Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville-Don't Know Much

    今天介紹另外一首男女對唱的經典情歌， Linda Ronstadt 與 Aaron Neville合唱的〈Don't Know Much 〉。

     Linda Ronstadt 1946年7月15日出生於亞利桑那州Tucson市，是墨西哥與德國混血。高中時期，她與妹妹和弟弟組成了民謠三重唱組合 （The Three Ronstadts），並於1964年移居洛杉磯。

    Linda Ronstadt 與吉他手Boboy Kinmel 和鍵琴手 Ken Edwards，1971年10月組成了「石馬樂隊」（The Stone Poneys）；1966年，樂隊為Sidewalk唱片公司錄製唱片，1968年開始單飛。 1971年，她與（Glenn Frey）、（Don Henley）、（Randy Meisner）和（Bernie Leadon）組成了伴奏樂隊。他們即是後來的「老鷹合唱團」（The Eagles）。她也演出了1978年的電影《FM》。 2013年8月，她透露自己被診斷出患有帕金森氏症。

    Aaron Neville 來自路易斯安那州紐澳良，是R&B 家族合唱團 the Neville Brothers 成員。

    Linda Ronstadt 與Aaron Neville合唱的〈Don't Know Much〉 1989年獲得Grammy 最佳二重唱獎。也獲得Billboard Hot 100 第2名。

    Aaron Neville的歌喉真是萬中選一，替這首歌增色不少。

 

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville Don't Know Much live 1990

Linda 雖然不能再唱歌了，但她幾十年來一直用她美妙的歌聲陪伴著我們。這首二重唱……堪稱音樂史上的經典！

 

Don't Know Much

作詞/作曲：Cynthia Weil / Tom Snow / B. Mann

 

Look at this face, I know the years are showing
Look at this life, I still don't know where it's going

I don't know much but I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know

Look at these eyes, they never see what matters
Look at these dreams, so beaten and so battered

I don't know much but I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know

So many questions still left unanswered
So much I've never broken through
And when I feel you near me sometimes I see so clearly
The only truth I'll ever know is me and you

Look at this man, so blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul, still searching for salvation

I don't know much but I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know
I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all there is to know

Whoa-whoa-ah

 

 

 

 

Lita Ford Wih Ozzy Osbourne -Close My Eyes Forever

    今天介紹一首 Lita Ford Wih Ozzy Osbourne 合唱的 〈Close My Eyes Forever〉。

     Lita Ford 本名Carmelita Ford 出生於倫敦,於洛杉磯成長,1975-79年曾經是全女性組團的 The Runaways合唱團的吉他手,除了她之外,該團的另一名團員Joan Jett 後來在歌壇也嶄露頭角。

    Ozzy Osbourne 本名John Micheel Osboume,出生於英國伯明翰, 是 Heavy-metal rock 「重金屬搖滾樂團」 《黑色安息日》(Black Sabbath )合唱團的主唱,但 1978 年被開除而離開而另組自己的合唱團, 主要由於他的演唱會行為舉止頗具爭議 。1982年7月4日他與他的經紀人 Sharon Arden結婚。曾經推出一部以他們家庭生活為主題的真人實境秀《奧斯本一家》(The Osboumes)。

    〈Close My Eyes Forever〉由 Lita Ford 推出在Billboard Hot 100 曾獲得第8名(1989年)。 

     Ozzy Osbourne 2025 年 7 月 22 日病逝於英國  Jordans。

    二位搖滾樂手,尤其是一男一女的組合,所演唱的搖滾情歌, 令人難忘。

 

Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne - Close My Eyes Forever (Official Video) Full HD (Remastered & Upscaled)

歌迷:沒有人的嗓音能像Ozzy一樣，他的聲音充滿了悲傷，真的讓我潸然淚下。他雖然閉上了雙眼，他的音樂化為永恆。

 

Close My Eyes Forever

作詞/作曲：Lita Rossana Ford / Ozzy Osbourne

Baby
I get so scared inside, and I don't really understand
Is it love that's on my mind, or is it fantasy?
Heaven
Is in the palm of my hand, and it's waiting here for you
What am I supposed to do with a childhood tragedy?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain the same?

Sometimes
It's hard to hold on
So hard to hold on to my dreams
It isn't always what it seems
When you're face to face with me
Like a dagger
And stick me in the heart
And taste the blood from my blade
And when we sleep, would you shelter me
In your warm and darkened grave?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain the same?

Will you ever take me?
No, I just can't take the pain

But would you ever trust me?
No, I'll never feel the same

I know I've been so hard on you
I know I've told you lies
If I could have just one more wish
I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Will it all remain the same?
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes for me

 

 

 

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton -Islands in the Stream

    今天介紹另一首男女對唱的經典情歌 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Dolly Parton 合唱的 "Islands in the Stream"。

    在與RCA唱片公司簽約，獲得超過2000萬美元的報酬後 Kenny Rogers邀請 BEE GEES 合唱團的 Barry Gibb 擔任他新廠牌、首張專輯的製作人。「幾年前，我本來打算做一張專輯，和幾個人合唱，例如 Dolly Parton、Willie Nelson、Barry Gibb等等，」Rogers在1983年接受《花花公子》雜誌 David Rensin 採訪時說道，但最終沒能實現。當我和Lionel Richie 的合作結束後，我正在尋找新的合作夥伴，這時我想起了Barry曾經寄給我的一首歌，這首歌後來成了他的一首不錯的鄉村熱門歌曲。所以我給他打了電話。

    那一張《Eyes That See in the Dark》專輯中的一首歌，Rogers邀請了另一位 RCA唱片公司的藝人與他合唱， Dolly·Dolly是第四位與 Rogers合作並登上排行榜冠軍的女歌手。另外三位是:Kim Cames、Dottie West 、Sheena Easton 。

