Ugly and the Beast

[Uno de mis yoes imaginarios, de la película Grbavica (2005)]

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Una de mis canciones favoritas, la demostración de que, a menos que me empeñe, me vencen los prejuicios. Toda una vida escuchando con veneración a esos ñoños de los Beatles y despreciando a los pelanas del otro lado y tuvo que ser un profesor de universidad quien lo pusiera delante de mis ojos: no sólo son letras muy superiores, poéticas y genuinas (apenas unas palabras bastan para presentar situaciones llenas de vida), además han conseguido un ritmo y unos juegos vocales que electrizan todo el cuerpo. Es música para gente que folla, no para muñequitos que hacen el amor.

Pero eso sólo se descubre cuando se está preparado, por suerte. Como no se puede leer On the Road y entender lo esencial a menos que se haya conocido a Dean Moriarty. O a sus epígonos.

I'll never be your beast of burden
My back is broad but it's a hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
I'll never be your beast of burden
I've walked for miles my feet are hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind to see
I'll never be your beast of burden
So let's go home and draw the curtains
Music on the radio
Come on baby make sweet love to me
Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind to see?
Oh little sister
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, girl
You're a pretty, pretty, pretty,
pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Pretty, pretty
Such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Come on baby please, please, please
I'll tell ya
You can put me out on the street
Put me out with no shoes on my feet
But, put me out, put me out
Put me out of misery
Yeah, all your sickness I can suck it up
Throw it all at me I can shrug it off
There's one thing baby that I don't understand
You keep on telling me I ain't your kind of man
Ain't I rough enough, ooh baby
Ain't I tough enough
Ain't I rich enough, in love enough
Ooh! Ooh! Please
I'll never be your beast of burden
I'll never be your beast of burden
Never, never, never, never,
never, never, never be
I don't need no beast of burden
I need no fussing
I need no nursing
Never, never, never, never,
never, never, never be

[The Rolling Stones, Beast of Burden]

[La canción no es de este disco, I know.
But I quite like the picture...]