1327 – Bruce Springsteen – For you (1973)

Escrita por Bruce Springsteen, foi gravada em 27 de junho de 1972 no 914 Sound Studios em Blauvet, New York e lançada em 5 de janeiro de 1973, no disco Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., e ao mesmo tempo no compacto que tinha Spirit in the air como Lado A. Foi regravada por Manfred Mann's Earth Band, entre outros artistas. É sobre uma mulher que tentou se suicidar. Ela não precisa da urgência do cantor, apesar da vida dela ser uma longa emergencia. Tudo o que o cantor quer fazer é ajudá-la. Bruce vantou e tocou guitarra. Vini Mad Dog Lopez tocou bateria. Garry Tallent tocou baixo e David Sancious tocou piano e teclado.

A letra:

Princess cards she sends me with her regards
Oh, barroom eyes shine vacancy, to see her you gotta look hard
Wounded deep in battle, I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted
To her Cheshire smile, I'll stand on file, she's all I ever wanted

Oh, But you let your blue walls get in the way of these facts
Honey, get your carpetbaggers off my back
You wouldn't even give me time to cover my tracks
You said, "Here's your mirror and your ball and jacks"
But they're not what I came for, and I'm sure you see that too

I came for you, for you, I came for you
But you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you
But your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me
Oh, and my electric surges free

Oh, Crawl into my ambulance, your pulse is getting weak
Oh, Reveal yourself all now to me, girl, while you've got the strength to speak
'Cause they're waiting for you at Bellevue with their oxygen masks
But I could give it all to you now, if only you could ask

Oh, And don't call for your surgeon, even he says it's too late
It's not your lungs this time, it's your heart that holds your fate
Don't give me my money, honey, I don't want it back
You and your pony face and your Union Jack

Well, take your local joker and teach him how to act
I swear I was never that way, even when I really cracked
Didn't you think I knew that you were born with the power of a locomotive
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
And your Chelsea suicide with no apparent motive
You could laugh and cry in a single sound (all right)

And your strength is devastating in the face of all these odds
Remember how I kept you waiting when it was my turn to be the god?
You were not quite half so proud when I found you broken on the beach
Remember how I poured salt on your tongue and hung just out of reach
And the band, they played the homecoming theme as I caressed your cheek
And that ragged, jagged melody, she still clings to me like a leech

But that medal you wore on your chest always got in the way
Like a little girl with a trophy so soft to buy her way
We were both hitchhikers but you had your ear tuned to the roar
Of some metal-tempered engine on an alien, distant shore
So you left to find a better reason than the one we were living for
And it's not that nursery mouth that I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
'Cause I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors
And who am I to ask you to lick my sores?
And you should know that's true

I came for you, for you, I came for you
But you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you
But your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me
And my electric surges free

A versão de Bruce Springsteen:

A versão de Manfred Mann's Earth Band:

A versão de Greg Kihn Band:

1326 – Pink Floyd – Brain damage (1973)

Escrita por Roger Waters, foi gravada em janeiro de 1973 no Abbey Road Studios, em Londre e lançada em primeiro de março de 1973 no disco The dark side of the moon. Foi cantada por Roger com David Gilmour fazendo as harmonias vocais. Roger falou que se inspirou no antigo membro da banda Syd Barrett e sua instabilidade mental. A parte que fala “Se a banda que você está começar a tocar músicas diferentes da sua...” se refere as vezes em que Syd cantava uma música totalmente diferente da que eles estavam tocando. Roger toca baixo, canta e faz os efeitos de tape. David Gilmour toca as guitarras e faz harmonia vocal. Richard Wright tocou orgao Hammond e EMS VCS 3. Nick Mason tocou bateria, efeitos de tape e sinos tubulares. Lesley Duncan, Doris Troy, Barry St. John e Liza Strike fazem backing vocals. Peter Watts, road manager da banda, faz a risada do maníaco.

A letra:

The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games
And daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path

The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in my hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

The lunatic is in my head
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade
You make the change
You rearrange me 'till I'm sane

You lock the door
And throw away the key
And there's someone in my head, but it's not me

And if the cloud bursts thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

A versão do Pink Floyd:

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1325 – Paul McCartney and Wings – Jet (1973)

 

Escrita por Paul e Linda McCartney, foi gravada em setembro de 1973 e lançada em 5 de dezembro de 1973 no disco Band on the run. Depois sairia em compacto, em janeiro de 1974, com Let me roll it como Lado B. Jet era o nome do labrador preto que Paul tinha na época. Chegou ao número 7 no Billboard Hot 100 e também nos charts britânicos. Foi também número 5 no Canadá, número 6 na Alemanha e número 2 na NovaZelandia. Número 8 na Africa do Sul e número 9 na Noruega. Foi gravada no Abbey Road Studios, em Londres. Paul cantou, tocou guitarra, baixo, bateria e piano. Linda tocou teclado e fez backing vocals. Denny Laine tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Howie Casey tocou sax.

