Murray Head -One Night In Bangkok

  

  本周要介紹一首1985年獲得過第3名的歌 ,Murray Head 主唱的 (One Night In Bangkok)。

 

  1946年3月5日出生於英國倫敦的 Murray Head。是一位流行歌手/演員。

曾參與1970年搖滾概念專輯《耶穌基督超級巨星》( Jesus Christ Superstar )的錄製。在1971年電影《星期天，血腥星期天》(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)中擔任男主角。

 

  (One Night In Bangkok) 取材自 ABBA 合唱團成員 Benny Andersson 與 Bjom Ulvaeus 作曲，Ulvaeus 和英國音樂劇作詞家 Tim Rice 填詞的一齣搖滾樂舞台劇《西洋棋》(Chess)中。與《耶穌基督超級巨星》( Jesus Christ Superstar )和《艾薇塔》(Evita)等其他知名作品一樣，為了籌集資金，在首演前發行了一張非常成功的概念專輯。就《西洋棋》(Chess)而言，概念專輯於1984年秋季發行，而該劇於1986年在倫敦西區開演，並在那裡演出了三年。在英國廣播公司第二台 BBC Radio 2 聽眾評選的英國「頭號必看音樂劇」中，《西洋棋》(Chess)則名列第七。

 

  《西洋棋》的發行和上演正值強勢反共產主義運動（後來被稱為「雷根主義」）的頂峰時期 ，它批判並諷刺了20世紀80年代國際政治氛圍的敵意。

 

  (One Night In Bangkok)這首歌於1985年二月底推出後獲得Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第3名。是1980年代值得回味的一首名曲。

 

 

Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (Long Video Version) 1984

儘管歲月流逝，這部作品依然堪稱大師之作！

 

 

One Night In Bangkok - Single Version

 

Bangkok, Oriental setting
And the city don't know that the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies doesn't seem a minute
Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it
All change don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or
Or this place!
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
Whaddya mean?
Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town
Tea, girls, warm, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a
Muddy old river or reclining Buddha
And thank God I'm only watching the game controlling it
I don't see you guys rating
The kind of mate I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you
So you better go back to your bars, your temples
Your massage parlours
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me

 

 

Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

  _{今天介紹一首 One hit wonder ，Bertie Higgins 的 Key Largo 。}

    在披頭四樂團成立之前的60年代初期〈Just Another Day In Paradise〉 的鼓手 Bertie Higgins（1946年生於佛羅裡達州 Tarpon Springs）在家鄉組了一個名為（Romans）的樂團。除了 Bertie之外，樂團成員還包括吉他手Bob Clever、主唱Lane Langfort、貝斯手Joe Pappalardi,和鋼琴手 Ronnie Schwartz。在Tommy Roe 及其製作人 Felton Jarvis的幫助下，樂團在世界各地巡演，並創作了許多優秀的搖滾樂作品。

     Tommy Roe在一次獨家採訪中解釋道:「我非常喜歡他們，並想為他們製作專輯。當時我經常在英國工作，我們認為讓他們獲得認可的一個好辦法是稍微改一下他們的名字為 the Romans樂隊，並讓他們和我一起巡迴演出。 Felton會和我一起錄製他們的作品，並作為一個獨立的樂隊。他們在ABC上電視節目相當受歡迎，並發行了幾首單曲，但他們從未在全國範圍內受到矚目。

    _{1968年， the Romans樂隊舉辦了他們的最後一場演唱會。在失去榮耀和版稅收入後，Bertie回到了Tarpon Springs。他開始彈吉他、寫歌並觀賞老電影。}

    _{Bertie 遇見了 Beverly Seaberg，兩人墜入愛河。 「我和 Beverly一起生活了很長時間，」Higgins在《搖滾樂背後的故事》(Behind the Hits/Inside Stories of Classic Pop and Rock and Roll)中告訴 Bob Shannon 和 John Javna 「我們過去常常在周末看老電影，對我們來說:亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼這對經典電影搭檔的合作是非常棒的。」 兩人分手後 Higgins很難過。受到亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼主演的 1948 年電影《Key Largo》的啟發，他決定將他唯一一 首進入排行榜前40的熱門歌曲 〈Key Largo 〉 作為她歸來的紀念。她確實回來了。 Beverly 和 Bertie 仍然在一起，兩人共同演唱了1982年排行榜名次不很高的歌〈Just Another Day In Paradise〉。但是 Bertie Higgins的〈 Key Largo 〉 於1982年4月17日獲得 Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第8名。}

    栽培他成名的Tommy Roe 是一位美國搖滾和流行歌手兼作曲家。 Roe 因其熱門歌曲〈Sheila〉、〈Sweet Pea〉和〈Dizzy〉而被人們銘記。

 

 

Bertie Higgins - "Key Largo" (Official Music Video)

_{歌迷:這首歌彷彿是你進入天堂時會聽到的第一首歌。寧靜、平和、舒緩、美妙。}

 

