Perfecte popsong du jour: I’ll cry instead

De Beatles zijn ongetwijfeld groothandelaren in perfecte popsongs, maar originele plaatopnamen zijn moeilijk te vinden op filmpjes. Maar omdat we Tony Hall gedenken kunnen we en de Beatles en een Tony-Hall-ontdekking in het zonnetje zetten. De eerste single van Joe Cocker uit 1964. Op Caroline deden ze hun best ervoor, maar neen…

I’ve got every reason on earth to be mad
‘Cause I’ve just lost the only girl I’ve had
And if I could get my way, I’d get myself locked up today
But I can’t so I cry instead

I’ve got a chip on my shoulder that’s bigger than my feet
I can’t talk to people that I meet
If I could see you now, I’d try to make you sad somehow
But I can’t so I cry instead

Don’t want to cry when there’s people there
I get shy when they stop and stare
I’m gonna hide myself away
But I’ll come back again someday

And when I do, you’d better hide all the girls
‘Cause I’m gonna break their hearts all ‘round the world
Yes, I’m gonna break ‘em in two
And show you what your loving man can do
Until then, I’ll cry instead

Don’t want to cry when there’s people there
I get shy when they stop and stare
I’m gonna hide myself away
But I’ll come back again someday

And when I do, you’d better hide all the girls
‘Cause I’m gonna break their hearts all ‘round the world
Yes, I’m gonna break ‘em in two
And show you what your loving man can do
Until then, I’ll cry instead