Biography:
Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973) is a U.S. singer-songwriter and keyboard player. She was formerly lead vocalist of the '90s R&B and soul group Groove Theory.
Larrieux was born and brought up in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York City. Her mother was a dance critic and professor who encouraged Larrieux to grow up in a free-spirited, artistic environment. Many of her influences are drawn from R&B, soul, jazz, folk, hip-hop and gospel, with flashes of Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian ethnic styles.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Wild Is The Wind
Amel Larrieux
[VERSE 1]
Dm Gm7
...love me, love me, say you do
Dm Gm7
Let me fly away with you
C13 FM7
For my love is like the wind
Dm A7b9
And wild is the wind
[VERSE 2]
Dm Gm7
Give me more than one caress
Dm Gm7
Satisfy this hungriness
C13 FM7
Let the wind blow through your heart
Dm A7b9
And wild is the wind
[PIANO]
C13 C7
[CHORUS]
FM7 Dm
You touch me
Gm7 Gm7/F Em7b5
And I hear the sound of mandolins
A13#5 A7
You kiss me
Dm Dm/C
With your kiss my life begins
G/Bb Em7b5
You're spring to me, all things to me
Em7b5 A13#5 A7
You're life itself
[VERSE 3]
Dm Gm7
Like a leaf clings to a tree
Dm Gm7
Oh my darling cling
FM7 DM7
to me, for we're creatures of the
FM7 DM7
wind, and wild is the wind
FM7 DM7
And wild is the wind
FM7
And wild is the... wind
[PIANO ENDING]
D (single note)
perfect fifths: A+E E+B D+A B+F# A+E
A13#5
D (single note)
Amel Larrieux
[VERSE 1]
Dm Gm7
...love me, love me, say you do
Dm Gm7
Let me fly away with you
C13 FM7
For my love is like the wind
Dm A7b9
And wild is the wind
[VERSE 2]
Dm Gm7
Give me more than one caress
Dm Gm7
Satisfy this hungriness
C13 FM7
Let the wind blow through your heart
Dm A7b9
And wild is the wind
[PIANO]
C13 C7
[CHORUS]
FM7 Dm
You touch me
Gm7 Gm7/F Em7b5
And I hear the sound of mandolins
A13#5 A7
You kiss me
Dm Dm/C
With your kiss my life begins
G/Bb Em7b5
You're spring to me, all things to me
Em7b5 A13#5 A7
You're life itself
[VERSE 3]
Dm Gm7
Like a leaf clings to a tree
Dm Gm7
Oh my darling cling
FM7 DM7
to me, for we're creatures of the
FM7 DM7
wind, and wild is the wind
FM7 DM7
And wild is the wind
FM7
And wild is the... wind
[PIANO ENDING]
D (single note)
perfect fifths: A+E E+B D+A B+F# A+E
A13#5
D (single note)
