Johnny Nash is dinsdag in zijn woning in Houston overleden. Hij werd 80 jaar. In de jaren zestig trok hij naar Jamaica, waar hij beïnvloed werd door reggae. Zijn grootste hit was 'I Can See Clearly Now' dat in 1972 in de VS en in een flink aantal andere landen op nummer 1 terechtkwam.
De Texaan maakte in 1957 zijn debuut met de single 'A Teenager Sings The Blues'. Het jaar erop bracht hij 'A Very Special Love' uit, een cover van een Doris Day-song. Hierna volgden 'Tears on my pillow' (een Engelse nummer 1-hit in 1975) en 'What a wonderful world' (een cover van Sam Cooke uit 1976). Zijn laatste album ‘Here Again’ kwam uit in 1986.
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Deze hit werd nadien nog door verschillende andere artiesten gecoverd. Eén van de veel betere uitvoeringen is die van Jimmy Cliff. Eigenlijk heb ik die altijd beter gevonden dan het origineel, omdat er - volgens mij - meer 'sunshine' in zit.
I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
Oh, yes I can make it now the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies
Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies
I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny…
I can't take it
I'm so lonely
Gee I need you so
I can't take it
Oh I wonder
Why you had to go
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
An pain in my heart
You on my mind
I remember all the good times
That we had before
Oh I remember an now my heart
My very soul cry's out for more
But baby, all your love for me is dying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
I'll always remember that day
You promised to love me
You said you'd love me to the very end
And I'll never forget
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
Oh
Oh…
What a wonderful world this would be
Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for
But I do know that one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be
Now I don't claim to be an "A" student
But I'm trying to be
So maybe by being an "A" student baby
I can win your love for me
Don't know much about history
Don't know much about biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the french I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
La ta ta ta ta ta ta
(History)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
(Biology)
La ta ta ta ta ta ta
(Science book)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
(French I took)
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
Hold Me Tight (1968)
Prachtig nagezongen door Sarah Collins...
I don't want to hear it,
No more fussin' and fightin' baby,
Hold me tight.
Let's let bygones be bygones,
Let's think about tomorrow girl/boy,
Our future's bright.
Well, I know I was wrong,
But, I was just a fool,
Too blind to see
You were the only girl/one for me.
Ah but now I see the light,
And everything's gonna be all right,
Baby, hold me tight.
Well, I know I was…
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