Carole King的前夫Gerry Goffin去世

Carole King的前夫Gerry Goffin，六月19日不幸於洛杉磯家中去世了（75歲），他們倆人和Gerry與其他人曾寫了不少暢銷曲。

Gerry Goffin是紐約布魯克林區人，1958年他與Carole King在紐約Queens學院讀書時認識一年後結婚（1968年離婚），當年Don Kirshner開了一家Aldon音樂出版社，這家公司在Brill大樓的工作室培養了不少流行音樂詞曲工作者，而Carole King與Gerry Goffin即其中佼佼者。

他們一起創作的暢銷曲包括"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Shirelles 1961#1 ), "Take Good Care Of My Baby" (Bobby Vee 1961#1), "Up On The Roof" (Drifters  1962 #5) "One Fine Day" (Chiffons 1963 #5) 及 "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Monkees 1967#3)，另外還有兩首歌得過二次排行榜冠軍，即"Go Away Little Girl" (Steve Lawrence 1963 與 Donny Osmond 1971) 與 "The Loco-Motion" (Little Eva 1962與 Grand Funk 1974)。

Gerry Goffin還有和別人合作的名曲如與Barry Mann合寫的 ("Who Put The Bomp" 1961#7)與 Michael Masser合寫的 ("Theme From Mahogany" 1976  Diana Ross #1) 及與 Jack Keller 合寫的("Run To Him" 1961 Bobby Vee #2)。

最近推出的百老匯音樂劇"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical，因為等於介紹Carole King的音樂生涯，其中自然亦少不了Gerry Goffin的部份。

Carole King與Gerry Goffin於1999年獲選進搖滾樂名人堂，他們倆是非演唱組合獲選的特例，而1987年他倆即入選作曲家名人堂。

兩度奪冠的"Go Away Little Girl"先由Steve Lawrence 於1963年推出獲二週冠軍，之後於1971年由Donny Osmond重唱獲三週冠軍，是一首懷念的旋律。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLUuWl8oMFE

 

Go Away, Little Girl

 

Go away, little girl.    Go away, little girl.

I'm not supposed to be alone with you.

I know that your lips are sweet,

But our lips must never meet.

I belong to someone else, and I must be true.

 

Oh, go away, little girl.  Go away, little girl.

It's hurtin' me more each minute that you delay.

When you are near me like this,

You're much too hard to resist.

So, go away, little girl, before I beg you to stay."

 

(instr)    Go away.

(instr)    Please don't stay.

(instr)    It'll never work out.

 

When you are near me like this,

You're much too hard to resist.

So, go away, little girl.

Call it a day, little girl.

Oh, please, go away, little girl,

Before I beg you to stay.

Go away.