Darle gracias

No hay dos seres en la tierra capaces de hacer Barro tal vez, Para ir, Credulidad o Basta de pensar. No hay en esos temas el menor despliegue virtuoso, pero esa música suena como algo inaudito, inexplicable, anómalo, desconcertante. No es blues, no es tango, no es folklore, no es beatle, es alguien que se nutrió de todo eso y entregó un producto azaroso, contingente e irrepetible. Hubo algún alineamiento astral, alguna conjunción neuronal imprevista, un accidente de la naturaleza y entonces salió Spinetta. Es improbable que el universo repita algo así. Y tenemos la dicha de encontrarnos en su época y en su ciudad.

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)

Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's one thing you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)

I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben

Chau, María