2023年2月23日 星期四

The Guess Who-Clap For The Wolfman

  The Guess Who合唱團原名The Reflections"一度改名Chad Allen & The Expressions,原主唱是Chad Allen1966Burton Cummins取代Chad Allen為新主唱。

  Burton CumminsGuess Who合唱團擔任主唱的時期,是該團的全盛時期,除了" American Woman, No Sugar Tonight " (1970#1)之外," These Eyes" (1969/#6)" Laughing" (1969/#10))" No Time" (1969/#5)" Share The Land" (1970/#10)" Clap For The Wolfman " (1974/#6)都是非常受歡迎的Top 10暢銷曲

  The Guess Who1975年解散,Burton Cummins1976年有一首個人推出的單曲" Stand Tall"曾獲得第10。吉它手Randy Bachman1970年即離團自組BTO( Bachman-Turner Overdrives)合唱團。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzlq_aEJ008

" No Time"是冠軍曲" American Woman, No Sugar Tonight "之外The Guess Who合唱團名次最好的歌

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX8Nj8ABEI8

Wolfman Jack 是已故美國著名的廣播節目主持人,他主持風格之活潑至今無與倫比,在星際大戰」大導演George Lucas 1973年電影名片American Graffity美國風情畫當中曾邀請Wolfman Jack客串演出(他自己),他是美國廣播節目主持人當中的傳奇人物,此曲是向他致敬的歌,Wolfman Jack在歌中穿插了他招牌式的旁白替此曲增色不少

 

Clap for the Wolfman

LyricsBurton Cummings / Kurt Winter / William R Wallace

 

Clap for the Wolfman

He gon' rate your record high

Clap for the Wolfman

You gon' dig him 'til the day you die

Clap for the Wolfman

He gon' rate your record high (mmh, yes gracious)

Clap for the Wolfman

You gon' dig him 'til the day you die

Doo Ron Ron and the Duke of Earl

They were friend's of mine

And I was on my moonlight drive

Snuggled in said, "Baby, just one kiss"

She said, "No, no, no"

Romance ain't keepin' me alive

I said, "Hey babe, do you wanna coo, coo, coo?"

She said, "Ah, ah, ah"

So I was left out in the cold

I said, "You're what I've been dreaming of"

She said, "I don't want to know"

(Oh you know, she was diggin' the cat on the radio)

Clap for the Wolfman

He gon' rate your record high

(Yes baby, I your doctor love)

Clap for the Wolfman

You gon' dig him 'til the day you die

(Heh heh, everybody's talking about the Wolfman's "pompatous of love")

Seventy-five or eighty miles an hour

She hollered, "Slow, slow, slow"

Baby, I can stop right on a dime

I said, "Hey baby, give me just one kiss"

She said, "No, no, no"

But how was I to bide my time?

I said, "Hey babe, do you wanna coo, coo, coo?"

He said "Ah, ah, ah"

Said, "I'm about to overload"

I said "You're what I been living for"

She said "I don't know want to know"

(Oh, you thought she was diggin' you but she was diggin' me)

Clap for the Wolfman

He gon' rate your record high

(As long as you got the curves, baby, I got the angles)

Clap for the Wolfman

You gon' dig him 'til the day you die

(It's all according to how your boogaloo situation stands, you understand?)

Clap for the Wolfman

He gon' rate your record high

(You ain't gonna get 'em, 'cause I got 'em, ha yeah)

Clap for the Wolfman (oh)

You gon' dig him 'til the day you die

(You might wanna try, but I gon' keep 'em)

Clap for the Wolfman (ain't that right girls? Yes)

Clap for the Wolfman

Clap for the Wolfman

Clap for the Wolfman

Clap for the Wolfman (and I got 'em all)

Clap for the Wolfman (yes you go right on 'head and try)

Clap for the Wolfman (I'm gonna say bye)

Clap for the Wolfman (you love him don't you?)

Clap for the Wolfman (I love you)

Clap for the Wolfman (come over here my precious little baby)

Clap for the Wolfman (come here)

Clap for the Wolfman (oh yes love is real dear, yeah)

Clap for the Wolfman

Clap for the Wolfman (you see what I mean fellas?)

