in the ghetto

elvis presley’in en guzel sarkilarindan biri. 1969’da tekrar sahnelere dondugunde soyledigi ilk sarkilardan biri. genellikle ask ve gospel sarkilari soyleyen elvis presley’in sosyal yaralara parmak bastigi nadir sarkilardan biridir ve bir gecekondu yada getto (varos)mahallesinde yetismis yoksul bir gencin trajik yasamini anlatir. bu sarkiyi elvis presley iki farkli ortamda soylemistir. biri normal studyo kaydi, otekisi prova kaydidir. prova kaydi olani superdir ve elvis presley sadece gitar ve bateri esliginde soyler bu sarkiyi. sarkiyi scott mac davis yapmistir. sozleri soyle:

as the snow flies
on a cold and gray chicago mornin’
a poor little baby child is born
in the ghetto
and his mama cries
’cause if there’s one thing that she don’t need
it’s another hungry mouth to feed
in the ghetto
people, don’t you understandthe child needs a helping hand
or he’ll grow to be an angry young man some day
take a look at you and me,
are we too blind to see,do we simply turn our headsand look the other way
well the world turnsand a hungry little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street as the cold wind blows
in the ghetto
and his hunger burns
so he starts to roam the streets at nightand he learns how to steal
and he learns how to fight
in the ghetto
then one night in desperation
a young man breaks away
he buys a gun, steals a car,
tries to run, but he don’t get far
and his mama cries
as a crowd gathers ’round an angry young man
face down on the street with a gun in his hand
in the ghetto
as her young man dies,on a cold and gray chicago mornin’,
another little baby child is born
in the ghetto

cartman’ın sürekli olarak söylediği şarkı.

$arkının cranberries yorumu da vardır ki tadından yenmez.

insanları aşağılamanın onları suça götürdüğünü anlatan elvis presley şarkısı. beklenmez belki elvis’ten böyle şarkılar ama biliriz ki hicbir sey gorundugu gibi degildir.

elvis in damar parçalarından biridir bu.

tracy chapman & natalie merch de birlikte seslendirmislerdir.