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Не откладывая в долгий ящик, Bad Company записали в старинном замке Клируэлл свой второй лонгплей, выпустив его, вдогонку первому, в 1975 году. Материал, представленный на нём – это, по-прежнему, мелодичный блюз-рок с налётом харда. Звук (по сравнению с дебютником) стал чище, менее шероховатым. Начинается альбом с бодрой «Good Lovin' Gone Bad» (не поднявшейся, правда, в Top 100 выше 36-ой строчки). А вот следом идёт замкнувший первую десятку этой таблицы стадионный суперхит «Feel Like Makin' Love», под звуки которого (если верить Роджерсу), в Европе и Штатах было зачато целое поколение. Элегантная «Weep No More» запоминается интересной ритм-партией фортепиано, уместными «хаммондовскими» вставками и торжественно звучащим оркестром. Далее идёт одна из главных жемчужин пластинки «Shooting Star» - баллада с по-настоящему гимновым припевом, повествующая о пареньке, ставшем рок-звездой и, к сожалению, плохо окончившем жизнь в компании бутылки виски и снотворного. Задевающий за живое текст этой песни является творческой аллюзией на судьбу таких людей, как Джими Хендрикс, Дженис Джоплин и Джим Моррисон. Запоминаются ритмичная, зажигательная «Wild Fire Woman» и умиротворяющий блюз «Anna» (впервые записанный тремя годами ранее коллективом Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu, Rabbit, трансформировавшимся из Free) о «..простом парне, встретившем простую женщину..». Вообще, тексты Пола Роджерса, заслуживающие отдельной похвалы, представляют собой талантливо написанные истории о перипетиях человеческих жизней, а не просто стандартные вирши о «пиве, девках и рок-н-ролле», за что ему и спасибо. «Deal with the Preacher» и заключительная «Call on Me» - достойные песни, но послабее других, что называется, «под настроение».
Этот диск, вполне закономерно поднявшийся в чарте Billboard до третьего места, заслуживает (так же, как и его предшественник), места в фонотеке каждого любителя явления, именуемого «классическим роком». Чистое золото. |
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One day she'll love you, the next day she'll leave you, Why can't
we have it, just the way it used to be? Why can't we have it baby.
'Cos I'm a man, I got my pride, I don't need no woman to hurt me inside,
I need a love, like any other; yeah. So go on and leave me,
leave me for another! Good lovin' gone bad, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Good lovin' gone bad, bad, bad, Good lovin' gone bad; yeah.
Baby I'm a bad man, now, now. Oh yes, yes indeed, indeed I am.
Oh oh oh oh yeah, gone bad. Oh oh oh oh.
Now I'm a man, I got my pride, Don't need no woman to hurt me inside,
I need a love like any other, So go on and leave me,
Leave me for another. Good lovin' gone bad, it's gone I say,
Good lovin' gone bad, now now now, Good lovin' gone bad, yeah yeah yeah
And baby I'm a bad man, Good lovin' gone bad,
That's what I want to say, Good lovin' bad, good lovin',
Good lovin' gone bad, Oh, baby I'm a bad man,
Good lovin gone bad, Good lovin' gone bad,
Good lovin' gone bad, I'm a sad man, Don't stand in my way,
'Cause baby I'm a bad man, Yeah, yeah, yeah...
2. Feel Like Makin' Love
Baby, when I think about you
I think about love
Darlin', don't live without you
And your love
If I had those golden dreams
Of my yesterdays
I would wrap you in the heaven
'till I'm dyin' on the way
Feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you
Baby, if I think about you
I think about love
Darlin' if I live without you
I live without love
If I had the sun and moon
I would give you both night and day
Of satisfyin'
Feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you
And if I had those golden dreams
Of my yesterdays
I would wrap you in the heaven
'til I'm dyin' on the way
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you...
3. Weep No More
Mary, don't you weep no more
Mary, don't you weep no more
'Cuz, I got your letter today
Pack my bags and I'm on my way
So, don't you weep no more
Don't you weep no more
Dry your eyes
Don't you shed no tears
The sun is risin'
So, put away your fears
Cuz, I know I once done you wrong
I want to say I'm sorry
And I'm comin' back home
So, don't you weep no more
Don' t you weep no more
I hear your voice in the wind
And I feel your tears in the rain
Shadows of night are falling
Can't you hear me call your name
I'm comin' home
I'm comin' home
So, don't you weep
Don't you weep
Don't you weep
Don't you weep no more
4. Shooting Star
Johnny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
Love Me Do, I think it was
And from then it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit
And everything's alright
Don't you know?
Johnny told his Mama,
"Hey, Mama, I'm goin' away
Gonna hit the big time,
Gonna be a big star someday"
Mama came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said, "Don't cry, Mama
Smile and wave goodbye"
Don't you know?
