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Love is a Good Thing

Sheryl Crow
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Sheryl Crow

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All'indomani del terribile massacro del Virginia Tech, proponiamo questa canzone di più di dieci anni fa in cui Sheryl Crow denuncia il problema delle armi vendute sempre più facilmente nei supermercati statunitensi.

Virginaia Tech, 16 aprile 2007. Una donna ferita portata fuori dalla Norris Hall
Virginaia Tech, 16 aprile 2007. Una donna ferita portata fuori dalla Norris Hall


L'album Sheryl Crow debutta nei negozi nel settembre del 1996. Si tratta ancora una volta di classic rock, ma dal suono più elettrico, che in molti punti rimanda alle atmosfere degli anni settanta, scandite dal Funky. Il successo ancora una volta arride alla cantautrice del Mid-West, che fa breccia nella top ten di molti paesi, non però senza intoppi. La catena di ipermercati Wal-Mart (che controlla buona parte del mercato discografico americano) infatti ritira dai propri scaffali l'ultimo album a causa di un brano in esso contenuto. Si tratta di 'Love is a Good Thing', in cui in un verso ("Watch out sister, watch out brother, Watch our children while they kill each other, With a gun they bought at Wal-mart discount stores") la stessa catena viene messa sotto accusa a causa di uno scandalo legato alla vendita di alcune armi a minori accusati di omicidio. In realtà, il brano si riferiva non tanto alla Wal-Mart, bensì alla facilità con cui negli USA è possibile acquistare armi legalmente.
(da wikipedia)
Watch out sister, watch out brother,
Watch our children while they kill each other
With a gun they bought at Wal-mart discount stores
Welcome to the hallway, metal detectors just been installed
Hey isn't cops and robbers gettin' to be a big bore
Mary, Mary quite contrary, close the door now,
It's much too scary
And your might see something you wish you hadn't seen
Out of sight, out of time, out of patience,
And I'm out of my mind
Governor, tell me what does it mean
Dance children, dance to the beat
Wanna be a hippy cause life is so sweet
Good morning hate
Dance children, dance to the beat
Wanna rock and roll up and down the street,
I've got a message

Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good,
Love is a good thing

Politicians on a mission,
Build them up, bring them down
For the good of the system
Well we don't like the way you live your life
I got one thing I must express
We try our criminals in the press
Justice is a fading light
Mary, Mary quite contrary, close the door now
It's much too scary
And you might see something you wish you hadn't seen
Out of sight, out of time, out of patience,
And I'm out of my mind
Governor, tell me what does it mean
Dance children, dance to the beat
Wanna be a hippy cause life is so sweet
Good morning hate
Dance children, dance to the beat
Wanna rock and roll up and down the street
I've got a message

Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good,
Love is a good thing

Contributed by Lorenzo Masetti - 2007/4/17 - 15:24




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