James Taylor-Moon River

     2021 年GRAMMY 獎一共有83個獎項，其中有一個Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album「最佳傳統流行歌曲專輯獎」是由James Taylor的AMERICAN STANDARD獲獎。這個獎規定專輯裡最少要有51%以上的傳統流行老歌新唱。

  AMERICAN STANDARD這張專輯於去年2020/2/28推出，今年2021/3/14獲得Grammy獎，James Taylor上一張專輯是2015年6月推出的Before This World，那張專輯是Taylor 在Billboard 200 專輯排行榜第一張獲得冠軍的唱片，當2015年7月4日專輯獲得冠軍時，距離1970年3月14日他首度以Sweet Baby James專輯進入排行榜就已經超過45年了(其中有他的成名曲Fire and Rain)。

  AMERICAN STANDARD有14首歌，大部分是二十世紀早期美國的流行音樂作品，如Walter Donaldson 與George A. Whiting的"My Blue Heaven"是齊格飛歌舞團1927年的名曲，Jerome Kern與 Oscar Hammerstein II 的"Ol' Man River"是1927年歌舞劇Show Boat插曲，"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"是1943 年Richard Rodgers與Oscar Hammerstein II 為歌舞 Oklahoma! 所寫的插曲。而1961年Henry Mancini 與 Johnny Mercer的作品"Moon River"在專輯中已經算是很新的歌了。

  James Taylor 1948年出生於美國麻塞諸塞州波士頓，1967年加入The Flying Machine合唱團，1968年他與朋友曾去英國發展，他的父親擔任過北卡羅萊那州一所醫學院的校長。他的妹妹Kate，弟弟Alex與Livingston也唱歌出唱片，前妻Carly Simon (1972-83) 更是與他齊名的流行歌壇紅歌星。

"Moon River"是1961年電影Breakfast at Tiffany「第凡內早餐」的插曲，獲得奧斯卡最佳電影歌曲獎、Grammy最佳年度唱片與歌曲獎。Henry Mancini and His Orchestra的"Moon River"1961年曾經獲得Billboard Hot 100排行榜第11名。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hB0TjZlIIY

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV25eE0TH-Q

 

Moon River

Songwriters: Mercer John H / Mancini Henry N

 

Moon river, wider than a mile

I'm crossing you in style some day

Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker

Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way

Two drifters, off to see the world

There's such a lot of world to see

We're after the same rainbow's end

Waitin' 'round the bend

My huckleberry friend

Moon river and me

 

Linda Ronstadt-You're No Good

  63屆Grammy獎頒獎典禮好比是一個女歌星之夜。

  Beyoncé 打破女歌星贏得Grammy獎的紀錄，超越Allison Krauss。Taylor Swift是第四位藝人及第一位女歌星三度獲得年度專輯獎。 

  H.E.R以"I Can't Breathe"獲得年度歌曲獎，Billie Eilish的"Everything I Wanted"獲得年度唱片獎，Megan Thee Stallion是第一位女性饒舌歌手獲得本世紀最佳新人獎。

   Jhené Aiko 主持會前頒獎典禮，大部分主要歌星參加。

  Trevor Noah主持現場轉播，Taylor Swift、 Bad Bunny、Black Pumas、Cardi B、Megan Thee Stallion、Harry Styles 等藝人和團體在節目中演出。

  本屆Grammy獎有一個「最佳音樂電影獎」Best Music Film，提名的有Beastie Boys、Beyoncé、Freestyle Love Supreme、Linda Ronstadt及ZZ Top這些藝人的影片。得獎的是Linda Ronstadt的Linda Ronstadt : The Sound of My Voice。

  Linda Ronstadt 1946年七月出生於美國亞利桑那州Tucson，1968年她曾經找Glenn Frey、Don Henley、Rendy Mesiner及及Bernie Leadon等人組一個她的伴唱樂隊The Stone Poneys，他們就是後來成名的The Eagles合唱團。

