"A Really Good Time"

Siempre ha sido una de mis canciones favoritas de Roxy Music. Está en el primer disco que compré de ellos -en vinilo, por supuesto-, en aquel mercadillo de Castellón; con su carpeta algo defectuosa, pero cuyo impacto era imposible de mitigar: algo de Helmut Newton, con ese toque de sensualidad inalcanzable, perfecta, casi gélida. El 4º de Roxy... Algunos debéis saber de qué estoy hablando.
    Pero eso no importa: quería compartir con vosotros una canción de la que acabo de descubrir su letra. Años escuchándola sin entenderla; y otros tantos sin prestar atención... Es extraño esto de aprender un idioma ya algo mayor; y eso a pesar de haberlo "usado" tanto (aun sin comprender casi una palabra). El caso es que, por alguna razón, estos versos me recuerdan cosas que ahora me resultan muy evocadoras: a propósito de lo que me está pasando últimamente... Sea como sea, es una hermosa canción. "A Really Good Time".

You've heard enough
Of the blues and stuff
You're pretty swell now
'Cause you're pretty tough
But I don't have to tell you
How hard it can be to get by

You never bothered
About anyone else
You're well educated
With no common sense
But love - that's one thing
You really need to get by

All your troubles
Come from yourself
Nobody hurts you
- They don't care
Just as long as you show them
A really good time

All the things
You used to do
A trip to the movies
A drink or two
They don't satisfy you
They don't tell you anything new

You know I don't talk much
Except to myself
'Cause I've not much to say
And there's nobody else
Who's ready and willing
And able to know me - I guess

Listen to me
I'm not finished yet
There's something to tell you
That I can't forget
Just have a really good time

There's a girl
I used to know
Her face is her fortune
She's got a heart of gold
She never goes out much
But boy - when she does
Then you know

She's got no money
Well, maybe a dime
But she knows what she's worth
And that's reason why
She's gonna make it
She's got what it takes
You'll appreciate that
She's probably late
But I know
And you know
We all know
She'll have a really good time

BRIAN FERRY (1974)