Pogues, Strummer, Schillaci

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Radiators from Space, il gruppo di Philip Chevron, ha dedicato una canzone dell'ultimo disco "Trouble Pilgrim" a Joe Strummer.
Canzone di cui si può ascoltare uno spezzone quassopra.
E, si, il giocatore nominato è proprio Totò Schillaci, il mio giocatore preferito di quand'ero piccino.

Questo il testo

Joe Strummer (Philip Chevron)

from the Radiators from Space's "Trouble Pilgrim" album.

Stuart Pearce is on the line,
We're taking on the Argentine again;
But it's another false dawn for England
if he can't find the man to lead the line.
It's another false dawn for England,
he needs someone who is gonna shine.
And that's when I remember
the summer I spent with Joe Strummer,
I said that's when I remember
the summer I spent with Joe Strummer,
When we watched the World Cup together,
me and Joe and D.J. Scratchy.
We fell in love with Toto Schillaci
and played Afro-Cuban mariachi.
He can play guitar, be a registrar,
smoke a big cigar, build a repertoire,
sleep in a motorcar, fish a reservoir,
programme a VCR, be a Football star.

Hey Joe, a-rovin' we will go,
over from Cuba to Fallujah,
they're all eating Freedom fries.
Hey Joe, I miss you more than you could know:
it's not a world you'd recognize
and it still takes me by surprise.

And now the U.N. is on the 'phone -
America is going it alone again,
and it's a bad day for democracy,
it needs a sweeter tone.
Well, it's a bad day for democracy,
the world is in the danger-zone.
And that's when I remember
the summer I spent with Joe Strummer,
I said that's when I remember
the summer I spent with Joe Strummer,
We changed the world together
with a Fender Telecaster,
We were in bands that played it faster,
we were the masters of the ghetto-blaster.
He can play guitar, be a registrar,
smoke a fat cigar, build a repertoire,
sleep in a motorcar, fish a reservoir,
programme a VCR, be a punk rock Czar.

Hey Joe, a-rovin' we will go,
over from Cuba to Fallujah,
they're all eating Freedom fries.
Hey Joe, I miss you more than you could know:
it's not a world you'd recognize
and it still takes me by surprise.

And that's when I remember the summer
I last saw Strummer
I said that's when I remember
the last time I saw Joe Strummer.
And now the baby needs feeding
and the roof's leaking on my head.
Where's Joe when you need him?
Joe's brown bread.
But he can play guitar, be a registrar,
smoke a fat cigar, build a repertoire,
sleep in a motorcar, fish a reservoir,
programme a VCR, be a superstar.


Il mio commento sul forum dei Pogues:

"this is so moving.
the 1990 world cup is my first ever football memory.
and toto schillaci was my childhood hero."

al che qualcuno ha risposto:

"And the Man who knocked Ireland out of the World Cup :("

e il buon Philip Chevron ha replicato:

"Yes, he broke our heart, but better it be broken by an artist than a hack."

in una scena del divertentissimo film "The Van"
(come molti ricordano) campeggia una maglietta "dedicata"
proprio all'allora totò nazionale recante la scritta

"Fuck Schillaci"