2025年7月25日 星期五

Elton John -Daniel

Elton John 的歌(Daniel)是什麼意思?

    (Daniel)由約翰和他的作詞人 Bernie Taupin 於 1973 年創作。它出現在Elton John 1973 年的專輯《 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player》之中

    多年來歌迷們顯然誤解了這首歌的意思。有些人一直以為是一個叫 Daniel的兄弟去世了,而那他們很想念他

    無論如何,這首由 Bernie Taupin 的歌詞在他的網站上解釋了他的創作靈感:我在《時代》雜誌上看到這篇有關春節攻勢的文章。旁邊還有一個側邊欄,講述了許多從越南來的士兵是如何成為淳樸的鄉下人的,他們對於自己所受到的崇拜和敵意(取決於他們來自哪個地區)都感到尷尬。在大多數情況下,他們只是想恢復正常生活,但卻發現很難, 因為他們要面對那麼多令人厭惡的戰爭的負擔。

     Elton John 為這首歌曲創作音樂時,他刪除了最後一段,因為他認為這首歌已經太長了。被刪除的詩句解釋說 Daniel是越戰老兵,戰後回到家鄉農場後,卻無法找到平靜,於是決定離開美國前往西班牙。由於最後一段詩句被刪去,這首歌就變成了兩個兄弟分道揚鑣的模糊故事,不過 Bernie Taupin 說,丟失這段詩句並不是什麼大問題。

    Elton John 1947年出生於英國 Middlesex,Pinner,是一位歷年暢銷歌星排行第3名的 Pop-rock 輕搖滾巨星(Daniel)1973年獲得連續二周第2名也是BMI最常播出歌曲第66名的歌 。

 

Elton John- Daniel

歌迷:我謹以此紀念所有已逝去的丹尼爾。願上帝保佑你們,先生們。

 

Daniel

作詞:Bernie Taupin    作曲:Elton John



Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh and he should know, he's been there enough
Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much

Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky

Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky

Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

 

 

 

 

 

2025年7月19日 星期六

Connie Francis-Everybody's Somebody's Fool

  歷年暢銷歌星排行第28名的女歌星 Connie Francis去世,享年 87 歲

  這位 1950s-'60 年代的情歌手最近因“極度疼痛”而住院。

  Connie Francis是 1950 年代和 60 年代深受喜愛的流行歌星,1960 年她憑藉標誌性熱門歌曲“Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool”成為第一位登上 Billboard Hot 100 冠軍的女性 。

  她的公關 Ron Roberts 於週四(7月17日)上午在Facebook上證實了這一消息,他寫道:「我懷著沉痛和極度悲痛的心情告知大家我親愛的朋友Connie Francis 昨晚去世的消息。我知道,康妮會同意她的粉絲們是第一批獲悉這一噩噩的人。」今年 3 月,Francis 告訴粉絲們,由於髖“麻煩且疼痛”,她只能坐在輪椅上,並且正在接受幹細胞治療來解決這個問題。

  Francis 於 2018 年退出流行音樂,此前他的職業生涯包括在 1950 年代末和 60 年代初憑藉 (Pretty Little Baby) (Stupid Cupid)等輕快的流行歌曲以及(Where the Boys Are) (Who’s Sorry Now) (Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You) 等感人至深的而大受歡迎

  (Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool)榮登榜首之後,Francis又以後續作品(My Mind Has a Heart Of Its Own)再次奪冠,並在 1962 年以(Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You) 再次榮登榜首。Francis 多才多藝、擁有悅耳的嗓音和自信的風格, 他的暢銷曲還包括多首top 5 的熱門歌曲,包括 1958 年的 (My Happiness) 和(Lipstick on Your Collar)以及 1961 年的(Where the Boys Are) 。然而,到了 1960 年代中期,隨著大眾的口味轉向披頭四和其他英國樂團更快節奏的搖滾,她在排行榜上的主導地位開始減弱。

  這位 1937 年 12 月 12 日出生於新澤西州紐瓦克的歌手,本名(Concetta Franconero),唱片銷量超過 4000 萬張,是美國最受歡迎的女歌手之一,共獲得 35 首 Top 40 的熱門歌曲,其中 Top10 有16首獲得排行榜冠軍的則有 3 首歌

  儘管 Francis早已退出歌壇和演藝圈,但今年早些時候,當她 1962 年創作此前鮮為人知的歌曲(Pretty Little Baby)因 TikTok 上與這首歌相關的潮流而走紅時,她表示很驚訝,但她承認自己幾乎不記得這首歌了。 「我必須聽一聽才能認出它,」她告訴 Billboard,這首歌迄今為止已在 TikTok 上引發了 300 多萬個影片。「然後,當然我意識到我已經用七種語言做到了這一點」。

 


(37) Connie Francis Everybody's Somebody's Fool (HQ Stereo) (1962) - YouTube

Connie Francis暢銷曲很多老歌迷們應該都知道當年的紅歌星會同時拍電影她的歌應該會給老歌迷們帶來年輕時的美好回憶吧

 

(37) Connie Francis - Pretty Little Baby (Official Audio) - YouTube

老歌迷說:我很高興在她去世前,她有機會看到她的歌曲在這麼多年後如何重新流行起來。

 

 

 Everybody's Somebody's Fool

作詞/作曲:Howard Greenfield / Jack Keller

The tears I cried for you could fill an ocean
But you don't care how many tears I cry
And though you only lead me on and hurt me
I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye

'Cause everybody's somebody's fool
Everybody's somebody's plaything
And there are no exceptions to the rule
Yes, everybody's somebody's fool

I've told myself it's best that I forget you
Though I'm a fool, at least I know the score
Yet darling, I'd be twice as blue without you
It hurts, but I'd come running back for more

'Cause everybody's somebody's fool
Everybody's somebody's plaything
And there are no exceptions to the rule
Yes, everybody's somebody's fool

Someday you'll find someone you really care for
And if her love should prove to be untrue
You'll know how much this heart of mine is breaking
You'll cry for her the way I cry for you

