Oprettet af tiny d. 08-06-2020 10:51
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Sir Tom Jones, født Thomas John Woodward, fylder 80 år 7. juni.
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Tom Jones slog igennem i starten af 1965 med singlen “Its not unusual”. Og så fulgte hit efter hit.
Han har sunget country, rock, pop, disco, og næsten lige meget hvad var han tordnende populær.
Han fik et image som kvindebedårer, og det blev en tradition at kvinder smed trusser op til ham under koncerter.
Tom Jones udgav for 40 år siden sangen Delilah, som er blevet et udødeligt hit.
Delilah blev en slags slagsang for Wales’ rugby hold. Den bliver sunget for fuld hals ved de store kampe, som kan samle 70.000 mennesker. Tom Jones har selv været med og har sunget for. Der blev sat en kampagne i gang for at stoppe Delilah som slagssang, fordi den forherliger vold i hjemmet, sagde man. (se teksten længere ende og døm selv)
Sangtekster
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
I saw the flickering shadow of love on her blind
She was my woman
As she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind
My my my Delilah
Why why why Delilah
I could see, that girl was no good for me
But I was lost like a slave that no man could free
At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting
I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door
She stood there laughing
I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more
My my my Delilah
Why why why Delilah
So before they come to break down the door
Forgive me Delilah I just couldn’t take any more
She stood there laughing
I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more
My my my Delilah
Why why why Delilah
So before they come to break down the door
Forgive me Delilah I just couldn’t take any more
Forgive me Delilah I just couldn’t take any more
Kilde: LyricFind
Sangskrivere: Barry Mason / Les Reed
Delilah sangtekster © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network