2017年4月27日 星期四

老古巴古丁去世


The Main Ingredient 合唱團的團員Cuba Gooding, Senior四月20日被發現在加州Woodland Hills的車上身亡(72)Cuba Gooding, Senior老古巴古丁的兒子是因1996年上映的美國浪漫喜劇電影Jerry Maguire征服情海」獲得奧斯卡最佳男配角獎的小古巴古丁Cuba Gooding Jr
Cuba Gooding Sr出生於紐約1971年因創團人Donald McPherson去世而加入the Main Ingredient這個組團於紐約哈林區的R&B三重唱,1977年離團而去從事個人的演唱生涯
The Main Ingredient有二首Top10的暢銷曲"Everybody Plays The Fool" (#3-1972) "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" (#10-1974)走紅於1970年代前期


EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
Main Ingredient
(Rudy Clark, Kenny Williams & Jim Bailey)

Everybody plays the fool sometime;
There's no exception to the rule.
Listen, baby, it may be factual, may be cruel,
I ain't lying, everybody plays the fool.
Falling in love is such an easy thing to do,
And there's no guarantee that the one you love is gonna love you.
Oh, lovin' eyes they cannot see a certain person could never be;
Love runs deeper than any ocean,
You can cloud your mind with emotion.
Everybody plays the fool, sometime,
They use your heart like a tool.
Listen, baby, they never tell you so in school
But everybody plays the fool.
How can you help it when the music starts to play,
And your ability to reason is swept away,
Oh, heaven on earth is all you see;
You're out of touch with reality;
Now you cry but when you're through
The next time someone cries for you.




2017年4月20日 星期四

Stevie Wonder

黑人盲歌星Stevie Wonder宣布:六月17日他將和42歲來自牙買加的Tomeeka Bracy結婚這是Stevie Wonder第三次結婚,已經66歲的他有九個小孩Tomeeka有一個三歲的女兒,孩子們將在婚禮上當花童
Stevie Wonder1950年出生於密西根州的Saginaw,出生即雙眼失明,但他學會了多種樂器,還能作曲,13歲時就以Fingertips-pt2獲得三週排行榜冠軍而成名,1960他與Motown唱片公司簽約當幕後樂手,1962年就以Little Stevie Wonder之名開始錄唱片,1970-1972曾經和女歌手Syreeta結過一次婚,1973年一次車禍差一點喪命
Stevie Wonder1982年獲得當年百位熱門歌星排行榜冠軍,他受歡迎的歌極多,在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第六名,其中名次最好的歌是1982年與前披頭合唱團團員Paul McCartney合唱,讚美種族和諧的Ebony And Ivory,曾獲得七週排行榜冠軍。



Ebony And Ivory
By Paul McCartney

Ebony And Ivory Live Together In Perfect Harmony
Side By Side On My Piano Keyboard, Oh Lord, Why Don't We?

We All Know That People Are The Same Where Ever We Go
There Is Good And Bad In Ev'ryone,
We Learn To Live, We Learn To Give
Each Other What We Need To Survive Together Alive.

Ebony And Ivory Live Together In Perfect Harmony
Side By Side On My Piano Keyboard, Oh Lord Why Don't We?

Ebony, Ivory Living In Perfect Harmony
Ebony, Ivory, Ooh

We All Know That People Are The Same Where Ever We Go
There Is Good And Bad In Ev'ryone,
We Learn To Live, We Learn To Give
Each Other What We Need To Survive Together Alive.

Ebony And Ivory Live Together In Perfect Harmony
Side By Side On My Piano Keyboard, Oh Lord Why Don't We?


Ebony, Ivory Living In Perfect Harmony (Repeat And Fade)

2017年4月13日 星期四

The J. Geils Band


來自麻塞諸塞州Worcester 的搖滾樂團the J. Geils Band的領隊與吉他手John Geils四月11日不幸去世(71)
1967年由John Geils組成的J. Geils Band主唱是Peter Wolf"Magic" Dick Salwitz擔任口琴手,Seth Justman是鍵琴手,Danny (Dr. Funk) Klein是貝斯手,鼓手是Stephen Jo Bladd
The J. Geils Band起初走rhythm-and blues節奏與藍調的樂風知名的歌有"Looking For A Love" (#39-1972), "Give It To Me" (#30-1973) 及"Must Of Got Lost" (#12-1975)同一時間他們還擔任了the Byrdsthe Allman Brothers Band這二個大牌合唱團演唱會的開場演獲得了熱烈的迴響
1980年代興起的new-wave風音樂,主宰了流行歌壇,the J. Geils Band也搭上了這班車,他們的"Centerfold"1982年得到了排行榜冠軍,接著推出的"Freeze-Frame"則得到第4名,而回頭以R&B樂風推出的"I Do"則於1983年得到24
好景不常在,J. Geils Band的主唱Peter Wolf也於1983年離團而去從事個人的歌唱事業,沒到二年J. Geils Band就解散了
公元二千年後部分團員們重聚並復出演唱過幾次,但John Geils因他的隊友用團名巡迴演唱但沒有他在內,他還憤而提告過
John Geils大部分時間與Dick Salwitz在一起繼續玩音樂,取了一個團名叫 Bluestime,出過二張專輯
The J. Geils Band曾二度提名進搖滾樂名人堂,但都沒有成功進去
The J. Geils Band暢銷曲不少,在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜獲得第335名,他們成績最好的歌就是1981117日推出,後來獲得六週排行榜軍的"Centerfold"


