De Crisis van de Mannelijkheid in deze laatkapitalistische tijden vindt misschien wel zijn duidelijkste weerslag in hoe zij bezongen wordt. Vooraf aan Joe Jackson gaat deze van de Four Tops uit 1969. Bijna een angstkreet van Levi Stubbs.
Het oeuvre van de Tops achteraf overziend is hun Keeper of the castle een soort vervolg. Die een andere keer.
A man can walk proudly
Down in the street
A man’s not ashamed of what he believes
He knows how to laugh
He knows when to cry
He knows how to live
He’s not afraid to die
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
A man searches
For the key to success
He’d rather be sure
Than take a wild guess
He knows how to love
He knows how to hate
He knows when to move
He knows just when to wait
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
A man can be angry
And still hold his tongue
A man don’t give up
Till the battle is won
He knows how to win
He’s not ashamed to lose
He knows his destiny
Is his alone to choose
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
What is a man?
Just what is a man?
What is a man?
- Uitgelicht: By Arnielee at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10543254
