Etta James - At Last

Mason Williams - Classical Gas

Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well

Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love

Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song

Elvis Presley - Fun In Acapulco

title : Fun In Acapulco

artist : Elvis Presley

year charted : 1963

chart : Did Not Chart

album : Fun In Acapulco Soundtrack














lyrics :
Acapulco, sleeping in the bay
Acapulco, wake up and greet the day
Time to tell the guitars and sleepy-eyed stars
To be on their way
It's such a beautiful morning, for a holiday

Hey now come on, you old sleepy head
See the sky turning red, and you're still in bed
It's fun in Acapulco

Acapulco, look here comes the sun
Acapulco, it's a day for fun
I can't wait till I meet your sweet senoritas
Kiss everyone
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun

I can't wait till I meet your sweet senoritas
Kiss everyone
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun

...this is no time for siesta...this is time for fun...

video :
Fun In Acapulco - Original Trailer

The Band - The Band aka The Brown Album (Album)

Artist : The Band
Album : The Band aka The Brown Album
Year : 1969

Track listing :
1. "Across the Great Divide" (Robertson) – 2:53
2. "Rag Mama Rag" (Robertson) – 3:04
3. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robertson) – 3:33
4. "When You Awake" (Manuel, Robertson) – 3:13
5. "Up on Cripple Creek" (Robertson) – 4:34
6. "Whispering Pines" (Manuel, Robertson) – 3:58
7. "Jemima Surrender" (Helm, Robertson) – 3:31
8. "Rockin' Chair" (Robertson) – 3:43
9. "Look Out Cleveland" (Robertson) – 3:09
10. "Jawbone" (Manuel, Robertson) – 4:20
11. "The Unfaithful Servant" (Robertson) – 4:17
12. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" (Robertson) – 3:39

Bonus tracks from 2000 CD re-release :
13. "Get Up Jake" (outtake - stereo mix) (Robertson) – 2:17
14. "Rag Mama Rag" (alternate vocal take - rough mix) (Robertson) – 3:05
15. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (alternate mix) (Robertson) – 4:16
16. "Up on Cripple Creek" (alternate take) (Robertson) – 4:51
17. "Whispering Pines" (alternate take) (Manuel, Robertson) – 5:09
18. "Jemima Surrender" (alternate take) (Helm, Robertson) – 3:48
19. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" (alternate arrangement) (Robertson) – 4:28

Personal Favorite :
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down



Album Details :
The Band peaked at #9 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. In 2000, it recharted on Billboard's Internet Albums chart, peaking at #10. The singles "Rag Mama Rag" and "Up on Cripple Creek" peaked on the Pop Singles chart at #57 and #25 respectively.

The album includes many of The Band's best-known and critically acclaimed songs, including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", which Rolling Stone named the 245th greatest song of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 45 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted The Band the 76th greatest album of all time. TIME magazine included it in their unranked 2006 list of the 100 greatest albums.

According to the liner notes to the 2000 reissue of "The Band" by Rob Bowman, the album, "The Band", has been viewed as a concept album, with the songs focusing on people, places and traditions associated with an older version of Americana.

With The Band, Robbie Robertson emerged as The Band's primary songwriter: While Robertson and Richard Manuel largely shared songwriting duties on the prior Music From Big Pink, Robertson wrote or co-wrote every song on The Band, with Manuel receiving co-writing credit on three tracks; Robertson would write the majority of The Band's material after this album. Robertson's songwriting also gained new sophistication and complexity, drawing from historic themes for "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and Richard Manuel's composing "Jawbone" in the unusual 6/4 time signature.












