Becoming More Like Alfie

90'ların en saygın pop gruplarından biri olan "The Divine Comedy"nin 1996 tarihli üçüncü albümünün bu en güzel şarkısı, Michael Caine'in başrolünde oynadığı ve iflah olmaz bir çapkını canlandırdığı efsanevi film "Alfie"deki karakterden bahsediyor. Gerçekten de dahiyane denecek kadar güzel şarkı sözleri yazmış Neil Hannon. Şarkının melodisi, düzenlemeleri, vokali zaten 10 numara. Klibi ise (filmi de bilenler için) son derece eğlenceli. Yine müziksever (ve değerini bilecek) azınlığa ulaştırmayı bir borç biliyorum.



"Are you all settled in? Right, then we can begin. My name is..."
"ALFIE!"

Once there was a time
When my mind lay on higher things
And once there was a time
I could find pretty words to sing
But now, well now I find
It saves time to say what you mean
I know it seems so unrefined
but it's time to let off some steam

Oh come on!
Everybody knows that No means Yes
Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S.
But the more I look through them the more I see
I'm becoming more like Alfie

Once there was a time
When a kind word could be enough
And once there was a time
I could blindfold myself with love
But not now—now I'm resigned
To the kind of life I had reserved
For other guys less smart than I
Y'know—the kind who will always end up with the girls

And besides
Everybody knows that No means Yes
Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S.
But the more I look through them the more I see
I'm becoming more like Alfie

Oh come on!