三資深樂人辭世

2014年底有幾位美國流行音樂資深工作者辭世：

曾在 Rolling Stones合唱團的("Brown Sugar"), Dion 的"The Wanderer"), John Lennon的 ("Whatever Gets You Through The Night"), Joe Cocker的 ("Cry Me A River"), George Harrison的 ("What Is Life")與其他許多歌曲擔任薩克斯風伴奏的Bobby Keys十二月二日在田納西州Franklin家中去世（70歲），出生於德州Slaton的他曾與Buddy Holly, Buddy Knox 及Bobby Vee 這些1960年代早期的偶像歌手一同巡迴演唱，Bobby的自傳"Every Night's a Saturday Night"「每晚都是週末夜」於2012年出版。

十二月三日(Small) Faces合唱團的主鍵琴手Ian McLagan則因心肌梗塞於德州Austin的醫院中去世（69歲），他也曾與the Rolling Stones一起工作過，近年他組了自己的樂團走向檯前，2000年他也出過自傳"All the Rage: A Riotous Romp Through Rock & Roll History"。

而十一月29日曾與Paul[j1]  Evans一同寫過Bobby Vinton 於1962演唱得到冠軍的"Roses Are Red (My Love)"的Al Byron亦不幸去世，他也曾替Paul Evans自己演唱得過第10名的"Happy-Go-Lucky-Me"及貓王的"Something Blue"寫過歌詞。

Bobby Vinton的四週冠軍曲"Roses Are Red (My Love)"是他的成名曲，Al Byron為這首情歌寫的歌詞非常通俗，是一首當年美國青年人人朗朗上口的歌。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjPC7-JMUM

 

Roses Are Red (My Love)

Bobby Vinton

 

Roses are red, my love ... doo doo da doooo ...

 

A long, long time ago

On graduation day

You handed me your book

I signed this way:

 

   "Roses are red, my love.

    Violets are blue.

    Sugar is sweet, my love.

    But not as sweet as you."

 

We dated through high school.

And when the big day came,

I wrote into your book,

next to my name:

 

   "Roses are red, my love.

    Violets are blue.

    Sugar is sweet, my love.

    But not as sweet as you."

 

Then I went far away

And you found someone new

I read your letter dear

And I wrote back to you:

 

   "Roses are red, my love.

    Violets are blue.

    Sugar is sweet, my love.

    But luck may god bless you."

 

Is that your little girl?

She looks a lot like you.

Someday some boy will write

in her book, too.

 

   "Roses are red, my love.

    Violets are blue.

    Sugar is sweet, my love.

    But not as sweet as you."

 

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