diamond in the rough

• "taslik, engebeli alandaki elmas" seklinde tercume edilebilecek ingilizce deyim. genelin degersiz, ise yaramaz oldugu ortamlarda parlayan, goze batan seyleri/insanlari tanimlamak icin kullanilir.
• (bkz: alaattinin sihirli lambasi)^*
• bir airbourne sarkisi.
• airbourne un sozleri asagidaki gibi olan sarkisi
  
  i had a dollar in my pocket
  and dirt on my hands
  she was a rich mans daughter
  who didn’t give a damn
  she had all the boys talkin’
  with her fancy cat walkin’
  but it was me who took her home
  and gave her bed a good rockin’
  
  that at the end of the day
  honey when its all said and done
  
  i cant get enough of that diamond in the rough
  
  early next morning i woke up naked and beat
  and as the sun was rising
  she was still lookin’ like a treat
  
  i stuck my finger in the honey
  threw my dollar in the wall
  and when i made my wish
  you know it was clear as a bell
  
  that at the end of the day
  honey when its all said and done
  
  i cant get enough of that diamond in the rough
• daha çok "ümit vaadeden, fakat potansiyeline ulaşması için eğitilmesi, yön gösterilmesi gereken kişi" anlamına gelen tabir.
• social distortion ın (bence) yaptığı en güzel şarkılardan biridir.
  
  "hayatınız boyunca karşınıza bir çok insan çıkabilir. bazısı sahte ve geçici bir parlaklığa sahip, basit bir cam parçası gibi olabilir. keskinliği ise geçicidir, rüzgar ve toprakla yok olur. bazı insanlar vardır ki, onları nasıl bulabildiğinizi siz bile bilemezsiniz. çorak bir araziden, şoför koltuğunda bir yandan içerek yaptığınız yolculuğunuzda gözünüze batar, durursunuz. o çorak arazida o parlaklığı arar ve bulursunuz bir şekilde. sonrasında onun etrafındaki kirden, topraktan, çamurdan arınmasını sağlamak istersiniz. istersiniz, zira hayatınız boyunca böyle güzel parlayan bir şey daha görmemişsinizdir. onun hep parlamasını istersiniz. hep."
  
  çok uzatmayayım,
  
  şarkının sözleri de,
  
  well i've been up yeah
  and i've been down
  been kicked around yeah
  this god-forsaken town.
  so many faults, so little time.
  i've gotta find a piece of mind. peace of mind.
  
  i was looking for somethin'
  anything at? all.
  something to believe in. written on the bathroom wall.
  i've made mistakes yeah, i've had a few.
  what's a boy supposed to do
  
  i've been chasing like a diamond in the rough
  you're dirty and you're damaged.
  all you need's a little love.
  but inside you sparkle, like the stars above.
  you'll be there in the morning, when the going gets tough.
  
  there was a? time when, i could not say
  i got a reason to live another day.
  i'll pick my fights. yeah i'll pick some more.
  won't you help me up from the floor
  
  şeklindedir.
• (bkz: a real diamond in the rough)
• beady belle'in güzide bir eseri. şarkının başındaki giriş kısmı sanki sting nam şarkıcının mad about you adlı şarkısının girişine benziyor gibi gelmekte. takdir dinleyicinin tabi.
  
  she may look as if butter won't
  melt in her mouth
  but the first glance may
  sometimes be a blur
  
  i promise you one day
  she will head south
  and you'll wonder why
  you didn't stop her
  
  you know appearances are deceptive
  you wouldn't judge a book by its cover
  so have a closer look in perspective
  give her another chance to uncover
  
  her opening night won't be
  love at first sight, she will
  aim and miss
  in the preliminaries
  
  the primy affairs and the
  reviewers beware there'll be
  no encore
  cause you're not begging for more
  
  she may seem self-righteous
  and holier than thou
  she may sound like
  she has all the answers
  
  by the end she may just feel
  just a bit anyhow
  she may be an
  insecure old dancer
  
  oh you'll end up with a trifling in for us (?)
  if you keep giving up at the first go
  so don't you concede so easily and bypass
  the obstacles covering the grays below
  
  her opening night won't be
  love at first sight, she will
  aim and miss
  in the preliminaries
  
  the primy affairs and the
  reviewers beware there'll be
  no encore
  cause you're not begging for more
  
  but the first impression
  doesn't say enough
  she's a diamond
  a diamond in the rough
  
  oh you'll end up with a trifling in for us (?)
  if you keep giving up at the first go
  so don't you concede so easily and bypass
  the obstacles covering the grays below
  
  her opening night won't be
  love at first sight, she will
  aim and miss
  in the preliminaries
  
  the primy affairs and the
  reviewers beware there'll be
  no encore
  cause you're not begging for more
  
  her opening night won't be
  love at first sight, she will
  aim and miss
  in the preliminaries
  
  the primy affairs and the
  reviewers beware there'll be
  no encore
  cause you're not begging for more
  
  there will be
  no encore
  cause you're not begging for more
  
  she's a diamond in the rough
  
  canlı kanlı geliyor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b-bd0ekp4w
  şarkıyı keşfetmemde -bilmeden de olsa- yardımları dokunan iki doktoracıya sevgilerimle :)
• beady belle'in muhteşem yorumuyla bknz : diamond in the rough
• aynı zamanda brock berrigan'ın armando manzanero bestesinin sample'ını kullandığı bir şarkı.