Bob Mould live with Dave Grohl: Hardly getting over it!!

Come vi dicevo domenica, quando venerdì ho dedicato un post al nuovo disco di Bob Mould, Patch the sky, son finito a fare un giro su YouTube fra i video dei trenta e passa anni della sua storia musicale, fra tanti ricordi e qualche piacevole scoperta.

Fa in un certo modo parte di entrambe le categorie una splendida versione dal vivo di quello che per me non è solo uno dei suoi capolavori, ma più in generale uno dei brani più belli ed emozionanti della storia del rock.
Si tratta di Hardly getting over it, classico degli Hüsker Dü dal loro disco del 1986 Candy Apple Grey, in una versione estratta dal film See A Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould.
Una bella testimonianza di una serata in onore di questo grande artista che si è tenuta nel novembre 2011 a Los Angeles, con ospiti come Ryan Adams, Grant-Lee Phillips e Dave Grohl, quest'ultimo proprio su questa fantastica canzone, di cui voglio copiarvi qui sotto anche il testo: enjoy!!




Hardly getting over it

Twenty years ago
Saw a friend was walking by
And I stopped him on the street to ask him
How it went and all he did was cry

And I looked him in the face
But I couldn't see past his eyes
I asked him what the problem was
He says, here's your disguise

Now he's hardly getting over it
He's hardly getting used to getting by
Now he's hardly getting over it
He's hardly getting used to getting by, by

Old man lays
Down by the railroad tracks
Got no paper on his pocket
Got no paper on his back

And I asked him what the time was
He says, hit the road now, Jack
Went back to see him next week
He died of a heart attack and died away

Now he's hardly getting over it
He's hardly getting used to getting by
He's hardly getting over it
He's hardly getting used to getting by, by

Grandma, she was sick
And she is gonna die
And grandpa had a seizure
Moved into a hotel cell and died away

My parents
They just wonder
When they both are gonna die
And what'll I do when they die?

Well, I'm hardly getting over it
Hardly getting used to getting by
Hardly getting over it
Hardly getting used to getting by, by

Well, I'm hardly getting over it
Hardly getting by
Hardly getting over it
Hardly getting by

Hardly getting over it
Hardly getting by
Can hardly get it over it
Can hardly get by, by, goodbye

Hardly getting over it