nobody knows you when you are down and out

• unplugged albümünün neseli sarkilarindan....
• bildigim en eski yorumu bessie smith'e aittir. ayrica alberta hunter'in guzel jazz yorumu ve louis jordan'in kendine has alto sax'ini otturerek yaptigi yorumu da mevcuttur.
• b b king, nina simone, helen humes gibi isimler de seslendirmiştir.
  
  well once i lived the life of a millionaire
  spending my money, i didn't care
  takin' my friends out for a mighty good time
  buyin' boot leg liquor, champagne and wine
  then i began to fall so low
  couldn't find me no friends
  had no place to go
  if i ever get my hands on a dollar again
  i'm gonna hold on to it, till the eagle grins
  
  i said nobody knows you
  when you're down and out
  in your pocket, you ain't got one penny
  and your friends, you didn't have any
  just as soon as you get up on your feet again
  here they all come, they say that they're your long-lost friend
  oh lord without a doubt
  nobody wants you
  nobody needs you
  nobody wants you
  when you're down and out
  
  i say
  
  nobody wants you
  nobody needs you
  nobody wants you when you're down and out
• eric clapton'ın bu şarkıyı uyuşturucu sorunuyla uğraştığı (then i began to fall so low/couldn't find me no friends) yıllardan sonra tekrar yükselişini sağlamış olan unplugged albümünde söylemiş olmasında müthiş bir ironi vardır kanaatimce. sanırım birileri feci halde ayar almıştır, hak edene vereceksin zaten ayarı.
• (bkz: nobody loves you when youre down and out)
• harika bi eric clapton sarkisidir. şöyle der kendisi bu şarkısında : düşenin dostu olmaz...bi nevi..
  
  once i lived the life of a millionaire,
  spent all my money, i just did not care.
  took all my friends out for a good time,
  bought bootleg whisky, champagne and wine.
  
  then i began to fall so low,
  lost all my good friends, i did not have nowhere to go.
  i get my hands on a dollar again,
  i'm gonna hang on to it till that eagle grins.
  
  'cause no, no, nobody knows you
  when you're down and out.
  in your pocket, not one penny,
  and as for friends, you don't have any.
  
  when you finally get back up on your feet again,
  everybody wants to be your old long-lost friend.
  said it's mighty strange, without a doubt,
  nobody knows you when you're down and out.
  
  when you finally get back upon your feet again,
  everybody wants to be your good old long-lost friend.
  said it's mighty strange,
  nobody knows you,
  nobody knows you,
  nobody knows you when you're down and out.
• hayatin bir gercegidir.
• (bkz: düşenin dostu olmaz)
• ilk kez 1929'da bessie smith tarafından seslendirilmiş bir ida cox bestesi.
  (bkz: sanat eserini yaratıcısı ile anmak)
• (bkz: sayın arkadaşım osman)