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November 29,2008
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence (1966)
就在 Paul Simon 於英國灌錄Paul Simon Song Book 專輯的1965年6月﹐Wednesday Morning 3 AM 專輯的監制 Tom Wilson 發現 Sound Of Silence 在西岸電台竟然有播放率﹐這時他剛好監制 Bob Dylan 的歌曲 Like A Rolling Stone﹐於是他就用了Bob的伴奏樂隊﹐配上原裝的 Sound Of Silence 聲軌﹐實行來個 Overdub。
一下子﹐The Sound Of Music 插了電﹐加入了 Al Gorgoni 及Vincent "Vinnie" Bell的電結他﹑Joe Mack 的電貝斯﹑及Buddy Salzman 的鼓﹐整首歌也變得不一樣了。此舉雖然沒有徵得 Simon & Garfunkel 的同意﹐不過當 Columbia 於9月發行為單曲後﹐它竟慢慢打入 Billboard 流行榜。當Paul Simon 知悉此事之時﹐他剛好要動身到丹麥演唱﹐於是1965年的冬天﹐他回到紐約來了。1965年12月4日﹐新版本的 Sound Of Silence 終於打上了 Billboard 冠軍位置﹐而且穩坐了寶座兩星期。至此他與 Art Garfunkel立刻重組﹐並且火速以The Sound Of Silence新版本風格灌錄下一張專輯“Sounds Of Silence”。
Sounds Of Silence (1966/Columbia) Track List:
01 The Sound Of Silence [US#1(2)]
02 Leaves That Are Green
03 Blessed
04 Kathy's Song
05 Somewhere They Can't Find Me
06 Anji
07 Richard Cory
08 A Most Peculiar Man
09 April Come She Will
10 We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'
11 I Am A Rock [US#3/UK#17]
2001 Version CD Bonus Track:
12 Blues Run The Game (Outtake)
13 Barbriallen (Demo)
14 Rose Of Aberdeen (Demo)
15 Roving Gambler (Demo)
The Sound Of Silence 寫於美國總統 John Kennedy 暗殺事件之後﹐可見這時期Paul Simon 的作品﹐常受時事及週遭的事情所啟發。而歌曲本來名為 The Sounds Of Silence 的﹐只是後來改為 The Sound Of Silence﹐這在早期的單曲資料可證實﹐故此專輯名為“Sounds Of Silence”並不為奇。至於 Paul Simon 對監制有否對 Tom Wilson 的私下改動作出反對呢﹖他在1967年一個電台訪問中﹐曾表示認同這做法。還會不嗎﹖單看流行榜與樂迷的反應就是最佳證明了﹐不然我們之後都不會聽到 Simon & Garfunkel 的歌曲﹐甚至 Paul Simon 的作品吧。
這張專輯除了 The Sound Of Silence﹑Somewhere They Can't Find Me及We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'由 Tom Wilson 監制操刀之外﹐其他歌曲甚至專輯的Producer 已改為Bob Johnston 了﹐這不單發生在 Simon & Garfunkel 的專輯上﹐連 Bob Dylan 灌錄完Like A Rolling Stone 之後﹐也改由Bob 作為監制了。專輯中嚴格來說有10首新作﹐不過當中有5首曾出現在英國發行的 Paul Simon Song Book (1965/CBS)﹐那才只是幾個月前的事而已﹐也有部份是Wednesday Morning, 3 AM Session 剩餘的歌曲﹐故此這專輯的歌曲有之前的 Unplugged 味及電味﹐還有一些Paul Simon受英國Folk Scene影響的音樂。
這張專輯﹐除了 The Sound Of Silence﹐只有一張單曲 I Am A Rock﹐不過當專輯出版不久﹐Simon & Garfunkel 卻先推出全新單曲 Homeward Bound﹐這在美國﹐要在下一張專輯“Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”才收錄﹐但在英國版卻搶先收錄了﹐故此英國版“Sounds Of Silence”有12首歌曲。新曲發行後﹐唱片公司才從 Sounds Of Silence 專輯中抽取 I Am A Rock作為單曲﹐然而這時兩人不久之後已開始灌錄“Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”專輯了。
至於專輯中﹐Kathy’s Song 的主人翁就是 Paul Simon 在英國1964-1965年期間的女友Kathy Chitty﹐她是 Paul Simon Song Book (1965/CBS) 的封面女郎。Kathay 本於 Essex 中 Brentwood 裡一間 Railway Inn Folk Club 當售票員﹐Paul 在一次 Simon & Garfunkel 演出時跟她認識﹐當時的她才17歲而已﹐之後兩人就開始交往﹐她甚至跟隨 Paul 到美國巡迴演出﹐之後她返回英國﹐而Paul 也在幾星期後跟隨﹐不久 Paul 就灌錄了 Kathy’s Song 在 Paul Simon Song Book 專輯中了。不過當新版本 The Sound Of Silence 在美國開始紅起來的時候﹐Paul 就注意到要返回美國發展了﹐之後兩人就分手了。21年後﹐Paul Simon 的 Graceland 專輯大為成功﹐他收到 Kathy的來信﹐之後於1991年 Kathy 與家人來參加觀賞他的英國演唱會﹐在2004年 Simon & Garfunkel 的 Old Friends 演唱會﹐Kathay 也是倫敦Hyde Park 一場的座上客。
Sounds Of Silence 專輯於1965月12月灌錄﹐隨即於1966年1月17日發行﹐專輯在英美流行榜各取得第13及第21位﹐並在美國取得300萬張銷量。2001年的CD Version 就加入了4首 Bonus Tracks﹐包括3首 1970年灌錄的 Demo。
The Sound Of Silence﹕原版本收錄於“Wednesday Morning, 3 AM”(1964/Columbia) 專輯中﹐之後 Paul Simon 灌錄了一個 Solo Version﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中﹐之後 監制Tom Wilson 做了這個 Overdub 版本﹐然後在“Graduate”(1968/Colmumbia) OST 專輯又再被循環再用。
(Paul Simon)
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I’ve come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one deared
Disturb the sound of silence.
Fools said I,you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you.
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon God they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the signs said, the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisperd in the sounds of silence.
**********
Leaves That Are Green﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中﹐並且是 Paul Simon 失敗單曲 I Am A Rock的 B Side 歌﹐但 Simon & Garfunkel 的版本也是單曲“Homeward Bound”(1966/Colmubia) 的 B Side 歌曲。
(Paul Simon)
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song.
I’m twenty-two now but I won’t be for long
