JANIS JOPLIN

"Cry Baby"
Cry, baby, cry baby, cry baby
Honey, welcome back home
I know she told you, honey,
I know she told you that she loved you much more than I
Yeah, all I know is that she left you
And you swear that you just don´ t know why
But you know, honey, always, I´ll always be around
If you ever want me En caso de que me quieras,
Come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby,
Uh honey, welcome back home

Don´t you know, honey,
Ain´t nobody ever gonna love you the way I try to do?
Who´ll take all your pain, honey, and your heartache, too
And if you need me, you know, and I ´ll always be around
If you ever want me, come on and cry, cry baby,
Cry baby, cry baby, like you always sayin´ to do

And when you walk around the world, babe,
You said you ´d try to look for the end of the road
You might find out later that the road will end in Detroit
Honey, the road´ll even end in Katmandu
You can go all around the world Puedes ir por todo el mundo
Tryin´ to find something to do with your life, babe,
When you only gotta do one thing well
You only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world
Babe, you got a woman waitin´ for you there
All you ever gotta do
Is be a good man one time to one woman
And that´ll be the end of the road, babe!

I know you got more tears to share, babe
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
And cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby
Oh did you ever feel a little lonely, dear?
I want you to come on, come on to your mama now
And if you ever want a little love of a woman
Come on and baby, baby, baby, baby, cry baby.

* Su música me acompañó durante toda mi adolescencia. Aunque llevaba tiempo sin escucharla, no puedo sino emocionarme al recordar todas y cada una de sus canciones. Durante el único verano que he pasado en Estados Unidos, concretamente en Seattle, me dediqué a devorar su biografía "Buried alive" y así fue como comprendí mucho más a la adolescente muerta de asco en Port Arthur (Texas), cuya única ilusión era salir de su ciudad natal para ir a cualquier sitio en el que no fuera considerada como un bicho raro, ni como una "amante de los negros" por el simple hecho de admirar a músicos como Bessie Smith o Leadbelly. Encontraría la libertad tan anhelada en San Francisco, y así fue como Janis encontró su sitio, porque sobre el escenario brillaba como nadie. Podía no ser la más guapa cantante de la escena, ni tener la voz más armoniosa, pero su personalidad arrolladora, su emocionante voz y su manera de interpretar hacía que enamorase a todos y a todas las que le escuchaban.

"Piece of my heart"

Didn't I make you feel like you were the only man, well yeah,
An' didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can ?
Honey, you know I did!
And each time I tell myself that I, well I think I've had enough,
But I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.

I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby, (break a..)
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah. (have a..)
Hey! Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, yeah.
You know you got it if it makes you feel good,
Oh yes indeed.

You're out on the streets looking good, and baby,
Deep down in your heart I guess you know that it ain't right,
Never never never never never never never hear me when I cry at night.
Baby, I cry all the time!
And each time I tell myself that I, well I can't stand the pain,
But when you hold me in your arms, I'll sing it once again.

I'll say come on, come on, come on, come on, yeah take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby. (break a..)
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, (come on…)
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, yeah.
Well, You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good

Guitar

I need you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby. (break a…)
Break another little bit of my heart, darling, yeah. (have a)
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby,
You know you got it (waaaaahhh)
Take a…Take another little piece of my heart now, baby. (break a…)
Break another little bit of my heart, and darling, yeah yeah (have a)
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby,
You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good