Cliff Richard-Devil Woman

  倫敦高等法院七月19日裁定，英國廣播公司2014年現場播報Cliff Richard在他家大樓門口襲警時，Cliff Richard以嚴重與有些聳人聽聞的方式攻擊播報人員。法庭判決他需付274,000罰金。Cliff Richard並未被指控有任何攻擊行為。該警員已私下與Cliff Richard以518,000美元和解。

  Cliff Richard於1940年出生於印度Lucknow，是一位搖滾樂歌手、吉他手、電影演員，1948年他回去英國，曾加入演奏樂團The Shadows，1967年開始個人演唱生涯，1969年The Shadows解散，但Cliff Richard後來在英國成了超級巨星，一共有125首單曲進排行榜，其中有14首歌獲得排行榜冠軍，他演出的電影The Young Ones、Summer Holiday…也都很受當年的青少年歡迎。

  Cliff Richard於1995年獲英國女王頒授爵位，他在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第350名，在美國的熱門歌曲排行榜名次最好的歌，是1976年第6名的歌Devil Woman。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tuAkdlLhTE

DEVIL WOMAN

Cliff Richard

I've had nothing but bad luck

Since the day I saw the cat at my door

So I came here to you, sweet lady

Answering your mystical call

Crystal ball on the table

Showing the future, the past

Same cat with them evil eyes

And I knew it was a spell she'd cast.

*Chorus

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you from behind.

Give me the ring on your finger

Let me see the lines of your hand

I can see me a tall dark stranger

Giving you what you hadn't planned

I drank the potion she offered me

I found myself on the floor

Then I looked in those big green eyes

And I wondered what I came there for.

(Repeat chorus)

Stay awake

Look out

If you're out on a moonlit night

Be careful of the neighbourhood strays

Of a lady with long black hair

Tryin' to win you with her feminine ways

Crystal ball on the table

Showing the future, the past

Same cat with them evil eyes

You'd better get out of there fast

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you.

Steely Dan-Do It Again

紐約市為已故Steely Dan合唱團團員Walter Becker劃了一條Walter Becker Way（Walter Becker路 ），以向這位該市Queens區長大的搖滾樂手致敬。

  紐約市將於年底向Steely Dan合唱團的創辦人之一的Walter Becker致敬，他出生地Queens區的一條路，將以他這位名列搖滾樂名人堂的藝人為名。

  這條路的一角是 Walter Becker成長的地方，位於112街附近這條路10月28日將在一個慶祝活動後改名Walter Becker Way。

  Walter Becker的遺孀Delia表示：Walter的粉絲在全美辦活動、他們老是有創意去辦不一樣的表演。到時候特別來賓和Walter的朋友、同事和歌迷們都將齊聚一堂。

  Walter Becker和Donald Fagen一起在Steely Dan合作了四十多年，他在和食道癌抗爭了一段時間後，2017年9月3日不幸去世。

  Steely Dan合唱團是一個錄音室臨時編組（Studio Unit），由Walter Becker和Donald Fagen領銜，樂手都來自錄音室裡的職業伴奏，1981-1992年二人曾經分手，他們在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第382名，成名曲是1972年第6名的Do It Again。

 Steely Dan合唱團於 2001年進入搖滾樂名人堂。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Fs5GrUBwI

Do It Again

Steely Dan

In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who stole your water

And you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the border

And the mourners are all singin' as they drag you by your feet

But the hangman isn't hangin' so they put you on the street

You go back, Jack, do it again, wheels turinin' 'round and 'round

You go back, Jack, do it again

When you know she's no high climber then you find your only friend

In a room with your two timer, but you're sure you're near the end

Then you love a little wild one, and she brings you only sorrow

All the time you know she's smilin', you'll be on your knees tomorrow

Chorus

Guitar Solo

Keyboard Solo

Now you swear and kick and beg us that yopu're not a gamblin' man;

