Hurry, hurry, step right up See the sideshow in town for only fifty cents
Step right up, hurry, hurry before the show begins, my friends Stand in line, get your tickets, I hope you will attend It'll only cost you fifty cents to see What life has done to those like you and me
See the man with the broken heart You'll see that he is sad, he hurts so bad (So bad, so bad) See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had There's got to be no sadder show to see No doubt about it, satisfaction's guaranteed
So let the sideshow begin Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry) Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by Guaranteed to make you cry
See the man who's been cryin' for a million years So many tears (So manytears) See the girl who's collected broken hearts for souvenirs It's more exciting than a one man band The saddest little show in all the land
So let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry) Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by Guaranteed to make you cry
So let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry) Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (Step right on in) Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by Guaranteed to make you cry (Hurry, hurry)
friend, attend, see, me,以下書く章での韻の踏み方も鮮やかで、曲歌詞共に永遠の名曲という感じ。見事見事!同じアルバムに入ってる、"Just Don't Want To Be Lonely"これはMain IngredientとかRonnie Dysonもカバーしてるけど、やはりMagicっしょ。LPだとA面のトップとラストやはりいけてますねこのアルバムも!!
"Just Don't To Want To Be Lonley"は、自分がトップ40から入ったので、Main Ingredientの方に思い入れがあるのですが(Cuba Goodingのソフトながらも熱い歌い方が好きなので)、Blue Magicのヴァージョンも間の語りがムードたっぷりで、素晴らしいと思います。
トピのところで書き忘れてしまいましたが、この"Sideshow"では、
See the man with the broken heart
You'll see that he is sad, he hurts so bad
(So bad, so bad)
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had
There's got to be no sadder show to see
No doubt about it, satisfaction's guaranteed
というくだりが、Ted Millsのクールな表現もあり、特に気に入っています。
Al Greenのライブで、この曲をちょこっとだけ、それも、アカペラでやったのですが、、、Al Greenのライブだというのに、会場の全員がアカペラで、サビの部分を大合唱した時「あぁ、この曲は‥ただのヒット曲じゃないのよね〜」と肌で、体で実感しました‥。語りかける曲というか、なんというのかしら‥身体に染み入る詩、音楽‥とでも言ったらいいのかしら。>ま、有名ですから、当然といえば、当然なんですけどね。