This is a song from my show HOW TO WRITE A TASTEFUL NOVEL, sung (or, more accurately, spoken) to the tune of ‘She’s Always a Woman to Me’.
I’ve included most of the photos from the slideshow that played during the song. Please click on them, for links to the posts that discuss them in more detail.
The song features the line: ‘And the most you can do is look down at the view.’ If I include that ‘view’ here, my page might activate a few internet nannies. If you’ve seen my show, you probably have a vivid image of the ‘view’. And if you haven’t, you now have a reason to come.
Here goes:
You can visit old buildings …
… that house some fake eyes
You can see lots of rainbows in gorgeous blue skies
You can risk your whole life with a plunge in the sea
You can freeze off your balls …
… but she’s still Argentina to me.
She can lead you to love, with all of its power
Or maybe a room that you rent for an hour
Though if you pay extra, you can stay on for three
It may not be romantic …
… but she’s still Argentina to me
Oh, when you’re meeting a friend, you can wait if you want, but they’re never on time
Oh, you can never eat out in a restaurant til ten
That can do in your mind
You visit a theme park …
… with the Garden of Eden
You can hike in the Andes til your feet are both bleeding
But she brings out the best and the worst you can be
I don’t care when it’s naff cos she’s still Argentina to me
Oh, you can meet a cute guy
Or a carton of milk
Try to have a good time
But, you can never go out
to a night club til three
That can do in your mind
She is beauty and grace …
… then she’s suddenly cruel
She’s a place to get wet …
… and a place to be cool
A salt lake …
… a bookshop …
… some rocks in the sea
And the most you can do is look down at the view
But she’s still Argentina to me.
