Every Which Way But Loose的故事

西洋流行歌曲有時候在很特別的狀況下寫出來，有些甚至在電話裡完成，作曲人Steve Dorff替Eddie Rabbitt所寫的1979年克林伊斯威特電影Every Which Way But Looes「永不低頭」同名插曲就是一個例子。Dorff回憶他打電話給作詞者Milton Brown， Milton當時在阿拉巴馬州 Mobile ，Dorff只告訴他有一部克林伊斯威特的電影，因為還沒看到劇本所以只知道克林伊斯威特開卡車到處跑，車上還帶一隻大猩猩，還告訴他Jerry Lee Lewis可能會唱這片子的主題曲，要他寫歌詞的時候記得此人。

Milton過了半小時就回電話，而且電話裡就完成了這首歌的歌詞。

後來詞曲作者碰面對歌的時候有人建議由Eddie Rabbitt唱這首歌，克林伊斯威特也同意這個想法，製作人Snuff Garrett於是寄了試錄帶到納許維爾給Rabbitt，Rabbitt飛到洛杉磯錄製了這首歌

Every Which Way But Loose在1978年底推出，在鄉村歌曲排行榜曾得到第3名，那是Eddie Rabbitt第13首鄉村歌曲排行榜暢銷曲，這首歌同時在流行歌曲排行榜獲得第30名。

Eddie 1941年出生於紐約布魯克林區，本名Edward Thomas Rabbitt，1998年因癌症去世（53歲），1968年他前往鄉村音樂之都納許維爾發展，1970年因貓王Elvis Presleyl錄了他的作品Kentucky Rain而使Eddie Rabbitt漸漸出名，1974-1991年，他一共有43首流行歌曲排行榜暢銷曲，包括冠軍曲I Love A Rainy Night。

 

Every Which Way But Loose
Recorded by Eddie Rabbitt
Written by Snuff Garrett, Stephen Dorff, Milton Brown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MhJxx6A7dE

I’ve always been the kind of man
   
Who doesn't believe in strings

Long term obligations
        
Are just unnecessary things
                 
But girl you’ve got me thinking
        
While I’m drinking one more beer
      
If I’m headed for a heartache
           
Then why the hell am I still here

I’m testing my resistance
        
And it’s wearing mighty thin

I’ve got the feeling I should leave
 
Before the roof caves i

My mind tells me to move along
        

But my body begs me stay
            

And now I feel the need to hold you close
         

And love the night away

     
While you’re turning me

Every which way but loose you turn me

Every which way but loose
                                
Inside the fire is burning me in my mind
                      
You just keep turning me

Every which way but loose
                     
Baby there’s no excuse to turn me

Every which way but loose

            
When the sun comes up in the morning
         
It should find us someplace new
   
But right this minute all I want
     
Is to lay here next to you
                   
Those memories still keep calling me
               
From somewhere in my past
     
Better hurry if they want me
                   
Cause I can feel me fading fast
            
Repeat #3