1` The Girls And The Dogs (Philips '68) - Синглы / Single_s
Philips, 1968, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Japan
Для своего дебютного альбома американец #Sсоtt_Wаlkеr спел несколько переведенных на английский песен #Jасquеs_Вrеl'я. Первые синглы у него были тоже с песнями #Jacques_Brel'я, и потому выпускал он их только в Европе и Японии, не особо рассчитывая на пониманье у себя дома в Америке. Позже #Scott_Walker записал альбом, полностью состоящий из переводов песен Бреля. Именно в его исполнении #Dаvid_Bоwiе услышал эти английские адаптации, включив некоторые из них в свой концертный репертуар 70-х.
The girls Are as fast as a game Are as bright as a flame And you're always to blame
The girls Are as pink as the light And as dark as the night And they're always right
The girls Are as cold as the sphinx Always dreaming of minks They drive you to drink
The girls Are as soft as a sigh That whispers good-bye And leaves you to cry
But the dogs Well, they're only dogs Just wagging their tails As they watch it end
Oh, the dogs Well, they're only dogs And maybe that's why They're man's best friend
The girls Can make you feel cold Can make you feel old An antique to be sold
The girls They play with your heart They tear you apart You're never too smart
The girls They throw you from towers They'll whip you with flowers It depends on the hours
The girls Will treat you like trash Or let you be brash It depends on your cash
But the dogs Don't depend on a thing They just lick your face When they see it end
Oh, the dogs Don't depend on a thing And maybe that's why They're man's best friend ___
The girls You know that they are vain They will poison your brain They will drive you insane
The girls Will laugh at your jokes How they love the coat on (???) But it is all a hoax
The girls Are still making dates they still making you wait and they say you are late
The girls Are yours for a throw (?) At least you think so Ah but you will never know
The dogs Well you know the dogs They lift up a leg As they see it end
The dogs Well you know the dogs And maybe that's why They're man's best friend ___
The girls They're not what they seem They all have a scheme They call it a dream
The girls Are as hot as they please And you're down on your knees With the greatest of ease
The girls Say you're on the right track Then they take it all back Tie it up in a sack
The girls They will give it of course But they give with such force That it gives you remorse
But the dogs They give nothing at all They just lift a leg As they watch it end
Oh, the dogs They give nothing at all And that's the reason why They're man's best friend
And yet it's because of the girls When they've knocked us about And our tears want to shout That we kick the dogs out