Jo. Schöne Weihnachtslieder. Werden ab und zu im Radio gespielt…
Heute ist mir eines ganz besonders aufgefallen. Schon etwas älter, aber das gilt ja für recht viele Weihnachtslieder? Und weil die (Vor-)Weihnachtszeit ja sehr viel mit kaufen und schenken und Freude und Glück zu tun hat (je mehr Geschenke, desto breiter das Grinsen und desto größer ist schließlich die Freude) passt das Lied recht gut …
Hier die Lyrics zu einem meiner Favoriten:
We live in a greedy little world
that teaches every little boy and girl
To earn as much as they can possibly
Then turn around and spend it foolishly
We've created us a credit card mess
We spend the money that we don't possess
Our religion is to go and blow it all
So it's shoppin' every Sunday at the mall
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing
Ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
When you're broke go and get a loan
Take out another mortgage on your home
Consolidate so you can afford
To go and spend some more when you get bored
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing
Ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
Let's swing
Dig deeper in your pocket
Oh, yeah, ha
Come on I know you've got it
Dig deeper in your wallet
Oh
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing
Ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
Ka-ching!
P.S.: Übersetzung in’s Deutsche .. mehr ist besser und macht glücklicher! Und alles können Sie kaufen!
P.P.S.: Es geht auch ohne Konsumterror. Der Text ist sehr alt und sehr fremdsprachig: The White Envelope