October 27,2005
John Denver

充滿人文氣息,全球總銷售量超過兩億張,堪稱本世紀最偉大的鄉村搖滾及美式民謠樂派歌手。包括了他與Olivia Newton John、Emmy Lou Harris、男高音Placido Domingo合作的珍貴錄音等五十首暢銷單曲。
John Denver堪稱是七O年代最受歡迎的鄉村民謠創作歌手,他溫暖、樂觀、貼近生活的音樂風格,不僅因忠實反映了「美國夢」的理想而使他成為美國流行文化的象徵之一,其清爽富朝氣的健康形象以及對於人道主義與環保議題的積極推動,更令他成為各階層老少樂迷們心目中的模範藝人。
1943年除夕出生於新墨西哥州的Denver本名John Henry Deutschendorf,由於成長在空軍家庭因此自幼在東南部屢屢遷居。他的音樂生涯源自於青少年時期祖母送的一把Gibson吉他,上了德州科技大學後,他開始在當地的酒吧演唱,而為了向摯愛的洛磯山區致敬,他以地名〈Denver〉做為藝名。1964年他輟學前往洛城發展,並加入The Chad Mitcheel Trio樂團一展創作長才。1969年他離團單飛,隨即以由Peter, Paul & Mary唱紅的冠軍曲〈Leaving On a Jet Plane〉受到矚目。1971年暢銷百萬張的經典名曲〈Take Me Home, Country Roads〉與〈Sunshine On My Shoulders〉令他成為超級巨星,次年的〈Annie's Song〉與〈Back Home Again〉成績更加耀眼,而陸續推出的〈Thank God I'm a Country Boy〉、〈I'm Sorry〉亦接連登上冠軍位置,使他於1974年推出的精選輯狂銷熱賣了上千萬張,並且停留在排行榜上達兩年之久。
1977年起Denver歌而優則演,推出音樂作品的頻率也漸少,除了1977年的『I Want To Live』之外,他直到1980年才發表了新作《Autograph》。隨後Denver開始熱衷於環保與人權等議題,甚至遠赴蘇聯與中國等共產國家演唱。1991年他推出了最後一張專輯《Different Directions》,並於1994年出版自傳〈Take Me Home〉,1997年他時因墜機事件意外身亡,享年53歲。
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除了以上的介紹幾首膾炙人口的歌曲之外,其實還有一首是我總難以忘卻的小品:
There's a tenderness that I feel, very real you see. I can feel your body stir, so deep within.
Let it be an act of love tonight, completely.
Let me ask of you one thing:
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Just look at me, and see how many times I cried for you.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Let it be me, not just a fantasy, let it be me tonight.
You can lie so close to someone and still feel all alone.
Although I've heard you say you love me so many times.
When you give me love so beautiful and tender, someone else is in your mind.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Just look at me, and see how many times I cried for you.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Let it be me, not just a fantasy, let it be me tonight.
Sorry if I cry, feelings run so deep.
Many is the time when I wake up and find I've been crying in my sleep.
Look me in the eye, tell me what you see,
I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one who needs you, make this one for me.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Just look at me, and see how many times I cried for you.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Let it be me, not just a fantasy, let it be me tonight.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Just look at me, and see how many times I cried for you.
Don't close your eyes tonight.
Let it be me, not just a fantasy, let it be me tonight.
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有些事情不免惋惜
而有些事情卻也難以忘懷
John Denver有獨特的嗓音,
午夜夢回裡,像是在子夜喝杯酒點根菸回顧一些好事那般的舒服
以前在國外的時候,聽他的歌特別能感受一些事情