Song of the week: 03/11/08

Artista: Cat Stevens
Titolo: Father and Son
Album: Tea for the Tillerman
Anno: 1970
Genere: Folk

Interrompo il break swing. Trovo che questa canzone sia incredibilmente esemplificativa della non-comunicazione generazionale. Sebbene questi giorni di protesta abbiano poco a che spartire con gli anni Sessanta e Settanta (a cui si riferisce la canzone), credo che tutti, specie i "padri" dovrebbero ascoltarla ogni tanto, per ricordarsi com'è avere 20 anni, delle idee, voglia di cambiare ciò che non va e sentirsi solo dire di ascoltare, senza a propria volta essere ascoltati. E magari farsi un'idea di cosa provano gli studenti in questi giorni, quelli che "non hanno voglia di studiare". Perciò niente analisi questa settimana, ma solo il testo della canzone. Enjoy!

Father
It's not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You're still young, thats your fault,
There's so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything youve got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

Father
It's not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, thats your fault,
Theres so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
(son-- away away away, I know I have to
Make this decision alone - no)
Son
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them,you know, not me.
Now theres a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
(father-- stay stay stay, why must you go and
Make this decision alone? )