Meghan McCain

Meghan McCain, a filha do candidato presidencial norte-americano, tem um blog, com um tema óbvio, e onde vão aparecendo umas 'Songs of the day'.

Há uns dias uma delas era 'Ping pong', dos Stereolab, o que juntamente com as playlists que vai apresentando até revela algum bom gosto... O problema é quando se olha para a respectiva letra:

it's alright right 'cos the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

you see the recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves
it's alright recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry if things can only get better

there's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents
there's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright

it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing

it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy




Tal como dizem na pitchfork, fica a dúvida sobre se Meghan McCain não percebe a ironia da letra e acha que de facto a economia vai reparar-se a si própria e tudo ficará bem, se se está a manifestar-se contra opções políticas defendidas pelo seu pai ou se quer tentar derrubar o sistema capitalista.