La poesia recitata al telefono da Ivan Della Mea e con l'accompagnamento musicale di Alberto Cesa appare nel disco Folk & Peace. Cantautori contro la guerra.
Volevo inserire, poi, un brano tradizionale della tradizione napoletana che parlasse di emigrazione verso il Sud America e mi sono messo, con Ciro De Rosa, alla ricerca ma non abbiamo trovato nulla perché gran parte dei brani raccontano di emigrazione verso il Nord America dove le difficoltà che incontravano gli emigranti rafforzavano il loro senso di appartenenza alla terra che avevano abbandonato. Ho deciso, così, di inserire come bonus track “Italia bella mostrati gentile” che è uno dei pochi brani che parla della nostra emigrazione verso il Sud America.
"The Shape I'm In" is a song performed live by Bob Dylan and The Band that delves into feelings of desperation, struggle, and the search for redemption. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a person who is emotionally and physically drained, longing for companionship and a sense of purpose.
The opening lines, "Go out yonder, peace in the valley, Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley," suggest a stark contrast between a peaceful and idyllic existence and the harsh realities of urban life. The narrator feels lost and misunderstood, as evidenced by the repeated phrase, "Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in."
The mention of the narrator's lady and the longing for her presence indicate a deep yearning for connection and emotional support. The lines, "Has anybody seen my lady, This living alone will drive me crazy," express the loneliness and the toll it is taking on the narrator's mental... (continuer)
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Genius Annotation .
Written by primary songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertston, who made it no secret that it was a worried number about pianist Richard Manuel, who had self-destructive tendencies and struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, and who sings the lead vocal here.
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Note adattate da : Something Else !
JANUARY 9, 2014 BY NICK DERISO
“The Shape I’m In,” despite its galloping cadence, finds the Band’s Robbie Robertson desperately attempting to reach out to the badly faltering Richard Manuel.
Manuel had, by this point, gone into an addiction spiral that would rob him of his creative position in the Band, and ultimately his life.
What I think I hear is Robertson giving voice to his own worst fears about a treasured friend, and hoping — hoping perhaps against hope — that a nightly reading of these devastatingly un-redemptive lyrics would someday... (continuer)
Lo so, ne parlano tutti e non voglio aggiungere altro. Ma andate a vedere C'è ancora domani di Paola Cortellesi perché è uno di quei film che ti fanno uscire dal cinema dicendo "Che bel film!"
Dans un album dédié à Boris Vian [Fais-moi mal, Boris!, 2014], Carmen Maria Vega fait une reprise contenant la fin original du poème. Elle avait déjà interprété cette version l'année dernière sur Sud Radio :