HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU

MICHAEL BOLTON
SONGWRITER: MICHAEL BOLTON & ANDREW GOLDMARK
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: SOUL PROVIDER
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: POP ROCK
YEAR: 1989
 
     Michael Bolotin(born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s.
       Bolton has sold more than 75million records, and recorded eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on the Billboard charts, as well as winning six American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards.
He represented Connecticut at the American Song Contest 2022 with the song, "Beautiful World"
    Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records/CBS. To date, the album has sold 12.5 million copies worldwide.
      Containing five US top 40 hits (including three that reached the top 10), Soul Provider achieved longevity on the charts. The album spent almost four years on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 3. It was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA).
For the single version of "Georgia on My Mind", CBS edited out Michael Brecker's saxophone solo and replaced it with one by Kenny G.
     Soul Provider has received generally mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic retrospectively described it as "more of the same", but noted that due to this album, Bolton "was now stoking the romantic fires in bedrooms across America". Robert Christgau gave the album a negative review, declaring Bolton to be "indistinguishable from pop metal except in the wattage of his guitar parts and the shamelessness of his song doctors." The Rolling Stone Album Guide described the album as the beginning of Bolton's descent into overdone and disrespectful covers, though they added that some of the self-penned performances on the album showed potential.
I could hardly believe it
When I heard the news today
I had to come and get it straight from you
They said you were leavin'
Someone's swept your heart away
From the look upon your face, I see it's true
So tell me all about it, tell me 'bout the
Plans you're makin'
Then tell me one thing more before I go
 
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Now that I've been lovin' you so long
How am I supposed to live without you
How am I supposed to carry on
When all that I've been livin' for is gone
 
I didn't come here for cryin'
Didn't come here to break down
It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end
And how can I blame you
When I build my world around
The hope that one day we'd be so much
More than friends
And I don't wanna know the price I'm
Gonna pay for dreaming
When even now it's more than I can take
 
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Now that I've been lovin' you so long
How am I supposed to live without you
How am I supposed to carry on
When all that I've been livin' for is gone
 
And I don't wanna know the price I'm
Gonna pay for dreaming
Now that your dream has come true
 
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Now that I've been lovin' you so long
How am I supposed to live without you
How am I supposed to carry on
When all that I've been livin' for is gone.

TO LOVE SOMEBODY

KEITH URBAN
SONGWRITER: BEE GEES/ADAPTATION: KEITH URBAN
COUNTRY: AUSTRALIAXU.S.A.
ALBUM: GOLDEN ROAD
LABEL: CAPITOL NASHVILLE
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 2002
 
     Keith Lionel Urbahn(born 26 October 1967), known professionally as Keith Urban, is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves International Award, thirteen CMA Awards and six ARIA Music Awards. Urban wrote and performed the song "For You" from the film Act of Valor, which earned him nominations at both the 70th Golden Globe Awards and at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards in the respective Best Original Song categories.
     Urban has released 11 studio albums (one of which was released only in Australia), as well as one album with the Ranch. He has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which went to number one, counting a duet with Brad Paisley("Start a Band") and the 2008 single "You Look Good in My Shirt". Urban also worked with numerous artists from different music genres, such as Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jason Derulo, Julia Michaels, and country artists as Dolly Parton, Dixie Chicks, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and Reba McEntire.
   In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, charting four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year. He started a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
    Keith Urban’s “To Love Somebody” impressed the audience when he sang his version of the Bee Gees’ popular song at the Stayin’ Alive: A GRAMMY Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees” in L.A.’s Microsoft Theater. The song was first released in 1967 on the Bee Gees’ first ever album.
     Barry Gibb, the only member alive, was among the crowd while Keith was performing. Before he started singing, the singer shared that he grew up strongly influenced by various genres of music in Australia; however, one band, especially, felt like he had an extra connection since they are also from his country and made him perceive that he could reach his dreams as well. The performance, “To Love Somebody” by Keith Urban, was remarkably touching, and even Barry Gibb was carried away as he closed his eyes and gazed upward, possibly in memory of his brothers.
  The Bee Gees composed the song for Robert Stigwood, their manager. He requested Gibb to compose a song for him. It was not a homosexual attachment but huge respect for this man’s talents and capabilities.
     Covering songs is somewhat a trend nowadays. And because of the internet, we can witness the reactions of the original singers while they watch their great songs being performed. It’s a really touching experience when you can witness the reactions of these singers as they watch someone younger singing their masterpiece.
    According to some, Bee Gees are hard to copy! However, Keith aces the performance. To be able to bring their extraordinary music and perform it with so much emotion.
       Check out this soulful rendition by Keith Urban’s “To Love Somebody.” You may also listen to some of Keith Urban’s songs.
There's a new wind blowin' like I've never known.
I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done.
And it sure feels good, to finally feel the way I do.
I wanna love somebody,
Love somebody like you.
 
An' I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays.
I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made.
Now there's just one thing, the only thing I wanna do, mmm, mmm.
I wanna love somebody,
Love somebody like you.
 
Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine,
Shinin' down on me and you.
When you put your arms around me,
You let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do.
 
I used to run in circles goin' no-where fast.
I'd take, uh, one step forward end up two steps back.
Couldn't walk a straight line even if I wanted to, mmm, mmm.
I wanna love somebody,
Love somebody like you.
 
Whoa here we go now!
 
Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine,
Shinin' down on me and you.
When you put your arms around me,
Well, baby there ain't nothing in this world I can't do.
 
Sometimes it's hard for me to understand,
But you're teachin' me to be a better man.
I don't want to take this life for granted like I used to do, no, no.
I wanna love somebody,
Love somebody like you.
 
I'm ready to love somebody,
Love somebody like you. Oooh.
 
An' I wanna love somebody,
Love somebody like you, yeah.
 
Oh yeah.
Oh, I wanna be the man in the middle of the night,
Shinin' like it's true.
I wanna be the man that you run to whenever I call on you
When everything that loved someone finally found it's way
Wanna be a better man
I see it in you yeah...

MI ÚLTIMO FRACASO

LOS TRES ASES
COMPOSITOR: ALFREDO BOJALIL GIL
PAIS: MÉXICO
ÁLBUM: LOS TRES ASES: MI ÚLTIMO FRACASO
DISCOGRÁFICA: RCA RECORDS
GÉNERO: BOLERO
AÑO: 1658
 
           Los Tres Ases es el nombre de un trío romántico de México.
     En los años 50, era un hecho común la presentación de tríos románticos en los cabarets de ciudad de México. Por esos días, Juan Neri, director del Trío Culiacán, fundado en 1947, invitó a Marco Antonio Muñiz Vega a suplir la ausencia de uno de sus integrantes. Neri quedó complacido y decidió dejar a Marco Antonio de forma permanente, quien de esta manera se inició como intérprete de boleros.
     Al poco tiempo, a sugerencia del “manager”, el trío pasó a llamarse «Los Tres Ases». En esta primera formación, estuvo compuesto por Juan Neri, primera voz, requinto y director, Héctor González Pineda, segunda guitarra y voz y Marco Antonio como maraquero, tercera voz y también como voz solista. Esta formación original representó la edad de oro del grupo y dejó como legado 8 LP grabados, incluyendo canciones como “El reloj”, “Tú me acostumbraste”, “Historia de un amor”, “Estoy perdido”, “La enramada” y “Regálame esta noche” entre otras.
       Los Tres Ases se presentaron en Cuba, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, Venezuela y Colombia, y otros países de América hasta que, en 1960, Marco Antonio Muñiz dejó el trío y decidió lanzarse como solista. Aunque la salida de Marco Antonio fue un duro golpe para el grupo esto no significó su desaparición. En 1969, Neri falleció de manera trágica y Héctor González con otros nuevos integrantes continuaron la vida artística del trío, que llegó a completar una carrera de más de 50 años.
         En el 2009 falleció Héctor González, lo que puso punto final a la vida artística del trío. González dejó una carta notarial para evitar que se siguiera utilizando el nombre.
Es mi destino vivir así,
Triste agonía vivir sin ti
Me siento, perdido en este mundo,
Y mi último fracaso, será tu amor
Se, que tu no quieres, ya jamás volver a estar, cerca de mí,
Que no te importa, mi manera de vivir, ni te interesas, más por mí
Se, qué aunque yo muera, tu jamás podrás saber, lo que sentí
En mi agonía de vivir lejos de ti, llorando estoy
Tú serás, mi último fracaso, no podré, querer a nadie más,
Ya te perdoné, porque lograste hacer feliz, mi corazón
Y aunque no vuelvas, a brindarme tu calor, tuyo es mi amor
 
Tú serás, mi último fracaso, no podré, querer a nadie más,
Ya te perdoné, porque lograste hacer feliz mi corazón
Y aunque no vuelvas a brindarme tu calor, tuyo es mi amor.

LA ULTIMA LÁGRIMA

TRIO LOS CONDES
COMPOSITOR: HÉCTOR HERNÁNDEZ
PAIS: PUERTO RICO
ÁLBUM: LÁGRIMA
DISCOGRÁFICA: GEMA RECORDS
GÉNERO: BOLERO
AÑO: 1959
 
    Trío Los Condes es un trío de música puertorriqueña que ha tenido éxito internacional en toda América Latina y en los Estados Unidos. El trío ha lanzado varios álbumes, incluyendo colaboraciones con Tito Lara, Armando Manzanero, Julio Angel, Manny Manuel y otros. El trío se formó en 1959 en Manhattan, Nueva York. Los integrantes originales fueron Rafael "Rafita" Maldonado, cantante y guitarra; José Luis "Tato" Díaz Rodríguez, segunda armonía cantor y guitarra; y Fernando Ramos, requinto, cantor de tercera armonía y director.
       Su carrera abarcó más de 4 décadas. En la década de 1960, el trío tocó en escenarios internacionales tan lejanos como Montreal, Canadá. En 2017, el Trío todavía actuaba activamente en lugares locales.
La última lágrima
Que en mis ojos viste
No ha vuelto a asomarse
Desde que te fuiste
Tan lejos de mi
 
¿por qué te marchaste?
Sin decirme nada
Yo vi en tu mirada
Que también me amabas
Lo mismo que yo
 
¿por qué te marchaste?
Dejándome triste
Y con la última lágrima
Mi pena de amor
 
La última lágrima
Que en mis ojos viste
No ha vuelto a asomarse
Desde que te fuiste
Tan lejos de mi
 
¿por qué te marchaste?
Sin decirme nada
Yo vi en tu mirada
Que también me amabas
Lo mismo que yo
 
¿por qué te marchaste?
Dejándome triste
Y con la última lágrima
Mi pena de amor
Mi pena de amor.