Buonumore, simpatia, leggerezza e tanta ironia sono sempre state le immancabili caratteristiche della controversa carriera solista di Ringo Starr. Peculiarità che ritroviamo in dose massiccia in questo grestest hits finalmente completo che raccoglie i siparietti musicali più riusciti della sua vicenda post Beatles.
Un'attività artistica fatta di dischi che evidenziavano un particolare gusto nella scelta di canzoncine kitch, leggere, assolutamente pop e prive di ambizioni creative. Non per questo, nel corso dei primi anni Settanta, non sono mancati a Ringo i successi da classifica, spesso clamorosi e inaspettati con i singoli "It Don't Come Easy" e "Photograph" e con l'album "Ringo"del 1973, il suo lavoro più riuscito di sempre. Lavori onesti e piacevoli che hanno l'unico torto di aver venduto ampiamente oltre i loro meriti ma, comunque, sempre curati a livello compositivo grazie ai brani firmati appositamente per Ringo da autori di primo ordine. Ringo non è mai stato un valido compositore e le sue capacità vocali sono sempre state limitate. Non sono mai stati assenti però, nel corso della sua incredibile vicenda umana, l'umorismo e la capacità di non prendersi mai troppo sul serio grazie alla sua innata ed intelligente ironia, da sempre un ingrediente fondamentale anche nella storia dei Beatles. Un forte senso dell'umorismo che gli ha sempre permesso di cantare, incidere dischi, recitare in discutibili pellicole e soprattutto di divertirsi senza dover pensare di emulare gli scomodi fantasmi del suo favoloso passato.
All'interno della raccolta troviamo così la brillante "Photograph" composta da George Harrison, il roboante singolo "Back Off Boogaloo" ispirato da Marc Bolan, la famosa "It Don't Come Easy" con Stephen Stills allla chitarra e le riprese senza pretese di classici come "Only You" e "Hey Baby". La betlesiana e sorniona "I'm The Greatest" e "Goodnight Vienna" sono due regali di John Lennon, "Snookeroo" è un divertente brano di Elton John e Bernie Taupin mentre "Early 1970" è un amaro resoconto sugli ultimi giorni dei Beatles. Tutti brani innocui ma realizzati sempre con notevole competenza tecnica grazie all'abilita di questo simpatico nasone nel coinvolgere grandi musicisti in fase di registrazione. Dispiace solo rilevare l'assenza in scaletta di "Pure Gold", un gioiellino pop composto da Paul Mccartney per il disco "Ringo's Rotogravure" del 1976. Tra la tracce più significative degli ultimi anni vale la pena ricordare la malinconica "Weight Of The World", ricca di sfumature sixties e il sentito omaggio all'amico George Harrison nella toccante "Never Without You" con ospite Eric Clapton. Resta infine da segnalare l'impressionante numero di ospiti e musicisti presenti nei brani o che hanno aiutato Ringo in sala d'incisione nel corso degli anni.
Brani ancor oggi piacevoli e per nulla scontati, prodotti con l'unico scopo di regalare ai suoi ascoltatori momenti di puro rilassamento, sempre senza troppe pretese.
Elenco tracce e testi
01 Photograph (00:00)
Every time I see your face
It reminds me of the places we used to go
But all I've got is a photograph
And I realize you're not coming back anymore
I thought I'd make it the day you went away
But I can't make it 'til you come home again to stay
I can't get used to living here
While my heart is broke, my tears I cry for you
I want you here to have and hold
As the years go by, and we grow old and grey
Now you're expecting me to live without you
But that's not something that I'm looking forward to
I can't get used to living here
While my heart is broke, my tears I cry for you
I want you here to have and hold
As the years go by, and we grow old and grey
Every time I see your face
It reminds me of the places we used to go
But all I've got is a photograph
And I realize you're not coming back anymore
Every time I see your face
It reminds me of the places we used to go
All I've got is a photograph
And I realize you're not coming back anymore
Every time I see your face
It reminds me of the places we used to go
But all I've got is a photograph
02 Snookeroo (00:00)
By Elton John and Bernie Taupin
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
I WAS BORN IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND,
I WAS RAISED IN A WORKING TOWN.
I BROKE ALL THE RULES WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL,
BUT THE TEACHER'S COULDN'T PIN ME DOWN.
