Just The Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers

 Este tema me vuelve loco desde que lo conozco y estamos hablando de hace mucho tiempo. 

 Compuesto por Bill Withers, William Salter y Ralph MacDonald y grabada por Grover Washington, Jr., el propio Bill con su maravillosa voz, Richard Tee al piano eléctrico (parece un Fender Rhodes), Steve Gadd en la batería, Eric Gale a la guitarra y el genial Marcus Miller al bajo, fue incluida en el álbum Winelight del saxofonista y fue un grandísimo éxito en el año 1980. 

 La elegante cadencia que realiza el teclado (también se toca bien en guitarra) juto al bajo, la voz de Bill Withers y el saxo de Grover Washington se resuelven en un tema de esos que son infrecuentes porque son populares pero no aburren; parecen sencillos pero rozan la genialidad: son perfectos.

 Espero que os guste   

 

I see the crystal raindrops fall
And the beauty of it all
Is when the sun comes shining through
To make those rainbows in my mind
When I think of you sometime
And I want to spend some time with you

Just the two of us
We can make it if we try
Just the two of us
(Just the two of us)
Just the two of us
Building castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I

We look for love, no time for tears
Wasted water's all that is
And it don't make no flowers grow
Good things might come to those who wait
Not for those who wait too late
We gotta go for all we know

Just the two of us
We can make it if we try
Just the two of us
(Just the two of us)
Just the two of us
Building them castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I

Just the two of us
We can make it just the two of us
Just the two of us
We can make it just the two of us

I hear the crystal raindrops fall
On the window down the hall
And it becomes the morning dew
And, darling, when the morning comes
And I see the morning sun
I want to be the one with you

Just the two of us
We can make it if we try
Just the two of us
(Just the two of us)
Just the two of us
Building big castles way on high
Just the two of us
You and I

(Just the two of us)
Yes, the two of us
(We can make it just the two of us)
Let's get it together, babe
(Just the two of us)
Yes, the two of us
(We can make it just the two of us
Just the two of us
We can make it just the two of us
Just the two of us

Living for the City - Stevie Wonder

Esta maravilla que entre otras muchas virtudes tiene una intro con una cadencia imposible donde alterna el mismo acorde en modo mayor y menor, es un reivindicativo tema (como muchos del maravilloso Stevie) que formó parte de uno de los míticos discos, Innervisions, que en los 70 forjaron la leyenda del genial músico.

En la versión de estudio, como ya hiciera en muchas ocasiones, tocaba todos los instrumentos: voz principal, voces de acompañamiento, el teclado Fender Rhodes, batería, Moog bass, sintetizador T.O.N.T.O. y palmas.

Espero que os guste

A boy is born in hard time Mississippi

Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty

His parents give him love and affection

To keep him strong moving in the right direction

Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha!

His father works some days for fourteen hours

And you can bet he barely makes a dollar

His mother goes to scrub the floor for many

And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny

Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah

His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty

Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy

To walk to school she's got to get up early

Her clothes are old but never are they dirty

Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum

Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many

His patience's long but soon he won't have any

To find a job is like a haystack needle

Cause where he lives they don't use colored people

Living just enough, just enough for the city...

Living just enough...

For the city...ooh,ooh

[repeat several times]

His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty

He spends his life walking the streets of New York City

He's almost dead from breathing in air pollution

He tried to vote but to him there's no solution

Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah, yeah, yeah!

I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow

And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow

This place is cruel no where could be much colder

If we don't change the world will soon be over

Living just enough, just enough for the city!!!!

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

Da Ba Da Da Da Da Da Da

Da Da Da Da Da Da

Da Ba Da Da Da Da Da Da Da

[Repeat to end]