(i Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

Elvis Costello

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Intro: (4x) Photo - graphs of fancy tricks To get your kicks at sixty six He thinks of all the lips that he licks And all the girls that he’s going to fix! She gave a little flirt gave her - self a little cuddle But there’s no place here for the mini-skirt waddle Capi - tal punish - ment she’s last years model They call her Na - tasha when she looks like Elsie ...I don’t want ...to go to ...Chelsea! Oh no it does not move me Even though I’ve seen the movie I don’t want to check your pulse I don’t want no - body else I don’t want to go to Chelsea! ||: / / / / | / / / / :||x2 Every - body’s got new orders Be a nice girl and kiss the warders Now the teacher is a - way All the kids be - gin to play! (2x) Men come sceaming dressed in white coats Shake you very gently by the throat u>Gusamed Alfie ...I don’t ....want to ...go to ...Chelsea! Oh no it does not move me Even though I’ve seen the movie I don’t want to check your pulse I don’t want no - body else I don’t want to go to Chelsea! (4x) Photo - graphs of fancy tricks To get your kicks at sixty six He thinks of all the lips that he licks And all the girls that he’s going to fix! She gave a little flirt gave her - self a little cuddle But there’s no place here for the mini-skirt waddle Capital punishment she’s last years model They call her Na - tasha when she looks like Elsie ...I don’t want ...to go to ...Chelsea! Oh no it does not move me Even though I’ve seen the movie I don’t want to check your pulse I don’t want no - body else I don’t want to go to Chelsea! Intro: (4x)

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Cette chanson évoque un personnage désabusé qui refuse de se plier aux attentes et aux normes de la société. Il observe avec ironie les comportements superficiels des gens qui cherchent à s'illustrer à travers des apparences, tout en se sentant étranger à cet univers de faux-semblants. Le refrain répète son désir de ne pas se rendre à Chelsea, symbolisant ainsi un rejet de ces contraintes et de cette superficialité. Le contexte est important : il représente une époque où les jeunes cherchent à s'affirmer dans un monde souvent superficiel et façonné par les tendances. Les références à des comportements typiques et à des figures comme "Na-tasha", qui incarne un stéréotype de beauté, soulignent cette critique de la culture populaire et des pressions sociales. C'est un moment où l'individu aspire à une forme d'authenticité, loin des faux-semblants.

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