Then you find you're back in Vegas with a handle in your hand

Your black cards can bring you money so you hide them when you're able

In the land of milk and honey you must put them on the table

Chorus

John Lennon -Imagine

  美國郵局發行John Lennon 紀念郵票，九月將在紐約舉辦一場揭幕典禮。

  美國郵局宣布他們計畫辦一場官方揭幕典禮，向已故的搖滾樂巨星John Lennon致敬，這場活動計畫於九月7日上午11時在紐約中央公園the Namburg Bandshell音樂台舉行，活動將由美國郵政部長Megan J.Brennan主持。

 Lennon 紀念郵票是美國郵政部永恆音樂巨星系列的新作，其中有替前Beatles合唱團長期拍照的知名攝影師 Bob Gruen所拍攝的John Lennon的1974年個人專輯Walls and Bridges的封套圖片。

  這套郵票的內頁有16張郵票，設計成45轉唱片套的樣子，反面包括Peter Fordham所拍John Lennon坐在他的白色鋼琴前那張照片，後來John Lennon的搖滾樂經典唱片Imagine曾用之推廣。

  唱片套正面也有一些說明，包括John Lennon的生活花絮及事業成就，例如：這位天才音樂創作家在All You Need Is Love、Strawberry Fields Forever、Imagine、Jealous Guy這些歌後面所展現的是第一位搖滾樂歌手唱出關於人道主義和他個人的親身體驗和不安、他至今仍是搖滾樂電台的舵手，全球聽眾都喜歡他的音樂，持續談著真理、和平及容忍。

  這個揭幕典禮將在John Lennon 1980年生前的住宅Dakota building附近舉行，當時John Lennon與妻子Yoko Ono與兒子Sean同住那裏，也在門口遭人槍殺。

  Imagine這首歌於1971年獲得二週第2名，是滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第3 名的名曲，John Lennon在他英格蘭Tittenhurst的家裡寫了這首歌，太太Yoko Ono看著Lennon坐在白鋼琴前的樣子，透過影片和照片的傳播而為全球歌迷熟悉。

  這首近乎完美的歌表達John Lennon全球一家的思想，而Yoko Ono對此曲也有影響，因為第一句歌詞Imagine there's no heaven 即來自Ono 1964年出版的書Grapefruit中。

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

  Imagine

John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band

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 may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday 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...

The Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night

  The Bay City Rollers的開團貝斯手Alan Longmuir七月2日不幸去世(70歲)，三週前他才從墨西哥度假地返回蘇格蘭家裡。

  1976年Alan Longmuir和他弟弟the Bay City Rollers的鼓手Derek離團而去，但他倆在“Rollermania”專輯唱片裡的歌“Saturday Night (#1-1976)、“Money Honey” (#9-1976) 及 “Rock And Roll Love Letter” (#28-1976)給歌迷們留下了深刻的印象，來自蘇格蘭愛丁堡的the Bay City Rollers主唱是Les McKeown，他們在美國的熱門排行榜有8首進榜歌曲，在全世界唱片銷售量達到一億二千張。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BKKaKT_dtM

Saturday Night

The Bay City Rollers

- written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter

SATURDAY night!

SATURDAY night!

SATURDAY night!

SATURDAY night!

Gonna keep on dancin' to the

rock and roll

On Saturday night, Saturday night

Dancin' to the rhythm in our

heart and soul

On Saturday Night, Saturday night

IIIII just can't wait,

IIII got a date

*At the good ole rock and roll road

show, I gotta go

Saturday Night,

Saturday Night

Gonna rock it up, roll it up

Do it all, have a ball,

Saturday Night,

Saturday Night

It's just a Saturday Night

It's just a Saturday Night

It's just a Saturday Night

Gonna dance with my baby till the

night is thru

On Saturday Night, Saturday Night

Tell her all the little things I'm

gonna do

On Saturday night, Saturday Night

IIIIlove her so

III I'm gonna let her know

*repeat

SATURDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY NIGHT,

SATURDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY NIGHT,

It's just a Saturday night

It's just a Saturday Night,

IT's just a Saturday Night,

It's just a Saturday Night,

The Jackson 5-I'll Be There

 Michael Jackson的父親Joe Jackson六月27日因胰臟病不幸於故鄉阿肯薩州 The Fountain Hill去世（89歲），Joe早年培訓出 the Jackson 5/Jacksons合唱團，讓他的Jackson家族在流行歌壇寫下歷史並占有一席之地。

