曾經參加過Left Banke 與 Stories合唱團的主鍵琴手Michael Brown,三月19日不幸去世(65歲)。
Michael的父親是一位於錄音間工作的小提琴手,在紐約擁有一間錄音室,1965年組團的巴洛克風合唱團Left Banke,就由他們父子幫忙製作、發行與管理,身為團員之一的Michael寫了Left Banke的二首暢銷曲"Walk Away Renee" (#5-1966) 及
"Pretty Ballerina" (#15-1967),但接著錄製的"Ivy
Ivy" (#119-1967),用了錄音間的樂手,成績很糟而且產生磨擦,導致該團解散,雖然後來又重組過沒有Michael的Left Banke,但沒有一首歌進排行榜。
Michael Brown最後加入Stories 合唱團,這個團的第一張專輯與前三首單曲如"I'm Coming Home" (#42-1972) 及 "Brother Louie"
(#1-1973—這一首冠軍曲最早竟然沒放在專輯裡)都有Michael的參與。
Michael Brown於1976年組了另一個合唱團取名the Beckies,因沒能成名,失望之餘讓他退出了流行音樂圈。
Walk Away Renee這一首歌於1968年由鼎鼎大名的R&B合唱團Four Tops重唱亦獲得過第14名,而Left Banke的這首成名曲後來被收進搖滾樂名人堂,於滾石雜誌歷年500大歌曲榜獲得220名。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqAh1dQu_pg
WALK AWAY RENEE
Left Banke
(Brown-Calilli-Sansone)
And when I see the sign that points one way
The lot we used to pass by every day
Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You're not to blame
From deep inside the tears that I'm forced
to cry
From deep inside the pain that I chose to
hide
Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
Now as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes
For me it cries
----- Flute -----
Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
Now as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes
For me it cries
Your name and mine inside a heart upon a
wall
Still finds a way to haunt me, though
they're so small
Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You're not to blame
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