Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.
This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive.
She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end.
So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started.
There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
Oto ga natte todoitete
Sore ga ato ni tsunagattari ne
Utau kotoba to mieru keshiki to
Sonna koto yori nemui ne
Ame ga satte odoroi te
Soto ga harete utagattari ne
Kasa o kau toka ki o tsukeru toka
Mou sanzan furutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Mazu wa joubu ni narutte
Hayaku ookiku narutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Asu wa shoubu ni narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Oto wa yagate nami o tate
Nochi ni kokoni todomattari ne
Hito awasu toka kaiwa sezu toka
Sore yori mo mazu nemui ne
Ame ga futte odoroi te
Sora ga ware te naki dashi tari ne
Tsuki ga kudake te soko ni ochi te mo
Kougeki shi te mamotte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Mazu wa joubu ni narutte
Hayaku ookiku narutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Asu wa shoubu ni narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks itsumo
Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks zutto
You, you, you
You, you, you
Mazu wa joubu ni narutte
Hayaku ookiku narutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Asu wa shoubu ni narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Sore ga ato ni tsunagattari ne
Utau kotoba to mieru keshiki to
Sonna koto yori nemui ne
Ame ga satte odoroi te
Soto ga harete utagattari ne
Kasa o kau toka ki o tsukeru toka
Mou sanzan furutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Mazu wa joubu ni narutte
Hayaku ookiku narutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Asu wa shoubu ni narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Oto wa yagate nami o tate
Nochi ni kokoni todomattari ne
Hito awasu toka kaiwa sezu toka
Sore yori mo mazu nemui ne
Ame ga futte odoroi te
Sora ga ware te naki dashi tari ne
Tsuki ga kudake te soko ni ochi te mo
Kougeki shi te mamotte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Mazu wa joubu ni narutte
Hayaku ookiku narutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Asu wa shoubu ni narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks itsumo
Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks zutto
You, you, you
You, you, you
Mazu wa joubu ni narutte
Hayaku ookiku narutte
You, you, you
You, you, you
Asu wa shoubu ni narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
Hayaku aitaku narutte
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