The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down


Audio Clips : The Band - The Band/The Brown Album

The Band - The Weight

title : The Weight
artist : The Band
year : 1968
chart : #63 (US), #35 (Canada), #21 (UK)
album : Music From Big Pink

for "The Weight" :
Rick Danko- Bass guitar, backing vocal, lead vocal on fourth verse
Levon Helm- Drums, lead vocals
Garth Hudson- Piano
Richard Manuel- Hammond organ (mixed low), backing vocal
Robbie Robertson- Acoustic guitar

about The Band:
Rick Danko
Levon Helm
Garth Hudson
Richard Manuel
Robbie Robertson

The Band were probably the best five musicians ever assembled in one rock band.
All five were multi-talented with instruments, and between the five members they could play about thirty different instruments.
Garth Hudson leading the way ...
Helm, Danko, Manuel with their three good voices ...
and Robertson writing most of the stuff.

about the song :
"The Weight" is one of the group's best known songs and among the most popular songs of the late 1960s counterculture.
No fewer than three cover versions of "The Weight" actually charted higher on the US pop charts in 1968/69 than The Band's original recording:
- 1968: Jackie DeShannon took the song to #55 US, #35 Canada.
- 1969: A joint effort by Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations hit #46 US, #36 Canada.
- 1969: Aretha Franklin's version was the highest charting recording. #19 US, #12 Canada.
- None of these cover versions charted in the UK.

Accolades:
The song is #41 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, published in 2004.

songfacts :
On the original single issue, the artist credit simply lists the names of the five members of The Band; the group name "The Band" does not appear.
Nazareth, where the story takes place, refers to the town in Pennsylvania about 70 miles north of Philadelphia. The rock group Nazareth got their name from this line ("Went down to Nazareth, I was feeling about half past dead..."). In the liner notes for the Across the Great Divide box set, Robbie is quoted as saying that he chose that place because they make legendary Martin Guitars there, so he was aware of the place and been there once or twice.

Robertson on "The Weight":
According to songwriter Robertson, "The Weight" was inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, about which Robertson once said: (Buñuel) did so many films on the impossibility of sainthood. People trying to be good in Viridiana and Nazarin, people trying to do their thing. In ‘The Weight’ it’s the same thing. People like Buñuel would make films that had these religious connotations to them but it wasn’t necessarily a religious meaning. In Buñuel there were these people trying to be good and it’s impossible to be good. In "The Weight" it was this very simple thing. Someone says, "Listen, would you do me this favour? When you get there will you say 'hello' to somebody or will you give somebody this or will you pick up one of these for me? Oh? You’re going to Nazareth, that’s where the Martin guitar factory is. Do me a favour when you’re there." This is what it’s all about. So the guy goes and one thing leads to another and it’s like "Holy Shit, what’s this turned into? I’ve only come here to say 'hello' for somebody and I’ve got myself in this incredible predicament." It was very Buñuelish to me at the time.
Only in this case, the traveler encounters the favor-asking people in Nazareth itself.

Levon Helm's autobiography This Wheel's On Fire: Levon Helm And The Story Of The Band on "The Weight":
The characters in the song - Crazy Chester, Luke, Anna Lee, are based on friends of the band. In Levon Helm's autobiography This Wheel's On Fire: Levon Helm And The Story Of The Band, he explained:
"We had two or three tunes, or pieces of tunes, and "The Weight" was one I would work on. Robbie had that bit about going down to Nazareth - Pennsylvania, where the Martin guitar factory is at. The song was full of our favorite characters. "Luke" was Jimmy Ray Paulman. "Young Anna Lee" was Anna Lee Williams from Turkey Scratch. "Crazy Chester" was a guy we all knew from Fayetteville who came into town on Saturdays wearing a full set of cap guns on his hips and kinda walked around town to help keep the peace,if you follow me. He was like Hopalong Cassidy, and he was a friend of the Hawks. Ronnie would always check with Crazy Chester to make sure there wasn't any trouble around town. And Chester would reassure him that everything was peaceable and not to worry, because he was on the case. Two big cap guns, he wore, plus a toupee! There were also "Carmen and the Devil", "Miss Moses" and "Fanny," a name that just seemed to fit the picture. (I believe she looked a lot like Caladonia.) We recorded the song maybe four times. We weren't really sure it was going to be on the album, but people really liked it. Rick, Richard, and I would switch the verses around among us, and we all sang the chorus: Put the load right on me!"

