Ci sono voci inconfondibili che sanno dare anche alla canzone più semplice l'impronta di 'indimenticabile'. Una di queste è YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND di JAMES TAYLOR . Splendida! L'ascolti e ti rimescola dentro...dolce, dolcissima, da tenere in sottofondo nei momenti in cui vogliamo stare bene, rilassarci e lasciare fuori il mondo! Parla di amicizia vera , quella che tutti crediamo di avere ma che si misura davvero solo nel momento del bisogno. Tutti vorremmo avere qualcuno che ci dica che quando avremo bisogno di lui, in qualsiasi momento, in qualsiasi posto si troverà lascerà tutto per correre da noi ( You know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again).
Scritta da Carole King nel 1971, questa canzone oggi è considerata una delle pietre miliari del movimento dei cantautori americani degli anni '70, ed è anche entrata nella The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come una delle 500 canzoni che hanno forgiato la storia del Rock. Inserita da Taylor nel suo album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971), You've Got a Friend valse a Taylor il premio Grammy di quell'anno come 'Migliore esecuzione vocale maschile pop' e alla King come 'Canzone dell'anno'. Un gioellino da conservare insomma! Ho scelto di proporla qui in un video più recente(1998), perchè ha un audio migliore, ma la si può riascoltare in versione vintage andando qui. Enjoy!
You've Got A Friend
When you're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing oh nothing is going right
Just close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up oh even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call on
And I'll be there,yeah, yes I'll be there
You've got a friend.
If the sky high above you
Should grow dark and full of clouds
And that old old north wind shoul begin to blow
Just keep your head together now
And call my name out loud
Pretty soon I'll be knocking on your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall, now
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there,yeah, yes I'll be there
Oh ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you yes and desert you
But they'll take your soul if you let them
don't you let them. You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running,as best as I can, to see you again
Oh, darling, don't you know, winter, spring, summer or fall
that all you got to do is call on
And I'll be there,yeah, yes I'll be there
You've got a friend.
You're Beautiful
My life is brilliant.
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
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