Bill Whiters - The Lost Concerts | 1972

Álbum: The Lost Concerts

Artista: Bill Whiters - "William Harrison Withers, Jr."

Ano: 1972 / 2020

Selo: DQO Produções

Capa: Claudio Carvalho

Músicos Participantes

• Bill Whiters: Violão
• Benorce Blackmon: Guitarra
• Melvin Dunlap: Baixo
• Ray Jackson: Piano
• James Gadson: Bateria

Informações

• Player com as músicas do disco está disponível logo após as faixas.
• Este disco é dedicado ao meu amigo e musical influencer (rsrs) Yorran de Paula.

Curiosidades

• O show em questão foi gravado na Alemanha para o programa Musikladen (É encontrado na internet como Beat Club) no dia 23/03/1972.
• Bill estava gripado no dia da gravação.

Faixas

01. Lonely Town, Lonely Street

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Lonely Town, Lonely Street

 
You can live your life in a crowded city
You can walk along a crowded street
But the city really ain't no bigger than the friendly people
Friendly people that you meet
You might be a sweet young, sweet young pretty, pretty
And the dances you can't keep your seat
But, if dances don't lead to romances
You might as well be born, born with two left feet

You might be a sweet-toned sure enough high-class talker
You might be a stone, stone expert at kissing

But it don't do much good to be talking
Brother, when there ain't no, ain't nobody listening
And if you are shy, just not much of a talker
Don't impress the people that you meet
You might as well be a lonely walker in a lonely town, on a lonely street

Bill Withers

02. Ain't No Sunshine

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Ain't No Sunshine

 
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away

Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away

And I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness everyday
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away

Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away

Bill Withers

03. Use Me

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Use Me

 
My friends feel it's their appointed duty
They keep trying to tell me all you want to do is use me
But my answer yeah to all that use me stuff
Is I wanna spread the news that if it feels this good getting used
Oh you just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up

My brother sit me right down and he talked to me
He told me that I ought not to let you just walk on me
And I'm sure he meant well yeah but when our talk was through
I said brother if you only knew you'd wish that you were in my shoes
You just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up

Oh sometimes yeah it's true you really do abuse me
You get in a crowd of high class people and then you act real rude to me
But oh baby baby baby baby when you love me I can't get enough
I and I wanna spread the news that if it feels this good getting used
Oh you just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up

Talking about you using me but it all depends on what you do
It ain't too bad the way you're using me
Cause I sure am using you to do the things you do
Ah ha to do the things you do

Bill Withers

04. Let Me In Your Life

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Let Me In Your Life

 
I only want to love you
Please don't push me away
Let me in your life

I wasn't there when he hurt you
So why should I have to pay
Let me in your life

Chorus:
I want to share your tomorrow
So I must beg you today
If he's the cause of your sorrow
Be glad that he's gone away

I need someone let me love you
Please don't push me away
Let me in your life

La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la

Bill Withers

05. Kissin' My Love

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Kissin' My Love

 
Whoa now
When I'm kissing my love
Yeah thump a thumping in my head

Whoa now
When I'm kissing my love
I close my eyes and see a pretty city
With a million flowers babe

Now I can hear the angels sing
Songs that only angels sing
She's such a pretty thing
That I can feel my heart
Just a thumping and a skipping
When I'm kissing my love

Whoa now
When I'm kissing my love
Feel the blood a pumping in my veins
Whoa now
When I'm kissing my love
She's such a tender sender
With her sweet young friends

She's so good at what she does
All she wants to do is kiss and hug
She's got me in love
And I can feel my heart
Just a thumping and a skipping
When I'm kissing my love

Put your foot on the rock and pat your foot,
Don't stop, put your foot on the rock

Whoa now
When I'm kissing my love
Feel the blood a pumping in my veins
Whoa now
When I'm kissing my love
She's such a tender sender
With her sweet young friends

Whoa now

She's so good at what she does
All she wants to do is kiss and hug
She's got me in love
And I can feel my heart
Just a thumping and a skipping
When I'm kissing my love

Bill Withers

06. Lean On Me

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Lean On Me

 
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please
Swallow your pride
If I have things
You need to borrow
For no one can fill
Those of your needs
That you wont let show

Ya just call on me brother
When you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

Ya just call on me brother
When you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If
There is a load
You have to bare
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me
Call me
If you need a friend
Call me
If you need a friend
If you ever need a friend
Call me
Call me
Call me

Bill Withers

07. Harlem

(Bill Withers)

Letra

Harlem

 
Summer night in Harlem, man it's a really hot
Well it's too hot to sleep, and I'm too cold to heat
I don't care if I die or not

Winter night in Harlem
Radiator won't get hot
Well the mean old landlord, he don't care
If I freeze to death or not

Saturday night in Harlem, everything's allright
You can really swing and shake you're pretty
Everything's allright

Sunday morning here in Harlem, everybody's all dressed up
While the hip folks gettin' a home from the party
And the good folks just got up
Crooked delegation wants a donation
To send the preacher to the holy land,
Hey, hey lawd, honey don't give your money to that lying, cheatin' man

Bill Withers

Aperte play para ouvir todo o disco ou toque no nome da faixa que deseja ouvi.

• 01 Lonely Town, Lonely Street
• 02 Ain't No Sunshine
• 03 Use Me
• 04 Let Me In Your Life
• 05 Kissin' My Love
• 06 Lean On Me
• 07 Harlem

The Lost Concerts por Claudio Carvalho:

Confesso que estou muito feliz por dois motivos:

1º) "Descobri" um gênio que não conhecia.

2º) Esta é a primeira produção independente do Discos Que Ouvi.

Longas buscas e bate papos com meu amigo Yorran começaram a me inserir do ambiente da música norte americana e têm sido experiências maravilhosas. O impacto que está tendo Bill Whiters é indescritível e tão avassalador que a primeira produção independente do Blog, que seria do Gil, passou a ser sua. 

A performance dele e de sua banda é simplesmente absurda. O baterista James Gadson é surreal. Não há como separar ninguém. É um conjunto primoroso de grandes músicos. Fiquei realmente chocado com a quantidade de misturas de gêneros oriundos dos Estados Unidos, majoritariamente da cultura negra, compiladas por Bill e apresentadas de uma forma singular. É Até difícil categorizar em algum gênero o som produzido. Não me arrisco a dizer. Não tenho capacidade para tal. Só que sei que vou me afundar ainda mais na sua curta carreira e intermináveis obras. Bill já é para mim um eterno. 

Espero que gostem. Grande abraço. 

Para a sorte dos amantes da música este show foi gravado e, logo abaixo, deixo disponível pra vocês.

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Referências

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