Martin Scorsese, The Band - The Last Waltz:
On the commentary track for The Last Waltz, you can hear the normally loquacious Martin Scorsese stumble to a halt in is commentary as he tries to describe what this song is about. That's why I love this song; it always feels like there?s another level to it that I haven't figured out yet. Also, I think the version with the Staples Singers is the best. When Pops chimes in with "Hey Luke, my friend" I get a chill.

Film and Commercial Play:
"The Weight" has featured prominently in many films and television shows, inc such movies as:
- Hope Floats
- Igby Goes Down (in a cover version by rock band Travis)
- The Big Chill
- Easy Rider (Soundtrack version was performed by the band Smith because of contractual problems preventing use of The Band's version. The Band's version is the one that appears in the movie)
- Girl, Interrupted
- Patch Adams
- 1408
- Starsky & Hutch (as a parody of the scene in Easy Rider)
and on television:
- The Sopranos (Episode 4 of Season 4 is titled "The Weight")
- My Name Is Earl
- Sports Night
- It also appeared in an SNL skit, when Zach Braff hosted
commercials:
- Diet Coke
- Cingular/AT&T Wireless, an American telecommunications company.

"The Weight" is one of three songs performed by The Band featured in the 2003 documentary film, Festival Express.
"The Weight" was one of three songs the Band's 1990s lineup performed for "LET IT ROCK!", a birthday concert/tribute for Ronnie Hawkins.
A fan favourite, "The Weight" is also in two post-Last Waltz concert videos: "The Band Is Back" (1984) and "The Band Live At The New Orleans Jazz Festival" (1998).

Cover versions (truncated list):
Van Morrison
Little Feat
The Staple Singers, Soul Folk In Action (1968)
Marty Stuart & The Staple Singers, Rhythm Country And Blues (1994)
Travis, "Coming Around" B-side (2000)
Grateful Dead
O.A.R.
Edwin McCain
Rooney
The Black Crowes
Aretha Franklin (Feb 1969)
Joan Osborne, How Sweet It Is (2002)
John Denver
Dionne Warwick, From Within (1972)
Smith, Easy Rider Soundtrack (1969)
Weezer, Weezer [The Red Album] [Japan] (June 4, 2008)
Diana Ross & the Supremes, with The Temptations, Together (June 1969)
The Allman Brothers Band
The Derek Trucks Band
The Marshall Tucker Band
Jimmy Barnes with The Badloves, Flesh And Wood (1993)
Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
Jeff Healey, Mess Of Blues (2008)
Uncle Kracker, My Name Is Earl - The Album (2006)
Michelle Shocked, ToHeavenURide (2007)
Bob Dylan has covered the song live.
At the end of the movie It Might Get Loud Jack White, Jimmy Page and The Edge play The Weight acoustically while swapping vocals
In The Band's concert film, The Last Waltz, The Staples and The Band perform the song together.


lyrics :
I pulled in to Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
"Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?''
He just grinned and shook my hand, "No'' was all he said

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on me

I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
I said "Hey Carmen, come on, let's go downtown''
She said "I gotta go but my friend can stick around.''

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on me

Go down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgment day
"Well, Luke my friend, what about young Anna-Lee?''
He said "Do me a favour son, won't you stay and keep Anna-Lee company?''

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on me

Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
He said "I will fix your rack if you'll take Jack my dog.''
I said "Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man.''
He said "That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can?''

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on me

Catch a cannonball now to take me down the line
My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on me

Audio Clips:
The Band, Music From Big Pink


The Band with The Staples, The Last Waltz (1978)


others :
Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
Smith, Easy Rider Soundtrack (1969)
Travis, "Coming Around" B-side (2000)
Weezer, The Red Album (2008)
John Denver (live) (1969)
Marty Stuart & The Staple Singers, Rhythm Country And Blues (1994)
Joan Osborne, How Sweet It Is (2002)
O.A.R. (live)
Little Feat (live)




YouTube:
The Band with The Staples, The Last Waltz


The Band, Easy Rider movie


The Band, @ Woodstock, [songs starts around the 1:24 mark]


The Band, Live @ Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Nov 1970


The Band


From Ronnie Hawkins 60th birthday bash at Massey Hall in Toronto


The Band, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson (backed by Blue Rodeo) at Canada's Juno Awards for the Induction of The Band into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, 12 March 1989


The Last Waltz Ensemble [tribute band to Bob Dylan and The Band] *great cover*
The Last Waltz Ensemble were formed in 2004 and based in Atlanta Georgia.


