TEARS IN HEAVEN

ERIC CLAPTON

SONGWRITERS: ERIC CLAPTON & WILL JENNINGS

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

MOVIE: RUSH

ALBUM: RUSH

LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1992

"Tears in Heaven" é uma canção composta por Eric Clapton juntamente com Will Jennings, a letra fala sobre a dor e perda que Clapton sentiu após a morte de seu filho Conor de quatro anos de idade, que caiu da janela do 53º andar de um apartamento de um amigo de sua mãe, em Nova Iorque em 20 de março de 1991. Clapton, que chegou ao apartamento pouco depois do acidente, ficou visivelmente desesperado. Esta é uma das canções de maior sucesso de Clapton, atingindo a segunda posição na Billboard Hot 100 nos Estados Unidos, com uma guitarra clássica como instrumento principal. A canção também ficou três semanas na primeira posição na parada norte-americana Adult Contemporary em 1992.

Will Jennings, co-autor da música, relutou no início para ajudá-lo a compor uma canção pessoal. A composição foi inicialmente lançada na trilha sonora do filme Rush, seguido pelo álbum acústico Unplugged (1992). "Tears in Heaven" ganhou três Grammys dos seis que Clapton levou, sendo: Gravação do Ano, Canção do Ano e Melhor Performance Vocal Pop Masculina no Grammy Award de 1993. Ele também ganhou um prêmio no MTV Video Music Award de Melhor Videoclipe Masculino em 1992. Clapton parou de tocá-la em 2004, bem como a canção "My Father's Eyes", afirmando: "Eu não sentia mais a sensação de perda, que é uma parte integrante dessas composições. Eu preciso me conectar com os sentimentos que havia quando compus essas canções. Acho que esses sentimentos se foram, e eu não quero que eles voltem novamente. Minha vida mudou desde então. Canções assim só precisam de uma pausa e talvez eu volte a apresentá-las de uma maneira nova".

Would you know my name

if I saw you in Heaven?

Would it be the same

if I saw you in Heaven?

I must be strong and carry on,

'Cause I know

I don't belong

here in Heaven.

Would you hold my hand

if I saw you in Heaven?

Would you help me stand

if I saw you in Heaven?

I'll find my way

through night and day,

'Cause I know

I just can't stay

here in Heaven.

Time can bring you down;

time can bend your knees.

Time can break your heart,

have you begging please,

begging please.

Beyond the door

there's peace I'm sure,

And I know

there'll be no more

tears in Heaven.

Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven?

Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven?

I must be strong and carry on,

'Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven

THREE LITTLE GIRLS

JJ CALE & ERIC CLAPTON

SONGWRITERS: ERIC CLAPTON

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: THE ROAD TO ESCONDIDO

LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK CLÁSSICO

YEAR: 2006

The Road to Escondido is an album by J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton. It was released on 7 November 2006. Contained on this album are the final recordings of Billy Preston, to whom the album is dedicated.

In 2004, Eric Clapton held the Crossroads Guitar Festival, a three-day festival in Dallas, Texas. Among the performers was J.J. Cale, giving Clapton the opportunity to ask Cale to produce an album for him. The two started working together and eventually decided to record an album. A number of high-profile musicians also agreed to work on the album, including Billy Preston, Derek Trucks, Taj Mahal, Pino Palladino, John Mayer, Steve Jordan and Doyle Bramhall II. In a coup, whether intended or not, the entire John Mayer Trio participated on this album in one capacity or another.

Escondido is a city near Cale's hometown of Valley Center, California, in San Diego County. Eric Clapton owned a mansion in Escondido in the 1980s and early '90s. Cale and Clapton thought it would be a good name for the album because of their dual acquaintanceship with the city.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2008.

When this world got me feeling low

I don't need nowhere else to go

Cause I get all the love I need, from

Three little girls

We're in the garden collecting snails

On the bed reading fairy tales

I get all I'll ever need from

Three little girls

Cause all my world was sad and weary

All my days were winding down

Then you showed me a better way

My three little girls

Lord, you've put me to the test

And lead me through the wilderness

Then you showed me a brighter day

With Three little girls

Julie Rose, and Ellie Mae,

Sophie Belle, You came to stay

You take my breath away

My three little girls

Cause all my world was sad and weary

All my days were winding down

You showed me a better way

My three little girls

Three little girls

NOTHING´S GONNA STOP US NOW

STARSHIP

SONGWRITERS: Diane Warren & Albert Hammond

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: NO PRETECTION

LABEL: GRUNT RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1987

        "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co--written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren, recorded by the American rock band Starship in 1986. It is a duet featuring Starship vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas. Featured as the theme to the romantic comedy film Mannequin, it hit No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987 and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks the following month and became the UK's 2nd biggest selling single of 1987. The song also reached the top 10 in six European countries. The single became the first number one single by songwriter Diane Warren. At the time, it made Grace Slick (aged 47) the oldest woman to have a number one single in the United States though the record was later broken by Cher's "Believe" in 1999 (aged 52).

      The song also received na Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Song" at the 60th Academy Awards. In addition to appearing on the Mannequin soundtrack, the song was also released on Starship's álbum No Protection in July 1987. The music video was released in late 1986 to promote Mannequin.

Looking in your eyes I see a paradise

This world that I've found

Is too good to be true

Standing here beside you

Want so much to give you

This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you

Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that

Put your hand in my hand baby

Don't ever look back

Let the world around us just fall apart

Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart

Chorus:

And we can build this dream together

Standing strong forever

Nothing's gonna stop us now

And if this world runs out of lovers

We'll still have each other

Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now

I'm so glad I found you

I'm not gonna lose you

Whatever it takes I will stay here with you

Take it to the good times

See it through the bad times

Whatever it takes is what I'm gonna do

Let 'em say we're crazy, what do they know

Put your arms around me baby

Don't ever let go

Let the world around us just fall apart

Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart

And we can build this dream together

And if this world runs out of lovers

We'll still have each other

Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us

Ooh, all that I need is you

All that I ever need

And all that I want to do

Is hold you forever, ever and ever, hey

(Guitar solo)

And we can build this dream together

Standing strong forever

Nothing's gonna stop us now

And if this world runs out of lovers

We'll still have each other

Nothing's gonna stop us

Nothing's gonna stop us, whoa

Nothing's gonna stop us now, oh no

Hey baby, I know, hey baby, nothing's gonna stop us

Hey baby, woo, nothing, hey baby

Nothing's gonna stop us now yeah

HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH

BELINDA CARLISLE

SONGWRITERS: RICK NOWELS & ELLEN SHIPLEY

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: HEAVEN ON EARTH

LABEL: MCA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1987

Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by Belinda Carlisle and her most successful to date. Released in 1987 it featured three singles that made the Top 10 charts in the United States, including the #1 hit and signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".

Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth?

Ooh heaven is a place on earth

They say in heaven love comes first

We'll make heaven a place on earth

Ooh, heaven is a place on earth

When the night falls down

I wait for you

And you come around

And the world's alive

With the sound of kids

On the street outside

When you walk into the room

You pull me close and we start to move

And we're spinning with the stars above

And you lift me up in a wave of love...

Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth?

Ooh heaven is a place on earth

They say in heaven love comes first

We'll make heaven a place on earth

Ooh, heaven is a place on earth

When I feel alone

I reach for you

And you bring me home

When I'm lost at sea

I hear your voice

And it carries me

In this world we're just beginning

To understand the miracle of living

Baby I was afraid before

But I'm not afraid anymore

Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth?

Ooh heaven is a place on earth

They say in heaven love comes first

We'll make heaven a place on earth

Ooh, heaven is a place on earth...