March 17,2006

The river of dreams

RiverOfDreams.jpg為什麼是他?
不為什麼!因為今天天氣很好。重感冒的人很需要這樣的好天氣,曬一曬太陽去一去霉氣。
這位樂界的常青樹Billy Joel,你很難將他定位在哪一類型的音樂裡。在我的印象,從小就是有他的存在,沒有特別記住他唱了哪一首歌,但是他的名字就是一直存在我的記憶裡。
後來才知道,原來那首膾炙人口的Just the way you are就是出自他的作品,而後來也才知道,原來跟他認識這麼久了。
記得這張The River Of Dreams專輯也是我在德國的時候買的。我在猜,我當時買的心情應該跟今天差不多,只差在沒敢冒罷了!

這位奇才,我想半天唯一能敘述他的方式就是敘述詩--

不管是他的詞還是他的旋律,就像是每天出現在你身旁的小品,最能拿捏你的心情分寸。

不過這會兒,我又不想上班了--

The River Of Dreams
River Of Dreams Released: 1993

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith
To a river so deep
I must be looking for something
Something sacred I lost
But the river is wide
And it's too hard to cross

And even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore
And try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find out what I've been looking for

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear
To a river so deep
And I've been searching for something
Taken out of my soul
Something I would never lose
Something somebody stole

I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is that I've been looking for

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt
To a river so deep
I know I'm searching for something
Something so undefined
That it can only be seen
By the eyes of the blind
In the middle of the night

I'm not sure about a life after this
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That runs to the promised land
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of truth
To the river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're all carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the nigh

 


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try New York State of Mind , very classic and I love it
Posted by Eric at March 20,2006 05:03
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能看到你的回應,很開心。

今天我就去買Essential Billy Joel這張專輯
裡頭剛好也有The New York State of Mine這首

New York State Of Mind
Turnstiles Released: Turnstiles
Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I'm talking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needing
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind
Posted by 麥 at March 20,2006 11:08