Yes, everybody's somebody's fool
Everybody's somebody's plaything
And there are no exceptions to the rule
Yes, everybody's somebody's fool

 

2025年7月16日 星期三

Simply Red-Holding Back the Years

今天要來回味一首 1986年的冠軍曲,Simply Red所唱的 (Holding Back the Years

   1960年6月8日 Everly Brothers 的( Cathy's Clown) 獲得排行榜冠軍。當天 Mick Hucknall 出生於英格蘭曼徹斯特。他的父親是一名理髮師,他的母親在他二歲時離開了家,所以米克是由他的阿姨帶大。阿姨的女兒 Sheila 帶小米克去聽 《A Hard Day's Night》 演唱會。他成了自稱是披頭四狂熱分子。

  Mick 12 歲時買了第一張單曲唱片 Diana Ross 的(Doobedood'ndoobe,Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo) 是Diana人第二張專輯《Everything Is Everything 》當中的一首歌,沒想到十五年後 Diana Ross會請 Mick Hucknall 為她寫歌。

  他寫了一首歌名為 (Shine) 的歌(收錄在Diana第21張專輯Red Hot Rhythm &Blues中)。 他受到底特律(Tamla-Motown)唱片和孟菲斯唱片 (Stax Volt)唱片最強的的影響。 14 歲時,他就成為了曼徹斯特一名俱樂部 DJ,他在那裡的雷鬼音樂樂隊 Big Youth and Burning Spear唱 James Brown與雷鬼音樂的歌。

  他後來就讀於藝術學校,但音樂仍然是他生活中的主要部分。 17 歲時,他組建了一支樂隊,名為 Frantic Elevators,將 punk 與 R&B 融為一體。他們在一家名為 Eric's 的酒吧演奏。樂隊經理 Roger Eagle 向當地藝人經紀人 Elliot Rashman 介紹了 Hucknall 的樂隊。 Rashman來到曼徹斯特理工學院的一場演出現場聆聽樂團演奏。

 「我聽到這個聲音,就像一個溺水的人,倒著來了——我看到的不是我的過去,而是我的未來在我眼前閃過。我想:「這是一個不可思議的聲音,一個擁有一切卻尚未成形的聲音。 「Rashman 在《音樂家》雜誌中中告訴 Fred Schruers

  The Frantic Elevators 樂團在一起待了三年。然後 Hucknall 組了另一個樂團,經紀人 Elliot 認為這個樂隊應該被稱為〈Concrete Wig或〈Corn Gods。Hucknall 有另一個想法。「最初我只是想把這個樂隊命名為‘紅色’,因為最初我們打算以個人名義組建樂隊,」他在接受《洛杉磯周刊》 Bill Bentley 採訪時說道。 「我本來想用我的紅頭髮來命名樂隊,真的。後來, 我的經紀人 Rashman 打電話的時候,有人問樂隊叫什麼他就說,Simply "Red"就叫‘紅’。 

  在他們的第一首單曲中,Simply Red 錄製了 Hucknall 在俱樂部播放唱片時發現的一首歌曲:Valentine Brothers 的《Money's Too Tight (To Men-tion)》。該歌曲在英國大獲成功,並於 1985 年 8 月作為美國第一首單曲發行,但未能進入Hot 100 單曲榜。

   (Holding Back the Years)被描述為自傳式的歌,是第二首單曲。 Hucknall 19 歲時與 Frantic Elevators 樂隊的吉他手 Neil Smith 共同創作了這首歌。他們的原版很難找到,而 Hucknall自己也只有一份。 Simply Red 錄製的歌曲於 1986 年 4 月 5 日進入 Billboard Hot 100 單曲榜,並在 14 週後登頂榜首。 《Money's Too Tight (To Men-tion)》作為後續作品重新發行,最高排名第 28 名。

  Hucknall深情的歌聲招致了英國媒體的猛烈批評。但其他方面也給予了讚揚。樂團被邀請為 James Brown 做開場表演。不僅 Diana Ross 要求創作一首歌曲,就連曾為 The Supremes 創作過 10 首冠軍單曲的 La-mont Dozier 也同意與一起創作一些歌曲。他們在洛杉磯 Dozier 的家中待了一天,為the Men and Women 》專輯創作了兩首歌曲。 

 

Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Official 4K Remaster)

Simply Red這位主唱 Mick Hucknall 被樂評人定位為blue-eyed soul白人靈魂歌手。

 

Holding Back the Years

Writers: Mick Hucknall

 

Holding back the years,
Thinking of the fear I've had for so long.
When somebody hears,
Listen to the fear that's gone.
Strangled by the wishes of pater,
Hoping for the arm of mater,
Get to me sooner or later,

Nothing ever could, yeah.
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on.

Chance for me to escape from all I know.
Holding back the tears.
There's nothing here has grown.
I've wasted all my tears,
Wasted all those years.
Nothing had the chance to be good,

Nothing ever could, yeah.
I'll keep holding on,

I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on,
I'll keep holding on.
So tight.


 

2025年7月10日 星期四

Crystal Gayle-Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

  今天介紹一1977年獲得3周第2名的跨界鄉村抒情歌曲。Crystal Gayle所唱的 (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue)

  Crystal Gayle 本名 Brenda Gail Webb 於 1951 年1月9日出生於肯塔基州 Paintsville;在印第安納州 Wabash 長大。是著名的鄉村歌手「礦工的女兒 」 Loretta Lynn 妹。

  1970 年至 1990 年間,共獲得 52 首鄉村熱門歌曲(其中18首獲得排行榜冠軍)。Billboard Hot 100 排行榜也有4首Top 20的暢銷曲。

  Loretta Lynn Crystal Gayle中間還有一位Peggy Sue Wright和他們的大哥 Willie 'Jay' Lee Webb

 都是鄉村歌手他們可謂鄉村歌曲世家

  (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue) 獲得Grammy最佳鄉村歌曲及最佳女聲歌曲獎也獲得 CMA 鄉村音樂協會年度歌曲獎

 

CRYSTAL GAYLE - DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE (1977) - HQ AUDIO VIDEO EDIT

歌迷:一位美麗的女用美妙的嗓音演唱了這首浪漫的大師級歌曲...

 

 

Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle

作詞/作曲:Richard C Leigh



Don't know when I've been so blue
Don't know what's come over you
You've found someone new and
Don't it make my brown eyes blue

I'll be fine when you're gone
I'll just cry all night long
Say it isn't true and
Don't it make my brown eyes blue

Tell me no secrets, tell me some lies
Give me no reasons, give me alibies
Tell me you love me and don't let me cry
Say anything but don't say goodbye

I didn't mean to treat you bad
Didn't know just what I had
But honey now I do
And don't it make my brown eyes
Don't it make my brown eyes
Don't it make my brown eyes blue

 

 

2025年7月2日 星期三

Waylon Jennings - luckenbach, texas (back to the basics of love)

 本周介紹介紹一位另類鄉村歌星Waylon Jennings和他一首都很棒的歌

  Waylon Jennings 1937 年 6 月 15 日出生於德州利特爾菲爾德。 2002 年 2 月 13 日因糖尿病逝世(享年 64 歲)。在德州拉伯克擔任 DJ 期間,Jennings 搖滾樂傳奇歌星 Buddy Holly成為了朋友。

  1958 年 Holly 製作了 Jennings 的第一張唱片“Jole Blon”。Jennings 隨後加入了Holly的伴奏樂隊,擔任貝斯手,1959演奏了命運多舛的"Winter Dance Party" tour 「冬日舞曲宴」1970年代中期,Jennings成為鄉村音樂「亡命之徒」運動 the "outlaw" movement 的領導者 。「亡命之徒」鄉村音樂運動是美國鄉村音樂的一個子流派,由活躍於1970 年代和80 年代初的一小群藝創作,統稱為亡命之徒運動,他們在納什維爾的權威之外爭取並贏得了創作自由(納許維爾的權威決定了大多數音樂的聲音)

  1969/10/26/,Waylon Jennings 與鄉村女歌星 Jessi Colter 結婚

  Waylon Jennings 在電影《納許維爾叛逆者》和《麥金托什》中演出。並在電視劇《正義前鋒》The Dukes Of Hazzard 擔任解說員。

  2001 Waylon Jennings進鄉村歌曲名人堂。1975年獲得最佳男歌手。1976 年最佳二重唱 (與 Willie Nelson 合作)

  今天來欣賞一首在 Billboard Hot 100 過第25名的歌(鄉村榜#6)首與傳統納許維爾作品不同風格的跨界鄉村歌曲 luckenbach, texas (back to the basics of love)

 

Waylon Jennings Luckenbach Texas

Willie Nelson 唱ending

 

 

 luckenbach, texas (back to the basics of love)

作詞/作曲:Bobby Emmons / Chips Moman

The only two things in life that make it worth livin'
Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women
I don't need my name in the marquee lights
I got my song and I got you with me tonight
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin'
Got us feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
Newbury's train songs and "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, ain't nobody feelin' no pain

So baby, let's sell your diamond ring
Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away
This coat and tie is choking me
In your high society, you cry all day
We've been so busy keepin' up with the Jones
Four car garage and we're still building on
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin' got us feudin'
Like the Hatfield and McCoys
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
Newbury's train songs and "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, ain't nobody feelin' no pain

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
Willie and Waylon and the boys
This successful life we're livin's got us feudin'
Like the Hatfield and McCoys
Between Hank Williams' pain songs
And Jerry Jeff's train songs and "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, there ain't nobody feelin' no pain

2025年6月25日 星期三

Paul Hardcastle -19

  介紹 One Hit Wonder是Paul Hardcastle 於1985 年獲得 Billboard 單曲排行第 15 名的 "19"。〈標題指的是越南美軍士兵的平均年齡〉


  "19"是來自倫敦的當代爵士樂鍵琴手 Paul Hardcastle 創作的一首歌曲 他的同名第三張錄音室專輯 Paul Hardcastle (1985) 中的第一首單曲

  這首歌傳達了強烈的反戰訊息,重點是美國捲入越南戰爭及其對服役士兵的影響。

 

  該曲因創新使用採樣和處理過的語音而聞名,特別是對「19」和「毀滅」

使用的「合成口吃」效果。還包括各種非語音、重新配音的取樣,例如人群噪音和軍號聲吸引了歌迷的注目。

 

  這首歌在英國排行獲得第5名。

 

  順便介紹一首越戰時期美國的「愛國歌曲」1966年曾獲得連續5周冠軍曲 "The Ballad Of The Green Berets"那也是一首 One Hit Wonder

 

  演唱者 SSGT Barry Sadler 1940 年 11 月 1 日出生於新墨西哥州卡爾斯巴德。 1989 年 11 月 5 日因心臟衰竭去世(享年 49 歲)。美國陸軍特種部隊(又稱綠扁帽)參謀軍士在越南服役,直到腿部被炸彈炸傷。

 

 

Paul Hardcastle ~ Nineteen ~ Baz

有人說這是 80 年代霹靂舞歌曲的先驅。

 

 

(11) Ballad OF THE GREEN BERET - YouTube

 1988年他在瓜地馬拉家中遭遇搶劫時頭部中彈,導致腦性麻痺 。

 

 

 

 

19

 作詞/作曲:Jonas Mccord / Paul Hardcastle / William Couturie

In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war, but it wasn't
It was different in many ways, as so were those that did the fighting
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was twenty-six
In Vietnam he was nineteen
In inininininin Vietnam he was nineteen

In inininininin Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen

The heaviest fighting of the past two weeks
Continued today twenty-five miles northwest of Saigon

I really wasn't sure what was going on

N-n-n-n-nineteen, nineteen
N-nineteen, nineteen

In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve-month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost every day

N-n-n-n-nineteen
(N-n-n-n-nineteen) nineteen

In Saigon a US military spokesman said today
More than seven hundred enemy troops were killed last week
In that sensitive border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of two thousand six hundred eighty-nine soldiers

