Shes Bought A Hat Like Princess Marinas

The Kinks

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She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina Written by Ray Davies Intro   Harpsichord Arpeggios on C       C                 Cdim       C                 She’s bought a hat like Princess Marina’s To wear at all her social affairs She wears it when she’s cleaning the windows She wears it when she’s scrubbing the stairs                   C              Cdim       C                  But you will never see her at Ascot She can’t afford the time or the fare But she’s bought a hat like Princess Mari____na’s                                                  So she don’t care     Bass walk-up   () He’s bought a hat like Anthony Eden’s Because it makes him feel like a Lord        But he can’t afford a Rolls or a Bentley     D                      G      Adim  Bbdim ... He has to buy a secondhand Ford He tries to feed his wife and his family And buy them clothes and shoes they can wear But he’s bought a hat like Anthony E_____den’s So he  don’t care   Drums up the tempo into... (A stomp with A swazzle) Buddy can you spare me a dime   My wife is getting hungry And the kids are crying This poverty is hurting my pride Buddy can you spare me buddy can you spare me a dime [Buddy can you spare me buddy can you spare me a dime...etc] Drum break and key change into a looney tune rendition       F (doggie style bass)        G She’s bought a hat like Princess Marina’s And her neighbors think it suits her a treat But she hasn’t any food in the larder Nor has anybody else in the street             But to look at her you’d think she was wealthy ’Cos she smiles just like a real millionaire ’Cos she’s bought a hat like Princess Ma__rina’s So she don’t care     she don’t care     she don’t care she don’t care___________

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La chanson évoque une femme qui achète un chapeau inspiré de celui de la princesse Marina pour se sentir élégante lors de ses activités quotidiennes. Malgré son apparence soignée, elle est confrontée à la réalité de la pauvreté, n'ayant pas les moyens d'acheter des aliments suffisants pour sa famille. De manière similaire, un homme achète un chapeau, rêvant d'une vie de luxe, alors qu'il lutte pour subvenir aux besoins de son épouse et de ses enfants avec un vieux véhicule d'occasion. Le contraste entre leur désir d'afficher une certaine dignité et leur situation précaire est emblématique des luttes sociales, mettant en lumière les aspirations humaines face aux difficultées économiques.