연예계에 대한 통찰력, 빌리조엘의 엔터테이너/ 나중에 다시 듣고 감탄했던 노래요.

밑에 시이나님 댓글에 빌리조엘 얘기가 나와서 끄적여봅니다. 저는 중학생때 빌리조엘 그레이티스트 히츠 카셋트를 열심히 들었어요. 그땐 아 그런가보다, 하고 들었는데 다시 몇 곡을 들어보니까 가사가 너무 좋은 거에요.

동영상에 보면 나이 들어 머리가 벗겨진 빌리조엘씨가 머리를 쓸어넘기면서 "another long haired band"하는 게 너무 웃기죠.

실은 그것보다, "잘나갈 때 만든 노래인데, 너무 길어서 3분 5초로 잘랐어" 하는 부분이나, "나는 이 시대의 우상이지만 인기가 떨어지면 내 앨범은 콩 통조림 옆 할인 판매대에" "인기순위에서 벗어나면 1년만에 내 이름 잊어버릴걸" 하는 부분은 쓸쓸하면서도 참 좋아요. 가사의 라임도 좋습니다. 통찰력하고는 별 관계가 없는 부분이지만 "전 세계를 돌아다니면서 온갖 여자애들이랑 잤는데 이름은 기억 못해도 얼굴은 다 기억해. 뭐 다 그런 것 아니겠나옹" 이 부분 웃깁니다.

The Entertainer - Billy Joel
I am the entertainer,
And I know just where I stand:
Another serenader,
And another long-haired band.
Today I am your champion.
I may have won your hearts.
But I know the game,
You will forget my name,
And I won't be here
In another year,
If I don't stay on the charts.

I am the entertainer,
And I've had to pay my price.
The things I did not know at first,
I learned by doin' twice.
Ah, but still they come to haunt me,
Still they want their say.
So I've learned to dance
With a hand in my pants,
And they rub my neck,
And I write 'em a check,
And they go their merry way.

I am the entertainer,
Been all around the world.
I've played all kinds of palaces,
And laid all kinds of girls.
I can't remember faces,
I don't remember names.
Ah, but what the hell,
You know it's just as well.
'Cause after a while
And a thousand miles,
It all becomes the same.

I am the entertainer,
I bring to you my songs.
I'd like to spend a day or two.
I can't stay that long.
No, I've got to meet expenses.
I got to stay in line.
Gotta get those fees
To the agencies.
And I'd love to stay,
But there's bills to pay,
So I just don't have the time.

I am the entertainer,
I come to do my show.
You've heard my latest record,
It's been on the radio.
Ah, it took me years to write it,
They were the best years of my life.
It was a beautiful song.
But it ran too long.
If you're gonna have a hit,
You gotta make it fit--
So they cut it down to 3:05.

I am the entertainer,
The idol of my age.
I make all kinds of money,
When I go on the stage.
Ah, you've seen me in the papers,
I've been in the magazines.
But if I go cold,
I won't get sold.
I'll get put in the back
In the discount rack,
Like another can of beans.

I am the entertainer,
And I know just where I stand:
Another serenader,
And another long-haired band.

I may have won your hearts.
But I know the game,
You will forget my name,
And I won't be here
In another year,
If I don't stay on the charts.