Lou Christie兒子去世

1960年代的流行歌手Lou Christie的兒子Christopher Sacco，五月18日因摩托車車禍不幸去世，車禍發生在他的住家德州The Woodlands。

Christopher Sacco現年46歲，是一位單親爸爸，有朋友已經成立基金會替他留下的這個小朋友募生活費與教育費。

Lou Christie是以The Gypsy Cried開始走紅的1960年代流行歌手，本名Lugee Sacco，1943年出生於賓州Glenwillard，在歌壇長期與作曲Twyla Herbert搭配，早年曾以Lugee ＆The Lions之名灌過唱片，1981年則擔任過The Cantina Band的主唱。

Lou Christie有Two Faces Have I、Lightin' Strikes、I'm Gonna Make You Mine三首排行榜前十名的暢銷曲，其中以1965年的冠軍曲Lightin' Strikes成績最好。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyRqdzF8swY

 

LIGHTNIN' STRIKES

Lou Christie

(Lou Christie - Twyla Herbert)

 

Listen to me, baby, you got to understand

You're old enough to know the makings of a man

Listen to me, baby, it's hard to settle down

Am I asking too much for you to stick around

 

Every boy wants a girl

He can trust to the very end

Baby, that's you

Won't you wait   but 'til then

 

When I see lips beggin' to be kissed (Stop!)

I can't stop (Stop!)  I can't stop myself

                             (Stop!  Stop!)

 

Lightnin's striking again

Lightnin's striking again

 

Nature's takin' over my one-track mind

Believe it or not, you're in my heart all the time

All the girls are sayin' that you'll end up a fool

For the time being, baby, live by the rules

 

When I settle down

I want one baby on my mind

Forgive and forget

And I'll make up for all lost time

 

If she's put together fine and she's readin' my mind (Stop!)

I can't stop (Stop!)  I can't stop myself

                             (Stop!  Stop!)

 

Lightnin's striking again

Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again

 

Lightnin's striking again

Lightnin's striking again

 

There's a chapel in the pines

Waiting for us around the bend

Picture in your mind

Love forever, but 'til then

 

If she gives me a sign that she wants to make time (Stop!)

I can't stop (Stop!)  I can't stop myself

                             (Stop!  Stop!)

 

Lightnin's striking again

Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again

Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again

 

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Rosanne Cash重返榮耀

鄉村歌星Rosanne Cash最近被2014年美國榮譽獎提名年度專輯、年度歌曲和年度藝人三項大獎。

Rosanne Cash今年重返歌壇並推出一張The River＆The Thread的專輯，其中包括11首單曲，展現她歌壇35年經驗的精湛演出，甚獲好評。

Rosanne Cash 1955年出生於田納西州孟菲斯，父親是大名鼎鼎的歌壇巨星Johnny Cash，Rosanne自小由母親Vivian Liberto在加州帶大，高中畢業後搬到唱片業重鎮納許維爾，曾跟父親巡迴演唱，後來也踏入歌壇。

Rosanne Cash從1979-1991年共有24首鄉村歌曲排行榜暢銷曲，其中有11首冠軍曲，可見其受鄉村歌迷的歡迎程度。

她在熱門流行歌曲排行榜名次最好的歌是1981年獲得過第22名的Seven Year Ache。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWgeQa5U2kc

 

Seven Year Ache

Songwriters

 CASH, ROSANNE

You act like you were just born tonight

 Face down in a memory but feeling all right

 So who does your past belong to today?

 Baby, you don't say nothing when you're feeling this way

 

The girls in the bars thinking, who is this guy?

 But they don't think nothing when they're telling you lies

 You look so careless when they're shooting that bull

 Don't you know heartaches are heroes when their pockets are full

 

Tell me you're trying to cure a seven-year ache

 See what else your old heart can take

 The boys say, when is he gonna give us some room

 The girls say, god I hope he comes back soon

 

Everybody's talking but you don't hear a thing

 You're still uptown on your downhill swing

 Boulevard's empty, why don't you come around?

 Baby, what is so great about sleeping downtown?

 

Splitting your dice to be someone you're not

 You say you're looking for something you might've forgot

 Don't bother calling to say you're leaving alone

 Cause there's a fool on every corner when you're trying to get home

 

Just tell 'em you're trying to cure a seven-year ache

 See what else your old heart can take

 The boys say, when is he gonna give us some room

 The girls say, god I hope he comes back soon

 

Tell me you're trying to cure a seven-year ache

 See what else your old heart can take

 The boys say, when is he gonna give us some room

 The girls say, god I hope he comes back soon

 

Cilla Black獲獎

英國影視藝術學院將於五月18日頒獎給女歌星Cilla Black，因她對英國影視界有傑出的貢獻。

Cilla Black出生於英國利物浦，本名Priscilla White，她因披頭合唱團的經紀人Brian Epstein的引薦，從披頭發跡的利物浦Cavern俱樂部衣帽管理員搖身一變成為歌星。

有披頭合唱團的幫忙，Cilla Black也上過蘇利文劇場這個美國很權威的電視節目，因此有點知名度，但是在美國排行榜名次最好的歌是只得過26名的You're My World，可是在英國排行榜就不同了，因為從1964-1971年她共有11首排行榜前10名的暢銷曲。