Jeff Healey


Marty Stuart & The Staple Singers, on Country Music Spotlight 1995

Feature Song : While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Original Recording Artist : The Beatles
written by : George Harrison
Year Of Original Release : 1968
chart : Non-Hit for The Beatles
album : The Bealtes (aka The White Album)


Accolades :
The song was ranked #135 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
The song was also ranked #7 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time.


about the song / songfacts :
Eric Clapton played lead guitar on this song. He and George Harrison were good friends, but
George had to convince him to come to the studio because Clapton was worried the other Beatles wouldn't want him there. Clapton's presence eased the mood in the studio at a tense time for The Beatles. They were at each other's throats during recording of The White Album, but they all relaxed when Clapton showed up.
Harrison often had to fight to get his songs on the albums. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were not interested in this at first, but came around when Harrison brought Clapton to the studio.
According to A Hard Day's Write by Steve Turner, Harrison was reading I Ching, the Chinese book of changes, and decided to write a song about the first words he saw, which were "Gently Weeps."
This was originally recorded as an acoustic ballad with just Harrison on acoustic guitar and Paul McCartney on organ. This version can be found on some bootlegs and on The Beatles Anthology 3.
This was the first song Ringo played on after leaving the band in frustration a few weeks earlier. He returned to find flowers on his drums to welcome him back.
The guitar Clapton used on this was a Les Paul. Later in his career, he switched to a Fender
Stratocaster.
Even though this was not a hit, it is one of the most enduring Beatles songs. It remains popular
on Classic Rock radio.
Clapton became good friends with Lennon, and played with him on some of his solo work. When Harrison threatened to leave The Beatles in 1969, Lennon was ready to replace him with Clapton.

read more : HERE


Alternative versions :
On 14 July 1992, Harrison and Clapton performed a live version in Japan. This live version also
has background vocals.
An acoustic version can be found on the 1996 album Anthology 3, and again on the 2006 soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil show "Love". This demo version features only Harrison; it includes an additional final verse not included on the Beatles' final version, and the Love album includes a string accompaniment (arranged by George Martin).
Peter Frampton also notably covered this song, adding an extended guitar solo.


Cover Hierarchy (truncated list) :
The Beatles, The Beatles (White Album) (1968) **ORIGINAL RECORDING ARTIST**
George Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
The Jeff Healey Band, Hell To Pay (1990)
Rick Wakeman, Tribute, a collection of Beatle covers (1997)
Toto, Through The Looking Glass (2002) / 25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam (2003)
Phish, Live Phish Volume 08 [1999, released 2002] / Live Phish Volume 13 [1994, released 2002]
Peter Frampton, Now (2003)
Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton, Concert For George (2003)
Todd Rundgren, Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George (2003)
Martin Luther McCoy, Across The Universe Soundtrack (2007)

see HERE and HERE for more ...


lyrics :
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you

I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps

Well...

I don't know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted
No one alerted you

I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
Look at you all...
Still my guitar gently weeps

Oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, ooh


Audio Clips :
The Beatles, The Beatles (White Album) (1968) **ORIGINAL RECORDING ARTIST**


The Beatles (acoustic version), Anthology 3 (1996) / [Cirque du Soleil show] Love Soundtrack (2006)


Peter Frampton, Now (2003)


Martin Luther McCoy, Across The Universe Soundtrack (2007)


others :
George Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
The Jeff Healey Band, Hell To Pay (1990)
Rick Wakeman, Tribute, a collection of Beatle covers (1997)
Toto, Through The Looking Glass (2002) / 25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam (2003)
Phish, Live Phish Volume 08 [recorded 1999, released 2002] / Live Phish Volume 13 [recorded 1994, released 2002]
Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton, Concert For George (2003)
Todd Rundgren, Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George (2003)



