VALENTINE'S DAY

En Estados Unidos el día de San Valentín, o Valentine's day, es una fiesta importante; ya se sabe, allí las temporadas las marcan las fechas clave como Halloween, Christmas, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, etc. Estar en octubre allí es sumergirse en Halloween hasta el 31 de octubre, después todos los escaparates empiezan a volverse navideños como por arte de magia.

Aquí en España poco a poco van entrando los gustos americanos: ya se celebra Halloween, Santa Claus le hace la competencia a los Reyes Magos y los centros comerciales nos bombardean con sus anuncios. Dónde habrá quedado la cursi "medalla del amor" que salía en la televisión en blanco y negro de antes. ¿Recuerdan aquello de hoy te quiero más que ayer y menos que mañana? Bueno, es una fiesta cursi, pero ¿y qué? ¿qué importa si la gente se quiere y lo celebra un día más que otro?

Paul McCartney & The Wings cantaba allá por 1976 la canción "Silly love songs", con el sello inconfundible de la música de Los Beatles. Luego, con los años, se fue convirtiendo en el Juan Pardo español.

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*Silly love songs.

You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.
But I look around me and I see it isn't so.
Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.
And what's wrong with that?
I'd like to know, 'cause here I go again

I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you

I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, now can't you see?
(I love you)
Ah, she gave me more, she gave it all to me, now can't you see,
(I love you)
What's wrong with that?
I need to know, 'cause here I go again

I love you
I love you

Love doesn't come in a minute,
Sometimes it doesn't come at all
I only know that when I'm in it
It isn't silly, love isn't silly, love isn't silly at all.

How can I tell you about my loved one?
How can I tell you about my loved one?

How can I tell you about my loved one?
(I love you)
How can I tell you about my loved one?
(I love you)

I love you
I love you
I love you
(BGV#1 I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, say can't you see?)
I love you
(BGV#1 Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can't you see)
I love you
(BGV#1 I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, say can't you see?)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you
(BGV#1 Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can't you see)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you
(BGV#1 I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, say can't you see?)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you
(BGV#1 Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can't you see)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)

You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.
But I look around me and I see it isn't so. Oh, no
Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.
And what's wrong with that?