Rod Stewart / Young Trucks 。

 Verona 小鎮，站在餐廳內門口附近啃冰淇淋，冰淇淋滿是奶味，和想像中的義式冰淇淋味道不同，愈吃愈沒趣，不過在冷風蕭瑟街頭，有個溫暖地方休息一下，沒什麼好挑的。

而且，音樂可有活力呢，好久沒聽到Rod Stewart，好久沒聽到這麼老的歌，很懷念的英式搖滾，聽著聽著，體力都來了。

(按連結聽這首歌)

 

 

Young Trucks

Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreams.
He said somehow, some way, it’s gotta get better than this.
Patti packed her bags, left a note for her momma, she was just seventeen,
there were tears in her eyes when she kissed her little sister goodbye.

They held each other tight as they drove on through the night they were so exited.
We got just one shot of life, let’s take it while we’re still not afraid.
Because life is so brief and time is a thief when you’re undecided.
And like a fistful of sand, it can slip right through your hands.

Young hearts be free tonight. Time is on your side,
Don’t let them put you down, don’t let ‘em push you around,
don’t let ‘em ever change your point of view.

Paradise was closed so they headed for the coast in a blissful manner.
They took a tworoom apartment that was jumping ev’ry night of the week.
Happiness was found in each other’s arms as expected, yeah
Billy pierced his ears, drove a pickup like a lunatic, ooh!

Young hearts be free tonight.Time is on your side,
Don’t let them put you down, don’t let ‘em push you around,
don’t let ‘em ever change your point of view.

Young hearts be free tonight.Time is on your side.

Billy wrote a letter back home to Patti’s parents tryin’ to explain.
He said we’re both real sorry that it had to turn out this way.
But there ain’t no point in talking when there’s nobody list’ning so we just ran away
Patti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy, yeah!

Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side.
Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side.
Young hearts be free tonight, time in on your side.

Young hearts gotta run free, be free, live free
Time is on, time is on your side
Time, time, time, time is on your side
is on your side
is on your side
is on your side
Young heart be free tonight
tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, yeah

Zee Avi / Honey Bee。

在歌唱比賽裡聽見她的歌，”Bitter Heart”，搭配吉他，輕快，有點爵士，有點海洋島嶼風，讓人打心裡快樂起來。

馬上找了她的CD，自已寫的歌詞，像在說故事，歌聲也像在說故事；夏日午後，被外頭大雨悶在家裡，正適合聽這種歌。

Honey Bee
Zee Avi

(點連結聽這首歌) 

I am a honey bee
Shunned off from the colony
And they won’t let me in
So I left the hive
They took away all my stripes
And broke off both my wings
So I’ll find another tree
And make the wind my friend
I’ll just sing with the birds
They’ll tell me secrets off the world

But my other honey bee
Stuck where he doesn’t wanna be
Oh my darling honey bee
I’ll come save you
Even if it means I’ll have to face the queen

So I’ll come prepared
My new friends say they would help me
Get my loved one back
They say it isn’t right
The bees have control of your mind
But I choose not to believe that
So we’ll meet in the darkness of the night
And I’ll promise I will be there on time
We’ll be guided by my new friends the butterflies
Bring us back to our own little hive

Oh my other honey bee
No longer stuck where he doesn’t wanna be
Oh my darling honey bee
I have saved you
And now that you’re with me
We can make our own honey

<Zee Avi>

Zee Avi

2009

Christopher Cross / Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)

晚上到金石堂翻書，店內音樂是古典吉他演奏改編過的西洋歌曲，輕快好聽，其中兩首特別讓我印象深刻，一是 Phil Collins 唱過的 “You Can’t Hurry Love”，另一首就是這首”Best That You Can Do”。

這個年代的歌曲，簡簡單單，沒有太多花俏的編曲，旋律反而讓我記得清清楚楚，而歌詞中 “If you get caught between the Moon and New York City, The best that you can do, The best that you can do is fall in love”，好有味道。

這首歌是 “二八佳人花公子” 的主題曲，那年代我看的西洋電影仍停留在007的階段，而且我總覺得Liza Minneli不得我的緣，不懂她以傻大姐類型能夠這麼紅，所以，現在也不會想去找這部片子來看，雖然這部片當年可是得了很多獎。

在Youtube找歌曲，Christopher Cross的長相也讓我驚訝，和高8度的歌聲真是搭不起來，像是在喜劇片中，常見的一個埋在沙發裡喝啤酒對著電視裡的球賽叫喊的小角色。

Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen

(點連結聽這首歌)

Once in your life you find her
Someone that turns your heart around
And next thing you know you’re closing down the town
Wake up and it’s still with you
Even though you left her way across town
Wondering to yourself, "Hey, what’ve I found?"

When you get caught between the Moon and New York City
I know it’s crazy, but it’s true
If you get caught between the Moon and New York City
The best that you can do ……
The best that you can do is fall in love

Arthur he does as he pleases
All of his life, he’s mastered choice
Deep in his heart, he’s just, he’s just a boy
Living his life one day at a time
And showing himself a really good time
Laughing about the way they want him to be

When you get caught between the Moon and New York City
I know it’s crazy, but it’s true
If you get caught between the Moon and New York City
The best that you can do …..
The best that you can do is fall in love
When you get caught between the Moon and New York City
I know it’s crazy, but it’s true
If you get caught between the Moon and New York City
The best that you can do …..
The best that you can do is fall in love

Arthur: The Album
(1981)

Dan Hill / Sometimes When We Touch。

突然在選秀節目上聽見這首歌，不自覺地就跟著哼出來，節目裡的歌手唱得不是頂好，不過歌本身好聽，跟著哼，很舒服。

記不得以前為什麼會學唱這首歌，八成是Dan Hill另一首我很喜歡的歌，”It’s a Long Road”，”First Blood”的主題曲，那時還沒看過這部電影，就已經很喜歡這首歌，後來看到電影，配合最後Rambo走出警察局踏上不知往那兒去的道路時，真是應景，更喜歡。

所以，找這個人的專輯，也因此聽到這首歌，也許是歌詞簡單且清楚，對當時的英文能力，容易跟上，但歌曲本身真得不錯，也怪不得現在仍有不少人重唱這首歌。

節目上寫著這首歌是 Olivia Ong 的版本，嗯，又一個以Bossa Nova風在日本出名的女歌手，她現在在電視上強打的歌，卻稍嫌平淡，被包裝成偶像型了。

Sometimes When We Touch
Dan Hill
(按連結聽這首歌)

You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I’d rather hurt you honestly
Than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
On what you say or do?
I’m only just beginning to see the real you

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty’s too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy
Leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I’m just another writer
Still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter
Still trapped within my youth

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty’s too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
At times I’d like to break you
And drive you to your knees
At times I’d like to break through
And hold you endlessly
At times I understand you
And I know how hard you’ve tried
I’ve watched while love commands you
And I’ve watched love pass you by

At times I think we’re drifters
Still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty’s too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Dan Hill

<Longer Fuse>

1976

James Ingram / Just Once。

我很喜歡黑人的歌聲，尤其在抒情歌中，能夠把低音部分唱得清楚渾厚。許多人聽歌，總驚訝於喉嚨可以扯多高，我倒喜歡能夠把低音處理得清清楚楚不含糊。

這也是小時候聽到而念念不忘的歌，還記得，是電影 <American Last Virgin>主題，這片，中文就直翻成<美國最後一個處女>，光這片名，就知道小時候不可能看過，最多最多是在余光節目裡看到片段，當作歌曲MV。

現在查詢，好笑，原來這部片是YA片，沒什麼想像中亂七八糟內容。不過在最後，男主角推門而入，剛好這首歌響起，直到結尾，太應景了，給我的好感，再加一分。

Just Once
James Ingram

(點連結聽這首歌)

I did my best
But I guess my best wasn’t good enough
‘Cause here we are back where we were before
Seems nothing ever changes
We’re back to being strangers
Wondering if we oughta stay
Or head on out the door

Just once can’t we figure out what we keep doing wrong
Why we never last for very long
What are we doing wrong
Just once can’t we find a way to finally make it right
Make the magic last for more than just one night
If we could just get to it
I know we could break through it

I gave my all
But I think my all may have been too much
‘Cause Lord knows we’re not getting anywhere
Seems we’re always blowing whatever we got going
And seems at times with all we’ve got
We haven’t got a prayer

Just once can’t we figure out what we keep doing wrong
Why the goodtimes never last for very long
Seems we’re always blowing
Whatever we got going
Just once can’t we find a way to finally make it right
Make the magic last for more than just one night
If we could just get to it
I know we could break through it
Just once

