Gilbert O'Sullivan-Alone Again (Naturally)

   

  1970年代來自愛爾蘭的知名歌星Gilbert O'Sullivan下週將在美國開43年來第一場演唱會，這場演唱會預定7月9日在紐約Winery市，7月10日在費城World Café現場開唱，O'Sullivan告訴Billboard記者:離開美國幾十年時間還能回美國來開唱，是協助他登峰的經紀人當年的一個精準的計算，在成為一位受歡迎的現場演唱的歌手之前，他曾有機會在Moody Blues的演唱會裡表演，但後來決定自己巡迴各地大型表演場館做演唱會而成名。

  O'Sullivan表示大張旗鼓去各地大演藝場館巡演很麻煩，所以他決定放棄，儘管他曾經在紐約卡奈基音樂廳有過成功的演出。

  我有很棒的樂團和私人飛機，但我們繼續唱下去聽的人會變少，儘管唱片暢銷百萬張，但不保證演唱會就賣座，他強調:回憶往日的成就而復出是不對的，應該多利用幕後支援部份的經驗。

  O'Sullivan是美國排行榜上知名的top 10歌星，他在1972 與 73年以冠軍曲"Alone Again (Naturally)" 與獲得第二名的動聽歌謠 "Clair"成名。

  1970年代後期Gilbert的歌唱事業走下坡，但在2000年後，他又開始定期巡迴演唱，他最新的專輯是2018年與他同名的Gilbert O'Sullivan，他總是用一個編制完整的樂隊，他也和吉他手Bill Shanley搭檔二重唱，這次此人將和The Kinks合唱團的主唱Ray Davies在Gilbert O'Sullivan的二場演唱會合作演出。

  他告訴Billboard雜誌:如果演唱會受歡迎，他考慮今秋在美國再安排一次演出。

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Alone Again (Naturally)

Songwriters: O'sullivan

In a little while from now

If I'm not feeling any less sour

I promise myself to treat myself

And visit a nearby tower

And climbing to the top

Will throw myself off

In an effort to

Make it clear to whoever

Wants to know what it's like When you're shattered

Left standing in the lurch at a church

Were people saying, My God, that's tough

She stood him up

No point in us remaining

We may as well go home

As I did on my own

Alone again, naturally

To think that only yesterday

I was cheerful, bright and gay

Looking forward to who wouldn't do

The role I was about to play

But as if to knock me down

Reality came around

And without so much as a mere touch

Cut me into little pieces

Leaving me to doubt

Talk about, God in His mercy

Oh, if he really does exist

Why did he desert me

In my hour of need

I truly am indeed

Alone again, naturally

It seems to me that

There are more hearts broken in the world

That can't be mended

Left unattended

What do we do

What do we do

Alone again, naturally

Looking back over the years

And whatever else that appears

I remember I cried when my father died

Never wishing to hide the tears

And at sixty-five years old

My mother, God rest her soul

Couldn't understand why the only man

She had ever loved had been taken

Leaving her to start

With a heart so badly broken

Despite encouragement from me

No words were ever

And when she passed away

I cried and cried all day

Alone again, naturally

Alone again, naturally