 Linda Ronstadt暢銷曲很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第70名，她也在FM等電影中演出，2013年8月Linda不幸確診得到帕金森氏病而退出歌壇，這部Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice音樂電影等於是她的回憶錄，獲獎是實至名歸。

  Linda Ronstadt在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1974年的冠軍曲 You're No Good。

 

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

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akxXlB2Xn4I

 

#Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris 與 Bonnie Raitt 在2014年搖滾樂名人堂授證典禮演唱Linda Ronstadt的You're No Good，當年Linda Ronstadt獲選進入搖滾樂名人堂。

 

You're No Good

Linda Ronstadt  

Songwriters: Ballard Clint

 

Feelin' better now that we're through

Feelin' better, 'cause I'm over you

I learned my lesson, it left a scar

Now I see how you really are

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

I'm gonna say it again

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

I broke a heart that's gentle and true

Well, I broke a heart over someone like you

I'll beg his forgiveness on bended knee

I wouldn't blame him if he said to me

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

I'm gonna say it again

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

I'm tellin' you now, baby

And I'm going my way

Forget about you, baby

'Cause I'm leavin' to stay

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

I'm gonna say it again

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

Oh, oh, no

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Baby, you're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good, oh

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good, oh

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good, whoa

You're no good

You're no good

You're no good

Maybe you're good

Siouxsie and Banshees-Kiss Them for Me

  英、美二地龐克開始時的景象完全多樣化，描寫男性、女性、跨性別者、同性戀…。

  很多樂團有女團員，也有全女子樂團，很清楚的，女性出現於龐克的現象並非開明或仁慈的結果，女性已經進入次文化，她們幫忙建構龐克，她們付出的比龐克給的還多。在龐克圈內的女人可以表達她們個人的獨立性及發出怨氣，龐克給她們力量團結一致。

  龐克帶來女子樂團的出現，在英國的有Siouxsie and Banshees「蘇西與女妖」樂團、X Ray Spex「X光機」樂團、the Slits「裂縫」樂團及the Raincoats「雨衣」樂團，同時在美國的女子樂團也是龐克發展中的主力。龐克缺乏技術專家，很多未經訓練的女樂手、作曲人、設計者，以前都被拒在門外。舊金山龐克樂團the Nuns「修女」的Jennifer Miro珍妮佛米洛說，剛開始有些女性團員，後來都變成男的、反女性的，女孩子都不去聽龐克音樂了，因為怕出事。這種現象不只在美西，連紐約和華盛頓都有影響。

  1980年代有很多女龐克樂團走紅，他們是Bratmobil「小鬼石油」、Bikini Kill「比基尼弄死」、Calamity Jane「災難珍妮」、Heavens to Betsy「以貝琪之名」、Huggy Bear「可愛熊」、Tribe8「8族」、Cunts with Attitude「妓女心態」及Team Dresch「傑氏隊」，雖然她們大多在太平洋西北岸活動，但和Riot Grrrl「騷亂女子」樂團一樣，女龐克並無地域之限。

  前面提到的這些龐克團體絕大多數在排行榜上都沒有出現，這是龐克發展中的自然現象，唯一例外的是Siouxsie and Banshees這個樂評人定位為前衛龐克、後龐克的樂團，他們在Billboard Hot 100排行榜有一首1991年獲得第23名的歌Kiss Them For Me，此曲也獲得另類搖滾排行榜第5名，收錄在他們1991年的專輯Superstition當中。

  Siouxsie and Banshees的主唱是Siouxsie Sioux(Susan Ballion) 她與貝斯手Steve Severin (Steven Bailey) 1976年於倫敦組成該團，第一張專輯The Scream〈吶喊〉於1978年在第一首單曲“Hong Kong Garden”「香港花園」一夜成名後推出，但是上述早期的龐克專輯和單曲在美國都沒有發行。

   Siouxsie and Banshees是想認識龐克音樂的歌迷們不可錯過的樂團。

 *龐克之後我在Waves生活潮藝文誌季刊接著寫了”後龐克及新浪潮”Post Punk & New Wave，待春季號出書之後我也會在blog摘要介紹

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpcNaqkrPm8

 

