Bobby Darin - Simple song of freedom

WE, THE PEOPLE HERE, DON'T WANT A WAR

En el cuarenta y cuatro aniversario de su fallecimiento a los 37 años de edad, recordamos al cantante, compositor y actor estadounidense Bobby Darin. Artista de admirable versatilidad, en sus diecisiete años de carrera, experimentó con los más variados estilos musicales: pop, rock & roll, jazz, swing, folk y country. Conforme los años 60 fueron avanzando, desarrolló un creciente activismo político y sorprendió a su audiencia de los habituales circuitos de night-clubs, adhiriendose al movimiento de la canción protesta. En 1969 escribió Simple song of freedom, toda una especie de himno pacifista, que en el video interpreta en vivo de forma vibrante.

Simple song of freedom  (yrics)

Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
And let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war.
Hey, there, mister black man, can you hear me?
I don't want your diamonds or your game
I just want to be someone known to you as me
And I will bet my life you want the same.
So, come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
And let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war.
Seven hundred million are you listenin'?
Most of what you read is made of lies
But speakin' one to one ain't it everybody's sun
To wake you in the mornin' when we rise?
So, come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
And let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war.
Now, brother Solzhenitsyn, are you busy?
If not, won't you drop this friend a line
And tell me if the man who is plowin' up your land
Has got the war machine upon his mind? No way
I say come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
And let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war.
Now, no doubt some folks enjoy doin' battle
Like presidents, prime ministers or kings
So, let's all build them shelves
Where they can fight among themselves
And leave the people be who love to sing.
Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
And let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war.
I say let it fill the air
Tellin' people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war.

Freedom

I say freedom

I say freedom
Let me freedom