…, the one I spent watching you shower.” Et sammenfald af to topklassiske singlers 30-års-runding denne uge. Den 18. august i sensommeren 1978 udkom både Siouxsie & The Banshees’ skarpe debut-7’er ‘Hong Kong Garden’ og ‘Picture This’, Blondie’s forløber for trediealbummet Parallel Lines. Sidstnævnte kan – hvad sangkvalitet, ubesværet tekst og ikonisk cover angår – nærmest stå som selvstændig lærebog i disciplinen fremragende popmusik.

PICTURE THIS

All I want is a room with a view
A sight worth seeing, a vision of you
All I want is a room with view, oh-oh
I will give you my finest hour
The one I spent watching you shower
I will give you my finest hour, oh yeah

All I want is a photo in my wallet
A small remembrance of something more solid
All I want is a picture of you

Picture this – a day in December
Picture this – freezing cold weather
You got clouds on your lids and you’d be on the skids
If it weren’t for your job at the garage
If you could only oh-oh
Picture this – a sky full of thunder
Picture this – my telephone number
One and one is what I’m telling you, oh yeah

All I want is 20-20 vision
A total portrait with no omissions
All I want is a vision of you, oh-oh
If you can picture this – a day in December
Picture this – freezing cold weather
You got clouds on your lids and you’d be on the skids
If it weren’t for your job at the garage
If you could only oh-oh
Picture this – a sky full of thunder
Picture this – my telephone number
One and one is what I’m telling you
Get a pocket computer
Try to do what you used to do yeah

© D. Harry