A letra:

Jet, Jet, Jet

I can almost remember
The funny faces
That time you told me
That you were going to be marrying soon

And jet, I thought
The only lonely place was on the moon

Jet, ooh, Jet, ooh

Jet, was your father as bold
As a Sergeant Major?
Oh, how come he told you
That you hardly old enough yet?

And Jet, I thought the Major
Was a Lady Suffragette

Jet, ooh, Jet, ooh

Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Ah, mater, much later

Jet

And Jet, I thought the Major
Was a little Lady Suffragette

Jet, ooh, Jet, ooh

Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Ah, mater, much later

Jet, with the wind in your hair
Of a thousand laces
Climb on the back and we'll
Go for a ride in the sky

And Jet I thought that the Major
Was a little Lady Suffragette

Jet, ooh, Jet, ooh

And Jet, you know, I thought
You was a little Lady Suffragette

Jet, ooh

A little lady
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

A versão de Paul McCartney and Wings:

A versão do Soles Music:

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1324 – Paul Simon – Something so right (1973)

 

Escrita por Paul Simon, foi gravada nos estúdios da Columbia em New York City em 1972 e lançada em 5 de maio de 1973 no disco There goes Rhymin' Simon. Foi regravada por Annie Lennox, entre outros artistas. Paul Simon cantou e tocou violão. David Spinozza tocou guitarra. Al Gafa tocou guitarra. Richard Davis tocou baixo. Bob Cranshaw tocou baixo. Grady Tate tocou bateria. Bob James tocou piano eletrico Fender Rhodes. Bobby Scott tocou piano. Don Elliott tocou vibraphone. Quincy Jones fez oa arranjos das cordas.

A letra:

You've got the cool water
When the fever runs high
You've got the look of love light
In your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
'Til you calmed me down
It took a little time
But you calmed me down

When something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
But the last one to know
When something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's apt to confuse me
It's such an unusual sight
Oh, I can't, I can't get used to something so right
Something so right

They've got a wall in China
It's a thousand miles long
To keep out the foreigners
They made it strong
And I've got a wall around me
That you can't even see
It took a little time
To get next to me

When something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
But the last one to know
When something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's apt to confuse me
Because It's such an unusual sight
Oh I swear I can't get used to something so right
Something so right

Some people never say the words
I love you
It's not their style
To be so bold
Some people never say those words
I love you
But like a child they're longing
To be told

When something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
But the last one to know
When something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's apt to confuse me
Because It's such an unusual sight

I swear I can't, I can't get used to something so right
Something so right

A versão de Paul Simon:

A versão de Annie Lennox:

A versão de Trisha Yearwood:

1323 – Bob Marley and The Wailers – I shot the sheriff (1973)

 

Escrita por por Bob Marley, foi lançada no disco Burnin', em 19 de outubro de 1973. O narrador diz que agiu em legitima defesa quando um sherife veio tentar matá-lo. Foi regravada por Eric Clapton logo em 1974.

A letra:

(I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.)

Yeah! All around in my home town,
They're tryin' to track me down;
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy,
For the life of a deputy.
But I say:

Oh, now, now. Oh!
(I shot the sheriff.) - the sheriff.
(But I swear it was in selfdefence.)
Oh, no! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah!
I say: I shot the sheriff - Oh, Lord! -
(And they say it is a capital offence.)
Yeah! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah!

Sheriff John Brown always hated me,
For what, I don't know:
Every time I plant a seed,
He said kill it before it grow -
He said kill them before they grow.
And so, and so:

Read it in the news:
(I shot the sheriff.) Oh, Lord!
(But I swear it was in self-defence.)
Where was the deputy? (Oo-oo-oh)
I say: I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in selfdefence. (Oo-oh) Yeah!

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah!
All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down,
So I shot - I shot - I shot him down and I say:
If I am guilty I will pay.

