Talking Heads-Burning Down the House

 Talking Heads1984年的一個宣傳影片內容發生種族問題的誤判

   David Byrne  9月1日在推特發出聲明 : 對1983年為了Talking Heads的演唱會Stop Making Sense拍的宣傳影片中模仿有色人種，例如 : 帶咖啡色或黑色面具…表示道歉之意。

    Stop Making Sense 1983年12月在好萊塢The Pantages劇院公演，現場錄音並出版同名專輯。

       在接受很多記者的訪問時，分割畫面上可以看到Byrne 在宣傳片中的不當穿著。

  " 最近有一位記者挑出1983年我在Talking Heads Stop Making Sense演唱會宣傳片中的片段"，Byrne 因此在推特寫了很多說明。

  "我幾乎忘了這些鏡頭，我承認那些挑出來的畫面內容吸引我注意，我自己有很多角色扮演，包括戴上黑色和咖啡色的面具的臉，我知道那是個錯誤的認知，對事情缺乏了解"。

       "好像你看著鏡子，但裡面是別人，你不是想像中的你"。

  "我覺得我自己很瞎，我很喜歡想像我離犯錯很遙遠，但很清楚地當時我不是頭腦那樣清楚，如同我在我們百老匯舞台劇American Utopia結尾所說 : 我也需要改變，我相信我從那時候開始改了"。

  Byrne最後表示 : 他希望"人們能優雅的諒解同意一個像我一樣的任何人，能成長及改變，過去可以誠實的檢驗與問責 "。

  "這是為何你優雅地擁有及接受過去的錯誤" ， 這是一個歌迷的話。

  "其實事情要看錯誤的程度，但我還是要求寬恕，你們對我的反應要誠實和誠摯。

      Talking Heads是一個新浪潮搖滾樂團New-Wave Rock band，來自紐約，David Byrne是主唱吉他手，貝斯手Tina Weymouth與鼓手Chris Frantz 1977年結婚，後來組了Tom Tom Club樂團。

      Talking Heads 2002年進搖滾樂名人堂，他們在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上名次最好的歌是1983年第9名的歌Burning Down the House。

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3eC35LoF4U

 Burning Down the House

Songwriters: David Byrne / Tina Weymouth / Chris Frantz / Jerry Harrison

 

Watch out you might get what you're after

Boom babies strange but not a stranger

I'm an ordinary guy

Burning down the house

Hold tight wait 'til the party's over

Hold tight We're in for nasty weather

There has got to be a way

Burning down the house

Here's your ticket pack your bag

Time for jumpin' overboard

The transportation is here

Close enough but not too far

Maybe you know where you are

Fightin' fire with fire

All wet, hey you might need a raincoat

Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight

Three hundred sixty five degrees

Burning down the house

It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself

Gonna come in first place

People on their way to work and baby what did you except

Gonna burst into flame

My house is out of the ordinary

That's right, don't wanna hurt nobody

Some things sure can sweep me off my feet

Burning down the house

No visible means of support and you have not seen nothin' yet

Everything's stuck together

And I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set

Fighting fire with fire

John Lennon-Imagine

   刺殺John Lennon的兇手第11次被判決不得假釋

  紐約州監所官員透露刺殺John Lennon的兇手已第11次被判決不得假釋。

  Mark David Chapman這個現年65歲的槍手最近已經在紐約州第二大城Buffalo東部的the Wende監獄服刑20年。

  美國德州出生的這個凶手，1980年12月8日晚上從夏威夷飛到紐約曼哈坦Lennon的家門口幹下這起恐怖的殺人案，他作案前一小時前才結束二人私下的會面，還得到一張簽名專輯，Chapman犯案後表示 : 他被Lennon公開的談話所激怒，主要是Lennon講The Beatles「披頭合唱團」比耶穌還紅，他對歌詞裡用到"Imagine" 和 "God"二個字很反感。

  2018年 Chapman告訴假釋委員會，當年他太投入了，他記得有一定要得到那張專輯的想法，他拿那張有Lennon簽名的專輯給委員看，心想拿了簽名專輯回家就好了，但就是沒法接著回家。

  Chapman下一次假釋聽證會要到2022年8月。

  John Lennon的"Imagine"是滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第3名的歌，1971年某天早晨在英格蘭托汀漢Ascot他家臥室的白色大鋼琴前完成，樂評家說這首歌是 Lennon送給全世界的音樂禮物，歌詞受到他的妻子Yoko Ono影響很大，演唱及錄音技術上則得到偕同製作人Phil Spector的有力幫助。John Lennon自己生前最後一次訪問曾說"Imagine"是比他披頭時期所有作品更好的創作。

  "Imagine"1971年底獲得Record World雜誌排行榜冠軍，在錢櫃Cashbox及票房Billboard雜誌則分別獲得2、3名，前面擋路的是Cher的 "Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves"及Isaac Hayes的"Theme From "Shaft"。那是個每週都有經典好歌出線的時代，想得一個排行榜冠軍還不容易，但"Imagine"得到滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜的第3名比什麼冠軍都重要《500大冠軍Bob Dylan–Like a Rolling Stone 亞軍The Rolling Stones–(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction) 》，因為有價值的歌不只旋律動聽而已，還得有內涵，"Imagine"在由歌手、音樂人、製作人、流行音樂業界名流、評論家及作曲人這些專業人士組成的500大評委會，經由投票評選獲得滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第3名，殊屬不易。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgkThdzX-8

Imagine

Songwriters: John Winston Lennon

 

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace, you

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

 

UFO-Too Hot To Handle

  

  前 UFO 合唱團貝斯手 Pete Way去世

  重搖滾樂團UFO和他們的創團團員之一的貝斯手Pete Way說再見了。

  Pete Way於八月14日星期五過世(69歲)。他的Facebook透露: "Pete Way因為二個月前發生致命意外，經持續二個月的搶救無效而喪生 "，臨終前他的太太Jenny在旁邊。

  Pete Way成立UFO合唱團於1968年，主唱 Phil Mogg，吉它手 Mick Bolton，鼓手Andy Parker，是一個來自英國的重搖滾樂團Hard-Rock Band。

  在2019年的一次訪問中，Way假裝還不會漸漸變老，他說 : "但你回憶以往，回到那時節，又不能不去算已經許多年了，我不知道，我有非常棒的機會和一些好夥伴們玩音樂"。

  Hard-Rock Band在1970年代曾經紅過 ，如the Who、Boston、 Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple、Aerosmith、 Kiss、Queen、 AC/DC 與 Van Halen都獲得商業上的成就，而2000年後當年的巨星仍在流行音樂界存活的已經不多，但是這種音樂仍有他死忠的歌迷。

  UFO在Billboard Hot 100 排行榜只有一首歌出現過，那是1977年推出，僅獲得106名的Too Hot To Handle。

  認識一下重搖滾樂吧，吉它的部份是特色 !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgxzbmBKhdU

 

Too Hot To Handle

UFO

 Songwriters : Pill Mogg/ Pete Way

 

Caught in the crossfire, warnin' fight

Legends make or break game

Swept up by the rolling waves of the night

The paper chase for fame

I was too, too hot, baby

Too hot to handle

Yeah, i was too, too hot

Too hot to handle

Wink of an eye, the feelings ran high

A real rock and roll molest

But i ain't no romance

And i ain't no slow chance

Won't get no quick change

*and i'm too, too hot, baby

Too hot to handle

Yeah, i'm too, too hot, baby

Too hot to handle

**sha la la la, roll you over

Turn you around and do it again

Sha la la la , keep on coming

Do it once but never the same

**repeat

I'm in your town, won't fool around

I'll make some action stick

Just like the story says, these boys are bad

So keep out of shootin' range

* repeat

* repeat (ad lib)

 

Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer-No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

 Barbra Streisand與Donna Summer的合唱歌曲在投票廣告出現

   The Vote Proud「驕傲地去投票」是個政治團體，主要鼓勵the LGBTQ+ community (LGBTQ  Lesbian  、 Gay 、 Bisexual 、 Transgender 、Queer or Questioning) 的選民去做投票登記，他們推出的新廣告用了Barbra Streisand與Donna Summer的合唱歌曲。

   "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" 是 1979年的暢銷曲，共同作曲人是Vote Proud組織發起人之一的Bruce Roberts，他和 Lisa Halliday 與 Jake Resnicow一起創設了Vote Proud。

   "我多年前寫了Enough is Enough這首歌，Barbra Streisand與Donna Summer合唱的這首歌賣得很好，獲得全球各地的排行榜冠軍"，Roberts 補充:"多年之後這首歌已經變成今日美國改變與平等的頌歌"。

