700 – The Monkees – Shades of gray (1967)

Escrita por Barry Mann e Cynthia Weil em 1965, foi gravada pelos Monkees no album deles chmado Headquarters, o primeiro onde o grupo tocou os instrumentos na gravação. Os vocais principais foram feitos por Davy Jones e Peter Tork.

Foi regravada antes pelos Will-O-Bees em 1966, mas não obteve muito sucesso. Também foi regravada pelos Sons of Champlin na mesma época dos Monkees.

A letra:

When the world and I were young
Just yesterday
Life was such a simple game
A child could play
It was easy then to tell right from wrong
Easy then to tell weak from strong
When a man should stand and fight
Or just go along

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light
Today there is no black or white
Only shades of gray

I remember when the answers seemed so clear
We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear
It was easy then to tell truth from lies
Selling out from compromise
Who to love and who to hate
The foolish from the wise

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light
Today there is no black or white
Only shades of gray

[Instrumental interlude]

It was easy then to know what was fair
When to keep and when to share
How much to protect your heart
And how much to care

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light
Today there is no black or white
Only shades of gray
Only shades of gray

A versão dos Monkees:

A versão dos Sons of Champlin:

A versão de Will-O-Bees:

699 – The Beatles – Within you, without you (1967)

Escrita por George Harrison, foi gravada 15 e 22 de março e 3 de abril de 1967, nos estúdios Abbey Road, em Londres. Foi lançada em 26 de maio de 1967 no disco Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Foi a segunda composição de Harrison em estilo indiano. A primeira foi Love you to. Foi inspirada nas seis semanas que ele passou na Índia com Ravi Shankar, seu mentor e professor de Cítara. Foi gravada sem nenhum outro Beatle. A instrumentação foi feita com instrumentos indianos como Cítara, Tabla e Dilruba. Foram tocados por Harrison e membros do Asian Music Circle.

Foi regravada pelo Oasis, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, entre outros.

George começou a escrever Within you without you na casa do seu amigo, o músico e artista K;aus Voormann, num suburbio ao norte de Londres chamado Hampstead. A inspiração imediata veio do jantar, em que eles discutiam o espaço metafísico que prevenia os indivíduos de reconhecerem as forças naturais que unem o mundo. A frase inicial veio: “We were talking about the space between us all”...

Only a Northern Song, composição de George, foi descartada do disco e então ele compôs essa pra substituir. Ele já não estava com interesse em trabalhar com os Beatles. Para ele, que havia voltado da Índia, trabalhar de novo com os Beatles era um retrocesso. John Lennon assistiu a gravação, junto com Peter Blake e John Barham.

Stephen Stills gosta tanto dessa canção que tem a letra gravada num monumento no seu jardim. John Lennon também era fã da música. Foi regravada por Oasis, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

We were talking about the space between us all
And the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth, then it's far too late, when they pass away
We were talking about the love we all could share
When we find it, to try our best to hold it there with our love
With our love, we could save the world, if they only knew

Try to realise it's all within yourself
No one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small
And life flows on within you and without you

We were talking about the love that's gone so cold
And the people who gain the world and lose their soul
They don't know, they can't see, are you one of them?

When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find
Peace of mind is waiting there
And the time will come when you see we're all one
And life flows on within you and without you

A versão dos Beatles:

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A versão do Oasis:

698 – Donovan – Wear your love like heaven (1967)

Escrita por Donovan, foi lançada em dezembro de 1967 no compacto que tinha Oh Gosh como Lado B. Se tornou a música de abertura do seu disco A gift from a flower to a garden. Chegou ao número 23 nos Estados Unidos.

A canção cita sete tipos de cores e pigmentos: Prussian blue, scarlet, crimson, havana lake, carmine, rose carmethene e alizarin crimson.

Foi regravada por Sarah McLachlan e Richie Havens, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Color in sky, prussian blue
Scarlet fleece changes hue
Crimson ball sinks from view
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love)

Lord, kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah, kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven (Wear my love like)
Wear my love like heaven (Wear my love)
La-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Color sky, havana lake
Color sky, rose carmethene
Alizarin crimson
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love)

Lord, kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah, kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven (Wear my love like)
Wear my love like heaven (Wear my love)
La-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Cannot believe what I see
All I have wished for will be
All our race proud and free
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (Wear your love)

Lord, kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah, kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven (Wear my love like)
Wear my love like heaven (Wear my love)
Carmine
Carmine

A versão de Donovan:

A versão de Sarah McLachlan:

A versão de Richie Havens:

697 – Traffic – Hole in my shoe (1967)

Escrita por Dave Mason, foi lançada em agosto de 1967 pelo Traffic, em um compacto que tinha Smiling phases como Lado B. Chegou ao número 2 nos charts britânicos e número 22 nos charts alemães.

