("Spice Girls" is not Rock & Roll!! 好好好,我知道你會這麼說。)
何況也並非什麼都沒有,A-ha、Bon Jovi、Europe、Madonna 和 Michael Jackson 一度都很紅,氾濫到甚至會不好意思承認你沒聽過。或是近期的 Take That、Spice Girls,一前一後男左女右好不轟動。只是我和他(她)們一點也不熟,以後大概也不會和他(她)們做朋友。
算了,還是好好聽歌吧。為您播放這首 Wham! 的名作,「Last Christmas」。Wham!,就是上述的那兩位男孩所組成的二重唱,其中有著蓬鬆的捲髮、微蹙的眉頭、左耳戴著金色圓環、愈來愈多的鬍渣、不羈的姿態的──那是 George Michael,樂團主唱並負責大部分的創作,較受歡迎的傢伙;另一位帶著貴族氣息,瘦削的臉龐和一雙憂鬱的眼眸的,我從來就記不牢他叫作什麼,雖然他的名字並不像李奧那多狄卡皮歐唸起來那麼拗口。兩人的合作自 1982 年至 86 年告終。分道揚鑣之後 George 的個人創作頗受肯定叫好又叫座,可惜和唱片公司的理念不同及過去偶像的包袱太重,打官司沈寂了好些時候。(個人認為第二張專輯《Listen Without Prejudice》比起大出鋒頭的首張個人專輯《Faith》更是佳作。)1996 年復出的《Older》專輯毀譽參半,曲風顯得晦澀許多(真不曉得擅長 Bossa Nova 樂風的 Antonio Carlos Jobim 偷偷和他說了些什麼),但有幾首曲子還不錯。然而最近卻發生……算了,這一段跳過去吧。至於另一位……喔對,Andrew Ridgeley,不好意思我還是不知道他在做啥麼。唉。
OK,廢話不多說,就讓我們一同應景地回憶這曲「去年耶誕時 Last Christmas」。Here We Go....
Last Christmas Wham! (1984)
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby do you recognise me?
Well it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
(Happy Christmas!) I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "I Love You" I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again
(CHORUS)
(Oooh. Oooh Baby)
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Oooh Oooh
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again
(CHORUS)
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
(Gave you my heart)
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Next year
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
special
someone
someone
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
who'll give me something in return
I'll give it to someone
hold my heart and watch it burn
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
I've got you here to stay
I can love you for a day
I thought you were someone special
gave you my heart
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone
last christmas I gave you my heart
you gave it away
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone
I heard your call on Dec 4 and here I come:) How's your hand, Whither? Glad to see that you've been productive in your blog recently, so I would assume you're all right then.
Feel a little embarrased admitting how much I was falling into this song back then after hearing from so many fans of Wham! :P
Acman is right, the 80's are beautiful. But Rick Astley? I would recommend another "sugar" song "Especially for you" by Kylie Minogue (Am I spelling right?)and Jason Donovan.
Back to myself, I am at Chapel Hill preparing for the upcoming interviews in Chicago a week later. It's been a busy year. Hopefully I can get out of UNC next summer.
Anyway, happy holidays. It feels good to go back to old times again.
Accord
Posted by accord
at December 27,2006 11:23
To accord,
Finally we tuned in to the same frequency. Glad to hear from you, Doc. Thanks for the warm care. All I can say about my health condition is: no better, no worse. It's still painful to type these meaningless sentences. However, an exit for accumulated pressure is also necessary.
私事簡述至此,其餘就用中文回應了,方便閱覽。
喜歡八○年代流行樂的人,應該很難不被 Wham! 或更精確地說,George Michael 的音樂才華折服。君不見我一提及 George Michael,回應的人可比談爵士樂時還踴躍呢。(笑)
雖對滷蛋歌喉先生頗有印象,卻非我所好。你所提的應是這首「Especially For You」,可惜我也沒啥印象,但面容姣好的 Kylie Minogue 當年的確頗迷人。我也奉上幾曲印象深刻的八○年代熱門歌: