Red Hot Chili Peppers-Under the Bridge

 Red Hot Chili Peppers 的貝斯手 Flea向Kobe Bryant致敬，他說: "I loved him"。

  Red Hot Chili Peppers 的貝斯手 Flea 週一在向Kobe Bryant與他13歲女兒Gianna及另七位同機人員直升機墜毀致敬追悼會後，發表了他的致敬之意。

  禮拜一如大雨宣洩般的表達了對Kobe、Gianna和另七位同機人員的愛，Flea在Instagram上貼文: "在聽到Kobe Bryant的死訊那一天，我被嚇死了，很多人傳訊息給我，讓我知道他們都掉眼淚、驚嚇、悲傷"。

  Flea是一位Kobe的洛杉磯湖人隊超級球迷，他描述Kobe: "一輩子就像一位高僧坐在喜馬拉雅山頂洞穴裡"。

  "他經常意想不到的在一個特別的地方，當下瞬間消失一刻，而且完全的在心中"。Flea描述："無論你喜不喜歡他，我們在這一刻都懷念他"。Flea還說: "這是一件人間俗事，我們可能唯一感到真正幸福，無論是否它是有意識的思維，我們看到了，感覺到了，事情跨過每個人的心理屏障，我愛他"。

  Red Hot Chili Peppers 組團於洛杉磯，主唱是Anthony Kiedis，"Flea"是貝斯手，全名Michael "Flea" Balzary，他們是一個1990年代開始走紅的搖滾樂團，在歷年暢銷歌星(合唱團)排行榜上獲得第279名，是流行歌壇的知名團體。

  Red Hot Chili Peppers作品很多，在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上名次最好的歌是1992年獲得第2名的Under the Bridge，這首歌經過數位下載統計獲得白金唱片，而在當年還在發行的Cash Box錢櫃雜誌熱門排行榜，Under the Bridge則獲得冠軍(Cash Box錢櫃雜誌July 1942 -November 16, 1996 ) 。

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

Under the Bridge

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Songwriters: Anthony Kiedis / Michael Balzary / John Anthony Frusciante / Chad Smith

Sometimes I feel
Like I don't have a partner
Sometimes I feel
Like my only friend
Is the city I live in
The city of angels
Lonely as I am
Together we cry

I drive on her streets
'Cause she's my companion
I walk through her hills
'Cause she knows who I am
She sees my good deeds
And she kisses me windy
I never worry
Now that is a lie

I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way (yeah yeah)

It's hard to believe
That there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe
That I'm all alone
At least I have her love
The city she loves me
Lonely as I am
Together we cry

I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way (yeah yeah)
Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)
Love me I say yeah yeah

Under the bridge downtown
Is were I drew some blood
Under the bridge downtown
I could not get enough
Under the bridge downtown
Forgot about my love
Under the bridge downtown
I gave my life away (yeah yeah)
Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)
Here I stay yeah yeah

Here I stay

Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra

  Steve Miller Band與Brian Wilson八月於2020 Laid Back Festival

 活動中演出。

 

The Steve Miller Band 最近宣告將加入鄉村藝人Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives的北美夏季巡迴演唱，其中包括八月初的二場秀，由Brian Wilson與退休的藍調民歌手Taj Mahal領銜演唱，現在預告這個即將開場的2020版演唱會日期。

 Laid Back Festival 2015年由已故的Gregg Allman成立，演唱會八月8日周六在紐約Wantagh的Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater劇院演出 ， 接著八月9日周日在紐澤西Holmdel的 PNC Bank Arts Center演出，。

   這二場演唱會由the Steve Miller Band、 Stuart and his group、Wilson 與他的伴奏樂隊，其中有 Beach Boys 合唱團老隊友 Al Jardine 吉Blondie Chaplin，諧星Gary Mule Deer與 Karl Denson的 Tiny Universe，他們會演唱向Allman Brothers Band 的致敬歌曲，Karl Denson的作品 "Eat a Bunch of Peaches."。

  the Laid Back Festival將提供食物和飲料，由地方上的餐廳、釀酒廠、葡萄園負責。

  The Steve Miller Band的2020 Americana Tour巡迴演唱會則將於六月13日從德州奧斯丁開唱，九月4日於華盛頓州Puyallup謝幕。

  Steve Miller 1943年出生於威斯康辛州Milwaukee，在德州達拉斯長大，高中時代就成立合唱團the Marksmen，團員裡有一位後來的搖滾樂界名人Bos Scaggs，Steve Miller曾組成一個藍調搖滾樂團the Fabulos Night Trains，由Bos Scaggs領銜，Steve後來前往洛杉磯發展，成立了Steve Miller Band。

   Steve Miller作品很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第230名，在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1982年的2週冠軍曲Abracadabra。

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8B0uQpwZs

Abracadabra

Songwriters: Steve Miller

I heat up, I can't cool down
You got me spinning
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round and 'round it goes
Where it stops nobody knows

Every time you call my name
I heat up like a burning flame
Burning flame full of desire
Kiss me baby, let the fire get higher

Abra abracadabra
I wanna reach out and grab ya
Abracadabra
Abracadabra

You make me hot, you make me sigh
You make me laugh, you make me cry
Keep me burning for your love
With the touch of a velvet glove

Abra abracadabra
I wanna reach out and grab ya
Abracadabra
Abracadabra

I feel the magic in your caress
I feel magic when I touch your dress
Silk and satin, leather and lace
Black panties with an angel's face

I see magic in your eyes
I hear the magic in your sighs
Just when I think I'm gonna get away
I hear those words that you always say

Abra abracadabra
I wanna reach out and grab ya
Abracadabra
Abracadabra

Every time you call my name
I heat up like a burning flame
Burning flame full of desire
Kiss me baby, let the fire get higher

I heat up, I can't cool down
My situation goes 'round and 'round
I heat up, I can't cool down
My situation goes 'round and 'round
I heat up, I can't cool down
My situation goes 'round and 'round

Lindsey Buckingham-Trouble

  Lindsey Buckingham今年春季將在美國短期巡迴演出

  Lindsey Buckingham最近宣布：他計劃開一場他去年初心臟開刀手術後第一場演唱會，這位前 Fleetwood Mac合唱團主唱吉他手已經排了一系列今春美國個人演唱會的行程。

  這個一共12場的巡迴演唱自四月25日在拉斯維加開唱，預計五月13日在加州El Cajon結束。他也將按先前承諾的前去參加在田納西州孟斐斯舉行的the 2020 Beale Street Music Festival音樂節，那是五月3日終場前三天的特別節目。

  除了孟斐斯之外，這位七十歲的搖滾樂名人堂的歌星將會到訪科羅拉多州Boulder、堪薩斯市、聖路易、奧克拉荷馬市、亞特蘭大及亞利桑那州的Tucson。

  Buckingham的妻子Kristen在她的推特上說：去年二月Lindsey心臟動手術時聲道受傷，後來曾找過喉科專家醫療，今年元旦她再度推文：是重新開始的最佳時機了。

  Lindsey Buckingham 1949年出生於加州Palo Alto，1970年代早期和Stevie Nicks合作組成Buckingham Nicks二重唱，1975年二人一起加入Fleetwood Mac合唱團，Buckingham 1987年離開Fleetwood Mac，但之前他個人就曾經出過幾張唱片，名次最好的是1981年獲得第9名的歌Trouble。

  Lindsey的哥哥Gregg1968 年曾贏得奧運游泳賽銀牌，祖父和父親先後創立Keystone Coffee，Alta Coffee。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR9CVN8gFII

Trouble

Songwriters: Jan Buckingham

Two, ah-three, ah-four!
Two, ah-three, ah-four!
Two, ah-three, ah-four!

I really should be saying goodnight.
I really shouldn't stay anymore.
It's been so long since I held ya.
I've forgotten what love is for.

I should run on the double
I think I'm in trouble,
I think I'm in trouble.

So come to me darlin' and hold me
Let your honey keep you warm
Been so long since I held ya
I've forgotten what love is for.

I should run on the double
I think I'm in trouble.

Dennis DeYoung- Desert Moon

  前Styx合唱團主唱鍵琴手Dennis DeYoung即將推出的專輯﹤26 East, Vol. 1﹥的內容在他的臉書揭露了，DeYoung的唱片公司Frontiers Music也公開了這張專輯的封面圖片、歌單及發片日期，即四月10日。

  ﹤26 East, Vol. 1﹥有10首歌，包括之前宣告的"To the Good Old Days"，這首歌是為已故披頭合唱團the Beatles團員John Lennon的兒子 Julian所寫，也邀請他一起演唱，這張專輯有CD、唱片和數位網路下載版，Frontiers Music承諾在未來的幾週將給歌迷初嚐，意思是會有試聽安排。

DeYoung於去年底在他的官網強調，這張專輯的封面以三個火車頭穿越時空代表Styx合唱團的原始團員離開芝加哥踏上成名之路，他也提到26 East在他童年芝加哥故居地址的附近，他和John 與Chuck Panozzo攣生兄弟三個人在那裏組成Styx合唱團。

  DeYoung還講到本來想把這張專輯做為告別歌壇之作，但是因為寫了太多歌，唱片公司執行長建議出二張專輯，所以專輯叫  ﹤26 East, Vol. 1﹥。

  此外Dennis說有五首﹤26 East, Vol. 1﹥中的歌是他和長期合作夥伴Jim Peterik,一起寫的，Jim也擔任過Ides of March (2/70 Vehicle)與 Survivor合唱團的主唱與鍵琴手。

  Styx合唱團在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜獲得第156名，在Billboard Hot 100單曲榜名次最好的歌是1979年的二週冠軍曲Babe，1983年的Mr.Roboto 則在Cash Box排行榜獲得冠軍。

  Dennis DeYoung於1984年離開Styx從事個人的歌唱事業，他動聽的抒情曲 Desert Moon當年底曾獲得第10名。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFOLFtw2Ic

Desert Moon

Songwriters: Dennis De Young

"Is this the train to Desert Moon?" was all she said
But I knew I'd heard that stranger's voice before.
I turned to look into her eyes, but she moved away
She was standing in the rain

Trying hard to speak my name
They say first love never runs dry
The waiter poured our memories in a tiny cup
We stumbled over words we longed to hear
We talked about the dreams we'd lost, or given up
When the whistle caught the night

And ssilence from my life
As the last train rolled toward the moon
Those summer nights
When we were young
We bragged of things
We'd never done
We were dreamers, only dreamers
And in our haste
To grow up too soon
We left our innocence on Desert Moon
We were dreamers, only dreamers
On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon

On Desert Moon
Desert Moon
I still can hear the whisper of the summer nights
It echoes in the corners of my heart
The night is true and waiting for the desert train
All the words we meant to say

All the chances swept away
Still remain on the road to undo
Those summer nights, when we were young
We bragged of things we'd never done
We were dreamers, only dreamers
Moments pass, and time moves on

But dreams remain for just as long as there's dreamers
All the dreamers
On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon
On Desert Moon
Desert Moon

Bryan Adams-All for Love

   Bryan Adams將在加拿大的Grammy獎the Juno awards角逐三個獎項，這一位退休搖滾歌手被提名年度藝人、年度最佳專輯、和年度抒情搖滾專輯獎，他去年（2019）曾經再度推出専輯Shine a Light。
  Adams在Juno獎的受到肯定並不令人意外，他其實在長期的歌唱生涯中已經得到18個獎，僅管他上次得獎是在2000年，當時他是獲得最佳男歌星獎。
  同時，已故詩歌手Leonard Cohen也以生前的作品Thanks for the Dance提名另類年度抒情専輯獎。
  今年得到最多提名的藝人是Alesia Cara，一片有六個獎項，Cara也是今年頒獎典禮的主持人，這個典禮三月15日將在Saskatchewan省Saskatoon市的Sasktel中心舉行，到時會有加拿大現場直播和網路串流服務。
  Bryan Adams 1959年出生於加拿大Ontario的Kinston，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第67名，他是1980和1990年代走紅的搖滾樂手，Adams 1993年與二位英國大牌歌星Rod Stewart及Sting合唱的All For Love曾經獲得三週排行榜冠軍，是一個很難得的組合，這首歌是凱文柯斯納主演的電影Prince of Thieves 「俠盜王子羅賓漢」的插曲

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

All for Love
Bryan Adams
Songwriters: Lange Robert John / Adams Bryan / Kamen Michael Arnold

When it's love you give
(I'll be a man of good faith.
Then in love you live.
I'll make a stand. I won't break.
I'll be the rock you can build on,
Be there when you're old,
To have and to hold.
When there's love inside
I swear I'll always be strong.
And there's a reason why.
I'll prove to you we belong.
I'll be the wall that protects you
From the wind and the rain,
From the hurt and the pain.
Let's make it all for one and all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need,
'Cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all for one and all for love.
When it's love you make
I'll be the firein your night.
Then it's love you take.
I will defend, I will fight.
I'll be there when you need me.
When honor's at stake,
This vow I will make:
That it's all for one and all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need
'Cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all for one and all for love.
Don't lay our love to rest
'Cause we could stand up to the test.
We got everything and more than we had planned,
More than the rivers that run the land.
We've got it all in our hands.
Now it's all for one and all for love.
It's all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need,
'Cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
It's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show.
When there's someone that you want,
When there's someone that you need
Let's make it all, all for one and all for love

Dolly Parton -9 to 5

  Dolly Parton 在她74歲生日 以新方法表達她的感謝之詞。

  這位流行音樂界傳奇歌星最近表示她和 American Greetings公司合作推出她的實體和數位祝賀卡，裡面有她招牌歌的歌詞，第一個產品挑的就是她最有名的歌 "9 to 5" 。

 

