One-Trick Pony


He's a one-trick pony
One trick is all that horse can do
He does one trick only
It's the principal source of his revenue
And when he steps into the spotlight
You can feel the heat of his heart
Come rising through

See how he dances
See how he loops from side to side
See how he prances
The way his hooves just seem to glide
He's just a one-trick pony (that's all he is)
But he turns that trick with pride

He makes it look so easy
He looks so clean
He moves like God's immaculate machine
He makes me think about
All these extra moves I make
And all this herky-jerky motion
And the bag of tricks it takes
To get me through my working day,
One-trick pony

He's a one-trick pony
He either fails or he succeeds
He gives his testimony
Then he relaxes in the weeds
He's got one trick to last a lifetime
But that's all a pony needs (that's all he needs)

He looks so easy
He looks so clean
He moves like God's immaculate machine
He makes me think about
All these extra moves I make
And all this herky-jerky motion
And the bag of tricks it takes
To get me through my working day
One-trick pony, one-trick pony
One-trick pony, one-trick pony
One-trick pony (take me for a ride)
One-trick pony

 


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Voces: Paul Simon y Richard Tee
Guitarra eléctrica principal:
Eric Gale
Guitarra eléctrica:
Paul Simon
Bajo:
Tony Levin
Batería:
Steve Gadd
Piano:
Richard Tee

Grabada en directo desde "The Agora Club" de Ohio en 1979


© 1979 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco:
One-Trick Pony

 

Comentarios: Como la mayoría de las canciones del álbum ésta que le da título está hecha en función del personaje central, Jonah Levin, y es una metáfora sobre el hecho de haya tenido un solo éxito en su vida como cantante y que con el paso de los años sigue viviendo de las rentas del mismo.

 
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