Aaron Neville的經典 torch song

11月12日有一則流行歌壇喜訊，那就是男歌手Aaron Neville與女攝影師Sarah Friedman結婚了，Aaron的前妻於2007年去世，他們在一起生活了48年。
Aaron Neville來自紐奧良，是The Neville Brothers這個節奏與藍調家族合唱團的主唱歌手，Aaron Neville在1990年與Linda Ronstdat合作的Don’t Know Much與All My Life是二首令人難忘的動聽情歌，但Aaron Neville早在1966年就有一首收進Grammy名人堂的歌Tell It Like It Is，是他最成功的作品，英文講一段單相思或逝去的戀情的情歌，有用torch song來形容的，那來自習慣用語carry a torch for someone，而Aaron Neville所唱的Tell It Like It Is就是其中公認最經典的一首torch song，這首歌獲得滾石雜誌500大歌曲排行第381名。
Aaron Neville原係一位碼頭工人，他的這首有點紐奧良爵士風的R＆B情歌推出後，常有人告訴他：「我和我老婆因這首歌而結婚」、「我和我老婆因這首歌而破鏡重圓」...，Tell It Like It Is於1981年由搖滾樂團Heart重新翻唱曾獲排行第8名。

Tell It Like It Is

Words and Music by George Davis and Lee Diamond

If you want something to play with
Go and find yourself a toy
Baby, my time is too expensive
And I'm not a little boy

If you are serious
Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious
But if want me to love you
Then, baby, I will, girl, you know I will

Tell it like it is
Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide
But I-I-I-I-I know deep down inside of me
I believe you love me, forget your foolish pride

Life is too short to have sorrow
You may be here today and gone tomorrow
You might as well get what you want
So go on and live, baby, go on and live

Tell it like it is
I'm nothin' to play with, go and find yourself a toy
But I-I-I-I-ITell it like it is
My time is too expensive
And I'm not your little boy

FADEMm mm,
tell it like it is