(I shot the sheriff,)
But I say (But I didn't shoot no deputy),
I didn't shoot no deputy (oh, no-oh), oh no!
(I shot the sheriff.) I did!
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Oh! (Oo-oo-ooh)

Reflexes had got the better of me
And what is to be must be:
Every day the bucket a-go a well,
One day the bottom a-go drop out,
One day the bottom a-go drop out.
I say:

I - I - I - I shot the sheriff.
Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. Yeah!
I - I (shot the sheriff) -
But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah! No, yeah!

A versão de Bob Marley and The Wailers:

A versão de Eric Clapton:

A versão de Big Push:

1322 – John Lennon – Aisumasen (I'm sorry) (1973)

 

Escrita por John Lennon, foi gravada entre julho e agosto de 1973 e lançada no disco Mind games, em 16 de novembro. A letra trata de John se desculpando pra Yoko. Ai sumimasen significa I'm sorry em japonês. O que Lennon entendeu como Aisumasen. É similar a I want you (She's so heavy), do disco Abbey Road. John vinha lutando com a harmonia dessa canção desde 1971, para poder aprontar. O solo de guitarra dessa música, feita por David Spinozza, é incrivel. John cantou e tocou violão. David Spinozza tocou guitarra. Pete Kleinoew tocou pedal steel guitar. Ken Asher tocou teclado. Gordon Edwrads tocou baixo. Jim Keltner tocou bateria.

A letra:

When I'm down really yin
And I don't know what I'm doing
Aisumasen

Aisumasen Yoko

All I had to do was call your name

All I had to do was call your name

And when I hurt you and cause you pain
Darling I promise I won't do it again

Aisumasen

Aisumasen Yoko
It's hard enough I know just to feel your own pain

It's hard enough I know to feel, to feel your own pain

All that I know is just what you tell me
All that I know is just what you show me

And when I'm down real sanpaku
And I don't know what to do
Aisumasen

Aisumasen Yoko san
All I had to do was call your name
Yes, all I had to do was call your name

A versão de John Lennon:

A versão de Busking man:

A versão de Trevor Menear:

1321 – Bruce Springsteen – Mary Queen of Arkansas (1973)

Escrita por Bruce Springsteen, foi gravada em agosto e setembro de 1972 e lançada no disco Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., em 5 de janeiro de 1973. Foi a música que Bruce tocou pra John Hammond da CBS Records, que assinou um contrato com ele em 2 de maio de 1972. A canção tem Bruce e seu violão e tem letra densa e com estilo de Bob Dylan. Além do violão, Bruce toca gaita.

A letra:

Mary queen of Arkansas, it's not too early for dreamin'
The sky is grown with cloud seed sown and a bastard's love can be redeeming
Mary, my queen, your soft hulk is reviving
No, you're not too late to desecrate, the servants are just rising

Well, I'm just a lonely acrobat, the live wire is my trade
I've been a shine boy for your acid brat and a wharf rat of your state
Mary, my queen, your blows for freedom are missing
Oh you're not man enough for me to hate or woman enough for kissing

Oh, the big top is for dreamers, we can take the circus all the way to the border
And the gallows wait for martyrs whose papers are in order
But I was not born to live to die, and you were not born for queenin'
Oh, It's not to late to infiltrate, the servants are just leavin'

Mary queen of Arkansas, your white skin is deceivin'
You wake and wait who to lie in bait and you almost got me believin'
But on your bed, Mary, I can see the shadow of a noose
Oh, I don't understand how you can hold me so tight and love me so damn loose

But I know a place where we can go, Mary
Where I can get a good job and start out all over again clean
Oh, I got contacts deep in Mexico where the servants have been seen

A versão de Bruce Springsteen:

A versão de Alan Boyd:

A versão de Neil Procter:

1320 – Pink Floyd – Us and them (1973)

Escrita por Roger Waters e Richard Wright, sendo a música de Richard e a letra de Roger, foi gravada em 1 de junho de 1972 e terminada em 9 de janeiro de 1973. Foi lançada em 1 de março de 1973 no disco The dark side of the moon e depois foi lançada em 4 de fevereiro de 1974, com Time no Lado B. Trata-se de uma canção calma no tom e na dinâmica, com uma forte influência de jazz, ainda que no refrão fique mais barulhenta. Tem dois solos de sax. A música foi escrita ainda 1969 e tinha o título de The Violet Sequence. A letra fala da natureza da guerra e da ignorancia do dia-a-dia dos humanos que foram tomados pelos consumismo e materialismo. O primeiro verso é sobre ir pra uma guerra. Como no front não temos a chance de se comunicar com os outros, porque alguém decidiu que não devemos. O segundo verso é sobre liberdade civil e racismo. O terceiro verso é sobre passar por um sujeito na rua que pede esmola e não ajudá-lo. David Gilmour toca guitarra elétrica e canta os versos e refrão. Richard Wright toca orgao Hammond, piano e faz harmonias vocais no refrão. Roger Waters toca baixo e Nick Mason toca bateria. Dick Parry toca sax. Lesley Dundan, Doris Troy, Barry St. John e Liza Strike fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