      "Islands in the Stream"是這張專輯的第一首單曲，於1983年8月27日進入 Billboard Hot 100，並用了九週時間登上榜首。在合作之前 Kenny和 Dolly 各自都只有一首冠軍單曲。

  〈Islands in the Stream〉的成績斐然。除了榮登鄉村單曲榜和成人當代單曲榜榜首之外它還獲得了全美音樂獎最佳鄉村單曲獎（Kenny Rogers已獲得18項全美音樂獎，比其他任何藝人都多），並被鄉村音樂學院評為年度最佳二重唱和年度最佳單曲。

     Kenny Rogers 1938年8月21日出生於休斯頓，除了歌唱之外，在其他領域也取得了卓越成就。他是一位作家，與 Len Epand合著了《音樂致富之道》（Making It With Music）。他的演技也日臻完善，憑藉電視電影《賭徒》（The Gambler）和《賭徒2》（The Gambler II）獲得了很高的收視率。他是一位人道主義者，受已故好友 Harry Chapin 的啟發，他和妻子Marianne 發起食物募捐活動，致力於對抗世界飢餓問題。

    專輯《Eyes That See in the Dark》中除了冠軍曲"Islands in the Stream"之外另有 "This Woman"獲得23名。標題歌曲"Eyes That See in the Dark"則只獲得79名。專輯中還有一首沒有推出單曲的 " YOU AND I"，歌迷們千萬不能錯過，就一起欣賞吧!

 

You And I

BEE GEES的詞曲創作和 Kenny Rogers的演唱簡直是絕配。

 

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream (Official 4K Video)

真正的二重唱 。兩位偶像的經典二重唱，永不過時。

 

 

Islands in the Stream

作詞/作曲：Barry Alan Gibb / Maurice Ernest Gibb / Robin Hugh Gibb

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on

You do something to me that I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

I can't live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothing if you got no one
And you did walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing

But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

Sail away
Oh, come sail away with me

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between

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Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams-Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

     今天繼續介紹一首男女對唱的經典之作Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams 的 〈Too Much, Too Little, Too Late〉。

  Johnny Mathis出生於加州舊金山,1957年9月2日時他的成名曲〈Wonderful! Wonderful!〉首次登上 Billboard 單曲排行榜獲得第14名。這首歌在榜上停留了39週，是當時在排行榜時間最長的單曲，直到Paul Davis 的〈I Go Crazy〉在1978年5月27日打破了這一紀錄。Johnny Mathis 沒時間為自己的紀錄被打破而沮喪——因為接下來的一周，他憑藉與 Deniece Williams 合唱的絕妙二重唱〈Too Much, Too Little, Too Late〉首次登上排行榜獲得冠軍。

  在1978年之前 Mathis 排名最高的單曲是雙面單曲〈ChancesAre〉和〈The Twelfth of Never〉，這張小唱片在1957年10月登上了 Billboard 暢銷榜第4名。此外，還有其他經典單曲，如〈It’s Not Me to Say〉、〈Misty〉和〈Gina〉，這些歌曲共同構成了Johnny的精選集，這張專輯在 Billboard 排行榜上停留了490週，這是馬蒂斯保持多年的另一項紀錄。

  儘管他的名字注定會在歷史上留下濃墨重彩的一筆，但 Mathis在1978年的排行榜生涯卻陷入了低谷。他上一次進入前十名的單曲是1963年的〈What Will My Mary Say〉，而自1974年初的〈Life Is a Song Worth Singing〉之後，他甚至再也沒有登上過 Billboard Hot 100百大單曲榜。

  「我和我的製作人Jack Gold 覺得我們已經盡力錄製了足夠多的好歌，想不出還能如何做得更好，所以我們決定嘗試一些不同的東西，」Mathis 在1978年接受 Billboard 雜誌採訪時透露。「Jack 聽說過 Deniece 和她的成功，也知道她在錄音室裡處理和聲有多麼巧妙……我從小就聽 R&B、爵士樂和古典音樂。所以，當我們決定嘗試一些不同的東西時，我們知道Deniece 在R&B 領域很受歡迎所以……」他說：「也許我們可以讓一些 R&B 死忠粉絲聽我的歌。」我們決定在那個領域找什麼樣的人。

  〈Too Much, Too Little, Too Late〉這首單曲是兩位歌手的第一首冠軍曲，也是 Mathis 錄製的第一首男女二重唱，隨後，他們製作了一張Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams 合作的專輯。其中只有翻唱 Marvin Gaye and TammiTerrell 的〈You're All I Need to GetBy〉那首歌打入了排行榜（1978年9月第47名）。

  此後，Mathis 與多位女歌手合作錄製了二重唱，其中包括 與Jane Olivor 合唱電影《明年此時》中的插曲〈The Last Time I Felt Like This〉等等。

  Johnny的精選集《Johnny’s Greatest Hits》在 Billboard Top Pop Album 排行榜上停留了490週，這是Johnny Mathis保持多年的一項紀錄，喜歡老歌的朋友可以去找來回味一下他的歌聲迷人之處。

 

Johnny Mathis Deniece Williams, Too Much Too Little Too Late

 

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

作詞/作曲：Nat Kipner / John Mcintyre Vallins

Guess it's over, call it a day
Sorry that it had to end this way
No reason to pretend
We knew it had to end some day, this way

Yes, it's over, the kids are gone
What's the use of tryin' to hang on?
Somewhere we lost the key
So little left for you and me and it's clear to see

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late to lie again with you
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late to try again with you
We're in the middle of ending something that we knew

It's over
Oh, it was over

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late to ever try again
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, let's end it being friends
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, we knew it had to end

