Sweet Soul Music: Lieder, Cover-Versionen, Texte

Titel: Hard Times

Interpret: Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters

Komponist(en): Curtis Mayfield

Erstveröffentlichung 1971

Cover-Versionen

  • Curtis Mayfield, 1975
  • Theodis Ealey, 1993
  • Courtney Pine featuring Beverley Knight, 2000
  • John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought, 21. September 2010
  • Vanessa Fernandez, August 2014

Samples:

  • A Tribe Called Quest: Can I Kick It? (1990)
  • Tha Alkaholiks: Soda Pop (April 1993)

Quelle:

www.secondhandsongs.com

Videos:

Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMIzTh0Lafg
Curtis Mayfield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvSfeanNFIM
John Legend & The Roots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZpCrdU4iRY

Songtext:

Cold, cold eyes upon me they stare
People all around me and they're all in fear
They don't seem to want me but they won't admit
I must be some kind of creature up here having fits
From my party house, I'm afraid to come outside
Although I'm filled with love I'm afraid they'll hurt my pride
So I play the part I feel they want of me
And I pull the shades so I won't see them seein' me

Havin' hard times in this crazy town
Havin' hard times, there's no love to be found
Havin' hard times in this crazy town
Havin' hard times, there's no love to be found

From my party house I feel like meetin' others
Familiar faces, creed and race, a brother
But to my surprise I find a man corrupt
Although he be my brother, he wants to hold me up

Havin' hard times in this crazy town
Havin' hard times, there's no love to be found
Havin' hard times in this crazy town
Havin' hard times, there's no love to be found
In this crazy town
Havin' hard times, there's no love to be found
Havin' hard times, in this crazy town
Havin' hard times, there's no love to be found

Songtext: © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

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