All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average age was nineteen

D-d-d-d-d-destruction
D-d-d-d-d-destruction

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered From what psychiatrists call
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years after coming home
Almost eight-hundred-thousand men
Are still fighting the Vietnam War

None of them received a hero's welcome

Nineteen
S-S-S-S-Saigon
Nineteen, n-n-n-n-n-ninteen
N-n-n-n-n-ninteen

Nineteen n-n-n-n-n-ninteen
N-n-n-n-n-ninteen, nineteen

Purple heart, Saigon

 


2025年6月19日 星期四

The Chi-lites -Oh, girl

    The Chi-lites 耐心等待,最後獲得Billboard Hot 100單曲榜冠軍。本周要推薦這個 R&B 合唱團最有名的二首歌

  該組合是1960 年由 Marchall Thompson 組成的 。 Marchall Thompson 為芝加哥人,曾在 Regal 劇院替 Major Lance、the Dells 及 the Flamingos 合唱團擔任鼓手。Thompson 與團隊成員Creadel Jones 在當地樂隊Desideros一起演唱過。他們 HiLites 團名和 Mercury唱片公司簽約。

  HiLites一首名為(Pots and Pans)的單曲推出後成績不佳。他們不但丟了也丟了他們的名。因為另一個團體先擁有它。Thompson 認為如果在團名前面加一個 C 並說明來自芝加哥,這會讓他們 再生。

  正名 Marshall and the Chi-Lites之後他們為James Shelton錄製了唱片,他們與 Mercury唱片公司重新簽約,在 Blue 公司發行了兩首單曲。但 Rock 子公司再次被撤銷。 1967 年,樂團透過 Dakar 製作公與 MCA 達成協議。改變他們的名字永久地為 Chi-Lites。

  1969年春天他們進入了 Hot 100。(Give It Away #88)用的是MCA 的 Brunswick 品牌。

  1971 年 5 月,(Have You Seen Her)這首歌飆升至 Hot100單曲榜第3名。但是接著推出的(I Want to PayYou Back For Loving Me)勉強獲得了95名,他們推出的下一首歌 (Oh Girl) 卻是 一首優美的曲子,透過精湛的製作和令人難忘的演唱觸動了歌迷大眾的心弦。樂評人Joe McEwen寫道:過度男性鮮明寫照,甚至不當年另外兩個帶有憂鬱合唱團The Moments 和 The Delfonics,效果好。

  The Chi-Lites 主唱 Eugene Record那尖細的男高音加上偶爾會出現最哀怨孤獨的口琴在(Oh Girl)和((The) Coldest Days of My Life)二首歌中,悲情往往是相當戲劇化且有效…。

  The Chi-Lites 繼《Oh Girl》之後的 Top 30 暢銷曲只有(Stoned Out of My Mind)

 

(30) The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl - YouTube

50多年過去了,它依然像 1972 年一樣棒Oh Girl這首歌在BMI最常播出歌曲排行獲得#36名 

喜歡這首歌定要再聽他們的 Have You Seen Her

 

(30) Have You Seen Her - YouTube

絕對最棒的情歌之一…和聲…歌詞…天才歌手…永不過時!經典,永恆。

 

Oh, girl

作詞/作曲:Eugene Record

Oh, girl
I'd be in trouble if you left me now
'Cause I don't know where to look for love
I just don't know how

Oh, girl
How I depend on you
To give me love when I need it
Right on time you would always be

All my friends call me a fool
They say, "Let the woman take care of you"
So I, try to be hip and think like the crowd
But even the crowd can't help me now, oh

Oh, girl
Tell me, what am I gonna do?
I know I've got a guilty face
Girl, I feel so out of place, oh, yeah, yeah

Don't know where to go, who to see, yeah
(Du-du, du-du, du-du)

Oh, girl
I guess I better go
I can save myself a lot of useless tears
Girl, I've gotta get away from here

Oh, girl
Pain will double if you leave me now
'Cause I don't know where to look for love
And I don't, I don't know how

Oh, yeah, mm
Oh, girl
Why do I love you so?
Yeah
(Du-du, du-du, du-du)
Better be on my way, I can't stay, oh yeah
(Du-du, du-du, du-du)
Have you ever seen such a helpless man? Oh, no

 

 

 

2025年6月15日 星期日

The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations

  The Beach Boys最受歡迎的美國搖滾樂團 , 1961 年在加州Hawthorne成立。

  由 Wilson 兄弟 Brian Wilson (鍵琴手、貝斯手)Carl Wilson (吉他) Dennis Wilson 以及他們的表弟 Mike Love(主唱,薩克斯風手)和 Al Jardine(吉他手 )共同組成

  The Beach Boys 主唱、流行音樂天才 Brian Wilson 最近去世,享年 82 歲。這位音樂偶像是代最傑出(也是最麻煩)的歌手、詞曲作者和作曲家之一。The Beach Boys主唱 Brian Wilson 被公認為美國有史以來最偉大的作曲家之一、先進錄音室技術的先驅以及加州經歷最敏感的記錄者之一。

  6 月 11 日,他的社交媒體帳戶上發布了一條公告證實了他的死訊。貼文寫道:「我們懷著悲痛的心情宣布,我們敬愛的父親布萊恩威爾森去世了。」我們現在無言以對。請尊重我們的隱私,因為我們的家人正處於悲痛之中。我們意識到我們正在與世界分享我們的悲傷愛與憐憫。  

  在高中時他們被稱為 Kenny & The Cadets、Carl & The Passions,然後是 The Pendletones。 1961 年他們替X/Candix 初度錄唱片,點燃了衝浪搖滾熱潮。 1964 年 12 月,Brian Wilson 退出了樂團巡演。曾被 Glen Campbell 取代,直到 1965 年 4 月 Bruce Johnston(Bruce And Terry 樂隊成員)正式加入。1967 年Johnston 和 Campbell 也曾與錄音室樂團 Sagittarius 合作過 。 Love 於 1977 年組成了 Celebration。 Brian 繼續為樂團創作歌曲並製作音樂;1983 年 重返舞台。

