WINE WOMEN AND LOUD HAPPY SONGS As recorded by Ringo Starr (From the 1970 Album BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES) [Intro]        [Verse 1] Look at me now ain’t I a sight? Eyes bloody red face puffy white Hair tangled up and wrinkled old clothes I’m a living example of a big overdose of [Chorus] Wine women and loud happy songs I had all three but none lasted long The women ran off I drank all the wine And the songs died away when I ran out of dimes [Interlude]        [Verse 2] It’s strange how the wine works on a fool It seeps through his mind leaves him glued to the stool Women leave you wishing you’d just never been But the songs make you happy soon you’re searching again for [Chorus] Wine women and loud happy songs I had all three but none lasted long The women ran off I drank all the wine And the songs died away when I ran out of dimes

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les excès de la vie, en particulier ceux liés à l'alcool, aux relations amoureuses éphémères et à la musique joyeuse, mais insoutenable. Le chanteur se présente comme un homme désabusé, qui a bien profité de ces plaisirs, mais qui réalise aussi leur nature fugace. Les femmes s’en vont, le vin se tarit, et la musique ne résonne plus lorsque l’argent vient à manquer. Ce morceau est tiré d’un album de 1970, période où des influences de la musique country se mêlent à des réflexions introspectives sur les plaisirs d'une vie de fête. Il capte un moment de convivialité, mais aussi de mélancolie, témoignant des hauts et des bas de l’existence humaine.