Белка, слова В. Полиенко. Музыка В. Атаханова

Belka

Happy Valentines Day! And here’s a love song to go with the day.  

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There are many pop songs with great harmonies. . . Songs from the Beatles (Because), the Beach Boys (God Only Knows), the Everly Brothers (All I Have To Do Is Dream), Simon and Garfunkel (Scarborough Fair), and The Bee Gees (How Deep Is Your Love) all spring to mind. But my all-time favorite "great harmonies" song has to be Who Loves You, from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, because the harmonies (as stand-alone vocals, or accompanied by and doubled by the corresponding piano chords) are just so pretty, and the disco arrangement energizes the (mostly 4-part) harmonies into a great dance song (which is unusual for a song with great harmonies). As a singer, re-creating those gorgeous, high-energy harmonies was very enjoyable!
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WHO LOVES YOU

[INTRO/CHORUS] 

Who loves you, pretty baby?
Who's gonna help you through the night? 
Who loves you, pretty mama? 
Who's always there to make it right? 

[CHORUS] 

Who loves you, pretty baby? 
Who's gonna help you through the night? 
Who loves you, pretty mama? 
Who's always there to make it right? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who loves you, pretty baby? 
Who's gonna love you, mama? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who loves you, pretty baby? 

[VERSE] 

(Ah ah ah)
When tears are in your eyes 
And you can't find the way 
(Ah ah ah)
It's hard to make believe 
You're happy when you're gray 
Baby, when you're feelin' like 
(Baby, baby, do-do-do-do)
You'll never see the mornin' light 
Come to me, baby, you'll see 

[CHORUS] 

Who loves you, pretty baby? 
Who's gonna help you through the night? 
Who loves you, pretty mama? 
Who's always there to make it? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who loves you, pretty baby? 
Who's gonna love you, mama? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who loves you, pretty baby? 

[VERSE] 

(Ah ah ah)
And when you think 
The whole wide world has passed you by 
(Ah ah ah)
You keep on tryin'
But you really don't know why 
Baby, when you need a smile 
(Baby, baby, do-do-do-do)
To help the shadows drift away 
Come to me, baby, you'll see 

[CHORUS] 

Who loves you, pretty baby? 
Who's gonna help you through the night? 
Who loves you, pretty mama? 
Who's always there to make it? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who's gonna love you, love you? 
Who's gonna love you? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who's gonna love you, love you? 
Who's gonna love you? 

[INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE] 

[BRIDGE] 

(Baby, baby, do-do-do-do) 
Come to me, baby, you'll see 

[CHORUS / OUTRO] 

Who loves you, pretty baby? 
Who's gonna help you through the night? 
Who loves you, pretty mama? 
Who's always there to make it? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who's gonna love you, love you? 
Who's gonna love you? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who's gonna love you, love you? 
Who's gonna love you? 
(Who loves you?) 
Who's gonna love you, love you?
Who's gonna love you?

Who Loves You

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Scarborough Fair is a traditional folk ballad, whose lyrics date back to at least 1670. The version sung here (based on Simon and Garfunkel's wonderful 1966 version, done in a Renaissance style) is a gorgeous choral piece, that combines conventional harmonies with voices sung in counterpoint. The song's lyrics have a well-known mythic subject: the impossible task. A man tells his former lover that she can return to him only if she can perform three impossible tasks for him. I've reworked the lyrics so that the descriptions of these three impossible tasks are interleaved with descriptions of other "impossible tasks", starting with famous ones drawn from mythology and fantasy, and ending with some real "impossible tasks" that currently challenge us. Because the voices overlap, I strongly recommend reading the lyrics as you listen, to be able to most fully take in this new version of a classic song. Enjoy!
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SCARBOROUGH FAIR

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
(Icarus flying too close to the sun)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Hercules wrestles with Hydra’s nine heads)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Sisyphus rolls a huge rock up a hill)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(Orpheus struggles to not turn around)

