2016年5月12日 星期四

The Rolling Stones賺很大

根據Billboard雜誌2015 Money-Makers List最新統計來自英國的老牌搖滾樂團The Rolling Stones2015在美國賺了很多錢遠超過其它搖滾樂與流行音樂退休歌星與團體The Rolling Stones去年收入三千九百六十萬美元,在這項統計中排第三名
其中大部分的收入來自北美的演唱會,約三千七百萬,其它包括音樂出版品銷售,音樂串流的收入
其他在這個排行前十名的老歌星有第四名的Billy Joel,他的收入有三千一百七十萬美元,The Grateful Dead和之後他們另組的團體第六名,賺了二千三百八十萬美元,U2是第八名,收入二千一百八十萬美元
十名之外的歌星還有14名的Madonna,一千二百七十萬美元, 15Elton John一千二百四十萬美元 ,20Fleetwood Mac,一千一百三十萬美元 Neil Diamond 21名,一千一百一十萬美元
The Rolling Stones的名曲 Jumpin’jack flash是他們1968年第三名的歌,獲得滾石雜誌五百大歌曲榜第124名,撰文記者開玩笑將這一則新聞標題寫為 Jumpin’jack cash搏君一笑


Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones  
Album: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out

{instrumental Intro}
[Verse 1]
 Watch it!
I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
 And I howled at my ma in the driving rain
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
 But it's all right. I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
 It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!
 I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag
I was schooled with a strap right across my back
 But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
 It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled
I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread.
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
I was crowned with a spike right thru my head
 But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
 But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!

[Bridge]
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
 Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
 Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas


 {Instrumental fade out}

2016年5月5日 星期四

Celine Dion參加Billboard音樂獎

Celine DionICON,並將於2016Billboard音樂獎頒獎典禮表演
2016Billboard音樂獎頒獎典禮將於五月22日美東時間晚上八時於拉斯維加現場播出Celine Dion將演唱搖滾樂團Queen 1991年的一首名曲The Show Must Go On為何不唱自己的歌?演出製作人Mark Bracco:在這時節Celine 選這首歌對她的一生有其特殊意義(Celine Dion的製作人先生Rene Angelil於今年初去世)
曾獲得ICON終生成就獎的歌星有2011年的Neil Diamond2012年的Stevie Wonder2013年的Prince2014年的Jennifer Lopez
Celine Dion 1968年出生於加拿大魁北克的Charlemagne,是抒情歌唱巨星,五歲開始表演,12歲就寫過第一首歌
Celine Dion三十年的演唱生涯有17專輯進Billboard排行榜,其中12張進前十名,四張得到冠軍銷售量達二億五千萬張她在抒情榜有11首歌獲得排行榜冠軍另外,他得過五次Grammy獎,六次Billboard音樂獎。
Celine Dion在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得74名,在熱門排行榜上名次最好的歌是勞勃瑞福與蜜雪兒菲佛主演的電影Up Close&Personal「因為你愛過我」的插曲Because You Loved Me1996年獲得過六周排行榜冠軍(她另一首受歡迎的電影「鐵達尼號」插曲My Heart Will Go On則獲得過二周冠軍)


Because You Loved Me
Songwriters
 WARREN, DIANE

For all those times you stood by me
 For all the truth that you made me see
 For all the joy you brought to my life
 For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true
 For all the love I found in you
 I'll be forever thankful, baby

You're the one who held me up
 Never let me fall
 You're the one who saw me through
 Through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
 You were my voice when I couldn't speak
 You were my eyes when I couldn't see
 You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
 You gave me faith 'cause you believed
 I'm everything I am
 Because you loved me, ooh, baby

You gave me wings and made me fly
 You touched my hand I could touch the sky
 I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
 You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and I stood tall
 I had your love, I had it all
 I'm grateful for each day you gave me

Maybe, I don't know that much
 But I know this much is true
 I was blessed because
 I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
 You were my voice when I couldn't speak
 You were my eyes when I couldn't see
 You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
 You gave me faith 'cause you believed
 I'm everything I am
 Because you loved me

