The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

  藍調搖滾樂手Eric Clapton 不是the Yardbirds 合唱團第一個主唱吉他手(1963-1965)，但他在該團那段時間的確開始漸漸出名，而且在離開時已經很有名了。

      60年代的Eric Clapton還是一個藍調音樂信徒，在英國音樂界他還不能與George Harrison相提並論，Harrison沒有Clapton熟練，但他身處一個Clapton都很想加入的非常棒的合唱團，他參與製作的專輯比Clapton製作的專輯還要好。

   多年期間他倆合作過二次以上，但他們最有名的二次合作是在60年代，1968年Harrison 找 Clapton 在The Beatles〈White Album〉專輯裡的單曲'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'「當我的吉他輕聲地哭泣」擔任吉他獨奏，Paul McCartney則擔任鋼琴前奏，這是Harrison個人最成功的歌曲之一。而Clapton 則邀請Harrison一起寫他為Cream合唱團製作的名曲 'Badge' 「徽章」(#69/69)並擔任吉他手。

     即使Clapton愛上了Harrison的太太Patti，但也沒有傷害他倆的友情，後來他們還互相開玩笑說他倆只是'husbands-in-law'「法律上的丈夫」。Harrison去世後Clapton 擔任追思音樂會的音樂指導，在音樂會裡獨奏了'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'。

     George Harrison (1943-2001) 是The Beatles披頭四合唱團的主奏吉他手，披頭四解散後他個人也推出過不少暢銷曲，也參加過超級合唱團Teaveling Wilburys，Harrison於披頭四時期主唱最有名的歌就是'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'、'Something' 及'Here Comes The Sun'。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDJs9dumZI

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSpW6MePb10

 

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

The Beatles

Songwriters: John Lennon / George Harrison / Paul James Mccartney

 

Ok, one, two, three, four

I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps.
I don't know why nobody told you
How to unfold your love
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you

I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps

With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps

I don't know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted

 

 

The Ronettes-Be My Baby

  Ronnie Spector 01/12/2022 去世，Brian Wilson 、Joan Jett及許多流行音樂界知名人士在社群網站發文懷念她 。

  Ronnie Spector因身為60年代The Ronettes 唱團的看板人物而知名，她於元月12日因癌症去世(78歲)。

  Ronnie Spector的家人在她的網站證實了她的死訊，“我們深愛的地球天使Ronnie在和癌症短暫的奮戰之後，在先生Jonathan的臂彎和家人的環伺下平和地離開這個世界。Ronnie生前眼裡始終閃爍著光芒，在她的臉上有一種勇敢的態度，一種調皮的幽默感和微笑，心中充滿了愛和感激“。

  經典合唱團The Beach Boys的要角Brian Wilson表示 : 我剛聽到Ronnie Spector的死訊，我不知道說什麼好，我很喜歡她的歌聲，她是一個很特別的人，是我的好朋友，她的死令人傷心…。

  重搖滾女主唱Joan Jett 說 : 我們的好朋友Ronnie Spector是一個甜心，她使搖滾樂深植人心。

   黑人女聲合唱團The Ronettes 組團於紐約，原名Veronica Bennett的Ronnie Spector與妹妹及表妹三人組成the Darling Sisters合唱團，1962年時她們替著名的唱片製作人Phil Spector工作，Veronica因後來嫁給Phil Spector(1968-1974年)而改名Ronnie Spector。

  The Ronettes於1963年以“Be My Baby”一曲成名，此曲獲得Cashbox錢櫃雜誌排行榜冠軍(Billboard雜誌則獲得三週第2名) 。

  因有一副好歌喉，Ronnie Spector在Eddie Money的暢銷曲“ Take Me Home Tonigh ”(#4/1986)應邀拔刀相助，即使她只唱“Be My Baby”的歌名都使“ Take Me Home Tonigh ”增色不少。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3lQH1B4wQ0

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJvIFK9-xk

 

 

Be My Baby

The Ronettes

 

Songwriters: Ellie Greenwich / Jeff Barry / Philip Spector

 

The night we met I knew I needed you so

And if I had the chance I'd never let you go

So won't you say you love me

I'll make you so proud of me

We'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go

So won't you, please, be my, be my baby

Be my little baby, my one and only baby

Say you'll be my darlin', be my, be my baby

Be my baby now, my one and only baby

Wha oh oh oh

I'll make you happy, baby, just wait and see

For every kiss you give me I'll give you three

Oh, since the day I saw you

I have been waiting for you

You know I will adore you 'til eternity

So won't you, please, be my, be my baby

Be my little baby, my one and only baby

Say you'll be my darlin', be my, be my baby

Be my baby now, my one and only baby

Wha oh oh oh oh

So come on and, please, be my, be my baby

Be my little baby, my one and only baby

Say you'll be my darlin', be my, be my baby

Be my baby now, my one and only baby

Wha oh oh oh

Be my, be my baby, be my little baby

My one and only baby, oh oh

Be my, be my baby, oh

My one and only baby, wha oh oh oh oh

Be my, be my baby, oh

My one and only baby, oh

Be my, be my baby, oh

Be my baby now

Carly Simon -You're So Vain

  Carly Simon 1972 年的冠軍曲"You're So Vain"的歌詞中有一句"I had a dream there were clouds in my coffee"「我夢見我的咖啡裡有雲」是什麼意思 ? 也許大多數聽友會從某人的角度去看，但隨著時光飛逝，這個問題也沒人去關心了。

