1a canzone al giorno

La canzone di oggi è stata passata subito dopo i Rolling Stones pubblicati ieri. E' una di quelle canzoni degli anni ottanta che avrò ascoltato 1000 volte senza ricordarmi mai il titolo o la cantante ma che fa davvero tanto anni ottanta come piace a me. Stavolta però.... avevo Shazam e almeno a questa ho potuto dare un nome e una voce. Si intitola "Black Velvet" ed è cantata da Alannah Myles che l'ha incisa nel 1989 nell'omonimo album. Buon ascolto e buon sabato!

Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)

Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama’s dancin’ with baby on her shoulder
the sun is settin’ like molasses in the sky
the boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for

Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
black velvet with that slow southern style
a new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
black velvet if you please

Up in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave
white lightning, bound to drive you wild
Mama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl
“Love me tender” leaves ‘em cryin’ in the aisle
the way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for

Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
black velvet with that slow southern style
a new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
black velvet if you please

Every word of every song that he sang was for you
in a flash he was gone
it happened so soon, what could
you do?

Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
black velvet with that slow southern style
a new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
black velvet if you please

Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
black velvet with that slow southern style
a new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
black velvet if you please
if you please, if you please, if you please”