Cancion de la semana. Xiu xiu-Fast Car

Es casi seguro que conoceis la canción de esta semana, lo que es mas probable es que conozcais la versión original de Tracey Chapman. Esta versión es del grupo californiano Xiu xiu proyecto que gira en torno al cantante Jamie Stewart ya que este es el único componente fijo del grupo. Xiu xiu se caracteriza en lo musical por la amalgama de estilos, siempre en torno a lo oscuro, post-punk, noise, ambient...Las letras no suelen ser muy alegres, como podeís imaginar. En mi opinión, lo bueno en esta versión es que consiguen llevarse la canción (que es todo un clásico merecidamente) a su terreno, desnudandola hasta la mínima expresión, dejandola en un esqueleto, simples trazas de adn musical sobre las que cabalga la voz quebradiza de Jamie, un hilo de voz al borde del llanto o de la desaparición, quien sabe. El caso es que el tratamiento al que Xiu xiu somete la canción hace que la escalofriante letra que habla sobre la imposibilidad de romper con la monotonía y la mediocridad (algo así como "Historia de una Escalera" comprimida en unos minutos de pop) salga reforzada. Una versión para ser interesante ha de ser una relectura, no un ejercicio de virtuosismo. Ahí teneis un buen ejemplo.
NOTA: puedo entender que os resulte desagradable, monótona, extraña o dificil de digerir en un primer momento. Recordad que los sabores raros son los que mas satisfacciones dan a largo plazo. Creo que Hannibal Lecter decía algo parecido :)

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere

Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe well make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We wont have to drive too far
Just cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

You see my old mans got a problem
He live with the bottle thats the way it is
He says his bodys too old for working
I say his bodys too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebodys got to take care of him
So I quit school and thats what I did

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still aint got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
Youll find work and Ill get promoted
Well move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
Id always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I aint going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way