Uno de los grandes héroes de la música negra y uno de los nombres primordiales en la lucha a favor de los derechos civiles de la población de color, gracias a la concienciación que su trabajo provocó en muchísimos hombres y mujeres.Nacido en Chicago en los años 40 formó junto a otro grande (Jerry Butler) The Impresions, grupo que lograría una serie de hits en los años 60 fundamentales para hacer despertar a su gente. "People get ready", "Keep on pushing" o "We´re a winner" se convirtieron en himnos para toda una generación y el propio reverendo Martin Luther King llegó a utilizarlos en sus discursos.
Curtis que era además de cantante un músico muy completo (tocaba guitarra, bajo, piano y batería) dejó el grupo en 1970 para embarcarse en una carrera en solitario. A mediados de los 70 fue junto a Issac Hayes el encargado de ponerle ritmo al cine negro de acción que tanto éxito tuvo; el llamado estilo "Blaxploitation" que él resumió en su aclamado álbum de 1972 "Super Fly".
En los 80 y 90 su estrella se fue apagando, quedando en un segundo plano a pesar de seguir tocando y produciendo a nuevos artistas.
En 1990 un fatal accidente mientras ofrecía un show en New York le dejó paralítico. En 1995 recibía un Grammy honorífico por toda su carrera y se editaba un (precioso) disco de versiones de diferentes artistas que lo nombraban como una importante influencia en sus carreras.
En 1997 aparecía su último Lp "New World Order", en el que cantó tumbado desde la cama, a pesar del gran dolor que le producía. En ese disco nos encontramos esta pedazo de canción llamada "Just a little bit of love". Mayfield nos dejaría 2 años mas tarde...
Gran mensaje el suyo, como siempre.
Feliz escucha, feliz semana.
Curtis Mayfield
You hear me calling
Calling brother, are you listening?
We need to cool at night for our future
For the little pretty boys and girls
We need to take a time, come together
Are you willing?
So we can make it right for the people
And everyone I love will come
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
We gotta come together
We gotta come together
Everybody searching in confusion
No solution
We look inside ourselves for the answer
But we really don't understand
We all must be unplanned
To start sharing, to start caring
And if the sun shines your way
You will find love 'cos love is the only way
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
Just a little bit, just a little bit of love
Aye man, it seems so hopeful for blazing my days
And brother, let's begin a stress off my chest with some sex
Can I get a little love for my peeps in the streets?
But this killing for colors, aye man this shit gotta cease, peace
Nothing, zero, zilch, amounts to what?
Nothing but you've gotta have something
'Cos we're coming, coming correct and together eternally
And with that little bit of love, we may live forever
See it's a time to live, there's a time to die
But when the living gets rough, that's the time I realize
[ Curtis Mayfield Lyrics are found on www.getlyrics.com ]
I've gotta think twice using my ears to hear, L O V E
Just love, just love, just love, just love
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
Just a little bit, just a little bit of love
Now look all around you
Children dying, people crying, no, no
But nobody seem to care
Till it's their time, they really don't give a damn
We've got to find a way to start loving
To start giving, yeah
But if we procrastinate and we blow it
Then everybody'll go to hell
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
We gotta keep together
We gotta keep together
We don't need destruction, we don't need it
We don't need to care, no, no
We don't need corruption
We just need to cheer, just a little bit
We don't need attacking, no, no
We don't need the pain
We don't need to cry down, we don't need it
We just need to change, let me just a little bit
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
Love can, love can be
Living life to see
All my children free, ooh
Just a little bit of love
Calling brother, are you listening?
We need to cool at night for our future
For the little pretty boys and girls
We need to take a time, come together
Are you willing?
So we can make it right for the people
And everyone I love will come
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
We gotta come together
We gotta come together
Everybody searching in confusion
No solution
We look inside ourselves for the answer
But we really don't understand
We all must be unplanned
To start sharing, to start caring
And if the sun shines your way
You will find love 'cos love is the only way
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
Just a little bit, just a little bit of love
Aye man, it seems so hopeful for blazing my days
And brother, let's begin a stress off my chest with some sex
Can I get a little love for my peeps in the streets?
But this killing for colors, aye man this shit gotta cease, peace
Nothing, zero, zilch, amounts to what?
Nothing but you've gotta have something
'Cos we're coming, coming correct and together eternally
And with that little bit of love, we may live forever
See it's a time to live, there's a time to die
But when the living gets rough, that's the time I realize
[ Curtis Mayfield Lyrics are found on www.getlyrics.com ]
I've gotta think twice using my ears to hear, L O V E
Just love, just love, just love, just love
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
Just a little bit, just a little bit of love
Now look all around you
Children dying, people crying, no, no
But nobody seem to care
Till it's their time, they really don't give a damn
We've got to find a way to start loving
To start giving, yeah
But if we procrastinate and we blow it
Then everybody'll go to hell
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
We gotta keep together
We gotta keep together
We don't need destruction, we don't need it
We don't need to care, no, no
We don't need corruption
We just need to cheer, just a little bit
We don't need attacking, no, no
We don't need the pain
We don't need to cry down, we don't need it
We just need to change, let me just a little bit
Just a little bit of love to make it right
Just a little bit of time to cool at night
Just a little bit of space to keep us tight
Love can, love can be
Living life to see
All my children free, ooh
Just a little bit of love
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