COUNTRY LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

JOHN DENVER
SONGWRITER: JOHN DENVER
COUNTRY: JOHN DENVER SINGS
ALBUM: ALBUM 1700
LABEL: WARNER BROS.
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1969
 
         Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943–October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was one of America's best-selling performers; AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
        Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed. He had 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S by the RIAA, with estimated sales of more than 33 million units. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, disdain for city life, enthusiasm for music, and relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, earning 12 gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Annie's Song", "Rocky Mountain High", "Calypso", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".
        Denver appeared in several films and television specials during the 1970s and 1980s, including the 1977 hit Oh, God!, in which he starred alongside George Burns. He continued to record into the 1990s, also focusing on environmental issues as well as lending vocal support to space exploration and testifying in front of Congress to protest censorship in music. He lived in Aspen for much of his life, where he was known for his love of Colorado. In 1974, Denver was named poet laureate of the state. The Colorado state legislature also adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two state songs in 2007.
An avid pilot, Denver died at age 53 in a single-fatality crash while piloting a recently purchased light plane.
        "Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was "Babe, I Hate to Go", as featured on his 1966 studio album John Denver Sings, but Denver's then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title. Peter, Paul and Mary recorded the song for their 1967 studio album, Album 1700, and Warner Bros.- Seven Arts released it as a single in 1969.
      It turned out to be Peter, Paul and Mary's biggest (and final) hit, becoming their only Nº. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song also spent three weeks atop the easy listening chart and was used in commercials for United Airlines in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The song also topped the charts in Canada, and reached No. 2 in both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart in February 1970.
       In 1969, John Denver recorded a version of the song for his debut studio album, Rhymes & Reasons, and re-recorded it in 1973 for John Denver's Greatest Hits. His version was featured in the end credits of The Guard.
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breaking it's early morn
The taxi's waiting he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
 
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go
 
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now they don't mean a thing
 
Everyplace I go I'll think of you
Every song I sing I'll sing for you
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring
 
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go
 
Well, the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way
 
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave you alone
About the times I won't have to say
 
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go
I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go.

NEW YEAR'S DAY

U 2
SONGWRITERS: Adam Clayton; Bono; Larry Mullen, Jr. & The Edge
COUNTRY: IRELAND
ÁLBUM: WAR
LABEL: COLUMBIA
GÊNERO: POP ROCK
YEAR: 1982
 
           U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's chiming, effects-based guitar sounds. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career.
        The band was formed when the members were teenaged pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School and had limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and the singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date: "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
        Facing creative stagnation and a backlash to their documentary/double album, Rattle and Hum (1988), U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, Achtung Baby (1991), and the multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour, the band pursued a new musical direction influenced by alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music, and they embraced a more ironic, flippant image. This experimentation continued through their ninth album, Pop (1997), and the PopMart Tour, which were mixed successes. U2 regained critical and commercial favour with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360º Tour of 2009–2011 set records for the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour, both of which were surpassed in 2019. The group most recently released the companion albums Songs of Innocence (2014) and Songs of Experience (2017), the former of which received criticism for its pervasive, no-cost release through the iTunes Store.
          U2 have released 14 studio albums and are one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold an estimated 150–170 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and social justice causes, including Amnesty International, Jubilee 2000, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, War Child, and Music Rising.
         "New Year's Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their 1983 album War and was released as the album's lead single in January 1983. With lyrics written about the Polish Solidarity movement, "New Year's Day" is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and the Edge's piano and guitar playing. It was the band's first UK hit single, peaking at number 10, and was also their first international hit, reaching for number 9 in Norway, number 11 on the Dutch Top 40, number 17 in Sweden, and number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
        In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the single at number 435 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". This song was also included in the Pitchfork 500.
        The UK cover features a photograph of Peter Rowen, who grew up near U2 lead vocalista Bono in Ireland.
Yeah
 
All is quiet on New Year's Day
A world in white gets underway
I want to be with you, be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
 
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
 
Under a blood-red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one
 
I, I will be with you again
I, I will begin again
 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, maybe the time is right
Oh, maybe tonight
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
 
And so we are told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day.

