Con i Supertramp ho trascorso gli anni più belli e spensierati della mia vita. Anni ruggenti, se vogliamo definirli così. Anni pieni di vita, di gioia,
inconsapevolezza... anni d'amore, giovinezza assoluta. Attraverso loro esprimevo il mio romanticismo, il mio amore per tutto ciò è bello, il mio
amore per la vita :
Give a little bit, give a little bit of your love to me,
I'll give a little bit, I'll give a little bit of my love to you.
There's so much that we need to share, so send a smile and show you care....
In quegli anni ho vissuto, ho amato, ho sofferto e goduto. E loro, i Supertramp, mi facevano sempre da colonna sonora, anche quando
mi sentivo arrabbiato, amareggiato, in contrasto con me stesso e con gli altri :
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
The Logical song è uno dei loro pezzi che più amo e che più mi rappresenta. Ma ovviamente ce ne sono molti altri che amo, che sento miei e che
rimarranno sempre dentro la mia anima. "School" è una di queste :
I can see you in the morning when you go to school
Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule
Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work
And be like Johnnie – too-good, don't you know he never shirks
he's coming along!
After School is over you're playing in the park
Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark
They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about
And grow up just like them – won't you let it work it out
and you're full of doubt...
Ma il vero capolavoro per me è questo :
Well, who do you think you're foolin'?
You say you're havin' fun,
But you're busy going nowhere,
Just lying in the sun.
You tried to be a hero,
commit the perfect crime
but the dollar got you dancing
and you're running out of time.
You're messin' up the water
You're rolling in the wine
You're poisoning your body
You're poisoning your mind
You gave me coca-cola
You said it tasted good
You watch the television
It tell you that you should.
How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
There must be more to this life.
It's time we did something right.
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
I've heard it all before
You're saying nothing new
I thought I saw a rainbow
But I guess it wasn't true
You cannot make me listen
I cannot make you hear
You find your way to heaven,
I'll meet you when you're there.
How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
We have no reason to fight,
cos we both know that we're right.
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
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Ricordo che una volta, in auto, l'ascoltai ripetutamente per tutta la durata del tragitto. Tornavo dal porto di Milazzo verso casa, Augusta, 2 ore di tragitto con lo stereo dell'auto programmato sul "repeat song" e questo assolo di pianoforte semplicemente sublime.
Nota :
Dei brani che ho riportato da you tube, solo The logical song è originale, cioè tratta dall'LP dei supertramp. Gli altri brani sono riprodotti dall'ex appartenente al gruppo, Roger Hodgson, il quale, a metà degli anni '80 lasciò il gruppo per intraprendere la carriera da solista. Grandissima voce, quella di Hodgson, capace di emozionare ancora oggi che è grandicello. Però io resto affezionato al gruppo originale e al loro inconfondibile sound.
notte!
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inconsapevolezza... anni d'amore, giovinezza assoluta. Attraverso loro esprimevo il mio romanticismo, il mio amore per tutto ciò è bello, il mio
amore per la vita :
Give a little bit, give a little bit of your love to me,
I'll give a little bit, I'll give a little bit of my love to you.
There's so much that we need to share, so send a smile and show you care....
In quegli anni ho vissuto, ho amato, ho sofferto e goduto. E loro, i Supertramp, mi facevano sempre da colonna sonora, anche quando
mi sentivo arrabbiato, amareggiato, in contrasto con me stesso e con gli altri :
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
The Logical song è uno dei loro pezzi che più amo e che più mi rappresenta. Ma ovviamente ce ne sono molti altri che amo, che sento miei e che
rimarranno sempre dentro la mia anima. "School" è una di queste :
I can see you in the morning when you go to school
Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule
Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work
And be like Johnnie – too-good, don't you know he never shirks
he's coming along!
After School is over you're playing in the park
Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark
They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about
And grow up just like them – won't you let it work it out
and you're full of doubt...
Ma il vero capolavoro per me è questo :
Well, who do you think you're foolin'?
You say you're havin' fun,
But you're busy going nowhere,
Just lying in the sun.
You tried to be a hero,
commit the perfect crime
but the dollar got you dancing
and you're running out of time.
You're messin' up the water
You're rolling in the wine
You're poisoning your body
You're poisoning your mind
You gave me coca-cola
You said it tasted good
You watch the television
It tell you that you should.
How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
There must be more to this life.
It's time we did something right.
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
I've heard it all before
You're saying nothing new
I thought I saw a rainbow
But I guess it wasn't true
You cannot make me listen
I cannot make you hear
You find your way to heaven,
I'll meet you when you're there.
How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
We have no reason to fight,
cos we both know that we're right.
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
----------------
Ricordo che una volta, in auto, l'ascoltai ripetutamente per tutta la durata del tragitto. Tornavo dal porto di Milazzo verso casa, Augusta, 2 ore di tragitto con lo stereo dell'auto programmato sul "repeat song" e questo assolo di pianoforte semplicemente sublime.
Nota :
Dei brani che ho riportato da you tube, solo The logical song è originale, cioè tratta dall'LP dei supertramp. Gli altri brani sono riprodotti dall'ex appartenente al gruppo, Roger Hodgson, il quale, a metà degli anni '80 lasciò il gruppo per intraprendere la carriera da solista. Grandissima voce, quella di Hodgson, capace di emozionare ancora oggi che è grandicello. Però io resto affezionato al gruppo originale e al loro inconfondibile sound.
notte!
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