| To Heaven |
 |
| To Heaven |
|
The lyrics – some of the saddest in all of soul music – are filled with regret, guilt and pain – yet the protagonist of the song knows that despite all of that, he and his lover will always return to ‘The Dark End of the Street’. Composed by Dan Penn and Chips Moman, ‘The Dark End of the Street’ is also a perfect example of the great music made by the seemingly unlikely intersection of black and white performers in Memphis, Muscle Shoals and elsewhere in the south.
1. James Carr (1966)
2. Flying Buritto Bros. (1969)
3. Richard & Linda Thompson (1976)
4. Christy Moore (1982)
5. Afghan Whigs (1994)
6. Aretha Franklin (1970)
7. Percy Sledge (1969)
8. The Commitments (1991)
9. Diamanda Galas (1994)
Track 1 is missing 10 sec. or so at the beginning (I found out only after uploading it), and if anyone wants the complete track, I'll up it for them.
http://rapidshare.de/files/28014100/DarkEndSt.rar.html
At the dark end of the street
That's where we always meet
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
You and me at the dark end of the street
You and me
I know time is gonna take its toll
We have to pay for the love we stole
It's a sin and we know it's wrong
But our love keeps coming on strong
Tonight we'll meet at the dark end of the street
You and me
They're gonna find us, oh, they'll find us
They're gonna find us, they're gonna find us
Oooooh, some day
You and me at the dark end of the street
You and me
And when the daylight hour rolls around
And by chance we're both downtown
If we should meet, just walk on by
Ooooh darling, please don't you cry
Tonight we'll meet at the dark end of the street
You and me
Cheers.