Us and them
And after all, we're only ordinary men
Me and you
God only knows, it's not what we would choose to do

Forward he cried from the rear
And the front rank died
The General sat, and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side

Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who
Up and down
And in the end, it's only round and round and round

Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
The poster bearer cried
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside

(Well I mean, They're maybe gonna kill ya.
So like, if you give 'em a quick, short, sharp, shock, they don't do it again.
Dig it? I mean he get off light, come to think.
Of rationalising it, once.
It's only a difference, but why go and ruin it?
I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh?)

Down and out
It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about
With, without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about

Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died

A versão do Pink Floyd:

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A versão de Brit Floyd:

1319 – Paul McCartney and Wings – My love (1973)

Escrita por Paul McCartney e Linda McCartney, foi gravada em janeiro de 1973 no Abey Road Studios e lançada em 23 de março de 1973 no compacto que tinha The mess como Lado B. Foi lançada depois no disco Red Rose Speedway, em 30 de abril de 1973. Foi escrita por Paul pra Linda. Chegou ao número 1 dos charts Billoard Hot100 e número 9 no Reino Unido. Chegou também ao número 4 na Austrália, número 1 no Canadá, número 7 na Noruega e número 3 na Nova Zelandia. Foi o primeiro hit de importância do Wings nos Estados Unidos. Foi reitrada do primeiro lugar do chart mais importante dos Estados Unidos por Give me love, de George Harrison e seria a primeira vez desde 25 de abril de 1964 que os Beatles (Ou ex-membros) ocupariam os dois primeiros lugares desse chart. E unica vez que seus membros ficariam em primeiro e segundo. É uma balada de piano com arranjos de orquestra de Richard Hewson. Paul usou um piano elétrico Fender Rhodes. Denny Laine tocou o baixo e fez backing vocals. Henry McCullough fez o solo de guitarra. Ele usou seu próprio estilo de solo pela primeira vez. Antes todos tinham sido feitos no estilo de Paul. Além deles, Linda fez backing vocals e Denny Seiwell tocou bateria. Foi regravada por Tony Bennett, Brenda Lee, Cass Elliott, Cher, e Andy Williams, entre outros artistas. Foi composta entre 1969 e 1970 e tem o mesmo estilo de The Long and Winding road. Recebeu disco de ouro por vender acima de 1 milhão de cópias na época. É a canção favorita de Paul da época dos Wings. Henry McCullough considera o solo de My love como o melhor da sua carreira.

A letra:

And when I go away
I know my heart can stay with my love
It's understood, it's in the hands of my love
And my love does it good
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
My love does it good

And when the cupboard's bare
I'll still find somethin' there with my love
It's understood, it's everywhere with my love
And my love does it good
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
My love does it good
Oh, I love, oh, oh, my love
Only my love holds the other key, to me
Oh oh my love, Oh oh my love
Only my love does it good to me

Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
My love does it good
Don't ever ask me why
I never say goodbye to my love
It's understood, it's everywhere with my love
My love, she does it good
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo

My love does it good
Oh, I love, oh, oh my love
Only my love does it good to me
Wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo

A versão de Paul McCartney and Wings:

A versão de Tony Bennett:

A versão de Cass Elliott:

1318 – Paul Simon – Loves me like a rock (1973)

Escrita por Paul Simon, foi gravada em 1972 no Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, no Alabama. Foi lançada em cinco de maio de 1973 no disco There goes rhymmin' Simon e depois em compacto em 17 de julho de 1973, com Learn how to fall como Lado B. Tem background vocals do Dixie Humkingbirds, um grupo de gospel do sul. Gostaram tanto que lançaria sua própria versão da música no mesmo ano. A versão de Paul Simon chegou ao número 2 do Billboard Hot100 e também número 5 no Canadá. Virou disco de ouro e vendeu mais de um milhão de cópias. A letra fala de como uma mãe ama um filho, mesmo quando se torna um presidente. De toda forma a musica tem um sabor gospel. Paul Simon cantou e tocou violões de 6 e de 12 cordas. David Hood tocou baixo. Roger Hawkins tocou bateria e pandeiro. E o Dixie Hummingbird fez os backing vocals.

