A young man from a small town With a very large imagination Lay alone in his room with his radio on Looking for another station When the static from the mouthpiece Gave way to the sound below James Dean went out to Hollywood And put his picture in a Picture Show. James Dean went out to Hollywood And put his picture in a Picture Show. Chorus: And It’s Oh Daddy get off of your knees Mamma why’d you have to go Your darling Jim is out on a limb I put my picture in a Picture Show Whoa Ho! Put my picture in a Picture Show Hamburgers Cheeseburgers Wilbur and Orville Wright John Garfield in the afternoon Montgomery Clift at night When the static hit the mouthpiece Gave way to the sound below James Dean went out to Hollywood And put his picture in a Picture Show. Chorus: And It’s Oh Daddy get off of your knees Mamma why’d you have to go Your darling Jim is out on a limb I put my picture in a Picture Show Whoa Ho! Put my picture in a Picture Show Instrumental: u>    A Mocca man in a wigwam sitting on a Reservation. With a big black hole in the belly of his soul Waiting on an explanation While the white man sits on his fat can And takes pictures of the Navajo Every time he clicks his Kodak pics He steals a little bit of soul. Every time he clicks his Kodak pics He steals a little bit of soul. Chorus: And It’s Oh Daddy get off of your knees Mamma why’d you have to go Your darling Jim is out on a limb I put my picture in a Picture Show Whoa Ho! Put my picture in a Picture Show Outro: Yie Hi! Put my picture in a Picture Show Let’s go! Instrumental: u>    u>    A young man from a small town With a very large imagination

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Cette chanson dépeint l'histoire d'un jeune homme d'une petite ville, riche en imagination, qui rêve de grandeur en écoutant la radio. Il se perd dans ses pensées tout en faisant allusion à des figures emblématiques d'Hollywood, notamment James Dean, symbolisant le rêve américain et la quête de reconnaissance. Ce jeune homme se trouve en difficulté, faisant appel à ses parents, évoquant des souvenirs et une certaine nostalgie pour des temps plus simples. Le contexte met en lumière les aspirations et les luttes de ceux qui cherchent leur place dans un monde souvent indifférent, tout en questionnant les effets de la société sur l’identité et l’âme des individus, notamment à travers le regard des autres.