 

NEW * Dizzy - Tommy Roe {Stereo} 1969

_{1969年的四周冠軍曲}

Key Largo

作詞/作曲：Bertie Higgins / Sonny Limbo

Wrapped around each other
Trying so hard to stay warm
That first cold winter together
Lying in each other's arms
Watching those old movies
Falling in love so desperately
Honey I was your hero
And you were my leading lady

We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in our old late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo

Here's lookin' at you kid
Missing all the things we did
We can find it once again, I know
Just like they did in Key Largo

Honey can't you remember
We played all the parts
That sweet scene of surrender
When you gave me your heart
Please say you will... play it again
'Cause I love you still
Baby this can't be the end

We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in our old late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo

Here's lookin' at you kid
Missing all the things we did
We can find it once again, I know
Just like they did in Key Largo

 

Sylvia-Nobody

   今天介紹一首 One hit wonder 。 1982 年鄉村歌星 Sylvia 獲得過Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第15名的 〈Nobody〉。

   本名Sylvia Kirby Allen的Sylvia 1957年生於Sylvia印第安納州 Basilkomo,青少年時期，因用鉛筆描繪印第安納州納什維爾小奧普里音樂廳演出的鄉村音樂明星而小有名氣。高中畢業時，Sylvia就確定自己也想成為鄉村音樂女王。 年，Sylvia手捧清唱磁帶，前往納許維爾，一心想成為明星——但就像每年湧向音樂城的眾多渴望成為 （Lorretta Lynns）和 （Dolly Parton）的歌手一樣，Sylvia不得不接受一份不那麼光鮮亮麗的文職工作。幸運的是，他的老闆是 （Tom Collins），當時他正在製作 （Charlie Pride）和 （Barbara Mandrell）的作品。Sylvia說服柯林斯讓她製作樣帶，並為 （Ronnie Milsap）和 （Dave & Sugar）擔任伴唱。最終，在 1979 年夏天，RCA 簽下了她作為獨唱藝人，她的首張專輯《You Don’t MissA Thing》登上了 C & W鄉村歌曲排行榜，成為眾多後續單曲之一。儘管 〈Nobody〉 是他唯一的流行/搖滾熱門歌曲，但 Syivia 作為鄉村歌手繼續取得成功。

 

Nobody

這首歌也獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍

 

 

Nobody

Sitting in a restaurant
She walked by
I seem to recall that certain look in your eye
I said who's that?
You said with a smile
Oh, it's nobody
Ah, Nobody

Well, maybe that explains the last two weeks
You called me up, dead on your feet
Working late again
I ask who with
You say nobody
Oh, nobody

Well, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think shes being clever?

You say nobody's after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can even better

Late last night
We went for a drive
You were miles away
I asked who's on your mind?
You said nobody, nobody
Why do you ask?
Oh, her again
I could have told you that

We came back home
Got ready for bed
I said to myself I've got one shot left
You're still mine
And I won't stand in line behind nobody
Oh, nobody

Well, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think she's being clever?

You say nobody's after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can even better

Well, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think she's being clever?

You say nobody's after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can even better

Ahh-ah, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think she's being clever?
(Fade out)

 

Peabo Bryson -If Ever You're In My Arms Again

 

 今天介紹一首黑人歌手 Peabo Bryson 所演唱抒情歌曲排行榜獲得過第4名的情歌 〈If Ever You're In My Arms Again〉 (Billboard Hot 100 榜#10)。

  Peabo Bryson, 本名Robert Peabo Bryson ,1951年4月13日出生於南卡羅來納州Greenville。 R&B歌手。 1965年與 Al Freeman & The Upsetters樂團合作，開啟職業生涯；1968年至1973年與 Mose Dillard & The Tex-Town Display樂團合作。 1992年與拳擊手Sugar Ray Leonard的前妻 Juanita Leonard結婚。

  Peabo Bryson 暢銷曲不少,如1992 年獲得奧斯卡最佳卡通電影插曲獎的〈A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) 〉(與regina belle 合唱)、及1993年獲得最佳卡通電影插曲獎的 〈Beauty And The Beast〉(與celine dion合唱)加上〈If Ever You're In My Arms Again〉。使他在歷年暢銷歌曲排行獲得第499名。

  〈If Ever You're In My Arms Again〉是一首1980年代令人懷念的抒情歌曲。

 

If Ever You're in My Arms Again 

此曲表達了對失去爱情的深刻悔恨和渴望挽回的心情。 歌者在失去后才意識到这段感情對他的重要性，並懷抱着再次相爱的希望。

 

 

If Ever You're In My Arms Again

Peabo Bryson

It all came so easy
All the loving you gave me
The feelings we shared
And I still can remember
How your touch was so tender
It told me you cared
We had a once in a lifetime
But I just couldn't see
Until it was gone
A second once in a lifetime
May be too much to ask
But I swear from now on

