So to do the damn thing once again I am going to post a song that I really like.
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole many a man's soul and faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
(woo woo, woo woo)
I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
(woo woo, woo woo)
I shouted out,
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all
It was you and me
(who who, who who)
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
(woo woo, who who)
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
(who who)
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
(who who, who who)
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
(woo woo, who who)
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
(who who, who who)
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
(woo woo)
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah
(woo woo, woo woo)
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, um yeah
(who who)
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down
(woo woo, woo woo)
Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
(woo woo)
Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame
Oh, who
woo, woo
Woo, who
Woo, woo
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah
Woo woo
Woo woo
This song is actually a very interesting song composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. This song in my opinion is a marvelous song that, just like the title says, calls for sympathy for the ultimate evil. Why? What The! Yep, the song starts out by a rhythmic beat on the drums. When the beating of the drums comes in so does some chants and screams that sound sort of African tribe-like, even South America, along with a Huiro or perhaps one of them shaker things. Both rhythms unite to get accompanied with a piano with some very basic chords. As this processes so does the tempo of the song and then the bass comes in with a rhythmic pattern. With this you are almost sort of transported into the beginning of humans. A very tribal feeling at first, then it evolves into a much more unified musical pattern. As the music progresses so does the human being, sort to say. The evolution of human being from caveman to tribesman to eventually a nomadic man. At this point the imagination runs wild, lots of images come to mind. Maybe a dark night with a fire illuminating the whole view with dark bodies running around the fire to the rhythm of the drums. Then you can picture time continuing and the same tribe evolving. As the song continues the vocal parts initiate. We get an individual presenting himself to the listener. This "man", apparently, has stolen many other man's soul and faith. The song than translates us into the era when the prophet Jesus Christ roamed Jerusalem professing the word. God comes into mind soon enough. The image of uber goodness and salvation is a contradiction to the dark title and musical arrangements which sound very primitive, yet classical. Civilization, again, advances and we are presented with the trial that so famously lead to the Prophet's death. The lyrics say that this man was around when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain, and he also made sure that Pilate sealed his faith and exonerated himself from the guilt of putting this man to death. This is a lot to cover! And only one quarter of the song is covered!
Perhaps this should continue tomorrow?
Yes? No?
Too late, I have to go eat dinner :)
No comments:
Post a Comment