Kiss Them for Me

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Songwriters: Steven Severin / Martin John Mccarrick / Budgie / Siouxsie Sioux

 

It glittered and it gleamed

For the arriving beauty queen

A ring and a car

Now you're the prettiest by far

No party she'd not attend

No invitation she wouldn't send

Transfixed by the inner sound

Of your promise to be found

"Nothing or no one will ever

Make me let you down"

Kiss them for me, I may be delayed

Kiss them for me if I am delayed

It's divoon, oh it's serene

In the fountains pink champagne

Someone carving their devotion

In the heart-shaped pool of fame

"Nothing or no one will ever

Make me let you down"

Kiss them for me, I may be delayed

Kiss, kiss them for me, I may find myself delayed

On the road to New Orleans

A spray of stars hit the screen

As the tenth impact shimmered

The forbidden candles beamed

Kiss them for me, I may be delayed

Kiss them for me, I may find myself delayed

Kiss them for me, kiss them for me

Kiss them for me, I may find myself delayed

Kiss them for me, kiss them for me

Sex Pistols-Anarchy In The UK

    早期在倫敦和紐約的龐克樂團音樂是多樣化的，當時是沒有龐克單曲的，現在也一樣沒有。如the Evens「倚文斯」、Dott「多特」或the God Damn Doo Wop Band「該死的嘟瓦普樂隊」都不脗合主流唱片公司對龐克音樂的界定，因為這種定義毫無意義。

  龐克是一種社會實踐活動，早期的the Sex Pistols「性手槍」，Damned「詛咒」，Slits「裂縫」，Clash「衝突」，X Ray Spex 「X光機」或Raincoats 「雨衣」那些樂團 ，他們倦於主流文化強迫接受的音樂、藝術、文化、時尚而決定搞自己的音樂，他們有喜歡龐克的記者和作者採訪報導，有電影公司拍他們的電影，他們設計自己的服裝…，那是一種對現狀的排斥，一種自我創新的風氣。   

  龐克雜誌Razorcake「刮鬍刀凝膠」的創刊人及編輯Todd Taylor塔德泰勒認為 : DIY punk「自己創作的龐克」是一種道德的投入，因為他的反主流唱片公司立場，認為那是個人在獲利極大化之前要考量的誠信，因為一個藝人如果為短期獲利做出承諾，從普世價值來看他將一文不值，這是DIY punk 的核心價值。

  龐克不是一種小眾音樂類型，也不是一種特殊的時尚髮型，是一種對DIY punk 的承諾，以之自我強化。

  傳奇龐克搖滾樂團Sex Pistols組成於倫敦，主唱Johnny”Roten”Lydon於1978年一月Sex Pistols解散後組成Public Image Ltd。1979年2月2日貝斯手Sid Vicious 因服藥過量猝死，時年21歲，當時他因四個月前刺殺女友Nancy Spungen案假釋在外。Sex Pistols的吉他手Steve Jones後來加入Chequered Past。Sex Pistols團員於1996年復合。

      The Sex Pistols沒有發行過單曲，他們的" Anarchy in the UK"「英國的無政府主義」這首歌在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得第56名，是龐克搖滾的經典之作。

      " Anarchy in the UK"歌詞講到的Anarchy無政府主義、anti-Christ反基督、IRA愛爾蘭共和軍…就是1970年代龐克自英倫發展出來時候的社會背景。

 

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

 

Anarchy In The UK

Sex Pistols

Songwriters: Glen Matlock / John Lydon / Paul Thomas Cook / Stephen Philip Jones

 

Right now ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

I am an anti-Christ

I am an anarchist

Don't know what I want

But I know how to get it

I want to destroy the passerby

'Cause I want to be anarchy

No dogs body

Anarchy for the U.K.

It's coming sometime and maybe

I give a wrong time, stop a traffic line

Your future dream has sure been seen through

'Cause I want to be anarchy

In the city

How many ways to get what you want

I use the best, I use the rest

I use the N.M.E.