PEBA NA PIMENTA

MARINÊS
COMPOSITORES: Adelino Rivera; João Do Vale & José Batista
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: MARINÊS
GRAVADORA: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GÊNERO: FORRÓ
ANO: 1960
 
     Marinês, nome artístico de Inês Caetano de Oliveira (São Vicente Férrer, 16 de novembro de 1935—Recife, 14 de maio de 2007), foi uma cantora, atriz, apresentadora e bacharel em direito brasileira.
         Inês Caetano de Oliveira, nascida em São Vicente Férrer-PE, no dia 15 de novembro de 1935, mas por nascer em um domingo foi registrada numa segunda-feira dia 16 de novembro de 1935. Criada na cidade de Campina Grande-PB, viveu numa casa muito humilde no bairro da Liberdade, onde desde menina ajudava seu pai Manoel Caetano, na fabricação de armas e munições para o exército e posteriormente para o cangaço. Marinês cantou pela primeira vez, em um concurso de calouros da cidade, onde ouviu o anúncio no serviço de autofalantes do bairro. Anos depois, em plena situação de miséria, ela descobriu outro concurso de calouros da Rádio Difusora da cidade, onde o prêmio em 1º lugar ganharia na época cem mil reis em dinheiro e emprego na rádio Difusora.                            Marinês se inscreveu combinando com O irmão mais velho Ademar Caetano que a convidasse para ir passear no centro de Campina Grande para fazer a inscrição no concurso. Por saber que seu pai ouvia a programação da rádio, ela trocou o nome em sua inscrição, pois na família, era a única que não tinha o nome Maria. Então na inscrição, ela colocou Maria Inês. Que no dia de sua apresentação, o locutor da rádio, por engano, anunciou o nome dela como Marinês. Aonde ganhou em primeiro lugar, empatado com o Genival Lacerda. O prêmio foi dividido em partes iguais para cada um. Genival já era empregado de outra rádio, então Marinês ganhou a metade do prêmio e também tomou posse do cargo, como cantora oficial do Regional da Rádio Borborema, cantando chorinho, serestas e músicas românticas, onde iniciou sua carreira como cantora e ajudou a sua família. Em 1950, conheceu o mestre Abdias do acordeon (Abdias dos 8 baixos) paraibano que vinha de Alagoas para um recital na Rádio Difusora, onde foi paixão À primeira vista por Marines. E em 1 ano, namoraram, noivaram, se casaram e tiveram 1 filho, Marcos Farias. Abdias apresentou a Marinês um repertório de um cantor que fazia sucesso no país, Luiz Gonzaga, que a encantou. A partir daí, ela passou A ser a voz feminina da música nordestina, montando a Patrulha de Choque do Rei do Baião. Anos depois foi convidada por Gonzaga, a integrar as suas apresentações, seguindo para o Rio de Janeiro e foi coroada pelo mesmo, como a Rainha do Xaxado (dança típica dos cangaceiros de Lampião).       
   Em 1957, após muito destaque em suas apresentações, foi convidada para gravar seu primeiro Longplay pela gravadora SINTER, onde teve a inédita façanha de estourar duas obras em um só disco, Pisa na Fulô e Peba na Pimenta de João do Vale (autor até então desconhecido, lançado por Marinês). Participou de filmes da Atlântida, seguidos de mais de 45 discos gravados, todos com grandes sucessos. Sendo musa inspiradora de vários artistas como: NARA LEÃO, GAL COSTA, MARIA BETHÂNIA, CAETANO VELOSO, GILBERTO GIL, LULU SANTOS, AMELINHA e ELBA RAMALHO, e esta última com parcerias em disco, shows pelo Brasil e Canecão no Rio de Janeiro. Marinês é pesquisada até hoje, por artistas de todos os estilos musicais, por sua voz, forte e extremamente afinada, por sua garra, pelo seu caráter digno e conservador. Como disse Gilberto Gil, Marinês é a grande Mãe da Música Nordestina, o Luiz Gonzaga de Saia.

