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Translation
The Dumb Blonde
Posh faces, shitty looks
& men dressed up in Fiorucci
I hear ‘give me’, ‘I want’
& ‘mind your own business’
Did you like the new Bertolucci?
.
The dumb blonde,
tanned, boring
Asks me ‘Why are you fighting?’
I say ‘Because your kind disgust me’
That trendy haircut,
how much did it cost you?
.
A little pseudo punk
With a thin accent
Wants to act like a tough guy
He twists his lip
He arranges his hairdo
He has a quick drink
And goes back to the Belgrano
.
Enough! I’m going,
I head for the door
And then to the bowling alley
on the corner
To have a gin
With smart people
This is the real Argentina
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Collections with "La Rubia Tarada"
1. | Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Argentinian Rock Songs |
Sumo: Top 3
1. | La Rubia Tarada |
2. | Breaking Away |
3. | Que me pisen |
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NB Belgrano (in the lyrics) is a relatively posh part of Buenos Aires, but it is presumably also a reference to the ship which the British sunk during the Falklands war. The song appears on their 1985 LP ‘Divididos Por La Felicidad’, the title of which is a tribute to Joy Division (literally – Divided by Happiness).