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viernes, 4 de noviembre de 2011

The Stranglers.El sol de la A-43

A veces, cuando vemos amanecer a nuestro paso por Torralba-Daimiel, recuerdo este himno de los Stranglers.

The Stranglers. Always the Sun


How many times have you woken up and prayed for the rain?
How many times have you seen the papers apportion the blame?
Who gets to say?
Who gets to work and who gets to play?
I was always told at school, everybody should get the same.

How many times have you been told if you don't ask you don't get?
How many times have you wasted your money? your Mother said you shouldnt bet.
Who has the fun?
Is it always a man with a gun?
Someone must have told you if you work to hard you can sweat?

There's always the sun.
mmmm
There's always the sun.
Always, always,always the sun.

How many times has the weatherman told you stories that made you laugh?
You know its not upto the Politicians and leaders, when they do things by halves.
Who gets the job?
Of pushing the knob.
Thats what responsibility you draw straws for if your mad enough.

There's always the sun.
mmmm
There's always the sun.
Always, always,always the sun.

There's always the sun.
mmmm
There's always the sun.
Always, always,always the sun.

The Charlatans



Año 1991. Estudiante de COU aspirante a estudiar Filología Inglesa se va a Reading en verano a estudiar inglés. Tiene la suerte de ir a casa de Geoff Marshall, forofo incondicional de The Stranglers, que le propone ir al Reading Festival (Puedes consultar el increible cartel). Harían falta varios blogs para contar lo que aprendí ese verano (Thanks, Geoff!!!) Algunas cosas se quedaron en el camino, la más importante, la afición por el Heavy Metal. Han pasado 20 años (o tres coches), y aún no se me ha quitado el "The Only One I Know" de los Charlatans de la cabeza.


THE ONLY ONE I KNOW

The only one I know
Has come to take me away
The only one I know
Is mine when she stitches me

The only one I see
Has found and aching in me
The only one I see
Has turned her tongue into me

CHORUS

Everyone has been burned before
Everybody knows the pain
Everyone has been burned before
Everybody knows the pain

The only one I know
Never cries, never opens her eyes
The only one I know
Wide awake and then she's away

The only one I see
Is mine when she walks down our street
The only one I see
Has carved her way into me

CHORUS (2X)