What about the night we cried?
Esta semana estoy acabando todos los dĆas agotada fĆsica y mentalmente (mi mente, en efecto, no da para mucho, pero quĆ© le vamos a hacer). Lo bueno es que os pongo una canción preciosa, que compuso Paul (uno de los dos hombres que me hizo cambiar de paĆs para pasar un fin de semana) en homenaje a Lennon. OjalĆ” la disfrutĆ©is al menos la mitad de lo que la disfruto yo.
And if I say I really knew you well
What would your answer be.
If you were here today.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- here to - day.
Well knowing you,
Youd probably laugh and say that we were worlds apart.
If you were here today.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- here to - day.
But as for me,
I still remember how it was before.
And I am holding back the tears no more.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- I love you, ooh-
What about the time we met,
Well I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to get.
Didnt understand a thing.
But we could always sing.
What about the night we cried,
Because there wasnt any reason left to keep it all inside.
Never understood a word.
But you were always there with a smile.
And if I say I really loved you
And was glad you came along.
If you were here today.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- for you were in my song.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- here to - day.
What would your answer be.
If you were here today.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- here to - day.
Well knowing you,
Youd probably laugh and say that we were worlds apart.
If you were here today.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- here to - day.
But as for me,
I still remember how it was before.
And I am holding back the tears no more.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- I love you, ooh-
What about the time we met,
Well I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to get.
Didnt understand a thing.
But we could always sing.
What about the night we cried,
Because there wasnt any reason left to keep it all inside.
Never understood a word.
But you were always there with a smile.
And if I say I really loved you
And was glad you came along.
If you were here today.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- for you were in my song.
Ooh- ooh- ooh- here to - day.
Curiosamente, me gusta mÔs la versión en directo que la del disco, que estÔ un poco sobreproducida en plan Sting y los Indios del Amazonas.
ResponderEliminarYo aĆŗn dirĆa mĆ”s, me parece un montón de tópicos de mierda sobre la amistad con una basura de melodĆa y de orquestación.
ResponderEliminarEl mejor Beatle era George Harrison, nunca habrĆ” otro como Ć©l. JamĆ”s olvidarĆ© aquel coche de colores cambiantes que conducĆa en Yellow Submarine, siempre quise un coche como esos. Ya sabes, de esos en plan mafioso, que tienen una rueda en cada lateral, pegada a la portezuela.
ResponderEliminar(¿Post de canción? ¿QuĆ© tal unos abrazos y besos para F. y C., por estar siempre ahĆ cuando los necesitas?)
You know my name,
ResponderEliminarlook at the number
A mi también me parece que las versiones en directo son mucho mejores que la del disco. Cuando canta la canción en directo, la emoción se mezcla con las palabras y transmite mucho mÔs. Aunque he de reconocer que la canción me encanta y me emociona de todas formas. Y quizÔs ésta no sea una de las mejores canciones de McCartney pero sà la mÔs sincera. Es una canción preciosa en la que expone su interior y nos invita a compartir con él lo que siente por Lennon.
ResponderEliminarAsĆ que sólo puedo decir que buena elección para el post y que espero que el mensaje que transmite la canción asĆ como la amistad que compartĆan estos dos grandes mĆŗsicos no se pierda nunca.