jeremy976
2003-07-07 17:54:47 UTC
Ecco il testo con qualche interessante commento (non è opera
mia, ma di un certo Umberto Nonsoilcognome).
The Sidewinder sleeps tonite (1)
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(1) Piccolo serpente a sonagli che compie strani movimenti
circolari. Indica comunemente il filo del telefono delle
cabine pubbliche.
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(2) This here is the place I will be staying.
---
(2) La melodia iniziale è simile a quella del brano degli anni 60
The Lion Sleeps Tonite (Wimoweh) dei Tokens, canzoncina eseguita
sovente dal vivo dai Georgiani e inclusa anche come b-side nel singolo
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite.
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There isn't a number. You can call the pay phone. (3)
---
(3) In alcuni stati dellAmerica (e anche dellEuropa) è possibile
inoltrare chiamate dirette verso i telefoni pubblici.
---
Let it ring a long, long, long, long time.
If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more.
If I don't pick up, pick up...
The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
There are scratches all around the coin slot
like a heartbeat, baby trying to wake up,
but this machine can only swallow money.
You can't lay a patch (4) by computer design.
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(4) Il patch serve per correggere un problema di funzionamento
di un apparecchio o di un programma per computer.
---
It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs.
Tell her, tell her she can kiss my ass,
then laugh and say that you were only kidding.
That way she'll know that it's really, really, really, really me.
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me.
Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial.
A can of beans or blackeyed peas, some Nescafe and ice,
a candy bar, a falling star, or a reading of Doctor Seuss (5)
---
(5) Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1993), famosissimo scrittore ed
illustratore di libri per bambini. Secondo un aneddoto Stipe si
ostinava a pronunciare Zeus al posto di Seuss. Con un po di
fatica riesce ad imparare la pronuncia corretta, ma al momento
della registrazione pronuncia di nuovo Zeus, e così gli scappa
una risatina allinizio del ritornello.
---
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
The cat in the hat came back, (6)
---
(6) The Cat In The Hat (Il gatto nel cappello) è un personaggio
di un libro del 1957 (The Cat In The Hat, per lappunto) del Dottor
Seuss.
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wrecked a lot of havoc on the way,
always had a smile and a reason to pretend.
But their world has flat backgrounds
and little need to sleep but to dream.
The sidewinder sleeps on his back.
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
I can always sleep standing up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
I can always sleep standing up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
Call me when you try to wake her up.
We've got to moogie, moogie, move on this one.
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Detesto la mia voce in questa canzone. È stridula ed
adenoidea, ma non nel modo giusto. (Michael Stipe)
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Ciao.
jeremy976
mia, ma di un certo Umberto Nonsoilcognome).
The Sidewinder sleeps tonite (1)
---
(1) Piccolo serpente a sonagli che compie strani movimenti
circolari. Indica comunemente il filo del telefono delle
cabine pubbliche.
---
(2) This here is the place I will be staying.
---
(2) La melodia iniziale è simile a quella del brano degli anni 60
The Lion Sleeps Tonite (Wimoweh) dei Tokens, canzoncina eseguita
sovente dal vivo dai Georgiani e inclusa anche come b-side nel singolo
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite.
---
There isn't a number. You can call the pay phone. (3)
---
(3) In alcuni stati dellAmerica (e anche dellEuropa) è possibile
inoltrare chiamate dirette verso i telefoni pubblici.
---
Let it ring a long, long, long, long time.
If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more.
If I don't pick up, pick up...
The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
There are scratches all around the coin slot
like a heartbeat, baby trying to wake up,
but this machine can only swallow money.
You can't lay a patch (4) by computer design.
---
(4) Il patch serve per correggere un problema di funzionamento
di un apparecchio o di un programma per computer.
---
It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs.
Tell her, tell her she can kiss my ass,
then laugh and say that you were only kidding.
That way she'll know that it's really, really, really, really me.
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me.
Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial.
A can of beans or blackeyed peas, some Nescafe and ice,
a candy bar, a falling star, or a reading of Doctor Seuss (5)
---
(5) Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1993), famosissimo scrittore ed
illustratore di libri per bambini. Secondo un aneddoto Stipe si
ostinava a pronunciare Zeus al posto di Seuss. Con un po di
fatica riesce ad imparare la pronuncia corretta, ma al momento
della registrazione pronuncia di nuovo Zeus, e così gli scappa
una risatina allinizio del ritornello.
---
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
The cat in the hat came back, (6)
---
(6) The Cat In The Hat (Il gatto nel cappello) è un personaggio
di un libro del 1957 (The Cat In The Hat, per lappunto) del Dottor
Seuss.
---
wrecked a lot of havoc on the way,
always had a smile and a reason to pretend.
But their world has flat backgrounds
and little need to sleep but to dream.
The sidewinder sleeps on his back.
Call me when you try to wake her up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
I can always sleep standing up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
I can always sleep standing up.
Call me when you try to wake her.
Call me when you try to wake her up.
We've got to moogie, moogie, move on this one.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Detesto la mia voce in questa canzone. È stridula ed
adenoidea, ma non nel modo giusto. (Michael Stipe)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Ciao.
jeremy976
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