Trying to Get to You
Trying to Get to You ( Engl. For to reach you my effort ) is a by Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton penned song from 1954.
The original recording was recorded by the Eagles that same year and appeared on the B-side of the single Please, Please .
Soon after, Elvis Presley recorded the song while he was still under contract with Sun Records . The rights then went to his new music label RCA Records and the song first appeared in 1956 on the first album released by RCA entitled Elvis Presley . Presley also sang the song live several times and there are releases of such live versions on the live albums Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis (1974) and Elvis in Concert (1977). The latter album is a recording of his last tour in June 1977, in which he informs the audience, among other things, that he particularly likes this song, that his father and his then (and last) girlfriend Ginger Alden also like it. After that, he jokes at the launch of the song about the various forms of you : "It's called Trying to get to you (dt. My efforts to reach you ). Or Trying to get to y'all ( My efforts to reach you all ). It depends where you come from. Trying to get to yous ( My efforts to reach you ). You all. ”The song was also part of his comeback show from 1968 and appeared on several recordings of the 1968 comeback show.
In 1956 the song appeared on a single by Roy Orbison with the B-side Ooby Dooby .
In 1959 Ricky Nelson recorded another version of the song, which was first seen on television when he sang it on an episode of the television series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet .
In addition, numerous other artists recorded this song; including The Animals , Johnny Hallyday , Faith Hill , Chris Isaak , Johnny Rivers , and the Stray Cats .
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The song tells the story of a man who after a dissonance desperately wants to see his girlfriend again ( I just had to reach you baby, in spite of all that I've been through ; dt. I just had to reach you , despite everything I did went through ) after this their love has stood him in a letter. He travels over mountains and valleys day and night to reach them. Because the many miles that separate them are no obstacle for him. In his tireless search he is also aware of God's help: Lord above me knows I love you. It was He who brought me through. When my way was dark at night, He would shine His brightest light when I was trying to get to you ; dt. The Lord above me knows that I love you. It was he who paved the way for me. When my path was dark at night, He shone His brightest light when I tried to reach you .
Web links
- Lyrics at genius.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Eagles: Tryin 'to Get to You at discogs.com
- ^ Elvis Presley: Trying to Get to You (Final Time Performed Live. Civic Center, Rapid City, South Dakota), June 21, 1977 on YouTube
- ↑ Elvis Presley: Trying to Get to You (Comeback Special 1968) on YouTube
- ↑ The Teen Kings with Roy Orbison at discogs.com
- ↑ Ricky Nelson: Trying to Get to You on YouTube
- ↑ Eric Burdon & The Animals: Trying to Get to You on YouTube
- ^ Johnny Hallyday: Trying to Get to You on YouTube
- ↑ Faith Hill: Trying to Get to You on YouTube
- ↑ Chris Isaak: Trying to Get to You on YouTube
- ^ Johnny Rivers: Trying to Get to You on YouTube
- ↑ Stray Cats: Trying to Get to You on YouTube