SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD

JOE COCKER
SONGWRITER: JOHN ELTON & TAUPIN BERNIE
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: THE BEST OF JOE COCKER
LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS
GENRE: R & B
YEAR: 1992
 
      John Robert "Joe" Cocker(20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were covers of songs by other artists, though he composed a number of his own songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.
       His first album featured a recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows, including Woodstock and Isle of Wight in 1969, the Party at the Palace in 2002, and was also known as the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. He continued his success with his second album, which included a second Beatles cover: "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window". A hastily thrown together 1970 U.S. tour led to the live double-album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, which featured an all-star band organized by Leon Russell. His 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the U.S., and became his signature song. Cocker's best selling song was the U.S. number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes that earned a 1983 Grammy Award. He released a total of 22 studio albums over a 43-year recording career.
         In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
         The Best of Joe Cocker is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released as a 16-track release in UK, Germany and the rest of the Europe in 1992 and as a 12-track release in the United States and Canada in 1993.
What have I got to do to make you love me
What have I got to do to make you care
What do I do when lightning strikes me
And I wake to find that you're not there
 
What do I do to make you want me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I say when it's all over
And sorry seems to be the hardest word
 
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
 
What do I do to make you love me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I do when lightning strikes me
What have I got to do
What have I got to do
When sorry seems to be the hardest word.

WE BELONG TOGETHER

MARAH CAREY
SONGWRITERS: BOBBY WOMACK; DARNELL BRISTOL; JERMAINE MAULDIN; JOHNTA AUSTIN; KENNETH EDMONDS; MANUEL SEAL; MARIAH CAREY; PATRICK MOTEN; SANDRA SULLY & SIDNEY JOHNSON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE EMACIPATION OF MIMI
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: R & B
YEAR: 2005
 
          Mariah Carey(/məˈraɪə/; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" and the "Queen of Christmas", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register. Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album. She was the first artist to have her first five singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
      Carey's debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she married three years later. Carey achieved worldwide success with the albums Music Box(1993), Merry Christmas (1994), and Daydream(1995), with singles including "Hero", "Without You", "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", and "One Sweet Day", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s). After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and incorporated more elements of hip hop with Butterfly(1997). Billboard named her the Artist of the 1990s Decade, while the World Music Awards honored her as the bestselling female pop artist of the millennium.
      The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released through Island Records on April 12, 2005. The album was considered Carey's "comeback album" by critics and became her highest-selling release in the US in a decade. In composing the album, Carey collaborated with many songwriters and producers throughout 2004, including Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, Twista, Nelly, Pharrell Williams, and James "Big Jim" Wright, many of whom appeared as featured guests on select tracks.
        Carey opted to use her personal nickname 'Mimi' in the title, revealing a more intimate side of the singer, as seen in the album's declarative theme of emancipation from her personal and commercial setbacks. The Emancipation of Mimi garnered critical acclaim, with praise towards its production, Carey's vocal performance, with critics noting the theme of independence and lack of restraint, dubbing the album a "party" record. Although it has similar vocal production to her previous works and an inclination towards her signature ballads, the album encompasses dance-oriented and uptempo styles in keeping with its celebratory motif. The album garnered eight nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year, and won three awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album. It became Carey's first album since Butterfly(1997) to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling over 404,000 copies in its first week and becoming the country's best-selling album of 2005. Internationally, it topped the charts in Greece, and reached the top-five in Canada, Denmark, France, and Japan, and was the world's second best-selling album of the year. The Emancipation of Mimi has sold over 10 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.
      "It's Like That" became one of her highest-charting songs in years, reaching the top twenty in several countries. "We Belong Together" accumulated 14 weeks at number one in the US, and was later hailed "song of the decade" by Billboard. It reached number one in Australia, number two in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and achieved top-five positions in several European countries. To promote the album, Carey embarked on her sixth concert tour, entitled The Adventures of Mimi, starting on July 22, 2006, and ending on October 28, 2006.
Ooh, ooh
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, sweet love, yeah
 
I didn't mean it when I said I didn't love you so
I shoulda held on tight, I never shoulda let you go
I didn't know nothing, I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I could not fathom that I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I'd be sitting here beside myself
'Cause I didn't know you, 'cause I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
 
The feeling that I'm feeling
Now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
'Cause I don't have a choice
Oh, what I wouldn't give to have you lying by my side
Right here, 'cause, baby (we belong together)
 
When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together
 
Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough?
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together
 
I can't sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singin' to me "If you think you're lonely now"
Wait a minute, this is too deep (too deep)
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial, trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
I only think of you
And it's breaking my heart
I'm trying to keep it together
But I'm falling apart
I'm feeling all out of my element
I'm throwing things, cryin'
Tryin' to figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life
Baby (my life, my life)
 
When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together
 
Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough?
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together
Baby
When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together
 
Who am I gon' lean on when times get rough?
Who's gon' talk to me 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gon' take your place? There ain't nobody better
 
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together
We belong together.

