Streets of Surrender is Out.
Original Story by Aaron J. Sams (2016-04-28)
On April 29, 2016, Zucchero released his album “Black Cat”. The album features the song “Streets of Surrender (S.O.S.)” which is a song sung in English with lyrics written by Bono.
A few observations:
- Bono does not appear to be on the final vocal edit on the CD that was released
- The song was written by Zucchero with Bono and Simon Carmody
- The song features Zucchero on vocals, Mark Knopfler on National Guitar, Tim Pierce on Acoustic Guitar, Greg Liesz on Pedal steel guitar, Max Marcolini and Patrick Warren on Mellotrons, Light and Magic, Jim Keltner and Matt Chamberlain on Drums, Max Marcolini on Strings, Darrell Leonard on Trumpet, Gene Cipriano on English Horn, Stephanie O’Keefe on French Horn.
- The song is 3:57 in length, and at one point fades out before a dramatic return to finish the song.
- The credits list Mark Knopfler as being courtesy of Mercury Records, there is no similar credit for Bono.
- Lyrics for the entire album in multiple languages are available at http://www.zucchero.it/black-cat-i-testi/
The full lyrics for the song from the above site are listed below:
Streets of Surrender (S.O.S.)
Written By: Zucchero / Bono, S. Carmody
Published By: Universal Music Italia Srl / Zucchero & Fornaciari Music Srl / Universal Music Publishing International B.V. / The Evolving Music Company Ltd.
Every man has got two cities he needs to be
The one he can touch and the one he can’t see
The one where a stranger’s a friend
Everyman has got one city of Liberty
For me it’s Paris… I love it
Every time I try to lose myself
I seem to find these streets of surrender
You’re free baby baby
You’re free now and forever
It’s Christmas time you can decide
To forget or to remember
You’re free baby baby
I didn’t come down here to fight you
I came here down these streets
Of love and pride to surrender
The streets of surrender
Of surrender
I heard the oldest story that nobody seems to know
I think it was about that stranger
It was youth and love and it was danger
It was winter but that warm it gets before the snow
It froze my soul
I’m crying, crying ‘bout some kid that they found
Lying on a beach… born in a manger
You’re free baby baby,
Free now and forever
It’s Christmas time you can decide
To forget or to remember
You’re free baby baby
I didn’t come down here to fight you
I came here down these streets
Of love and pride to surrender
The streets of surrender
To surrender
I live in the stories that are told
In the child you chose to hold
And the ones you turn away
To be free baby baby
Free now and forever
This vale of tears will disappear
And it’s love you will remember
You’re free baby baby
I didn’t come down here to fight you
I came here down these streets
Of love and pride to surrender
The streets of surrender
The streets of surrender
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