I want to understand
Why it always come back to good-bye
Why can’t we get ourselves in hand
And admit to one another
That we’re no good with out the other
Take the best and make it better
Find a way to stay together

Just once can’t we find a way to finally make it right
Make the magic last for more than just one night
I know we can break through it
If we could just get to it
Just once
If we could get to it
Just Once…

Quincy Jones

<The Dude>

1981

 

 

電影的ending

Enzo Enzo / Deux Minutes De Soleil En Plus。

安裝了新軟體 ”Power Audio Extractor”，功能很簡單，就是把影像檔中的Audio抓出來；我一直在找以前曾經聽過歌曲來收藏，這是一大幫助，可以從 Youtube 上找到影片，再轉成mp3。

只要不再傳播，就不犯法吧？我一直沒去搞懂著作權法怎麼規定。

幾天來，把錄音帶翻出來，再上網路找，一首首轉成mp3， 這也算是數位化 *sigh*。

這首歌來自一位法國歌手, Enzo Enzo，我一點都不熟。大學時的暑期營隊，這首歌被拿來當作自由創作的主題，沒人知道歌詞意思，但我想這也是活動設計本意，如果聽懂歌詞，想像空間就限制了。

歌名翻成中文是”兩分鐘的陽光”，似乎是同名電影的主題曲，歌詞原意不是頂快樂，或許是這種悲傷和憂鬱，讓我一直記得。

Deux Minutes De Soleil En Plus
Enzo Enzo
(點連結聽這首歌)

Pas de pluie à Paname
Pas de coup d’tam tam
Pas d’orage en vue
Sur le avenues
Pas de train qui démarre
Pas de coup d’cafard
Les idées qui passent
Fondent comme de la glace
Pour une fois, ne pas lire les journaux du soir
Pour une fois, tout c’que j’veux avoir
C’est…
[Répétition 1] :
Deux minutes de soleil en plus
Et trois idées faciles
A balader jusqu’au terminus
Dans les rues d’la ville
[Répétition 2] :
Deux minutes de soleil en plus
A deux doigts du paradis
Prendre le temps, rien de plus
En attendant la nuit…
Pas de rhume, pas de brume
De rouge qui s’allume
Simplement le temps
A contre courant
Pas d’extrême de teint blême
Pas de noirs poèmes
Pas d’problème majeur
Dans les arts mineurs
C’est…
[Répétition 1]
[Répétition 2]

Enzo Enzo
<Enzo Enzo>
1990

2010，HAPPY NEW YEAR。

新年快樂。

昨兒個晚上，為了突然消失的相機充電器發脾氣，今天起可是三天連假呢，準備好要去這裡要去那裡，而且也買了新鏡頭，相機卻沒電可用，愈想愈生氣。

不過，元旦睡到快11點才起床，出門時過了下午1點，別說到那兒去玩，連找個地方吃午餐都傷腦筋，後來，選擇瑪德蕾處理今年第一餐。

門口沒見著米格魯，但隔壁的梗犬在家，好奇的瞪著我看。

第二次來，說實話，這兒並不讓我喜歡，座位距離太近，帶渣南瓜湯不合口感、茄汁味道像是Hant’s的起士口味蕃茄麵醬、青醬沒有香氣、麵也煮太軟。

但是，背景音樂的西洋老歌讓我心情大好，Juice Newton的’Angel of the Morning’、Kool & the Gang 的 ‘Cherish’ …等等，一直出現，讓我不管隔桌歐巴桑可能聽見，跟著哼起來。

其中一首，很熟悉，卻想不起來是那部電影主題曲，回來上網查，原來是”La Boum 2”。

就把這首歌，當作今年第一個記錄。

Your eyes
Cook da Books, 1983 
(按這裡聽這首歌)

Your eyes
Opened wide as I looked your way
Couldn’t hide what they meant to say
Feeling lost in a crowded room
It’s too soon for a new love

When you smile your eyes show your heart
Lost inside a soul torn apart
Feeling alone with people around
True love is so hard to find now
You think you’re so misunderstood
I’d explain if only I could
Something tells me this time it’s real
The way that I feel

Your eyes like the blue in the summer skies
Caught my gaze as I looked across
Feeling lost in a magic maze
It’s too soon for a new love
You can’t hide that look in your eyes
Open wide you seem so surprised
Searching around for somebody new
True love is hard to find now

