Song: Will-o-the-Wisp Band: Pet Shop Boys Album: Hotspot Year: 2020 Tabber: [Intro] (0:08) [Intro] (0:32) [Verse] (0:47) I see you after many years on an elevated train rattling above the streets of a city where men don’t wait in vain I think my you may have changed but you’re such a handsome thing Do you still hang around that old arcade to see what luck will bring? [Prechorus] (1:17) (Will-o-the-wisp) The U1 is such a party train (Will-o-the-wisp) from Uhland to Warschauerstraße (Will-o-the-wisp) emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz (Will-o-the-wisp) in search of love and laughter [Chorus] (1:33) (Will-o-the-wisp) Oh Wo Wo how how (Will-o-the-wisp) Oh Wo Wo how how (Will-o-the-wisp) Oh Wo Wo how how (Will-o-the-wisp) Oh Wo Wo how how [Bridge] (1:49) [Verse] (1:57) You were always such a free spirit a bright-eyed eager chap A will-o-the-wisp and charming with it in your battered leather cap (Will-o-the-wisp) [Bridge] (2:12) But maybe you’ve gone respectable with a wife and job and all that Working for the local government and living in a rented flat? [Prechorus] (2:27) (Will-o-the-wisp) The U1 is such a party train (Will-o-the-wisp) from Uhland to Warschauerstraße (Will-o-the-wisp) emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz (Will-o-the-wisp) in search of love and laughter [Bridge] (2:42) [Bridge] (2:58) n.c [Bridge] (3:10) And you my former will-o-the-wisp will you recognise me today? Give me a smile for old time’s sake before you run away [Prechorus] (3:25) (Will-o-the-wisp) You were always such a free spirit (Will-o-the-wisp) Aren’t you getting bored? (Will-o-the-wisp) A will-o-the-wisp and charming with it (Will-o-the-wisp) who loved to be adored [Prechorus] (3:40) (Will-o-the-wisp) The U1 is such a party train (Will-o-the-wisp) from Uhland to Warschauerstraße (Will-o-the-wisp) emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz (Will-o-the-wisp) in search of love and laughter [Prechorus] (3:56) (Will-o-the-wisp) You were always such a free spirit (Will-o-the-wisp) who came and went so much (Will-o-the-wisp) A will-o-the-wisp and charming with it I’m still longing for your touch [Outro] (4:10) (Will-o-the-wisp)

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque la nostalgie d'une rencontre après de nombreuses années, se déroulant dans le cadre d'un train en ville. Le narrateur se remémore un ancien ami, un esprit libre et charmant, en se demandant s'il a changé, tout en se rappelant des moments partagés dans un arcade à la recherche de chance, d'amour et de rires. Le trajet en train devient une métaphore de la vie, où l'on cherche le bonheur et la connexion avec les autres. Le contexte se situe dans une ville vibrante, où les gens ne perdent pas espoir et continuent d'avancer dans leur quête de joie et de relations. C'est un regard à la fois mélancolique et joyeux sur le passé, tout en se demandant si les liens d'autrefois peuvent encore perdurer.