  Captain & Tennille 是他們巡迴演唱時候的鍵盤手。 Brian Wilson 的女兒卡妮 Carnie 和Wendy Wilson是Wilson Phillips 合唱團的成員。 

  The Beach Boys 2001 年獲得葛萊美終身成就獎 。1988 年獲選進 R&R 搖滾樂名人堂。

   The Beach Boys在排行榜上最有名的冠軍曲是1966年的Good Vibrations 這首歌在滾石雜誌 RS500統計獲得第6名是搖滾樂史上的經典之作。Brian Wilson 說:這首歌的錄音版本具有 R&B 的主旋律。這首歌很有靈性。Good Vibrations 成為他們的第三首冠軍


GOOD VIBRATIONS (HD) THE BEACH BOYS - YouTube


這是有史以​​來創作和表演的最優秀的歌曲之一,安息吧布萊恩威爾遜,這樣的歌曲永遠不會被忘記。

 

Wilson Phillips - Hold On (Official Music Video) - YouTube

Brian Wilson 二個女兒組的Wilson Phillips 合唱團,1990年拿過三首冠軍曲

 

 

Good Vibrations

Writer(s): Brian Douglas Wilson, Mike E. Love

 

I, I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air

Im pickin up good vibrations
Shes giving me excitations
Im pickin up good vibrations
(oom bop bop good vibrations)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop excitations)

Close my eyes
Shes somehow closer now
Softly smile, I know she must be kind
When I look in her eyes
She goes with me to a blossom world

Im pickin up good vibrations
Shes giving me excitations
Im pickin up good vibrations
(oom bop bop good vibrations)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop excitations)

(ahhhhhhh)
(ah my my what elation)
I dont know where but she sends me there
(ah my my what a sensation)
(ah my my what elations)
(ah my my what)

Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations
A happenin with her
Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations
A happenin with her
Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations
A happenin

Ahhhhhhhh
Good good good good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
(Im pickin up good vibrations)
Shes giving me excitations
(oom bop bop)
(excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
Shes na na...

Na na na na na
Na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na
Do do do do do
Do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do


2025年6月11日 星期三

Sly and the Family Stone-Everyday People

  Sly Stone 去世。

  Sly and the Family Stone 的開創性是 放克與迷幻搖滾 funk and psych-rock 音樂的先驅之一,也號稱 rock and soul 靈魂搖滾樂手是過去 60年來最具影響力的流行音樂家之一。

  Sly Stone 家人發表的聲明稱, Sly Stone 是具有開創性的 放克與迷幻搖滾先驅,曾在 1960 年代至 80 年代初領導標誌性的 Sly and the Family Stone 樂團。他於週一 (6 月 9 日) 去世。享年82歲。

  來自加州舊金山 1966 年成立的的跨種族「迷幻靈魂」樂團 The Stoners 後來改稱 The Family Stone 樂團。還組過 Little Sister樂團。 1969 年他們參加了Woodstock 伍德斯托克音樂節。 1970 年代中期,他的職業生涯開始走下坡。

  Sly and the Family Stone 2017 年曾獲得葛萊美終身成就獎 。1993 年進入搖滾樂 R&R 名人堂。在歷年暢銷歌星合唱團排行獲得第236名

  Sly and the Family StoneBillboard Hot100排行榜名次最好的歌是

1968年的4周冠軍曲 Everyday People,這首歌在滾石雜誌 RS500 排行榜獲得第146 名


Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Official Video) - YouTube

Sly and the Family Stone 的《Everyday People》是一首關於團結和平等的歌曲。它強調每個人都是同一個「普通人」的一部分,無論他們有何差異,都應受到尊重和理解。

 

 

Everyday People

composed by Sly Stone 

 

Sometimes I'm right, I can be wrong.
My own beliefs are in my song.
A butcher, a banker, a drummer, and then
makes no difference what group I'm in.

I am everyday people! (yeah yeah)

There is a blue one who can't accept the green one

for living with the black one trying to be a skinny one
Different strokes, for different folks!
And so on, and so on, and scooby-dooby-doo. (oooh, sha sha!)

We've got to live together!
I am no better, and neither are you.
We are the same whatever we do.
You love me, you hate me, you know me and then,
you can't figure out the bag I'm in.

I am everyday people! (yeah yeah)

There is a long hair who doesn't like the short hair

for being such a rich one that will not help the poor one.
Different strokes, for different folks!
And so on, and so on, and scooby-dooby-doo. (oooh, sha sha!)

We got to live together!

There is a yellow one who won't accept the black one
who won't accept the red one who won't accept the white one.
Different strokes, for different folks!
And so on, and so on, and scooby-dooby-doo. (oooh, sha sha!)

I am everyday people!

 

2025年6月5日 星期四

Glenn Medeiros -Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You

  今天介紹一首動聽的情歌,Glenn Medeiros 所唱的 Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You。

  Glenn Medeiros 的父母親都是葡萄牙人他則出生於夏威夷 Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You 這一首歌1987年在Billboard Hot 100排行榜獲得第12名在英國排行榜則獲得第4名

  Glenn Medeiros 唱紅 Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You 這一首歌後1990年曾由 Whitney Houston 的前夫 Bobby Brown 領銜推出一首 She Aint Worth It,獲得過 2 周排行榜冠軍此曲 Brown 味較濃 ,Medeiros 迷恐怕較難接受

  一起來回味這一首 1980 年代後期的名曲 Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You。

 

 

Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's gonna change my love for you

 

 

Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You

作詞/作曲:Gerry Goffin / Michael Masser

 

… If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever, oh, so clearly
I might have been in love before
But it never felt this strong

… Our dreams are young and we both know
They'll take us where we want to go
Hold me now, touch me now
I don't want to live without you

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

… If the road ahead is not so easy
Our love will lead the way for us
Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you if you should need me
You don't have to change a thing
I love you just the way you are

