2024年9月26日 星期四

The Human League -Human

 

  The Human League 在第一張專輯Dare風靡全球獲得成功後之後,於1986年推出第 5 張專輯Crash,這張專輯帶來了他們在美國的第二首冠軍單"Human"Crash這張專輯由後來加入的美國製作成員Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis 寫了一些歌


  The Human League 的早期團員Martyn Ware Ian Craig Marsh 後來離開Human League 另組 HEAVEN 17 樂團,但成績欠佳。



The Human League - Human (youtube.com)

這首歌就像一條溫暖舒緩的懷舊魔毯。有時令人非常懷念80年代



Human

Writer(s): Terry Lewis, James Harris


Come on baby, dry your eyes
Wipe your tears
Never like to see you cry
Won't you please forgive me

I wouldn't ever try to hurt you
I just needed someone to hold me
To fill the void while you were gone
To fill this space of emptiness

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
Human
Born to make mistakes

So many nights I longed to hold you
So many times I looked and saw your face
Nothing could change the way I feel
No one else could ever take your place

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
Human
Born to make mistakes
(I am just a man)
(Human
Human)
Please forgive me

(The tears I cry aren't tears of pain
They're only to hide my guilt and shame
I forgive you, now I ask the same of you
While we were apart I was human too)

(Human
Human)

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
(I am just a man)
Human
Born to make mistakes

(Human
Human).



2024年9月19日 星期四

The Human League-Don't You Want Me

  在 Martyn Ware lan Craig Marsh 離開更具實驗性的早期 The Human League樂團組成 Heaven 17 後,Phil Oakey 帶領樂團走向了一個新的、更平易近人的方向。他的專輯Dare風靡全球,這張專輯充滿了令人難忘的歌曲,它完美地處於1981 流行音樂革命的邊緣。

Dare與龐克風格相去甚遠,它光鮮亮麗、引人入勝,但其核心仍然保留著一點神秘感。像是'I Am the Law',《Darkness》和《Seconds》這樣的曲目 使專輯變得"'Sound of the Crowd' 古怪的流行時刻,帶有不合常理的節奏和混搭的俱樂部詩歌 "Don't You Want Me''Love Action' "Open Your Heart' 是風靡全球的熱門歌曲,唱著關於愛與失落的小調,預示著光鮮亮麗、雄心勃勃的 80 年代。

Dare成為十年最受歡迎和最有影響力的電子專輯之一。Steve SutherlandMelody Maker雜誌寫道「肯定會讓一些人感到不安,更多地賣給數百萬人,所以它應該如此,就像它踐踏搖滾傳統一樣。」Dare在英國流行音樂排行榜上停留了驚人的74週。

The Human League 三重唱來自英國約克夏 Sheffield,主唱Philip Oakey,女主唱Jaonne CatherallSusanne Sulley,早期團員離開後曾另組Heaven 17

The Human League Don't You Want Me1982獲得Billboard Hot 100單曲排行連續3周冠軍



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

The Human League 是一個electro-pop電子流行樂團,樂評人將之歸類為New Wave樂團此曲是一個加長版,讓歌迷們一次聽個夠。



Don't You Want Me

作詞/作曲:Phil Oakey / Jo Callis / Philip Oakey / Philip Adrian Wright


You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook up and turned you around
Turned you into someone new

Now five years later on, you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't forget, it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too

Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back, or we will both be sorry

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you

The five years we have had have been such good times
I still love you
But now I think it's time I lived my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do

Don't, don't you want me?
You know can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you
When you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back, or we will both be sorry

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?



2024年9月12日 星期四

Sergio Mendes -Never Gonna Let You Go

巴西音樂傳奇人物Sergio Mendes 去世,享年 83 歲

    他的家人證實,格萊美獎得主巴西音樂家 Sergio Mendes 去世,他Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 合唱團名在美國的流行音樂市場闖出了知名度
    根據一份家庭聲明,Mendes 於 9 月 5 日在洛杉磯去世,身邊環繞著他的妻子兼音樂夥伴格拉西尼亞 Gracinha 和孩子們。家人補充說,在過去的幾個月裡,由於長期受到 COVID-19 的影響,Mendes 遭受了健康挑戰。他最後一次演出是在 2023 年 11 月。

    Mendes 是一位鋼琴家、作曲家和編曲家,他將巴西風味音樂帶到了美國,融合了巴薩諾瓦、桑巴、爵士樂和流行音樂,首先加入Antônio Carlos Jobim 樂隊,後來成立 Brasil '66 樂團。 1968 年,他的重大突破出現了,當時他和 Brasil '66 在奧斯卡電視轉播中表演了他版本 的“The Look of Love”,由 Janis Hansen 演唱,此曲是彼德席勒主演的電影《皇家夜總會》插曲,獲得Billboard Hot 100 單曲排行榜第4名。
    Sergio Mendes
另一首獲得第4 名的暢銷曲是1983 年的“Never Gonna Let You Go”, Joe Pizzulo 和 Leeza Miller 合
    Mendes 的其他暢銷曲包括翻唱Little Anthony & the Imperials合唱團Goin' Out of My Head、披頭四的歌曲The Fool on the Hill、Simon & Garfunkel 的Scarborough Fair 、Buffalo Springfield 的For What It's
    2011 年,Mendes 幫助創作了動畫電影《裡約熱內盧》的配樂,並憑藉其中一首電影歌曲
"Real in Rio."獲得奧斯卡提名。他的最後一張錄音室專輯是 2002 年的《In the Key of Joy》。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGBkkqEG2E

此曲原來由 Dusty Spring 於1967年推出獲得22名, Mendes的重新編曲版本很有南美洲 bossa nova 巴沙諾瓦風味

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c12ity9FE1w

這首歌於音樂的調變反映了人類情感的廣泛範圍。女主唱Leeza Miller與男主唱Joe Pizzulo 的搭配相當完美。是一首 80年代很令人懷念的情歌。

 

Never Gonna Let You Go

作詞/作曲:Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil

 

I was as wrong as I could be
To let you get away from me
I'll regret that move
For as long as I'm livin'
But now that I've come to see the light
All I want to do is make things right
So just say the word
And tell me that I'm forgiven

You and me
We're gonna be better than we were before
I loved you then but now I intend
To open up and love you even more
This time you can be sure

I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so
Gonna hold your body close to mine
From this day on we're gonna be together
Oh I swear this time
I'm never gonna let you go
Looking back now
It seems so clear
I had it all when you were here
Oh you gave it all
And I took it for granted
But if there's some feeling left in you
Some flickers of love
That still shines through
Let's talk it out
Let's talk about second chances
Wait and see
It's gonna be sweeter than it was before
I gave some then but now I intend
To dedicate myself to giving more
This time you can be sure
I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so

Oh, so if you'll just say
You want me too

2024年9月5日 星期四

Adele-Hello

  2008年開始在歌壇出現的Adele本名Adele Adkins 198855日出生於倫敦 Tottenham,是一位 Adult Alternative 成人抒情風歌手、作曲與吉他手。

  AdeleTaylor Swift 同時出道2015年的10周冠軍曲Hello(與1984 Lionel Richie的抒情名曲“Hello不同)是他成績最好的歌。

  Taylor Swift 目前當紅,經常有冠軍曲出現Adele則略遜2021年有一首冠軍曲Easy On Me
  Adele
2008 Grammy 最佳新人獎 Best New Artist 得主

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A

不到10年的歌,不算老歌吧?



Hello

作詞/作曲:Adele Laurie Blue Adkins / Gregory Allen Kurstin


Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing

Hello, can you hear me?
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

There's such a difference between us
And a million miles

Hello from the other side

I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Hello, how are you?
It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry
I hope that you're well
Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?

It's no secret that the both of us
Are running out of time

So hello from the other side (other side)
I must've called a thousand times (thousand times)
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside (outside)
At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Ooh (lows, lows, lows, lows), anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs)
Ooh (lows, lows, lows, lows), anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs)
Ooh (lows, lows, lows, lows), anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs)
Anymore (lows, lows, lows, lows)

Hello from the other side (other side)
I must've called a thousand times (thousand times)
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside (outside)
At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore



2024年8月29日 星期四

David Bowie-Starman

    David Bowie之前電影版未公開的錄音片段最近推出,由已故 David Bowie 合作夥伴兼攝影師 Mick Rock 重新剪輯,取自 1972-1973 年英國〈Ziggy Stardust〉巡演中 David Bowie 表演的經典歌曲“Starman”。以助宣傳杜比全聲道版本的The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars》再度推出The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars》專輯於 19726月推出,在Billboard Top Pop Album 排行榜最高獲得21名。於新版 RS500 Album榜獲得第40名。而Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture 》則於198312月推出。

《The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars》的首張杜比全聲道版本將於9 月6 日將以串流媒體服務和藍光推出。專輯有中有2024 年杜比全聲道立體以及1972 年原始立體聲混音的兩個不同版本。1972年的原始錄音於2012 年曾經重新製作。

  「David Bowie 的表演非常戲劇化,彷彿把他置於身臨其境,這對於杜比全聲道來說是一個非常好的選擇,」《Ziggy Stardust》的聯合製作人Ken Scott 表示: 「我的整個理念就是讓它更像是一種現場體驗。希望你感覺就像在劇院裡觀看這場精彩的演出一樣。

  《The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars》是David Bowie 的代表作,他的第五張錄音室專輯。這是一部關於(Ziggy Stardust)的搖滾歌劇,他是一位雌雄同體的雙性戀搖滾明星,被派到地球作為救世主。聽起來有點像鮑伊本人,不是嗎?「Ziggy Stardust」讓Bowie 家喻戶曉,它是流行文化中一個主要的文化時代精神。值得注意的是,它在發行當週僅在英國售出 8,000 張,但到了第二週就進入了前十名。

David Bowie 於2016年元月10日去世,他是歷年暢銷歌星排行第25名的巨星。


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKEt3MhNMM

一首令人驚嘆的歌曲。聽說它在葬禮上經常演奏。

當生活充滿不確定性時…David Bowie 永遠是讓人確信的人!


Starman

作詞/作曲:David Bowie

Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low
I leaned back on my radio
Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll
"Lotta soul, " he said
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
That wasn't no DJ, that was hazy cosmic jive

There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

I had to phone someone, so I picked on you
Hey, that's far out, so you heard him too
Switch on the TV, we may pick him up on channel two
Look out your window, I can see his light
If we can sparkle, he may land tonight
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in fright

There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

Starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
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La, la, la, la



2024年8月22日 星期四

The Beatles with Billy Preston-Get Back

    為什麼很棒Don’t Let Me Down這首歌沒有收錄在原版《Let It Be》專輯中,而Across The Universe顯然不合時宜,表現平庸?

    這是一個很好的問題。讓我們從 Across the Universe 開始。

    就 Lennon 在披頭四的生產力而言,Let It Be 時期對 Lennon來說並不是一個好的時期。披頭四最後兩張專輯均錄製於 1969 年… Lennon當年發行 2 張專輯和一首單曲貢獻了總共 8 首歌曲。 ( Lennon 寫了A Hard Day's Night 13 首歌曲中的10 首。在 1968 年,他為白色專輯創作的歌曲比 Paul 還多。)

    為什麼1968年後生產力會下降?他對海洛因上癮,到了 1969 年,他的音樂重點主要集中在獨奏或與洋子相關的事情上。

    說到《Let It Be》,在單曲Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down發行後, Lennon只為《Let It Be》專輯貢獻了一首新歌Dig a Pony。確實出現的Lennon歌曲包括一首 1963 年重新錄製的歌曲One after 909和一年前的一首歌曲Across the Universe。由於 Lennon 他們的電影中演奏了Across the Universe,因此們的想法是將其也包含在專輯中。《Let It Be》 中包含的Across the Universe版本並未在1969 年的專輯中錄製。相反,已錄製的1968 2 月版本進行了調整(刪除了鳥類效果並改變了速度)。所以,回顧一下,他們在電影中加入了Across the Universe

  “Don’t Let Me Down
是單曲唱片B 的歌。正如其他作和粉絲所指出的,披頭四在Abbey Road 錄音室的一般做法是不將單曲包含在專輯中。這是披頭四為買家提供額外價值的方式。因此,乍一看,Let it Be 中沒有一首“單曲”歌曲是有道理的。

