2026年1月29日 星期四

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-Summer Wine

    今天介紹一首在排行榜上名次不高但當年在台灣特別受歡迎的老歌Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood合唱的〈Summer Wine〉。

  〈Summer Wine〉是(Lee Hazlewood)創作的一首歌曲。Hazlewood最初與 Suzi Jane Hokom合唱,但1967年他與 (Nancy Sinatra)合作的版本更為成功。

  1969年,(Lee Hazlewood)與瑞典歌手 (Siw Malmkvist )在瑞典電視節目 中演唱了這首歌,該節目也在蒙特勒音樂節《Montreux festival》上播出。

  〈Summer Wine〉的歌詞講述了一個男人遇到一個女人 ,女人注意到他銀色的馬刺,邀請他一起喝酒。酒醒之後,男人宿醉醒來,發現自己的馬刺和錢都被神祕女人偷走了。他隨後表示,他渴望得到更多她的「美酒」。

  Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood 的版本最初收錄於Nancy 1966年底發行的專輯 《Nancy in London》中,後於1966年12月作為單曲 (Sugar Town)的B面發行。

這首歌也在1967年4月登上Billboard 雜誌單曲榜第49名。

  1968年初(Summer Wine )收錄於 Nancy Sinatra Lee Hazlewood 的二重唱專輯 《Nancy & Lee 》。這首歌開啟了 Nancy Hazlewood 一系列熱門二重唱的先河。

  最初的單曲是單聲道版本,而立體聲LP 版本的人聲僅出現在右聲道。 1986年,Nancy Sinatra 的精選輯《The Hit Years》發行了人聲居中的全新立體聲混音版,此後該版本也出現在其他幾張專輯中。這個版本長度4分14秒。

  2017年5月,服飾零售商H&M在其「2017夏季商店」廣告宣傳活動中使用了《Nancy & Lee 》的版本該版本因此榮登2017年5月Billboard 雜誌和《克里奧》( Clio )雜誌最佳電視廣告榜榜首

讓老歌迷與愛樂的年輕朋友們一起來回味這一首2025年重新整理過的懷念的旋律!


Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Summer Wine - 2025 stereo remix

歌詞非常的西部,馬刺、酒吧、美酒、寂寞的槍手。尤其男歌手好像真的微醺在演唱。

旋律幽揚、音符跳躍,聆聽當下、心曠神怡,男女美聲交融之下絕佳作品!


Summer Wine - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood

Songwriter Lee Hazlewood


[Chorus: Nancy Sinatra] Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring

 My summer wine is really made from all these things

Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time

And I will give to you summer wine

 

 [Verse 1: Lee Hazlewood] I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to

A song that I had only sang to just a few

She saw my silver spurs and said let's pass some time

And I will give to you summer wine

 

[Verse 2: Lee Hazlewood]

My eyes grew heavy and my lips, they could not speak

I tried to get up, but I couldn't find my feet

She reassured me with an unfamiliar line

And then she gave to me more summer wine

 

 [Verse 3: Lee Hazlewood]

When I woke up, the sun was shining in my eyes

My silver spurs were gone, my head felt twice its size

She took my silver spurs, a dollar and a dime

And left me craving for more summer wine


 

 

 

 

 

2026年1月23日 星期五

Billy Preston & Syreeta - With you I'm born again

    今天介紹一首節奏藍調(R&B)歌手,以鍵盤手(keyboardist) 聞名 歌壇的 Billy PrestonSyreeta 合唱的情歌 〈With you I'm born again〉。

  Billy Preston 1946年9月2日出生於德州休士頓;在加州洛杉磯長大。 2006年6月6日因腎衰竭去世(享年59歲)。

     Billy Preston 是一位優秀的節奏藍調歌手/詞曲作者/鍵盤手。1956年傳奇福音歌手瑪哈莉亞·傑克森(Mahalia Jackson)合作。 1958年在電影《聖路易藍調》 (St. Louis Blues)演奏鋼琴。也是六零年代中期美國音樂綜藝電視節目《Shindig》的常客。

  他最為人樂道的是與披頭四 (The Beatles )合作錄製了〈Get Back〉和〈Don't Let Me Down〉二首暢銷曲,大家都說他的表現好像成了披頭的第五號團員

  1971年參與了孟加拉慈善演唱會(Concert For Bangladesh) 他也是一位傑出的錄音室樂手,參與了Sly & The Family Stone 合唱團的熱門歌曲錄製。 1975年還伴隨滾石樂團(The Rolling Stones) 進行了美國巡迴演出。

  Billy Preston的冠軍歌曲:1) Will It Go Round In Circles 2) Nothing From Nothing 3) Outa-Space。〈With you I'm born again〉 1981年曾獲得 Billboard Hot 100單曲榜第 4 名。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0zrmM4wCY&list=RDsX0zrmM4wCY&start_radio=1

這是有史以​​來最美的歌曲之一,也是20世紀以及70、80年代輝煌音樂的見證。

 

 

Billy Preston & Syreeta - With you I'm born again

written by David Shire & Carol Connors

 

[Verse 1: Billy Preston]
Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know, with you, I'm born again?

