1a canzone al giorno

Sulla strada di Danny, Jackson e.... Rosalino

Nel commento di Vincent nel post di "If you don't know me by now" si parlava di cover "a nostra insaputa". Oggi ne ho scoperta un'altra. A Radio Capital hanno passato "The road" nella versione del 1977 di Jackson Browne e anche questa è una cover perchè la versione originale è del 1972 di Danny O'Keefe. Ma a noi interessa la versione italiana. Nel 1980 questa canzone è stata tradotta da Lucio Dalla e data a Ron con il titolo "Una città per cantare" che ho già messo ed è bellissima. Ma che fosse una cover.... anche se nulla toglie al lavoro di Dalla e Ron. Oggi comunque metto l'originale del 1972. Buon ascolto e a domani!

The road (Danny O'Keefe)

Highways and dance halls
A good song takes you far
Your write about the moon
And you dream about the stars
Blues in old motel rooms
Girls in daddy's car
You sing about the nights
And you laugh about the scars
Coffee in the morning cocaine afternoons
You talk about the weather
And you grin about the rooms
Phone calls long distance
To tell how you've been
Forget about the losses, you exaggerate the wins

And when you stop to let em know
You've got it down
Its just another town along the road

The ladies come to see you
If your name still rings a bell
They give you damn near nothin
And they'll say they knew you well
So you tell em you'll remember
But they know its just a game
And along the way their faces
All begin to look the same
And when you stop to let em know
You got it down
Its just another town along the road

Well it isn't for the money
And its only for a while
You stalk about the rooms
And you roll away the miles
Gamblers in the neon, clinging to guitars
You're right about the moon
But you're wrong about the stars
And when you stop to let em know
You got it down
Its just another town along the way