CONRAD
CONRAD - The Marollian Man songtekst
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“The Marollian Man” (letterlijk: de Marolse man, naar de Brusselse volksbuurt) vertelt de legende van de avond dat Toots Thielemans doorbrak in het New Yorkse jazzcafé The Hickory House. Uiteraard kan jazz dan niet ontbreken, maar Conrad laat zich ook beïnvloeden door country, blues en een streepje indiefolk. Het levert een zeer Western-achtig nummer met geruststellend diepe vocals op. Al is Toots nooit ver weg. Conrad maakt handig gebruik van de ritmesectie van het jazzicoon, en ook protégé Steven de Bruyn (harmonica) is te horen. En als je echt goed luistert, hoor je in de verte enkele stoere cowboys meeneuriën met het catchy refrein.
A one room flat in a one way street And my love is not around A one hour ride for a one song shot I am Midtown band A one dollar beer take on slow sip My guitar is nowhere to be found One tiny stage these cats look hip My ship has run aground Step up said the doctor where are you from And what's that toy in your hand Jean Baptiste that doesn't swing We need to find your name But the floor is yours now Pick a tune No need to be ashamed So I took my harp and I closed my eyes Said I'm the Marollian man Soon my darling Soon I swear I'll get a break I've got a plan Soon my darling Soon I swear I'll get a break I've got a plan Cause I'm the Marollian man Working for Sabena down on Fifth Booking tickets nine to five But cats like me don't take the plane We sail the Holland line I saw Bird at the Onyx and Diz at the Deuces These cats can really fly But someday baby they'll let me in I'll send shivers down their spine They say lovers have the sun in their hearts We'll I've got nothing else I'll sing of cherries I'll sing of spring At the Marquee hotel I've tried Jim and Andy's, Charlie's and and Julie's That went pretty well But this is the Hickory This is the place It's time for show and tell Soon my darling Soon I swear I'll get a break I've got a plan Soon my darling Soon I swear I'll get a break I've got a plan Cause I'm the Marollian man Soon my darling Soon I swear I'll get a break I've got a plan Soon my darling Soon I swear I'll get a break I've got a plan Cause I'm the Marollian man I'm the Marollian man