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something

John, Paul, George, Ringo en hun liefjes

Pas na het verschijnen van Abbey Road werd George Harrisson muzikaal gezien op één lijn gesteld met John Lennon en Paul McCartney. Frank Sinatra noemde Something “the greatest love song ever written”. Inspiratiebron was Pattie Boyd die het filmpje opent. In 1974 zou ze van George Harrisson scheiden en trouwen met Eric Clapton die ze wederom inspireerde tot songs als Layla en Wonderful Tonight. De ex-Beatle ontkende dat Patti Boyd zijn muze is geweest, maar zelfs aan jaar na hun scheiding in 1974 bleef ze hem inspireren. Ook de songs “For You Blue,” “I Need You,” and “So Sad” op de LP DarkHorse verwijzen naar het blonde meisje uit Something.

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Something

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me

I don’t want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don’t need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me

Don’t want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

You’re asking me will my love grow
I don’t know, I don’t know
You stick around now it may show
I don’t know, I don’t know

Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me

Don’t want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

the man with the midas touch

John Barry, de man achter de ultieme James Bond score
The most famous of the Bond theme songs, ‘Goldfinger’, was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, with music by John Barry. The quintessential Bond theme, ‘Goldfinger’ was brought spectacularly to life by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, who belts out the warnings about ‘the man with the Midas touch’ in a style that perfectly complements the music and lyrics. In fact, Bassey was to become so closely associated with the song that one of her compilation albums was titled Goldsinger.
 
Bron: bbc.co.uk
Goldfinger
Goldfinger [1964]

Goldfinger
He’s the man, the man with the midas touch
A spiders touch, such a cold finger
Beckons you to enter his web of sin
But don’t go in.
 
Golden words he will pour in your ear
But his lies can’t disguise what you fear
For a golden girl knows when he’s kissed her
It’s the kiss of death from
Goldfinger
Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold
This heart is cold.
 
He loves only gold. Only gold. He loves gold.
He loves only gold. Only gold. He loves gold.
 
tekst: Anthony Newley en Leslie Bricusse

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