18 de febrero de 2021 |
Etta James
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Una de las voces más impresionantes de la historia del gospel, soul, jazz y del rhythm and blues
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Hoy Alberto Herrera nos trae algunos aspectos de la vida de Jamesetta Hawkins, mejor conocida como Etta James, que fue una cantante, pianista y guitarrista estadounidense, que conquistó el éxito cuando apenas era una niña gracias a su potente voz. A pesar de haber tenido una infancia difícil, y algunas adicciones a lo largo de su vida, eso no le impidió convertirse en una de las mejores cantantes de soul, jazz y R&B.
Y como ejemplo cuatro de sus grandes temas: "At last", "A Sunday kind of love", "I'd rather go blind" y "Miss you".
Etta James nació en Los Ángeles, el 25 de enero de 1938. Su infancia se vio marcada por la ausencia, debido a que nunca supo quién fue su padre. Sus inicios en el mundo de la música fueron gracias al género góspel en la iglesia a la cual solía asistir, y con sólo 5 años, ya se presentaba en programas de radio de la época.
Cuando era apenas una adolescente, decidió mudarse a la ciudad de San Francisco. Estando allí, formó una banda musical con dos amigas muy cercanas, y trabajó para Johnny Otis, quien en ese momento se encontraba en la cúspide de su carrera como director de orquesta.
En medio de su carrera musical, y cuando ésta se encontraba en la cima del éxito, Etta James se volvió adicta a diversas drogas. Esto representó un altibajo importante en su carrera, debido a que su voz ya no poseía la misma calidad.
También representó una etapa difícil en su vida personal, ya que la cantante perdió una gran cantidad de seguidores cuando este problema se filtró en los medios de comunicación. Sumado a esto, la artista también sufría de sobrepeso, ocasionando esto que se cansara mucho más rápido durante sus presentaciones.
A la edad de 70 años, la salud de la cantante comenzó a deteriorarse. En primer lugar fue diagnosticada con demencia senil, y más tarde, se le detectó leucemia.
Etta James falleció el 20 de enero de 2012, dejando un gran legado para la música.
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Etta James - "At last"
At Last
At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
Ohh yeah yeah
At last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clovers
The night I looked at you
I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
Ohh yeah yeah
You smile, you smile
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine at last
Etta James - "A Sunday kind of love"
A Sunday kind of love
I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last past Saturday night
And I'd like to know it's more than love at first sight
And I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea
I want a a love that's on the square
Can't seem to find somebody
Someone to care
And I'm on a lonely road that leads to no where
I need a Sunday kind of love
I do my Sunday dreaming, oh yea
And all my Sunday scheming
Every minute, every hour, every day
Oh I'm hoping to discover
A certain kind of lover
Who will show me the way
And my arms need someone
Someone to enfold
To keep me warm when Mondays and Tuesdays grow cold
Love for all my life to have and to hold
Oh and I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea yea
I don't want a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, or Thursday, Friday or Saturday
Oh nothing but Sunday oh yea
I want a Sunday Sunday
I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday kind of love
Etta James - "I'd rather go blind"
I'd rather be blind
Something told me it was over (yeah)
When I saw you and her talking
Something deep down in my soul said, "Cry girl" (cry, cry)
When I saw you and that girl, walking now
Ooh, I would rather, I would rather go blind boy
Than to see you, walk away from me child, no
Ooh, so you see, I love you so much
That I don't want to watch you leave me babe
Most of all, I just don't
I just don't want to be free no, ooh ooh
I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking
Of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah
When the reflection in the glass
That I held to my lips now baby (yeah, yeah)
Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah, ooh
And babe, baby (baby, baby, baby) I'd rather
I'd rather be blind boy
Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah, ooh
Baby, baby, baby (baby, baby, bay)
I'd rather be blind now
Etta James - "Miss you"
Miss you
I've been holding out so long
I've been sleeping all alone
'Cause I miss you
I've been hanging on the phone
I've been sleeping all alone
I want to kiss you
Bo-bo-bo-bo
Bo-bo-bo-bo
I've been moanin' in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
'Cause I miss you, child
I've been waiting in the hall
I've been waiting for your call
When the phone rings
It's just a friends of mine sayin'
"Hey, hey, what's the matter with you, girl?