Ah, it's over
It's over

Yes, it's over, the chips are down (whoa)
Nearly all our bridges tumbled down

Whatever chance we try, let's face it widened-eye
It's over (It's over)
It's over

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late to ever try again
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, let's end it being friends
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, we knew it had to end

And it's over
And it's over
And it's over

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late to ever try again
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, let's end it being friends

Kim Carnes duet with Gene Cotton-You're A Part Of Me

   今天繼續介紹一首男女對唱的情歌，Kim Carnes 與 Gene Cotton 合唱的

〈You're A Part Of Me〉。

         Kim Carnes 說:「這張唱片喚起了我美好的回憶。與Gene Cotton 的二重唱是我第一首打入前20名的歌曲，也促成了我與A&M唱片公司的合約。此外，這首歌的翻唱版本也比我創作的任何其他歌曲都多。」

      Kim Carnes 1945年出生於洛杉磯，是一位女歌手、鋼琴手、作曲人，1960 年代後期加入民歌團體「新克里斯蒂吟遊詩人」合唱團the New Christy Minstrels，與 Kenny Rogers 同事。他個人的成績最佳歌曲是1981年連續9周冠軍的 〈Bette Davis Eyes〉。

         Gene Cotton 是一位流行搖滾歌手、吉他手、作曲人。他與 Kim Carnes合唱的這首歌1978年在 Billboard Hot 100 排行榜上獲得第36名。

       Kim Carnes 的這首情歌一定不要錯過!

  

You're A Part Of Me

Kim Carnes的歌聲很有吸引力

 

You're A Part Of Me

作詞/作曲：Kim Carnes

I'd like to live out all my dreams
And if I could, yes, if I could
The nicest one would be with you
And you'd be here with me
Don't you ever get lonely?

Lord, I'm no good when you're away
But what do you expect
From a girl who loves you like I love you?
Won't you ever just get tired?
And come on home to me
Don't you ever get lonely?

You're a part of me
That I can't do without
You're a part of me
That dreams are all about

But you can't hold on to
Something that you've never had before
Love waits for the wind
To bring you back again
And take you away

Friends say, it's great, now you're a star
But what do they expect
From a girl who loves you just the way you were?
And late at night, I wish things had never changed
And you were here with me
Don't you ever get lonely?

You're a part of me
That I can't do without
You're a part of me
That dreams are all about

But you can't hold on to
Something that you've never had before
Love waits for the wind
To bring you back again
And take you away (take you away)

Take you away (take me away)
Honey, I love you (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
'Cause honey, I love you (take me away)

 

 

Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes -Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer

   今天介紹一首男女對唱的經典情歌，Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes 合 唱的〈Don’t fall in love with a dreamer〉 。

  Kenny Rogers出生於德州休士頓，是一位鄉村歌曲巨星，早年曾參加過民歌團體 「新克里斯蒂吟遊詩人」合唱團(the New Christy Minstrels)，還自組過鄉村搖滾樂團「第一版」合唱團(The First Edition)。但是1970年代之後是他個人在歌壇的全盛時期，是歷年排名77的暢銷歌星。Kenny Rogers 2020 年已經去世 (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) 。

  Kim Carnes早年與 Kenny Rogers 都是the New Christy Minstrels 的團員，看他們在舞台上一起合唱之時的感覺非常親切溫馨，老朋友了。 這首歌也是Kim Carnes 作曲。

  Kim Carnes 的成名曲是1981年的連續4周冠軍曲〈 Bette Davis Eyes〉。

  〈Dont fall in love with a dreamer〉1980年最高於Billboard Hot 100 排行榜獲得第4名 。百聽不厭!

"Dont fall in love with a dreamer"- Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes.

他們倆配合得太棒了，Kim沙啞的嗓音和Kenny的嗓音簡直絕配！ ！ ！

 

Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer

作詞/作曲：David M. Ellingson / Kim Carnes

Just look at you sitting there
You never looked better than tonight
And it'd be so easy to tell ya I'd stay
Like I've done so many times

I was so sure this would be the night
You'd close the door and want to stay with me
And it'd be so easy to tell ya I'll stay
Like I've done so many times

Don't fall in love with a dreamer
'Cause he'll always take you in
Just when you think you've really changed him
He'll leave you again
Don't fall in love with a dreamer
'Cause he'll break you every time
Oh, put out the light, just hold on
Before we say goodbye

Now it's mornin' and the phone rings
And you say you've gotta get your things together
You just gotta leave before ya change your mind

And if ya knew what I was thinkin', girl
I'd turn around if you'd just ask me one more time

Don't fall in love with a dreamer
'Cause he'll always take you in
Just when you think you've really changed him
He'll leave you again
Don't fall in love with a dreamer
'Cause he'll break you every time
Oh, put out the light, just hold on
Before we say goodbye
Before we say goodbye
Goodbye

 

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.-You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)

   今天介紹一首 1977 年元月8日的冠軍曲 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.所合唱的〈 You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)〉。

  夫妻二人組成的歌唱組合。McCoo 於 1943 年 9月30日出生於新澤西州澤西市。Davis於1938年6月26日出生於密蘇裡州聖路易市。兩人都曾是「第五度空間」（The 5th Dimension）合唱團的成員。這個合唱團是1960年代後期非常紅的團體，樂評人將他們定位為是一個黑人抒情流行合唱團，他們最有名的歌是1969年的連續 6周冠軍曲〈Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In〉。

  1975年11月，夫妻檔 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.離開了他們曾經輝煌的組合（The 5th Dimension）。1977 年，這對夫婦主持了夏季綜藝電視節目。 1981年至1984 年，McCoo 也與他人共同主持了電視節目《Solid Gold》。

  〈你不必是明星（才能參加我的節目）〉，一首值得回味的老歌。

 

 Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr ~ You Don_t Have to Be a Star (correct video aspect).avi

