Jakarta - Di era 90an, nama Pavement patut diperhitungkan di blantika musik Amerika. Memang tak sebesar Nirvana atau Pearl Jam. Namun, saat melimpahnya band bergenre indie rock kala itu, genjrengan gitar catchy dan lyric unik dari band asal California ini cukup menonjol.
Dari sekian banyak single dari grup yang dimotori Stephen Malkmus ini, Shady Lane menjadi nomor wahid. Muncul di album ke-4 Pavement bertajuk Brighten the Corners pada 1997.
Pavement seperti band generasi 90-an pada umumnya. Tak terlalu peduli dengan anggapan orang tentang musik yang dimainkan apakah diterima atau tidak, Pavement hanya mencoba mengeluarkan karya tanpa embel-embel ingin terkenal
Dalam percakapan dengan media New York Times, Stephen Malkmus mengatakan ketika menulis lagu tidak mengenal aspek radio-friendly. Ia juga mengaku tak seperti sejumlah orang yang duduk di kedai kopi untuk memperhatikan liriknya dengan serius saat menciptakan lagu. "[Biarkan] tafsirnya menjadi obsesi favorit penggemar Pavement," ujar Malkmus, cuek.
Sedangkan Shady Lane dibikin Malkmus berdasarkan plesetan dari tembang ciptaan Procol Harum. "Lagu yang paling tepat di album, dibikin secara sarkastik," kata Malmus.
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu milik Pavement, Shady Lane:
G
Blind date with the chancer
Em
We had oysters and dry lancers
Bm C/G
And the check when it arrived we went dutch, dutch, dutch, dutch
G Em
A redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash
Bm C/G
And this emory board is giving me a rash
G
I'm flat out
Em Bm C/G
You're so beautiful to look at when you cry
G Em
Freeze, don't move
Bm C/G C/G C/G C/G
You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel
C/G C G
to your life
[Chorus]
G Em Bm C/G
A shady lane, everybody wants one
G Em Bm C/G
A shady lane, everybody wants one
C/G Am G D
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god
C/G Am G D
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god
C/G Am G D
It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god
Em C/G D C/G
The worlds collide, but all that we want is a shady lane
[Verse 2]
Glance, don't stare
Soon you're being told to recognize your heirs
No, not me
I'm an island of such great complexity
Stress surrounds in the muddy peaceful center of this town
Tell me off in the hotel lobby right in front of all the bellboys and the over-friendly concierge
[Chorus]
A shady lane, everybody wants one
A shady lane, everybody needs one
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god
Oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god
It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god
The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane.