Clap for the Wolfman (just gotta)

Clap for the Wolfman (clap for the Wolfman)

 

2023年2月16日 星期四

The Guess Who-American Woman, No Sugar Tonight

 

哪一個搖滾樂團有最多暢銷曲但是沒有進搖滾樂名人堂the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

合乎以上條件的合唱團是the Guess Who「猜是誰」。

  他們有40首歌進入過加拿大的排行榜前10021首歌進入美國排行榜前100名,其中14首歌是 top 40暢銷曲而且有6首歌獲得排行榜冠軍包括二首歌推出的: " American Woman, No Sugar Tonight "

  The Guess Who合唱團Randy Bachman寫了大部分的該團暢銷曲後來自組BTO ( Bachman-Turner Overdrives)合唱團.唱了不少受歡迎的歌。所以the Guess Who合唱團是搖滾樂名人堂的遺珠之憾。

   The Guess Who合唱團來自加拿大Winnipeg,Manitoba原名The Reflections度改名Chad Allen&The Expressions主唱即是Chad Allen1966年加入Burton Cummins為新主唱Randy Bachman原為吉1970年離團自組BTO
  The Guess Who
合唱團暢銷曲很多是1970年代很受歡迎的搖滾樂團他們在Billboard Hot 100排行榜成績最好的歌是" American Woman, No Sugar Tonight " (1970#1) 該團於1975年解散

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uf6EY2BZBw

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzjfw6I78jI

專輯中以混和曲推出,名No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature,很棒的歌

 

No Sugar Tonight

written by The Guess Who

 

Lonely feeling deep inside
Find a corner where I can hide
Silent footsteps crowding me
Sudden darkness but I can see

No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar to stand beside me
No sugar to run with me

(Dat’n-doo-dow-dow-dat’n-doo-dow...)

In the silence of her mind
Quiet movements where I can find
Grabbing for me with her eyes
Now I’m falling from her skies

No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar to stand beside me
No sugar to run with me

(Dat’n-doo-dow-dow-dat’n-doo-dow...)

 

 

 

2023年2月9日 星期四

Joe Cocker-With A Little Help From My Friends

   哪一個知名歌星很少作曲?

  Joe Cocker

  這一位英國歌手唱過很多受歡迎的歌,他對歌曲的詮釋至今算是歌壇傳奇人物之一,拿他在著名的Woodstock演唱會時唱的“With A Little Help From My Friends”the Beatles披頭合唱團後來翻唱的版本相比較,證明此一說法並不過份,其實這首歌是披頭團員John Lennon Paul McCartney所寫的

  事實上 Joe Cocker錄過22張錄音室專輯還有幾張現場的錄音,他真是一位傑出的歌手

  Joe Cocker 1944年出生於英格蘭約克夏Sheffield2014年底因肺癌病逝(70) ,他令人注目的舞台逗趣動作來自Ray Charles的鋼琴表演

  Joe Cocker作品很多,在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第322名,“With A Little Help From My Friends”獲得過英國排行榜冠軍,在Billboard Hot 100排行榜成績最好的歌是1982年的電影「軍官與紳士」的插曲,與Jennifer Warnes合唱的“Up Where We Belong”,曾獲得連續3週排行榜冠軍。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkHXGt-vzg

難忘的電影插曲

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

the Beatles 唱的“With A Little Help From My Friends”沒有推出單曲,但獲得滾石雜誌RS500#136名,也是一首歌迷們喜愛的歌。

 

With A Little Help From My Friends

LyricsJohn Lennon / Paul McCartney

 

What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears, then I'll sing you a song
I will try not to sing out of key, yeah

Oh, baby I get by
(By with a little help from my friends)
All I need is my buddies
(Try with a little help from my friends)
I said, I'm gonna get high
(High with a little help from my friends)
Oh, yeah

What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
No, no
How do I feel at the end of the day?
(Are you sad 'cause you're on your own?)
I tell don't get sad no more

Gonna get by with my friends
(Try high with a little help from my friends)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna try
(Try with a little help from my friends)
Keep on gettin' high, oh, Lord

