Lesley Gore – That’s The Way Boys Are
10. marts 2010Sådan er drenge bare! En rigtig jukeboxsingle fra 1963. Den kom i slipstrømmen efter hendes kendingsmelodi “It’s my Party”, der indtog den amr. førsteplads samme år. Helt så højt kom sangen om de slemme drenge ikke. Leslie måtte nøjes med en tolvteplads. Men jeg synes nu det er er charmerende sag med dens effektfulde brug af handclaps i en produktion, der leder tanken hen på spjældkandidaten Phil Spector. Teksten vil nok ikke falde i god jord her et par dage efter den ottende marts. Men det tager vi nu i stiv arm, for verden er mere kompliceret end som så.
Og så elsker jeg de her små hjemmegjorte videoer, der lader de gamle grammofonplader komme til live igen.
When I’m with my guy and he watches all the pretty girls go by…
Well I feel so hurt deep inside, I wish that I could die!
Not a word do I say…
I just look the other way!
‘Cause that’s the way boys are!
That’s the way boys are!
When he treats me rough and he acts as though he doesn’t really care…
Well, I never tell him that he is so unfair!
Plus, he loves me and I know it…
But he’s just afraid to show it!
‘Cause that’s the way boys are!
That’s the way boys are!
Oh, when he wants to be alone…
I just let him be!
‘Cause I know that soon enough…
He will come back to me!
When we have a fight,
I think that I won’t see him anymore!
Then before I know it – there he is…
Standin’ at my door!
Well I let him kiss me then…
‘Cause I know he wants me back again!
That’s the way boys are!
Yes, that’s the way boys are!
Oh, I love him!
Well now, that’s the way boys are!
I said that’s the way boys are!
