Una de las facetas que más me gusta de Bruce Springsteen son sus letras. En este campo no tiene tan buena prensa como algunos de sus contemporáneos o de algunos totems del género que no nombraré pero lo cierto es que yo conecto mucho antes con la prosa del de New Jersey que con las tribulaciones y metafísica de otros. Admito que soy un tipo muy básico, cada vez más y me pierdo en metáforas y recovecos literarios fuera de mi alcance.
Bobby Jean es una de mis canciones favoritas de este buen hombre. Y si, me gusta pensar que es cierta la historia de que está dedicada a Little Steven. Para mi esa es una interpretación perfecta. El amigo Van Zandt es muy grande y por supuesto Springsteen lo sabe. La amistad, esa que está por encima de las circunstancias y es ajena al tiempo, es una de las cosas más importantes de esta vida y cultivarla una tarea necesaria, vital diría yo.
Well I came by your house the other day, your mother said you went away
She said there was nothing that I could have done
There was nothing nobody could say
Me and you weve known each other ever since we were sixteen
I wished I would have known I wished I could have called you
Just to say goodbye bobby jean
Now you hung with me when all the others turned away turned up their noise
We liked the same music we liked the same bands we liked the same clothes
We told each other that we were the wildest, the wildest things wed ever
Seen
Now I wished you would have told me I wished I could have talked to you
Just to say goodbye bobby jean
Now we went walking in the rain talking about the pain from the world we hid
Now there aint nobody nowhere nohow gonna ever understand me the way you did
Maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere
In some bus or train traveling along
In some motel room therell be a radio playing
And you'll hear me sing this song
Well if you do you'll know Im thinking of you and all the miles in between
And Im just calling one last time not to change your mind
But just to say I miss you baby, good luck goodbye, bobby jean
She said there was nothing that I could have done
There was nothing nobody could say
Me and you weve known each other ever since we were sixteen
I wished I would have known I wished I could have called you
Just to say goodbye bobby jean
Now you hung with me when all the others turned away turned up their noise
We liked the same music we liked the same bands we liked the same clothes
We told each other that we were the wildest, the wildest things wed ever
Seen
Now I wished you would have told me I wished I could have talked to you
Just to say goodbye bobby jean
Now we went walking in the rain talking about the pain from the world we hid
Now there aint nobody nowhere nohow gonna ever understand me the way you did
Maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere
In some bus or train traveling along
In some motel room therell be a radio playing
And you'll hear me sing this song
Well if you do you'll know Im thinking of you and all the miles in between
And Im just calling one last time not to change your mind
But just to say I miss you baby, good luck goodbye, bobby jean
Gran cancion. Sensacional epoca.
ResponderEliminarDe todos modos, mis favoritas de Born In The USA siempre fueron Downbound Train, No Surrender, I´m On Fire y la propia Born In The USA. Disco de rock perfecto.
Rruce es un letrista extraordinario. Esta canción es la amistad para siempre. Preciosa reivindicación.
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ResponderEliminarMítica canción de mi adolescencia, dentro de un disco que para mi no ha perdido frescura con el paso del tiempo.
Un gran letrista en ocasiones, pero capaz también de lo peor, todo hay que decirlo.
See you in july, I hope!
Roberto
Mansion On The Hill: No Surrender y I´m on fire si que es tan entre mis favoritas no tanto las otras dos pero no les hago ascos, ja,ja
ResponderEliminarJoserra Rodrigo: La amistad para siempre, me quedo con eso
Roberto: En mi casa este disco ha ganado con el tiempo porque en su época no lo aprecié y durante años lo tuve un poco arrinconado pero cada día lo aprecio más.
Me esperaba tu comentario de que Bruce es capaz de lo mejor y lo peor. Me hubiese gustado que hubieses entrado en esto último porque ya sabes que me gusta la carroña ja,ja
A ver si nos vemos en julio!!!!
Sex, love and rock´n soul