A letra:

When I was a little boy (When I was just a boy)
And the devil would call my name (When I was just a boy)
I'd say, now who do (Who)
Who do you think you're foolin' (When I was just a boy)

I'm a consecrated boy (When I was just a boy)
I'm a singer in a Sunday choir
Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me

She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock
She rocks me like the rock of ages and loves me
She love me, love me, love me, love me

When I was grown to be a man (Grown to be a man)
And the devil would call my name (Grown to be a man)
I'd say, now who do (Who)
Who do you think you're foolin' (Grown to be a man)

I'm a consummated man (Grown to be a man)
I can snatch a little purity
My mama loves me, she loves me

She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock
She rocks me like the rock of ages and loves me
She love me, love me, love me, love me

And if I was President (Was the President)
The minute congress call my name (Was the President)
I'd say now, who do (who)
Who do you think you're foolin' (Who do you think you're foolin')

I've got the Presidential seal (Was the President)
I'm up on the Presidential podium
My mama loves me, she loves me

She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock
She rock me like the rock of ages and loves me

She love me, love me, love me, love me (Loves me like a rock)
She love me, love me, love me, love me (Loves me like a rock)
She love me, love me, love me, love me (Loves me like a rock)
Oh yeah (Loves me like a rock)
Nanananana (Rock me like the rock of ages)

(Loves me like a rock)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Rock me like the rock of ages)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Loves me like a rock)
Nanananana (Rock me like the rock of ages)
 

(Loves me like a rock)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Rock me like the rock of ages)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Rock me like the rock of ages)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Loves me like a rock)
(Rock me like the rock of ages)

A versão de Paul Simon:

A versão dos Dixie Hummingbirds:

A versão de Paul Simon com Stevie Wonder:

 

1317 – Bob Marley and The Wailers – Concrete jungle (1973)

Escrita por Bob Marley, foi gravada entre outubro e maio de 1972, e lançada em 13 de abril de 1973, no quinto disco dos Wailers chamado Catch a fire. Wayner Perkins tocou guitarra e fez o solo de Concrete Jungle. Robbie Shakespeare tocou baixo e Tyrone Downie tocou teclado. Bob Marley tocou guitarra e cantou. Peter Tosh tocou orgao, guitarra e piano. Bunny Wailer tocou Bongos e congas. Carlton Barrett tocou bateria. Rita Marley e Marcia Griffiths fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

No sun will shine in my day today (no sun will shine)
The high yellow moon won't come out to play (that high yellow moon won't come out to play)
I said (darkness) darkness (has come and covered my light) has covered my light,
(And has changed)
And has changed (my day into night) my day into night, yeah.

Where is the love to be found? (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Won't someone tell me 'cause
Life (sweet life) must be (got to be) somewhere to be found (out there somewhere out there for me)
Instead of concrete jungle (Jungle, jungle, jungle!),
Where the living is hardest (concrete jungle!).
Concrete jungle (jungle, jungle, jungle)
Man, you got to do your best (concrete jungle!)
Wo-ooh, yeah

No chains around my feet but I'm not free, oh
I know I am bounded in captivity
(Never known) I Never known (what happiness is) happiness;
(Never known) I've never known (what sweet caress is) what sweet caress is
Still, I'll be always laughing like a clown; (oooh-oooh-oooh)

Oh someone help me 'cause I (sweet life) -
I've got to pick myself from off the ground yeah (got to be, out there somewhere out there for me)
In this ya concrete jungle (Jungle, jungle, jungle!):
I said, what do you got for me (concrete jungle!) now? oh
Concrete jungle (jungle, jungle, jungle!), why won't you let me be (concrete jungle!) now? yeah
Ohhh yeah

I said that life (sweet life) must be (got to be) somewhere to be found (out there somewhere for me)
Oh, instead: concrete jungle (jungle!) - collusion (concrete jungle!) -
Confusion (confusion). Eh!

Concrete jungle (jungle!): we've made it, We've got it.
In Concrete jungle (concrete jungle!), now. Eh!
Concrete jungle (jungle, jungle, jungle!).

What, what do you got for me (jungle, jungle!) now?

A versão dos Wailers:

A versão de Andy Marichel:

A versão de Picaretas Reggae: