SADE & SANTANA - WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER

WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER

SADE & SANTANA

Songwriter: TIMMY THOMAS

Country: u. k.

Album: diamond life

Label: epic records

Genre: soul

Year: 1984

"Why Can't We Live Together" is a song by Timmy Thomas from the album Why Can't We Live Together. The song is notable for its sparse, stripped-down production, which featured only a Lowrey organ, percussion from an early rhythm machine and Thomas's passionate, soulful vocal. Thomas first sang it as an improvised number in his own nightclub, the Denisse Lounge Afterwards, following positive audience reception he wrote it as a full song. Thomas recorded a demo at Dukoff Recording Studios in North Miami, Florida, with Bill Borkan acting as sound engineer. Before the song was released on the album, it was pitched up a key. This is the only hit single that replaces a drummer with a drum machine.

TK Records staff producer Steve Alaimo listened to the demo of the song and was going to re-cut it with a full band, but then decided the song was already finished the way it was. Released as a single in late 1972, the song became a major hit in the U.S. during the early part of 1973, reaching the number one spot on the R&B chart, number three on the Billboard Pop Singles and eventually selling over two million copies. It was also a hit in the UK as well, peaking at number 12. There was a re-release on 7" and 12" in 1979, with a live version as B-side on the 7" European release. Since its release, it has been overdubbed and remixed by several artists, such as Thomas himself.

Sade é uma banda britânica muito popular tanto na Europa quanto nos Estados Unidos durante os anos 80 e começo dos anos 90. Além da vocalista principal Sade Adu, o grupo é composto por Stuart Matthewman (guitarra e saxofone), Paul Denman (baixo), Andrew Hale (teclado) e Paul Cook (bateria).

O Sade ganhou um Grammy com Lovers Rock na categoria "Melhor Álbum Pop" em 2002.

Tell me why tell me why tell me why

Umm why can't we live together

Tell me why tell me

Umm why can't we live together

Everybody wants to live together

Why can't we be together

No more war no more war no more war

Umm just a little peace

No more war no more war all we want

Is some peace in this world

Everybody wants to live together

Why can't we be together

No matter no matter what color

Umm you are still my brother

I said no matter no matter what color

Umm you are still my brother

Everybody wants to live together

Why can't we be together

Everybody wants to live

Everybodys got to be together

Ooh everybody wants to live

Everybodys got to be together

Ooh Ooh laaa laa laa laa

Everybodys got to be together

Everybody wants to be together

I said no matter no matter what color

Umm you are still my brother

I said no matter no matter what color

You are still my brother

Everybody wants to live together

Why can't we be together

Goitta live together

Together!