70年代最棒的二重唱之一。一首真正的愛情歌曲。

 

 

 

 

You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)。

 Writers:James Dean John Glover

 

Baby, come as you are

with just your heart

And I'll take you in

You're rejected and hurt,

to me you're worth

What you have within

I don't need no superstar

'Cause I'll accept you as you are

You won't be denied,

'cause I'm satisfied

With the love that you can inspire

You don't have to be a star, baby,

to be in my show

You don't have to be a star, baby,

to be in my show

Somebody nobody knows

could steal the tune

That you want to hear

So stop your runnin' around,

'cause now you've found

What was cloudy is clear, oh honey

There'll be no cheerin' from the crowd

Just two hearts beatin' out loud

There'll be no parade, no tv or stage

Only me 'til your dyin' day

You don't have to be a star, baby,

(no no no)

to be in my show

(To be, oh honey)

You don't have to be a star, baby,

to be in my, my, my, my, my, my show

(ad-lib)

Don't think your star has

to shine for me to find out

Where you're comin' from

What is a beauty queen if it don't mean

That I'm number one? (oh honey)

I don't need no superstar

'Cause I'll accept you as you are

You won't be denied,

'cause I'm satisfied

With the love that you can inspire

You don't have to be a star, baby,

to be in my show

You don't have to be a star,

baby,

(no no no baby)

to be in my show

(oh sweet darlin')

You don't have to be a star, baby,

(hey hey)

to be in my, my, my, my, my, my show

 

 

Chris Rea-Fool(If you think it’s over)

 今天介紹一首 One hit wonder。 Chris Rea 所唱的 Fool(If you think it’s over)。

Chris Rea 1951 年出生於英國克里夫蘭的 Middlesborough。是一位輕搖滾歌手。1978 年獲得Billboard Ho100 排行榜第12名的這一首 Fool是他唯一Top 40 的歌。此曲也在抒情歌曲排行獲得第2名。

 

 Chris Rea - Fool If You Think Its Over (Official Music Video)

這首歌是他寫給妹妹的，因為他妹妹被別人傷透了心。

Fool (If You Think It’s Over)

作詞/作曲：Christopher Anton Rea

 

… Dying flame
You're free again
Who could love
Do that to you?
All dressed in black
He won't be coming back
Well, save your tears
You've got years and years

… The pains of 17s
Unreal, they're only dreams
Save your crying for the day

… Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why
Newborn eyes always cry with pain
At the first look at the morning sun
Fool if you think it's over
It's just begun

… Miss teenage dream
Such a tragic scene
He knocked your crown
And ran away
First wound of pride
And how you cried and cried
But save your tears
You've got years and years

… Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why
(Fool if you think it's over)
(Fool if you think it's over)

… I'll buy your first good wine
We'll have a real good time
Save your crying for the day (fool if you think it's over)

… Newborn eyes always cry with pain
At the first look at the morning sun
You're a fool if you think it's over
It's just begun

 

 

Joan Baez -Diamonds and Rust

   Joan Baez 1941年9月1日出生於紐約史泰登島（英國和墨西哥混血）。傑出的民歌風格藝術家。 1950年代末期就讀波士頓大學期間，成為政治活動家。 1959年7月，在首屆紐波特民謠音樂節上首次亮相。 1960年代初，她從傳統民歌轉向流行民謠。對鮑勃迪倫的職業生涯發展影響深遠。

  Joan Baez 曾獲得獎項 2007年葛萊美獎終身成就獎 。2017年進R&R 搖滾樂名人堂。

  《Diamonds and Rust》專輯於1975年推出後於Billboard專輯排行榜最高獲得第 11名成為她最暢銷的專輯。同名單曲則獲得第35名。

  〈Diamonds and Rust〉的故事源自美國民谣歌手（Joan Baez）與(Bob Dylan） 之間複雜的情感纠葛。這首歌以一次突然的电话联系为引子，回憶起两人過往的關係，通过鑽石（閃亮珍贵的记憶）與铁锈（时间留下的傷痕與真相）的意象，展现了逝去爱情中爱與痛、美好與傷痕交織的複雜心境。 

  〈Diamonds and Rust〉是Jone Baez 最後一首Top 40 的暢銷曲，是一首不落俗套的情歌。

 

Diamonds And Rust

此曲被廣泛認為是關於她與鮑伯迪倫的感情。這首歌是她回應迪倫在他們分手十年後打來的意外電話而創作的，這首歌勾起了他們對過去共同經歷的回憶和情感。

 

Diamonds and Rust

作詞/作曲：Joan Baez

 

Well, I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well, you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes, the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling all around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
'Cause I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes, I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

 

Margaritaville-Jimmy Buffett

 （Margaritaville）是美國創作歌手吉米·巴菲特（Jimmy Buffett）於1977年創作的一首歌曲收錄於他的第七張專輯《緯度變化態度變化》（Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)中。在美國，（Margaritaville）在Billboard Hot 100 排行榜上排名第8，並在抒情榜上排名第1，在鄉村歌曲榜上也最高排名第13。告示牌在其1977年年終榜上這首歌排名第14。這首歌是Buffett排名最高的個人單曲。

  Jimmy Buffett 1946年12月25日出生於密西西比州帕斯卡古拉；在阿拉巴馬州莫比爾長大。是一位歌手/詞曲作者/吉他手。擁有南密西西比大學新聞學學士學位。

  在新奧爾良工作後，1969年移居納許維爾。 1969-70年擔任 Billboard 雜誌駐納許維爾記者。1971年定居基韋斯特。他著有多部著作。曾客串演出1978年的電影《FM》。