I use anarchy

'Cause I want to be anarchy

Its the only way to be

Is this the MPLA

Or is this the UDA

Or is this the IRA

I thought it was the U.K.

Or just another country

Another council tenancy

I want to be anarchy

And I want to be anarchy

(Oh what a name)

And I want to be an anarchist

(I get pissed, destroy!)

 

The Clash-London Calling

    有人說龐克不是具體的「樹」或「車」，龐克是一面旗幟，一個公開的符號，是讓很多人感到熱情的一個東西，大多數人談到龐克會立即聯想到音樂、衣服、髮型…。

       龐克要如何簡單定義呢   ?   早期倫敦的樂團如the Sex Pistols「性手槍」，Damned「詛咒」，Slits「裂縫」，Clash「衝突」，X Ray Spex「X光機」 或Raincoats「雨衣」有何相同之處呢 ? 正確地說他們都很獨特，例如the Sex Pistols「性手槍」樂團的" Anarchy in the UK"「英國的無政府主義」，像一首傳統搖滾樂，Clash「衝突」樂團的"(White Man)In Hammersmith Palais"「在翰墨史密斯派賴斯的白人」有一些很強烈的雷鬼音樂氣氛，the Slits「裂縫」樂團的"Instant Hits"「瞬間暢銷曲」則是雷鬼+爵士的感覺超過搖滾樂。龐克以西方搖滾樂為核心加入雷鬼、民歌、藍調、巴西莎莎舞曲、電子舞曲、工業音樂…，就如同每一個你想像中的音樂型態與類別。

說到英國的龐克，學者專家都注意倫敦，其實北愛爾蘭Belfast貝爾法斯特才是典範。70年代的政治動亂也引致經濟蕭條，在這種社會背景下，1977年10月the Clash樂團取消了一場演唱會而使失望的歌迷決定暴動抗議，那就是媒體報導的" The Riot of Belfast Street"「貝爾法斯特街頭暴動」，貝爾法斯特的龐克迷們發現在那一夜找到彼此，個別人士也融合成一片，很多樂團後來冒出來，想去追尋發生在那活動中的啟示，幾個月後，the Clash樂團也回來唱他們承諾過的那一場演唱會。

The Clash組成於倫敦，主唱John “Joe Strummer”Mellor (Strummer 2002年12月22日因心臟衰竭去世，享年50歲)，他們是一個政治活躍團體，寫了一些抗議種族歧視和被壓迫的歌，是正宗的龐克搖滾樂團之一，代表性歌曲是滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第15名的名曲London Calling(龐克搖滾不能以排行榜名次定高低，the Clash的London Calling根本沒有推出過單曲) ， Clash一共有五首歌進流行音樂界專業人士票選出的滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜，代表他們因此與Bob Dylan、The Rolling Stones、John Lennon、Marvin Gaye、Aretha Franklin、The Beach Boys、The Beatles…這些歌壇巨星屬於同一層級的超級樂團。

*本文摘錄自WAVES生活潮藝文誌第十一期我所寫的從龐克的認識介紹「艾薇兒」

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c

 

London Calling

The Clash

Songwriters: Joe Strummer / Mick Jones / Paul Simonon / Topper Headon

 

London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look to us
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
Except for the ring of the truncheon thing

The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning
I live by the river

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out and draw another breath
London calling and I don't want to shout
But while we were talking, I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eye

The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear era, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning
I, I live by the river

The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear era, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning
I, I live by the river

Now get this

London calling, yes, I was there, too
And you know what they said? Well, some of it was true
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?

I never felt so much alike, alike, alike, alike

 

 

Avril Lavigne-Girlfriend

    在〈Waves生活潮藝文誌〉2020冬季號中，朱介英總編輯希望我寫一篇Avril Lavigne「艾薇兒」的介紹，朱總編說二十一世紀前十年走紅的這位女歌星，在台灣有她的粉絲。下筆之前我先查了一下她的背景資料，結果產生了一個疑問---Avril是龐克嗎?

