» Il y a des morceaux de musique, de rock, datés, dont les paroles ne signifient souvent pas grand-chose mais qui restent pourtant gravés dans ta mémoire à tout jamais. Une seule note, un rythme, un son, un parfum dans l’air, une petite madeleine de Proust suffisent et la magie opère : un air encore pur et insouciant d’une époque révolue refait surface avec force à la manière d’un sous-marin et vient te caresser tendrement le visage. Les souvenirs reprennent des couleurs et dansent autour de toi comme des indiens le soir devant le feu. La vie est là, bien là, en toi et autour de toi… Ils sont tous là, bien là, sortis tout droit de ton coeur et ta mémoire, tandis que toi, tu souris, heureux de pouvoir le temps de quelques notes de musique, d’un air d’antan les sentir te prendre par la main pour danser avec toi. « 

John Ibonoco

Le roi du rock’n roll

Prefab Sprout est un groupe de pop/rock anglais formé au début des années 1980 par Paddy McAloon , son frère Martin McAloon  et sa petite amie de l’époque Wendy Smith. Prefab Sprout ne rencontrera pas un succès international mais sera salué par la critique musicale.

« There are pieces of music, of rock, dated, whose words often do not mean much but which remain nevertheless engraved in your memory forever. A single note, a rhythm, a sound, a scent in the air, a little Proust’s madeleine are enough and the magic happens: a still pure and carefree air of a bygone era resurfaces with force like a submarine and comes to tenderly caress your face. Memories take on new colors and dance around you like Indians in front of the fire at night. Life is here, right here, in you and around you… They are all there, right there, coming straight out of your heart and your memory, while you smile, happy to be able to take them by the hand to dance with you for the time of a few notes of music, of a tune from the past. « 

John Ibonoco

King Of Rock’n Roll

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

All my lazy teenage boasts
Are now high precision ghosts
And they’re coming ’round the track to haunt me
When she looks at me and laughs I remind her of the facts
I’m the king of rock ‘n’ roll completely
Up from suede shoes to my baby blues

Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque

The dream helps you forget you ain’t never danced a step
You were never fleet of foot, hippy
All the pathos you can keep for the children in the street
For the vision I have had is sweeping
New broom, this room, sweep it clean

Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque

High kickin’ dandy, fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine, oh yeah
Long legged candy, fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine, oh yeah
Now my rhythm ain’t so hot, but it’s the only friend I’ve got
I’m the king of rock ‘n’ roll completely
All the pretty birds have flown, now I’m dancing on my own
I’m the king of rock ‘n’ roll completely
And I’m up from suede shoes to my baby blues

Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque

High kickin’ dandy, fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine, oh yeah
Long legged candy, fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine, oh yeah

Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque (the king of rock ‘n’ roll)
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque (the king of rock ‘n’ roll)
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque

Prefab Sprout is an English pop/rock band formed in the early 1980s by Paddy McAloon, his brother Martin McAloon and his girlfriend of the time Wendy Smith. Prefab Sprout will not meet an international success but will be greeted by the musical critic