You were always there for me, the tender wind that carried me
 The light in the dark shining your love into my life
 You've been my inspiration through the lies you were the truth
 My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
 You were my voice when I couldn't speak
 You were my eyes when I couldn't see
 You saw the best there was in me



Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
 You gave me faith 'cause you believed
 I'm everything I am
 Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
 You were my voice when I couldn't speak
 You were my eyes when I couldn't see
 You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
 You gave me faith 'cause you believed
 I'm everything I am
 Because you loved me
 Ohhhh
 I'm everything I am
 Because you loved me


2016年4月29日 星期五

Billy Paul一曲成名

來自費城1972年以"Me And Mrs. Jones"成名的靈魂歌手Billy Paul四月24日於家鄉去世 (81)一週前他才診斷發現罹患胰臟癌,沒想到這麼快即過世
Billy Paul 本名Paul Williams,他於11歲時即開始了演唱生涯,當時他是在廣播電台唱歌,從西費城音樂學校畢業後,他又去Granoff音樂學院進修,當時很多表演活動已經找他唱開場,而他也改名Billy Paul
1952年他錄了第一張單曲唱片,但因被徵召入伍,演唱生由因而延後,Billy Paul和貓王Elvis Presley同時在西德當兵,退伍後他錄了一些爵士唱片,成績還差強人意,1968年他遇到製作人Kenny Gamble,並和一家新唱片公司簽約,他和 Kenny GambleLeon Huff製作搭檔合作錄唱片,但成績不是很好,直到製作人組了Philadelphia International唱片公司,Billy Paul"Me And Mrs. Jones"透過CBS發行才獲得排行榜冠軍與金唱片,還得到Grammy最佳R&B男歌星演唱獎
"Me And Mrs. Jones"Billy Paul 唯一排行榜前三十名的暢銷曲,接著推出的"Am I Black Enough For You" "Let's Make A Baby"都因內容有爭議名次不好
Billy PaulR&B排行榜有 12首暢銷曲, 但是"Thanks For Saving My Life" (#9-1974)是他唯一進前十名的歌
Billy Paul1989年宣布退休,但是他持續在演唱會裡演出,2000時還推出過一張現場演唱專輯


Me And Mrs. Jones
Billy Paul

Me and Mrs. Jones
we've got a thing going on.
We both know that it's wrong,
but it's much too strong
to let it go now.

We meet every day
at the same café
6:30 I know - I know she'll be there.
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
while the jukebox play our favourite song.

(Chorus)
Me and – Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones...

we've got a thing going on.
We both know that it's wrong,
but it's much too strong
to let it go now.

We've gotta be extra careful
That we don't build our hopes up too high.
'Cause she's got her own obligations
and so – and so do I...

(Chorus)
Me and – Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones...
we've got a thing going on.
We both know that it's wrong,
but it's much too strong
to let it go now.

Well it's time for us to be leaving
It hurts so much - it hurts so much inside
Now she'll go her way
And I'll go mine.
Tomorrow we'll meet the same place –
the same time.

(Chorus)
Me and – Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones...

we've got a thing going on.
We've gotta be extra careful.
We can't afford to build our hopes up too high.

I wanna meet,
and talk with you,
at the same place,
the same café,
the same time
And we're gonna hold hands like we used to

We're gonna talk it over, talk it over
We know, they know, and you know and I know
that it was wrong
But I'll make it strong...
We've gotta let 'em know now
We've got a thing going on

thing going on...

