The man de Aloe Blacc es una canción que debuta en el número 1 de la lista británica de singles. Es el primer número 1 del artista en solitario, quien colaborara aportando voces (aunque no estuviera acreditado) en el Wake me up de Avicii.
Lo más importante de la canción a nivel melódico está heredado del Your song (1971) de Elton John que alcanzara en la misma lista mencionada el puesto 7 cuando se lanzó de forma original, y el nº4 cuando se re-lanzó en el año 2002.
La canción suena en un polémico anuncio de la marca Beats by Dre. Protagonizado por Cesc Fàbregas y su viaje hasta el Santiago Bernabéu para disputar el Real-Barça, en el que se escuchan diferentes cánticos a favor del Real y de España, y en contra del Barça y Cataluña. El futbolista se pone los cascos para aislarse de ese entorno que mezcla fútbol y política, y escuchar The man de Aloe Blacc.
Un tema incluido en el tercer disco del artista: Lift your spirit (2014).
Letra
[Chorus:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
[Verse 1:]
I believe every lie that I ever told
Paid for every heart that I ever stole
I played my cards and I didn't fold
Well it ain't that hard when you got soul (this is my world)
Somewhere I heard that life is a test
I been through the worst but I still give my best
God made my mold different from the rest
Then he broke that mold so I know I'm blessed (this is my world)
[Bridge:]
Stand up now and face the sun
Won't hide my tail or turn and run
It's time to do what must be done
Be a king when kingdom comes
[Hook:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
[Chorus:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
[Verse 2:]
I got all the answers to your questions
I'll be the teacher you can be the lesson
I'll be the preacher you be the confession
I'll be the quick relief to all your stressin' (this is my world)
It's a thin line between love and hate
Is you really real or is you really fake
I'm a soldier standing on my feet
No surrender and I won't retreat (this is my world)
[Bridge:]
Stand up now and face the sun
Won't hide my tail or turn and run
It's time to do what must be done
Be a king when kingdom comes
[Hook:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
[Chorus:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
[Ad lib:]
I'm the man
Go ahead and tell everybody what I'm saying y'all
I'm the man
Go ahead and tell everybody what I'm saying y'all
[Hook 3x:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
[Chorus:]
Well you can tell everybody
Yeah you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Compositores: Elton John, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Bernard J. P. Taupin, Aloe Blacc
Copyright: Songs Of Universal Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd., WB Music Corp., Jaleesa And Mahdi'S Music, Aloe Blacc Publishing
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