I TRIED TO MAKE MY PARENTS PROUD
BY ADAPTING THE SOCIAL POWERS.
OH, PIGS WILL FLY AND THE EARTH WILL FRY,
WHEN THEY GET ME DOING HONEST HOURS.
SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE.
MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.
WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP AND TWO ROOMS DOWN,
WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.
OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN
AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME.
I NEED SOMEONE TO COOK FOR ME
AND TURN ME LOSE AT NIGHT.
I COULD SPEND MY LIFE WITH A FACTORY GIRL,
'CAUSE A FACTORY GIRL'S MY TYPE.
I HEAR THEM GOSSIP ON THE STREET,
MOST OF WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE.
OH, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I HEAR THEM SAY,
"THERE GOES THAT LAZY, NO GOOD SNOOKEROO."
SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE.
MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.
WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP (two rooms up)
AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, (two rooms down)
WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.
OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN
AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, (Snookeroo)
SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME.
(Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo)
SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE.
MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.
WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP (two rooms up)
AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, (two rooms down)
WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.
WELL, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN
AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,
SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,
SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,
SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME, YEH.
09 Never Without You (00:00)
We were young
It was fun
And we couldn't lose
Times were right
Over night
We were headline news
Crazy days and reckless nights
Limousines and bright spotlights
We were brothers through it all
And your song
Will play on
Without you
And this world
Won't forget
About you
Every part of you was in your song
Now we will carry on
Never without you (Without you without you)
Within you without you (Within you without you)
'Here Comes the Sun' is about you
Here today
Not alone
With my memories
Life is strange
How things change
It's reality
You played a beautiful melody
That keeps on haunting me
I can always feel you
By my side
And your song (Your song)
Will play on (Play on)
Without you (Without you)
And this world (This world)
Won't forget (Forget)
About you (About you)
Every part of you was in your song
Now we will carry on
Never without you (Without you without you)
Within you without you (Within you without you)
'Here Comes the Sun' is about you
I know all things must pass
And only love will last
I'll always love the memories
Of you and me�
(Take it away Eric...)
**Guitar Playing**
And your song (Your song)
Will play on (Play on)
Without you (Without you)
And this world (This world)
Won't forget (Forget)
About you (About you)
Every part of you was in your song (Your song)
Now we will carry on
Never without you (Never without you)
Within you without you (Within you without you)
We're never without you (We're never without you)
Within you without you (Within you without you)
We're never without you (We're never without you)
We're never without you (We're never without you)
Within you without you (Within you without you)
I think love is about you...
11 Wrack My Brain (00:00)
Wrack my brain, wrack my brain,
till my head's filled with pain,
wrack my brain.
All dried up, I'm all dried up,
all I have's this empty cup,
all dried up.
What i have, you don't want,
what you want, I can't give.
I got out of touch with you and yours,
the way that you live.
I try to do my best for you,
while the sky pours down the rain,
wrack my brain.
With a will there's a way,
but there's no way I can see,
coming up with something you'd enjoy
as much as tv
All the same, I play the game,
up and down old memory lane,
wrack my brain, (wrack my brain)
till my head is filled with pain,
wrack my brain, (wrack my brain)
while I slowly go insane,
Wrack my brain. (wrack my brain)
12 It Don't Come Easy (00:00)
(It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy)
(It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy)
Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Forget about the past and all your sorrow
The future won't last, it will soon be your tomorrow
I don't ask for much, I only want trust
And you know it don't come easy
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time
And you know it just ain't easy
Open up your heart, let's come together
Use a little love and we will make it work out better
Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Please remember peace is how we make it
Here within your reach, if you're big enough to take it
I don't ask for much, I only want trust
And you know it don't come easy
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time
And you know it don't come easy
15 Back Off Boogaloo (00:00)
Back off Boogaloo
I said
back off Boogaloo
Come on
back off Boogaloo
Boo.
What d'yer think you're gonna do
I gotta flash right from the start.
Wake up meat head don't pretend that.
You are dead get yourself up off the cart.
Get yourself together now
and give me something tasty.
Evrything you try to do
you it shure sound wasted.
Back off Boogaloo
I said
back off Boogaloo.
You think you're groove
standing there in your wallpaper shoes
and your socks that match your eyes.
