Thursday, July 12, 2007

Rasca y mamon...

El otro dia conversaba con una persona que me contaba que habia terminado una 'cumbia' y que estaba 'filete', al ver el signo de interrogacion gigante que asomo sobre mi cabeza al realizar aquella confesion, me explico inmediatamente que era una cumbia, pero una cumbia con onda... osea no una cumbia de esas 'rascas'... conversando finalmente llegamos a la conclusion que en realidad es quien la interpreta el que hace que sea rasca o no rasca o con onda o no, es como Alvaro Henriquez tocando hospital en clave cumbia o un ch bah... (tecno?) y nadie la va a decir que es rasca o "los tres" tocando cueca o un Tacuba cantando rancheras...

Entonces me acorde de una cancion mamona (seguro que solo una), que de cuando en cuando termino escuchando (...) y que si la escucharan en version original o le pusieran atencion a la letra dirian que horror... mamona mamona, pero el mismo tema versionado por The White Stripes, es power, inteligente y top... si no me creen...

I just don't know what to do with myself
(Burt Bacharach/Hal David)

I just don't know what to do with myself
I just don't know what to do with myself
I'm so used to doing everything with you
Planning everything for two
And now that we're through

I just don't know what to do with my time
I'm so lonesome for you, it's a crime
Going to a movie only makes me sad
Parties make me feel as bad
When I'm not with you, I just don't know what to do

Like a summer rose needs the sun and rain
I need your sweet love to beat all the pain

I just don't know what to do with myself
I just don't know what to do with myself
Baby, if your new love ever turns you down
Come back, I will be around
Just waiting for you, I don't know what else to do

Don't know what else to do
I don't know what else to do
I'm still so crazy for you
Oh, oh, oh



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