Sunday, 11 January 2009

Perfect Gentleman
by Wyclef Jean
"Forty grand, looked into her eyes, I saw tears falling
down, type of tears that money couldn't buy"

I'd like to start by saying that I am not posting this song because I have any particular love of it. I've heard it a couple of times lately thanks to the Pepsi Chart albums that I keep playing in Sam's car. Anyway, there are a few things about this song that I do like:
  1. It really makes me laugh because it's ridiculous.
  2. The way he says things because it's ridiculous.
  3. The title because it's ridiculous (can you see where I'm going with this?)
  4. The line "Just 'cuz she dances go-go//It don't make her a ho, no" because it's ridiculous.
On the other hand I do really like the line I've quoted at the top ("Forty grand, looked into her eyes, I saw tears falling down, type of tears that money couldn't buy") because it's so poignant. And he has got quite a nice voice, even if he does say 'Mexico' in a very strange way.

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