This sort of thing is always happening to other people ...
--Nat
Which part?
rjray on 2002-09-27T20:40:05
The sexy topless-sunbathing neighbor, or the admonishments to local wives to stop complaining and take better care of their men-folk?
Re:Which part?
gnat on 2002-09-27T20:56:59
Yes. My neighbourhood has the women saying "You must come around to my place next Tuesday. We're having a birthday party for the Baby Jesus!" and squealing at each other in delight.
Oh, and bank robber chases through back yards. That happened just across the main road from us. But no sexy topless sunbathers or admonishments to give up some lovin', no.
--Nat
Re: This never happens in my neighbourhood ...
larsen on 2002-09-28T14:21:24
This reminds me of a very nice song by Fabrizio de Andre`. The song's title is "Bocca di rosa", and you can find the lyrics
here (in italian, tho'). "Bocca di Rosa" is literally "Mouth of rose", I think an acceptable english version could be "Rosemund". I can try to translate some lines...
She was called Rosemund
she put love, she put love
She was called Rosemund
she put love on everything
When she arrived at the railway station
in St. Ilario little town
everybody realized with a glimpse
she was not a missionary
Someone makes love 'cause he's bored
someone makes it as a profession.
Rosemund not for the first reason, the second one neither
She made it for passion.
The song tells her story: every man in St.Ilario falls in love with her (even the priest), and the women got pissed of this situation. So they ask police officers to ban her from the town. The policemen -- unwillingly -- execute. So she comes back to the railway station, to leave St.Ilario. A very pleasant song: try to listen it, if you find it somewhere.