YouTube :
The Beatles (acoustic "Love" version)


George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh 1971


"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Montage


On 29 November 2002 Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Eric Clapton performed "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the Concert for George in memory of Harrison, who died a year earlier after a long battle with cancer. This version featured Eric Clapton playing his original solo and also a second.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNBEiyGwGRc [Embedding disabled by request]


In 2004, George Harrison was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was played in tribute by fellow inductee Prince, along with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Dhani Harrison


Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney perform George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the Queen Golden Jubilee. 3 June 2002 Phil Collins on the drums Ray Cooper on the percussion


George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Elton John and Jeff Lyne @ Second Annual Prince's Trust Award show


Jeff Healey Band (1990)


Steve Lukather [of Toto] (2003)


Peter Frampton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (09/05/2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZXzZghllh4 [Embedding disabled by request]

Feature Song : Can't Find My Way Home

Title : Can't Find My Way Home
Original Recording Artist : Blind Faith
written by : Steve Winwood
Year Of Original Recording : 1969
chart : Did Not Chart (in US)
album : Blind Faith


about the song / songfacts :
Blind Faith was a Supergroup made up of Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech.
Winwood wrote this and sang lead.
Clapton played acoustic guitar on this, which he rarely did. In his previous group, Cream, he played long, intense solos, something he wanted to get away from with Blind Faith.
The album cover was a photo of an 11-year-old girl. She was naked and holding a model spaceship, which caused a lot of controversy. They released an alternate cover with a picture of the band when stores refused to carry the original.
Clapton sometimes plays this at his concerts, with a member of his band singing.
A common misconception is that Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood reunited at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, July 28, 2007. However, the first true live reunion occurred 2 months earlier at an event called Countryside Rocks at Highclere Castle, Hampshire, UK on May 19, 2007. Steve Winwood performed his set and Eric came on later as a guest. Together they played this song as well as "Watch Your Step," "Presence of the Lord," "Crossroads," "Little Queen Of Spades," "Had to Cry Today" and "Gimme Some Lovin'."


Meaning of Song :
According to Steve Winwood in an interview was that the song was written for a dear friend and his struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. He said he wrote it as if it were himself struggling and a inter discussion with himself.
"Come down off your thrown and leave your body alone Somebody must change" = Struggle between physical addiction and spiritual awakening.
"You are the reason I've been waiting here so long" = Again, he has been waiting for himself to return from addiction. The addict is not who he is
"Somebody holds the key" = he does
"I've been up and I just dont have the time and I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" = home is him, A lost aging man wasted on drugs trying to find himself......home


Cover Hierarchy : (truncated list)
Blind Faith, Blind Faith (1969) **ORIGINAL RECORDING ARTIST**
Yvonne Elliman, Yvonne Elliman (1972)
Ellen McIlwaine, Honky Tonk Angel (1972) [you can find a sample on Last FM]
Eric Clapton (live, with Yvonne Elliman), 461 Ocean Boulevard [Deluxe Edition, CD2] 1974
Swans, The Burning World (1989)
House Of Lords, Sahara (1990)
Joe Cocker, Night Calls (1991)
Elkie Brooks, Circles (1995)
Electronic, Twisted Tenderness (2000)
Alsion Krauss, Crossing Jordan Soundtrack (2003)
Widespread Panic, Über Cobra [live album] (2004)
Styx, Big Bang Theory (2005)


lyrics :
Come down off your throne and leave your body alone.
Somebody must change.
You are the reason I've been waiting so long.
Somebody holds the key.

But I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home.

Come down on your own and leave your body alone.
Somebody must change.
You are the reason I've been waiting all these years.
Somebody holds the key.

Chorus

But I can't find my way home.
But I can't find my way home.
But I can't find my way home.
But I can't find my way home.
Still I can't find my way home,
And I ain't done nothing wrong,
But I can't find my way home.