 LETTRE A HÉLÈNE

DAVE(OTTO LEVENBACH)
COMPOSITEURES: MICHEL CIWIE & PATRICK YVON GUY LOISEAU
PAYS: AMSTERDAM/NEERLAND
ALBUM: POUR WUE TU ME COMPRENNES...
RECORD: CBS
GENRE: CHANSON FRANÇAISE
ANNÉE: 1978
 
          Dave, nom de scène de Wouter Otto Levenbach, né le 4 mai 1944 à Amsterdam, est un chanteur néerlandais. Il commence sa carrière en 1963 et connaît le succès dans les années 1970 avec des chansons francophones comme Vanina et Du côté de chez Swann. Il se consacre plus nettement ces dernières années à la présentation ou à l'animation d'émissions de télévision, principalement en France.
       Pour que tu me comprennes est le cinquième album studio de Dave, sorti en 1978. Il est sorti chez CBS.
Cette lettre que je t'envoie
Dieu seul sait quand tu la recevras
Au fin fond de l'hémisphère
Où les saisons tournent à l'envers
Quelle idée, ma douce Hélène
De t'exiler aux Îles des Kerguelen
 
Hélène, si je t'écris
Aux Kerguelen, c'est parce qu'ici
Sans le savoir, tu as laissé quelqu'un qui t'aime
Hélène
 
Hélène j'ai froid au cœur
De mon côté de l'équateur
Aux antipodes, as-tu trouvé quelqu'un qui t'aime
Hélène
 
Moi et la géographie
On est devenus bons amis
Et je passe des heures entières
Tout seul devant le planisphère
Mais de ton île, je ne sais rien
Sinon qu'elle est dans l'Océan Indien
 
Hélène, si mon appel
Arrive jusqu'à ton archipel
Par le premier courrier, donne-moi des nouvelles
Hélène, je t'aime
 
Hélène, ça rime à quoi
De vivre au Sud pour avoir froid
Et de passer l'été comme en hiver
Hélène, je t'aime
 
Hélène, si je t'écris
Aux Kerguelen, c'est parce qu'ici
Sans le savoir, tu as laissé quelqu'un qui t'aime
Hélène
 
Hélène, si mon appel
Arrive jusqu'à ton archipel
Par le premier courrier, donne-moi des nouvelles
Hélène, je t'aime
 
Hélène, si je t'écris
Aux Kerguelen, c'est parce qu'ici
Sans le savoir tu as laissé quelqu'un qui t'aime
Hélène
 
Hélène, si je t'écris
Aux Kerguelen, c'est parce qu'ici
Sans le savoir, tu as laissé quelqu'un qui t'aime
Hélène.

LA VIE NE VAUT RIEN
ALAIN SOUCHON
COMPOSITEUR: ALAIN SOUCHON
PAYS: CASABLANCA/MARROCOS-FRANCE
ALBUM: COLLECTION, VOLUMEN 1
RECORD: VIRGIN FRANCE
GENRE: POP
ANNÉE: 2001
 
           Alain Souchon, né Alain Kienast, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète et acteur français né le 27 mai 1944 à Casablanca au Maroc. Figure majeure de la chanson française depuis les années 1970, sa carrière est notamment marquée par sa collaboration avec Laurent Voulzy entamée en 1974. Il a vendu plus de 9 millions de disques.
       Alain Souchon est l'un des artistes les plus récompensés aux Victoires de la musique avec 9 trophées gagnés depuis 1986.

Il a tourné sa vie dans tous les sens
Pour savoir si ça avait un sens l'existence
Il a demandé leur avis à des tas de gens ravis, ravis
De donner leur avis sur la vie
Il a traversé les vapeurs des derviches tourneurs
Des haschich fumeurs
Et il a dit
 
La vie ne vaut rien, rien
La vie ne vaut rien
Mais moi quand je tiens, tiens
Mais moi quand je tiens
Là dans mes deux mains éblouies
Les deux jolis petits seins de mon amie
Là je dis rien, rien, rien
Rien ne vaut la vie
 
Il a vu l'espace qui passe
Entre la jet set, les fastes, les palaces
Et puis les techniciens de surface
D'autres espèrent dans les clochers, les monastères
Voir le vieux sergent pépère mais ce n'est que Richard Gere
Il est entré comme un insecte sur site d'internet
Voir les gens des sectes
Et il a dit
 
La vie ne vaut rien, rien
La vie ne vaut rien
Mais moi quand je tiens, tiens
Mais moi quand je tiens
Là dans mes deux mains éblouies
Les deux jolis petits seins de mon amie
Là je dis rien, rien, rien
Rien ne vaut la vie
 
Il a vu le manque d'amour, manque d'argent
Comme la vie c'est détergent
Et comme ça nettoie les gens
 
Il a joué "jeux interdit" pour des amis endormis
La nostalgie
Et il a dit
 
La vie ne vaut rien, rien
La vie ne vaut rien
Mais moi quand je tiens, tiens
Mais moi quand je tiens
Là dans mes deux mains éblouies
Les deux jolis petits seins de mon amie
Là je dis rien, rien, rien
Rien ne vaut la vie
Rien, rien, rien
Rien ne vaut la vie
Rien, rien, rien
Rien ne vaut la vie.