Una de las ciudades de Estados Unidos que más ganas tengo de visitar es Chicago. Es otra de esas urbes habitualmente retratadas en el cine y que asocio ineludiblemente a los gansters y a la Ley Seca. Ese inicio en Con faldas y a loco cuando Jack Lemmon y Tony Curtis presencian la matanza del día de San Valentín, Paul Newman y Robert Redford buscando pegarsela a un gánster de esa ciudad, Dan Akroyd y John Belushi en los Blues Brothers o John Cusack regentando con clase y comicidad una tienda de discos en una de sus calles. Y muchas más.
Y sin olvidarnos de la música. Del sello Chess propulsor del blues de esta ciudad con Muddy Waters, Wille Dixon o Etta James y allí donde Chuck Berry se dio a conocer haciendo ganar una buena pasta a sus fundadores Leonard y Phil. De la gran Mavis Staples y Curtis Mayfield amigos y dos de los músicos más activos por los derechos civiles. De Sam Cooke que se trasladó allí desde los dos años y que hoy tiene su calle. Y de Frank Sinatra al que siempre se asocia con Nueva York pero que también cantó y muy bien a Chicago.
Now this could only happen to a guy like me
And only happen in a town like this
So may I say to each of you most gratef'lly
As I throw each one of you a kiss
This is my kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of people, too
People who smile at you
And each time I roam, Chicago is
Calling me home, Chicago is
Why I just grin like a clown
It's my kind of town
My kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of razzmatazz
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town
And only happen in a town like this
So may I say to each of you most gratef'lly
As I throw each one of you a kiss
This is my kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of people, too
People who smile at you
And each time I roam, Chicago is
Calling me home, Chicago is
Why I just grin like a clown
It's my kind of town
My kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of town, Chicago is
My kind of razzmatazz
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town