"Sunny" é de 1966, quando eu tinha 20 anos e foi, de facto, um sucesso fenomenal. Em 1968 eu fui viver e estudar para Inglaterra e o êxito lá foi completamente estrondoso e até valeu digressões com os Beatles por toda a Inglaterra. Na televisão britânica Bobby Hebb era uma presença constante, que me deliciava imenso.
Uns comentavam que a canção tinha sido composta em consequência da dor da perda do Presidente Kennedy, em 1963, e da perda do irmão mais velho de Bobby Hebb, ambos assassinados. Outros dizem que a canção foi escrita para Deus. Se calhar foi escrita pelas três razões.
Esta canção acompanhou-me toda a minha vida!
Saudades!
JOÃO
Bobby Hebb LYRICS
Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain
Oh, the dark days are gone and the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Oh sunny one so true, I love you
Sunny, thank you for the sunshine boquet
Sunny, thank you for the love you've brought my way
You gave to me your all and all
Now I feel ten feel tall
Oh sunny one so true, I love you
Sunny, thankyou for the truth you've let me see
Sunny, thankyou for the facts from A to Z
My life was torn like wind-blown sand
Then a rock was formed when we held hands
Sunny one so true, I love you
Sunny, thank you for that smile upon your face
Sunny, thank you for that gleam that flows with grace
You're my spark of nature's fire
You're my sweet complete desire
Sunny one so true, I love you
Aos 72 anos
Morreu Bobby Hebb, o cantor de “Sunny”
Publico.pt | 04.08.2010 - 11:39
Bobby Hebb, o cantor do êxito mundial “Sunny”, morreu terça-feira aos 72 anos de cancro no pulmão. De acordo com o seu manager, o cantor de country-soul morreu na cidade onde nasceu, em Nashville, Tennessee (EUA). O tema que o celebrizou foi gravado em 1966 e ainda hoje toca nas rádios e é usado na publicidade.
“Sunny” canta a dor do cantor após a morte do irmão, em 1963, pouco depois da morte do Presidente John F. Kennedy. “Sunny” foi gravada nos estúdios Bell Sound, em Nova Iorque, em 1966. O single teve sucesso imediato e muito por causa dele, Hebb acabou por ser convidado a fazer os concertos de abertura da digressão dos Beatles.
“Sunny” foi interpretada por vários músicos, desde James Brown a Cher, passando por Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra ou Dusty Springfield.
Além de “Sunny”, Bobby Hebb escreveu “A satisfied mind” (1966), “Love me” (1967) e também para que outros músicos, como é o caso de “A natural man” (1971), para Low Rawis.
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Bobby Hebb "Sunny" (1966)
rovingeye2 | 10 de Agosto de 2008
Bobby Hebb (born Robert Von Hebb, July 26, 1938, Nashville, Tennessee - died August 3, 2010) was an singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".
Hebb's parents, William and Ovalla Hebb, were both blind musicians. Hebb and his older brother Harold performed as a song-and-dance team in Nashville, beginning when Bobby was three and Harold was nine. Hebb performed on a TV show hosted by country music record producer Owen Bradley, which earned him a place with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff.
Written and proformed by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century".
"Sunny" has been covered by, among others, Boney M, Cher, Georgie Fame, Johnny Rivers, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, the Electric Flag, The Four Seasons, the Four Tops, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Les McCann, Dusty Springfield, and The Alex Trio featuring David Wise.
Hebb wrote the song after suffering a double tragedy - a national loss followed by a personal one: On 22 November 1963, the day after US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Hebb's older brother Harold was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub. Hebb was devastated by both events and many critics say that those events inspired the tune. Others claims Bobby wrote the song for God.
"Sunny" was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released as a single in 1966. It met an immediate success, which resulted in Hebb touring in 1966 with The Beatles.
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