IN THE SUMMERTIME

MUNGO JERRY(BAND)

SONGWRITER: RAY DORSET

COUNTRY: UK

ALBUM: ELETRONICALLY TESTED

LABEL: DAWN

GENRE: SKIFFLE

YEAR: 1970

"In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. Written and composed by its lead singer, Ray Dorset, it celebrates the carefree days of summer. In 1970 it reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks in the UK Singles Chart, two weeks in one of the Canadian charts, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It became one of the best-selling singles of 1970 and eventually sold more than 30 million copies.

The song took Dorset only ten minutes to write and compose, which he did using a second-hand Fender Stratocaster while he was taking time off work from his regular job, working in a lab for Timex. The song's lyric "have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find" led to the song's somewhat ironic use in a UK advert for the campaign Drinking and Driving Wrecks Lives.

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In the summertime when the weather is hot

You can stretch right up and touch the sky

When the weather's fine

You got women, you got women on your mind

Have a drink, have a drive

Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal

If her daddy's poor just do what you feel

Speed along the lane

Do a ton or a ton an' twenty-five

When the sun goes down

You can make it, make it good in a lay-by

We're no threat, people

We're not dirty, we're not mean

We love everybody but we do as we please

When the weather's fine

We go fishin' or go swimmin' in the sea

We're always happy

Life's for livin' yeah, that's our philosophy

Sing along with us

Dee dee dee-dee dee

Dah dah dah-dah dah

Yeah we're hap-happy

Dah dah-dah

Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do-dah

Dah-do-dah-dah-dah

Dah-dah-dah do-dah-dah

Alright ah

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Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh

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Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh

When the winter's here, yeah it's party time

Bring your bottle, wear your bright clothes

It'll soon be summertime

And we'll sing again

We'll go drivin' or maybe we'll settle down

If she's rich, if she's nice

Bring your friends and we'll all go into town

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Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh

Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh

Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh

Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh

Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh

In the summertime when the weather is hot

You can stretch right up and touch the sky

When the weather's fine

You got women, you got women on your mind

Have a drink, have a drive

Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal

If her daddy's poor just do what you feel

Speed along the lane

Do a ton or a ton an' twenty-five

When the sun goes down

You can make it, make it good in a lay-by

We're no threat, people

We're not dirty, we're not mean

We love everybody but we do as we please

When the weather's fine

We go fishin' or go swimmin' in the sea

We're always happy

Life's for livin' yeah, that's our philosophy

Sing along with us

Dee dee dee-dee dee

Dah dah dah-dah dah

Yeah we're hap-happy

Dah dah-dah

Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do-dah

Dah-do-dah-dah-dah

IN THE AIR TONIGHT

PHIL COLLINS

SONGWRITER: PHIL COLLINS

COUNTRY: UK

ALBUM: FACE VALUE

LABEL: VIRGIN

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1981

In the Air Tonight é uma canção do cantor britânico Phil Collins, que foi lançada pela primeira vez em 1981 no seu álbum Face Value. Foi o primeiro single de Collins em carreira solo, e continua a ser um dos seus mais conhecidos hits.

Trata-se de uma música sombria e obscura, composta por Collins logo após o fim de seu primeiro casamento.

Há uma famosa lenda urbana envolvendo a canção. A lenda diz que Phil viu um homem observar o outro se afogando sem socorrÊ-lo e que era disso que a letra da música se tratava. Collins já negou diversas vezes a história.

O cantor Eminem citou essa lenda urbana na letra da música Stan:

Você conhece aquela música do Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight?"

Sobre aquele cara que podia ter salvo de se afogar?

Mas não fez isso. Aí Phil viu tudo, e num show ele o achou?