  〈Margaritaville〉這首歌以瑪格麗塔雞尾酒命名，歌詞描繪了熱帶氣候下悠閒的生活方式，它已成為 Jimmy Buffett音樂和職業生涯的標誌。

也是 Buffett 授權的幾款商業產品的名稱。多年來，這首歌在流行文化中不斷被引用和翻唱，證明了它持續的流行度。 巴菲特經營一家同名的連鎖度假村。

  〈Margaritaville〉因其文化和歷史意義而入選2016年葛萊美名人堂。

2023年，這首歌被美國國會圖書館選入美國國家錄音登記，因其「具有文化、歷史或美學意義」。

  Jimmy Buffett 於2023年9月1日於紐約去世 。 〈Margaritaville〉這首歌在2023年9月16日的一周內重新進入排行榜前40名。

 

 

Jimmy Buffet: Margaritaville

吉米巴菲特 (Jimmy Buffet) 是悠閒酷炫的典範。在瑪格麗塔維爾 (Margaritaville) 放鬆身心吧。

 

 Zac Brown Band & Jimmy Buffett Perform 'Margaritaville' | CMT Crossroads

吉米 (Jimmy) 絕對是在現場表演中調動觀眾情緒的高手。

Margaritaville

作詞/作曲：Jimmy Buffett

Nibbling on sponge cake
Watching the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strumming my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp, well, they're beginning to boil
Oh, crawfish in New Orleans, yeah

Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know, it's nobody's fault

I don't know the reason
Stayed up all season
With nothing to show but a brand-new tattoo
But it's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here, I haven't a clue, I really don't know

Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I think it could be my fault, maybe, just maybe

I blew out my flip-flop (how?)
Stepped on a pop top
I broke my leg twice, had to limp on back home
God, I still feel pain
I wish I had some cocaine
But that's been gone since early this morn' (long gone)

Wasting away again in Margaritaville (yes, I am, yes, I am, I'm)
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know, it's my own damn fault

Yeah
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
There always is and I know
It's my own damn fault

Thank you
Alright
This is the original Coral Reefer Band up here now
Everybody having a good time, so far, out there?
Me too
Yeah, this is the way it started out
Yeah, we're gonna get to all those songs now
We're gonna do 'em one at a time

This is a song, that, uh
We'll do this for two sections in the country tonight that are called LA
One of them is out in California
The other is lower Alabama, where I come from, that LA
Affectionately known in some circles as the Redneck Riviera, and ah
Song about where it all came from
And we'll, uh, do this for anybody out there
Who also went through a Catholic education and the altar boy system

 

 

 

Donna, Donna-Joan Baez

    瓊．拜雅（Joan Baez）本名Joan Chandos Baez ，1941年9月1日出生於紐約史坦頓島。傑出的民歌藝人。 1950年代末期就讀波士頓大學期間，成為政治活動名人。 1959年7月，在首屆「紐波特民謠音樂節 」(Newport Folk Festival )上首次亮相。 1960年代初，她從唱傳統民謠轉向流行民歌。對鮑勃迪倫的職業生涯發展影響深遠。

    瓊．拜雅（Joan Baez）當年建立「抗議歌手」的形象，她錄製狄倫的創作歌曲並跟他巡迴演出，1963年夏天，他們倆成為戀人。

    1965年狄倫的〈鈴鼓先生〉（Mr. Tambourine Man），這首歌後來成了貝茲合唱團（the Byrds）的第1首排行榜冠軍曲，揭開了民謠搖滾的序幕。同時狄倫與瓊．拜雅這一對歌壇佳偶宣告分手。

    瓊．拜雅（Joan Baez）所唱的 〈 Donna Donna 〉是一首民歌。相信對於全世界各地的人來說，都是非常耳熟能詳的歌曲， 其實這首歌最原始的版本是在二次世界大戰期間、以viddish(意帝緒語)這種德國的猶太人語言所寫成的，(意第緒語，屬於日耳曼語族。全球大約有300萬使用者，大部分為猶太人)。歌詞的内容描述著一隻名叫 Donna(多娜)的小牛来影射無助的猶太人，正被載往市集販賣屠殺時是如此的悲傷與無奈、但是風兒(納粹主義者)卻在牝身邊高聲嘲笑著，而農夫(那押解猶太人的納粹爪牙)則對牝說不要抱怨誰叫你是一隻小牛呢。

    這首歌後來直到 1960年代的時候，才被翻課成英文版並且陸績由幾位美國的歌手所演唱，從此開始流行至全世界成為世界民謠·然而、隨著時代的變遷，當年的納粹組織如今皆已瓦解，但是這樣的悲劇卻從來未曾停止過， 很諷刺的是猶太人現在屠殺隔鄰無辜的迦薩婦女、兒童毫不手軟。原來全世界的人們對他們的同情已經轉給了那些可憐的小孩。

      瓊．拜雅（Joan Baez）2007年獲得葛萊美獎終身成就獎。2017年進R&R搖滾名人堂。

     瓊．拜雅（Joan Baez）是英國和墨西哥混血，他不是猶太人。

 

 

Joan Baez ~ Donna, Donna

Donna, Donna

作詞：Arthur Kevess and Teddi Schwartz    作曲：Sholom Secunda, Aaron Zeitlin

On a wagon bound for market
There's a calf with a mournful eye
High above him there's a swallow
Winging swiftly through the sky

How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don

"Stop complaining!" said the farmer
"Who told you a calf to be?
Why don't you have wings to fly with
Like the swallow so proud and free?"