Centerfold
The J. Geils Band

Does she walk? Does she talk?
Does she come complete?
My homeroom homeroom angel
Always pulled me from my seat

She was pure like snowflakes
No one could ever stain
The memory of my angel
Could never cause me pain

Years go by I'm lookin' through a girly magazine
And there's my homeroom angel on the pages in-between

CHORUS
My blood runs cold
My memory has just been sold
My angel is the centerfold
Angel is the centerfold
(Repeat)

Slipped me notes under the desk
While I was thinkin' about her dress
I was shy I turned away
Before she caught my eye

I was shakin' in my shoes
Whenever she flashed those baby-blues
Something had a hold on me
When angel passed close by

Those soft and fuzzy sweaters
Too magical to touch
Too see her in that negligee
Is really just too much

Chorus

It's okay I understand
This ain't no never-never land
I hope that when this issue's gone
I'll see you when your clothes are on

Take you car, Yes we will
We'll take your car and drive it
We'll take it to a motel room
And take 'em off in private

A part of me has just been ripped
The pages from my mind are stripped
Oh no, I can't deny it
Oh yea, I guess I gotta buy it!


CHORUS

2017年4月6日 星期四

Rosie & the Originals


1960年代初期曾一曲成名的女歌星Rosie & the Originals的主唱Rosalie "Rosie" Hamlin因肌纖維疼痛多年,三月31日去世(71)
Rosie出生於奧勒岡州 Klamath Falls,在阿拉斯加州Anchorage長大,後來搬家到加州聖地牙哥讀中學時組成了the Originals合唱團,當年14歲的她曾為男朋友寫過一首詩"Angel Baby",他們因為想去San Marcos闖天下,需要錄一個試唱帶,但原來的薩克斯風手要幫父母割草不能去,他們的貝斯手替代薩克斯風手在"Angel Baby"的試唱帶錄了動人的薩克斯風伴奏,沒想到Highland唱片公司聽了試唱帶決定錄製唱片發行,"Angel Baby"1961年獲得了第5
Brunswick唱片公司覺得Rosalie個人出唱片有機會成名,就以"formerly with The Originals"The Originals前主唱」之名替她出了單曲"Lonely Blue Nights",但只得到66Rosie因沒賺到什麼錢,對唱片事業感覺前途堪憂,1963年就跟她的吉它手Noah Tafolla 結了婚,後來當了藝術科老師
很好聽的老歌!

Angel Baby
Rosie & the Originals

It's just like heaven being here with you
You're like an angel too good to be true
But after all, I love you, I do
Angel Baby, my Angel Baby

When you are near me my heart skips a beat
I can hardly stand on my own two feet
Because I love you, I love you, I do
Angel Baby, my Angel Baby

Oooh, I love you, ooooh I do
No one could love you like I do

Please never leave me blue and alone
If you ever go I'm sure you'll come back home
Because I love you, I love you, I do
Angel Baby, my Angel Baby

Oooooh, I love you, oooh I do

No one could love you like I do. 

2017年3月30日 星期四

The Foundations

有消息指稱the Foundations合唱團早期的主唱Clem Curtis已因肺癌病逝(76)

Clem Curtis出生於千里達,15歲的時候前去英格蘭當了職業拳擊手,後來加入了地區合唱團The Ramong Sound當和聲,經過多次的變動,他熬出頭當了主唱,團名也改為the FoundationsClem Curtis主唱的"Back On My Feet Again" 1968年得到59名,1969年暢銷曲"Baby Now That I Found You" 則得到11

The Foundations在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1969年獲得三週第三名的"Build Me Up Buttercup",不過Clem Curtis當時已離開該團,因為主唱的位子被Colin Young取代

The Foundations這一個黑白混和的R&B-pop合唱團,於1970年解散


"Baby, Now That I've Found You"

Baby,
now that I've found you
I won't let you go
I built my world around you
I need you so,
baby even though
You don't need me
now

