um assunto recorrente são as famosas listas com os dez mais disto e daquilo, um exercicio a que cedo mais ou menos regularmente como revisão da matéria previamente apreendida. mas são precisamente as omissões que invariavelmente me interessam mais, as bandas, escritores, poetas, que me esqueço de incluir na lista dos insubstituíveis e me fazem bater na testa como naquele anúncio (com a qualidade reconhecida da produção Santa Casa da Mesiricórdia) do totoloto. um dos mais recentes olvidados foram os Pulp, a banda de Jarvis Cocker o homem que apesar de ter as mesmas iniciais que Jesus Cristo, não o é na verdade.
Os Pulp iniciaram a sua actividade em finais de 1979 mas desconheço o seu percurso até 1995 ano em que editaram A Different Class. Há sons que produziram um efeito tão forte em mim que ainda hoje recordo a primeira canção que ouvi e do contexto em que a ouvi. Os Smiths foi "The Headmaster" Ritual, os Pulp "Common People" a história de uma pobre menina rica, que desejava ser uma pessoa normal, como o anjo de Wenders desejava ser homem. Jarvis Cocker usa a palavra como uma arma e dispara indiscriminadamente, com a elegância e impunidade de James Bond, os restantes Pulp asseguram a banda sonora.

"It's ok to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old, face it you're young!"

Common People

She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St Martin's College
That's where I
Caught her eye

She told me that her dad was loaded
I said, "In that case I'll have rum and Coca Cola"
She said "fine"
And then in 30 seconds' time
She said

"I wanna live like common people
I wanna do whatever common people do
Wanna sleep with common people
I wanna sleep with common people like you

Well what else could I do?
I said, "I'll..."
"I'll see what I can do."

I took her to a supermarket
I dunno why, but I had to start it somewhere
So it started
there
I said, "Pretend you've got no money"
But she just laughed and said, "Oh, you're so funny!"
I said "yeah" (huh)
(But I can't see anyone else smiling in 'ere.)
"Are you sure?"

"You wanna live like common people
You wanna see whatever common people see
Wanna sleep with common people
You wanna sleep with
Common people like me?"

But she didn't
understand
Oh, she just smiled and held my hand

Oh, rent a flat above a shop
And cut your hair and get a job
And smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'Cos when you're laying in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance
and drink
and screw
because there's nothing else to do

Sing along with the common people
Sing along and it might just get you through
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you
And the stupid things that you do
Because you think that poor is cool

Like a dog lying in the corner
They will bite you and never warn you - look out
They'll tear your insides out

'Cos everybody hates a tourist
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
(sniff) yeah!
And the chip stains and grease
Will come out in the bath

You will never understand
How it feels to live your life
With no meaning or control
And with nowhere left to go
You are amazed that they exist
And they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why

Oh, rent a flat above a shop
And cut your hair and get a job
And smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
And still you'll never get it right
'Cos when you're laying in bed at night
Watching
Roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

Never live like common people
Never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
Never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and... screw
Because there's nothing else to do

Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you, la la la la
Oh, la la la la
Oh, la la la la
Oh, la la la la lala
Oh yeah.