The Beatles-A Day in the Life

  一張專輯的結尾歌曲通常意圖留給歌迷最後的印象，而有時候也會留下一個疑問，有一點像一部電影的結尾畫面，它歸總這一張專輯，也許留個問題的感覺給你。它也許提供藝人未來的意圖，有時候這首結尾歌曲可能與專輯其它部分步調不一致，以至於無法自然地出現在專輯的任何位置，我們熟悉的結尾歌曲有The Who《Who's Next》的“Won't Get Fooled Again”， The Beatles 《Revolver》的“Tomorrow Never Knows”， The Beatles《Sgt Pepper》的“A Day In The Life”等歌。

  The Beatles披頭合唱團的《 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 》是他們1967年6月24日推出的專輯，在Billboard專輯排行榜獲得15週冠軍，是滾石雜誌500大專輯榜的冠軍專輯，除了它是Concept Album「概念專輯」在搖滾樂界有開創性之外， "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"、 "With a Little Help from My Friends"、    "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"、        "She's Leaving Home"、 "When I'm Sixty-Four"、  "A Day in the Life"這些歌雖然沒有推出單曲，但都非常獲得歌迷們的喜好。

  "A Day in the Life"這一首結尾歌曲是Lennon 與McCartney最後一首合作的歌，為《Sgt Pepper》這張專輯構思了一個偉大的結局，至少有Paul McCartney設想的演唱會感，在滾石雜誌歷年500大歌曲排行榜獲得第28名，是搖滾樂歌迷們必聽的一首歌。

  John Lennon寫頭尾部分，Paul McCartney在歌曲中間“Woke up/Fell out of bed”之前，請來40位古典音樂樂師，他們都穿無尾晚禮服，戴了逗趣的帽子，Paul並交代他們有15個小節從樂器上的最低音升到最高音，聽了那些小號的錄音他倆嚇壞了，Paul McCartney說 : 最終雷鳴般的鋼琴和弦結束了《 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 》專輯，使搖滾樂有了無限的可能。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM

 

A Day in the Life

作詞/作曲：John Lennon / Paul McCartney

 

I read the news today, oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph

He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords

I saw a film today, oh boy
The English Army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
Having read the book
I'd love to turn you on

Woke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on