Kenny Rogers-Lady

  以1978 暢銷曲"The Gambler"開始受到歌迷注目的 Kenny Rogers去世了。

  Kenny Rogers的家人難過地告訴大家："Rogers安詳的離開人世，家人都圍繞他身邊，他們希望在新冠肺炎流行的今日只辦小型家族告別式，家人並期盼未來能和歌迷與他的朋友一同公開回顧Kenny 的一生"。

  本名Kenneth Ray Rogers的Kenny Rogers 1938年出生於美國德州休士頓，他是少數從鄉村歌唱界竄出並走紅到全世界的藝人，他並也是演員、攝影師、企業家。

  1966年Kenny加入民謠合唱團The New Christy Minstrels，他認識了同團隊友Kim Carnes，次年他和幾位團員離團另組Kenny Rogers and The First Edition合唱團，該團有1968 #5 "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" 及1967年#6的"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"二首top 10暢銷曲。

  1976年Kenny Rogers and The First Edition宣告解散，Kenny開始他個人的歌唱生涯，在第一張單曲"Love Lifted Me"#97之後，他的"Lucille"獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜第2名、英國排行榜冠軍，在Billboard Hot 100排行榜則獲得第5名，在Grammy獎和鄉村音樂獎都獲得佳績，使他一曲成名。

  故事歌曲"The Gambler" 及"Coward of the County”分別於1978 與 1979年獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍，也成了流行歌曲榜Top 10暢銷曲，"The Gambler"也成了Kenny Rogers的招牌歌。1980 及 1981年Kenny還參加電視劇集演出。1982年主演電影Six Pack「福星鬧翻天」，其中的插曲"Love Will Turn You Around"獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍。

  Kenny第一首流行歌曲榜冠軍是1980年Lionel Richie寫的"Lady"，接著1983年和 Dolly Parton合唱的冠軍曲"Islands in the Stream"則是 Bee Gees的作品並擔任製作人。

  Kenny Rogers和女歌星 Dolly Parton、Dottie West、Kim Carnes、Sheena Easton都合作過，其中和Kim Carnes合唱的"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"#4成績最好。

  2013年Kenny Rogers進入鄉村歌曲名人堂，他結過五次婚，有五個子女，在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上名次最好的歌是1980年的六週冠軍曲"Lady"。

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

Lady

Lady, I'm your knight in shining armor and I love you
You have made me what I am and I'm yours
My love, there's so many ways I want to say I love you
Let me hold you in my arms forever more

You have gone and made me such a fool
I'm so lost in your love
And oh, girl we belong together
Won't you believe in my song?

Lady, for so many years I thought I'd never find you
You have come into my life and, made me whole
Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear

In my eyes I see no one else but you
There's no other love like our love
Oh yes, girl I'll always want you near me
I've waited for you for so long

Oh, lady, your love's the only love I need
And beside me is where I want you to be
'Cause, my love, my love, there's somethin' I want you to know
You're the love of my life, of my life, you're my lady
You're my lady

The Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Women

   The Rolling Stones合唱團推遲他們北美的巡迴演唱。

  這個合唱團三月17日宣告：15天的No Filter Tour巡迴演唱會將延後，原因是全球新冠肺炎的流行。 

 

  他們在聲明中表示：我們為必須這樣處理感到非常的失望，我們向所有歌迷們道歉，他們比我們還期盼這個巡迴演唱能如期舉行，但是為了每個人的健康和安全因素優先，我們一同去克服這問題，希望很快能再相見。

  The Rolling Stones三月8日已經在聖地牙哥開唱，巡演原來預定七月9日在亞特蘭大結束，主辦單位建議已經買票的歌迷先候住，等進一步的消息。

  自從新冠肺炎開始蔓延，許多歌星與合唱團的音樂活動都取消或延後舉行，其中包括Elton John,、 Guns N' Roses 、Alanis Morissette 、Jonas Brothers…等，有些人改在家裡或錄音室利用網路做現場直播。

  The Rolling Stones是與The Beatles齊名的搖滾樂團，組團於倫敦，樂評人將他們定位為Blues-influenced rock band，即一個有藍調內涵的搖滾樂團，主唱Mick Jagger就曾經擔任過Blues,Inc的主唱，他們暢銷曲極多，在歷年暢銷歌星(合唱團)排行榜獲得第10名。

Rolling Stones第一首在英美二地都獲得排行榜冠軍的歌是1965年的(I Can't Get No)Satisfaction，這首歌在滾石雜誌歷年最受歡迎的500首 歌曲榜獲得第2名，僅次於Bob Dylan的Like a Rolling Stone，是搖滾樂的經典之作。

  Rolling Stones 1969年有另外一首也在Billboard Hot 100排行榜獲得4週冠軍的Honky Tonk Women，在英國則獲得五周冠軍，比Satisfaction(三週)在英國還更受歡迎。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqqkGxZ1_8I

Honky Tonk Women

Songwriters: Keith Richards / Mick Jagger

I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across shoulder
'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind

It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

I laid a divorcée in New York City
I had to put up some kind of a fight
The lady then she covered me with roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind

It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

Madonna- Take a Bow

  Madonna因擔心導致新冠肺炎擴散而取消演出。

  Madonna第一次因非個人生病或發生意外而停止巡迴演唱。

  媒體報導： Madonna星期二和星期三在巴黎的演唱會已經取消，因為新冠肺炎爆發，當地政府有一些限制，特別的是星期日法國政府禁止千人以上的聚會，以防止新冠肺炎病毒擴散。