Tell her to find me an acre of land
(David the small fights Goliath the Great)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Galahad wanders in search of the Grail)
Between the salt water and the sea strands
(A hobbit sets out to destroy the One Ring)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(And Alice must think of impossible things)

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
(Living in ease while destroying the Earth)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Launching a war to secure a right peace)
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
(Crushing her heart just to prove her true love)
Then she'll be a true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

Scarborough Fair

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This beautiful ballad, from Steven Spielberg's movie, An American Tail (1986), was sung by Linda Rondstadt and James Ingram and went on to win the Grammy Award for "Song of the Year" in 1988. The song had a real powerhouse of composers: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and James Horner. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote some of the most well-known songs of all time, including You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and On Broadway. James Horner was an American film composer who wrote the soundtracks for Titanic ("My Heart Will Go On"), Avatar, Braveheart, Field of Dreams, and many other well-known films. He added a classical quality to the song (and its orchestral arrangement), and a semi-operatic quality to the singing parts.

I'm singing a duet with wonderful singer, Gloria Wind. I sang another great song, The Time of My Life, with Gloria last year, and I've been looking forward to this opportunity to sing with her again.
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SOMEWHERE OUT THERE

[VERSE]

Somewhere out there
beneath the pale moonlight
someone's thinking of me
and loving me tonight

[VERSE]

Somewhere out there
someone's saying a prayer
that we'll find one another
in that big somewhere out there

[PRE-CHORUS]

And even though I know
how very far apart we are
it helps to think we might be wishin'
on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing
a lonesome lullaby
it helps to think we're sleeping
underneath the same big sky

[CHORUS]

Somewhere out there,
if love can see us through
then we'll be together
somewhere out there
out where dreams
come true

[INSTRUMENTAL — GUITAR SOLO]

[PRE-CHORUS]

And even though I know
how very far apart we are
it helps to think we might be wishin'
on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing
a lonesome lullaby
it helps to think we're sleeping
underneath the same big sky

[CHORUS]

Somewhere out there,
if love can see us through
then we'll be together
somewhere out there
out where dreams
come true

Somewhere Out There

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I am by no means the only one whose favorite Michael Jackson song is Human Nature! This amazing song is from the bestselling album of all time: Michael Jackson's Thriller. Steve Porcaro (from Toto) wrote the music and the haunting lyrics of the chorus ("Why? Why? Tell 'em that it's human nature"). John Bettis wrote the rest of the lyrics, creating the song’s story. David Paich, Steve Porcaro, and Steve Lukather (all from Toto) provided the synthesizer parts that give the song its hypnotic, ethereal aura. Michael Jackson perfectly complemented the instrumental arrangement with his airy, playful, deeply feeling singing style. My version here brings a sensual quality to the singing.

Human Nature paints a picture of a city at night ("electric eyes are everywhere") and of a man who is normally trapped inside (by "four walls"), who yearns for human connection ("I'm dreaming of the street") — and who, in spite of people questioning and misunderstanding him ("Why does he do it that way?"), finds that connection in the end, when he tells of being back in his room at morning's arrival, with a new friend ("reaching out, I touch her shoulder").
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HUMAN NATURE

Looking out
Across the nighttime
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs

Get me out
Into the nighttime
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite

If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way?
If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way?

Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare

If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way?
If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way?
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way

(This way)
Why?
(This way)
Why?

Looking out
Across the morning
Where the city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street

If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Tell 'em that it's human nature
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
(She's keeping him by keeping him around)
Hoo tell 'em
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do me that way?

If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Cha, da, cha, sha, sha, sha, sha, sha
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
(She's keeping him by keeping him around)
Hoo tell 'em
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way?

If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Hoo
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way
If they say why
Why (why?), why (why?)
(She's keeping him by keeping him around)
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do it that way?
I like living this way

Why? Oh, why? (this way)
Why? Oh, why? (this way)
Why? (this way)

Scarborough Fair

Chris Tong

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