Me escribía hoy Joaquín desde Ecuador indicando que ahora que ya han pasado por Silencio Lou Reed y David Bowie, cómo no iba a hacerlo el precursor del punk: Iggy Pop. Y yo que soy muy obediente (y tenía esta canción en los borradores esperando el momento adecuado para salir), no he esperado ni un minuto en publicarla. Por seguir enlazando unas melodías con otras, decir que en ésta colabora David Bowie en la música. Y siguiendo con canciones que han sido usadas en spots de televisión, me quedo con The Passenger, perteneciente al álbum Lust for Life (1977).
Al final todos somos pasajeros eternos de un viaje con la misma parada final. La cuestión es saber disfrutar de la travesía 😉
P.D. ¿Soy la única a la que Iggy Pop le parece el calco con años de Anthony Kiedis (de los Red Hot)?
Letra:
I am the passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the citys backside
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, theyre bright in a hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonightI am the passenger
I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight
I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the citys a rip in the sky
And everything looks good tonight[estribillo]
Singin la la la la la-la-la la
La la la la la-la-la la
La la la la la-la-la la la-laGet into the car
Well be the passenger
Well ride through the city tonight
See the citys ripped insides
Well see the bright and hollow sky
Well see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonightOh the passenger
How how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
He looks through his window
What does he see?
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He see the stars come out tonight
He sees the citys ripped backsides
He sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
cause it just belongs to you and me
So lets take a ride and see whats mine[estribillo]
Oh, the passenger
He rides and he rides
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his windows eye
He sees the things he knows are his
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the city asleep at night
He sees the stars are out tonight
And all of it is yours and mine
And all of it is yours and mine
Oh, lets ride and ride and ride and ride…[estribillo]