  Michael Jackson生前曾透露，小時候父親會拿皮帶打他，但眼中泛淚，他早已原諒父親。

  1968年他們用the Jackson 5之團名組團於印第安納州Gary，1975年後改為the Jacksons，除了檯面上的Michael、Jermaine、Marlon、Tito與Jackie之外，Rebbie Jackson、La Toya Jackson、Janet Jackson幾位姐妹也都支援the Jacksons的演出，而且都出個人的唱片，1980年代Michael Jackson與Janet Jackson成了歌壇巨星。

  R&B合唱團Boyz II Men於1992年曾經在迷你電視影集the Jacksons：An American Dream當中代言the Jackson 5/Jacksons。

  The Jackson 5/Jacksons合唱團在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第59名，Michael Jackson個人則得到第8名。他們在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1970年獲得五週冠軍的I'll Be There。

  隨著時光的流逝，因唱片銷售量會有增減而影響到名次，但早年他們那可愛的模樣，將永遠留存在歌迷們的心目中。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg2vMrDzoXM

I'll Be There

The Jackson Five

You and I must make a pact, we must bring salvation back

Where there is love, I'll be there

I'll reach out my hand to you, I'll have faith in all you do

Just call my name and I'll be there

 Chorus:

And oh - I'll be there to comfort you,

Build my world of dreams around you, I'm so glad that I found you

I'll be there with a love that's strong

I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on - yes I will, yes I will

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter

Togetherness, well that's all I'm after

Whenever you need me, I'll be there

I'll be there to protect you, with an unselfish love I respect you

Just call my name and I'll be there

(chorus)

If you should ever find someone new, I know he'd better be good to you

'Cos if he doesn't, I'll be there

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah

I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name, I'll be there

(Just look over your shoulders, honey - ooh)

I'll be there, I'll be there, whenever you need me, I'll be there

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah

I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name, I'll be t

Barry Manilow-Could It Be Magic

 Barry Manilow六月14日因氣管炎住院治療，他因此延遲了"Manilow Live -- The Hits Come Home"的演出到六月21日。

  Barry Manilow是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜第75名的知名歌星，1943年出生於紐約布魯克林區，除了演唱外他也擅長鋼琴與作曲，Barry Manilow畢業自紐約茱莉亞音樂學校，擔任過WCBS-TV電視影集Callback的音樂指導，1972年他和Bette Midler搭檔，之後製作了Bette Midler 頭二張專輯唱片。

  Barry Manilow同時錄了他第一張個人的專輯唱片Featherbed Featuring Barry Manilow，其中的 "Could It Be Magic"在他以Mandy成名後推出單曲，1975年獲得過第6名，這首歌的創意來自蕭邦的C大調前奏曲。

  Barry Manilow接著替Dr.Pepper、Pepsi百事可樂、State Farm保險、        Band-Aids及麥當勞等商品寫了當時美國民眾熟悉的廣告配樂，麥當勞的廣告歌"You Deserve A Break Today"還由他自己演唱。

  Barry Manilow也是Adult Contemporary抒情歌曲排行榜名列前茅的歌手，他還替R&B女子合唱團Lady Flash擔任過合聲。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52-EkZRnG2E

Could It Be Magic

-Words and Music by Adrienne Anderson and Barry Manilow

Spirit move me every time I'm near you

Whirling like a cyclone in my mind

Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime

Answer to all answers I can find

Baby, I love you, come, come, come into my arms

Let me know the wonder of all of you

Baby, I want you now, now, now, and hold on fast

Could this be the magic at last?