Back off Boogaloo
I said
back off Boogaloo.
Come on
back off Boogaloo.
16 I'm The Greatest (00:00)
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY,
WAY BACK HOME IN LIVERPOOL,
MY MAMA TOLD ME, I WAS GREAT.
THEN WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER,
I KNEW THAT I HAD GOT SOMETHING GOING,
ALL MY FRIENDS TOLD ME I WAS GREAT.
AND NOW I'M A MAN,
A WOMAN TOOK ME BY THE HAND,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT SHE TOLD ME...I WAS GREAT.
I WAS IN THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH,
FOR WHAT IT WAS WORTH.
NOW I'M ONLY THIRTY-TWO;
AND ALL I WANNA DO, IS BOOGALOO!
I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR,
I SAW MY WIFE AND KIDS,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME...I WAS GREAT.
YES, MY NAME IS BILLY SHEARS,
YOU KNOW IT HAS BEEN FOR SO MANY YEARS.
NOW I'M ONLY THIRTY-TWO;
AND ALL I WANNA DO, IS BOOGALOO!
I'M THE GREATEST,
AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT BABY!
I WILL BE THE GREATEST IN THIS WORLD,
IN THE NEXT WORLD,
AND ANYWHERE!
ALRIGHT!
18 Only You (And You Alone) (00:00)
(Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo)
Only you can make this world seem right,
Only you can make the darkness bright.
Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do,
And fill my heart with love for only you.
Only you can make this change in me,
For it's true, you are my destiny.
When you hold my hand i understand
The magic that you do.
You're my dream come true,
My one and only you.
-"only you can make this world seem right,
Only you can make the darkness bright."
Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do,
And fill my heart with love for only you.
Only you can make this change in me,
For it's true, you are my destiny.
When you hold my hand i understand
The magic that you do.
You're my dream come true,
My one, my one and only you.
Only you,
Only you,
Only you,
Only you,
Only you, (only you)
Only you, (only you)
Mm-mm-mm-mm,
Mm-mm-mm-mm, (only you)
Mm-mm-mm-mm.
19 Beaucoups Of Blues (00:00)
By Buzz Rabin
I LEFT LOUISIAN, I HAD ME BIG PLANS
TO GO OUT AND TAKE ME ALL OVER THIS LAND.
TO SEE ME THE WORLD, I LEFT MY SWEET GIRL
AND GAVE IT A WHIRL BUT NOW HERE I STAND,
ALONG SIDE THE ROAD WITH HOLES IN MY SOUL AND MY SHOES
AND BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES.
OH, SWEET MAGNOLIA,
BREATH CARRIED OVER THE MARSH BY A BREEZE FROM THE GULF.
I'M COMING HOME, (coming home)
I'VE HAD ME ENOUGH.
OH, WHERE ARE THE THINGS I SAW IN MY DREAMS?
WHERE'S THE HAPPY THAT FREEDOM SHOULD BRING?
I SEE ME TODAY AND KNOW YESTERDAY
THAT I THREW AWAY MY MOST PRECIOUS THINGS.
I SEE ME A MAN WHO'S LONELY, WANTS ONLY TO LOSE
BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES.
OH, SWEET MAGNOLIA,
BREATH CARRIED OVER THE MARSH BY A BREEZE FROM THE GULF.
I'M COMING HOME, (coming home)
I'VE HAD ME ENOUGH.
I'M COMING HOME, (coming home)
I'VE HAD ME ENOUGH.
20 Early 1970 (00:00)
Lives on a farm, got plenty of charm, beep, beep
He's got no cows but he's sure got a whole lotta sheep
And brand new wife and a family
And when he comes to town
I wonder if he'll play with me
Laying in bed, watching TV, cookie
With his mama by his side, she's Japanese
They scream and they cried, now they're free
And when he comes to town
I know he's gonna play with me
He's a long-haired, cross-legged guitar picker, um-um
With his long-legged lady in the garden picking daisies for his soup
A forty acre house he doesn't see
'Cause he's always in town
Playing for you with me
I play guitar, a - d - e
I don't play bass 'cause that's too hard for me
I play the piano if it's in c
And when i go to town i wanna see all three
And when i go to town i wanna see all three
And when i go to town i wanna see all three
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