When you smile your eyes show your heart
I feel mine is falling apart
Don’t you see the way that I feel
My loving is real

When you’re lost your eyes show you how
I should like to know I’m a part
When your eyes shine I’ll know you’re mine
For all of the time

Air Supply / Here I Am

也許這是第一首我能唱完的英文歌，小學時，封面是個熱氣球的黑膠唱片，總被威脅唱針又貴又脆弱，卻還是忍不住，趁一個人在家時，偷偷摸摸，戰戰兢兢的聽。
他們的歌旋律簡單，朗朗上口，後來把整張唱片的背了下來，上國中後，才知道 Air Supply 這麼出名，來臺灣辦演唱會時，一票難求。

我喜歡慢歌，而這首歌歌詞描寫的感情，當時似懂非懂，剛好，正是什麼事都似懂非懂的年紀。

Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)

Here I am playing with those memories again
And just when I thought time had set me free
Those thoughts of you keep taunting me
Holding you, a feeling I never outgrew
Though each and every part of me has tried
Only you can fill that space inside
So theres no sense pretending
My heart its not mending
(chorus)
Just when I thought I was over you
And just when I thought I could stand on my own
Oh baby those memories come crashing through
And I just cant go on without
On my own Ive tried to make the best of it alone
Ive done everything I can to ease the pain
But only you can stop the rain
I just cant live without you
I miss everything about you
(chorus)
Just when I thought I was over you
And just when I thought I could stand on my own
Oh baby those memories come crashing through
And I just cant go on without
Go on without
Its just no good without you

Air Supply
<The One That You Love>
1981

E.L.O. / Twilight 。

幫老婆在網路上訂書: 暮光之城，順便google一下，才知道今年以這部小說改編的電影: Twilight，正熱著。

兩大本，只知道談的是吸血鬼，接近1,000頁，文字密密麻麻，看來得花上不少睡前時間。

不過，Twilight 讓我想到的是另一回事: E.L.O. 的同名歌曲。知道這首歌，又是從小時候的黑膠唱片開始，那是E.L.O. 1981年的專輯"Time"，整張專輯繞著主題，在太空和未來間打轉，大多是金屬冷冽感覺，參雜些"電腦"元素，而歌詞中是對未來的想像，現在聽來，相當有趣。

許多歌我都喜歡，如"Ticket to the Moon", "The Way Life’s Meant to Be", “21st Century Man", "Rain is Falling", 而這首"Twilight"，是專輯第二首 (其實第一首Prologue只是短短的開場)，電子音樂開頭，突然出現重節奏，像是演唱會開場氣勢。

小時候，喜歡關在房間裡，開大音量轟炸，幻想是自已上台表演; 現在則是改在車裡，在塞車的時候，用同樣震耳欲聾音量。

Youtube裡的這首歌，才發現電視版"電車男"，選這首歌當片頭曲，有趣。

TWILIGHT
Jeff Lynne
in E.L.O. "Time", 1981

The visions dancing in my mind
The early dawn, the shades of time
Twilight crawling through my windowpane

Am I awake or do I dream?
The strangest pictures I have seen
Night is day and twilights gone away

With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
Its either real or its a dream
Theres nothing that is in between…

Chorus:
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.

Across the night I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here, but can you take me back?

Inside the image of your light
That now is day and once was night
You lead me here and then you go away.

Repeat chorus

you brought me here, but can you take me back again?

With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies

Repeat chorus

Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, twilight, twilight, twilight.

ABBA / The Winner Takes It All。

為了買晚餐便當在巷道裡鑽，腦袋裡突然冒出這首歌。

小學時初次聽到ABBA，那時正在學彈鋼琴，對有鋼琴伴奏的歌曲特別有好感，所以在初接觸的一群歌曲中，就以"CHIQUITITA"和 這首"THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL"最喜歡，因為在結尾都有強烈明顯的鋼琴聲。

當時英文聽力不好，還一直以為"WINNER"是 "WINTER"。
不過不管是正確的或錯誤的，意思好像差不多，雖然熱鬧，卻不快樂。

不管什麼情況想到ABBA的歌，都會順口一直哼下去。

YOUTUBE 上的這首歌。

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Album "Super Trouper"

I dont wanna talk
About the things weve gone through
Though its hurting me
Now its history
Ive played all my cards
And thats what youve done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
Thats her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking Id be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
Its simple and its plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I dont wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
Youve come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all……