Η συγκινητική ιστορία πίσω από το "Disco 2000" των Pulp

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Το γκρουπ απέδωσε το θρυλικό τραγούδι στην πρόσφατη εμφάνιση του στο Release Athens Festival 

H Deborah Bone γεννήθηκε τον Ιανουάριο του 1963 στο Σάλφορντ της Αγγλίας (κωμόπολη έξω από το Μάντσεστερ η οποία έγινε διάσημη μέσα από το γνωστό τραγούδι "Dirty Old Town"), ωστόσο μετακόμισε από μικρή ηλικία στο Σέφιλντ. Μέσα από τη φιλία της μητέρας της με την αντίστοιχη τους Jarvis Cocker των Pulp, η Deborah και ο Jarvis έγιναν καλοί φίλοι. Φιλία που κράτησε ακόμα κι όταν σε ηλικία 10 ετών, η οικογένεια της Deborah μετακόμισε ξανά. 

Η Bone εργάστηκε ως νοσοκόμα ψυχική υγείας και σε σχετικές υπηρεσίες προς εφήβους. Μεταξύ άλλων, δημιούργησε τις υπηρεσίες "Step2 Health" και "Brainbox", για τη βοήθεια προς τους νέους που εμφανίζουν αγχώδεις διαταραχές. 

Η φιλία της με τον Jarvis Cocker δε χάθηκε ποτέ. Στα 50α γενέθλια της, ο Cocker απέδωσε το τραγούδι που είχε γράψει για αυτήν. 

Η Deborah Bone έφυγε από τη ζωή λόγω καρκίνου των οστών το 2014. Ήταν μόλις 51 ετών. 

Lyrics :

Oh, we were born within an hour of each other
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
Your name is Deborah, Deborah
It never suited ya
And they said that when we grew up
We'd get married and never split up
Oh, we never did it
Although I often thought of it

Oh, Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
When I came 'round to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said

Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there 2 o'clock by the fountain down the road
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago

You were the first girl at school to get breasts
And Martyn said that you were the best
Oh, the boys all loved you but I was a mess
I had to watch them try and get you undressed
We were friends, that was as far as it went
I used to walk you home sometimes, but it meant
Oh, it meant nothing to you
'Cause you were so popular

Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
When I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said

Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there 2 o'clock by the fountain down the road
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago

Do it
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Oh, Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
And when I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
And I said

Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there 2 o'clock by the fountain down the road
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago

Oh, what are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me maybe?
You can even bring your baby
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
What are you doing Sunday, baby?
Would you like to come and meet me maybe?
You can even bring your baby