Seu Malaquia preparou
Cinco peba na pimenta
Só do povo de Campina
Seu Malaquia convidou mais de quarenta
Entre todos os convidados
Pra comer peba foi também Maria Benta
Benta foi logo dizendo
Se ardê, num quero não
Seu Malaquia então lhe disse
Pode comê sem susto
Pimentão não arde não
Benta começou a comê
A pimenta era da braba
Danou-se a ardê
Ela chorava, se maldizia
Se eu soubesse, desse peba não comia
 
Ai, ai, ai seu Malaquia
Ai, ai, você disse que não ardia
Ai, ai, tá ardendo pra daná
Ai, ai, mas tá fazendo uma arrelia
Depois houve arrasta-pé
O forró tava esquentando
O sanfoneiro então me disse
Tem gente aí que tá dançando soluçando
Procurei pra ver quem era
Pois não era Benta
Que inda estava reclamando?
 
Ai, ai, ai seu Malaquia
Ai, ai, você disse que não ardia
Ai, ai, tá ardendo eu sei que tá
Ai, ai, mas tá me dando uma agonia
 
(Ô sujeito, tu não disseste que esse peba não ardia?)
(E ardeu, Benta?)
(Ardeu)
(Mas tu gostou)
(Eu gostei. Gostei, mas tô com o seixo pegando fogo)
 
Depois houve arrasta-pé
O forró tava esquentando
O sanfoneiro então me disse
Tem gente aí que tá dançando soluçando
Procurei pra ver quem era
Pois não era Benta
Que inda estava reclamando?
 
Ai, ai, ai seu Malaquia
Ai, ai, você disse que não ardia
Ai, ai, tá ardendo pra daná
Ai, ai, mas tá me dando uma agonia
Ai, ai, ai seu Malaquia
Ai, ai, mas tá fazendo uma arrelia
Ai, ai, que tá bom eu sei que tá
Ai, ai, mas tá me dando uma agonia.

O SUCESSO DE ZEFINHA

ANASTÁCIA
COMPOSITOR: ANASTÁCIA
PAÍS: BRASIL
ÁLBUM: EU SOU ANASTÁCIA
GRAVADORA: ATRAÇÃO FONOGRÁFICA
GÊNERO: FORRÓ
ANO: 2019
 
         Lucinete Ferreira (RECIFE, 30 DE MAIO  de 1940), mais conhecida pelo NOME ARTÍSTICO  Anastácia, é uma CANTORA e COMPOSITORA BRASILEIRA, apelidada de "Rainha do Forró". Anastácia teve interesse pela música aos sete anos de idade. Foi esposa do músico DOMINGUINHOS (1942–2013), que foi seu principal parceiro na carreira musical.
          Compositora prolífica, apenas com Dominguinhos escreveu mais de 250 canções. Foi ainda indicada ao Grammy, na categoria "álbum de música de raízes em língua portuguesa", no ano de 2018, pelo álbum "Daquele Jeito", onde traz duetos especiais com artistas como Raimundo Fagner, Fafá de Belém, Alcione e Zeca Baleiro.

O Povo lá da Paraíba
Anda comentando numa boca só
Que a Zefa filha da Chiquinha
É muito assanhada pra dançar forró
Não pode ver um sanfoneiro
Que fica enxerida que chama atenção
A Chica não sabe de nada
Que a filha é falada em toda região
 
O povo comenta que a Zefa
Tão nova só pensa em xodó
Até já nem brinca de boneca
Agora é doidinha por forró
 
A Zefa é moça bonita
Bem apetitosa e ajeitadinha
Usando a calça bem justa
Cintura apertada fica bonitinha
Os homens ficam quase doidos
Querendo dançar só com a Zefinha
E ela por si não dá conta
Trocando de par a noite inteirinha.