… So come with me and share the view
I'll help you see forever too
Hold me now, touch me now
I don't want to live without you

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

… Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you

 

2025年5月29日 星期四

Rick Astley-Together Forever

   今天介紹一首1988 年的冠軍曲英國歌星 Rick Astley演唱的 "Together Forever"

   "Together Forever" 這首歌的詞曲作者是 Mike Srock 和 Matt Aitken Pete Waterman 他們曾經以一首"You Spin Me(Like a Record)"在英國獲得排行榜冠軍

  1984年 Mike Srock 和 Matt Aitken Pete Waterman 及製作人Peter Collins (也做過 Musical Youth,Nik Kershaw 的製作人)開始合作很快地它們成了暢銷曲製作組推出了Mel and Kim "Showing Out" Samantha Fox "Touch Me [I Want Your Body]"Bananarama " Venus"

  Pete Waterman 來在一家勞工俱樂部碰在那裏駐唱的 Rick Astley, Mike Srock 和 Matt Aitken 覺得 Rick 會紅 但他們覺得 Rick 非常害羞,需要出來和他們 "Together Forever" 「永遠在一起」

  Rick Astley"Together Forever" 1988 年獲得Billboard Hot 100 排行榜冠軍此曲 MV 拍得極佳帥哥美女及流暢的舞蹈令人一曲難忘

 

 Rick Astley - Together Forever (Official Video) [4K Remaster]

這首歌觀看次數1.8 億 還不是他最多的

 

 

Together Forever

作詞/作曲:Peter Alan Waterman / Matthew James Aitken / Michael Stock

If there's anything you need
All you have to do is say
You know you satisfy everything in me
We shouldn't waste a single day

So don't stop me falling
It's destiny calling
A power I just can't deny
It's never changing
Can't you hear me, I'm saying
I want you for the rest of my life

Together forever and never to part
Together forever we two
And don't you know
I would move heaven and earth
To be together forever with you

If they ever get you down
There's always something I can do
Because I wouldn't ever wanna see you frown
I'll always do what's best for you

There ain't no mistaking
It's true love we're making
Something to last for all time
It's never changing
Can't you hear me, I'm saying
I want you for the rest of my life

Together forever and never to part
Together forever we two
And don't you know
I would move heaven and earth
To be together forever with you

So don't stop me falling
It's destiny calling
A power I just can't deny
It's never changing
Can't you hear me, I'm saying
I want you for the rest of my life

Together forever and never to part
Together forever we two
And don't you know
I would move heaven and earth
To be together forever with you

Together forever and never to part
Together forever we two
And don't you know
I would move heaven and earth
To be together forever with you

Together forever and never to part
Together forever we two
And don't you know
I would move heaven and earth
To be together forever with you

 

 

 

 

2025年5月22日 星期四

Toto -Africa

   本周要介紹一首獲得四張白金唱片(Digital download百萬張得白金唱片)在網路上點看率高達11億次的超級流行搖滾樂團 Toto 的冠軍曲曲 (Africa)

  Toto在加州洛杉磯成立的軟搖滾樂團soft-rock,樂團成員包括:主唱 Bobby Kimball 、吉他Steve Lukather 鍵琴手 David Paich、鍵Steve Porcaro、貝斯手 David Hungate和 鼓手Jeff Porcaro

  Toto 樂團最早組團是電影作曲家 Marty Paich的兒子16 歲的 David Paich 和13 歲的 Jeff Porcaro 了一受Jimi Hendrix 影響的樂,名為 Rural Still Life「鄉村靜物」。該樂團總部位於加州 San Fernando Valley 很快就成為 Grant High School 活動中的主角。當Jeff 畢業時,貝斯手 David Hungate 為他安排了一份工作,擔任 Sonny and Cher 的鼓手 。還在學的 Steve Lukather 和Jeff 的弟弟讓 Rural Still Life保持活躍。

  1973 年,Jeff 辭去與 Sonny and Cher 的合作,加入 Steely Dan樂團並參加錄製Katy Lied 專輯並唱過 (Do It Again) (Reeling in the Years)等歌,同時,其他山谷男孩開始在洛杉磯專業錄音室擔任伴奏,與 Aretha Franklin、Elton John、Earth, Wind & Fire、Jackson Browne及 Barbra Streisand.等人一起錄過音

  當二位鍵琴手David Paich 和 Porcaro 參加 Boz Scaggs 1976 年的熱門專輯《Silk Degrees》錄製工作時 他們決定是時候放棄利潤豐厚的工作室工作,組成一個樂隊團員有二個 SteveHungate和另一個 Pocaro 的弟弟 Mike。

  Jeff 告訴來自音樂雜誌 Bam 的編採 Robyn Flans:「每個人都知道成立一個合唱團有多難,但我們知道我們必須冒一次險做出犧牲...然後挨餓」。但不久 Toto 哥倫比亞唱片公司簽約,推出一首獲得排行榜第5名的歌 (Hold the line ) 那是他們三年內唯一的 Top 10 暢銷曲

 《滾石》雜誌的 Dave Marsh 不喜歡 Toto 的音樂,因為「一切都很糟糕,沒有腦子。公式化流行歌曲,唱不過假日酒店雞尾酒廊的歌。」其他評論也同意這一觀點,他們認為樂團工作狀態平淡。

  Jeff聽到後怒氣沖沖地說「這些批評者都是愚蠢的白痴」,「任何出版物都應包括作家的資歷他的背景是什麼?讓他有權利這麼說,除此之外,他還是個文盲、豬頭」?

