Coverafbeelding Albert Hammond - Air Disaster// I Don't Wanna Die In An Air Disaster

Albert Hammond

Air Disaster// I Don't Wanna Die In An Air Disaster

  • Statistieken
  •   14 weken
  •   3 piekpositie
  •   414 punten
  •   1974

Artiestinformatie

Geboortedatum   18-05-1944
Land   Verenigd Koninkrijk

Singer-songwriter Albert Hammond wordt op 18 mei 1944 geboren in Londen, maar woont al bijna zijn hele leven in Gibraltar.

Als tiener trekt hij naar Amerika. In 1966 vormt hij met Steve Rowland de groep The Family Dogg, die in 1970 Steve Rowland & The Family Dogg gaat heten.

Hammond is bekend als tekstschrijver voor onder anderen Tina Turner, Whitney Houston en The Hollies. Zelf scoort hij in Nederland acht hits, waarvan er vier in de top 10 belanden. Hammonds grootste hit is niet één van zijn drie Alarmschijven, maar Air Disaster // I Don't Wanna Die In An Air Disaster uit 1974.


Songtekst

The engines spit out fire, I'm pushed back in my chair
The pressure gives me thrills as we climb in the air
And I love to watch the clouds and the mountains and the sky
Swish around a cocktail the stewardess brings by
Lord, this is the life for me
Lord, oh lord, this is the life for me
But I don't wanna die in an air disaster
I don't wanna die on a plane

Well, I fishtail through the lane and I make my tires squeal
Power at my feet and the glory at the wheel
And I wind the windows down
Let the wind blow through my hair
God knows where I'm going but me, I don't care
Lord, this is the life for me
Lord, oh lord, this is the life for me
But I don't wanna die in a freeway pile-up
I don't wanna die on the road

Well, I'm young and I'm pretty and I wanna stay that way
Wanna be desirable 'till my dying day
I don't wanna be bedridden, an old and bitter sage
Have the nurses saying I'm young for my age
"He's young for his age"
Oh lord, don't let me go that way
Lord, oh lord, don't let me go that way
No, don't make me go like a fading chorus
Don't make me fade like a song
Lord, have mercy on your son
Lord, oh lord, oh lord, have mercy on me 'cause I don't wanna die in an air disaster
And I don't wanna die in a freeway pile-up
And I don't wanna go like a fading chorus
And I don't wanna die for no good reason
And I just wanna go on and on

Songinformatie

ArtiestAlbert Hammond
 A-kant
Titel I Don't Wanna Die In An Air Disaster
Lengte 3:31
Componist(en) A. Hammond, M. Hazlewood
Producer(s) Albert Hammond, Roy Halee
 B-kant
Titel Candle Light, Sweet Candle Light
Lengte 2:31
Componist(en) A. Hammond, M. Hazlewood
Producer(s) Albert Hammond, Roy Halee
 
Platenlabel Epic
Catalogusnr EPC 2589
Hoogste positie UK -
Hoogste positie US 81
Album Albert Hammond


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