Time hurries on.
And the leaves that are green turn to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl.
I held her close, but she faded in the night
Like a poem I meant to write.
And the leaves that are green turn to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
I threw a pebble in a brook
And watched the ripples run away
And they never made a sound.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
Hello, hello, hello, hello, good-bye,
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye,
That’s all there is.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
**********
Kathy's Song﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中。
(Paul Simon)
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls.
And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies.
My minds distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you’re asleep
And kiss you when you start your day.
And as a song I was writing is left undone
I don’t know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can’t believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme.
And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I.
**********
Anji﹕原是英國結他手Davey Graham的作品﹐他是60年代影響 Folk-Rock發展的主要人物﹐對 Bert Jansch﹑John Renbourn及Paul Simon的Acoustic Guitar彈奏方法也有很重要影響。此曲原收錄於Davey Graham 首張 EP 唱片中﹐名為“3/4 AD”(1962/Topic)﹐其後有 Bert Jansch 首張專輯“Bert Jansch”(1965/Transatlantic/Demon) 及 Simon & Garfunkel的版本。
(Davey Graham)
**********
Richard Cory﹕此曲根據Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) 的一首同名詩作Richard Cory 而寫成﹐之後 Wings 樂隊在一次演唱會中翻唱了﹐該曲收錄於“Wings Over America”(1976/Capitol) 專輯中。
(Paul Simon)
They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town,
With political connections to spread his wealth around.
Born into society, a bankers only child,
He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style.
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.
The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.
And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he’s got.
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.
He freely gave to charity, he had the common touch,
And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much,
So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head.
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.
**********
April Come She Will﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中。
(Paul Simon)
April come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain;
May, she will stay,
Resting in my arms again.
June, shell change her tune,
In restless walks shell prowl the night;
July, she will fly
And give no warning to her flight.
August, die she must,
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold;
September I’ll remember
A love once new has now grown old.
**********
We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin' ﹕也是“The Sound Of Silence”(1965/Columbia) 單曲的 B Side 歌。
(Paul Simon)
Bad news, bad news!
I heard you're packing to leave!
I come arunning right over;
I just couldn't believe it,
I just couldn't believe it.
Oh, baby, baby
You must be out of your mind.
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
I never done you no wrong,
I never hit you when you're down,
I always gave you good loving,
I never ran around,
I never ran around.
Oh, baby, baby
You must be out of your mind.
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
There's something you ought to know
If you're fixing to go,
I can't make it without you;
No no no no, no, no,
No no no no, no, no, no.
Oh, baby, baby
You must be out of your mind.
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
**********
I Am A Rock﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中﹐並且作單曲發行﹐但不成功﹐至於Simon & Garfunkel的版本也作了單曲發行﹐登上美國 Billboard第3位及英國流行榜第17位。
(Paul Simon)
A winter’s day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I’ve built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
Don’t talk of love,
But I’ve heard the words before;
It’s sleeping in my memory.