I need someone to love
(Could it be anybody?)
All I need is someone
Knows just where I'm goin', yeah
Somebody who knows just what I'll show them, baby

Said, I'm gonna make it with my friends, yeah, yeah
(Try with a little help with my friends)
Oh, oh, I'm gonna keep on tryin', yeah
(High with a little help from my friends)
I'm gonna keep on tryin' now, babe

I'm certain it happens all the time, yeah
(What do you see when you turn off the light?)
I can't tell you, but it sure feels like mine

Don't you know I'm gonna make it with my friends?
(Try with a little help with my friends)
I promised myself I'll get by
(High with a little help from my friends)
Said, I'm gonna try it with them too hard

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Could it be anybody?)
Oh, there's gotta be somebody
Going to be right, I know it
Somebody carefree, now
Oh, yeah, yeah

Said, I'm gonna get by with my friends
(Try with a little help with my friends)
Oh, yes, I'm gonna keep tryin', now
(High with a little help from my friends)
Keep on tryin' with my friends
(By with a little help from my friends)

Oh, you'll never gonna stop me anymore
(Try with a little help with my friends)
I'm gonna keep on tryin', yeah
(High with a little help from my friends)
I'm gettin' high, I wanna make time, Lord, no
Gonna get by with my friends, yeah
Oh, I'm gonna get on by
Yes, I'm gonna get on by
Wanna take 'em all along
I wanna take 'em all along with me, yeah, yeah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023年2月2日 星期四

Jeff Beck&The Honey Drippers

  吉他大師Jeff Beck元月10(2023)去世,享年78

  曾經是The Yardbirds團員的Jeff Beck,後來組成 the Jeff Beck Group,他是搖滾樂界最有影響力的搖滾吉他手之一

  他的死訊經由家人證實:我們非常悲痛地分享這一新聞,Jeff因突然感染細菌性腦膜炎安詳的去世」。

  這位英籍搖滾樂手於1965年於The Yardbirds合唱團時,帶給歌迷強力及敢於創新的吉他型態

  當年他經錄音室樂隊同伴Jimmy Page介紹加入The Yardbirds,取代離團而去的Eric Clapton,他在該團待了20個月,主要在忙1966 推出的專輯 Roger the Engineer》,這張專輯是他們在英國發行的唯一專輯,在美國則改名《Over Under Sideways Down》,是第三張專輯。

  在被The Yardbirds開除之後,Beck錄了很多個人的單曲,包括:"Love is Blue" and "Hi Ho Silver Lining"製作人是 Mickie Most And His Playboys Mickie Most

  他組了自己的樂團 the Jeff Beck Group,主唱Rod Stewart,貝斯手Ronnie Wood,鼓手Nicky Hopkins,他們過二張專輯1968年的 Truth 》與1969年的Beck-Ola》。

  他贏得六座Grammy獎,進入Rock and Roll Hall of Fame「搖滾樂名人堂」二次。

  Jeff Beck加入過的The Yardbirds (1965- 1966) 是一個傳奇搖滾樂團,成名曲是1965年推出的英國冠軍曲" For Your Love "(Eric Clapton時期),而Jeff BeckJimmy PageRobert Plant所組的All Star Band-The Honey Drippers翻唱的老歌"Sea of Love" (#3/1984)令歌迷們難忘

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2LSSgQMc2E

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2wyYEnjeas

 

For Your Love

LyricsGaston Steenkist / Graham Gouldman / Rene Ter Horst

 

For your love
For your love
For your love
I'd give you everything and more, and that's for sure
For your love
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door
For your love

To thrill you with delight
I'll give you diamonds bright
There'll be things that will excite
To make you dream of me at night

For your love
For your love
For your love

For your love, for your love
I would give the stars above
For your love, for your love
I would give you all I could

For your love
For your love
For your love
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give
For your love
I'd give the stars and the sun 'fore I live
For your love

To thrill you with delight
I'll give you diamonds bright
There'll be things that will excite
To make you dream of me at night

For your love
For your love
For your love
For your love

  

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