Yo quiero ser una chica Almodóvar [English translation]

I want to be an Almodóvar girl

like Maura 1, like Victoria Abril,

a little clever, a little bit silly,

going out with Madonna in a limousine.

I want to be an Almodóvar girl

like Bibí 2, like Miguel Bosé,

not caring about anything and never going out of fashion,

dancing with you The last torch song 3.

And never stop traveling, from winter to summer

from Madrid to New York, from an embrace to oblivion,

leaving you in the dark4 hearing some noise

of distant high heels 5.

Finding a way out of this grey labyrinth 6

without passion, sin, madness nor incest,

having a different lover in every port,

never cry "What have I done to deserve this?7"

I want to be an Almodóvar girl,

like Pepi, Like Luci, like Bom8,

selling go the Garbo my bedroom secrets,

mourn for some matador9.

I want to be an Almodóvar girl,

and beg to my boyfriend "Tie me up!10",

giving my soul away only to the man who steals it

and have breakfast at Tiffany's with him.

And not let those shady moves

from Croats and Serbians get to my head,

living all the time on the verge of a nervous breakdown 11,

wearing a skirt and going crazy 12.

Finding a way out of this grey labyrinth 6

without passion, sin, madness nor incest,

having a different lover in every port,

never cry "What have I done to deserve this?7"

Writing my memories like Patty Diphusa 13,

signing up for any kind of bombing,

not believing in anything but skin, with Desire

as my only law 14.

Finding a way out of this grey labyrinth 6

without passion, sin, madness nor incest,

having a different lover in every port,

never cry "What have I done to deserve this?7"

1. Carmen Maura2. Andersen3. 1957 Spanish movie4. Reference to the 1983 Almodóvar film "Dark habits"5. 1991 Almodóvar film6. a. b. c. Reference to the 1982 Almodóvar film "Labyrinth of Passion"7. a. b. c. 1984 Almodóvar film8. 1980 Almodóvar film9. 1986 Almodóvar film10. 1990 Almodóvar film11. 1988 Almodóvar film12. Reference to "Some like it hot" (1959) using the title given to the movie in Spain13. 1991 Almodóvar book14. "Law of Desire", 1987 Almodóvar film

• Artist:Joaquin Sabina
• Album:Física y química