[Verse 2: Syreeta]
Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms, I'm born again

[Pre-Chorus: Billy Preston & 
Syreeta]
I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one

[Chorus: Billy Preston, Syreeta, Both]
Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this

Woman, don't you know, with you, I'm born again?
Lying safe with you, I'm born again

[Verse 1: Billy Preston, Syreeta]
Come bring me your softness (
Oh, oh, oh)
Comfort me through all this madness (
Oh, oh, oh)
Woman, don't you know, with you, I'm born again? (
Oh, oh, oh)

 

 

2026年1月17日 星期六

Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram -Somewhere Out There

     介紹另外一首男女對唱的經典歌曲 Linda RonstadtJames Ingram 合唱的Somewhere Out There 〉。這首歌是迪士尼卡通電影「美國鼠譚( An American Tail)的插曲。

    1986年底推出的這首歌是Grammy獎年度最佳歌曲與最佳電影插曲在 Billboard Hot 100 單曲榜最高獲得第2名。

    James Ingram 是一位 R&B 抒情歌手、作曲及鋼琴手他與 Quincy Jones、Patty Austin、Michael McDonald、Kenny Rogers、Kim Carnes 以及 LindaRonstadt 這些名歌星合作的歌曲成績都很不錯。可惜2019年他已因癌症去世(1952-2019)。

    一起來回味這首老少咸宜的好歌吧!

 

Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram - Somewhere Out There

2019年1月29日我們失去了James Ingram 。Linda Ronstadt 因帕金森氏症失去了聲音。James因癌症去世。但我們永遠擁有他的音樂。


Somewhere Out There

作詞/作曲:Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil / James Horner

Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight
Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight
Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishin' on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there, if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true

And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishin' on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there, if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true

2026年1月8日 星期四

Peaches and Herb-Reunited

 

  來自華盛頓特區的節奏藍調二人組 (Peaches And Herb)是60年代一對甜美的靈魂樂二重唱,但真正登上排行榜巔峰的是70年代晚期作品

  Herb Feemster高中畢業後,在家鄉華盛頓特區的唱片工作。1965年1月, Van McCoy走進店裡,是為了他正在合作的女子三人組合 (The Sweet Things)做宣傳 (Van McCoy 以後來的冠軍曲The Hustle成名)。Herb 說服 McCoy 給他一次試音機會,一週後,這位年輕的唱片行員工就McCoy簽了約。

  McCoy帶著Herb和 (The Sweet Things) 前往紐約錄音,但在錄音期間,他決定利用一些額外的錄音時間錄製一首Herb 和(The Sweet Things)主唱 Francine Barker 合作的二重唱。

  (We're in This Thing Together)推出成績並不理想,聖路易KATZ電台一位 DJ 發現了這首歌,但是他更喜歡小唱片 B 〈Let's Fall in Love〉,很快地此曲在Billboard Hot 100 榜上攀升,並在1967年3月達到最高排名第21名。

  在這一年結束之前,Peaches and Herb又推出了三首熱門歌曲:〈Close Your Eyes〉(#8) 、〈For Your Love〉(#20) 〈Love Is Strange〉(#11 )

  1967年,Francine 停止了巡演,由另一位 Peaches 成員Marlene Mack接替她的位置。三年後,Herb宣布退出樂壇。

  1976 年,Herb 考慮 (Peaches and Herb) 是否可以重組。Linda Green 那年在華盛頓的家中,她之前做過模特兒。「我碰巧遇到了Van McCoy」她告訴美聯社,「我告訴他我現在在家,希望我能進入唱片業。我覺得我已經準備好處理這樣的事情了。」Van 向 Herb 的經紀人提到了Linda 的名字,兩位歌手見了面,一拍即合。

  與MCA唱片公司簽約後,(Peaches and Herb錄製了一張由 McCoy製作的專輯,結果卻無人問津。直到他們與製作人 Freddie Perren合作並他的 MVP Productions簽約公司後,這對組合才再次走紅——事實上,正如他們的專輯所展現的那樣,他們已經遍大街小巷。首支單曲〈Shake Your Groove Thing〉正如其名,充滿了Disco風情,並成為 (Peaches and Herb )當時最熱門的歌曲,在1979年3月得到排行榜第五名。專輯中的第二單曲則風格迥異。〈Reunited〉的旋律優美動聽,堪比 Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell錄製的任何一首抒情歌曲,於1979年3月17日進入 Billboard Hot 100單曲榜,並在七週後榮登榜首。這首歌也獲得白金唱片。使(Peaches and Herb )成為1979年最炙手可熱的藝人之一,並為他們贏得了在 Bob Hope於中國錄製的三個小時特別節目中的演出機會。