  Carly Simon表示“ they were clouds in my coffee “這句子的構想來自有一次搭飛機的時候，她的一位工作夥伴Billy Mernit注意到白雲反射在她的咖啡上，告訴她"look at the clouds in your coffee"「看看妳咖啡裡的雲」，這句話後來被套用到她寫的"You're So Vain"的歌詞裡。

  Carly Simon進一步加以說明 : 我咖啡裡的雲朵是生活和愛情中令人困惑的一面，你無法看穿，但似乎很誘人。就像海市蜃樓變成了乾涸的土地。也許在咖啡杯底部你可以讀到一些東西  (就如茶葉或咖啡粉) ，就是這樣。就我自己而言，我很困惑，但這首歌很棒，這神秘的歌詞背後有個故事。

  Carly Simon出生於紐約曼哈坦，父親是一位出版商，原為民歌二重唱The Simon Sisters成員，1972-1983年與James Taylor曾結過婚，她的暢銷曲很多，是1970年代的紅歌星，她在排行榜上名次最好的歌就是這一首1972年獲得過三週排行榜冠軍的"You're So Vain"。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F6VsFau5IA

 

You're So Vain

Songwriters: Simon Carly

 

Son of a gun

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you

You're so vain (you're so vain)
I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you?

You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair and that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee clouds in my coffee and
You're so vain

You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain (you're so vain)

I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you don't you?
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee clouds in my coffee and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you

You're so vain (you're so vain)
I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you?

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun

Well you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not, you're with some underworld spy
Or the wife of a close friend wife of a close friend and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain (so vain)
I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you don't you?

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
Probably think this song about you
You're so vain

 

 

Madonna-Into The Groove

Madonna 譴責Tory Lanez 盜用"Into the Groove"

  流行歌唱界超級巨星Madonna指責 Tory Lanez的"Pluto's Last Comet"非法盜用她1985年的暢銷曲"Into The Grove"。"Pluto's Last Comet"是Lanez最近第六張專輯〈Alone At Prom〉當中的領銜歌曲，原來是電影Desperately Seeking Susan《神秘約會》的插曲。

  為了吸引他的注意，Madonna 在Lanez最近於Instagram 的貼文後警告他「非法使用他人的歌會get into the groove掉進陰溝」。

  "Into the Groove"作曲及製作是Madonna 與Stephen Bray，是1985年Madonna主演的喜劇電影Desperately Seeking Susan《神秘約會》的插曲。

  "Pluto's Last Comet"作曲及製作是Lanez 與Orlando tha Great and Chaz Jackson。

  Madonna 1958年出生於美國密西根州Bay City，在紐約長大，是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第4名的巨星，1984-2008年他與Mariah Carey、Whitney Houston、Janet Jackson四人一共唱出51首排行榜冠軍曲，是當代女歌星的超凡紀錄，令歌迷們難以忘懷。

 Madonna的 "Into the Groove"在美國沒有推出單曲，在英國則˙獲得過第4名，加長版還得到金唱片，頗受英國歌迷喜愛。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52iW3lcpK5M

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OQ2pV3lxr4

 

Into The Groove

Songwriters: Stephen Pate Bray / Madonna L. Ciccone

 

And you can dance
For inspiration
Come on
I'm waiting

Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?

Music can be such a revelation
Dancing around, you feel the sweet sensation
We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
I hope this feeling never ends tonight

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night, I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight, I wanna dance with someone else

Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?

Gonna get to know you in a special way
This doesn't happen to me every day
Don't try to hide it, love wears no disguise
I see the fire burning in your eyes

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night, I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight, I wanna dance with someone else

Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?
Yeah

Live out your fantasy here with me
Just let the music set you free
Touch my body, and move in time
Now I know you're mine (you've got to)

Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night, I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight, I wanna dance with someone else

Live out your fantasy here with me
Just let the music set you free
Touch my body, and move in time
Now I know you're mine

Now I know you're mine
Now I know you're mine
Now I know you're mine
Now I know you're mine
You've got to

Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be? (Yeah)
Got to
Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?
You've got to
Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?
You've got to
Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy, what will it be?