They Won`t Go When I Go (21.11.2014; авторы песни - Стиви Уандер и Yvonne Wright)
Телешоу 1-го канала "Голос". Сезон 3. Выпуск 12. "Нокауты". 2-я неделя. Песня из репертуара Стиви Уандера (1974 г., альбом "Fulfillingness' First Finale").
"They Won't Go When I Go" is a song co-written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1974 album Fulfillingness' First Finale.
This song is the only one on the album that Wonder did not write by himself. His co-writer was Yvonne Lowrene Wright, who co-wrote songs with Wonder for other albums. Wright's sister, Syreeta Wright, was Wonder's first wife.
Wonder performed this song, along with "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer", at Michael Jackson's memorial service on July 7, 2009.
"They Won't Go When I Go" Song by Stevie Wonder from the album Fulfillingness' First Finale Released: July 22, 1974 Recorded: 1974 Genre: Soul Length: 5:59
The song has been considered a "retro composition" comparing the piano to that of Beethoven and Chopin. The song also noted to have a "funeral march" like tone to it. Critics noted that the song takes a more dramatic tone than most of Wonder's other compositions. The fact that the song specifically says "They won't go when I go" was said to imply the friends Wonder is talking about may get to heaven eventually, just not before he does. Many consider this song to be a dark consequence of Stevie's 1973 car accident.
Covers
George Michael covered the song for his second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 in 1990. Kevin Max recorded it for his fourth studio album, The Blood in 2007. Josh Groban recorded it for his fifth studio album, Illuminations in 2010. It is featured as a bonus track on the Fan edition, and the Japanese edition.
"They Won't Go When I Go" Song by George Michael from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Released: 1990 Genre: Pop Length: 5:06
No more lying friends Wanting tragic ends Though they do pretend They won't go when I go
All those bleeding hearts With sorrows to impart Were right here from the start And they won't go when I go
And I'll go where I've longed To go so long Away from tears
Gone from painful cries Away from saddened eyes Along with him I'll bide Because they won't go when I go
Big men feeling small Weak ones standing tall I will watch them fall They won't go when I go
And I'll go where I've longed To go so long Away from tears
Unclean minds mislead the pure The innocent will leave for sure For them there is a resting place People sinning just for fun They will never see the sun For they can never show their faces There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner Who will take more than he will give He ain't hardly gonna give
The greed of man will be Far away from me And my soul will be free They won't go when I go
Since my soul conceived All that I believe The kingdom I will see 'Cause they won't go when I go
When I go Where I'll go No one can keep me From my destiny.