Lady, take me high upon a hillside

High up where the stallion meets the sun

I could love you, build my world around you

Never leave you till my life is done

Baby, I love you, come, come, come into my arms

Let me know the wonder of all of you

And baby, I want you now, now, oh, now, oh now and hold on fast

Could this be the magic at last?

Could it be magic?

Come, c'mon, c'mon, come oh-oh come into my arms

Oh, let me know the wonder of all of you, all of you

Baby, I want you now, now, oh now, oh now and hold on fast

Oh, could this be the magic at last?

Could it be magic?

Come, c'mon, c'mon, come oh-oh come into my arms

Oh, let me know the wonder of all of you

Baby, I want you now, now, oh now, oh now and hold on fast

Oh, could this be the magic at last?

Could it be magic?

Aretha Franklin-RESPECT

  底特律市替當地麥迪遜大道的一部分命名Aretha Franklin路，並於六月8日舉行揭幕典禮，該市大概忘了底特律的另一條華盛頓大道於1985年就改名“Aretha Franklin’s Freeway of Love”以向Aretha Franklin致敬。

 

  Aretha Franklin 1942年出生於美國田納西州孟菲斯，是黑人靈魂歌曲天后，他父親是著名的傳教士Rev. Cecil L Franklin，Aretha Franklin受她們家的好朋友福音歌曲演唱人James Cleveland的影響，1956年就開始錄唱片，1960年被傳奇星探John Hammond發掘而與哥倫比亞唱片公司簽約。1966年在Atlantic唱片公司戲劇性的改變歌路而大受歡迎，當時她的製作人Jerry Wexler居功厥偉。

  1980年Aretha Franklin曾參加電影“The Blues Brothers”「福祿雙霸天」的演出，她1987年即進入搖滾樂名人堂，1994年獲得Grammy終生成就獎。

  Aretha Franklin作品很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第11名，是熱門歌壇巨星。他1967年改變歌路後第一首Top 10的歌是I Never Loved A Man（the Way I Love You）（＃9），接著的Respect（＃1）連續獲得二週冠軍，讓她成為排行榜常客，這首歌在滾石雜誌 500大歌曲榜獲得第5名，是Aretha Franklin的經典之作。

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

RESPECT

Aretha Franklin

- written by Otis Redding

(oo) What you want

(oo) Baby, I got

(oo) What you need

(oo) Do you know I got it?

(oo) All I'm askin'

(oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)

Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home

(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone

Ain't gonna do you wrong (oo) 'cause I don't wanna (oo)

All I'm askin' (oo)

Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)

Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit)

Yeah (just a little bit)

I'm about to give you all of my money

And all I'm askin' in return, honey

Is to give me my profits

When you get home  (just a, just a, just a, just a)

Yeah baby          (just a, just a, just a, just a)

When you get home  (just a little bit)

Yeah               (just a little bit)

------ instrumental break ------

Ooo, your kisses   (oo)

Sweeter than honey (oo)

And guess what?    (oo)

So is my money     (oo)

All I want you to do (oo) for me

Is give it to me when you get home  (re, re, re ,re)

Yeah baby                           (re, re, re ,re)

Whip it to me                       (respect, just a little bit)

When you get home, now              (just a little bit)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Find out what it means to me

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Take care, TCB

Oh                    (sock it to me, sock it to me,

                       sock it to me, sock it to me)

A little respect      (sock it to me, sock it to me,

                       sock it to me, sock it to me)

Whoa, babe            (just a little bit)

A little respect      (just a little bit)

I get tired           (just a little bit)

Keep on tryin'        (just a little bit)

You're runnin' out of foolin' (just a little bit)

And I ain't lyin'     (just a little bit)

(re, re, re, re) 'spect

When you come home    (re, re, re ,re)

Or you might walk in  (respect, just a little bit)

And find out I'm gone (just a little bit)

I got to have         (just a little bit)

A little respect      (just a little bit)