P!NK

Das ist das Plattencover zu Pink's Funhouse Album. Eine Station zu dieser Tournee war auch die Dortmunder Westfalenhalle am 8.4.2009.

Und hier das Album, was mir bisher noch am besten gefällt, darunter auch das Lied "Family Portrait":

***
This is the cover to Pink's album Funhouse. On 8.4.2009 the tour lead also to the Westfalenhalle Dortmund.

And this is the album that I like most so far, one of the songs is "Family Portrait":

Momma please stop cryin', I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and it's tearin' me down
I hear glasses breakin' as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you said
You fight about money, 'bout me and my brother
And this I come home to, this is my shelter
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin' what love could be, you'll see
I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yellin', I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin, 'cuz I need you around
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says its true
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you, too
I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way
It ain't easy growin' up in World War III
Never knowin' what love could be, well I've seen
I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
I don't want two addresses
I don't want a step-brother anyways
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, act like it goes naturally
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Daddy don't leave
Turn around please
Remember that the night you left you took my shining star?
Daddy don't leave
Don't leave us here alone
Mom will be nicer
I'll be so much better, I'll tell my brother
Oh, I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night

Leider muß ich sagen, daß dieses Lied und noch "I don't believe you" zu den Höhenpunkten des Konzerts gehörten, denn alles andere war zwar glänzend gesungen, aber die Showeinlagen zu überdimensioniert, zu viel, zu bunt, too much. Ein Aktrobatikakt auf dem Trapez zum Lied "Sober" war zwar gelungen, aber mein nüchternes Fazit lautet: wenn ich in den Zirkus gehen möchte, gehe ich in den Zirkus und nicht auf ein Rockkonzert. Die Akkustik im Innenraum der Westfalenhalle ist schaurig-schrecklich .

***

Unfortunately I have to say that this song and also "I don't believe you" belonged to the highlights of the concert. All other songs were perfectly presented but the show was way too over dimensioned, too gaudy, too much. An acrobatics act on the trapeze during the song "Sober" was perfectly staged but my sober conclusion is that if I want to go to the circus, I'll go to the circus and not to a rock concert. The accoustics in the inner hall of the Westfalenhalle are scary-awful.