Al Green is an American gospel, R&B, and soul music singer.
He became very famous in the 1970s.
He was born in 1946, in Arkansas, America.
He was the 6th of 10 children born in his family.
He started his first band in 1967.
In 1970, he released the famous single “Tired of Being Alone.”
Then in 1972, he released the singles “Let’s Stay Together,” and “I’m Still In Love With You.”
In 1974, his girlfriend assaulted him and then committed suicide.
She was already married, but when Al Green refused to marry her, she committed suicide.
As a matter of fact, ironically 4 months before, he released the famous single “Let’s Get Married.”
While he was taking a shower, she threw a boiling pan of grits on him.
Then, she found his gun and committed suicide.
After that experience, he decided to change his life.
In 1976, he became a preacher for an evangelical church in Memphis, Tennessee.
He continued to make music, but his album sales became less.
In 1995, he was inducted in the Rock N Roll Music Hall of Fame.
For me, he was the first singer I liked who sang about love and relationships.
“Let’s Stay Together”
I, I’m so in love with you
Whatever you want to do is all right with me
‘Cause you make me feel so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you
Let me say that since, baby, since we’ve been together
Loving you forever is what I need
Oh let me be the one you come running to
I’ll never be untrue
Oh let’s, let’s stay together
Lovin’ you whether, whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad, alright, oh yeah
Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad
Why somebody
Why people break up, Oh, turn around and make up
I just can’t see, you’d never do that to me (would you baby)
To be around you is all I see, is what I want us to do
“Tired Of Being Alone”
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of on-my-own
Won’t you help me girl
Just as soon as you can?
People say that I’ve found a way
To make you say that you love me
Hey baby, you didn’t go for that
It’s a natural fact
That I wanna come back
Show me where it’s at, baby
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of on-my-own
Won’t you help me girl
Soon as you can
I guess you know that I, uh, I love you so
Even though you don’t want me no more
Hey hey hey hey, I’m cryin’ tears
All through the years
I’ll tell ya like it is
Honey, love me if you will
Yeah baby
Tired of being alone here by myself, now
I tell ya, I’m tired baby
I’m tired of being all wrapped up late at night
In my dreams, nobody but you, baby
Sometime I wonder
If you love me like you say you do
You see baby, I-I-I been thinkin’ about it, yeah
I been, I been wantin’ to get next to you baby
Ya see, sometimes I hold my arms, I say mmmm hmmm hmmm
Yeah baby
Meeting you has proven to me
To be my greatest dream, yeah
Tired, baby
Yeah, you don’t know what I’m talkin’ about
Sometimes late at night I get to wonderin’ about you baby
Oh baby, baby
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of being alone
