Dobie Gray去世

1973年以"Drift Away"一曲成名的黑人歌手、作曲者Dobie Gray 12月6日去世（71歲），本名Lawrence Darrow Brown的他1940年出生於德州Brookshire，1960年代初期搬到洛杉磯，因為Sonny Bono的幫助，Dobie Gray開始幫Stripe唱片公司錄歌，1963年底就灌了七張單曲唱片，1965年他的"The 'In Crowd'"終於讓他初嚐成功滋味，但之後在歌壇乏善可陳，他花了二年多的時間參加了洛杉磯當地製作的搖滾樂劇Hair「毛髮」的演出，一直到1972年他才以"Drift Away"那首歌重回暢銷榜，1979年的"You Can Do It"是他最後一首Top40的歌，1980年代他有4首鄉村歌曲排行榜暢銷曲。


"Drift Away"於1973年曾獲排行榜第5名，2003年時UNCLE KRACKER Fewaturing Dobie Gray重新灌唱這首歌，獲得排行榜第9名。



Drift Away



Day after day, I'm more confused

Yet I look for the light through the pourin' rain

You know that's a game that I hate to loose

And I'm feelin' the strain

Ain't it a shame



Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away

Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away



Beginnin' to think that I'm wastin' time

I don't understand the things I do

The world outside looks so unkind

Now I'm countin' on you

To carry me through



Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away

Yea, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away



And when my mind is free

You know a melody can move me

And when I'm feelin' blue

The guitar's comin' through

To soothe me



Thanks for the joy that you've given me

I want you to know I believe in your song

And rhythm and rhyme and harmony

You help me along

Makin' me strong



Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away

Give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away



Oh-ho, ah-no

Give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away



Hey, hey, hey, yeah

Give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock n roll

And drift away



Na, Na, now won't ya

Won't ya take me

Oh-ha, take me