Τρία τραγούδια αφιερωμένα στο μακρινό απόγονο του Κόμη Δράκουλα και την επίσκεψη του στις ΗΠΑ που ολοκληρώθηκε πριν κάποιες ώρες. Το πρώτο μας έρχεται από τα βρετανικά ‘60s και τους “αντίπαλους των Beatles”, Hollies (το συγκρότημα απ’ όπου ξεκίνησε Graham Nash). Το δεύτερο προέρχεται απ’ το μοναδικό άλμπουμ (2015) του βραχύβιου “σούπεργκρουπ” FFS, αποτελούμενου από τους Franz Ferdinand και τους Sparks (από κει και τα αρχικά του ονόματος) – συνθέτης του τραγουδιού ο Alex Kapranos. Συνθέτης τέλος του ‘King Pleasure Time’ ο Joe Jackson, το track περιέχεται στο άλμπουμ του Rain που κυκλοφόρησε το 2006. 🔴 🔴 Three songs dedicated to Count Dracula’s distant descendant and his visit to the USA that ended a few hours ago. The first comes from the British ‘60s and the “rivals of the Beatles”, Hollies (the band where Graham Nash started). The second comes from the only album (2015) of the short-lived “supergroup” FFS, consisting of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks (hence the initials of the name) – the song’s composer is Alex Kapranos. Finally, the composer of ‘King Pleasure Time’ is Joe Jackson, the track is included in his album Rain, released in 2006.

00:00 KING MIDAS IN REVERSE
If you could only see me,
and know exactly where I am.
You wouldn’t want to be me.
Oh, I can assure you of that.
I’m not the guy to run with
‘cos I’ll throw you off the line.
I’ll break you and destroy you
given time.
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse.
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse.
It’s plain to see it’s hopeless
going on the way we are.
So even though I’d lose you,
you’d be better off by far.
He’s not the man to hold your trust.
Everything he touches turns to dust.
in his hands.
Nothing he can do is right.
He’d even like to sleep at night,
but he can’t.
All he touches turns to dust.
I wish someone would find me
and help me gain control,
before I lose my reason
and my soul.

03:07 KING OF THE SONG
He would lean into my cradle
Rest an revolver on an infant cheek
Speeding’ and singing
Singing and speeding
Speeding, singing
My infancy to sleep
Well I can hear his voice again
And I can hear his song
The singing is gone
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
He was the King of the Song
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
I know that had to sing
The way that my daddy sang
Do you know what it’s like to be born to a legend
To be born to a freak
To face expectation from your first crowing peak at the world
An umbilical peak at this hideous
Fame-ridden world
Where I hear his song
Singing he’s gone
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
He was the King of the Song
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
I know that I’ll never to sing
The way that my daddy sang
The way that my daddy sang
I am the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King, the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King, the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King, the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King of the song
I am the King of the song
What do you mean you don’t know my singer
What do you mean that you don’t know his song
He was speeding and singing
Singing and speeding
Speeding, singing
Come on let’s sing along
You can beat his heart again
When you sing his song
Although he’s gone

06:12 KING PLEASURE TINE
King Pleasure – is on a mission
To take the power from the Pope and politicians
He’s come to party – and he shows it
He rules the world but not everybody knows it
It’s King Pleasure Time
So show respect – get on your knees
You can’t reject his right to please
King Pleasure – is gonna get you
He don’t give a damn about who wants to let you
They try to nag him – they try to scold him
They build cages but no one can ever hold him
He knows your secret – he’s got your number
He’ll stop you working but he’ll stop you getting dumber
You wanna hold him – you wanna kiss him
You can deny it but it’s futile to resist him
It’s King Pleasure Time
So show respect – get on your knees
You can’t reject his right to please
King Pleasure – will live forever
You can’t control him though you think you’re pretty clever
And after every computer crashes
He’ll be laughing as he’s dancing on your ashes
In King Pleasure Time