To U Bobby

Bobby Hebb 

 

 

 

 

A Tribute to Bobby Hebb by Jacqueline Waechter 2010

Bobby Hebb 

 

Sunny

""In 1966, Bobby Hebb had a hit single, "Sunny", a song in response, he said, to the smile of a woman who lifted his spirits after his brother was killed."

 

quelques éclats lumineux de ma jeunesse musicale

quelques croquis d'aujourd'hui

pour se souvenir 

à l'avenir 

de lui...

JW

Bobby Hebb - Sunny

Bobby Hebb

Bobby Hebb "Sunny" (1966).

"Sunny, hier ma vie était pluvieuse
Sunny, tu m'as sourit et a vraiment calmé la douleur
Les jours sombres sont loin, et les beaux jours sont là
Ma sunny qui brille si sincérement
Sunny, tu es si authentique, je t'aime

Sunny, merci pour le bouquet de soleil
Sunny, merci pour l'amour que tu as amené dans ma vie
Tu m'as tout donné
Mainteant je me sens géant
Sunny, tu es si authentique, je t'aime

Sunny, merci pour la vérité que tu m'a laissé voir
Sunny, merci pour tout
Ma vie était bouleversé comme du sable soufflé par le vent
Et un rocher s'est formé quand tu as mis ta main dans la mienne
Sunny, tu es si authentique, je t'aime

Sunny merci pour le sourire sur ton visage
Sunny merci pour pour la lueur que crée ta grâce
Tu es l'étincelle du feu en moi
Tu es mon doux désir complet
Sunny, tu es si authentique, je t'aime"

Bobby Hebb

Bobby Hebb

"Bobby Hebb, né Robert Von Hebb, à Nashville au Tennessee, le 26 juillet 1938 et mort le 3 août 2010[1] dans la même ville, est un auteur et chanteur célèbre pour son enregistrement de Sunny en 1966.

Le 23 novembre 1963, le lendemain de l'assassinat de John F. Kennedy, le frère de Bobby Hebb est poignardé mortellement lors d'un combat à l'extérieur d'un night club de Nashville. Hebb est anéanti par les deux évènements et cherche le réconfort dans l'écriture. La chanson qu'il écrit est l'optimiste Sunny."

Bobby Hebb

Sunny
by Bobby Hebb

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain.
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.

Oh, the dark days are done, and the bright days are here,
My sunny one shines so sincere,
Oh, Sunny one so true, I love you.

Sunny, thank you for the sunshine bouquet.
Sunny, thank you for the love you've brought my way.

You gave to me your all and all,
Now I feel ten feet tall,
Oh, Sunny one so true, I love you.

Sunny, thank you for the truth you've let me see.
Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z.

My life was torn like wind blown sand,
Then a rock was formed when we held hands.
Sunny one so true, I love you.

Sunny, thank you for that smile upon your face.
Sunny, thank you for that gleam that flows with grace.

You're my spark of nature's fire,
You're my sweet complete desire.
Sunny one so true, I love you.



4/4 Moderate rock

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BMI Top 50 - Songs & Lyrics

Bobby Hebb

Bobby Hebb

"Bobby Hebb (born Robert Von Hebb, July 26, 1938, Nashville, Tennessee - died August 3, 2010) was an singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".
Hebb's parents, William and Ovalla Hebb, were both blind musicians. Hebb and his older brother Harold performed as a song-and-dance team in Nashville, beginning when Bobby was three and Harold was nine. Hebb performed on a TV show hosted by country music record producer Owen Bradley, which earned him a place with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff.


Written and proformed by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century".
"Sunny" has been covered by, among others, Boney M, Cher, Georgie Fame, Johnny Rivers, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, the Electric Flag, The Four Seasons, the Four Tops, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Les McCann, Dusty Springfield, and The Alex Trio featuring David Wise.

Hebb wrote the song after suffering a double tragedy - a national loss followed by a personal one: On 22 November 1963, the day after US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Hebb's older brother Harold was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub. Hebb was devastated by both events and many critics say that those events inspired the tune. Others claims Bobby wrote the song for God.


"Sunny" was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released as a single in 1966. It met an immediate success, which resulted in Hebb touring in 1966 with The Beatles. "

Bobby Hebb