「「戦争」云々については別に考察してみたいとも思う」と書いた*1。
ここで、フォークランド紛争の時にエルヴィス・コステロによって書かれ、ロバート・ワイアットによって歌われた”Shipbuilding”を掲げておく。造船不況で操業が停止された造船所。造船所が間もなく再開されるという噂。再開されれば、妻にコートや靴を買ってやることもできる。しかし、それは戦争のため云々。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoZiOOD0HRU
この曲はNothing Can Stop Usに収録されていたが、現在入手できるCD版には収録されていないようだ。
Shipbuilding (Elvis Costello & Clive Langer)
Is it worth it?
A new winter coat and shoes for the wife
And a bycicle on the boy's birthday
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
By the women and children
Soon we'll be shipbuilding
Well I ask you
The boy said Dad they're going to take me to task
But I'll back by Christmas
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
Somebody said that someone got filled in
For saying that people that killed in
The result of the shipbuilding
With all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
A telegram or a picture postcard
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyard
And notifying the next of kin once again
It's all we're skilled in
We will be shipbuilding
With all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls
(Cited from http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/kudo_detective_office/2007-02-12 )
- アーティスト: Robert Wyatt
- 出版社/メーカー: Hannibal
- 発売日: 2005/03/15
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