| Country House | |
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| <colbgcolor=#5f746f><colcolor=#ffffff> 수록 앨범 | The Great Escape |
| B-Side | "One Born Every Minute" |
| 발매일 | 1995년 8월 14일 |
| 녹음 기간 | 1995년 |
| 장르 | 브릿팝 |
| 재생 시간 | 3:57 |
| 프로듀서 | 스티븐 스트릿 |
| 레이블 | 푸드 레코드 |
1. 개요
| <rowcolor=#fff> 2012년 리마스터 | 뮤직 비디오 |
2. 상세
블러의 싱글 중 영국 싱글 차트 1위를 따낸 두 노래 중 한 곡이다.[1] 푸드 레코드에서 박차고 나와 시골에 살림을 차린 블러의 이전 매니저를 [2] 보고 영감을 얻은 것이라 한다.(South Bank Show) 이 곡의 내용은 도시의 압박에서 탈출해 값 비싼 시골 집에서 사는 어느 은퇴한 남자의 이야기. 앨범 커버는 노이슈반스타인 성의 전체적인 모습을 담고 있다. 뮤직비디오는 블러 멤버들과 같은 대학에 다녔던 현대미술가 데미안 허스트(!!)가 제작했다. 1996년 브릿 어워즈 베스트 비디오 상에 후보로 지명된 적이 있다.
3. 가사
Country House [Intro] So the story begins [Verse 1] City dweller, successful fella Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (Lot of money) Caught in a rat race, terminally I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it I'm paying the price of living life at the limit (To the limit) Caught up in the century's anxiety Yes, it preys on him (Preys on him) He's getting thin (Getting thin) Try the simple life [Chorus] He lives in a house A very big house in the country Watching afternoon repeats And the food he eats in the country He takes all manner of pills And piles up analyst bills in the country Oh, it's like an animal farm That's the rural charm in the country [Verse 2] He's got morning glory and life's a different story Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory) Touched with his own mortality He's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland (Close your eyes, try it) Oh, it's a century's remedy For the faint at heart (Faint at heart) A new start (New start) Try the simple life [Chorus] He lives in a house A very big house in the country (Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why) He's got a fog in his chest So he needs a lot of rest in the country He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh Takes herbal baths in the country (Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why) But you'll come to no harm On the animal farm in the country In the country, in the country, in the country [Bridge] Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why [Chorus] Oh, he lives in a house A very big house in the country (Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why) Watching afternoon repeats And the food he eats in the country He takes all manner of pills And piles up analyst bills in the country (Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why) Oh, it's like an animal farm That's the rural charm in the country Oh, he lives in a house A very big house in the country (Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why) He's got a fog in his chest So he needs a lot of rest in the country He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh Takes herbal baths in the country (Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why) But you'll come to no harm On the animal farm in the country [Outro] Who's that? La-la I wanna be, I wanna be |
[1] 다른 하나는 Beetlebum[2] 참고로 이 사람은 전 티어드롭 익스플로전 키보디스트였는데, 곡 발표 2년만에 전원 생활을 그만두고 돌아와 음악 업계에서 일했다고 한다. 쿨라 셰이커가 이때 발굴한 밴드라고. 지금은 진짜로 은퇴한듯 하며, 블러 멤버들하고는 아직도 친한 사이라고.