How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don

Calves are easily bound and slaughtered
Never knowing the reason why
But whoever treasures freedom
Like the swallow has learned to fly

How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don

 

 

 

 

 

Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson -Tonight I Celebrate My Love

   1983年由 Roberta Flack與Peabo Bryson 合唱的〈Tonight I Celebrate My Love〉是一首動聽情歌,在Billboard Hot 100 單曲排行最高獲得第16名。

  Roberta Flack出生於北卡羅來納州的 Black Mountain,原來是一位高中音樂老師。1972與1973年接連以〈The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face〉 及〈Killing Me Softly With His Song〉二首冠軍曲成名。

  2025年2月24日,Roberta Flack於紐約曼哈頓去世。

  Peabo Bryson 出生於南卡羅來納州的 Greenville, 是一位 R&B 歌手. 1992年以一首卡通電影插曲〈a Whole New World 〉獲得排行榜冠軍。

  二位抒情歌曲唱將合作的這首歌令人回味無窮。

 

 

 Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love (HQsound)

這是兩位真正天籟之音的歌手，以和諧完美的方式演繹出的最純粹、最真實的歌曲之一。

 

 

 

Tonight I Celebrate My Love

作詞：MASSER, MICHAEL / GOFFIN, GERALD   

作曲：MASSER, MICHAEL / GOFFIN, GERALD

Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
It seems the natural thing to do
Tonight, no one's gonna find us
We'll leave the world behind us
When I make love to you

Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
And hope, that deep inside you'll feel it too
Tonight, our spirits will be climbing
To a sky lit up with diamonds
When I make love to you, tonight

Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
And that midnight sun is gonna come shining through
Tonight, there'll be no distance between us
What I want most to do is to get close to you, tonight

Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
And soon, this old world will seem brand new
Tonight, we will both discover
How friends turn into lovers, when I make love to you

Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
And that midnight sun is gonna come shining through
Tonight, there'll be no distance between us
What I want most to do is to get close to you

Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
Tonight

 

 

 

David Gates -Goodbye Girl

 《再見女郎》（The Goodbye Girl）是一部1977年的美國愛情喜劇片，由Neil Simon編劇，Herbert Ross執導，李察·德瑞佛斯（Richard Dreyfuss）、瑪莎·梅遜（Marsha Mason）、昆恩·康明斯（Quinn Cummings）主演。男主角李察·德瑞佛斯並以本片中的精彩演出獲得奧斯卡與金球獎（音樂與喜劇類）最佳男主角。

 

  演唱同名主題曲的 David Gates ，原來在專業錄音室工作 、後來擔任 Bread 合唱團主唱，這一首〈Goodbye Girl〉雖然最高只得到第15名，但對電影有牡丹配綠葉的功效，對該片幫助很大。

 

  Bread 合唱團以抒情歌曲 〈Make It With You 〉、〈Baby I'm-A Want You 〉、〈If〉 這些動聽情歌受到歌迷們的喜愛 。〈Goodbye Girl〉是他在Bread合唱團初次解散時寫的。後來他們復合過，但不久再度解散。

 

  一起來回憶這一首百聽不厭的老歌。

 

 

The Goodbye Girl • Theme Song • David Gates

這首歌和電影簡直是天作之合。理查德·德萊福斯和瑪莎·梅森的合作簡直太棒了。

David Gates - Goodbye Girl Lyrics

All your life you've waited
For love to come and stay
And now that I have found you
You must not slip away

I know it's hard believing
The words you've heard before
But darlin', you must trust them
Just once more

'Cause, baby, goodbye doesn't mean forever
Let me tell you, goodbye doesn't mean
We'll never be together again

If you wake up and I'm not there
I won't be long away
'Cause the things you do my goodbye girl
Will bring me back to you

I know you've been taken
Afraid to hurt again
You fight the love you feel for me
Instead of givin' in

But I can wait forever
For helpin' you to see
That I was meant for you
And you for me

So remember, goodbye doesn't mean forever
Let me tell you, goodbye doesn't mean
We'll never be together again

Though we may be so far apart
You still will have my heart
So forget your past my goodbye girl
'Cause now you're home at last

 

Bertie Higgins Casablanca

    以〈Key Largo 〉 成名的 Bertie Higgins 1944年出生於佛羅里達州Tarpon Springs。由於他與妻子 Beverly Seaberg常常在周末看老電影，所以熱愛亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼這對經典電影搭檔，受到亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼主演的 1948 年電影《Key Largo》的啟發他們寫了， 〈Key Largo〉這首歌，推出後並且在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上獲得第8名。  

    在他的《Just Another Day In Paradise》專輯中，有一首沒有推出單曲但非常受歡迎的歌〈Casablanca〉，也是 Bertie Higgins 根據同名電影所寫的歌。

     亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼主演的《北非諜影》是一部1942年的美國愛情電影，影史上最成功的經典電影之一。本片榮獲1944年奧斯卡的最佳影片、最佳導演，和最佳改編劇本獎。這部電影的角色、劇情、以及主題曲 都成為了一種文化標誌。2007年美國編劇協會公佈影史「最偉大的101部電影劇本」名單，由「北非諜影」奪冠。

bertie higgins - casablanca - 1982

 這首歌無論聽多少遍，都是一首溫暖人心的美妙歌曲。 

 Casablanca 

作詞/作曲：Bertie Higgins / Sonny Limbo / John Healy

 I fell in love with you watching Casablanca

 Back row of the drive-in show in the flickering light 

Popcorn and cokes beneath the stars 

Became champagne and caviar 

Making love on a long hot summer's night 

I thought you fell in love with me watching Casablanca

 Holding hands 'neath the paddle fans in Rick's candle lit café 

Hiding in the shadows from the spies 

Moroccan moonlight in your eyes 

Making magic at the movies in my old Chevrolet Ooh,

 a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca

 But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh 

Please come back to me in Casablanca 

I love you more and more each day as time goes by 

I guess there are many broken hearts in Casablanca

 You know I've never really been there, so I don't know

 I guess our love story will never be seen 

On the big wide silver screen But it hurt just as bad when

 I had to watch you go 

Ooh, a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca 

But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh

 Please come back to me in Casablanca

 I love you more and more each day as time goes by

 Ooh, a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca 

But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh

Please come back to me in Casablanca 

I love you more and more each day as time goes by

 I love you more and more each day as time goes by

The Beatles-In My Life

   為什麼John Lennon 約翰·藍儂與George Harrison喬治·哈里森的關係常常名聲不佳？

  John Lennon是個複雜而矛盾的人，時而樂於助人，時而又輕蔑他人，時而積極樂觀，時而又批判他人。你永遠無法預知他性格中的哪一部分會在特定情況下顯露出來。有時Lennon 對George Harrison很有幫助，有時又會貶低他、侮辱他、冷落他。Lennon對許多其他音樂家和人士都反覆無常所以

