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

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:

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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

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