Yeah......
(Chorus)
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved
To hear him sing the song
Watchin' the world go by
Surprisin' it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him and said,
"Well, I made the big-time at last"
Don't you know?
Don't you know?
(Chorus)
Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleeping tablets by his head
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play
(chorus)
5. Deal With the Preacher
I need love, the kind I've never known before
You need it too, the kind that makes you feel so good, baby
I want to give, give you all the love you need
Well, I'm a loner, and that's the way I want to be, yeah
Let me say as the sun climbs across the sky above
So your smile filled me with a stronger love
Just as you and I, watchin' the morning sky, oh yeah
Somehow I know it's time for me to say goodbye, yeah, yeah
Here's why : can't make a deal with the preacher, oh yeah, yeah
And I can't make a bargain in heaven, now
Angel, you came to my window
Angel, you came to my door
I was a fool and I let you in
I sure ain't no fool anymore!
Yeah, yeah, you better believe me right now baby
Oh, yeah
As the sun climbs across the sky above
So your smile filled me with a stronger love, mm
Just as you and I, watchin' the morning sky
And somehow I know it's time for me to say goodbye
I can't make a deal with the preacher, you know yeah
And I can't make a bargain in heaven, yeah, yeah
Heaven knows me by now
I can't make a deal, oh no, no, no, no
I love you baby, I love you baby
I can't make a deal, make a deal, make a deal
Make a deal, make a deal, yeah, yeah
You know and I can't make no bargain in heaven
Listen, I can't make a deal, make a deal, make a deal
Make a deal, make a deal, oh, oh
And I can't make no bargain in heaven, oh yeah
Make a deal...
6. Wild Fire Woman
I'm gonna drive my car, way across the border
'Cos she's the only one, she keeps my mind in order
I'm not a bad man, but I know where I stand:
If I have your love, gotta have your love in my hand
Yeah, come on boys...
It takes a good man, yeah, to know a good woman
I ain't so much a good man as one who needs loving
I'm a driving down the highway getting closer to your love
I'm going pretty fast now, but it ain't fast enough. Listen
Wild fire shooting thru my veins
Burns a fever to my brain
Wild fire woman, something you got
I start to shiver when you do that, do that baby, now
It takes a good man, yeah, to know a good woman
I ain't so much a good man as one who needs loving
So I'm burning up the freeway, ain't nothing in sight
You know it takes a whole lotta loving, to keep me driving all night, hey
Wild fire shooting thru my veins
Burns a fever to my brain
Wild fire woman, something you got
I start to shiver when you do that, do that baby
Wild fire shooting thru my veins
Burns a fever to my brain, oh
Wild fire woman, something you got
I start to shiver when you do that
Wild fire shooting thru my veins
Burns a fever to my brain
Wild fire woman, something you got
I start to shiver when you do that, do that baby
Do that, do that baby
I start to shiver and shake
I just can't wait
I start to shiver and shake
I just can't wait
I start to shiver and shake, ha, now baby
I just can't wait, driving down the highway, yeah, yeah, oh
I'm driving all night...
7. Anna
I got a sweet little angel and I love her so
She's there when I need her, she understands when I say go
In the night, when she says ''Hold me'';, it makes me feel so strong
Living with her unfolds me, she gives me strength to carry on
I don't need anyone else
If I did I would be fooling myself
Anna, Anna
And I know if she left me, my world would turn cold
She's the best liitle lady that a man could ever hold
When I'm down, she knows what to say
She clears my blindness away
And in the night, she says ''Hold me'';, it makes me feel so strong
I don't need nobody else
If I did I would be fooling myself
Anna, Anna
I found me a simple woman, yeah yeah
A simple woman
I have found me a simple woman, oooh yeah
A simple woman for a simple man
I found me a simple woman,
A simple woman, oh yeah yeah yeah...
8. Call on Me
When the rain is falling and you feel like you are a stranger
And the time is passing you by is a lonely time and you want to fly
Call on me, call on me
Call on me, call on me
I'll be by your side
When you turn around, needing somebody there
Who can give you love and show you good care
If there's a place inside you that's empty and cold
You may need my love, to have, to hold
Call on me, call on me
Call on me, call on me
I'll be by your side
To keep you satisfied
I want to keep you satisfied
Call on me, call on me
Call on me, call on me
I'll be by your side
To keep you satisfied
When the clear light of a winter's day
Blows cold and hard and the future is grey
You can always have the fire of love
To keep you warm as the sun above
Call on me, call on me
Call on me, call on me
I'll be by your side
To keep you satisfied
I'll be by your side
To keep you satisfied
Don't worry about the rain, baby
I'll keep you dry
I'll keep you warm inside
And satisfied
Don't worry about the rain
I'll keep you dry, I'll keep you dry
Call on me, baby, call on me, baby...