Try a little tenderness

Hoje, durante um dos banhos da manhã, ouvi a belíssima canção de Otis Redding Try a Little Tenderness numa versão tão bonita e tão harmoniosa na voz tão suave e também harmoniosa de Michael Bublé que me reenamorei dela. É que nesta versão "menos jazz" dá para reparar na letra que é de completo enamoramento.

Dado tratar-se de uma bela canção para ouvir numa bela tarde de Verão, a bebericar uma vodka-laranja ou um gin tónico bem fresco, deixo aqui ambas as versões, bem como a letra, para ver qual das duas preferem.

Esta, romântica e suave

 Ou esta, mais antiga, mais arranhada, mais arrebatada

E a letra, romântica mesmo, verdadeiro hino à forma de tratar a mulher de quem se gosta, e que diz assim 

oh she may be weary
them young girls they do get wearied
wearing that same old miniskirt dress
but when she gets weary
you try a little tenderness
oh man that
i know she’s waiting
just anticipating
the thing that you’ll never never possess
no no no
but while she there waiting
try just a little bit of tenderness
that’s all you got to do
now it might be a little bit sentimental no
but she has her greaves and care
but the soft words they are spoke so gentle
yeah yeah yeah
and it makes it easier to bear
oh she won’t regret it
no no
them young girls they don’t forget it
love is their whole happiness
yeah yeha yeah
but it’s all so easy
all you got to do is try
try a little tenderness
yeah
damn that hart (hard?)
all you got to do is know how to love her
you've got to
hold her
squeeze her
never leave her
now get to her
got got got to try a little tenderness
yeah yeah
lord have mercy now
all you got to do is take my advice
you've got to hold her
don't squeeze her
never leave her
you've got to hold her
and never
so you got to try a little tenderness