John Schneider 於1954年4月8日出生於紐約的 Mt. Kisco基斯科山 。John因在電視劇《杜克兄弟》(The Dukes of Hazzard)中飾演年輕的博·杜克 Bo Duke而受到全美關注。經過日夜練習,他在1977年錄製了一張鮮為人知的兒童專輯。在花了三年時間之後,John準備成為一名具有鄉村音樂風格的流行歌手。
〈It's Now Or Never〉原來是貓王的暢銷曲,這首歌是改編自義大利經典名曲《我的太陽》('O Sole Mio)。由 Wally Gold 和 Aaron Schroeder 重新填上英文歌詞,並對旋律進行了現代化改編,使其更符合當時美國流行市場的口味。 但John Schneider 之後的作品銷量卻越來越差。不過,他後來的作品,如〈Still〉(1981年#69)、〈Dreamin'〉(1982年#45)和〈In The Driver's Seat〉(1982年#72),仍然深受許多少女的喜愛。
John 後來不再是「公爵」 Bo Duke 或流行歌手,他繼續從事演藝事業,甚至涉足導演和編劇領域。他演唱的是純正的鄉村音樂,而且相當成功——他的17首單曲都曾登上鄉村音樂排行榜。
〈It's Now Or Never〉這首歌也是貓王Elvis Presley最暢銷的單曲之一,發行量突破 2500 萬張,並曾在Billboard Hot 100排行榜蟬聯5週冠軍,而英國排行榜則蟬聯8週冠軍。
It's Now Or Never (1981 ) - John Schneider
John Schneider 翻唱版
It's Now or Never (Remastered)
貓王Elvis Presley版
It's Now Or Never
作詞/作曲:Wally Gold / Giovanni Capurro / Eduardo Di Capua / Aaron H. Schroeder / Emmanuele Mazzucchi
It's now or never
Come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It's now or never
My love won't wait
When I first saw you
With your smile so tender
My heart was captured
My soul surrendered
I spent a lifetime
Waiting for the right time
Now that you're near
The time is here, at last
It's now or never
Come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It's now or never
My love won't wait
Just like a willow
We would cry an ocean
If we lost true love
And sweet devotion
Your lips excite me
Let your arms invite me
For who knows when
We'll meet again this way
It's now or never
Come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It's now or never
My love won't wait
It's now or never
My love won't wait
It's now or never
My love won't wait
It's now or never
My love won't wait
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