Στις 30 Δεκεμβρίου 2014, η Ντέμπορα Μπόουν, έσβησε σε ηλικία 50 χρονών χτυπημένη απο τον καρκίνο. Εργαζόταν για την ψυχική υγεία των νέων και χρησιμοποίησε πρωτοποριακές μεθόδους για να βοηθήσει πιεσμένα παιδιά να ξεπεράσουν τα άγχη και τις φοβίες τους.

Για όλα αυτά, έλαβε τιμητική βράβευση από τη Βασίλισσα της Αγγλίας, λίγες μόνο ώρες πριν ξεψυχήσει – όμως η ιδιότητα με την οποία θα μείνει στην Ιστορία, στην ποπ Ιστορία τουλάχιστον, είναι ως η πηγή έμπνευσης του Τζάρβις Κόκερ, τραγουδιστή του συκροτήματος Pulp, όταν ο τελευταίος έγραφε τους στίχους του τραγουδιού “Disco 2000”.

Well we were born within one hour of each other. Our mothers said we could be sister and brother. Your name is Deborah. Deborah. It never suited ya

Οι παραπάνω στίχοι αντικατοπτρίζουν την πραγματικότητα, μιας και οι δυο τους όντως γεννήθηκαν στο Σέφιλντ της Αγγλίας με πολύ μικρή χρονική διαφορά και οι μητέρες τους κάνανε κολλητή παρέα.

Ο Τζάρβις Κόκερ έχει δηλώσει οτι “το μόνο που δεν είναι αλήθεια (σ.σ. στους στίχους του κομματιού) είναι το υλικό της ταπετσαρία στο σπίτι της”.

Your house was very small, with wood-chip on the wall. When I came round to call, you didn’t notice me at all

Κοινοί τους φίλοι, είχαν αναφέρει ότι ο Κόκερ ξανατραγούδησε το χιτάκι του 1995 προς τιμή της παλιάς του φίλης, προπέρσι στα κοινά πεντηκοστά τους γενέθλια.

Well we were born within one 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.
We never did it, although often I thought of it.

Oh Deborah, do you recall?
Your house was very small,
with wood chip 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.

You were the first girl at school to get breasts.
Martyn said that you were the best.
The boys all loved you, but I was a mess.
I had to watch them trying to 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.

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 yeah,
Oh yeah.

Ah do you recall?
Your house was very small,
with wood chip 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.

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

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