2018年9月27日 星期四

Mick Jagger/David Bowie-Dancing in the street


   一把由Mick Jagger簽過名的吉它要拍賣以幫摩洛哥Albert王子主辦的慈善活動募款

  你喜不喜歡擁有一把Rolling Stones主唱Mick Jagger簽過名的吉它?927號就有這麼一場拍賣會在摩洛哥舉行

  這把由Mick Jagger親自簽名的吉它是第二屆Monte-Carlo國際海洋日的拍賣品之一,開價五萬歐元起跳(約59000美元)
  
  各界名流與慈善家將於摩洛哥Terraces劇院踏上紅毯,參加一場由米其林名廚準備晚餐的拍賣會和晚會,共同支持Albert王子主辦的國際海洋日慈善活動。 

  這場義賣品還安排有與Madonna相會、到洛杉磯和Andy Garcia打高爾夫球、招待赴異國旅遊、珠寶藝品拍賣

  Mick Jagger 1943年出生於英格蘭DartfordKentThe Rolling Stones滾石合唱團的主唱,他有時候也以個人名義出唱片,其中1985年的老歌新唱"Dancing in the street"曾經獲得第7名,是與已故歌星David Bowie合唱的現場演唱錄音

  英籍歌星Bob Geldof Midge Ure發起的公益演唱會,替衣索匹亞與非洲饑民募款成立基金以救災,Mick JaggerDavid Bowie"Dancing in the street"即其中一場的現場演唱實況

  "Dancing in the street"最早於1964年由Martha&The Vandellas演唱獲得過第2名,翻唱的人很多,但名次都沒她們好,Martha&The Vandellas是知名R&B三人女聲合唱團,"Dancing in the street"是她們排行榜名次最好的歌,在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得第40名,此曲先後進入Grammy及搖滾樂名人堂



DANCING IN THE STREET

Callin' out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancin' in the streets
They're dancin' in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin', swayin' and records playin'
And dancin' in the streets

Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
There'll be dancin'
They're dancin' in the street

This is an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughin' and singin' and music swingin'
And dancin' in the streets

Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)
Baltimore and DC now (Baltimore and DC now)
Yeah don't forget the Motor City (can't forget the Motor City)

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin', swayin' and records playin'
And dancin' in the street, yeah

------ electric piano ------

Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy grasp a girl
Everywhere around the world
There'll be dancin'
They're dancin' in the streets

Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)
Baltimore and DC now (Baltimore and DC now)
Yeah don't forget the Motor City (can't forget the Motor City)
All the way down in L.A. California
Not to mention Halifax Nova Scotia
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Manchester
Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia
??? ... ???


2018年9月20日 星期四

Bob Seger-Against The Wind


    經過50多年的努力如果像他們1976年唱的 turn the pageBob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band的書即將翻到最後一頁了

  Bob Seger證實他的最後一場演唱會叫“Traveling Man Tour,十一月21日巡迴演唱將自美國密西根州Grand Rapids市起跑,一直唱到明年春季

  從去年2017)開始他們已經預訂了一些表演場所,因為他的頸椎裂傷需動手術,Bob Seger還延後一些演出

  演唱會的票九月底開賣,包括田納西州Nashville及俄亥俄州Toledo兩場的票,Bob Seger歌迷俱樂部的會員會提前拿到票其他各地如拉斯維加、聖地牙哥、溫哥華、佛羅里達等地的票也會陸續開賣

  Elton JohnPaul Simon是最近宣佈告別演唱會的另二位歌壇巨星

  搖滾樂歌手、吉它手、作曲人Bob Seger 1945年出生於密西根州Dearborn1966年開始錄唱片,1968年組了the System合唱團,1969年放下音樂回學校讀書,1970年復出組成自己的伴唱樂團the Silver Bullet Band

     Bob Seger的暢銷曲很多,是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第82名的知名搖滾樂手,2004年進入搖滾樂名人堂,他在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1987年的冠軍曲“Shakedown

   Bob Seger在熱門排行榜獲得前20名的歌就有15首,其中1980年獲得第5名的“Against The Wind”非常動聽令人難忘


Against The Wind
Bob Seger

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin'
Against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
And I guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worryied about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter sgainst the wind

Well those drifter's days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

Still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
Still runnin'
Runnin' against the wind
Runnin' against the wind
See the young man run
Watch the young man run
Watch the young man runnin'
He'll be runnin' against the wind
Let the cowboys ride
Let the cowboys ride
They'll be ridin' against the wind
Against the wind ...

