CLIMAX BLUES BAND
Ano de 1976. O grupo britânico Climax Blues Band, fundado em 1968, faz explodir o êxito “Couldn’t Get it Right”. Fez as delícias das danças nocturnas até ao ano seguinte em inúmeras Hot Summer Nights. Foi nº 10 no Reino Unido durante nove semanas e nº3 nos Estados Unidos durante vinte e duas semanas.
Nas imagens que se seguem, a inexorável passagem do tempo:
Primeiro, no ano de sucesso da canção, com vasta exposição na
Televisão e na Rádio.
No segundo vídeo, a inevitável passagem pelo programa «Top
of the Pops» da BBC, com a banda a atingir os píncaros do sucesso.
No terceiro vídeo (2004), décadas depois – com os anos em
cima de toda a gente –, o líder Colin Cooper a carregar já a doença que o
levaria à morte quatro anos mais tarde, aos 68 anos de idade (fez cinco anos no
passado dia 3 de Julho).
Os anos 70 do Século XX produziram fenómenos musicais de
muito mau gosto, mas também pérolas inesquecíveis. Esta é uma delas.
No quarto e último videoclip,
temos a curiosa versão dos norte-americanos Fun Lovin’ Criminals, em 1999, no tema de abertura
do álbum «Mimosa». A inconfundível deep
smooth voice de Huey Morgan vale toda a cover.
A actuação na TV ao vivo, com som directo, ocorreu no
programa do ex-futebolista Ian Whright (foi um dos históricos do Arsenal de
Londres e titular da Selecção Inglesa).
O tempo passa demasiado depressa para quem quer viver!
Climax
Blues Band – “Couldn’t Get it Right” (1976):
Climax
Blues Band – “Couldn't Get It Right” (ao vivo «Top of the Pops», 04 de Novembro
de 1976):
Climax Blues Band – “Couldn't Get It Right” (ao vivo na
cidade de Hamburgo, Alemanha, em 2004):
Time was drifting, this rock had got to roll
So, I hit the road and made my getaway
Restless feeling, really got a hold
I started searching for a better way
And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
Philly Fever, made me feel alright
But, I must admit it got the best of me
Gettin' down so deep I could've drowned
Now, I can't get back the way I used to be
And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
New York City took me with the tide
And, I nearly died from hospitality
Left me stranded, took away my pride
Just another no account fatality
And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
So, I hit the road and made my getaway
Restless feeling, really got a hold
I started searching for a better way
And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
Philly Fever, made me feel alright
But, I must admit it got the best of me
Gettin' down so deep I could've drowned
Now, I can't get back the way I used to be
And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
New York City took me with the tide
And, I nearly died from hospitality
Left me stranded, took away my pride
Just another no account fatality
And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But, I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, couldn't get it right
Fun Lovin' Criminals – "Couldn't Get It Right" (live 1999):
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