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Tradução BR: (Oito homens, quatro mulheres Senhor, que é o júri do amor) Eu sonhei que o amor era um crime Eu estava sozinho, tão solitário e azul Você sabe por quê? Porque oito homens e quatro mulheres, Senhor Eles me acharam culpado de te amar (amar você) Como eles estavam me levando para longe Você estava tomando, eu te vi quando você estava tomando a testemunha. Você sabe o quê? Eu ouvi o advogado, quando ele perguntou para você, meu amor "Você realmente amou esse homem?" Foi oito homens e quatro mulheres (culpado) Como poderiam ser tão cego (culpado) Como eles puderam? Eu sabia que eles sentado lá E chamado de amor verdadeiro crime (isto é o que me matou) Mas uma lágrima rolou pelo meu rosto Eu me senti tão triste para você Você sabe por quê? Porque no meu coração eu sabia, oh sim, baby, eu sabia Que eles iriam encontrá-lo culpado também O juiz, a sua honra e ao júri eu pretendo provar além de uma sombra de dúvida, que somos inocentes E o amor verdadeiro não é um crime /> Senhor, que é o júri do amor a média juiz e um júri média, oh, isso é o júri do amor (Senhor, que é o júri do amor) (Senhor, que é o júri do amor) (se desvaneça)
On this day in 1967 {June 4th} "Eight Men, Four Women" by O.V. Wright peaked at #4 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Best Selling R&B Singles* chart... "Eight Men, Four Women" reached #80 on Billboard's Top 100 chart... Between 1965 and 1978 the Lenow, Tennessee native had seventeen records on the R&B Singles chart, two made the Top 10 with the above "Eight Men, Four Women" being his biggest hit... Besides "Eight Men, Four Women", his other Top 10 record was "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" {#6 in 1965}... He just missed having a third Top 10 record when his "Ace of Spades" peaked at #11 in 1970... O.V. Wright, born Overton Vertis Wright, passed away at the young age of 41 on November 16th, 1980 {heart attack}... May he R.I.P. * And from the 'For What It's Worth'department, the Best Selling R&B Singles' Top 10 on June 4th, 1967: At #1. "Respect" by Aretha Franklin #2. "All I Need" by The Temptations #3. "Tramp" by Otis & Carla #4. the above "Eight Men, Four Women" #5. "Alfie" by Dionne Warwick #6. "Let Yourself Go" by James Brown & the Famous Flames #7. "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals #8. "Dead End Street" by Lou Rawls #9. "Hey Love" by Stevie Wonder #10. "Make Me Yours" by Bettye Swann
It was 8 men & 4 Women! How could they be so blind? They found me GUILTY! The judge sho is funky! He found me GUILTY too! That's the story of love! Your honor didn't wanna hear it! You e in & you lose. It's all in the game! True That! Real Talk! Ya heard me?
Lyrics: Eight men, four women Lord, that's the jury of love I dreamed that love was a crime I was alone, so lonely and blue You know why? Because eight men and four women Lord, they found me guilty of loving you (Loving you) As they were taking me away you were taking I saw you when you were taking the witness stand You know what? I heard the lawyer when he asked you "My love, do you really love that man?" It was eight men and four women (Guilty) How could they be so blind? (Guilty) How could they? I know they sat there and called true love a crime This is what killed me But a tear rolled down my cheek I felt so sorry for you You know why? Because in my heart I knew, oh yes, baby I knew That they would find you guilty too Judge, your honor and to the jury I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt That we are innocent and true love is not a crime Lord, that's the jury of love (Lord, that's the jury of love) A mean judge, a mean jury Oh, that's the jury of love (Lord, that's the jury of love) Oh, that's just the way it goes, baby They found me guilty of love...
I grew up back in the day when queer people could be arrested simply for doing queer things. Think Bayard Rustin. I always thought this song was an almost perfect analogy and commentary for the reality gays faced back then.
