Christmas In Cape Town

Randy Newman

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INTRO                                    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|--------0---3---|8-------5-------|----------------| B|1---0-----------|1---3-----------|----8-------5---|6---5---3-------| G|--------2---0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF                                                       4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-----|----------------|--2-1-2-1-2-----|----------------|----------------| G-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----|----------------|----------------| D-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----|0---------------|----------------| A-0-2-|3---2-0---0-2---|0-----------0-2-|--3-2-0-----0-2-|0-----------0-2-| E-----|--------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|--3-1-----------|                                   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----1-----------| D|----------------|--0-4-----------|--2-------------| A|3---2-0---0-2---|0---------------|2---------------| E|--------3-------|----------------|----------------| INTRO | | | | | | |    | INTRO | | | | | | VERSE Every night In Jungletown All the boogies in the street       Radios   Turned up very loud Playin’ Dancing Queen They love our music INTERLUDE La la la la la la la la la la La la la la   La la la la la la la la la la La la la la   VERSE This English girl from the North somewhere Is stayin’ with me at my place       Drinkin’ up all my beer Talkin’ about the poor niggers all the time    It’s a real disgrace she says BRIDGE I tell her Darling don’t talk about things You don’t understand I tell her Darling don’t talk about something You don’t know anything about I tell her Darling if you don’t like it here                    Eb-5 Go back to your own miserable country It’s Christmas in Cape Town but it ain’t the same Oh the boys on the beach are still blowin’                                    Am7M/D  And the summer wind still kicks the clouds around RIFF | | | | |   | | | | MIDDLE 8   You know my little brother babe   Well he works out at the diamond mine   I drove him out there at five this mornin’   The niggers was waitin’ in a big long line   You know those big old lunch pails they carry man With a picture of Star Wars painted on the side They were starin’ at us real hard with their big ugly yellow eyes BRIDGE          | |        | You could feel it   This time ...          | |       Eb-5 | You could feel it It’s Christmas in Cape Town but it ain’t the same The stores are open all the time      And little kids on skateboards cut in and out of the crowd INTERLUDE         |                         | |   And the Christmas lights still shine | | | VERSE Myself I don’t like to drink the way I used to man you know It don’t seem to get me high            And the beer don’t taste the way it Ought to taste somehow    And I don’t know why BRIDGE Don’t talk to me about the planes Man I’ve heard it Just take a look around            What are we gonna do Blow up the whole damn country? I don?t know                       | | It’s Christmas in Cape Town                   | | It’s Christmas in Cape Town                   | | It’s Christmas in Cape Town RIFF | | | | |   | | | | OUTRO | | | | | | | |

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La chanson évoque le contraste entre la joie des fêtes de Noël et la réalité sombre et complexe de la vie quotidienne à Cape Town. Elle décrit une atmosphère festive où la musique résonne dans les rues, tandis qu'un protagoniste fait face à des conversations gênantes et à des réflexions sur les inégalités sociales. Malgré les lumières de Noël et la chaleur estivale, un sentiment de malaise persiste, soulignant que tout n'est pas aussi joyeux qu'il pourrait sembler. Le contexte met en lumière les défis socio-économiques que certains habitants rencontrent, notamment en ce qui concerne la pauvreté et les préjugés. Cela crée un tableau nuancé de la célébration de Noël, où la fête côtoie les difficultés de la vie, invitant à une réflexion plus profonde sur la condition humaine.