Cilla Black除唱歌外，在英國也主持過電視節目，因強列支持前首相柴契爾夫人，也參與政治活動，而有其知名度。

Cilla Black唱過曾由The Shirelles 與Smith唱紅的Baby It’s You，曾經也很受台灣歌迷的歡迎。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD17NGE10Wo

 

Baby It's You

David/Bacharach/Williams

 

It's not the way you smile that touched my heart

It's not the way you kiss that tears my apart

 

But how many many many nights go by

I sit alone at home and cry over you

What can I do

Can't help myself

Cause baby it's you

Baby it's you

 

You should hear what they say about you (cheat, cheat)

They say, they say you never never ever been true (cheat, cheat)

 

Wo ho, it doesn't matter what they say

I know I'm gonna love you any old way

What can I do, then it's true

Don't want nobody, nobody

Cause baby it's you

Baby it's you

 

Wo ho, it doesn't matter what they say

I know I'm gonna love you any old way

What can I do, then it's true

Don't want nobody, nobody

Cause baby it's you

Baby it's you

Don't leave me all alone

the Friends of Distinction團員去世

R＆B合唱團The Friends of Distinction的創始團員Jessica Cleaves五月2日不幸去世（65歲），她也曾與Earth, Wind & Fire 及後來的Parliament/Funkadelic等團体一起演唱過。

Jessica Cleaves是洛衫磯人，1966年前美式足球員改行演戲的Jim Brown幫這個四人團体the Friends of Distinction與RCA唱片公司簽約，Jessica 在他們的暢銷曲"Grazing In The Grass" (#3-1969), "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" (#6-1970) 與"Going In Circles" (#15-1969)中和其他團員一同演唱，1972年轉往Jim Brown代理的Earth, Wind & Fire合唱團，1980年代晚期則曾與Parliament/Funkadelic的領隊George Clinton一起工作。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UhResTVZ6s

GRAZING IN THE GRASS

Sure is mellow grazin' in the grass (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

What a trip just watchin' as the world goes past (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

There are too many groovy things to see while grazin' in the grass (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

Flowers with colours for takin', everything outta sight (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

The sun peekin' out between the leaves (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

And the bir-ir-ir-irds dartin' in and out of the trees (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

Everything here is so clear, you can see it

And everything here is so real, you can feel it

And it's real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real

Can you dig it?

I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it

Oh, let's dig it.  Can you dig it, baby?

I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it

Oh, let's dig it.  Can you dig it, baby?

------ instrumental break ------

The sun peekin' out between the leaves (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

And the bir-ir-ir-irds dartin' in and out of the trees (grazin' in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?)

Everything here is so clear, you can see it

And everything here is so real, you can feel it

And it's real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real

Can you dig it?

I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it

Oh, let's dig it.  Can you dig it, baby?

I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it

Oh, let's dig it.  Can you dig it, baby?

[repeat and fade]

"Y.M.C.A."不給快艇隊老闆播

曾當過the Village People合唱團領隊的Victor Willis，四月28日發了一個存證信函給NBA洛杉磯快艇隊的老闆Donald Sterling，禁止他在比賽時播放the Village People的成名曲"Y.M.C.A."。

Victor是這首名曲的共同作曲人，他討厭Sterling的種族岐視言論，但四月29日當NBA對Donald Sterling做出處分，禁止他再進球場後，Victor Willis就解禁"Y.M.C.A"繼續讓他們在球場播了。

the Village People是於紐約組成的Disco合唱團，Victor Willis扮警察，其他團員分別扮牛仔、建築工人、印地安酋長、摩托車騎士及大兵，他們以變裝演出，在Disco歌曲流行的1970年代後期，給歌迷們留下深刻的印象。

the Village People合唱團的成名曲"Y.M.C.A"於1978年獲得三週第2名，另一首In The Navy則於同年獲得二週第3名。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k

Y.M.C.A.

Village People

Young man, there's no need to feel down

I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground

I said, young man, 'cause your in a new town

There's no need to be unhappy

Young man, there's a place you can go

I said, young man, when you're short on your dough

You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find

Many ways to have a good time.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

They have everything For young men to enjoy.

You can hang out with all the boys.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

You can get yourself clean

You can have a good meal

You can do whatever you feel.

Young man, Are you listening to me

I said, young man, what do you want to be

I said, young man, you can make real your dreams,

but you've got to know this one thing.

No man, does it all by himself

I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf

And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.

I'm sure they can help you today

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

They have everything for young men to enjoy.

You can hang out with all the boys.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

You can get yourself clean

You can have a good meal

You can do whatever you feel.

Young Man, I was once in your shoes,

I said, I was down and out with the blues

I felt, no man cared if I were alive

I felt the whole world was so jive

That's when someone came up to me

and said young man take a walk up the street

There's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.

They can start you back on your way.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

They have everything For young men to enjoy.

You can hang out with all the boys.

Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

Young man, Young man, there's no need to feel down

Young man, Young man, pick yourself off the ground

Y.M.C.A.

just go to the Y.M.C.A.

Young Man, Young Man, I was once in your shoes,

Young Man, Young Man, I was out with the blues

Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A.