Nobody Left To Crown: Richie Havens †
Gestern ist im Alter von 72 Jahren Richie Havens gestorben.
Frau B. (23) sagt: Der sah aus wie Gott.
Havens ist für mich seit seinem Album Nobody Left To Crown (2008) einer der ganz Großen einer Ära, die er selbst mit dem zornigen Freedom in Woodstock mit begründete.
The latest leg of Richie Havens’ journey is entitled
Nobody Left to Crown. A sense of timelessness rings
through the album, as though the passing years have
only strengthened the meaning of Richie Havens’ soul-filled folk rock.
Organically produced by Havens with
Jay Newland and Brian Bacchus, Nobody Left to Crown
attests that Richie Havens has never been more relevant,
necessary even, than he is today – especially considering
that the situation in America is not dissimilar to that of
the 60s. “Songs that I wrote at the time are more pertinent
today than ever, with this connection that links
Vietnam and Iraq”, maintains Richie. Indeed, his fiery
cover of The Who classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again” is
anything but innocent and connects the rebellion of two
generations, with Richie playing the role of ferryman...
Even if at times a certain melancholy emerges,
Richie Havens is not a man to easily abandon his
hopes for a better world. “We are at the dawn of
major change”, he declares with a broad smile.
Nobody Left to Crownis his heartfelt and unwavering
contribution to these f ine aspirations.
I've been waiting for something to happen
For a week or a month or a year
With the blood in the ink of the headlines
And the sound of the crowd in my ear
You might ask what it takes to remember
When you know that you've seen it before
Where a government lies to a people
And a country is drifting to war
And there's a shadow on the faces
Of the men who send the guns
To the wars that are fought in places
Where their business interest runs
On the radio talk shows and the t.v.
You hear one thing again and again
How the u.s.a. stands for freedom
And we come to the aid of a friend
But who are the ones that we call our friends--
These governments killing their own?
Or the people who finally can't take any more
And they pick up a gun or a brick or a stone
There are lives in the balance
There are people under fire
There are children at the cannons
And there is blood on the wire
There's a shadow on the faces
Of the men who fan the flames
Of the wars that are fought in places
Where we can't even say the names
They sell us the president the same way
They sell us our clothes and our cars
They sell us every thing from youth to religion
The same time they sell us our wars
I want to know who the men in the shadows are
I want to hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they're never the ones to fight or to die
And there are lives in the balance
There are people under fire
There are children at the cannons
And there is blood on the wire
Richie Havens Interpretation von Jackson Browne's Lives In the Balance hat sich mir eingebrannt. Unwiderstehliche Inbrunst nennt Adrian Kreye in seinem Nachruf (in der Süddeutschen heute) Havens Art zu singen - das trifft!
Frau B. (23) sagt: Der sah aus wie Gott.
Havens ist für mich seit seinem Album Nobody Left To Crown (2008) einer der ganz Großen einer Ära, die er selbst mit dem zornigen Freedom in Woodstock mit begründete.
The latest leg of Richie Havens’ journey is entitled
Nobody Left to Crown. A sense of timelessness rings
through the album, as though the passing years have
only strengthened the meaning of Richie Havens’ soul-filled folk rock.
Organically produced by Havens with
Jay Newland and Brian Bacchus, Nobody Left to Crown
attests that Richie Havens has never been more relevant,
necessary even, than he is today – especially considering
that the situation in America is not dissimilar to that of
the 60s. “Songs that I wrote at the time are more pertinent
today than ever, with this connection that links
Vietnam and Iraq”, maintains Richie. Indeed, his fiery
cover of The Who classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again” is
anything but innocent and connects the rebellion of two
generations, with Richie playing the role of ferryman...
Even if at times a certain melancholy emerges,
Richie Havens is not a man to easily abandon his
hopes for a better world. “We are at the dawn of
major change”, he declares with a broad smile.
Nobody Left to Crownis his heartfelt and unwavering
contribution to these f ine aspirations.
I've been waiting for something to happen
For a week or a month or a year
With the blood in the ink of the headlines
And the sound of the crowd in my ear
You might ask what it takes to remember
When you know that you've seen it before
Where a government lies to a people
And a country is drifting to war
And there's a shadow on the faces
Of the men who send the guns
To the wars that are fought in places
Where their business interest runs
On the radio talk shows and the t.v.
You hear one thing again and again
How the u.s.a. stands for freedom
And we come to the aid of a friend
But who are the ones that we call our friends--
These governments killing their own?
Or the people who finally can't take any more
And they pick up a gun or a brick or a stone
There are lives in the balance
There are people under fire
There are children at the cannons
And there is blood on the wire
There's a shadow on the faces
Of the men who fan the flames
Of the wars that are fought in places
Where we can't even say the names
They sell us the president the same way
They sell us our clothes and our cars
They sell us every thing from youth to religion
The same time they sell us our wars
I want to know who the men in the shadows are
I want to hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they're never the ones to fight or to die
And there are lives in the balance
There are people under fire
There are children at the cannons
And there is blood on the wire
Richie Havens Interpretation von Jackson Browne's Lives In the Balance hat sich mir eingebrannt. Unwiderstehliche Inbrunst nennt Adrian Kreye in seinem Nachruf (in der Süddeutschen heute) Havens Art zu singen - das trifft!
gebattmer - 2013/04/23 22:31
Mein allerliebstes Lieblingslied vom "Gott"!
Fabian hat gesagt "ein Lied für alle Momente" - finde ich sehr passend...