Peaches & Herb - Reunited (1978)

《重逢》(Reunited)講述的是一對戀人在分別後才真正意識到彼此的意義,它捕捉到了浪漫重逢的甜蜜喜悅。

 

Reunited

作詞/作曲:Dino Fekaris / Frederick J. Perren

 

I was a fool to ever leave your side
Me minus you is such a lonely ride
The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad
I realize I love you 'cause I want you bad, hey, hey

I spent the evening with the radio
Regret the moment that I let you go
Our quarrel was such a way of learnin' so much
I know now that I love you 'cause I need your touch, hey, hey

Reunited, and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey

I sat here starin' at the same old wall
Came back to life just when I got your call
I wished I could climb right through the telephone line
And give you what you want so you will still be mine, hey, hey

I can't go cheatin', honey, I can't play
I found it very hard to stay away
As we reminisce on precious moments like this
I'm glad we're back together 'cause I missed your kiss, hey, hey

Reunited, and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby

Lover, lover, this is solid love
And you're exactly what I'm dreamin' of
All through the day
And all through the night
I'll give you all the love I have with all my might, hey, hey

Reunited, and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey

 

 

 

2025年12月28日 星期日

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville-Don't Know Much

    今介紹另外一首男女對唱的經典情歌 Linda RonstadtAaron Neville合唱的〈Don't Know Much 〉。

     Linda Ronstadt 1946年7月15日出生於亞利桑那州Tucson市是墨西哥與德國混血。高中時期,她與妹妹和弟弟組成了民謠三重組合 (The Three Ronstadts),並於1964年移居洛杉磯。

    Linda Ronstadt 與吉他手Boboy Kinmel 和鍵 Ken Edwards,1971年10組成了「石馬樂隊」(The Stone Poneys);1966年,樂隊為Sidewalk唱片公司錄製唱片,1968年開始單飛。 1971年,她與(Glenn Frey)、(Don Henley)、(Randy Meisner)和(Bernie Leadon)組成了伴奏樂隊。他們即是後來「老鷹合唱團」(The Eagles)。她也演出了1978年的電影《FM》。 2013年8月,她透露自己被診斷出患有帕金森氏症。

    Aaron Neville 來自路易斯安那州紐澳良R&B 家族合唱團 the Neville Brothers 成員。

    Linda RonstadtAaron Neville合唱的〈Don't Know Much〉 1989年獲得Grammy 最佳二重唱獎。也獲得Billboard Hot 100 第2名。

    Aaron Neville的歌喉真是中選一,替這首歌增色不少。

 

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville Don't Know Much live 1990

Linda 雖然不能再唱歌了,但她幾十年來一直用她美妙的歌聲陪伴著我們。這首二重唱……堪稱音樂史上的經典!

 

Don't Know Much

作詞/作曲:Cynthia Weil / Tom Snow / B. Mann

 

Look at this face, I know the years are showing
Look at this life, I still don't know where it's going

I don't know much but I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know

Look at these eyes, they never see what matters
Look at these dreams, so beaten and so battered

I don't know much but I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know

So many questions still left unanswered
So much I've never broken through
And when I feel you near me sometimes I see so clearly
The only truth I'll ever know is me and you

Look at this man, so blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul, still searching for salvation

I don't know much but I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know
I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all there is to know

Whoa-whoa-ah

 

 

 

 

2025年12月18日 星期四

Lita Ford Wih Ozzy Osbourne -Close My Eyes Forever

    今天介紹一首 Lita Ford Wih Ozzy Osbourne 合唱的 〈Close My Eyes Forever〉。

     Lita Ford 本名Carmelita Ford 出生於倫敦,於洛杉磯成長,1975-79年曾經是全女性組團的 The Runaways合唱團的吉他手,除了之外,該團的另一名團員Joan Jett 後來在歌壇也嶄露頭角。

    Ozzy Osbourne 本名John Micheel Osboume,出生於英國伯明翰, Heavy-metal rock 「重金屬搖滾樂團」 《黑色安息日(Black Sabbath )合唱團的主唱,但 1978 年被開除而離開而另組自己的合唱團, 主要由於他的演唱會行為舉止頗具爭議 。1982年7月4日他與他的經紀人 Sharon Arden結婚。曾經推出一部以他們家庭生活為主題的真人實境秀《奧斯本一家》(The Osboumes)。