   這個MV聚焦於川普政府帶來光明的事實，因為少之又少的同性戀團體the queer community的會員已經登記，這個廣告影帶鼓勵他們去登記以便於2020年11月的總統大選得以投票。

   Barbra Streisand與Donna Summer合唱的這首  "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"於1979年10月20日推出，11月24日起獲得2周排行榜冠軍。

 Barbra Streisand出生於紐約Brooklyn區，影歌雙棲，1992年獲得Grammy傳奇歌星獎，1995年再獲終生成就獎，是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第50名的巨星。

  Donna Summer出生於Boston，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第55名，暱稱「迪斯可歌后」the Queen Of Disco，可惜已於2012年因肺癌去世(63歲)。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5i2Dj5YO3Q

 

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

Songwriters: Paul F. N Jabara / Bruce Roberts

 

It's raining, it's pouring

My lovelife is boring me to tears, after all these years

No sunshine, no moonlight, no stardust, no sign of romance

We don't stand a chance

I've always dreamed I found the perfect lover

But he turned out to be like every other man

Our love, our love

Raining (raining)

Pouring (pouring)

There's nothing left for us here

And we won't waste another tear

Ah, yeah

If you've had enough, don't put up with his stuff, don't you do it

If you've had your fill, get the check pay the bill, you can do it

Tell him to just get out

Nothing left to talk about

Pack his raincoat show him out

Just look him in the eye and simply shout

Enough is enough (is enough)

I can't go on, I can't go on no more, no

Enough is enough (is enough)

I want him out, I want him out that door now

I've always dreamed I found the perfect lover

But he turned out to be like every other man

Our love (I had no choice from the start)

Our love

Our love (I've gotta listen to my heart)

Our love (Tearing us apart)

Our love, ooh

Enough is enough (is enough)

I can't go on, I can't go on no more, no

Enough is enough (is enough)

I want him out, I want him out that door now

Goodbye mister, goodbye, goodbye mister

Goodbye sugar

No more tears

No more tears

No more tears

I've had it, we've had it, you've had it, he's had it

No more tears

Is enough, is enough, is enough, is enough, is enough, is enough, is enough

 

Boyz II Men-End Of The Road

   上週介紹Patty Smyth與Eagles團員Don Henley合唱的情歌Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough是1992年連續獲得6週第2名的一首暢銷曲，這麼一首動聽的歌為什麼沒能登上冠軍寶座呢 ? 因為前面有一首更受歡迎的歌擋道，那就是Boyz II Men的End Of The Road 。

  1992年9月26日當Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough進Billboard Hot 100 排行榜第7周時獲得第2名(9/26-10/31)，而Boyz II Men的 End Of The Road當周已經連續獲得7周排行榜冠軍了，因為End Of The Road後來一共獲得13周排行榜冠軍(8/15-11/7)，所以 Patty Smyth無緣在Billboard Hot 100 榜得到一次冠軍，不過在另一本Radio & Records雜誌的排行榜上Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough倒是得到3周冠軍，也算是個安慰獎吧。

        Boyz II Men是一個來自賓州費城的R&B合唱團，New Edition的Michael Bivins發掘他們入門，1992年曾應邀在迷你電視劇集The Jacksons : An American Dream演出，"End of the Road"在排行榜上創13周冠軍紀錄後，他們接著推出的"I'll Make Love to You" 及 "One Sweet Day" ( 與Mariah Carey合唱 )又獲得14周及16周冠軍，因為一再於Billboard Hot 100 排行榜留下歷史紀錄，Boyz II Men是1992與1994年的冠軍合唱團，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第69名。

  "End of the Road"也獲得當年Grammy最佳R&B歌曲及最佳合唱團獎。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc

 

End Of The Road

Boyz II Men

Songwriters: Kenneth Edmonds / Antonio Reid / Daryl Simmons

 

Girl you know we belong together
I don't have no time for you to be playing with my heart like this
You'll be mine forever baby
You just wait

We belong together
And you know that I am right
Why do you play with my heart?
Why do you play with my mind?

Said we'd be forever
Said it'd never die
How could you love me and leave me and never
Say goodbye?

