Alegrías del 27 de Mayo

Poco hay que decir de esta chica, que triunfó en el 78 con esta canción después de un buen intento con "A night in Chicago" (tema que, por cierto, también cantó en español, igual que Gloria Gaynor nos tarareó su "Sobreviviré" en el idioma de Cervantes)
Cherry Laine provenía de la factoría Farian (el productor de los Boney M, del que ya hablé en la entrada de los susodichos) donde ponía voces a otras caras o coros a otros famosos, hasta que uno de los instrumentistas Farian se dió cuenta del podería de la muchacha y le produjo este temazo.
Parece que no porque los estadounidenses siempre se han comido gran parte del pastel, pero en realidad la cuna del disco más comercial fue Europa (entre Alemania, con el sonido Munich, Farian, la música electrónica y tal y cual e Italia, con el pre ItaloDisco, el boom de los 80, ya dando sus primeros frutos. También otros países hicieron sus pinitos: sobre todo Gran Bretaña, Holanda y Suecia. Vamos, en todas partes menos en España... poquisisísimos ejemplos de música disco hay en España, más que nada porque a la gente siempre le han sonado ridículos ciertos estilos cantados en español)
Y como decía antes, poco más. Ni más éxitos, ni casi más carrera. Pero aquí queda el gatito malo para la posteridad:
Cherry Laine
"Catch the cat" (Long Version)

Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She killed the grandma with fright
And so now nothing is right
Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She ran away in the night
and now the world isn't right
Catch that man he ran away with the till
And now the manager's ill
And so his wife lost the pill
See her cry because she doesn't know why
Her only daughter is sly
she kissed her future goodbye
The world's turnin' circles (the cat got away again)
The world's filled with madness (the cat got away again)
The world's like a madhouse (the cat got away again)
And we all know the cat's to blame to blame
To blame, to blame, to blame, to blame, to blame, that's right

Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She's causing chaos and fright
And now the people ain't right
Catch that house before it falls to the ground
A shilling's more than a pound
A plane's a terrible sound
Everybody's going mad and crazy and insane
Holding shut their eyes and ears and always feeling pain
(Pain?) Pain!
(Pain?) Pain! That's right!

Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She killed the grandma with fright
And so now nothing is right
Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She ran away in the night
and now the world isn't right
Catch that man he ran away with the till
And now the manager's ill
And so his wife lost the pill
See her cry because she doesn't know why
Her only daughter is sly
she kissed her future goodbye
The world's turnin' circles (the cat got away again)
The world's filled with madness (the cat got away again)
The world's like a madhouse (the cat got away again)
And we (and we) all know (all know) the cat's (the cat's) to blame, to blame
To blame, to blame, to blame, to blame, to blame, that's right

Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She's causing chaos and fright
And now the people ain't right
Catch that house before it falls to the ground
A shilling's more than a pound
A plane's a terrible sound
Everybody's going mad and crazy and insane
Holding shut their eyes and ears and always feeling pain
(Pain?) Pain!
(Pain?) Pain! That's right!

Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She killed the grandma with fright
And so now nothing is right
Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She ran away in the night
and now the world isn't right
Catch that man he ran away with the till
And now the manager's ill
And so his wife lost the pill
See her cry because she doesn't know why
Her only daughter is sly
she kissed her future goodbye
Catch the cat she killed the budgie last night
She's causing chaos and fright
And now the people ain't right
Catch that house before it falls to the ground
A shilling's more than a pound
A plane's a terrible sound

Como veis, una de esas muchas letras sin un sentido aparente que hicieron que la música disco triunfase... XD
Y aquí está el vídeo, donde Cherry está acompañada por Catwoman y su hermana bastarda.