Don't Believe A Word

歌词
Lesson 34
A happy discovery
What was the 'happy discovery'?
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people
The more expensive kind of antique shop
where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases
to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty,dark,disordered rooms
a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors
No one discovers a rarity by chance.
A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience,
and above all,the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
To do this,he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
Like a scientist bent on making a discovery,
he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
My old friend,Frank Halliday,is just such a person.
He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere `50.
One Saturday morning,Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.
As he had never been there before,he found a great deal to interest him.
The morning passed rapidly and Frankwas about to leave
when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.
The dealer told him that it had just come in,
but that he could not be bothered to open it.
Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.
The contents were disappointing.
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger,
the box was full of crockery,much of it broken.
Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box
and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well,
he decided to buy it.
Glancing at it briefly the dealer told him that it was worth `50.
Frank could hardly conceal his excitement,
for he knew that he had made a real discovery.
The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio
and was worth hundreds and thousands of pounds.
专辑信息
1.Jailbreak
2.Emerald
3.Still In Love With You
4.Sarah (Version 3)
5.Out In The Fields
6.Dedication
7.Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
8.The Boys Are Back In Town
9.Don't Believe A Word
10.Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In It's Spotlight)
11.Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song [Live (1976/Hammersmith Odeon, London)]
12.Waiting For An Alibi
13.Do Anything You Want To
14.Chinatown
15.Killer On The Loose
16.Trouble Boys
17.Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) [Live (1983)]
18.Cold Sweat
19.Thunder And Lightning
20.The Sun Goes Down
21.She Knows
22.Yellow Pearl (First 7" Remix)
23.Whiskey In The Jar (Full Length Version)
24.Wild One
25.Parisienne Walkways
26.Fighting My Way Back
27.Bad Reputation
28.King's Call
29.Showdown
30.Renegade
31.Black Rose [Live (1983)]
32.Angel Of Death
33.Are You Ready [Live (1983)]
34.The Rocker