Peter Sarstedt - The Best Of

AQUI:

Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) é um hit do cantor e compositor anglo-indiano Peter Sarstedt. O tema conta a história de uma menina pobre que passa a frequentar a alta sociedade parisiense, vista pela perspectiva de um amigo de infância. Na época chegou ao primeiro lugar nas paradas inglesas, mas não teve o mesmo sucesso nos EUA. 

O tema é excelente, não só pela música mas também pelo seu bom humor,pelas muitas referências a lugares e pessoas e até ao sotaque estranho de Sarstedt. 

Peter Sarstedt nasceu em 12 de Dezembro de 1943, em Delhi, mais conhecido pela sua canção «Where do you go to my lovely», . É um cantor e compositor anglo-indiano. Sarstedt nasceu na Índia e estudou na Victoria Boys ‘School, em Kurseong, no distrito de Darjeeling de Bengala Ocidental. O seu maior êxito foi número um no Reino Unido, e o tema retrata as experiências de uma menina nascida num ambiente pobre, mas que se torna integrante do "jet set" europeu. Outros hits do autor foram "Beirut", "Take Off Your Clothes", "I Am A Catedral" e " Frozen Orange Juice." 

Emn 2007 Wes Anderson utilizou «Where do you go to my lovely» para a curta-metragem «Hotel Chevalier» e na longa metragem «The Darjeeling Limited», o que suscitou um novo interesse pela canção.

Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely), 1969, from Youtube 

Letra (lyrics): 

 Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 

You talk like Marlene Dietrich

And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire

Your clothes

are all made by Balmain

And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair

You live in a fancy appartement

Of the Boulevard of St. Michel

Where you keep your Rolling Stones records

And a friend of Sacha Distel

But where do you go to my lovely

When you're alone in your bed

Tell me the thoughts that surround you

I want to look inside your head

I've seen all your qualifications

You got from the Sorbonne

And the painting you stole from Picasso

Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does

When you go on your summer vacation

You go to Juan-les-Pines

With your carefully designed topless swimsuit

You get an even suntan, on your back and on your legs

When the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz

With the others of the jet-set

And you sip your Napoleon Brandy

But you never get your lips wet

But where do you go to my lovely

When you're alone in your bed

Tell me the thoughts that surround you

I want to look inside your head, yes I do

Your name is heard in high places

You know the Aga Khan

He sent you a racehorse for chistmas

And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh haha

They say that when you get married

It'll be to a millionaire

But they don't realize where you came from

And I wonder if they really care, they give a damn

But where do you go to my lovely

When you're alone in your bed

Tell me the thoughts that surround you

I want to look inside your head

I remember the back streets of Naples

Two children begging in rags

Both touched with a burning ambition

To shake off their lowly brown tags, yes they try

So look into my face Marie-Claire

And remember just who you are

Then go and forget me forever

'Cause I know you still bear

the scar, deep inside, yes you do

I know where you go to my lovely

When you're alone in your bed

I know the thoughts that surround you

'Cause I can look inside your head

Faixas / Track Listings: 

1. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 

2. Frozen Orange Juice 

3. Mary Jane 

4. No More Lollipops 

5. I Am A Cathedral 

6. Sons Of Cain Are Able 

7. Blagged 

8. My Daddy Is A Millionare 

9. Many Coloured Semi Precious Plastic Easter Eggs 

10. Time Love Hope Life 

11. As Though It Were A Movie 

12. Open A Tin 

13. Take Off your Clothes 

14. Letter To A Friend And Intermission 

15. Boulevard 

16. The Artist 

17. The Friendship Song (Hey Nena) 

18. Every Word You say (Is Written Down) 

19. You're A Lady 

20. Lay Down My Alibi 

21. Stay Within Myself 

22. You Are My Life

Álbum gentilmente cedido pelo nosso amigo Jim Davies, a quem agradecemos.