    無論有沒有批評支持,該樂團於1982年7月取得了成功,(Rosanna連續五週獲得2名。同一張專輯《Toto IV》後續作品( Make Believe)得到第30名。1982 年 10 月 30 日,14 週後,第3首單曲(Africa)終於獲得冠軍

    Toto1983年葛萊美獎榮獲6個類別的獎項包括年度最佳唱片(Rosanna)年度專輯《Toto IV》。「我嚇到了」,Lukather在 Bam中說道,「我想過 Don Fagen的專輯《The Nightfly》將會獲勝。那是我最喜歡的專輯之一。 」

   1984年,主唱 Bobby Kimball 離團而去,轉而進行個人的演唱事業他們找來了新的主唱歌手 Dennis "Fergie" Fredersen。推出了他們的新專輯《Isolation》該團沒有複製到 (Africa)及《Toto IV》的成功。


 Toto - Africa (Official HD Video)

這是有史以​​來最偉大的歌曲之一,仍然一遍又一遍地播放David Paich 是 70 年代和 80 年代最優秀的音樂家/詞曲作者之一,整個 Toto 樂團毫無疑問是歷史上最重要的樂隊之一

 

 Africa

作詞/作曲:David Paich / Jeffrey T. Porcaro


Hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's comin' in, 12:30 flight
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

I stopped an old man along the way
Hopin' to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say
"Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you"

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Frightened of this thing that I've become

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo

Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)

I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (ooh, I'm gonna take the time)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo

 

 

2025年5月8日 星期四

Will To Power-Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)

  Will To Power來自佛羅裡達的流行舞蹈三重Pop-dance trio :Bob Rosenberg 、Dr. J 和 Maria Mendez組成。Bob Rosenberg是歌手Gloria Mann的兒子。到 1990 年,只剩下Bob Rosenberg 和Elin Michaels。團名取自19世紀德國哲學家弗里德里希·尼采 Friedrich Nietzsche 的作品。

  Will To Power有二首 Top 10 的暢銷曲Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)於1988年曾獲得單周冠軍另一首 l'm Not In Love 則翻唱自10c.c 1975年第2名的暢銷曲

  Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)Baby,I Love Your Way原是英籍搖滾樂手 Peter Frampton 獲得過12名的歌,Freebird 則是南方搖滾樂團 Lynyrd Skynyrd獲得過滾石雜誌 RS500第193名的一首名曲

  Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby) 在網上的點閱達四千多萬次太好聽了

 

Will To Power - Baby, I Love Your Way

歌迷說:這首歌證明了80年代是音樂最好的時代。 80年代是最好的!我們可能沒有手機,但我們知道如何玩得開心。永遠的80年代!每天聽好聽的音樂,心情就會愉快。

 


Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)

 

Shadows grow so long before my eyes
And they're moving across the page
Suddenly the day turns into night
Far away from the city

But don't hesitate
'Cause your love
Your love won't wait, oh no no

(Ooh)
Baby, I love your way every day
(Ooh)
Wanna tell you I love your way every day
(Ooh)
Wanna be with you night and day
Hey, I love your way

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on now
There's so many places I've gotta see

But if I stayed here with you girl
Things just wouldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird will never change
And this bird will never change

Shadows grow so long before my eyes
With the help of some fireflies
I wonder how they have the power to shine
I can see them under the pines

But don't hesitate
'Cause your love
Your love won't wait

Ooh, baby
I love your way
(Every day)
(Ooh)
Wanna tell you I love your way
(Night and day)
Oh, baby, I love your way
(Every day)
Every day now
Ooh wanna tell you I love your way
(Night and day, night and day)

I love your way
Ooh, baby
I love your way
('Cause I'm as free as a bird now)
Give me you way
Wanna tell you I love your way
(A free bird now)
Ooh baby I love your ways

Ooh, baby I love your way
(Every day)
Ooh, wanna tell you I love your way
(Night and day)
Ooh, baby I love your way
(Every day, every day)
Ooh, wanna tell you I love your way
(Night and day, night and day, oh)
Ooh, baby I love your way
(Night and day)


 

 

 

2025年5月1日 星期四

Johnny Lee-Looking For Love

    本周介紹一首Johnny Lee 演唱的電影《都市牛郎》(Urban Cowboy)的電影插曲(Looking For Love°

  本名Johnny Lee HamJohnny Lee,1946 年 7 月 3 日出生於德州,在德州東部 Alta Loma 的一個奶牛牧場場長大。擠牛奶的時候,Johnny Lee 會聽搖滾樂,他認為當時鄉村音樂的鼻音太重了。1960 年代初,他和一些聖菲高中的同學組了 Johnny Lee & The Road Runners 樂團。

  畢業後日子結束後,Lee 成為一艘訪問越南的海軍巡洋艦水手長,四年

後來他平安回到家,開始在加州閒逛,他對自己的生活猶豫不決,後來決定加入音樂領域。

  Johnny Lee 之後遇見了他的一位偶像鄉村歌手 Mickey GilleyMickey邀請 Johnny 全職加入他的樂團。 1971 年,米奇在德州開設了他的傳奇 Gilley俱樂部 (號稱“世界上最大的鄉村酒吧”),Johnny Lee 在那裡擔任開場表演歌星。九年後,當約翰屈伏塔 (John Travolta) 的電影《都市牛郎》(1980) 去現場取景時, Johnny Lee 仍然是Mickey的得力助手。

  Johnny Lee 是一位鄉村歌手及作曲人,1975-89年一共有 31 歌曲進鄉村歌曲排行榜但於流行歌曲榜只有這首Looking For Love獲得第5名也算是一首 one hit wonder


 Urban Cowboy • Lookin' for Love • Johnny Lee - YouTube

有歌迷說:最美好的回憶是《都市牛郎那個時代!多麼有趣的時光啊,希望這一代的孩子也能有這樣的經驗!

