Født i 50’erne…

31. marts 2011

We were born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

My mother cried
When president Kennedy died
She said it was the communists
But I knew better

Would they drop the bomb on us
While we made love on the beach
We were the class they couldn’t teach
‘Cause we knew better
We were born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

They screamed
When the Beatles sang
And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs
Oh they should’ve known better
Oh we hated our Aunts
Then we messed in our pants
Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV
Oh we should’ve known better

We were born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

We freeze like statues on the pages of history
Living was never like this when we took all those G.C.E.’s
Oh, you opened the door for us
And then you turned to dust
You don’t understand us
So don’t reprimand us
We’re taking the future
We don’t need no teacher
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

Her til morgen var det Police og deres sang “Born in the 50’s” (fra debutalbummet Outlandos d’Amour), der dukkede op i min mørbankede krop og trak mig ud af dynerne til gravhunden, der bare ventede på at komme ud og gå en lang tur i vores regnende århusforstad. Endnu en af disse hersens sange, der er båret af ungdommeligt generationsoprør, lede ved det bestående og tro på, at ‘fremtiden er vores’. Den tidligere skolelærerkandidat Sting synger den overbevisende med indestængt aggressivitet, og den gik lige i blodet på mig dengang på Sardinien, hvor jeg første gang hørte den for fulde gardiner, lettere omtåget af sardisk ferskenvin.

Sangen kan stadigvæk blæse trætheden ud af min gamle krop og gøre min gang på jorden lidt lettere. Vi blev født i halvtredserne, ja….

4 kommentarer

  1. B.O Hansen kommentarer:

    Sardisk ferskvin kan blive til sardonisk herskvin.

    B.O.H (f. 1957)

  2. capac kommentarer:

    @Beo: jeg kan forvisse dig om, at den sardiske vin (med en alkoholprocent pÃ¥ over 16…) i hvert fald ikke var fersk… hik.

  3. B.O Hansen kommentarer:

    Capac…jeg har den fuldest mulige tiltro til dine ønologiske kompetencer :-D

    PS. Jeg elsker, elsker, elsker Police – og især Stewart Copelands overmenneskeligt fremragende trommespil. Han er sÃ¥ god, at jeg synes det er unfair over for alle andre grydemænd. Jeg indlæste forresten Stings selvbiografi som lydbog. Tænk engang…jeg har lagt stemme til Sting, Don Ø og B.S Christiansen..!

  4. capac kommentarer:

    @Beo: Jeg tror, Sting vil føle sig beæret over af være beologiseret i lydbilleder. Og ja, Police var en fantastisk trio. Alle tre pladser var fornemt besat.

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