Nenhum membro da banda alem de Mason gostou da música. Disseram que não representava o som do Traffic.

A letra:

I looked to the sky
Where an elephant's eye
Was looking at me
From a bubblegum tree
And all that I knew
The hole in my shoe
Was letting in water (letting in water)

I walked through a field
That just wasn't real
Where 100 tin soldiers
Would shoot at my shoulder
And all that I knew
The hole in my shoe
Was letting in water (letting in water)

(I climbed on the back of a giant albatross
Which flew through a crack in the cloud
To a place where happiness reigned all year round
Where music played ever so loudly)

I started to fall
And suddenly woke
And the dew on the grass
It stuck to my coat
And all that I knew
The hole in my shoe
Was letting in water (letting in water)

A versão do Traffic:

A versão de Neil:

A versão de Joe Giddings:

696 – The Velvet Underground – There she goes again (1967)

Escrita por Lou Reed, foi gravada em 25 de abril de 1966, em New York City e lançada e 12 de março de 1967 no disco The Velvet Underground And Nico.

O riff sincopado de guitarra foi tirado da canção de Marvin Gaye de 1962 chamada Hitch Hike.

Foi regravada pelo R.E.M., em 1983.

Lou Reed cantou e tocou guitarra solo. John Cale tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Sterling Morrison tocou guitarra base e fez backing vocals. Maureen Tucker tocou percussão.

A letra:

There she goes again
She's out on the streets again
She's down on her knees, my friend
But you know she'll never ask you please again
Now take a look, there's no tears in her eyes
She won't take it from just any guy, what can you do
You see her walkin' on down the street
Look at all your friends she's gonna meet
You better hit her
There she goes again
She's knocked out on her feet again
She's down on her knees, my friend
But you know she'll never ask you please again
Now take a look, there's no tears in her eyes
Like a bird, you know she would fly, what can you do
You see her walkin' on down the street
Look at all your friends that she's gonna meet
You better hit her
Now take a look, there's no tears in her eyes
Like a bird, you know she will fly, fly, fly away
See her walking on down the street
Look at all your friends that she's gonna meet
She's gonna bawl and shout
She's gonna work it
She's gonna work it out, bye bye
Bye bye baby
All right

A versão do Velvet Underground:

A versão de R.E.M.:

A versão de Lou Reed solo ao vivo:

695 – Cat Stevens – Here comes my babe (1967)

Escrita por Cat Stevens, foi gravada inicialmente pelos Tremeloes e lançada por eles em Janeiro de 1967. Mas a versão que escolhemos foi a do próprio Cat Stevens, gravada em primeiro de fevereiro de 1967 e lançada em 10 de março de 1967, no disco Matthew and Son.

A letra:

In the midnight moonlight I'll be walking a long and lonely mile.
And every time I do, I keep seeing this picture of you.

Here's comes my baby, here she comes now,
And it comes as no surprise to me, with another guy.
Here's comes my baby, here she comes now,
Walking with a love, with a love that's all so fine,
Never could be mine, no matter how I try.

You never walk alone, and you're forever talking on the phone.
I've tried to call you names, but every time it comes out the same.

Here's comes my baby, here she comes now,
And it comes as no surprise to me, with another guy.
Here's comes my baby, here she comes now,
Walking with a love, with a love that's all so fine,
Never could be mine, no matter how I try.

I'm still waiting for your heart, cuz I'm sure that some day it's gonna start.
You'll be mine to hold each day, but 'til then this is all that I can say.

Here's comes my baby, here she comes now,
And it comes as no surprise to me, with another guy.
Here's comes my baby, here she comes now,
Walking with a love, with a love that's all so fine,
Never could be mine, no matter how I try.

A versão de Cat Stevens:

A versão dos Tremeloes:

A versão dos Mavericks: