John Lennon - Working Class Hero (1970) As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool Till you're so crazy you can't follow their rules A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years Then they expect you to pick a career When you can't really function you're so full of fear A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be
Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still peasants as far as I can see A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be
There's room at the top they are telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be
If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me
God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I'll say it again
God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I don't believe in magic
I don't believe in I-Ching
I don't believe in Bible
I don't believe in tarot
I don't believe in Hitler
I don't believe in Jesus
I don't believe in Kennedy
I don't believe in Buddha
I don't believe in mantra
I don't believe in Gita
I don't believe in yoga
I don't believe in kings
I don't believe in Elvis
I don't believe in Zimmerman
I don't believe in Beatles
I just believe in me
Yoko and me
And that's reality
The dream is over
What can I say?
The dream is over
Yesterday
I was the dream weaver
But now I'm reborn
I was the Walrus
But now I'm John
And so dear friends
You just have to carry on The dream is over
The Beatles- A Day in the Life (1967)
Από τα πρώτα των Beatles και γενικά της ρόκ με τόσο έντονα ορχηστρικά στοιχεία όσο και πειραματικούς ήχους.
Οι στίχοι συμπληρώνουν και δημιουργούν την τελειότητα. Αξέχαστη η έκφραση τoυ Mick Jagger στο 0:13 του βίντεο όταν πήγε στα στούντιος να το ακούσει μαζί με τους Stones (μετά έκαναν το Their Satanic Majesties Request...).
Μεσα απο τις εκατονταδες διασκευες του Summertime, επιλεγω αυτην του Ray Brown trio, εδω ο Geen Haris δινει τα ρεστα του, σκετη ανατριχιλα. Ενα σκετο πιανο, αλλα τι πιανο!