    〈Close My Eyes Forever〉Lita Ford 推出在Billboard Hot 100 曾獲得第8名(1989年)。 

     Ozzy Osbourne 2025 年 7 月 22 日病逝於英國  Jordans

    二位搖滾樂手,尤其是一男一女的組合,所演唱的搖滾情歌, 令人難忘。

 

Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne - Close My Eyes Forever (Official Video) Full HD (Remastered & Upscaled)

歌迷:沒有人的嗓音能像Ozzy一樣,他的聲音充滿了悲傷,真的讓我潸然淚下。他雖然閉上雙眼,他的音樂化為永恆。

 

Close My Eyes Forever

作詞/作曲:Lita Rossana Ford / Ozzy Osbourne

Baby
I get so scared inside, and I don't really understand
Is it love that's on my mind, or is it fantasy?
Heaven
Is in the palm of my hand, and it's waiting here for you
What am I supposed to do with a childhood tragedy?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain the same?

Sometimes
It's hard to hold on
So hard to hold on to my dreams
It isn't always what it seems
When you're face to face with me
Like a dagger
And stick me in the heart
And taste the blood from my blade
And when we sleep, would you shelter me
In your warm and darkened grave?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain the same?

Will you ever take me?
No, I just can't take the pain

But would you ever trust me?
No, I'll never feel the same

I know I've been so hard on you
I know I've told you lies
If I could have just one more wish
I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain the same?
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes for me

 

 

 

2025年12月11日 星期四

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton -Islands in the Stream

    今介紹一首男女對唱的經典情歌 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Dolly Parton 合唱的 "Islands in the Stream"。

    在與RCA唱片公司簽約,獲得超過2000萬美元的報酬後 Kenny Rogers邀請 BEE GEES 合唱團的 Barry Gibb 擔任他新廠牌、首張專輯的製作人。「幾年前,我本來打算做一張專輯,和幾個人合唱例如 Dolly Parton、Willie Nelson、Barry Gibb等等,」Rogers在1983年接受《花花公子》雜誌 David Rensin 採訪時說道,但最終沒能實現。當我和Lionel Richie 的合作結束後,我正在尋找新的合作夥伴,這時我想起了Barry曾經寄給我的一首歌這首歌後來成了他的一首不錯的鄉村熱門歌曲。所以我給他打了電話。

    那一張《Eyes That See in the Dark》專輯中的一首歌,Rogers邀請了另一位 RCA唱片公司的藝人與他合唱 Dolly·Dolly是第四位與 Rogers合作並登上排行榜冠軍的女歌手。另外三位是:Kim Cames、Dottie West 、Sheena Easton 。

      "Islands in the Stream"是這張專輯的第一首單曲,於1983年8月27日進入 Billboard Hot 100,並用了九週時間登上榜首。在合作之前 Kenny和 Dolly 各自都只有一首冠軍單曲。

  〈Islands in the Stream的成績斐然。除了榮登鄉村單曲榜和成人當代單曲榜榜首之外它還獲得了全美音樂獎最佳鄉村單曲獎(Kenny Rogers已獲得18項全美音樂獎,比其他任何藝人都多),並被鄉村音樂學院評為年度最佳二重唱和年度最佳單曲。

     Kenny Rogers 1938年8月21日出生於休斯頓,除了歌唱之外,在其他領域也取得了卓越成就。他是一位作家,與 Len Epand合著了《音樂致富之道》(Making It With Music)。他的演技也日臻完善,憑藉電視電影《賭徒》(The Gambler)和《賭徒2》(The Gambler II)獲得了很高的收視率。他是一位人道主義者,受已故好友 Harry Chapin 的啟發,他和妻子Marianne 發起食物募捐活動,致力於對抗世界飢餓問題。

    專輯《Eyes That See in the Dark》中除了冠軍曲"Islands in the Stream"之外另有 "This Woman"獲得23名。標題歌曲"Eyes That See in the Dark"則只獲得79名。專輯中還有一首沒有推出單曲的 " YOU AND I",歌迷們千萬不能錯過就一起欣賞吧!

 

You And I

BEE GEES的詞曲創作和 Kenny Rogers的演唱簡直是絕配

 

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream (Official 4K Video)

真正的二重唱 。兩位偶像的經典二重唱,永不過時。

 

 

Islands in the Stream

作詞/作曲:Barry Alan Gibb / Maurice Ernest Gibb / Robin Hugh Gibb


Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on

You do something to me that I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

I can't live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothing if you got no one
And you did walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing

But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

Sail away
Oh, come sail away with me

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between

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