2018年9月13日 星期四

The Rascals-People Got To Be Free


1960年代中期走紅著名的"Blue eyed soul"唱黑人靈魂歌曲的白人樂團Rascals 的吉它手 Gene Cornish ,九月7日在美國MontanaBillings的演唱會演出時暈倒在舞台上,演唱會當場取消,歌迷們被勸離現場

Rascals 合唱團成立於紐約主唱是鍵琴手Felix CavaliereGene Cornish也是主唱之一,他們於1972年宣告解散,主要團員於1988年曾經復出

1968年春季The Rascals團員們說服他們的唱片公司把團名從The Young  Rascals改為The Rascals改名後的第一張單曲唱片A Beautiful Morning獲得二週第3證明團名少一個Young對唱片銷售量並沒有影響

當時The Rascals的主唱Felix Cavaliere,對馬丁路德金恩牧師以及羅伯甘迺迪參議員的遇刺身亡感到哀傷,他和另一位團員Eddie Brigati合寫了People Got To Be Free這首歌來表達他們的感傷,唱片公司高層其實不願意出談政治的歌,他擔心這首歌會傷害Rascals和唱片公司的營運

1968年七月20日,勉強推出的People Got To Be Free獲得第64名,當時距離羅伯甘迺迪參議員的遇刺身亡才六個禮拜,沒想到四週之後,這首歌爬升到排行榜冠軍,而且連續獲得5週冠軍,是The Rascals在排行榜上名次最好的歌

Rascals 合唱團暢銷曲很多,在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第199



People Got To Be Free
-Words by Felix Cavaliere and Music by Edward Brigati, Jr.


All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
Listen, please listen, that's the way it should be
Deep in the valley, people got to be free

You should see what a lovely, lovely world this'd be
Everyone learned to live together, ah-hah-unh
Seems to me such an itty bitty thing should be
Why can't you and me learn to love one another?

All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
I can't understand it, so simple to me
People everywhere just got to be free

If there's a man who is down and needs a helpin' hand
All it takes is you to understand and to pull him through, ah-hah-unh
Seems to me we got to solve it individually, ah-hah-unh
And I'll do unto you what you do to me

Shout it from the mountain on out to the sea (out to the sea)
No two ways about it, people have to be free
Ask me my opinion, my opinion will be
Nat'ral situation for a man to be free

Git right on board now


Oh, what a feelin's just come over me
Love can move a mountain, make a blind man see
Everybody sing it now come on let's go see
Deep in the valley now, we ought to be free

SPOKEN
See that train over there?
That's the train of freedom
It's about to 'rrive any minute, now
You know it's been'a long, long overdue
Look out 'cause it's a'comin' right on through

2018年9月6日 星期四

Neil Young-Heart of Gold



  加拿大籍搖滾樂手作曲人及吉它手Neil Young八月25日於美國加州Atascadero與女演員Daryl Hannah結婚,他們在一起已經四年

  Neil Young 1945年出生於加拿大多倫多,1960年代中期曾組過一個有名的搖滾樂團The Buffolo Springfield,他們的"For What It's Worth"1967年獲得過第7名,這首歌除了進入Grammy與搖滾樂名人堂外,還是滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第63名的名曲,Neil Young後來也一度是搖滾樂超級組合CrosbyStillsNash &Young的一員

    Neil Young 1995年及獲選進入搖滾樂名人堂,他最有名的一首歌是1972年的冠軍歌曲"Heart of Gold",這首歌在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得第297

 " Heart of Gold"這首歌於1971年在Nashville錄製,由Linda RonstadJames Taylor合聲,197225日進排行榜就獲得第62名,六週後獲得排行榜冠軍

  其實Neil Young本來不想把"Heart of Gold"推出單曲,他原來想錄的只是一張完美的專輯唱片"Harvest",那是他的第四張專輯唱片,其中有二首歌是由倫敦交響樂團伴奏,還有David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen StillsJames Taylor這些名歌星幫忙合聲,他不喜歡像很多歌手為了單曲的好成績而沾沾自喜,他開玩笑說,有一天他說不定會寫一首開心的歌,但會把歌賣給廣告商去電視台當廣告歌

  "Harvest"Billboard專輯排行榜獲得過二週冠軍,其中的單曲除了得冠軍的"Heart of Gold"之外,另一首"Old Man"則得到第31




Heart of Gold
Neil Young


I want to live, I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
It's these expressions I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

Keep me searching for a heart of gold
You keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
I've been a miner for a heart of gold


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 ...