GOODNIGHT, IRENE (versão de Lead Belly)
Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight,
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene,
I'll get you in my dreams
I asked your mother for you(What'd she tell him?)
She told me that you was too young(She's 18 years old)
I wish the lord that I'd never seen your face
I'm sorry you ever was born(It broke his heart!)
Sometimes I live in the country,
Sometimes I live in town,
Sometimes I have a great notion
Jumpin' in into the river and drown
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene
I'll get you in my dreams
Go home to your wife and your family(Where you oughta be,)
And sit down out by the fireside bright(And people come at night)
If Irene turns her back on me(Whatcha gonna do?)
I'm gonna take a morphine and die
(She said, "go ahead and kill yourself then!")
Aqui a lista de alguns dos músicos que registraram "Goodnight, Irene", além de Lead Belly:
The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, James Booker, Dr. John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, Alex Harvey, Bryan Ferry, Little Richard, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Mississippi John Hurt, Nat King Cole, Odetta, Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, entre outros.
Confira abaixo duas versões da música. Uma no encontro do "Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis com Van Morrison e outra com Mississippi John Hurt.
JERRY LEE LEWIS & VAN MORRISON
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
2 comentários:
Muito bom esse video do John Hurt.
Paz E Blues,
Terremoto
Concordo, Terremoto. Apesar de ser um fã de carteirinha do Leadbelly, tenho que concordar que a ersão do John Hurt é mais agradável. E o banjo deu um ar mais folk pra música.
Bem legal esse post contando a história da música, Marcus. Eu tava preparando um post sobre um canção do Son House já fazia uma semana e só ontem consegui postar. Passa lá pra dar uma olhada também.
Abraço!
Little Thin Jones
www.blueseveryday.blogspot.com
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