主流大唱片公司曾推過一種構想，以為用英國腔演唱吵雜高三度流行歌就是龐克，然後叫演唱者穿皮夾克、有拉鍊的長褲、黑T恤背後有粉紅骷髏和大腿骨的圖像…，說這就是龐克。

而早年有一些人在DIY punk「自己創作的龐克」與Commercial punk「商業龐克」二者之間做一個區分，多數人認為如果不是自己創作的龐克，那種所謂的龐克只是一種商品冠以龐克之名而以。

Avril她好友吉它手Evan Taubenfeld說Avril不是龐克，她也從不假裝她來自那個景象，Lavigne則表示她被貼上龐克標籤，好像她是一個憤怒的女孩，但她不是龐克圈內人，她認為她的音樂有受到龐克的影響，她愛聽一大堆龐克搖滾樂，她喜歡前衛音樂，主要是她唱的heavy pop-rock 重磅流行搖滾。

這篇文章最後以從龐克的認識介紹「艾薇兒」定稿，之後我會陸續在該專欄寫Post-punk、New wave、Hip hop、Rap..及其代表性歌者與樂團，也會在本部落格摘要介紹。

Avril Lvigne「艾薇兒」1984年9月27日出生於加拿大安大略省Belleville，有樂評人將她的歌路定位為Teen pop-rock「青少年流行搖滾」，她曾和Sum41合唱團主唱Deryck Whibley結過婚，離婚後再嫁Nicklelack合唱團的主唱Chad Kroeger，Avril 在Billboard Hot 100排行榜名次最好的歌是2007年冠軍曲Girlfriend 。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg59q4puhmg&list=PLInqE8AnCFQUwK_-6x1d6T6t5Ba-QoW_q

 

Girlfriend

Compositor: Avril Lavigne / Deryck Whibley

 

Hey hey you you

I don't like your girlfriend

No way no way

I think you need a new one

Hey hey you you

I could be your girlfriend

 

Hey hey you you

I know that you like me

No way no way

You know it's not a secret

Hey hey you you

I want to be your girlfriend

 

You're so fine

I want you mine

You're so delicious

I think about you all the time

You're so addictive

Don't you know what I can do to make you feel all right?

 

Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious

And how, yeah,

I'm the motherfucking princess

I can tell you like me too

And you know

I'm right

 

She's like so whatever

You can do so much better

I think we should get together now

And that's what everyone's talking about

 

Hey hey you you

I don't like your girlfriend

No way no way

I think you need a new one

Hey hey you you

I could be your girlfriend

 

Hey hey you you

I know that you like me

No way no way

You know it's not a secret

Hey hey you you

I want to be your girlfriend

 

I can see the way I see

The way you look at me

And even when you look away

I know you think of me

I know you talk about me all the time

Again and again

 

So come over here

Tell me what I wanna hear

Better yet, make your girlfriend disappear

I don't wanna hear you say her name ever again

And again and again and again cause

 

She's like so whatever

You can do so much better

I think we should get together now

And that's what everyone's talking about

 

Hey hey you you

I don't like your girlfriend

No way no way

I think you need a new one

Hey hey you you

I could be your girlfriend

 

Hey hey you you

I know that you like me

No way no way

You know it's not a secret

Hey hey you you

I want to be your girlfriend

 

Oh in a second

I'll have you wrapped around my finger

Cause I can

Cause I can do it better

There's no other

So when it's gonna sink in?

She's so stupid what the hell were you thinking?

 

Oh in a second

I'll have you wrapped around my finger

Cause I can

Cause I can do it better

There's no other

So when it's gonna sink in?

She's so stupid

What the hell were you thinking?

 

Hey hey you you

I don't like your girlfriend

No way no way

I think you need a new one

Hey hey you you

I could be your girlfriend

No way, no way

 

Hey hey you you

I know that you like me

No way no way

You know it's not a secret

Hey hey you you

I want to be your girlfriend

No way, no way

 

Hey hey you you

I don't like your girlfriend

No way no way

I think you need a new one

Hey hey you you

I could be your girlfriend

 

No way, no way

Hey you... no way... hey you...

No way no way hey hey!