Hal Kemp AHO – “Remember my forgotten man” (1933)
Geschrieben in Musik am Dienstag, 20.07.2004Musik: Harry Warren
Gesang: Deane Janis
aus dem Film “Gold Diggers of 1933″
Hier findet sich eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Filmhandlung, in welcher auch ausführlich auf das vorliegende Lied eingegangen wird. Es ist in der Tat ein Anti-Kriegslied, oder vielmehr, ein Depressions-Lied (bezugnehmend auf die wirtschaftliche Depression), in welcher die Misere einstiger Veteranen dargestellt wird. Die Botschaft ist aber auch heute noch beeindruckend.
I don’t know if I deserve a bit of sympathy,
Save your sympathy, that’s all right with me.
I was satisfied to drift along from day to day,
‘Til you came and took my man away!
Remember my forgotten man,
You put a rifle in his hand,
You sent him far away,
You shouted “hip-hooray,”
But look at him today!
Remember my forgotten man,
You had him cultivate the land,
He walked behind a plow,
The sweat fell from his brow,
But look at him right now!
And once he used to love me,
I was happy, then!
He used to take care of me,
Won’t you bring him back again?
‘Cause ever since the world began,
A woman’s got to have a man,
Forgetting him, you see,
Means you’re forgetting me,
Like my forgotten man!
