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)

 

Peabo Bryson -If Ever You're In My Arms Again

 

 今天介紹一首黑人歌手 Peabo Bryson 所演唱抒情歌曲排行榜獲得過第4名的情歌 〈If Ever You're In My Arms Again〉 (Billboard Hot 100 榜#10)。

  Peabo Bryson, 本名Robert Peabo Bryson ,1951年4月13日出生於南卡羅來納州Greenville。 R&B歌手。 1965年與 Al Freeman & The Upsetters樂團合作，開啟職業生涯；1968年至1973年與 Mose Dillard & The Tex-Town Display樂團合作。 1992年與拳擊手Sugar Ray Leonard的前妻 Juanita Leonard結婚。

  Peabo Bryson 暢銷曲不少,如1992 年獲得奧斯卡最佳卡通電影插曲獎的〈A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) 〉(與regina belle 合唱)、及1993年獲得最佳卡通電影插曲獎的 〈Beauty And The Beast〉(與celine dion合唱)加上〈If Ever You're In My Arms Again〉。使他在歷年暢銷歌曲排行獲得第499名。

  〈If Ever You're In My Arms Again〉是一首1980年代令人懷念的抒情歌曲。

 

If Ever You're in My Arms Again 

此曲表達了對失去爱情的深刻悔恨和渴望挽回的心情。 歌者在失去后才意識到这段感情對他的重要性，並懷抱着再次相爱的希望。

 

 

If Ever You're In My Arms Again

Peabo Bryson

It all came so easy
All the loving you gave me
The feelings we shared
And I still can remember
How your touch was so tender
It told me you cared
We had a once in a lifetime
But I just couldn't see
Until it was gone
A second once in a lifetime
May be too much to ask
But I swear from now on

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

Now I'm seen clearly
How I still need you near me
I still love you so
There's something between us
That won't ever leave us
There's no letting go
We had a once in a lifetime
But I just didn't know it
Till my life fell apart
A second once in a lifetime
Isn't too much to ask
'Cause I swear from the heart

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end
Never end

The best of romances
Deserve second chances
I'll get to you somehow
'Cause I promise now

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll love you much better
If ever you're in my arms again
This time I'll hold you forever
This time we'll never end

 

 

Sam Neely-This ain’t it

 

  今天繼續介紹一首 Sam Neely 的老歌 This ain’t it 。

 

  這是已故的山姆·尼利（Sam Neely）生前為他的朋友厄尼·斯塔里（Ernie Starry）所寫的歌。製片Tabby Crabb 問 Sam 能否過來拍一段 MV。Sam 的朋友和粉絲都很想念他。影片裡的小女孩是 Sam 養女凱爾西·布蘭德 Kelsea Bland，他全心全意地愛著她。

 

  Ernie Starry 飾演他自己，他的兒子們扮演他小時候的樣子。Sam 勘察了拍攝地點，他們一起度過了愉快的時光，拍攝了影片。

 

  由於沒有推出過單曲，在Sam Neely一共推出過的三張專輯中也找不到這首歌·今天還能聽到如此好聽的老歌很不容易，歌迷們不要錯過。

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sam neely Video "This Ain't It

美好時光的美好回憶。

Sam Neely-Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

  今天要介紹一首1970年代前期的老歌,Sam Neely 所唱的( loving you just crossed my mind)。 

    1948/08/22 出生於德州 Quero 的 Sam Neely,2006年因心臟病過世(57歲),他是一位 Pop-country 鄉村流行歌手、作曲與吉他手。

    在 disco 流行之前的 1970 年代,留下了不少動聽的歌曲,但因名次不高,很少聽到。這首(loving you just crossed my mind ) 1972年在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上只獲得過 29 名,但是值得一聽再聽,也是Sam Neely名次最好的歌。

 Sam Neely - Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - 1972

一首很棒的歌,推薦給你。

 

loving you just crossed my mind

Sam Neely

In the morning the time seems to fly.
In the morning the dives seem to die.
The wine I had, it tasted fine,
but it ain't gonna change the times,
Though I have someone else with me,
that's just fine, it's not the wine,
And loving you just crossed my mind.
The price is low, it don't take much,
to live on empty dreams,
So I just sit here laughing, eatin' beans
So I take a drink again,
least I've got one good friend,
But I don't like talking to wine,
but that's just fine, cause it's all mine,
And loving you just crossed my mind.

Feelin' all the pain inside,
you know that don't seem right,
Feelin' all the cries in my eyes.
Loving any woman who don't mind spending time,
Talking over good times and drinking, lots of wine,

Well I don't have a minute, but I've got lot's of time,
And loving you just crossed my mind.
No I don't have a minute, but I've got lot's of time,
And loving you just crossed my mind.
Loving you just crossed my mind,
Loving you just crossed my mind.

 

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 寫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，講述了許多從越南回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。

    當 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

 

 

 

 

 

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，由於髖骨“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 年退出流行音樂圈，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)和 (Stupid Cupid)等輕快的流行歌曲以及(Where the Boys Are)、 (Who’s Sorry Now)和 (Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You) 等感人至深的歌而大受歡迎。

  繼(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 的歌有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

 

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.

 

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

  今天介紹一首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 的妹妹。

  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）。在Billboard Hot 100 排行榜也有4首Top 20的暢銷曲。

  Loretta Lynn與 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:一位美麗的女子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

 

 

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 與搖滾樂傳奇歌星 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年演奏了命運多舛的"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 年代初的一小群藝人創作，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年 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)。一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

Paul Hardcastle -19

  本週介紹 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 ，是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

 

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。他們曾以 HiLites 團名和 Mercury唱片公司簽約。

  HiLites 的一首名為(Pots and Pans)的單曲推出後成績不佳。他們不但丟了合約也丟了他們的團名。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)只勉強獲得了95名，而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:過度的男性化鮮明寫照，甚至不下於當年另外兩個帶有憂鬱風的合唱團The Moments 和 The Delfonics，且效果更好。

  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聲在(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 。

喜歡這首歌一定要再聽他們的 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

 

 

 

The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations

  The Beach Boys是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 (吉他手) 與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 樂團主唱、流行音樂天才 Brian Wilson 最近去世，享年 82 歲。這位音樂偶像是當代最傑出（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 則於 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歌曲。

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

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。

  據 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 Stone 在Billboard 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!

 

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 Nothing’s 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。 Nothing’s 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 Nothing’s 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 Ain’t 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 Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You。

 

 

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

 

 

Nothing’s 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

 

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 與 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 與 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 的 "Showing Out" ，Samantha Fox的 "Touch Me [I Want Your Body]"，Bananarama的 " Venus" 。

  Pete Waterman 後來在一家勞工俱樂部碰到在那裏駐唱的 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的 "Together Forever"於 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