Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Morning Train (Nine To Five) by Sheena Easton
Oh my god. This video is so silly. Watch for the phallic imagery! Sheena Easton's early '80s international hit is an ode to some serious co-dependence:
All day I think of him
Dreamin' of him constantly
I'm crazy mad for him
And he's crazy mad for me
The chorus is truly catchy, but it's not a catchy I want hanging around too much.
Year: 1980
Rating: Lukewarm
Noteworthy: The song was originally titled simply "9 to 5," but the decision was made to change it, lest it get confused with (the far superior) 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton, released with the film the same year.
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Never thought of this song that way before, but now that you've pointed it out, it's creepy. Reminds me, in terms of lyrical concerns, of an equally disturbing (or is it romantic?), if more poetic, song by Françoise Hardy.
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c'est un ruban de soleil
qui s'enroule sur ta main
et caresse mon epaule
c'est le souffle de la mer
et la plage qui attend
c'est l'oiseau qui a chanté
sur la branche du figuier
le premier chagrin du jour
c'est la porte qui se ferme
la voiture qui s'en va
le silence qui s'installe
mais bien vite tu reviens
et ma vie reprend son cours
le dernier bonheur du jour
c'est la lampe qui s'éteint
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the first joy of day
it is a ribbon of sunlight
which winds around your hand
and caresses my shoulder
it is the rustle of the tide
and the beach alongside it
it is the bird which sang
on the branch of the fig tree
the first grief of day
is the door which shuts
the car which departs
the silence that sets in
but quickly you return
and my life finds its way once more
the last joy of day
is the lamp which dims
Something about the line "et ma vie reprend son cours" always bothers me, and is what pushes the song from being simply romantic to being co-dependent. I think there is also something in both songs that is just inescapably gendered (the man goes to work while the lady stays home pining) that makes it hard to just think of as a sweet sentiment.