Black Friday

Ursprünglich war das "nur" ein Song über einen Amoklauf. Dann hatte die damalige Bandbesetzung (mit John Branston und Roli Eitel) an einem Freitag im Oktober 2001 einen Auftritt in einer bekannten und beliebten Kneipe in Ammerndorf, in der sie schon ein Jahr vorher lustig und ohne Probleme gefolkrockt hatten. Diesmal unterband der Wirt den Auftritt aber schon beim Soundcheck, indem er vor uns in Rumpelstilzchenmanier umherhüpfte und die Begründung abließ, es sei viel zu laut und seine Gäste kämen ja wohl wegen des Essens her und NICHT wegen der Musik! Also packten wir unsere Instrumente wieder ein und der Titel "Black Friday" bekam darauf hin eine sehr konkrete Aussage...
don´t mess with SPRINGWATER!

Drove home from work on this beautiful day.
I was driving too fast. I had a certain delay...
I couldn´t stop though I tried to. I hit the kid though it cried, too.
The policeman said, there was nothing I could do.
That little bastard just jumped into my way
And I heard a song on the radio incidentially say,

"Thank you, Carl! for money and work! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday!
Thank you, Carl! for everything - crash! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday afternoon!"

Got home and found her note on the floor.
It said, "Kiss you, arsehole! I´m going back to my ma!
But I leave you behind our favourite cat!" - Well, that´s fine! So I took the brat,
Put her into the oven, turned it on, doused the house, lit the fuse, got my gun
And I sang happily on my way while all went BANG!,

"Thank you, Carl! for money and work! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday!
Thank you, Carl! for everything - crash! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday afternoon!"

Later then I went into my favourite pub,
Waved my gun around and said, "Ha ha it´s me - HANDS UP!"
Well they tried to flee, but I shot one by one. The police arrived and said, "Put down the gun!"
But I stepped outside and I got a few more before they hit me and I fell on the floor.
Then I heard that song again as a moral - or something more???,

"Thank you, Carl! for money and work! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday!
Thank you, Carl! for everything - crash! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday afternoon!"

I saw Carl drinking cocktails in Ammerndorf. I saw Carl on this black friday.
I saw Carl saying, "Welcome to ´Feiertag´! Every day here is a black friday afternoon!"

"Thank you, Carl! for money and work! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday!
Thank you, Carl! for everything - crash! Thank you, Carl! for this black friday afternoon!"


Foto: Kerstin Polster
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