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大約1979年﹐姐姐首次外遊﹐那個年代香港人最流行去玩的﹐不是台灣便是菲律賓了﹐她從菲律賓歸來後﹐大談所見所聞﹐我最深刻印象是她講到當地非常流行的舞曲 Ring My Bell。

那個年代對於筆者來說﹐購買雜錦精選比個人專輯吸引﹐因為既省錢﹐又能聽到多首好歌。很幸運﹐很快這首歌便收錄在一張 CBS/Sony Super Stars Super Hits 中了﹐不過據姐姐所講﹐這版本比她聽過的要短﹐對於那個時候認識音樂還不算多筆者﹐當然沒想到甚麼 12” ﹑Remix﹑只限 Disco播放的跳舞版本了。

Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
(Frederick Knight)


I'm glad you're home
Now did you really miss me
I guess you did by the look in your eyes (look in your eyes, look in your eyes)
Well lay back and relax while I put away the dishes (put away the dishes)
Then you and me can rock-a-bye

You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell

The night is young and full of possibilities
Well come on and let yourself be free
My love for you, so long than I've been savin'
Tonight was made for me and you

You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell

you can ring my bell, you can ring my bell
(ding, dong, ding, do-ong)
you can ring my bell, you can ring my bell
(ding, dong, ding, do-ong, ring it!)
you can ring my bell, anytime, anyway
(ring it, ring it, ring it, ring it oww!)
you can ring my bell, anytime, anyway
(ding, dong, ding, do-ong)

you can ring my bell, you can ring my bell
(ding, dong, ding, do-ong)
you can ring my bell, you can ring my bell
(ding, dong, ding, do-ong, ring it!)
you can ring my bell, anytime, anyway
(ring it, ring it, ring it, ring it oww!)
you can ring my bell, anytime, anyway
(ding, dong, ding, do-ong)


Ring My Bell 在1979年發行時﹐英美皆成為冠軍歌曲﹐在美國 Billboard 坐冠兩星期﹐而在 R&B 流行榜更得到5星期冠軍。然而對這位來自 Tennessee 的女生來說﹐就只得這麼一首歌曲而已﹐成為了One Hit Wonder。此曲原是Frederick Knight寫給Stacy Lattisaw主唱的兒歌﹐不過 Stacy並不喜歡而拒絕了﹐於是 Frederick就乾脆改為成人歌曲﹐變成了Anita Ward的跳舞曲。

筆者聽了 Ring My Bell多年﹐終於在80年代後期找到了聞說已久的特長版本﹐在一次偶然的機會找到全新的 Anita Ward特價唱片 Songs Of Love (1979/CBS Sony)﹐原來當年香港也發行過她的個人專輯的。

Songs Of Love (1979/CBS Sony) Track List:
01 Make Believe Lovers
02 If I Could Feel That
03 Old Feeling Again
04 Spoiled By Your Love
05 I Won’t Stop Loving You
06 Ring My Bell (Midnight Mix)
07 Sweet Splendor
08 There’s No Doubt About It
09 You Lied

這張唱片聽過還不到5次﹐其他歌曲只屬一般之作﹐不過相隔多年﹐可能感覺又不一樣吧﹐但是那個長達8’07” Ring My Bell的 Remix﹐感覺就是超酷。Anita Ward的 CD很難找﹐這個 Remix就更不用說了﹐最後筆者還是屈服於一張香港版雜錦精選CD之下。

Ring My Bell (Midnight Mix) - Anita Ward (Edited Short Version)﹕這個版本由 Richie Rivers負責重新混音。
(Frederick Knight)


90年代筆者買了許多 Maxi Singles ﹐其中也在美國訂了一張 Ring My Bell CD Single﹐為著想找到那 Midnight Mix的 CD版﹐可是那些甚麼 Classic Mix ﹐可能在 Classic的定義上並不如筆者所想是舊混音﹐於是又一次失望了。這張CD共有7個版本﹐算是把歌曲 Update了﹐不過還是有點新不如舊的感覺﹐而且太多版本﹐也就不及原來版本帶出罕有的珍貴性﹐這一次的主唱為 Anita Ward Feat. Trybe。

Ring My Bell (1999/Erruption) Track List:
01 Mark Cyrd’s 7” Mix 3:08
02 Radio Lassic 7” Mix 3:41
03 Peter De Haviland Mix 4:21
04 Classic Mix 6:45
05 Brano Le Kard Mix 4:56
06 Haman Eyes Mix 4:28
07 Gavin Hastings Solid 12” Mix 7:02

Ring My Bell (Mark Cyrd’s 7” Mix) - Anita Ward Feat. Trybe (Edited Short Version)
(Frederick Knight)