2016年1月28日 星期四

Steely Dan的經典輕搖滾

Steely Dan的主唱Donald Fagen元月25日出現在紐約的法院他同意緩刑一年的判決即一年內沒再犯就沒事了Donald Fagen元月四日因疑似打老婆被捕,法院頒的保護令仍然有效
Steely Dan是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第382名的知名合唱團1970年代於洛杉磯組成由鍵琴手Donald Fagen和貝斯手Walter Becker兩人擔任主唱其他演奏工作都由錄音室中找高手擔綱所以也被認為是一個錄音室合唱團1981-1992年二人曾分手復合後的Steely Dan曾於2000年以Cousin Dupree獲得Grammy最佳合唱團獎
Steely Dan2001年獲選入搖滾樂名人堂,他們於排行榜上名次最好的歌是1974年獲得第四名的Rikki Don't Lose That Number

http://www.vagalume.com.br/steely-dan/rikki-dont-lose-that-number.html

Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Steely Dan
We hear you're leaving, that's ok
I thought our little wild time had just begun
I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run
But if you have a change of heart

Rikki, don't lose that number
You don't wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a letter to yourself
Rikki, don't lose that number
It's the only one you own
You might use it if you feel better
When you get home

I have a friend in town, he's heard your name
We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row
We could stay inside and play games, I don't know
And you could have a change of heart

Rikki, don't lose that number
You don't wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a letter to yourself
Rikki, don't lose that number
It's the only one you own
You might use it if you feel better
When you get home

[break]

You tell yourself you're not my kind
But you don't even know your mind
And you could have a change of heart

Rikki, don't lose that number
You don't wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a letter to yourself
Rikki, don't lose that number
It's the only one you own
You might use it if you feel better
When you get home

Rikki, don't lose that number
(Rikki, don't lose that number)

Rikki, don't lose that number

2016年1月19日 星期二

Glenn Frey去世

老鷹合唱團the Eagles 的吉他手兼主唱Glenn Frey元月18日不幸去世 (67)
Glenn Frey出生於底特律他先在當地的幾個樂團工作也參與過Bob Seger的成名曲Ramblin' Gamblin' Man錄音,後來他轉往洛杉磯發展,在洛城他和先和J.D. Souther 一起工作,後來又認識了 Randy MeisnerBernie Leadon Don Henley,他們最後應Linda Ronstadt之邀,成了她的伴唱樂隊
1971年他們組成了the Eagles合唱團,他們的成績後來甚至超過了Linda Ronstadt,起初的Take It Easy (#12-1972)Lyin Eyes(#2-1975)讓他們嶄露頭角,接著由Glenn Frey擔任主唱的Best Of My Love(1975)One Of These Nights (1975)New Kid In Town(1976)都獲得排行榜冠軍,另二首冠軍Hotel California(1977) Heartache tonight(1979)則由Don Henly所唱
The Eagles合唱團於1980年解散,Glenn Frey開始個人的歌唱事業,成績也相當好,如暢銷曲The One That You Love (#15-1982)You Belong To The City(#2-1985) The Heat Is On(#2-1985)都是歌迷們喜歡的歌
在演藝事業方面,Glenn Frey參加了NBC電視劇集Miami Vice的演出,也在Berry McGuire的傳記電影中客串演出
The Eagles1994年復合演出,他們的演唱會專輯Hell Freezes Over獲得了極佳的評價,他們亦因而持續旅行演唱
1994年,The Eagles合唱團也獲推薦進入搖滾樂名人堂,2001年他們又進入合唱團名人堂,而他們的第一張精選專輯則於1999年獲選二十世紀銷售冠軍唱片
Glenn Frey個人在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第439名,他1982年第15名的歌The One That You Love,是一首詞曲絕佳的情歌,極受本地歌迷們的喜愛

The One You Love
Songwriters
 GLENN LEWIS FREY, JACK TEMPCHIN

I know you need a friend
 Someone you can talk to
 Who will understand what you're going through
 When it comes to love
 There's no easy answer
 Only you can say what you're gonna do

I heard you on the phone
 You took his number
 Said you weren't alone, but you'd call him soon
 Isn't he the guy
 The guy who left you crying
 Isn't he the one who made you blue

When you remember those nights in his arms
 You know you've gotta make up your mind

Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you
 Or are you going back to the one you love
 Someone's gonna cry when they learn they've lost you
 Someone's gonna thank the stars above

What you gonna say when he comes over
 There's no easy way to see this through
 All the broken dreams
 All the disappointments
 Oh girl, what you gonna do

Your heart keeps saying it's just not fair
 But still you've gotta make up your mind

Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you
 Or are you going back to the one you love
 Someone's gonna cry when they know they've lost you

 Someone's gonna thank the stars above

2016年1月12日 星期二

David Bowie去世

英國籍歌星製作人作曲人演員David Bowie元月十日因肝癌病逝於紐約,二天前他剛過69歲生日,
David Bowie本名David Jones出生於倫敦南部和幾個合唱團一起合作之後1969年他個人以"Space Oddity"成名,此曲1973年在美國發行曾得過15
被歸類glam-rock「華麗搖滾」歌星(穿著華麗)David Bowie曾以搖滾樂劇中的Thin White Duke Ziggy Stardust 的概念角色錄製"The Man Who Sold The World" "Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders Of Mars"專輯,獲得相當不錯的唱片銷售量
1975年的"Young Americans" (#28)"Fame" (#1-1975)使David Bowie成了排行榜的常客,他另有暢銷曲"Golden Years" (#10-1976)"Let's Dance" (#1-1983) "China Girl;" (#10-1983)陸續進排行榜
David Bowie也演了好幾部電影"The Man Who Fell To Earth" "The Hunger""The Last Temptation Of Christ" "Just A Gigolo"1986年他寫了電影"Absolute Beginners."的插曲還在片中演了一個小角色
1996David Bowie被推選進搖滾樂名人堂1999年法國政府頒藝術獎狀給他但他拒絕接受英國皇家勳章
David Bowie第一任妻子(1970-1980)Angie Barnett即是The Rolling Stones 1973年冠軍曲Angie所講的女孩1992年他再娶索馬利亞超模與演員Iman,直到去世
在滾石雜誌2004年的100名搖滾巨星排行榜上,David Bowie獲得第39名。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo

Space Oddity
LyricsDavid Bowie
MusicDavid Bowie

Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God's love be with you

(spoken)
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff

This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

'This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows'

Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you....

'Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue

And there's nothing I can do.'

2016年1月7日 星期四

唱片界名人Robert Stigwood

經紀人、唱片公司老闆Robert Stigwood元月四日去世 (81)
1934年出生於南澳洲AdelaideRobert Stigwood,二十歲時就移民到英格蘭,後來開了一家劇場經紀公司Robert Stigwood Associates Ltd,之後Robert Stigwood開始和製作人Joe Meek合作,他的事業開枝散葉到英國其他行業,其中包括擔任搖滾樂團代理商,他簽下the Who Cream兩個大牌合唱團,而且從那以後有了知名度,1967Robert Stigwood又當了the Bees Gees的經紀人,最後Bees Gees也成了Robert StigwoodRSO唱片公司旗下合唱團
Robert Stigwood後來在倫敦推出搖滾樂劇,包括英國版的"Hair" "Oh Calcutta" "Evita" "Pippin",並且在"Jesus Christ, Superstar" "Tommy" "Saturday Night Fever" Grease"這些有名的電影當製作人
Robert Stigwood帶領之下,1973-1983Bees Gees的歌唱事業達到巔峰狀態,其中電影"Saturday Night Fever"的插曲Night Fever,曾於1978年獲得八周排行榜冠軍,也是Bees Gees在排行榜上名次最好的歌
喜歡Bees Gees合唱團的歌迷們,應該對Robert Stigwood RSO唱片公司的名字不陌生。


Night Fever
Songwriters: GIBB, BARRY ALAN/GIBB, MAURICE ERNEST/GIBB, ROBIN HUGH

Listen to the ground:
there is movement all around.
There is something goin' down
and I can feel it.

On the waves of the air,
there is dancin' out there.
If it's somethin' we can share,
we can steal it.

And that sweet city woman,
she moves through the light,
controlling my mind and my soul.
When you reach out for me
yeah, and the feelin' is bright,

then I get night fever, night fever.
We know how to do it.
Gimme that night fever, night fever.
We know how to show it.

Here I am,
prayin' for this moment to last,
livin' on the music so fine,
borne on the wind,
makin' it mine.

Night fever, night fever.
We know how to do it.
Gimme that night fever, night fever.
We know how to show it.

In the heat of our love,
don't need no help for us to make it.
Gimme just enough to take us to the mornin'.
I got fire in my mind.
I got higher in my walkin'.
And I'm glowin' in the dark;
I give you warnin'.

And that sweet city woman,
she moves through the light,
controlling my mind and my soul.
When you reach out for me
yeah, and the feelin' is bright,

then I get night fever, night fever.
We know how to do it.
Gimme that night fever, night fever.
We know how to show it.

Here I am,
prayin' for this moment to last,
livin' on the music so fine,
borne on the wind,
makin' it mine.

Night fever, night fever.
We know how to do it.
Gimme that night fever, night fever.
We know how to show it.


2016年1月2日 星期六

Natalie Cole去世

1940年代即已開始走紅的已故影歌三棲藝人Nat "King" Cole的女兒Natalie Cole,不幸於2015年的最後一天去世 (65)Natalie Cole曾經有五首歌進過排行榜前十名是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第255名的知名歌星 (他的父親Nat "King" Cole獲得第38)
Natalie Cole 1950年出生於洛杉磯15歲時父親即因肺癌去世,但她母親曾在Duke Ellington樂團演唱,影響她讀大學的時候就開始唱歌,但很難走出父親的影子
1975年製作人Marvin Yancy與歌手Chuck Jackson在芝加哥發現她的表演很不錯,替她灌了第一張專輯唱片"Inseparable",並引薦她與Capitol唱片公司簽約,這家公司也是她父親Nat "King" Cole的老東家
Natalie Cole當年的第一張單曲"This Will Be"獲得了排行榜第6,第二年Natalie Cole得到Grammys最佳新人獎和 R&B最佳女歌星獎,1977年她的"I've Got Love On My Mind"得到第5名,1978"Our Love"得到第10名,其它的暢銷曲還有"Pink Cadillac" (#5-1988) "Miss You Like Crazy" (#7-1989)
1991Natalie Cole令人印象最深刻的歌"Unforgettable" (#14)是一首以剪接方式和已故的父親Nat "King" Cole對唱的歌
Natalie Cole的自傳"Angel On My Shoulder"2000年出版寫到他吸毒戒毒與重新做人的故事也曾改編拍電視劇他還現身說法參加一些電視節目的演出
Natalie Cole曾與製作人Marvin Yancy結婚小孩已38後來還與Rufus合唱團的鼓手及福音歌曲歌手Andrae Crouch再婚
除了"Unforgettable"之外Natalie Cole排行榜名次最高的歌是1977年的"I've Got Love On My Mind"1988年的"Pink Cadillac"都得到排行榜第5

Unforgettable
-Artist: Nat King Cole
-peak Billboard position # 12 in 1951-52
-also charted in 1954 by the Dick Hyman Trio (#29)
-also charted in 1959 by Dinah Washington (#17)
-also charted in a 1991 "duet" by Nat and his daughter Natalie Cole.
-Words and Music by Irving Gordon

Unforgettable, that's what you are
Unforgettable  though near or far
Like a song of love that clings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before has someone been more

Unforgettable in every way
And forever more, that's how you'll stay
That's why, darling, it's incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable too


Unforgettable in every way
And forever more, that's how you'll stay
That's why, darling, it's incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable too


Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)

    今天要介紹的 One hit wonder 是1988年獲得過23名的一首動聽的歌曲 Love Changes (Everything) 。    來自英國倫敦的流行搖滾二人組 Climie Fisher 是 Simon Climie(主唱;1960 年 4 ...