Harrison並不是唯一一個承受他反覆無常性格衝擊的人。Lennon的性格也讓很多人惱火，包括Harrison。但與披頭四 the Beatles後期Harrison 與

 Paul McCartney保羅麥卡尼緊張的關係相比，Lennon的個性還不算太糟。

  1970 年 the Beatles解散後，Lennon、Harrison和林哥史塔爾 Ringo Starr曾考慮過在 Paul McCartney缺席的情況下，由老朋友克勞斯沃曼 Klaus Voorman 擔任貝斯手繼續樂團的創作。但這個想法最終沒有實現。解散後，Lennon和Harrison的關係一直很好，但隨著哈里森 1974 年在美國舉辦《黑馬巡迴演唱會》(Dark Horse Tour) ，兩人的關係破裂。Lennon參加了部分巡演，但當他發現哈里森演唱的歌曲是“In My Life” (我生命中)並修改了

Lennon寫的歌詞時，他大吃一驚。演出結束後，Lennon在後台與Harrison對峙，兩人幾乎大打出手，而Lennon非常生氣。Harrison最終將這首歌從歌單中刪除，但此後兩人的關係再也沒有好 。

  在此之前兩人之間就一直存在著緊張關係，由於他們年齡相差兩歲多，Lennon將Harrison視為弟弟與他地位不相上下。Harrison的個人專輯銷售量比Lennon好，而且Lennon也取得了更大的成功，這可能並沒有起到什麼作用。

Lennon也傾向用家長式的眼光看待 Harrison 好像是他幫助 Harrison 成長為現在的樣子。當Harrison出版自傳《我，我，我的》( I, Me, Mine)時，Lennon再次極度激動，因為 Harrison不僅沒有給他任何榮譽，而且根本沒有提到他。在 1980 年12月Lennon被謀殺前接受《花花公子》(Playboy)雜誌採訪時，Lennon 對 Harrison進行了相當惡毒的抨擊。不幸的是，這些話成為了Lennon對Harrison說的最後一句話，這不得不說是一種刺痛。Lennon被謀殺後，Harrison發現很難回應這些話，因為Lennon已經死了。Lennon活著也沒有機會收回這些評論，儘管不清楚他是否會收回。

 

In My Life (Remastered 2009)

這首歌的歌詞看起來像是一個至少50歲的男人寫的，但約翰寫這首歌時只有25歲。只有天才才能創作出這樣的傑作。

這首歌1966 年錄製，沒有推出單曲，但屬於 CLASSIC NON-HOT 100 SONGS 經典歌曲 ，在滾石雜誌RS500 獲得第23名。

 

 

In my life

作詞：LENNON, JOHN / MCCARTNEY, PAUL    

作曲：LENNON, JOHN / MCCARTNEY, PAUL

 

There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more

 

 

 

 

Murray Head -One Night In Bangkok

  

  本周要介紹一首1985年獲得過第3名的歌 ,Murray Head 主唱的 (One Night In Bangkok)。

 

  1946年3月5日出生於英國倫敦的 Murray Head。是一位流行歌手/演員。

曾參與1970年搖滾概念專輯《耶穌基督超級巨星》( Jesus Christ Superstar )的錄製。在1971年電影《星期天，血腥星期天》(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)中擔任男主角。

 

  (One Night In Bangkok) 取材自 ABBA 合唱團成員 Benny Andersson 與 Bjom Ulvaeus 作曲，Ulvaeus 和英國音樂劇作詞家 Tim Rice 填詞的一齣搖滾樂舞台劇《西洋棋》(Chess)中。與《耶穌基督超級巨星》( Jesus Christ Superstar )和《艾薇塔》(Evita)等其他知名作品一樣，為了籌集資金，在首演前發行了一張非常成功的概念專輯。就《西洋棋》(Chess)而言，概念專輯於1984年秋季發行，而該劇於1986年在倫敦西區開演，並在那裡演出了三年。在英國廣播公司第二台 BBC Radio 2 聽眾評選的英國「頭號必看音樂劇」中，《西洋棋》(Chess)則名列第七。

 

  《西洋棋》的發行和上演正值強勢反共產主義運動（後來被稱為「雷根主義」）的頂峰時期 ，它批判並諷刺了20世紀80年代國際政治氛圍的敵意。

 

  (One Night In Bangkok)這首歌於1985年二月底推出後獲得Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第3名。是1980年代值得回味的一首名曲。

 

 

Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (Long Video Version) 1984

儘管歲月流逝，這部作品依然堪稱大師之作！

 

 

One Night In Bangkok - Single Version

 

Bangkok, Oriental setting
And the city don't know that the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies doesn't seem a minute
Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it
All change don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or
Or this place!
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
Whaddya mean?
Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town
Tea, girls, warm, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a
Muddy old river or reclining Buddha
And thank God I'm only watching the game controlling it
I don't see you guys rating
The kind of mate I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you
So you better go back to your bars, your temples
Your massage parlours
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me

 

 

Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

  _{今天介紹一首 One hit wonder ，Bertie Higgins 的 Key Largo 。}

    在披頭四樂團成立之前的60年代初期〈Just Another Day In Paradise〉 的鼓手 Bertie Higgins（1946年生於佛羅裡達州 Tarpon Springs）在家鄉組了一個名為（Romans）的樂團。除了 Bertie之外，樂團成員還包括吉他手Bob Clever、主唱Lane Langfort、貝斯手Joe Pappalardi,和鋼琴手 Ronnie Schwartz。在Tommy Roe 及其製作人 Felton Jarvis的幫助下，樂團在世界各地巡演，並創作了許多優秀的搖滾樂作品。

     Tommy Roe在一次獨家採訪中解釋道:「我非常喜歡他們，並想為他們製作專輯。當時我經常在英國工作，我們認為讓他們獲得認可的一個好辦法是稍微改一下他們的名字為 the Romans樂隊，並讓他們和我一起巡迴演出。 Felton會和我一起錄製他們的作品，並作為一個獨立的樂隊。他們在ABC上電視節目相當受歡迎，並發行了幾首單曲，但他們從未在全國範圍內受到矚目。

    _{1968年， the Romans樂隊舉辦了他們的最後一場演唱會。在失去榮耀和版稅收入後，Bertie回到了Tarpon Springs。他開始彈吉他、寫歌並觀賞老電影。}

    _{Bertie 遇見了 Beverly Seaberg，兩人墜入愛河。 「我和 Beverly一起生活了很長時間，」Higgins在《搖滾樂背後的故事》(Behind the Hits/Inside Stories of Classic Pop and Rock and Roll)中告訴 Bob Shannon 和 John Javna 「我們過去常常在周末看老電影，對我們來說:亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼這對經典電影搭檔的合作是非常棒的。」 兩人分手後 Higgins很難過。受到亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼主演的 1948 年電影《Key Largo》的啟發，他決定將他唯一一 首進入排行榜前40的熱門歌曲 〈Key Largo 〉 作為她歸來的紀念。她確實回來了。 Beverly 和 Bertie 仍然在一起，兩人共同演唱了1982年排行榜名次不很高的歌〈Just Another Day In Paradise〉。但是 Bertie Higgins的〈 Key Largo 〉 於1982年4月17日獲得 Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第8名。}

    栽培他成名的Tommy Roe 是一位美國搖滾和流行歌手兼作曲家。 Roe 因其熱門歌曲〈Sheila〉、〈Sweet Pea〉和〈Dizzy〉而被人們銘記。

 

 

Bertie Higgins - "Key Largo" (Official Music Video)

_{歌迷:這首歌彷彿是你進入天堂時會聽到的第一首歌。寧靜、平和、舒緩、美妙。}

 

 

NEW * Dizzy - Tommy Roe {Stereo} 1969

_{1969年的四周冠軍曲}

Key Largo

作詞/作曲：Bertie Higgins / Sonny Limbo

Wrapped around each other
Trying so hard to stay warm
That first cold winter together
Lying in each other's arms
Watching those old movies
Falling in love so desperately
Honey I was your hero
And you were my leading lady

We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in our old late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo

Here's lookin' at you kid
Missing all the things we did
We can find it once again, I know
Just like they did in Key Largo

Honey can't you remember
We played all the parts
That sweet scene of surrender
When you gave me your heart
Please say you will... play it again
'Cause I love you still
Baby this can't be the end

We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in our old late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo

Here's lookin' at you kid
Missing all the things we did
We can find it once again, I know
Just like they did in Key Largo

 

Sylvia-Nobody

   今天介紹一首 One hit wonder 。 1982 年鄉村歌星 Sylvia 獲得過Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第15名的 〈Nobody〉。

   本名Sylvia Kirby Allen的Sylvia 1957年生於Sylvia印第安納州 Basilkomo,青少年時期，因用鉛筆描繪印第安納州納什維爾小奧普里音樂廳演出的鄉村音樂明星而小有名氣。高中畢業時，Sylvia就確定自己也想成為鄉村音樂女王。 年，Sylvia手捧清唱磁帶，前往納許維爾，一心想成為明星——但就像每年湧向音樂城的眾多渴望成為 （Lorretta Lynns）和 （Dolly Parton）的歌手一樣，Sylvia不得不接受一份不那麼光鮮亮麗的文職工作。幸運的是，他的老闆是 （Tom Collins），當時他正在製作 （Charlie Pride）和 （Barbara Mandrell）的作品。Sylvia說服柯林斯讓她製作樣帶，並為 （Ronnie Milsap）和 （Dave & Sugar）擔任伴唱。最終，在 1979 年夏天，RCA 簽下了她作為獨唱藝人，她的首張專輯《You Don’t MissA Thing》登上了 C & W鄉村歌曲排行榜，成為眾多後續單曲之一。儘管 〈Nobody〉 是他唯一的流行/搖滾熱門歌曲，但 Syivia 作為鄉村歌手繼續取得成功。

 

Nobody

這首歌也獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍

 

 

Nobody

Sitting in a restaurant
She walked by
I seem to recall that certain look in your eye
I said who's that?
You said with a smile
Oh, it's nobody
Ah, Nobody

Well, maybe that explains the last two weeks
You called me up, dead on your feet
Working late again
I ask who with
You say nobody
Oh, nobody

Well, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think shes being clever?

You say nobody's after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can even better

Late last night
We went for a drive
You were miles away
I asked who's on your mind?
You said nobody, nobody
Why do you ask?
Oh, her again
I could have told you that

We came back home
Got ready for bed
I said to myself I've got one shot left
You're still mine
And I won't stand in line behind nobody
Oh, nobody

Well, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think she's being clever?

You say nobody's after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can even better

Well, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think she's being clever?

You say nobody's after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can even better

Ahh-ah, your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well, I wonder
Does she think she's being clever?
(Fade out)