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

Now I'm seen clearly
How I still need you near me
I still love you so
There's something between us
That won't ever leave us
There's no letting go
We had a once in a lifetime
But I just didn't know it
Till my life fell apart
A second once in a lifetime
Isn't too much to ask
'Cause I swear from the heart

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end
Never end

The best of romances
Deserve second chances
I'll get to you somehow
'Cause I promise now

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

 

 

Sam Neely-This ain’t it

 

  今天繼續介紹一首 Sam Neely 的老歌 This ain’t it 。

 

  這是已故的山姆·尼利（Sam Neely）生前為他的朋友厄尼·斯塔里（Ernie Starry）所寫的歌。製片Tabby Crabb 問 Sam 能否過來拍一段 MV。Sam 的朋友和粉絲都很想念他。影片裡的小女孩是 Sam 養女凱爾西·布蘭德 Kelsea Bland，他全心全意地愛著她。

 

  Ernie Starry 飾演他自己，他的兒子們扮演他小時候的樣子。Sam 勘察了拍攝地點，他們一起度過了愉快的時光，拍攝了影片。

 

  由於沒有推出過單曲，在Sam Neely一共推出過的三張專輯中也找不到這首歌·今天還能聽到如此好聽的老歌很不容易，歌迷們不要錯過。

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sam neely Video "This Ain't It

美好時光的美好回憶。

Sam Neely-Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

  今天要介紹一首1970年代前期的老歌,Sam Neely 所唱的( loving you just crossed my mind)。 

    1948/08/22 出生於德州 Quero 的 Sam Neely,2006年因心臟病過世(57歲),他是一位 Pop-country 鄉村流行歌手、作曲與吉他手。

    在 disco 流行之前的 1970 年代,留下了不少動聽的歌曲,但因名次不高,很少聽到。這首(loving you just crossed my mind ) 1972年在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上只獲得過 29 名,但是值得一聽再聽,也是Sam Neely名次最好的歌。

 Sam Neely - Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - 1972

一首很棒的歌,推薦給你。

 

loving you just crossed my mind

Sam Neely

In the morning the time seems to fly.
In the morning the dives seem to die.
The wine I had, it tasted fine,
but it ain't gonna change the times,
Though I have someone else with me,
that's just fine, it's not the wine,
And loving you just crossed my mind.
The price is low, it don't take much,
to live on empty dreams,
So I just sit here laughing, eatin' beans
So I take a drink again,
least I've got one good friend,
But I don't like talking to wine,
but that's just fine, cause it's all mine,
And loving you just crossed my mind.

Feelin' all the pain inside,
you know that don't seem right,
Feelin' all the cries in my eyes.
Loving any woman who don't mind spending time,
Talking over good times and drinking, lots of wine,

Well I don't have a minute, but I've got lot's of time,
And loving you just crossed my mind.
No I don't have a minute, but I've got lot's of time,
And loving you just crossed my mind.
Loving you just crossed my mind,
Loving you just crossed my mind.

 

Elton John -Daniel

Elton John 的歌(Daniel)是什麼意思？

    (Daniel)由約翰和他的作詞人 Bernie Taupin 於 1973 年創作。它出現在Elton John 1973 年的專輯《 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player》之中。

    多年來，歌迷們顯然誤解了這首歌的意思。有些人一直以為是一個叫 Daniel的兄弟去世了，而那他們很想念他 。

    無論如何，這首由 Bernie Taupin 寫的歌詞在他的網站上解釋了他的創作靈感：我在《時代》雜誌上看到這篇有關春節攻勢的文章。旁邊還有一個側邊欄，講述了許多從越南回來的士兵是如何成為淳樸的鄉下人的，他們對於自己所受到的崇拜和敵意（取決於他們來自哪個地區）都感到尷尬。在大多數情況下，他們只是想恢復正常生活，但卻發現很難， 因為他們要面對那麼多令人厭惡的戰爭的負擔。

    當 Elton John 為這首歌曲創作音樂時，他刪除了最後一段，因為他認為這首歌已經太長了。被刪除的詩句解釋說 Daniel是越戰老兵，戰後回到家鄉農場後，卻無法找到平靜，於是決定離開美國前往西班牙。由於最後一段詩句被刪去，這首歌就變成了兩個兄弟分道揚鑣的模糊故事，不過 Bernie Taupin 說，丟失這段詩句並不是什麼大問題。

    Elton John 1947年出生於英國 Middlesex,Pinner，是一位歷年暢銷歌星排行第3名的 Pop-rock 輕搖滾巨星。(Daniel)1973年獲得連續二周第2名，也是BMI最常播出歌曲第66名的歌 。

 

Elton John- Daniel

歌迷:我謹以此紀念所有已逝去的丹尼爾。願上帝保佑你們，先生們。

 

Daniel

作詞：Bernie Taupin    作曲：Elton John

Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh and he should know, he's been there enough
Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much

Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky

Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky

Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes