2018年2月22日 星期四

Vic Damone-An Affair To Remember

在湯姆漢克與梅格萊恩主演的老片西雅圖夜未眠」Sleepless in Seattle (1993)裡,曾提及更老的電影「金玉盟」An Affair To Remember (1957)的故事這一部由卡萊格倫及黛伯拉寇兒主演的經典老片裡,有一首動聽的同名插曲,在電影裡由老奶奶彈奏的片段很是感人,後來由Vic Damone演唱在熱門排行榜得過第16

Vic Damone (nee Vito Farinola)已於二月11日病逝於邁阿密(89歲),在去世前幾天,Vic還接到他一位老朋友的電話,這位朋友就是美國總統川普。

出生於紐約布魯克林區的Vic Damone是一位很受同期歌王Frank Sinatra推崇的歌謠演唱者,1947-1953年曾有32首暢銷曲進入熱門排行榜,其中包括1949年的冠軍曲"You're Breaking My Heart" "On The Street Where You Live" (#4-1956) "An Affair To Remember" (#16-1957),他曾經 客串演過幾部電影,也主持過電視節目。

Vic Damone 結過五次婚,他的自傳"Singing Was The Easy Part"2009年出版。



AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (Our Love Affair)
- words by Harold Adamson and Leo McCarey, music by Harry Warren

Our love affair is a wondrous thing
That we'll rejoice in remembering
Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space

Our love affair, may it always be
A flame to burn through eternity
So take my hand with a fervent prayer
That we may live and we may share
A love affair to remember


2018年2月15日 星期四

Tommy Roe-Dizzy

Elton John Paul Simon宣告他們的告別演唱會後另一位1960年代的知名歌手Tommy Roe也於二月8日宣佈退休

現年75歲的Tommy Roe 1942年出生於美國喬治亞州亞特蘭大,是一位流行搖滾歌手、吉它手及作曲人,中學時代他即組過樂團,1950年代後期曾在當地俱樂部演出,樂團亦曾於Judd唱片公司錄過唱片,1960年代中期他轉往英國發展,1969年才回美國。

Tommy Roe1962年以Sheila獲得二週冠軍而走紅但是他1966年的Sweet Pea#8Hooray For Hazel #6)都比較偏Bubblegum Sound「泡泡糖搖滾」製作人Steve BarriEve of Destruction 的製作人及作曲)希望Tommy Roe的新歌能回到Sheila那種Buddy Holly的老搖滾樂風BarriTommy Roe製作了三張單曲,前二首歌有Sheila的感覺,而第三首歌Dizzy則比較「泡泡糖搖滾」,Tommy RoeSteve Barri喜歡Dizzy小部份,他喜歡大部份。

Freddy WellerTommy Roe同鄉曾是Paul Revere Raiders合唱團一員,他倆一同完成Dizzy這一首歌。

Dizzy 在混音的時候 Steve Barri覺得少了點甚麼,他要編曲Jimmie Haskell加弦樂進去,這在當時是一個創舉 ,他回想 Dizzy的成功弦樂是主要的因素

儘管Dizzy是一首「泡泡糖搖滾」但成了Tommy Roe最暢銷的歌,Dizzy1969年二月1日推出獲得第86名,但六週後爬上了熱門排行榜冠軍而且持續四週之久

Tommy Roe表示我從此退出舞台上的聚光燈和訪問,再次感謝你們的支持,我愛你們,願神保佑你


DIZZY
Tommy Roe
(Roe/Weller)

  Dizzy
  I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
  Like a whirlpool, it never ends
  And it's you, girl, makin' it spin
  You're makin' me dizzy

First time that I saw you, girl, I knew that I just had to make you mine
But it's so hard to talk to you with fellas hangin' round you all the time
I want you for my sweet pet
But you keep playin' hard to get
Goin' around in circles all the time

  Dizzy
  I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
  Like a whirlpool, it never ends
  And it's you, girl, makin' it spin
  You're makin' me dizzy

I finally got to talk to you and I told you just exactly how I felt
Then I held you close to me and kissed you and my heart began to melt
Girl, you've got control of me
'Cause I'm so dizzy I can't see
I need to call a doctor for some help

  Dizzy
  I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
  Like a whirlpool, it never ends
  And it's you, girl, makin' it spin
  You're makin' me dizzy
  My head is spinnin'
  Like a whirlpool, it never ends
  And it's you, girl, makin' it spin
  You're makin' me dizzy
  Oh, I'm so dizzy
  You're makin' me dizzy

