home, home, home Home, home, home /
T-t-touching you Home, home, home / T-t-touching you
Home, home, home / T-t-touching you
She said, the twenty second floor But I said, I can’t think
what it’s for oh I just wanna know I don’t wanna go
Home, home, home Home. home, home /
T-t-touching you Home, home, home / I’m t-t-touching
you Home, home, home / T-t-touching you
(Bird sounds)
Home, home, home Home, home, home / I’m
t-t-touching you Home, home, home / T-t-touching
you Home, home, home / T-t-touching you
Home, home, home (continues to end) (La-la-la etc.)
Escrita
por Barry Gibb e Robin Gibb, foi gravada fevereiro de 1980 e lançada
por Barbra Streisend em 16 de agosto de 1980, no compacto que tinha
Run Wild como Lado B. Sairia também no disco Guilty, o vigésimo
segundo dela, em 23 de setembro de 1980. Foi produzida por Barry
Gibb, Albhy Galuten e Karl Richardson. Os compositores ganharam um
premio Ivor Novello de Best song musically and lirically. Se tornou o
quarto disco de platina e é o considerado o maior hit internacional
da carreira dela. E a música de maior sucesso da carreira dela.
Barbra pediu pra Barry Gibb fazer um disco pra ela e dentre essas
músicas saiu Woman in love. Barry Gibb também gravaria a versão
dele. A versãl de Barbra chegou ao número 1 do Billboard Hot100, o
quinto e último hit dela nesse chart. Foi número 1 no Reino Unido,
Austrália, Austria, Bélgica, Canadá, Finlandia, França, Alemanha,
Islandia, Irlanda, Itália, Holanda, Noruega, África do Sul,
Espanha, Suécia, Suiça e Zimbabwe. Número 2 na Argentina e Nova
Zelandia, e número 42 no Japão. Barbra Streisend cantou, Barry Gibb
tocou violão, Peter Carr tocou guitarra solo, Richard Tee tocou
teclado e piano elétrico, Harold Cowart tocou baixo, Steve Gadd
tocou bateria, Joe lala tocou chocalho. Denise Maynelli, Myrna
Matthews e Marti McCal fizeram backing vocals. Jerry Peel tocou
french horn.
A
letra:
Life
is a moment in space When the dream is gone It's a lonelier
place I kiss the morning good-bye But down inside you know We
never know why
The road is narrow and long When
eyes meet eyes And the feeling is strong I turn away from the
wall I stumble and fall But I give you it all
I am a woman in love And I'd do
anything To get you into my world And hold you within It's a
right I defend Over and over again What do I do?
With you eternally mine In love
there is No measure of time We planned it all at the start That
you and I Live in each others heart
We may be oceans away You feel my
love I hear what you say No truth is ever a lie I stumble
and fall But I give you it all
I am a woman in love And I'd do
anything To get you into my world And hold you within It's
a right I defend Over and over again What do I do?
I am woman in love And I'm talking
to you You know I know how you feel What a woman can do It's
a right I defend Over and over again
I am a woman in love And I'd do
anything To get you into my world And hold you within It's a
right I defend Over and over again What do I do?
Escrita
por Joey Ramone, foi gravada em maio de 1979, e lançada em 4 de
fevereiro de 1980, no disco End of the Century, o quinto da banda.
Foi produzida por Phil Spector. Foi regravada pelo Foo Fighters e Tom
Waits. Foi escrita no Tropicana Motel em Los Angeles. O Danny é o
Danny Fields, o manager dos Ramones. Linda Daniele foi a inspiração
da canção, a namorada de Joey na época. Ela deixou Joey pra ficar
com Johnny Ramone, o guitarrista da banda, que veio a se mudar pra
morar com ele naquele outono. Eles dois pararam de se falar e mesmo
assim continuaram na banda até o fim dela, em 1996. Joey disse que
essa era sua canção favorita dos Ramones.
