DON’T GIVE UP ON ME

JAMIE CULLUM
SONGWRITERS: IAIN ARCHER & JAMIE CULLUM
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: DON’T GIVE UP ON ME
LABEL: LIONESS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 2020
 
        Jamie Cullum(born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer-songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. He has recorded eight studio albums, three compilation albums, one live album and twenty-four singles. Since April 2010, he has presented a weekly Tuesday evening jazz show on BBC Radio 2.
Well, I struggle for perfection
And there's moonlight in the flaws
Well, I'm dazzled by projections
Going deeper into loss
 
You can close your ears and lock the doors
And never let the hope in
But don't shut out the truth because
Love only gets in when you're open
 
Don't give up on me
Don't give up on me
When you hold me
When you hold me
Like you can't let go
Like you can't let go
When you hold me
When you hold me
Like you can't let go?
When you can't let go
 
So come on and let me reach out
And let's use these days for living
When I fall asleep I dream now
I thought that I was drifting
 
We tone down and realize
To bloom, you must be broken
But don't shut out the truth, because
Love only gets in when you're open
 
Don't give up on me
Don't give up on me
When you hold me
When you hold me
Like you can't let go
Like you can't let go
When you hold me
When you hold me
Like you can't let go
When you can't let go
 
You can close your ears and lock the doors
And never let the hope in
But don't shut out the truth because
Love only gets in
 
When you hold me
When you hold me
Like you can't let go
Like you can't let go
When you hold me
When you hold me
Like you can't let go
You can't let go
Don't give up on me.

SYMPATHIQUE

PINK MARTINI
COMPOSITEURES: FORBES CHINA F & LAUDERDALE THOMAS M
PAYS: U. S. A.
ALBUM: SYMPATHIQUE
LABEL: HEINZ RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1997
 
          Sympathique est le premier album complet du groupe de Portland, Oregon, Pink Martini. Il est sorti le 11 novembre 1997 sur le propre label de Pink Martini, Heinz Records. En 2013, il s'est vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires dans le monde.
Ma chambre a la forme d'une cage
Le soleil passe son bras par la fenêtre
Les chasseurs à ma porte
Comme les petits soldats
Qui veulent me prendre
 
Je ne veux pas travailler
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume
 
Déjà j'ai connu le parfum de l'amour
Un million de roses n'embaumerait pas autant
Maintenant une seule fleur dans mes entourages
Me rend malade
 
Je ne veux pas travailler
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume
 
Je ne suis pas fière de ça
Vie qui veut me tuer
C'est magnifique être sympathique
Mais je n'le connais jamais
 
Je ne veux pas travailler, non
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume
 
Je n'suis pas fière de ça
Vie qui veut me tuer
C'est magnifique être sympathique
Mais je n'le connais jamais
 
Je ne veux pas travailler, non
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume.

MY LITTLE BROWN BOOK

ARETHA FRANKLIN
SONGWRITER: BILLY STRAYHORN
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
LABEL: CBS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 2011
 
         Aretha Louise Franklin(/əˈriːθə/ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists.
         As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers.
          Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You(1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark(1970), Young, Gifted and Black(1972), Amazing Grace(1972), and Sparkle(1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. The singer appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It(1982), Who's Zoomin' Who?(1985) and Aretha(1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose"; later, she released an album with the same name.
          Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. Besides the foregoing, the singer's well-known hits also include "Ain't No Way", "Call Me", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who" and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). Franklin won 18 Grammy Awards, including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance(1968–1975), a Grammy Awards Living Legend honor and Lifetime Achievement Award.
My little brown book
With the silver binding
How it keeps reminding me
Of a memory that's haunting me
 
In some quiet nook
I go through its pages
Use this ageless tale
Of the love that failed
To ever become true
 
On this page is the date
Of that fateful night at eight
When we found we were no longer in love
After that, there's nothing more
Just a dark and futile door
That shuts out the stars above
 
My little brown book
I inscribed your heart vows
But since we're apart
Now this and that last sweet kiss
Is all that's left of you
Is all that's left of you.

SOLEN HAR GÅTT NER

VERONICA MAGGIO
SONGWRITERS: JOAKIM HERBERT BERG; VERONICA MAGGIO & SIMON HANS DAVID TOBIAS HASSLE
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
ALBUM: FIENDER ÄR TRÅKIGT
LABEL: UNIVERSAL MUSIC
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2019
 
         Veronica Sandra Karin Maggio(born 15 March 1981) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
           Born to an Italian father and a Swedish mother, Maggio was raised in Uppsala. After studying music and being the lead member of a band, Maggio released her debut single, "Dumpa mig" in 2006 under Universal Music. Her debut album, Vatten och bröd(2006), proved to be commercial success and resulted in Maggio winning a Grammi for "Årets nykomling" (Newcomer of the Year).
          Since her debut, Maggio has released five more albums under Universal, with four of them topping the charts in Sweden. Additionally, 26 of her songs have become top-20 hits in Sweden. She has had three number one hits in Europe with "Måndagsbarn" (2008) in Norway and "Jag kommer"(2011) and "Hornstullsstrand" (2019) in Sweden. Outside of her solo releases, she has written songs for other artists, most notably "Hey Brother" for Avicii.
Jag trodde det var glömt och förlåtet
Tusen år sen sen vi gjorde slut och du gråter
Är vi nu på samma sida i bråken?
Känns som att vi är galaxer ifrån men
Jag undrar om det är som det låter
Flera gånger har jag hört att jag är så svår men
Nu när jag blivit bättre så går det
Sämre än det borde, jag försöker förstå det
 
Andas, andas, glömmer bort att andas
Mm-mm, alla måste andas
 
Solen har gått ner
Inget kvar att se
Snälla, ta mig med
Blinkar och sen ler
Jag har ingenstans att va'
Bara tomma flaskor kvar
Men solen har gått ner
Och jag hör dig gå
 
Jag ställer mig på tå här i baren
Ser de andra vänta ute på trottoaren
De stänger stället men min stol får stå kvar än
Önskar att du kunde hålla mitt hår sem
Slänger nötter på nån i personalen
Gick iväg när de frågade "Vem var det?"
Stanna, stanna, snälla förlåt mig
Vi glömmer det, men vem såg mig?
Andas, andas alla måste andas
 
Solen har gått ner
Inget kvar att se
Snälla, ta mig med
Blinkar och sen ler
Jag har ingenstans att va'
Bara tomma flaskor kvar
Men solen har gått ner
Och jag hör dig gå
 
Det är jag och några kids och en man i kostym
Sitter kvar, nå'n station, det får bli som det blir
Kommer hem, tänder upp, allt på högsta volym
Det får aldrig va' mörkt mellan åtta och sju
Kanske flyttar nånstans där det aldrig är stängt
Han på 7-Eleven har tröttnat på mig
Jag blir bländad av strålkastarna på din bil
Jag står kvar här på strecken i ljuset, i ljuset
 
Solen har gått ner
Inget kvar att se
Snälla, ta mig med
Blinkar och sen ler
Jag har ingenstans att va'
Bara tomma flaskor kvar
Men solen har gått ner
Och jag hör dig gå.
Och jag hör dig
Och jag hör dig
Och jag hör dig gå.