 

Lookin' for Love

作詞/作曲:Bob Morrison / Patti Ryan / Wanda Mallette

Well, I spent a lifetime lookin' for you
Single bars and good time lovers were never true
Playing a fools game, hopin' to win
And tellin' those sweet lies and losin' again

I was lookin' for love in all the wrong places
Lookin' for love in too many faces
Searchin' their eyes
Lookin' for traces of what I'm dreaming of
Hoping to find a friend and a lover
I'll bless the day I discover another heart
Lookin' for love

And I was alone then, no love in sight
And I did everything I could to get me through the night
Don't know where it started or where it might end
I turned to a stranger just like a friend

I was lookin' for love in all the wrong places
Lookin' for love in too many faces
Searchin' their eyes
Lookin' for traces of what I'm dreaming of
Hoping to find a friend and a lover
I'll bless the day I discover another heart
Lookin' for love

You came knockin' on my heart's door
You're everything I've been looking for

No more lookin' for love in all the wrong places
Lookin' for love in too many faces
Searchin' their eyes
Lookin' for traces of what I'm dreaming of
Now that I found a friend and a lover
I bless the day I discover
You, oh you, lookin' for love

In all the wrong places
(Lookin' for love) in too many faces
Searchin' their eyes
Lookin' for traces of what I'm dreaming of
Now that I found a friend and lover
I bless the day I discover
You, oh you, lookin' for love
In all the wrong places

 

2025年4月24日 星期四

Miguel Rios -A SONG OF JOY

   One Hit Wonder 今天介紹貝多芬第九交響樂最後樂章的偉大作品 Miguel Rios 的 A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA)

  Miguel Rios(1944 年出生於西班牙格拉納達)從六歲起就開始唱歌。兩年後,他成為學校合唱團的成員。畢業後,他組了一個搖滾樂隊,在當地的酒吧演出。 Hispavox 唱片公司的一位製作人讓這位年輕人與作曲家兼指揮家 Waldo De Los Rios 的管弦樂團合作錄製了一首紀念歌,以紀念貝多芬誕辰 200 週年。De Los Rios 和一個名叫奧爾貝Orbe 的人精心製作了貝多芬第九交響曲最後樂章的偉大作品,其中包括大型的合唱團和大量的樂器。

 

  當貝多芬的不朽旋律席捲世界流行音樂排行榜後,Miguel 的知名度主要局限於他的祖國。但第二年,Waldo 則帶著他自己的流行作品《莫札特的 G 小調第 40 交響曲 K 550,第一樂章》重返 Billboard排行榜(#67/1971) 。他的專輯《Sin-fonias》(1971)也賣得很好。

  Waldo De Los 1977年3月28日自殺身亡(33歲)。

 

Miguel Rios - Song Of Joy

1970 年這首單曲,今天聽起來仍然像多年前一樣新鮮

 

 

A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA)

Come sing a song of joy for peace shall come my brother
Sing, sing a song of joy for men shall love each other
That day will dawn just as sure as hearts that are pure are hearts set
Free no man must stand alone with outstretched hand before him reach out
And take them in yours with love that endures for ever more
Then sing a song of joy for love and understanding

Escucha hermano la canción de la alegría
El canto alegre del que espera un nuevo día
Ven, canta, sueña cantando vive soñando el nuevo sol
En que los hombres volveran a ser hermanos

Si en tu camino solo existe la triste za
Y el llanto amargo de la so le dad completa
Ven canta suena cantando vive sonando el nuevo sol
En que los hombres volverán a ser hermanos

Come sing a song of joy of freedom tell the story
Sing, sing a song of joy for mankind in his glory
One mighty voice that will bring a sound that will ring for evermore
Then sing a song of joy for love and understanding

 

 

 

 

 

2025年4月17日 星期四

Dennis De Young-Desert Moon

One Hit Wonder 今天介紹 1984年Dennis De Young獲得過第10名的Desert Moon”。

  故事始於 1963 年伊利諾伊州 Roseland 市,一個青少年時期難以實現的夢想 主唱鍵琴手 Dennis De Young 說: 鼓手 John Panozzo 和他的兄弟貝斯手 Chuck 住在我家對。我們總是一起玩,當我們碰到大學舞會時,盡可能地參加演出,這是一件大事。

  1968 年它們取名為 The Trade Winds ,三人就讀芝加哥州立大學時,又加入了同學主他手 Johnny "J. C." Curulewski ,他們簡稱 TW4。

  1970 年,他們加入 Wooden Nickel 唱片公司,他們首先想把名改得更時髦一些,他們根據希臘神話,取名冥河 Styx,意思是想像冥河一樣渡過死者靈魂到達冥界的河流。

  Styx 暢銷曲很多在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜獲得156名成績輝煌

  Dennis De Young和另一位主唱 Tommy Shaw於1984年離開 Styx單飛

Desert MoonDennis De Young 個人唯一一首 Top 10 的歌(84#10)所以也算一首 One Hit Wonder。



(30) Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx - Desert Moon - YouTube

80 年代歌曲的力量至今仍具有影響力。這就是歌迷所說的真正的音樂

這首歌當年的mv拍得很吸引人現場演出的版本更是精彩Dennis De Young的唱作俱佳絲毫不顯老態

 


Desert Moon

作詞/作曲:Dennis Deyoung

"Is this the train to Desert Moon?" was all she said
but I knew I'd heard that stranger's voice before.
I turned to look into her eyes, but she moved away
She was standing in the rain
Trying hard to speak my name
They say first love never runs dry

The waiter poured our memories in a tiny cup
We stumbled over words we longed to hear
We talked about the dreams we'd lost, or given up
When the whistle caught the night
And shook silence from my life
As the last train rolled toward the moon

Those summer nights
When we were young
We bragged of things
We'd never done
We were dreamers, only dreamers
And in our haste
To grow up too soon
We left our innocence on Desert Moon
We were dreamers, only dreamers
On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon
Desert Moon

I still can hear the whisper of the summer nights
It echoes in the corners of my heart
The night we stood waiting for the desert train
All the words we meant to say
All the chances swept away
Still remain on the road to undo

Those summer nights, when we were young
We bragged of things we'd never done
We were dreamers, only dreamers
Moments pass, and time moves on
But dreams remain for just as long as there's dreamers
All the dreamers

On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon
Desert Moon

 

Elton John -Daniel

Elton John 的歌 ( Daniel ) 是什麼意思?     ( Daniel ) 由約翰和他的作詞人 Bernie Taupin 於 1973 年創作。它出現在 Elton John 1973 年的專輯《 Don't Shoot Me I'm O...