夏禮章西洋歌曲選粹: 2019

2019年12月26日星期四

Mariah Carey-All I Want for Christmas Is You

Mariah Carey與 Brenda Lee的聖誕歌在 'Billboard'排行榜上獲得前二名，創下歷史性紀錄。

上個禮拜Mariah Carey的"All I Want for Christmas Is You"在the Billboard Hot 100排行榜獲得冠軍，這是60年來第一首為節日所唱的歌曲獲得冠軍。目前Mariah也是另二個Billboard 歷史性故事的一部分。

當Mariah Carey的"All I Want for Christmas Is You"還在冠軍位子上，在排行榜獲得第二名的歌是Brenda Lee的經典聖誕歌曲 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"，這是 Billboard Hot 100排行榜歷史上第一次有二首聖誕歌曲在前二名的位子上。

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"1958年首度發行，但於1960.年才進排行榜，上週當此曲獲得第3名時，它創了一首歌花最長時間進前五名的紀錄，一共花了59年又9天。當年Brenda Lee錄這首歌的時候才13歲，那已是1958年的事了，今年12月12日她已經75歲。

同時"All I Want for Christmas Is You"已經打破假日歌曲的串流量紀錄，到12月19日為止，串流數字是5千4百萬次。

在排行榜前10名以外，, Wham!的1984年暢銷曲"Last Christmas"也進入top 20，獲得第17名，這是Wham!的第7張top 20暢銷曲，這也是這個二人組自1986年以"The Edge of Heaven"獲得第10名以來，排行榜上名次最高的歌，Wham! 的檯面人物George Michael 已於2016.年聖誕節去世。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is4NQkUN3AI

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Songwriters: Mariah Carey / Walter N. Afanasieff

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true oh
All I want for Christmas is you

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need, and I
Don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day

I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow, and I
I just wanna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe

I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake
To hear those magic reindeer click

'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Oh, Baby all I want for Christmas is you

All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air

And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me
The one I really need
Won't you please bring my baby to me quickly

I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just wanna see my baby
Standing right outside my door

I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is you

All I want for Christmas is you, baby

2019年12月19日星期四

John Cougar Mellencamp-Hurts So Good

Farm Aid農民支援組織，持續今年的百萬募款活動去支援美國鄉村的農民。

年度音樂會的協辦人Neil Young、John Mellencamp 及Willie Nelson募款百萬美元支援鄉村農友。主辦單位說2019年它們支援鄉村農家百萬美元，和農村供電，也贊助都市裡的農民組織，此外，還提供農業相關科系學生獎學金。

今年稍早一部分募得的款項幫助美國中西部及德州遭洪水災民，$32,000急難救助金已經發給農民應急。

Farm Aid 的主席Willie Nelson說：我們的目標是改造一個永久的農村食物供應到農家的系統。Farm Aid同意加強農村家庭的力量，讓他們強化社區力量，以便在急難時互助，這是永續的活動，且將對大家有益，包括食物受收者與農民。

2019演唱會將於九月21日在威斯康辛州East Troy舉行，三位Farm Aid要角Neil Young、John Mellencamp、Willie Nelson將領銜演出，而長期支持Farm Aid活動的Dave Matthews，將和他的搭檔Tim Reynolds一同演出。

其它在預定演出名單上的藝人還有Bonnie Raitt、Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats及鄉村歌星Tanya Tucker、 Luke Combs、Jamey Johnson、Brothers Osborne及Margo Price。

搖滾樂手John Mellencamp 1975年前不在流行音樂圈，他曾用過 John Cougar、John Cougar Mellencamp為藝名，他的暢銷曲很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第68名，因長期支援Farm Aid活動，急公好義形象早已深植人心。

John Cougar在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1982年獲得二周冠軍的Jack&Diane。而同年稍早推出的Hurts So Good則在錢櫃雜誌排行榜獲得冠軍。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgfzaAS4gWM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI

Hurts So Good

Songwriters: George Green / John Mellencamp

When I was a young boy,
Said put away those young boy ways
Now that I'm getting' older, so much older
I long for those young boy days
With a girl like you
With a girl like you
Lord knows there are things we can do, baby
Just me and you
Come on and make it a

Hurt so good
Come on baby make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
You make it, hurt so good

You don't have to be so exciting
Just trying to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah
You always look so inviting
You ain't as green as you are young
Hey baby it's you
Come on girl now it's you
Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby
Let's see what we can do
Come on and make it a

Hurt so good
Come on baby make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
You make it hurt so good

I ain't talking no big deals
I ain't made no plans myself
I ain't talking no high heels
Maybe we could walk around, all day long,
Walk around, all day long

Hurt so good
Come on baby make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
You make it hurt so good
Hurt so good, come baby now
Come on baby make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
You make it hurt so good

Hey, hey

2019年12月12日星期四

Joni Mitchell-Both Sides, Now

Joni Mitchell得到由以Les Paul掛名，在音樂界極具聲望的2020 NAMM TEC Awards獎。

這榮耀借電吉他和多軌錄音的先鋒Les Paul之名，獎勵專業人士或不同單位對音樂製作和硬體技術對業界有深度貢獻者。

加拿大籍歌手Joni Mitchell對得獎表達感謝之意，the Les Paul Foundation基金會執行總監Michael Braunstein說：Joni是一位先驅者和堅毅的女性，一位作詞者、作曲人、製作人與有影響力的人，她在1960年代的招牌歌曲，已經不僅讓她不只是一位歌者或詞曲作者，四十多年來反而將她的作品推向更寬廣的領域，就像 Les Paul一樣，她從不害怕在創意工作冒險。

從民歌手開始， Mitchell跨界進入過搖滾與爵士圈，當時她常寫非常有詩意的歌詞，最後等於塗滿了一塊畫布，她進入了搖滾樂、作曲家名人堂，也進加拿大音樂名人堂。

The TEC Awards獎將在 the 2020 NAMM Show的第三天頒發，時間是元月16-19日，頒給"在音響技術與製作有傑出成就的人士"。

得獎獲提名的樂界名人還有Paul McCartney、 Fleetwood Mac,、Elton John、與the Queen 的作品"Bohemian Rhapsody"。

Joni Mitchell出生於加拿大 Alberta的Fort McLeod，是一位能彈吉他及鋼琴的創作歌手，1966年搬到紐約，寫了二首很有名的歌"Both Sides, Now" 及"Woodstock"，她在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1974 年獲得的7名的"Help Me"，但1969年錄製沒推出過單曲的"Both Sides ,Now"，在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得的171名，非常受歌迷歡迎。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L1UngfqojI

Both Sides, Now

Songwriters: Joni Mitchell

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons every where
Looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and ferries wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
And you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions that I recall
I really don't know love
Really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say, "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh, but now old friends they're acting strange
And they shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

It's life's illusions that I recall
I really don't know life
I really don't know life at all

得到由以Les Paul掛名，在音樂界極具聲望的2020 NAMM TEC Awards獎。

這榮耀借電吉他和多軌錄音的先鋒Les Paul之名，獎勵專業人士或不同單位對音樂製作和硬體技術對業界有深度貢獻者。

The TEC Awards獎將在 the 2020 NAMM Show的第三天頒發，時間是元月16-19日，頒給"在音響技術與製作有傑出成就的人士"。

得獎獲提名的樂界名人還有Paul McCartney、 Fleetwood Mac,、Elton John、與the Queen 的作品"Bohemian Rhapsody"。

Joni Mitchell出生於加拿大 Alberta的Fort McLeod，是一位能彈吉他及鋼琴的創歌手，1966年搬到紐約，寫了二首很有名的歌"Both Sides Now" 及"Woodstock"，他在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1974 年獲得的7名的"Help Me"，但1969年錄製沒推出過單曲的"Both Sides Now"，在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得的171名，非常受歌迷歡迎。