    同一張單曲Get BackA 面也包含在專輯中。如果包含一首歌,為什麼不包含另一首歌?特別是當 Lennon 無論如何都沒有太多新材料可以貢獻的時候?
片中也演唱了歌曲Don’t Let Me Down。那麼,如果披頭四在電影中插入工作室版本的Across the Universe,按照同樣的邏輯,他們不應該也包括Don’t Let Me Down嗎?所以,Across the Universe在電影中的表演並不顯得格格不入。同樣,由於表演了Don’t Let Me DownLennon的曲調很低,而單曲Get Back的旁白也出現在專輯中——奇怪的是Don’t Let Me Down卻沒有出現在《 Let It Be》中。

    Paul McCartney
和披頭四陣營的其他成員肯定也這麼認為。 2003 年,當他們發行了《Let It Be…Naked》(Let It Be 的混音版)時,他們包括了Don’t Let Me Down和精美增強版的Across the Universe,以及其他改動。

    “Don’t Let Me DownBillboard Hot100排行榜上獲得第35名,Across the Universe則因沒有推出單曲被列入CLASSIC NON-HOT 100 SONGS

    “Get Back與背面的Don’t Let Me DownThe Beatles with Billy Preston之名推出 Get Back獲得四周排行冠軍



The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (youtube.com)

一個似幻似真的人才集合。Lennon的歌聲、Paul 的貝斯、George的即興吉他重複段、RingoBilly Preston 的完美鼓樂以及精彩的鋼琴尾奏。太荒謬了。


Get Back (Remastered 2009) (youtube.com)

Billy Preston 在這首歌中超乾淨的電琴演奏向那些曾經不知道的人展示了這個人的偉大才華......樂隊表現得很棒,包括 Billy這位貴賓!


Get Back

作詞/作曲:John Lennon / Paul McCartney

Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Jojo

Go home

Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged, yeah
Oh, get back, Jo

Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can

Oh, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Loretta, woo, woo

Go home

Oh, get back, yeah, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged

Ooh
Ooh, ooh
Get back, Loretta
Your mommy's waitin' for you
Wearin' her high-heel shoes
And a low-neck sweater
Get back home, Loretta

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Oh, get back, get back
Get back, oh yeah

2024年8月15日 星期四

Brenda Lee-If You Love Me(Really Love Me)

 

2024巴黎奧運圓滿閉幕了這個四年一次的國際運動盛會開場請來了久未露面的女歌星Celine Dion在巴黎鐵塔前擔綱演出,加拿大籍的Celine Dion用法語演唱了一首名曲 If You Love MeReally Love Me,這首歌原是受法國人愛戴的女歌手 Edith Piaf Margueritte Monnot 所創作,英語歌詞由 Geoffrey Parso 傑佛里‧帕森改寫,翻唱的歌手非常多1960年代初期走紅的女歌星Brenda Lee 特殊略帶童音的歌聲,把這首情歌翻唱得恰到好處,大受歌迷們歡迎。

Brenda Lee暢銷歌曲很多在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第42,很特殊的是現年已80高齡的她依然受到社會大眾的歡迎,因為1958年初度推出的Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 這首多次進排行榜的聖誕歌曲(60/#9每年聖誕季節還會重回排行榜,當年Brenda Lee的粉絲們跟他們的兒孫們還會一同聽Brenda Lee的歌 Brenda Lee在排行榜上名次最好的歌是I'm Sorry60/#1,喜歡抒情老歌的朋友一定不會忘記Brenda Lee所唱的那些令人懷念的情歌


If You Love Me - Brenda Lee (youtube.com)

Beautiful Song from the Good Old Days.........


I'm Sorry (youtube.com)

Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline Patty Page 的歌是60 年代最令人懷念的



I'm Sorry

作詞/作曲:Ronnie Self / Dub Allbritten


I'm sorry, so sorry
That I was such a fool
I didn't know
Love could be so cruel
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yes

You tell me mistakes
Are part of being young
But that don't right
The wrong that's been done

I'm sorry
(So sorry) So sorry
Please accept my apology
But love is blind
And I was too blind to see
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yes

You tell me mistakes
Are part of being young
But that don't right
The wrong that's been done
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yes

I'm sorry, so sorry
Please accept my apology
But love was blind
And I was too blind to see
(Sorry)

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