2016年4月22日 星期五

Prince猝死

在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第17名的紅歌星Prince四月21日在明尼蘇達州他的Paisley Park住所猝死57歲的他上周即因流感去伊里諾州Moline就醫本名Prince Rogers Nelson的他因"When Doves Cry" (1984), "Let's Go Crazy" (1984), "Kiss" (1986), "Batdance" (1989) "Cream" (1991)這些冠軍曲為人熟知
Prince1957年出生於明尼蘇達州Minneapolis,因父親是the Prince Roger的領隊,所以取名Prince Rogers Nelson,音樂的成就全來自於自學,初中時代他就很有天分的組過Grand Central樂隊,1978年即出了第一張專輯唱片
Prince曾主演過Purple RainUnder The Cherry MoonSignOThe TimesGraffiti Bridge等幾部電影,自己開了Paisley Park公司,並組了The Revolutio合唱團, 1990年另組The New Power Generation他搭檔
Prince除了唱歌之外也能玩多種樂器能作曲並擔任製作人作品極多,是1984年的冠軍歌星,電影Purple Rain的插曲"When Doves Cry"是他在排行榜上名次最好的歌,獲得過五周排行榜冠軍,也是滾石雜誌五百大歌曲榜第52名的名曲


When Doves Cry Lyrics
Songwriters: NELSON, PRINCE ROGERS

Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you my darling
Can you picture this?

Dream if you can a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat
The heat between me and you

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase you
Even doves have pride

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that's so cold? (A world that's so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding (Maybe, maybe I'm like my father)
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold (Ya know he's too bold)
Maybe you're just like my mother (Maybe you're just like my mother)
She's never satisfied (She's never, never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other (Why do we scream, why)
This is what it sounds like

When doves cry
When doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry)
When doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry)

Don't cry (Don't Cry)

When doves cry
When doves cry
When doves cry

When doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry, doves cry
Don't cry
Darling don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't don't cry


2016年4月21日 星期四

一曲合唱團The Tempos

老牌合唱團The Tempos的主唱歌手Mike Lazo四月12日去世 (83)

來自賓州匹茲堡的這一個混聲合唱團只有一首暢銷曲,即1959年得到第23名的"See You In September",這一首歌唱過的人很多,其中Happenings所唱的成績最好,曾獲得第三名

在星際大戰大導演喬治·盧卡斯導演的1973年電影《美國風情畫》(American Graffiti)當中曾選入這一首歌

《美國風情畫》在AFI百年百大電影排行榜獲得第62名,此部電影是美國青少年「校園電影」類型第一部,片中有很多當年的暢銷曲,歌迷們不可不看


See You In September

I'll be alone each and every night
While you're away, don't forget to write


Bye-bye, so long, farewell
Bye-bye, so long


See you in September
See you when the summer's through
Here we are (bye, baby, goodbye)
Saying goodbye at the station (bye, baby, goodbye)
Summer vacation (bye, baby bye, baby)
Is taking you away (bye, baby, goodbye)


Have a good time but remember
There is danger in the summer moon above
Will I see you in September
Or lose you to a summer love
(counting the days 'til I'll be with you)
(counting the hours and the minutes, too)


Bye, baby, goodbye
Bye, baby, goodbye
Bye, baby, goodbye (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
Bye, baby, goodbye (bye-bye, so long)


Have a good time but remember
There is danger in the summer moon above
Will I see you in September
Or lose you to a summer love
(I'll be alone each and every night)
(While you're away, don't forget to write)


See you (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
In September (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
I'm hopin' I'll
See you (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
In September (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
Well, maybe I'll
See you (bye-bye, so long, farewell)

In September (bye-bye, so long, farewell)

2016年4月14日 星期四

Tom Jones 的老婆去世

Tom Jones 的老婆Melinda Rose ("Linda")四月10日因癌症在洛杉磯去世 (75)Tom已經取消亞洲巡迴演唱。Tom Jones夫妻兩16歲的時候在威爾斯結婚,婚姻持續59年,他們的兒子現在擔任Tom的經紀人
Tom Jones本名Thomas Jones Wooward1940年出生於南威爾斯Pontypidd,在老家俱樂部演唱時叫Tommy Scott1963年組成The Senators合唱團,1964年開始個人的演藝生涯1969-1971年有了自己主持的綜藝節目
Tom Jones有很多暢銷曲,在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第109名,其中名次最好的是1971年的She's lady,獲得過排行榜第2



