Tribut a Hugh Jackman

Estimat Gabriel,

Si tinc que escollir una cançó de les que he escoltat recientment i que m’han colpit per d’intensitat de les seves paraules i per la perfecció de la seva interpretació, aquesta es ‘Once Before I Go’ que interpretava als escenaris el millor actor que tenim avui dins el món de la comèdia musical, tan oblidada, per desgracia. Be ja et pots imaginar que t’estic parlant del tot terreny i colossal Hugh Jackman, metro noranta de masculinitat i talent com ho demostra cada any be sigui a la gala dels Oscars o be a la dels Tony, mai cap actor presentador de les gales ha estat tan brillant com ho ha estat ell superant-se en cada edició. Passeja’t per el YouTube i gaudeix hores seguides del seu art i la seva presencia mai prou ponderada.

L’espectacle on aquesta cançó quasi el tancava era ‘The Boy from OZ’ una joia sense pretensions que arribava a l’anima de la gent degut a l’implicació que en Hugh Jackman posava dins el seu contingut prou arriscat per una societat encara emmirallada en molts tabús de contingut sexual.
Tribut per aquest home que va creure en un projecte sense fer-li por el mal parlar de la gent, la critica i la professió. Gracies Hugh!

Et deixo la lletra per que vegis com en ben poques paraules pots fer un acte de fe ara que es compleixen els quaranta anys de la mort de la Judy Garland i del Pride.

Once Before I Go

Once before I go

I want you to know

That I would do it all again

I'm sure I'd make the same mistakes

But I could make it through

The pains and joys and aches

I knew back then

I'd do it allI'd do it all again

Before I go

I want you to know

That I look back with no regrets

And when our luck was wearing thin

And we were down and out

And still came back to win against all bets

Now when I look back

I still have no regrets

And it's so hard to say good-byes

When there's so much that's left

Unspoken in your eyes

But unless I spread my wings again

I'm afraid I'll never soar

So hang on to the memories

And hold me close once more

Once more

Just once before I go

I want you to know

That I have loved you all along

And even when we're far apart

I only need to feel you're living in my heart

And I'll be strong

Love you just the way

I've loved you all along

And it's so hard to say good-byes

When there's so much that's left

Unspoken in your eyes

But unless I spread my wings again

I'm afraid I'll never soar

So kiss me for the last time

And hold me close once more

Once more

Just once before I go

I want you to know

That I have loved you all along

And even when we're far apart

I only need to feel you're living in my heart

And I'll be strong

You are the light that shines on me

You always were and you'll always be

So I had to let you know

Just this once

Just this once

Before I go