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對Beatles, the Beach Boys, Simon and
Garfunkel都有影響,於1950年代後期及1960年代前期很受歡迎的the Everly Brothers二重唱,團員之一的Phil Everly,元月三日不幸於加州Burbank因肺疾去世(74歲),Phil 1939年出生於芝加哥,與哥哥Don兄弟倆學生時代就跟唱鄉村歌曲與民歌的父母在愛阿華州及田納西州四處表演,後來受到鄉村歌唱界前輩Chet Atkins的賞識,幫小兄弟簽下哥倫比亞唱片公司的合約,但因只出了一張唱片成績不好,Chet又介紹他們給Wesley Rose出版社,跟另一家Cadence唱片公司簽了作曲約,很有趣的是他們第一首Cadence唱片的單曲"Bye Bye Love"是夫妻檔詞曲作者Boudeleaux 與 Felice Bryant所寫,卻於1957年獲得排行榜第2名的佳績,這首歌也是the Everly Brothers一共26首排行榜前40名暢銷曲的第一首。他們接著的"Wake Up Little Susie"得了排行榜冠軍,其它的"All
I have To Is Dream" (1958), "Bird Dog" (1958) and "Cathy's
Clown" (1960)也都獲得了排行榜冠軍 。
1960年代後期the
Everly Brothers的成績開始走下坡,且壓力爆增,1973年一場在加州的演唱會舞台上,Phil Everly正在唱著"Cathy's Clown"時丟下他的吉它跑回後台,在現場所有人一陣錯愕中,Don Everly只好宣告the Everly
Brothers和歌迷們再見,一直到1983年the
Everly Brothers才在倫敦Royal Albert Hall開復出演唱會,然後一直在一起表演沒有再分手,2003與2004年他們都應邀在Simon and
Garfunkel的演唱會裡當特別來賓,Paul Simon與Art Garfunkel承認the Everly Brothers對他們的合聲影響很大。
The Everly Brothers 1986年率先被選入搖滾樂名人堂,同年在好萊塢的星光大道獲得榮譽之星,1997年獲得Grammy終生成就獎,並於2001年選入鄉村音樂名人堂,他們在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜也獲得第42名的佳績。
All I Have To Do Is Dream
Artists: The Everly Brothers (peak Billboard position # 1 in 1958)
Words and Music by Boudleaux Bryant
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I dreamin my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I dreamin my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
FADE
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
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