  Yeah, I'm so dizzy

2018年2月8日 星期四

The Temptations-I Can't Get Next To You

The Temptations合唱團後期的團員Dennis Edwards二月2日不幸去世,出生於美國阿拉巴馬州Fairfield的他才剛過75歲生日。

Dennis Edwards曾經在Temptations合唱團的暢銷曲"Ball Of Confusion", "I Can't Get Next To You", "Cloud Nine" "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"中與其它團員合唱

Dennis Edwards 10歲時全家搬到底特律,當時就開始在the Mighty Clouds of Joy合唱團演唱福音歌曲,1961年他錄過一張單曲,是一首非宗教的歌,但因為去當兵而暫停他剛起步的歌唱事業。

1966Dennis EdwardsMotown唱片公司選上,他先被安排與the Contours合唱團一起唱了很短的一段時間,後來轉與The Temptations合唱團搭檔,他取代了因走紅而目空一切被開除的團員David Ruffin,但是1977Dennis Edwards曾自己離團而去,過了三年才回團。

近年來Dennis Edwards"Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards"之名巡迴演唱,只算是從原始Temptations合唱團分離出來的團,他曾與the Pointer Sisters合唱團的Ruth Pointer過婚,但在一起時間很短。

1989Dennis Edwardsthe Temptations一起進入搖滾樂名人堂

The Temptations合唱團是歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團第21名的超級合唱團1962-2000年的演唱事業成績優異,曾經被譽為美國最佳R&B合唱團

"I Can't Get Next To You"The Temptations合唱團1969年獲得二周冠軍的歌


I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU
The Temptations
(Whitfield/Strong)

I can turn your gray sky blue
I could make it rain whenever I wanted to
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand
I can make a ship sail on dry land
But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue
'Cause I can't get next to you
Next to you, I just can't get next to you

I can fly like a bird in the sky
Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy
I can turn a river into a raging fire
I could live forever if I so desired
Unimportant are all these things I can do
'Cause I can't get next to you
No matter what I do

I can turn back the hands of time
You'd better believe I can
I can make the seasons change
Just by a wave of my hand
I can change anything from old to new
The thing I want to do the most I'm unable to do
Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess
'Cause girl, you're the key to my happiness
And I, wo, I can't get next to you

(fade):
Girl, you're blowin' my mind 'cause I can't get (next to you)
Can't you see these tears I'm cryin'?  I can't get (next to you)
Girl, it's you that I need; I gotta get (next to you)






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2018年2月1日 星期四

Buzz Clifford-Baby Sittin' Boogie

1961年以一首風格很特殊的歌"Baby Sittin' Boogie" (#6)成名而令人懷念的Reese "Buzz" Clifford本名Reese Francis Clifford III),元月26日因流感併發症去世75歲)。

Buzz Clifford出生於美國伊里諾州Berwyn,他原先想把"Baby Sittin' Boogie"放在"Driftwood" 45轉單曲小唱片B面,但因為他們把製作人及作曲Johnny Parker兒子和女兒的童音錄在歌裡,而產生了很好的效果,反而得到很好的成績,但是接著推出"Three Little Fishes"就不行了,只得到102名。

當年屬於Teen pop-novelty singer"Buzz" Clifford,後來一直待在流行音樂圈,他大多時間在作曲,但也曾經跟一位演員Gary Busey的樂隊一起唱過歌。

"Baby Sittin' Boogie"經後人剪了很有趣的video,讓人回憶起5060年代那些以青少年為對象,有創意的Teen pop-novelty singers歌手。


Baby Sittin' Boogie

(gggggggggggggggg da da da-da-da-da!)
My girl baby sister saw it on her block
Then I come up to join her and we start to rock
The baby hears the beat and man it is a shock
When he goes (ggggggggggggg ggggggg)

A rockin type a boogie is the kind a song
That makes this little baby wanna sing along
And though he maybe gets the tune alittle wrong
He still goes (boogie-on-na-day)

He isn't too young to really feel the beat
He rocks back and forth in his little seat
He claps both his hands and he taps his feet
And he sings (doo-doo-da-da-da-da-da)

He is a hully-gully-bouncin-baby-boy
You know the record player is his favorite toy
And dont forget hes eveybodys pride and joy
When he goes (ooo-ah-ge-he)

(Yo-a-ah-ah)

(Ladaladalada)

I know there isnt anyone to take a bet
But surely hes the youngest teenager yet
And probably the hippest of the diaper set
Cause he goes (go man, I like that!)

He strolls in his stroller with the radio on
He doesn't go to sleep until the musics gone
He imitates the singer in the group
With a low down voice (dug-a-dug-a)

And when its time to tuck him in his little bed
With all that music runnin through his sleepy head
The little fella doesnt say goodnight
Instead, but he says (boog-ooo, boog-ooo, boog-ooo

Aaaaaaaaaaallllllllllll gone!)

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 ...