The Hold Steady - You can make him like you

Mi spiace ma continuo a insistere, persino di domenica, con certe questioni di vita nelle quali ero impelagato, magari ci sono ancora e si fatica comunque a muoversi, comportarsi e pensare in modo diverso. Ma si deve, io credo.
E belle cose avvengono anche nelle canzoni pop, a patto che teniamo sempre presente che si tratta di pop (e solo di pop), che siano i Metallica o Guccini o tutto quel che ci sta in mezzo e a lato: conta l'efficacia all'interno del mezzo. E un pizzico di consapevolezza, se possibile.

Nella sua semplicità, trovo degno di nota questa narrazione degli Hold Steady.
E quei pestoni di tastiera...

Il video vabbè, ma era l'unico con buon audio: fastidioso lo stop iniziale, la canzone inizia verso il secondo 40...



You don't have to deal with the dealers
Let your boyfriend deal with the dealers
It only gets inconvenient
When you want to get high alone

You don't have to know how to get home
Let your boyfriend tell the driver the best way to go
It only gets kind of weird
When you want to go home alone

You don't have to know the inspiring people
Let your boyfriend know the inspiring people
You can hang in the kitchen
Talk about the stars in the upcoming sequel

If you get tired of your boyfriend's things
There's always other boys
There's always other boyfriends
If you get tired of your boyfriend's scene
There's always other scenes
There's always other boyfriends

You don't have to deal with the dealers
Let your boyfriend deal with the dealers
It only gets inconvenient
When you want to get high alone

You don't have to go to the right kind of schools
Let your boyfriend come from the right kind of school
You can wear his old sweatshirt
You can cover yourself like a bruise

But if you get tired of your boyfriend's things
There's always other boys
There's always other boyfriends
If you get tired of your football friends
There's always other boys
There's always other boyfriends
If you get tired of the car he drives
There's always other boys
And you can make him like you
If you get tired of the music he likes
There's always other boys
And you can make him like you

They say you don't have a problem
Until you start to do it alone
They say you don't have a problem
Until you start bringing it home
They say you don't have a problem
Until you start sleeping alone

There's always other boys
There's always other boyfriends
There's always other boys
And you can make him like you