We're gonna come around by twelve
With some bad Puerto Rican dudes
Oh, they're gonna be just dyin' to meet you
We're gonna bring a case of wine
And we're gonna mess around like we used to"
Bo-bo-bo-bo
Bo-bo-bo-bo
La-la-la-la-la
I miss you, baby
Baby, why did you wait so long?
I wanna know, yeah-yeah
Baby, why did you wait so long?
Yeah, come on, come on
I've been walking in Central Park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy
Stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, "Hey, what's the matter with you, boy?"
Sometimes I wanna say to myself
Oh-oh-oh-oh
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
I won't miss you, child
Guess I'm lying to myself
There's just you and nobody, nobody else
'Cause I miss you, baby
I've been waiting in the hall
Waiting on your call
And the phone rings
Ah, it's just a friend of mine saying
"Hey, hey girl, what's the matter with you?
We're gonna come around by 12
With some Puerto Rican dudes, oh, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
They're just dying to meet ya
We're gonna bring a case of wine
And we're gonna mess around, you know what I mean, like we used to, ha?"
La-la-la-la-la
I've been waiting in the hall
Waiting on your call
Oh-oh, 'cause I miss you, baby
I guess I'm lying to myself
There's just you and no one else, believe me baby
And I miss you, baby
I miss you, baby
Otras versiones de "Miss You"
The Rolling Stones - Miss You
Miss you
I've been holdin' out so long
I've been sleepin' all alone
Lord, I miss you
I've been hanging on the phone
I've been sleeping all alone
I want to kiss you sometime
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Well, I've been haunted in my sleep
You've been starrin' in my dreams
Lord, I miss you, child
I've been waitin' in the hall
Been waitin' on your call
Your phone rings
It's just some friends of mine that say
"Hey, what's the matter, man?
We're gonna come around at twelve
With some Puerto Rican girls that's just dyin' to meet you
We're gonna bring a case of wine
Hey, let's go mess and fool around
You know, like we used to"
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah
Oh everybody waits so long
Oh baby, why you wait so long?
Won't you come on, come on
I've been walking Central Park
Singin' after dark
People think I'm crazy
Stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, "What's the matter with you, boy?"
Sometimes I want to say to, to myself
Sometimes I say
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
I won't miss you, child
I guess I'm lying to myself
It's just you and no one else
Lord, I won't miss you, child
You've just been blottin' out my mind
Foolin' on my time
No, I won't miss you, baby, yeah
Lord, I miss you child
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah
Lord, I miss you, child
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah
Lord, I miss you, child
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah
Carla Bruni - "Miss You"
Miss You
I've been holding out so long
I've been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you
I've been hanging on the phone
I've been sleeping all alone
I want to kiss you
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Well, I've been haunted in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
Lord I miss you
I've been waiting on the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings
It's just some friends of mine that says
Aah, aah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Aah, aah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Ooh, baby why you wait so long
Ooh, baby why you wait so long
Don't you, come on! come on now!
Wanna move tu me manque, tu me manque, tu me manque
While I've been walking in Central Park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy
I've been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
People ask me, what's the matter with you girl?
Hey, what's the matter girl?
I'm here with some Puerto Rican friends that's just dying to meet you
We will bring a case of wine
Let's make some fool around like we used to
Ooh, baby why you wait so long
Ooh, baby why you wait so long
Don't you, come on! come on now!
I guess I'm lying to myself
It's just you and no one else
Lord I miss you (tu me manque, tu me manque)
You've been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I miss you, baby, yeah
Oh Lord, I miss you child
Ooh Lord, I miss you child
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
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