  Madonna的 Madame X巡迴演唱會已經被取消或延期演出搞得像得瘟疫一樣，這一位已經61歲的流行音樂歌后曾經承受過在舞台上抱病演出。

  其它知名的歌壇藝人如Mariah Carey、 Richard Marx、Avril Lavigne、Green Day及 K-pop superstars BTS也都因為新冠肺炎爆發而取消或延期他們的演出。

  德州奧斯丁的年度活動South by Southwest Festival也在上週宣布取消。

  Madonna 1958年出生於密西根州Bay City，1982年以Borderline獲得Billboard Hot 100榜第10名而開始走紅，演過幾部電影，還嫁過影帝西恩潘(1985-1989)，Madonna是搖滾樂史上的頭號女歌星，1984-2008年她和Whitney Houston、Mariah Carey、Janet Jacksone 當年最紅的四位女歌星一共得到51首冠軍曲，在流行歌壇傳為一段佳話。

  Madonna暢銷曲很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第四名，她也是1987年的冠軍歌星(The #1 Hot 100 artist of 1987_)，那二年她的Live To Tell、Papa Don't Preach、Open Your Heart、La Isla Bonita、Who's That Girl相信歌迷們都很熟悉。

  Madonna一共有12首冠軍曲，其中名次最好的歌是1994年底獲得連續7週冠軍的Take A Bow(成名曲Like A Virgin 1984年獲得6週冠軍)。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeiovnCv1o

Take a Bow

Madonna

Songwriters: Madonna Ciccone / Kenneth Edmonds

Take a bow, the night is over

This masquerade is getting older

Light are low, the curtains down

There's no one here (There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd)

Say your lines but do you feel them

Do you mean what you say when there's no one around (No one around)

Watching you, watching me,

One lonely star (One lonely star you don't know who you are)

I've always been in love with you (Always with you)

I guess you've always known it's true (You know it's true)

You took my love for granted, why oh why

The show is over, say good-bye

Say good-bye (Bye bye), say good-bye

Make them laugh, it comes so easy

When you get to the part

Where you're breaking my heart (Breaking my heart)

Hide behind your smile,

All the world loves a clown (Just make 'em smile the whole world loves a clown)

Wish you well, I cannot stay

You deserve an award for the role that you played (Role that you played)

No more masquerade,

You're one lonely star (One lonely star and you don't know who you are)

I've always been in love with you (Always with you)

I guess you've always known it's true (You know it's true)

You took my love for granted, why oh why

The show is over, say good-bye

I've always been in love with you (Always with you)

I guess you've always known it's true (You know it's true)

You took my love for granted, why oh why

The show is over, say good-bye

Say good-bye (Bye bye), say good-bye

All the world is a stage (World is a stage)

And everyone has their part (Has their part)

But how was I to know which way the story'd go

How was I to know you'd break (You'd break, you'd break, you'd break)

You'd break my heart

I've always been in love with you (I've always been in love with you)

Guess you've always known

You took my love for granted, why oh why

The show is over, say good-bye

I've always been in love with you (Always with you)

I guess you've always known it's true (You know it's true)

You took my love for granted, why oh why

The show is over, say good-bye

Say good-bye (Bye bye), say good-bye

Say good-bye

Bon Jovi- Livin' On A Prayer

   Jon Bon Jovi表示：哈利王子有很好的音樂細胞、很想給他一個擁抱。

  禮拜五(2/28)Jon Bon Jovi和 哈利王子來到倫敦有名的Abbey Road艾比路，他倆走進與艾比路同名的這一所指標性錄音室，他們要錄Bon Jovi 2019年版的歌"Unbroken"，Jon說有可能在歌的結尾聽到哈利王子的聲音。

  Jon和 哈利王子在錄音間合照的相片已經釋出，當記者問到哈利王子是否真有音樂細胞? Jon說："他可以的，我告訴你，這老兄能唱"﹗Jon補充 "你走著瞧吧"。這首歌下個月會推出。

  Jon同時也告訴記者，哈利王子決定放棄英國王室身分的事，不是他一介平民能置喙的。

  "我們任何一人，尤其美國人都知道，人們喜歡以他們自己的方式過日子"，Jon說：" 但是我們不管對他哥哥、他爸爸、他祖父母的尊敬之情都是深厚的，所以，想到他們的處境，我只想給他一個擁抱"﹗

  "Unbroken"將用以募款支援哈利辦的the Invictus Games，那是一個幫助受傷的現役與退伍軍人而舉辦的體育活動，一些受過傷的軍人也在歌裡錄了音，Jon表示，那對哈利有很特別的意義，因為哈利也當過軍人，他和軍人很親切地在錄音室互動。

  Jon說："我感覺特別有意義，因為我沒當過兵"。Jon錄"Unbroken"的目的是希望人們了解，這些受傷的男女軍人需要讚美，而那就是幫他們愈合。

  搖滾樂團Bon Jovi成立於紐澤西州Sayreville，Jon Bon Jovi擔任主唱，1986年他們以You Give Love A Bad Name、Living On A Prayer二首歌都獲得排行榜冠軍而開始走紅，Bon Jovi暢銷曲很多，在歷年暢銷歌星(合唱團)排行榜獲得第66名，2018年獲選進入搖滾樂名人堂。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi

Songwriters: Jon Bon Jovi / Desmond Child / Richard S. Sambora

Once upon a time not so long ago

Tommy used to work on the docks, union's been on strike
He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day working for her man
She brings home her pay, for love, for love

She says, we've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six-string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk
So tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
Baby, it's okay, someday

We've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Livin' on a prayer

Oh, we've got to hold on, ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got
Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer