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"Simon & Garfunkel"
Richard Cory
автор:
Simon & Garfunkel
жанры: folk, rock, 60s, oldies
альбомы: Sounds of Silence, The Columbia Studio Recordings, The Collection, The Essential Simon & Garfunkel, Old Friends, Live From New York City, 1967, The Simon and Garfunkel Collection
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They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town With political connections to spread his wealth around Born into society, a banker's only child He had everything a man could want, power, grace and styleBut I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could beOh, I wish that I could be Oh, I wish that I could be Richard CoryThe papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's gotBut I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could beOh, I wish that I could be Oh, I wish that I could be Richard CoryHe freely gave to charity, he had the common touch And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read "Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head"But I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could beOh, I wish that I could be Oh, I wish that I could be Richard Cory
The song tells the tale of a Richard Cory from the perspective of one of the men who works in his factory. The factory worker is envious of the advantages and enjoyments available to Cory, believing him (Cory) to be a satisfied man. The last verse of the song ends similarly to the Robinson poem: Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head. The chorus repeats again after this verse. This signifies that, despite Cory's unhappiness - explained by his suicide - the worker still "curses his poverty", and would still rather be Richard Cory.
"Richard Cory" is a song written by Paul Simon in early 1965, and recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their second studio album, Sounds of Silence. The song was based on Edwin Arlington Robinson's 1897 poem of the same title.