1933 – Supertramp – Gone Hollywood (1979)

 

Escrita por Rick Davies, foi gravada entre maio e dezembro de 1978 e lançada em 29 de março de 1979 no disco Breakfast in America. Foi produzida por Peter Anderson e pela banda. A canção fala sobre uma pessoa que se muda pra Los Angeles na esperança de se tornar um astro de cinema, mas vê que as coisas são bem mais difíceis do que se imagina. Essa pessoa luta pra sobreviver e se torna frustrado, até que ele consegue um papel e se torna a sensação do momento. A letra era mais pessimista, mas os membros da banda pediram pra Davies deixá-la mais otimista e então ele mudou e deixou-a como ela é agora. Rick Davies cantou e tocou teclado. Roger Hodgson cantou, tocou teclado e guitarra. John Helliwell tocou sax, backing vocals e woodwinds. Bob Siebenberg tocou bateria. Dougie Thomson tocou baixo. Slyde Hyde tocou tuba e trombone. Gary Mielke tocou Oberheim.

A letra:

It's just heartbreaking
I should've known that it would let me down
It's just a mind-aching
I used to dream about this town

It was a sight to see
The place to be
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found

It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it?
So many creeps in Hollywood

I'm in this dumb motel
Near the Taco Bell
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around

Ain't nothing new
In my life today
Ain't nothing true
It's all gone away

I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin', it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home

Ain't nothing new
In my life today

I've had enough of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar, as they slam the door
"You're not what we're looking for"

Ain't nothing new
In my life today
Ain't nothing true
It's all gone away

If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you

It was heartbreaking
Now I ride in a big fine car
It was a mind-aching
Yeah, I'm the talk of the boulevard

So keep your chin up, boy, forget the pain
I know you'll make it if you try again
There's no use in quitting
When the world is waiting for you

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