When I can't sleep at night
Without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head
Oh, I'd rather be dead
Spinning around and around

Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you
Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you

Girl, I know you really love me
You just don't realize
You've never been there before
It's only
Your first time

Maybe I'll forgive you
Maybe you'll try
We should be happy together forever
You and I

Will you love me again
Like you loved me before
This time I want you to love me much more
This time instead
Just come to my bed
And baby just don't let me go

Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you
Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you

Girl, I'm here for you
All those times at night
When you just hurt me
And just ran out with that other fella
Baby I knew about it
I just didn't care
You just don't understand how much I love
Do you?
I'm here for you

I'm not about to go out on cheat you
(Maybe I'll forgive you)
Just like you did baby
But that's alright
I love you anyway
(Maybe you will try)
And I'm still going to be here for you until my dying day
(We should be happy together forever)
Right now
I'm just in so much pain baby
'Cause you just won't come back to me (You and I)
Will you?
Just come back to me

Yes baby, my heart is lonely (Lonely)
My heart hurts baby (Lonely)
Yes, I feel pain too
Baby please

This time instead just come to my bed
And baby just don't let me go

Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you
Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you

Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you
Although we've come
To the end of the road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural
You belong to me
I belong to you

 

 

Patty Smyth-Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

 

  Patty Smyth回憶她曾經婉拒加入Van Halen重搖滾樂團

  Patty Smyth說 : Eddie Van Halen曾經邀請她在David Lee Roth離開該團時加入Van Halen。

  這位前Scandal合唱團的主唱表示 : 她之所以不願加入Van Halen主要因為他們酒癮很大。

  "他們都是酒鬼" Patty Smyth告訴記者，"我不喝酒"，她也不想離開家鄉，"我從沒想過會在洛杉磯生活，我來自紐約，我不要搬去洛杉磯"。

  但是Smyth說他說不定會答應Van Halen的邀約一起錄一張專輯。

   "那是一種意涵因為如果Eddie對我說 '我們錄一張唱片'，我會說OK，但是加入他們---對她而言---'我的天，當時來自荷蘭的 Eddie和他弟弟Alex Van Halen常吵架，我不想深陷於不穩定的狀態，因為我那時懷孕八個月，也許荷爾蒙激素影響吧，我想的是如何保護好我自己，但我遺憾拒絕了他，很長一段時間我都後悔，當你開始後悔心裡會想 ' 喔 ! 說不定如果去了我會賺很多錢 ' "。

   "很多年來我從未跟別人講此事，我打電話給Eddie，他很高興，他說 : '我不想說我邀請你加入我們樂團的事，我怕Sammy Hagar知道我先邀請妳會感覺他是第二個選擇 '，所以後來我也不說此事 "。

   Van Halen重搖滾樂團1970年代後期成立於加州Pasadenna，暢銷曲很多，是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第176名的知名Hard-Rock重搖滾樂團，David Lee Roth離開Van Halen之後1985年由 Sammy Hagar取代他主唱的位置，直到1996年離開。

  Patty Smyth  1957年出生於紐約布魯克林區，是Scandal合唱團的女主唱，他的第二任丈夫是知名的職業網球選手John McEnroe約翰麥肯洛。

 

  Patty Smyth在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1992年連續獲得6週第2名，與Eagles團員Don Henley合唱的傷心情歌Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough。

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzbjUWu2VU&list=RDqdzbjUWu2VU&start_radio=1

 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

Songwriters: Glen Burtnik / Patty Smyth

 

Now, I don't want to lose you,
but I don't want to use you just to have somebody by my side.
And I don't want to hate you,
I don't want to take you, but I don't want to be the one to cry.
And I don't really matter to anyone anymore.
But like a fool I keep losing my place and
I keep seeing you walk through that door.

But there's a danger in loving somebody to much,
and it's bad when you know it's your heart you can't trust.
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are.
Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough.

Now, I could never change you,
I don't want to blame you.
Baby, you don't have to take the fall.
Yes, I may have hurt you, but I did not desert you.
Maybe I just want to have it all.
It makes a sound like thunder, it makes me feel like rain.
And like a fool who will never see the truth,
I keep thinking something's gonna change.

But there's a danger in loving somebody to much,
and it's bad when you know it's your heart they can't trust.
There's a reason why people don't stay who they are.
Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough.

And there's no way home when it's late at night and you're all alone.
Are there things that you wanted to say?
And do you feel me beside you in your bed,
there beside you where I used to be?

But there's a danger in loving somebody to much,
and it's bad when you know it's your heart you can't trust.
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are.
Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough.