Una canción

Comentanto un tema hace unos días mientras comía con una amiga, le dije que había una canción que describía eso que comentábamos y que la iba a buscar para ponerla. El tema es claro, la superficialidad con al que algunas veces se opina en algunos temas, sin profundizar mínimamente ni molestarse en contrastar versiones sobre unos hechos. Es algo en lo que cae alguna gente ahora, pero no es nada nuevo, ya está descrito de hace mucho tiempo.

Una buena forma de expresarlo, es con una canción. Un viejo blues del genial Willie Dixon, grabada en 1.962. Originalmente quería poner la versión que grabaron los Stones en el mismo año 1.962 en la primera sesión de grabación suya, pero su calidad es mala, es simplemente un documento para coleccionistas de rarezas como yo. Así que me he decidido por poner una versión del no menos genial Bo Diddley, con su característico ritmo.

You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover.

Y aquí va la letra, muy fácil de traducir y captar plenamente su sentido.

You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover (Willie Dixon)

You can't judge an apple by looking at a tree
You can't judge honey by looking at the bee
You can't judge a daughter by looking at the mother
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover

Oh can't you see, oh you misjudge me
I look like a farmer, but I'm a lover
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover

Oh come on in closer baby,
hear what else I gotta say!
You got your radio turned down too low
Turn it up!

You can't judge sugar by looking at the cane
You can't judge a woman by looking at her man
You can't judge a sister by looking at her brother
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover

Oh can't you see, oh you misjudge me
I look like a farmer, but I'm a Lover
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover

You can't judge a fish by lookin' in the pond
You can't judge right from looking at the wrong
You can't judge one by looking at the other
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover

Oh can't you see, oh you misjudge me
I look like a farmer, but I'm a lover
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover