Sweet Memories (Jean-Jacques Goldman): ’’Slow me again“ (1979)

Un Medley des tubes des années 60 / 70, dont le point commun est de s’inspirer du Canon de Pachelbel. Jean-Jacques Goldman voulait reproduire le Rock Collection de Laurent Voulzy, mais avec des slows. A whiter shade of pale (G. Brooker / K. Reid) Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney) Je t’aime moi non plus (S. Gainsbourg) I started the joke (Gibbs) Sag Warum (P. Spector / Harvey) It’s a man’s man’s world (J. Brown) I’m not in love (Gouldman / Stewart) Nights in white satin (J. Hayward) Let it be (Lennon / McCartney) In writing his canon Pachelbel did not imagine He would inspire so many love songs. Listen A whiter shade of pale We skipped the light Fandango Turned cartwheels ’cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick Oh turned a whiter shade of pale Only you Only you can make oh this world seem right, Only you can make the darkness bright, Only you and you alone Can thrill me like you do The house of the rising sun There is a house in New Orleans They call the rising sun And it’s been the ruin of so many poor boys And God, I know, I’m oneSlow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Hey Jude Hey Jude don’t make it bad, Take a sad song and make it better, Remember, to let her into your heart, Then you can start to make it better, better, better, better Imagine (?) simple harmony In times of trouble and violence Created a hall of serenity And peace of mind When a man loves a women When a man loves a woman Can’t keep his mind on nothin’ else He’d trade the world For a good thing he’s found If she is bad, he can’t see it She can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend If he puts her down Je t’aime moi non plus [instrumental] I started a joke I started a joke which started the whole world crying But I didn’t see that the joke was on me oh no Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again For the power of so many years And so many to come May Pachelbel’s inspiration Continue to survive Sag Warum Nachts. Gehe ich darein Ich bin allein Und frage warum Die Tage gehen Wenn nichts auf dem sehen Und ich frage mich : warum ? It’s a man’s man’s world This is a man’s world, this is a man’s world But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing Without a woman or a girl I’m not in love I’m not in love So don’t forget it It’s just silly things I’m going through It’s just because I call you up Don’t get me wrong Don’t think you got me Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Slow me, slow me again Nights in white satin Nights in white satin Never reaching the end Letters I’ve written Never meaning to send Beauty I’d always missed With these eyes before Just what the truth is I can’t say anymore Cause I love you, yes I love you Ohhh how I love you Ohhh how I love you Let it be When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be