A
letra:
Danny
says we gotta go Gotta go to Idaho But we can't go
surfin' 'Cause it's 20 below
Sound check's at 5:02 Record stores
and interviews Oh, but I can't wait To be with you tomorrow
Baby
Oho-ho-ho, we got nowhere to go And
it may sound funny, but it's true Hangin' out in 100 B Watching
Get Smart on TV Thinkin' about You and me and you and me
Hangin' out in L.A. And there's
nowhere to go It ain't Christmas if there ain't no snow Listening
to Sheena on the radio Oh-ho oh-ho
Escrita
por Pete Townshend, foi gravada entre novembro de 1979 e fevereiro de
1980 e lançada em 21 de abril de 1980, no disco
Empty glass, o terceiro solo dele. Sairia também em compacto, com
Greyhound girl como Lado B, em junho de 1980. Foi produzida por
Chris Thomas. Chegou ao número 9 no Billboard Hot100, número 46 no
Reino Unido, número 5 no Canadá e número 82 na Austrália. É o
único Top 10 de Tonwshend como artista solo nos Estados Unidos. Pete
Townshend cantou, tocou guitarra e sintetizadores. John Rabbit
Bundrick tocou teclado e fez backing vocals. Tony Butler tocou baixo
e fez backing vocals. Simon Phillips tocou bateria.
A
letra:
When people keep
repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps
retreating But you can't seem to get enough
Let my love open the door Let my
love open the door Let my love open the door To your heart (let
my love open the door, ooh) (Let my love open the door) (Let my
love open the door, ooh) (Let my love open the door)
When everything feels all
over Everybody seems unkind I'll give you a four-leaf
clover Take all worry out of your mind
Let my love open the door Let my
love open the door Let my love open the door To your heart (let
my love open the door, ooh) To your heart (let my love open the
door, ooh) (Let my love open the door, ooh) (Let my love open
the door, ooh)
The only key to your heart That can
stop you falling apart Try today, you'll find this way Come on
and give me a chance to say
Let my love open the door It's all
I'm livin' for Release yourself from misery There's only one
thing gonna set you free
That's my love That's my love Let
my love open the door (ooh) Let my love open the door (ooh) Let
my love open the door (ooh) Let my love open the door
When tragedy befalls you (ooh) Don't
let it drag you down Love can cure your problems (ooh) You're
so lucky I'm around
Let my love open the door Let my
love open the door Let my love open the door To your heart
Escrita
por Tom Waits, foi gravada entre junho e julho de 1980 e lançada em
9 de setembro de 1980, no disco Heartattack and wine, o sétimo do
artista. Foi produzida por Bones Howe. Foi escrita pra sua futura
esposa, Kathleen Brennan, que estava morando em New Jersey. Tom Waits
disse que nunca pensou em cantar sha la la em uma canção, que foi a
primeira vez que usou. O arranjo ficou parecido com um sentimento de
orla, como Under the boardwalk e Spanish Harlem. Foi regravada por
Bruce Springsteen, entre outros artistas.
A
letra:
got
no time for the corner boys, down in the street makin' all that
noise, don't want no whores on eighth avenue, cause tonight i'm
gonna be with you.
cause tonight i'm gonna take that ride,
across the river to the jersey side, take my baby to the carnival,
and i'll take you on all the rides, sing sha la la la la la sha la
la la.
down the shore everything's alright, you with your baby
on a saturday night, don't you know that all my dreams come true,
when i'm walkin' down the street with you, sing sha la la la la la
sha la la la.
you know she thrills me with all her charms,
when i'm wrapped up in my baby's arms, my little angel gives me
everything, i know someday that she'll wear my ring.
so
don't bother me cause i got no time, i'm on my way to see that girl
of mine, nothin' else matters in this whole wide world, when
you're in love with a jersey girl, sing sha la la la la la
la.
and i call your name, i can't sleep at night, sha la la la
la la la.
A
versão de Tom Waits:
A
versão de Bruce Springsteen com Patt Scialfa, sua esposa:
Tom
Waits e Bruce Springsteen, ao vivo, nos anos 80s:
Escrita
por David Byrne Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison e Tina
Weymouth, foi gravada entre julho e agosto de 1980 e lançada no
disco Remain in light, o quarto da banda, em 8 de outubro de 1980.
