PAUL IST TOT by Feldfarben

Today is Paul McCartney's birthday.

PAUL IST TOT by Feldfarben has nothing to do with the Beatles' bass player.

But I love the post-punk apocalyptical tune.

It's certainly better than HEY JUDE.

Fehlfarben - Paul Ist Tot lyrics (English translation)

Ich schau mich um und seh' nur Ruinen, EN: I look around me and see only ruins,

vielleicht liegt es daran, daß mir irgendetwas fehlt. EN: Perhaps it is because something is missing me.

Ich warte darauf, daß du auf mich zukommst, EN: I'm waiting for you to come to me,

vielleicht merk' ich dann, daß es auch anders geht. EN: Perhaps, then, I notice that there is another way.

Dann stehst du neben mir und wir flippern zusammen, EN: Then you're standing next to me and we play together, Pinball

Paul ist tot, kein Freispiel drin. EN: Paul is dead, no free play in it.

Der Fernseher läuft, tot und stumm, EN: The TV runs, dead and dumb,.

und ich warte auf die Frage, die Frage Wohin, wohin? EN: and I'm waiting on the question the question where, where?

Was ich haben will das krieg' ich nicht, EN: What I want to have I not got that

und was ich kriegen kann, das gefällt mir nicht. EN: and what I can get, I don't like it.

Was ich haben will das krieg' ich nicht, EN: What I want to have I not got that

und was ich kriegen kann, das gefällt mir nicht. EN: and what I can get, I don't like it.

Ich traue mich nicht laut zu denken, EN: I trust not loud to me think

ich zögere nur und dreh' mich schnell um. EN: I just hesitate and turn ' me quickly to.

Es ist zu spät, das Glas ist leer. EN: It is too late, the glass is empty.

Du gehst mit dem Kellner, und ich weiß genau warum. EN: You go with the waiters, and I know exactly why.

Was ich haben will das krieg' ich nicht, EN: What I want to have I not got that

und was ich kriegen kann, das gefällt mir nicht. EN: and what I can get, I don't like it.

Was ich haben will das krieg' ich nicht, EN: What I want to have I not got that

und was ich kriegen kann, das gefällt mir nicht. EN: and what I can get, I don't like it.

Ich will nicht was ich seh', EN: I do not want what I can see,.

ich will was ich erträume, EN: I want what I dream

ich bin mir nicht sicher, EN: I'm not sure

ob ich mit dir nicht etwas versäume. EN: If I miss something with you.

Was ich haben will das krieg' ich nicht, EN: What I want to have I not got that

und was ich kriegen kann, das gefällt mir nicht. EN: and what I can get, I don't like it.

Was ich haben will das krieg' ich nicht, EN: What I want to have I not got that

und was ich kriegen kann, das gefällt mir nicht. EN: and what I can get, I don't like it.

TO HEAR PAUL IST TOT by Feldfarben PLEASE GO TO THIS URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeGu62RnuU0

GIve Peace A Chance - 2008

Back in the last century Richie Boy, Ronnie D, and I were surfing in the Hamptons. The day ended with beers on the beach. A fire from driftwood warmed our bones and we rehashed old stories, as the sun sank over the salt marsh. Richie Boy's girlfriend asked us to pose for a picture. We stood together in our wetsuits. They took 10 pounds off our waists.

Dawn said, "One-two-three." and clicked a photo.

"Stop that." A man shouted from the hightide line. He was British and older than us. The man walked with a sickly woman. "We don't want any photos taken."

"No one taking photos of a loser like you." I yelled back and Richie Boy started laughing, "You idiot, that's Paul McCartney."

"Asshole." I muttered about myself under my breath, as the old Beatle waddled down the beach. Te woman was his wife. He didn't care about his photo but hers. I was the asshole. He wasn't even in Dawn's photo. I was never a McCartney fan, but that he stood by his wife I admired. Later in the autumn the Fab Paul showed his true colors by playing John Lennon's GIVE PEACE A CHANCE at a show in Tel Aviv. Maybe some of the Zionists will listen, although I think IMAGINE is much more effective a song.

Peace on Mars.