FEEL NO PAIN

SADE ADU

SONGWRITERS: ANDREW HALE; SADE ADU & STUART MATTHEWMAN

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: LOVE LUXE

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: SOUL

YEAR: 1992

 

          Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/shah-DAY) are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop.

         The band's debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. The album was also a hit internationally, reaching number one in several countries and the top ten in the United States, where it has sold four million copies to date. In late 1985, the band released their second studio effort Promise, which peaked at number one in both the United Kingdom and the US. It was certified double platinum in the UK and quadruple platinum in the US. In 1986 Sade won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000), won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Their sixth studio album, Soldier of Love (2010), peaked at number four in the UK and number one in the US. In 2011, the band won their fourth Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

              Sade's US certified sales so far stand at 23.5 million units according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and have sold more than 75 million records worldwide to date. The band were ranked at No. 50 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

         Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by English band Sade. It was released in the United States on 26 October 1992 and in the United Kingdom on 1 November 1992 by Epic Records.

Mama been laid off

Papa been laid off

My brother's been laid off

For more than two years now

Ooh can't get a job

Billy can't get a job

Ooh they gotta listen to the blues

 

Help them to strive

Help them to move on

Help them to have some future

Help them to live long

Help them to live life

Help them to smile

Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

 

Mama been laid off

Papa been laid off

Billy can't get a job

For too long too long

Don't let them lose

We gotta give them a chance

It's gonna come back on everyone

If you don't make them dance

Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

 

There's nothing sacred (why, why, why)

Breathing hatred

We have to face it (why, why, why)

No one can take it

And feel no pain

 

Mama been laid off

Papa been laid off

My brother's been laid off

For more than two years now

Ooh can't get a job

Billy can't get a job

Ooh they gotta listen to the blues

 

Help them to strive

Help them to move on

Help them to have some future

Help them to live long

Help them to live life

Help them to smile

Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

 

One day we're gonna wake up

And the ghetto's all around

All over my friend

Have you ever seen a man break down

 

Do you know how that feels

To walk the street with your head held high

Why, why, why

Oh lord have mercy

Did you ever see a man break down

 

There's nothing sacred

Breathing hatred

We have to face it

No-one can take it (how can they take that much)

And feel no pain

Oh, did you ever see a man break down. 

HARDER TO BREATH

MAROON 5

SONGWRITER: ADAM LEVINE & JESSE CARMICHAEL

COUNTRY: U. S.A.

ALBUM: SONGS ABOUT JANE

LABEL: OCTONE

GENRE: FUNK ROCK

YEAR: 2002

 

             "Harder to Breathe" is a song by American band Maroon 5. The song was written by frontman Adam Levine for the band's debut album, Songs About Jane (2002). The song expresses tension, having been written quickly under trying circumstances. It tells the story about a former relationship Levine was involved in. "Harder to Breathe" was met with positive reception by music critics, who praised the track's sound. It was released in 2002 as the lead single of Songs About Jane.

       The song peaked at number six on Airplay Monitor. In spite of Maroon 5's later mainstream success, it also appeared on the Alternative Songs chart at number 31 and the Billboard Hot 100 at number 18. Internationally, the single charted at number 13 in the United Kingdom. "Harder to Breathe" also appeared in the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand charts, respectively.

             "Harder to Breathe" was included from Maroon 5's 2004 EP 1.22.03.Acoustic in an acoustic version and the live album Live – Friday the 13th (2005).

How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable

So condescending unnecessarily critical

I have the tendency of getting very physical

So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle

 

You drain me dry and make me wonder why I'm even here

This double vision I was seeing is finally clear

You want to stay but you know very well I want you gone

Not fit to funkin' tread the ground I'm walking on

 

When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love

You'll understand what I mean when I say

There's no way we're gonna give up

And like a little girl cries in the face

Of a monster that lives in her dreams

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

 

What you are doing is screwing things up inside my head

You should know better you never listened to a word I said

Clutching your pillow and writhing in a naked sweat

Hoping somebody someday, will do you like I did?

 

When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love

You'll understand what I mean when I say

There's no way we're gonna give up

And like a little girl cries in the face

Of a monster that lives in her dreams

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

 

Does it kill?

Does it burn?

Is it painful to learn?

That it's me that has all the control

 

Does it thrill?

Does it sting?

When you feel what I bring

And you wish that you had me to hold

 

When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love

You'll understand what I mean when I say

There's no way we're gonna give up

And like a little girl cries in the face

Of a monster that lives in her dreams

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

Is there anyone out there?

Cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME GET WHAT I WANT

THE SMITHS

SONGWRITERS: JOHNNY MARR & MORRISEY

COUNTRY:

ALBUM: HATFUL OF HOLLOW

LABEL: ROUGH TRADE

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 1984

 

             The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Consisting of vocalista Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce, critics consider the band one of the most important to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Internal tensions led to their break up in 1987 and subsequent offers to reunite have been refused. In 2012, all four Smiths' studio albums (and a compilation) appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", while "William, It Was Really Nothing" and "How Soon Is Now?" were included in the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.

Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr, the Smiths' focus on a guitar, bass, and drum sound, and fusion of 1960s rock and post-punk, were a rejection of the synthesiser-based dance-pop of the time. Marr's Rickenbacker guitar work was reminiscent of the jangle pop sound of Roger McGuinn from the Byrds. Morrissey's complex, literate lyrics combined themes of ordinary lives with mordant humour.

          The Smiths were signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records. Several Smiths singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and all of their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), both of which entered the top twenty of the European Albums Chart. Their live álbum Rank (1988) reached the top 10 in Europe.

           "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as the B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing" in 1984 and later featured on the compilation albums Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs. It has been covered by numerous other artists.

Good times, for a change

See, the luck I've had

Can make a good man turn bad

 

So please please please

Let me, let me, let me

Let me get what I want

This time

 

Haven't had a dream in a long time

See, the life I've had

Can make a good man bad

 

So for once in my life

Let me get what I want

Lord knows it would be the first time

Lord knows it would be the first time. 

HYMN TO HER

THE PRETENDERS

SONGWRITER: MEG KEENE

COUNTRY: U. K. & U. S. A.

ALBUM: GET CLOSE

LABEL: WARNER MUSIC GROUP

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1986

 

              The Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon in 1982 and 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; Hynde has been the band's only consistent member.

        The Pretenders' hit songs include "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town" (1980), "Message of Love" (1981), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Middle of the Road" (1983), "2000 Miles" (1983), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), "My Baby" (1986), and "I'll Stand by You" (1994). The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

            "Hymn to Her" is a song that was first released on the Pretenders' 1986 album Get Close. It was written by Meg Keene, a high school friend of Pretenders' lead singer Chrissie Hynde. "Hymn to Her" was released as a single in the UK and reached #8 on the charts. According to AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald, the song has remained popular on adult contemporary radio stations.

      According to Spin magazine critic Erik Himmelsbach, "Hymn to Her" is one of the songs presenting "traditional pop sentiments" which Hynde and the Pretenders mixed in with their more vitriolic work. Spin critic Brian Cullman described it as a "hymn to the eternal feminine." The Maiden, Mother and Crone that are mentioned in the song are Archetypes of the collective unconscious, specific psychological imaging of the major psychological transitions women undergo over a lifetime. The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism interprets the song as containing pagan themes. Though the Archetypes of the collective unconscious are not limited to religious belief. Vic Garbarini of Musician magazine suggested that a theme of the song is Hynde "trying to listen to that part of [herself] where all [her] songs come from." Greenwald considers it "a timeless love song about a life-long love." According to Greenwald, the melody combines folk music and gospel music elements.

            Cullman evaluated "Hymn to Her" as "a stunner" which combines "the spirit behind 'The Mists of Avalon' with the beauty of Sandy Denny's best work." Greenwald particularly praised the lyrics, Hynde's delivery, and the refrain. Ira Robbins and Delvin Neugebauer of Trouser Press described "Hymn To Her" as a "haunting ballad" that was one of the few worthy songs on Get Close. Author Barbara O'Dair described it as "glorious" and "spine-tingling" and "the best thing" on Get Close. The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism called it "enchanting."

        "Hymn to Her" was later included on the Pretenders' compilation albums The Singles in 1987 and Greatest Hits in 2000. It was also included on the multi-artist compilation album Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute in 1997. Sleeper covered the song as the b-side to "Vegas" and on the related EP in 1995

Let me inside you

Into your room

I've heard it's lined

With the things you don't show

Lay me beside you

Down on the floor

I've been your lover

From the womb to the tomb

I dress as your daughter

When the moon becomes round

You be my mother

When everything's gone

 

And she will always carry on

Something is lost

But something is found

They will keep on speaking her name

Somethings change

Some stay the same

 

Keep beckoning to me

From behind that closed door

The maid and the mother

And the crone that's grown old

 

I hear your voice

Coming out of that hole

I listen to you

And i want some more

I listen to you

And i want some more

 

And she will always carry on

Something is lost

But something is found

They will keep on speaking her name

Some things change

Some stay the same.