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord

And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord

Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand

I've seen your face before my friend, but I don't know if you know who I am

Well I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes

So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been

It's all been a pack of lies

And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord

Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord

Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well I remember, I remember, don't worry, how could I ever forget

It's the first time, the last time we ever met

But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, oh no you don't fool me

Well the hurt doesn't show, but the pain still grows

It's no stranger to you and me

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord

Well been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord

I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord

And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord

I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord

I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord

THINKING ABOUT YOU

NORAH JONES

SONGWRITERS: NORAH JONES & ILHAN ERSAHIN

WHERE: LIVE AT AMSTERDAN

COUNTRY: U S A

ALBUM: NOT TO LATE

LABEL: BLUE NOTE RECORDS

GENRE: COUNTRY ROCK

YEAR: 2007

Thinking About You" é o primeiro single de seu terceiro álbum de estúdio, Not Too Late (2007)

Jones escreveu: "Thinking About You", em 1999, com o seu então colega Ilhan Ersahin, da banda Wax Poetic, no qual ela participou. Ela gravou uma versão desta música para o seu segundo álbum, Feels Like Home (2004), mas de acordo com ela parecia "muito country rock". De acordo com o produtor, ela "encontrou uma maneira de fazê-lo funcionar" durante a gravação do Not Too Late.

Yesterday I saw the sun shinin',

And the leaves were fallin' down softly,

My cold hands needed a warm, warm touch,

And I was thinkin' about you.

Here I am lookin' for signs of leaving,

You hold my hand, but do you really need me?

I guess it's time for me to let you go,

And I've been thinkin' about you,

I've been thinkin' about you.

When you sail across the ocean waters,

And you reach the other side safely,

Could you smile a little smile for me?

'cause I'll be thinkin' about you,

I'll be thinkin' about you,

I'll be thinkin' about you,

I'll be thinkin' about you.

I’LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE

LOU RAWLS

SONGWRITERS: Kenneth Gamble & leon Huff

COUNTRY: U S A

ALBUM: Unmistakably Lou

LABEL: PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 1977

Unmistakably Lou is an album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1977 on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was Rawls' second PIR album and performed respectably (#14 R&B and #41 pop), although its sales fell well short of his PIR debut All Things in Time. Only one single, "See You When I Git There", was released from the album in the US; alongside "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and "Lady Love", it remains one of Rawls' best-known PIR songs. Like its predecessor, Unmistakably Lou is a well-regarded album for its mix of high-quality Philadelphia soul songs and other more jazz-influenced tracks (atypical and distinctive for a PIR production).

Pardon me, do you have change for a quarter?

I gotta make a phone call, thank you

Oh, I hope this woman don’t take me through no changes today

‘Cause I’ve had a hard day today, man, you know

Let me see what’s happenin’ at the address ‘fore I go home

                                                

How you doin’, I hope you’re fine

Did your day take you through changes and mess up your mind

I just called to say that I’m on my way

Whoa, and I’ll see you when I get there

I hope you’re in a good mood

You know a man’s home is his castle, and I’m comin’ home to groove

Whoa, and I’ll see you when I get there

I’ll see you when I get there

And you’ll be ready for good lovin’

You’ll be ready for good lovin’

‘Cause I’ve worked hard all day

Now I’m comin’ home to be with the one I love

Candlelight, cold wine, soft music on the radio

And you got everything you need from the store

‘Cause I’ll be in for the evening and I don’t wanna come out no more

Whoa, and I’ll see you when I get there

I’ll see you when I get there

And you’ll be ready for good lovin’

You’ll be ready for good lovin’

‘Cause I’ve worked hard all day

Now I’m comin’ home to lay and relax my mind

Whoa, I’ll see you when I get there

I’ll see you when I, see you when I get there, baby

[I’ll see you when I get there] I’ll see you when I get there

[I’ll see you when I get there] I’ll see you when I get there, baby

[I’ll see you when I get there] See you when I get there

[I’ll see you when I get there] See you when I get there, baby

Whoa, I’ll see you when I get there

I’ll see you when I get there

And you’ll be ready for good lovin’

You’ll be ready for good lovin’

‘Cause I’ve worked hard all day

Now I’m comin’ home to lay and relax my mind

Whoa, I’ll see you when I get there

I said I’ll see you when I get there, baby

I said I’ll see you when I get there

I said I’ll see you when I get there, baby

I said I might have to run all the way

Because the bus might be slow today

I’ve been thinkin’ about you all day long

And I just can’t wait to get home

I’ll see you when I get there

I’ll see you when I get there, baby

[You’ll be ready] I’ve been workin’ hard all day, you’ve been on my mind

[You’ll be ready] I can’t go on without you, darling, by my side

[I’ll see you when I get there] I’ll see you when I get there

[I’ll see you when I get there]

[I’ll see you when I get there] I’ll see you when I get there,baby