 Dolly Parton說：「當別人推薦這個機會給我時，我感到對我很適合，我喜歡以特別的方式和歌迷們交流，這種從我的音樂和人生體驗製作的商品很特殊，我感到有些詞能讓一個人的一天變得更好」。

  世界各地的歌迷們可以買數位版商品，同時也可以網購實體版。

  這事標註這位知名歌星已經第一次推出了線上祝賀卡。

  Dolly Parton是歷年暢銷歌星排行第266名的女歌星、作曲及演員，1946年出生於田納西州Locust Ridge，早年與鄉村歌星Porter Wagoner搭擋主持電視節目，在鄉村歌壇成績很好，Dolly Parton 從1967年至2008年共有111首鄉村歌曲排行榜暢銷曲，其中有25首歌獲得冠軍。

  Dolly Parton和與珍芳達合演的電影"9 To 5"「朝九晚五」，其中和電影同名的主題曲"9 To 5"，於1980年11月底進入熱門流行歌曲排行榜，1981年2月底獲得二週冠軍，而1980年11月底這首歌同時也進入鄉村歌曲排行榜，而且在1981年元月底即獲得冠軍，是Dolly Parton第59首進鄉村歌曲排行榜的歌，這首歌後來也獲得Grammy鄉村歌曲獎與女歌星獎。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4

9 to 5

 Songwriters: Dolly Parton

Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me!

They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
You're in the same boat with a lotta your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
An' the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way

Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you
There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet

9 to 5, whoa what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it

9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you
There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet

9 to 5, working 9 to 5

Meat Loaf-Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

  Meat Loaf告德克薩斯州的飯店，因為出席面對歌迷活動時他摔下台受傷。  

  Meat Loaf 在去年(2019)五月參加節目問答單元的時候從舞台上摔下台，已經對德克薩斯飯店和〈周末德州驚夢會〉the Texas Frightmare Weekend convention節目的主辦人展開法律訴訟。

  「法庭新聞服務」報導：Meat Loaf 和他太太Deborah提告位於達拉斯國際機場Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport的海悅飯店the Hyatt Regency和節目主辦人，宣稱兩方要為這個意外的過失負責，訴狀指控摔下台讓Meat Loaf陸續傷到脖子、頸圈骨及肩膀，害他在醫院治療了42天。

  元月13日這個案子已經在德州地方法院立案，這位歌手還要繼續治療，他已經無法再表演，造成他財務上損失慘重。

  Meat Loaf指控被告在舞台上掛起簾幕，遮蔽了舞台邊緣，因此造成了一個陷阱，導致暗藏的危險。

  海悅飯店的發言人對訴訟進行中的案子不願表示意見。

    Meat Loaf是Marvin Lee的藝名，他於1947年九月出生於德州達拉斯，原來是一位劇場搖滾歌手，後來在Ted Nugent的專輯Free-For-All擔任主唱而出名，他也在洛杉磯劇作電影The Rocky Horror Picture Show《洛基恐怖秀》演Eddie，還在其它幾部電影裡客串演出過。

     Meat Loaf 1977年非常受歡迎的專輯Bat Out of Hell中的"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"曾獲得Billboard Hot 100排行榜第11名，後來在網路下載量統計獲得白金唱片。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Songwriters: Jim Steinman

Baby we can talk all night

But that ain't getting us nowhere

I told you everything I possibly can

There's nothing left inside of here

And maybe you can cry all night

But that'll never change the way that I feel

The snow is really piling up outside

I wish you wouldn't make me leave here

I poured it on and I poured it out

I tried to show you just how much I care

I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout

But you've been cold to me so long

I'm crying icicles instead of tears

And all I can do is keep on telling you

I want you (I want you)

I need you (I need you)

But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you

Now don't be sad (Don't be sad)

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

Now don't be sad (Cause)

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

You'll never dig for gold on a sandy beach

You'll never drill for oil on a city street

I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rock

But there ain't no Coupe de Ville

Hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box

I can't lie

I can't tell you that I'm something I'm not

No matter how I try

I'll never be able

To give you something

Something that I just haven't got

There's only one girl that I will ever love

And that was so many years ago

And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart

She never loved me back

Ooh I know

Well I remember how she left me on a stormy night

She kissed me and got out of our bed

And though I pleaded and I begged her not to walk out that door

She packed her bags and turned right away

And she kept on telling me

She kept on telling me

She kept on telling me

I want you (I want you)

I need you (I need you)

But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you

Now don't be sad (Don't be sad)

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

I want you (I want you)

I need you (I need you)

But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you

Now don't be sad (Don't be sad)

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

Now don't be sad (Don't)

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

Baby we can talk all night

But that ain't getting us nowhere