Sairia também em compacto, com Seen and Not seen como Lado B, em
janeiro de 1980. Foi produzida por Brian Eno. O vocal de David Byrne
foi inspirado em pastores fazendo sermões, com letras falando de
crises existenciais e o subconsciente. É uma das 500 songs that
shaped rock and roll, do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. NPR disse que
Once in a lifetime é uma dos 100 most important American musical
works of the 20th century. Chegou ao número 14 no Reino
Unido, número 16 na Irlanda, número 23 na Australia, número 24 na
Holanda e número 28 no Canadá. David Byrne cantou e tocou guitara.
Jerry harrison tocou orgão, sintetizador e fez backing vocals. Tina
Weymouth tocou baixo. Chris Frantz tocou bateria. Brian Eno tocou
sintetizador, percussão e fezbacking vocals. Nona Hendryx fez
backing vocals. Adrian Belew tocou guitarra.
A
letra:
And you may find yourself
living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another
part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a
large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house,
with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, "Well, how
did I get here?"
Letting the days go by, let the water
hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing
underground Into the blue again, after the money's gone Once in
a lifetime, water flowing underground
And you may ask yourself, "How do
I work this?" And you may ask yourself, "Where is that
large automobile?" And you may tell yourself, "This is
not my beautiful house" And you may tell yourself, "This
is not my beautiful wife"
Letting the days go by, let the water
hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing
underground Into the blue again, after the money's gone Once in
a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever
was Same as it ever was, same as it ever was Same as it ever
was, same as it ever was Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Water dissolving and water
removing There is water at the bottom of the ocean Under the
water, carry the water Remove the water from the bottom of the
ocean Water dissolving and water removing
Letting the days go by, let the water
hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing
underground Into the blue again, into the silent water Under
the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water
hold me down Leting the days go by, water flowing underground Into
the blue again, after the money's gone Once in a lifetime, water
flowing underground
You may ask yourself, "What is
that beautiful house?" You may ask yourself, "Where does
that highway go to?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I
right, am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My
God, what have I done?"
Letting the days go by, let the water
hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing
underground Into the blue again, into the silent water Under
the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water
hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing
underground Into the blue again, after the money's gone Once in
a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever
was Same as it ever was, look where my hand was Time isn't
holding up, time isn't after us Same as it ever was, same as it
ever was Same as it ever was, same as it ever was Same as it
ever was, same as it ever was (I couldn't get no rest) Same as it
ever was, hey let's all twist our thumbs Here comes the twister
Letting the days go by (same as it ever
was, same as it ever was) Letting the days go by (same as it ever
was, same as it ever was) Once in a lifetime, let the water hold
me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Escrita
pelo UB40, foi gravada entre 12 e 24 de dezembro de 1979, no Bob
Lamb's Home of the Hits Studio, em Moseley, Birmingham. Foi lançada
em primeiro de fevereiro de 1980, no compacto que tinha King no Lado
A. Saiu também no disco Signing off, o disco de estréia da banda.
Foi produzida pelo UB40 e Bob Lamb. Chegou ao número 4 nos charts do
Reino Unido. Número 1 na Nova Zelandia, número 10 na Irlanda,
número 36 na Austrália e número 46 na Holanda. A inspiração veio
do genocídio no Camboja, feito pelo Partido Comunista, conhecido com
Khmer Rouge. Eles mataram entre 1.5 a 3 milhões de pessoas entre
1975 e 1979. Fala da hipocrisia do Natal, do fato de ter pessoas
passando fome na África enquanto o mundo sentava tendo ceia natalina
e agradecendo a Deus. O estúdio na verdade foi uma casa, eles não
tinham grana pra estúdio.
A
letra:
Ivory
Madonna dying in the dust Waiting for the manna coming from the
West Barren is her bosom, empty as her eyes Death a certain
harvest scattered from the skies
Skin and bones is creeping, doesn't
know he's dead Ancient eyes are peeping, from his infant
head Politician's argue sharpening their knives Drawing up
their bargains, trading baby lives
Ivory Madonna dying in the dust Waiting
for the manna coming from the West
Hear the bells are ringing, Christmas
on it's way Hear the angels singing, what is that they say? Eat
and drink rejoicing, joy is here to stay Jesus son of Mary is born
again today
Ivory Madonna dying in the dust Waiting
for the manna coming from the West Ivory Madonna dying in the
dust Waiting for the manna coming from the West
