07 enero 2011

CANCIONERO

STEALERS WHEEL. Stuck In The Middle.

El año 2011 nos ha recibido con la noticia de una pérdida irreversible: la del escocés Gerry Rafferty, autor (en este caso, co-autor junto a Joe Egan) de canciones tan notables como este clásico entre clásicos. Stealers Wheel fue una de las bandas de militancia de este brillante compositor de la década de los setenta, y su álbum “Stealers Wheel” (73) uno de esos discos injustamente escondidos entre las sombras de otras referencias mucho más comerciales y pomposas. Brindemos un homenaje póstumo recuperando esta gema. Una letra que podría expresar el sentimiento de una noche cualquiera en cualquiera de nuestros bares (autocráticamente liberados de humo).

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

Well I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wondering what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep the smile from my face
Losing control, yeah I'm all over the place
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends they all come crawlin'
Slap you on the back and say 'Please, please.'

Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can see that it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor
Well I don't think I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

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