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Entry from Spanish Lessons in Nur Ein V.

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"Spanish Lessons" by Berkeley Social Scene

It was a warm day in San Felipe
I had just arrived for my vacation
I met a beauty there
She had long silky hair
She took me home for the entire evening

Una noche conmigo no viene gratis
(A night with me does not come free)
Solo eres un Americano arrogante
(You're just another arrogant American)
Mi alma y tu cartera estan vacidas
(Your wallet and my soul are so empty)
Si quieres vivir, dame tu coche
(if you want to live, give me your car)

In the morning I knew we were in love
She took my car to get some food
In bed I closed my eyes
That's when I realized
I hadn't had the sense to ask her name

Morning turned to afternoon
I started pacing the room
I knew she'd be back
But I nearly had a heart attack
When she returned with another guy

Una noche conmigo no viene gratis
(A night with me does not come free)
Solo eres un Americano arrogante
(You're just another arrogant American)
Deves de ser estupido! Porque sigues aqui?
(Why are you still here? you must be stupid!)
Tienes suerte que Roberto le gusta tu Monte Carlo
(You're lucky Roberto really likes your Monte Carlo)

I'm starting to think I should learn Spanish
I don't think I'm fluent in the language of love

Una noche conmigo no viene gratis
(A night with me does not come free)
-- I think I'm feeling it too
Solo eres un Americano arrogante
(You're just another arrogant American jerk)
-- When we kiss i know it's forever
Eres calbo, gordo y feo
(You're bald and fat and kind of ugly)
-- Even though it's soon i know it's real
No tienes valor ya que te he quitado todo
(You're useless now I've taken you for all of your worth)
-- Is that how you say "I love you" in Spanish?

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2 posted notes

Rabid Garfunkel

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No real gripes, aside from the (egg?) shakers being unanchored until the drums come in, in the intro. Lovely, y'all, dig the whole thing.

jb

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Beautifully recorded and performed. Wish the bridge were more of a change, and really wish the lyrics had more interesting lines. Tells a story, but doesn't seem to be a very interesting story.

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