ACQUA FRAGILE : COFFEE SONG (1974)

Ένα τραγούδι που με μια πιο “επαγγελματική” παραγωγή και με την κατάλληλη προώθηση, θα μπορούσε να αφήσει στίγμα στην ιστορία του progressive. Όπως και οι δημιουργοί του άλλωστε, οι Ιταλοί Acqua Fragile, που διέγραψαν μια σύντομη, ενδιαφέρουσα πορεία στα early- mid -70s κυκλοφορώντας δυο άλμπουμ. Η επιρροή των Genesis είναι αισθητή, ακόμα και στα φωνητικά, θυμίαζοντάς μας ότι συγκροτήματα όπως αυτοί ή οι Van Der Graaf Generator ήταν πολύ πιο γνωστοί στα early ’70s επί ...ιταλικού εδάφους απ’ ότι επί βρετανικού. 🟡 🟡 A song that, with a more “professional” production, and the right promotion, could have left a mark on the history of progressive. The same about its creators, the Italian band Acqua Fragile, who carved out a short but interesting career in the early-to-mid ’70s, releasing two albums. The influence of Genesis is clearly audible, even in the vocals, reminding us that bands like them – or Van Der Graaf Generator – were much better known in the early ’70s on …Italian than on British soil.

I think that I’ll just walk out

A library’s like a crowd with different badges,

Not the nicest spot for a sad cat
And adding another line,

The book that I’m writing down my cup of coffee

Where my non-sense can find a fast rest…

‘Cause nothing’s more itchy and sad

Than missin’ the winning path
Being just tired
Complaining about the time

I spent trying to find a rhyme to match die lighted

Numbers scored up my pin-ball, on the wall
Don’t push me, I know my skin

Let’s much more out instead of in but

At the moment I confess it’s the only fun,

Hum, Hum!

No matter what all girls say

We all got a rent to pay

Sell your hide!
My best shirt is down the street

Throws parties for ramblin’ beads

Down cups of coffee

And my pockets are loaded with thrills

But nothing’s more itchy and sad

Than missing the winning path

Being just tired.


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