THROUGH THE FIRE

RENEE OLSTEAD - DAVID FOSTER AND FRIENDS

SONGWRITER: DAVID FOSTER; CYNTHIA WEIL; TOM KEANE & THE KEANE BROTHERS

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: I FEEL FOR YOU

LABEL: WARNER BROS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1984

"Through the Fire" is a song from Chaka Khan's 1984 album, I Feel for You. The David Foster-produced track was the third single from the album. It reached #60 in the US and #15 on the R&B charts. and was one of the few Khan hits to cross to the Adult Contemporary chart. The music video was filmed at Los Angeles Union Station.

Foster revealed in his 2011 PBS Concert "The Hit Man Returns" that this was the only melody that he ever wrote with someone in mind and that the working title of the piece was actually called "Chaka" because he was very confident that Khan would perform the song.

[** feat. Chaka Khan:]

I look in your eyes and I can see*

We've loved so dangerously

You're not trusting your heart to anyone

You tell me you're gonna play it smart

We're through before we start

But I believe that we've only just begun

When it's this good, there's no saying no

I want you so, I'm ready to go

[Chorus:]

Through the fire

To the limit, to the wall

For a chance to be with you

I'd gladly risk it all

Through the fire

Through whatever, come what may

For a chance at loving you

I'd take it all the way

Right down to the wire

Even through the fire

I know you're afraid of what you feel

You still need time to heal

And I can help if you'll only let me try

You touch me and something in me knew

What I could have with you

Well I'm not ready to kiss that dream goodbye

When it's this sweet, there's no saying no

I need you so, I'm ready to go

[Chorus]

Through the test of time

[Chorus]

Through the fire, to the limit

Through the fire, through whatever

Through the fire, to the limit

Through the fire, through whatever

 NEVER FORGET YOU

ZARA LARSSON & MNEK

Songwriters: Uzoechi Emenike Stephanie, Zara Larsson & Arron Davey

Country: Sweden & england

Album: never forgot you/single

Label: virgin emi records

Genre: house

Year: 2015

"Never Forget You" é uma canção do artista musical britânico MNEK e da cantora sueca Zara Larsson. Foi composta por ambos em conjunto com Astronomyy, que se encarregou de sua produção. O seu lançamento como single ocorreu em 22 de julho de 2015, através da Virgin EMI Records, sendo comercializada em outros países pela Epic Records e com Larsson sendo creditada como artista principal.

I used to be so happy

But without you here I feel so low

I watched you as you left

But I can never seem to let you go

Cause once upon a time you were my everything

It's clear to see that time hasn't changed a thing

It's buried deep inside me

But I feel there's something you should know

I will never forget you

And you'll always be by my side

From the day that I met you

I knew that I would love you till the day I die

And I will never want much more

And in my heart I'll always be sure

I will never forget you

And you'll always be by my side

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Funny how we both end up here

But everything seems so right

I wonder what would happen

If we went back and put up a fight

Cause once upon a time you were my everything

It's clear to see that time hasn't changed a thing

So thoughtful whisper

Do you think I'll ever take you off my mind

I will never forget you

And you'll always be by my side

From the day that I met you

I knew that I would love you till the day I die

And I will never want much more

And in my heart I'll always be sure

I will never forget you

And you'll always be by my side

Till the day I die

Feeling it, loving it

Everything that we do

And all along

I knew I had

Something special with you

But sometimes

You just gotta know

That these things fall through

But I'm still tied

And I can't hide

My connection with you

Feeling it, loving it

Everything that we do

And all along

I knew I had

Something special with you

But sometimes

You just gotta know

That these things fall through

I can't hide my connection with you

I will never forget you

And you'll always be by my side

From the day that I met you

I knew that I would love you till the day I die

And I will never want much more

And in my heart I'll always be sure

I will never forget you

And you'll always be by my side

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

Till the day I die

I will never forget you

I will never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never

I will never forget you

Till the day I die

SPOONFUL

HOWLIN' WOLF

SONGWRITER: WILLIE DIXON

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: SPOONFUL

LABEL: CHESS RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1960

"Spoonful" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. Called "a stark and haunting work", it is one of Dixon's best known and most interpreted songs. Etta James had a pop and R&B record chart hit with "Spoonful" in 1961, and it was popularized in the late 1960s by the British rock group Cream.

The Howlin' Wolf Album is a 1969 album by Howlin' Wolf, with Rotary Connection as his backing band. It mixed blues with psychedelic rock arrangements on several of Howlin' Wolf's classic songs. Howlin' Wolf strongly disliked the album, and Chess Records referenced this fact on the album's cover. The album peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard Black Albums chart.

It could be a spoonful of coffee

It could be a spoonful of tea

But one little spoon of your precious love

Is good enough for me

Men lie about that spoonful

Some cry about that spoonful

Some die about that spoonful

Everybody fight about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

It could be a spoonful of water

To save you from the desert sand

But one spoon of love1 from my forty-five

Will save you from another man

Men lie about that spoonful

Some cry about that spoonful

Some die about that spoonful

Everybody fight about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

It could be a spoonful of sugar

It could be a spoonful of tea

But one little spoon of your precious love

Is good enough for me

Men lie about that spoonful

Some cry about that spoonful

Some die about that spoonful

Everybody fight about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

CROSSROAD BLUES

ROBERT JOHNSON

SONGWRITER: ROBERT JOHNSON

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: KING OF DELTA BLUES SINGERS

LABEL: VOCATION REC ORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1961

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including the Faustian myth that he sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads to achieve success. As na itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime.

It was only after the reissue of his recordings in 1961, on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers, that his work reached a wider audience. Johnson is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly of the Mississippi Delta blues style. He is credited by many rock musicians as an important influence; Eric Clapton has called Johnson "the most important blues singer that ever lived." Johnson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence in its first induction ceremony, in 1986. In 2010, David Fricke ranked Johnson fifth in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

"Cross Road Blues" (more commonly known as "Crossroads") is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues-style. The song has become part of the Robert Johnson mythology as referring to the place where he supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his musical talents, although the lyrics do not contain any specific references.

Bluesman Elmore James revived the song with recordings in 1954 and 1960–1961. English guitarist Eric Clapton with Cream popularized the song as "Crossroads" in the late 1960s. Their blues rock interpretation inspired many cover versions and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". Rolling Stone placed it at number three on the magazine's list of the "Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" in recognition of Clapton's guitar work.

I went down to the crossroad

fell down on my knees

I went down to the crossroad

fell down on my knees

Asked the lord above "Have mercy now

save poor Bob if you please"

Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad

tried to flag a ride

ooo ooo eee

I tried to flag a ride

Didn't nobody seem to know me babe

everybody pass me by

Standin at the crossroad babe

risin sun goin down

Standin at the crossroad babe

eee eee eee, risin sun goin down

I believe to my soul now,

Poor Bob is sinkin down

You can run, you can run

tell my friend Willie Brown

You can run, you can run

tell my friend Willie Brown

(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord

babe, I'm sinkin down

And I went to the crossraod momma

I looked east and west

I went to the crossraod baby

I looked east and west

Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman

ooh-well babe, in my distress