 She's A Lady   Tom Jones

Well, she's all you'd ever want
 She's the kind I like to flaunt and take to dinner
 But she always knows her place
 She's got style, she's got grace--she's a winner
 She's a lady
 Oh, whoa, whoa, she's a lady
 Talkin' about that little lady
 And the lady is mine

 Well, she's never in the way
 Always something nice to say, and what a blessin'
 I can leave her on her own
 Knowin' she's OK alone and there's no messin'
 She's a lady
 Oh, whoa, whoa, she's a lady
 Talkin' about that little lady
 And the lady is mine

 Well, she never asks very much
 And I don't refuse her
 Always treat her with respect
 I never would abuse her
 What she's got is hard to find
 And I don't want to lose her
 Help me build a mountain
 From a little pile of clay, hey hey hey

 Well, she knows what I'm about
 She can take what I dish out, and that's not easy
 But she knows me through and through
 And she knows just what to do and how to please me
 She's a lady
 Oh, whoa, whoa, she's a lady
 Talkin' about that little lady
 And the lady is mine
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, she's a lady
 Oh, whoa, whoa, she's a lady
 Talkin' about that little lady
 And the lady is mine

 (fade out)

2016年4月7日 星期四

Billy別當英雄

1217日曾在本專欄介紹﹔「鄉村歌星Merle Haggard 122 日因肺炎住院,他取消了四個城市的巡迴演唱,但是希望下週能恢復巡迴演出。但四個月後Merle Haggard終於不敵病魔於四月六日去世(79),一位令人懷念的鄉村歌手

Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods的主唱與小喇叭手Mike Gibbons四月二日去世1965年當他們還是高中生的時候,就組成了這個合唱團,1970年代初期他們曾替the Osmonds唱開場,讓他們有了比較正式的開始
雖然1972年他們曾用"The Heywoods"的團名在故鄉辛辛那提的Family Productions公司灌過一張單曲"Special Someone",但只獲得過64名,後來和ABC唱片公司簽約後,公司決定將主鍵琴手Robert "Bo" Donaldson的名字放在團名前,沒想到從此改運
1974Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods翻唱了Paper Lace "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"獲得了二周排行榜冠軍,接推出的"Who Do You Think You Are (#15-1974) "The Heartbreak Kid" (#39-1974)成績都還可以,但"Our Last Song Together" (#95-1975)就很慘了,而且就像歌名講的,他們真的分手了,之後改名the Bo Donaldson Band之後他們不再有歌進入排行榜,即使再改名River Bend去鄉村歌唱界發展,也喚不回往日的榮光了
Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods1980年代解散1996年團員們曾復合一同唱老歌
"Billy, Don't Be A Hero"是一首有趣的歌,南北戰爭期間Billy在街頭加入行軍隊伍去從軍,雖然未婚妻叫他別走,別相當英雄...,最後她收到一封信,Billy戰死了,他是英雄,她應該以Billy為榮


Billy, Don't Be A Hero
Songwriters
 CALLANDER, PETER / MURRAY, MITCH

The marchin' band came down along Maine Street
 The soldier blues fell in behind
 I looked across and there I saw Billy
 Waiting to go and join the line

And with her head upon his shoulder
 His young and lovely fiance
 From where I stood I saw she was cryin'
 And through her tears I heard her say

Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life
 Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife
 And as Billy started to go she said keep your pretty head low
 Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me

The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside
 The battle raging all around
 The sergeant cried, we've got to hang on, boys
 We've gotta hold this piece of ground

I need a volunteer to ride out
 And bring us back some extra men
 And Billy's hand was up in a moment
 Forgettin' all the words she said, she said



Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life
 Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife
 And as Billy started to go she said, keep your pretty head low
 Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me

I heard his fiance got a letter
 That told how Billy died that day
 The letter said that he was a hero
 She should be proud he died that way
 I heard she threw the letter away



Murray Head -One Night In Bangkok

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