Audio Clips :
Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (Electric Version)


Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home


House Of Lords, Sahara (1990)


others :
Eric Clapton (live, with Yvonne Elliman), 461 Ocean Boulevard [Deluxe Edition, CD2] 1974
Styx, Big Bang Theory (2005)
Alsion Krauss, Crossing Jordan Soundtrack (2003)
Widespread Panic, Über Cobra [live album] (2004)
Bonnie Raitt with John Hammond Jr. & Lowell George (live 1971)
Swans, The Burning World (1989)
Electronic, Twisted Tenderness (2000)



YouTube :
Blind Faith


Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton, Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007


House Of Lords


Elkie Brooks


Yvonne Elliman


Joe Cocker


Styx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Eg0koYuWTI (embedding disabled)


FULL TAGS :
ACT:Alison Krauss, ACT:Blind Faith, ACT:Elkie Brooks, ACT:House Of Lords, ACT:Styx, ACT:Joe Cocker, ACT:Widespread Panic, ACT:Yvonne Elliman, ACT:Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton, ACT:Bonnie Raitt, ACT:Eric Clapton
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s
YOUTUBE
Song : Can't Find My Way Home
All-Time Favourites
Event: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

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Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger - (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back

title : (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back

artist : Peter Tosh (with Mick Jagger)

year charted : 1978

chart : #81 Billboard Hot 100

album : Bush Doctor

about the song :

this song is in fact a remake of "Don't Look Back", a 1965 song recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The b-side to their Top 20 hit "My Baby", "Don't Look back" broke out and became a hit among the R&B audience on its own, reaching #14 on the R&B charts.

Peter Tosh's reggae version with the modified title (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back actually did better on The Billboard Hot 100 Charts, peaking at #81 in 1978. The original Temptations' version only managed #83 in 1965.

more on The Temptations' original version : here

lyrics :

If it's love that you're running from
There is no hiding place
Just your problems, no one else's problems
Could just have to face

If you just put your hand in mine
We're gonna lay all our troubles behind
We're gonna walk and don't look back
Gonna walk and don't look back

Now if your first love has let you down
There's something can be done
Don't you have your faith in love
Remembering what been gone

So if you just put your hand in mine
We're gonna lay all our troubles behind
Gonna walk and don't look back
We're gonna walk and don't look back

If you just put your hand in mine
We're gonna lay all our troubles behind
We're gonna walk and don't look back
Gonna walk and don't look back

Places behind you
There to remind you

If your first love have broke your heart
There's something can be done
Don't have your faith in love
Remembering what's been gone

But if you just put your hand in mine
We're gonna lay all our troubles behind
Gonna walk and don't look back
We're gonna walk and don't look back

listen to both versions below :

Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die

title : And When I Die
artist : Blood, Sweat & Tears
year : 1969
chart : #2 Billboard Hot 100
album : Blood, Sweat & Tears















"I'm not scared of dying,
And I don't really care.
If it's peace you find in dying,
Well then let the time be near.
If it's peace you find in dying,
And if dying time is here,
Just bundle up my coffin
'Cause it's cold way down there.
I hear that its cold way down their.
Yeah, crazy cold way down their.

[Chorus:]
And when I die, and when I'm gone,
There'll be one child born
In this world to carry on,
to carry on.

Now troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell.
Swear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell,
But I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell.
Yes only my dying will tell.
Yeah, only my dying will tell.

[Chorus]

Give me my freedom for as long as I be.
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me,
And all I ask of dying is to go naturally.
Oh I want to go naturally.

Here I go,
Hey Hey!
Here comes the devil,
Right Behind.
Look out children,
Here he comes!
Here he comes! Hey...

Don't want to go by the devil.
Don't want to go by demon.
Don't want to go by Satan,
Don't want to die uneasy.
Just let me go naturally.

and when I die,
When I'm dead, dead and gone,
There'll be one child born in our world to carry on,
To carry on."