Baby,
now that I've found you
I won't let you go
I built my world around you
I need you so
Baby even though
You don't need me,
You don't need me oh, no

Baby, baby,
when first we met
I knew in this heart of mine

That you were someone I couldn't forget.
I said right,
and abide my time

Spent my life looking
for that somebody
to make me feel like new
Now you tell me that you want to leave me
But darling, I just can't let you

[guitar & fiddle solo]

Baby, baby,
when first we met
I knew in this heart of mine
That you were someone I couldn't forget.
I said right,
and abide my time

Spent my life looking
for that somebody
to make me feel like new
Now you tell me that you want to leave me
But darling, I just can't let you

Now that I found you
I built my world around you

I need you so, baby even though
You don't need me now

Baby, now that I've found you
I won't let you go
I built my world around you
I need you so
Baby even though
You don't need me
You don't need me no, no





2017年3月23日 星期四

Chuck Berry去世

傳奇歌星/作曲人/吉他手 Chuck Berry上周六(三月18)在他聖路易家中去世

Chuck Berry 1926年出生於米蘇里州聖路易,本名Charles Anderson Berry,他本來學當美容師,但他去芝加哥之後認識了藍調歌手Muddy Waters,經Muddy的牽線得到Chess唱片公司的老闆Leonard Chess的青睞,翻唱自鄉村歌曲"Ida Red""Maybellene"1955年獲得了排行榜第五名,Chuck Berry此後沒有回頭,他陸續推出了"Sweet Little Sixteen" (#2-1958) "School Day" (#3-1957)"Rock & Roll Music" (#8-1957) "Johnny B. Goode" (#8-1958)這些暢銷曲

有趣的是,他唯一的排行榜冠軍卻是 1972年在倫敦現場錄製的一首不登大雅的歌"My Ding-A-Ling"

Chuck Berry曾於1944年因持械搶劫初次入獄後來又因誘拐未成年少女二度入獄1979還曾因所得稅問題三次入獄

Chuck Berry1984年獲Grammy 終生成就獎,1986年進搖滾樂名人堂,他的金唱片包裝"Johnny B. Goode"還創紀錄的跟航行家太空船飛上太空

去年底Chuck Berry還籌備新唱片的錄製(請參考 2016121日「Chuck Berry九十歲出新專輯),他的不幸去世令歌迷們無限懷念


"My Ding A Ling"
CHUCK BERRY

When I was a little bitty boy
my grandmother bought me a cute little toy
Silver bells hangin' on a string
she told me it was my ding a ling

My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want to play with my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want to play with my ding a ling

And then mother took me to Grammer School
But I stopped all in the vestibule
Every time that bell would ring
catched me playin' with my ding a ling

Once I was climbing the garden wall
I slipped and had a terrible fall
I fell so hard I heard bells ring
but held on to my ding a ling

Once I was swimming cross Turtle creek
many snappers all around my feet
Shure was hard swimming cross that thing
with both hands holdin' my ding a ling

This here song it ain't so sad
the cutest little song you ever had
those of you who will not sing
You must be playin' with your own ding a ling
My ding a ling Your ding a ling, your ding a ling
We saw you playin' with your ding a ling
My ding a ling everybody sing

I want to play with my ding a ling

2017年3月16日 星期四

Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge女子合唱團的創團團員Joni Sledge在亞利桑那州鳳凰城去世死因還不清楚
Joni與她的姊妹 Debra Kim Kathy1971年在費城組了Sister Sledge這個合唱團,她們起初替一家叫Money的唱片公司錄唱片,直到1975年在Atco唱片公司出的"Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me"才進了排行榜前100名,這一首歌雖然在排行榜上最高只得到92名,但是在日本東京舉辦的音樂節得到銀牌獎
Sister Sledge這個四人女聲合唱團後來遇到製作人Bernard Edwards Chic 合唱團的Niles Rogers 才開始轉運"He's The Greatest Dance" 1979年獲得了第9名,接著"We Are Family" (#2-1979)讓她們登上了事業巔峰
好花不常開,Sister Sledge接著六張單曲只有翻唱Mary Wells 的成名曲"My Guy" 1982年獲得第23
Kathy Sledge1989年離團去從事個人的歌唱事業,但其餘三姊妹還繼續撐著Sister Sledge的招牌

We Are Family
Songwriters
NILE RODGERS, BERNARD EDWARDS

We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
Ev'ryone can see we're together
As we walk on by
(Hey) and we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(ALL!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family dose
1
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share of the world's delights
(HIGH!) high hopes we have for the future
And our goal's in sight
(WE!) no we don't get depressed
'Cause here's what we call our golden rule
Have faith in you and the things you do
You won't go wrong

This is our family Jewel

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...