I won’t disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
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Sounds Of Silence (1966/Columbia) Track List:
01 The Sound Of Silence [US#1(2)]
02 Leaves That Are Green
03 Blessed
04 Kathy's Song
05 Somewhere They Can't Find Me
06 Anji
07 Richard Cory
08 A Most Peculiar Man
09 April Come She Will
10 We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'
11 I Am A Rock [US#3/UK#17]
2001 Version CD Bonus Track:
12 Blues Run The Game (Outtake)
13 Barbriallen (Demo)
14 Rose Of Aberdeen (Demo)
15 Roving Gambler (Demo)
The Sound Of Silence 寫於美國總統 John Kennedy 暗殺事件之後﹐可見這時期Paul Simon 的作品﹐常受時事及週遭的事情所啟發。而歌曲本來名為 The Sounds Of Silence 的﹐只是後來改為 The Sound Of Silence﹐這在早期的單曲資料可證實﹐故此專輯名為“Sounds Of Silence”並不為奇。至於 Paul Simon 對監制有否對 Tom Wilson 的私下改動作出反對呢﹖他在1967年一個電台訪問中﹐曾表示認同這做法。還會不嗎﹖單看流行榜與樂迷的反應就是最佳證明了﹐不然我們之後都不會聽到 Simon & Garfunkel 的歌曲﹐甚至 Paul Simon 的作品吧。
這張專輯除了 The Sound Of Silence﹑Somewhere They Can't Find Me及We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'由 Tom Wilson 監制操刀之外﹐其他歌曲甚至專輯的Producer 已改為Bob Johnston 了﹐這不單發生在 Simon & Garfunkel 的專輯上﹐連 Bob Dylan 灌錄完Like A Rolling Stone 之後﹐也改由Bob 作為監制了。專輯中嚴格來說有10首新作﹐不過當中有5首曾出現在英國發行的 Paul Simon Song Book (1965/CBS)﹐那才只是幾個月前的事而已﹐也有部份是Wednesday Morning, 3 AM Session 剩餘的歌曲﹐故此這專輯的歌曲有之前的 Unplugged 味及電味﹐還有一些Paul Simon受英國Folk Scene影響的音樂。
這張專輯﹐除了 The Sound Of Silence﹐只有一張單曲 I Am A Rock﹐不過當專輯出版不久﹐Simon & Garfunkel 卻先推出全新單曲 Homeward Bound﹐這在美國﹐要在下一張專輯“Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”才收錄﹐但在英國版卻搶先收錄了﹐故此英國版“Sounds Of Silence”有12首歌曲。新曲發行後﹐唱片公司才從 Sounds Of Silence 專輯中抽取 I Am A Rock作為單曲﹐然而這時兩人不久之後已開始灌錄“Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”專輯了。
至於專輯中﹐Kathy’s Song 的主人翁就是 Paul Simon 在英國1964-1965年期間的女友Kathy Chitty﹐她是 Paul Simon Song Book (1965/CBS) 的封面女郎。Kathay 本於 Essex 中 Brentwood 裡一間 Railway Inn Folk Club 當售票員﹐Paul 在一次 Simon & Garfunkel 演出時跟她認識﹐當時的她才17歲而已﹐之後兩人就開始交往﹐她甚至跟隨 Paul 到美國巡迴演出﹐之後她返回英國﹐而Paul 也在幾星期後跟隨﹐不久 Paul 就灌錄了 Kathy’s Song 在 Paul Simon Song Book 專輯中了。不過當新版本 The Sound Of Silence 在美國開始紅起來的時候﹐Paul 就注意到要返回美國發展了﹐之後兩人就分手了。21年後﹐Paul Simon 的 Graceland 專輯大為成功﹐他收到 Kathy的來信﹐之後於1991年 Kathy 與家人來參加觀賞他的英國演唱會﹐在2004年 Simon & Garfunkel 的 Old Friends 演唱會﹐Kathay 也是倫敦Hyde Park 一場的座上客。
Sounds Of Silence 專輯於1965月12月灌錄﹐隨即於1966年1月17日發行﹐專輯在英美流行榜各取得第13及第21位﹐並在美國取得300萬張銷量。2001年的CD Version 就加入了4首 Bonus Tracks﹐包括3首 1970年灌錄的 Demo。
The Sound Of Silence﹕原版本收錄於“Wednesday Morning, 3 AM”(1964/Columbia) 專輯中﹐之後 Paul Simon 灌錄了一個 Solo Version﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中﹐之後 監制Tom Wilson 做了這個 Overdub 版本﹐然後在“Graduate”(1968/Colmumbia) OST 專輯又再被循環再用。
(Paul Simon)
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I’ve come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one deared
Disturb the sound of silence.
Fools said I,you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you.
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon God they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the signs said, the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisperd in the sounds of silence.
**********
Leaves That Are Green﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中﹐並且是 Paul Simon 失敗單曲 I Am A Rock的 B Side 歌﹐但 Simon & Garfunkel 的版本也是單曲“Homeward Bound”(1966/Colmubia) 的 B Side 歌曲。
(Paul Simon)
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song.
I’m twenty-two now but I won’t be for long
Time hurries on.
And the leaves that are green turn to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl.
I held her close, but she faded in the night
Like a poem I meant to write.
And the leaves that are green turn to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
I threw a pebble in a brook
And watched the ripples run away
And they never made a sound.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
Hello, hello, hello, hello, good-bye,
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye,
That’s all there is.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
**********
Kathy's Song﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中。
(Paul Simon)
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls.
And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies.
My minds distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you’re asleep
And kiss you when you start your day.
And as a song I was writing is left undone
I don’t know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can’t believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme.
And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I.
**********
Anji﹕原是英國結他手Davey Graham的作品﹐他是60年代影響 Folk-Rock發展的主要人物﹐對 Bert Jansch﹑John Renbourn及Paul Simon的Acoustic Guitar彈奏方法也有很重要影響。此曲原收錄於Davey Graham 首張 EP 唱片中﹐名為“3/4 AD”(1962/Topic)﹐其後有 Bert Jansch 首張專輯“Bert Jansch”(1965/Transatlantic/Demon) 及 Simon & Garfunkel的版本。
(Davey Graham)
**********
Richard Cory﹕此曲根據Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) 的一首同名詩作Richard Cory 而寫成﹐之後 Wings 樂隊在一次演唱會中翻唱了﹐該曲收錄於“Wings Over America”(1976/Capitol) 專輯中。
(Paul Simon)
They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town,
With political connections to spread his wealth around.
Born into society, a bankers only child,
He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style.
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.
The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.
And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he’s got.
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.
He freely gave to charity, he had the common touch,
And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much,
So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head.
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.
**********
April Come She Will﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中。
(Paul Simon)
April come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain;
May, she will stay,
Resting in my arms again.
June, shell change her tune,
In restless walks shell prowl the night;
July, she will fly
And give no warning to her flight.
August, die she must,
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold;
September I’ll remember
A love once new has now grown old.
**********
We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin' ﹕也是“The Sound Of Silence”(1965/Columbia) 單曲的 B Side 歌。
(Paul Simon)
Bad news, bad news!
I heard you're packing to leave!
I come arunning right over;
I just couldn't believe it,
I just couldn't believe it.
Oh, baby, baby
You must be out of your mind.
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
I never done you no wrong,
I never hit you when you're down,
I always gave you good loving,
I never ran around,
I never ran around.
Oh, baby, baby
You must be out of your mind.
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
There's something you ought to know
If you're fixing to go,
I can't make it without you;
No no no no, no, no,
No no no no, no, no, no.
Oh, baby, baby
You must be out of your mind.
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
We've got a groovy thing goin', baby,
We've got a groovy thing.
**********
I Am A Rock﹕原版本是 Paul Simon 的 Solo﹐收錄於“Paul Simon Song Book”(1965/CBS) 專輯中﹐並且作單曲發行﹐但不成功﹐至於Simon & Garfunkel的版本也作了單曲發行﹐登上美國 Billboard第3位及英國流行榜第17位。
(Paul Simon)
A winter’s day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I’ve built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
Don’t talk of love,
But I’ve heard the words before;
It’s sleeping in my memory.
I won’t disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
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Hi Muzikland
啊~ 现在注意到其实插电The Sound of Silence 的编曲有Like A Rolling Stone 的影子.
Leaves That Are Green, 其实是首不错.
可能歌词不够震撼人心, 没有做到普遍推广.
我觉得插不插电没关系.
关键是Art Garfunkel 的声音有没有发挥优势.
说真的,我一直以来对The Sound of Silence
后半部吵闹的配乐有意见.
前半部,寂静中进入有声的音乐,才令人惊喜呢~
Posted by 飛羊
at November 29,2008 07:31
我沒有聽的像飛羊那麼深入,
不過我覺得[The Sound of Silence]
插電後的確更豐富了,
這也是我們一般常聽的版本吧(^^)
其他的歌也很喜歡,
很適合在安靜的早餐,
一首一首慢慢聽...
Posted by hsumolly
at November 29,2008 10:25
Dear Muzikland,
雖然插了電，但他們的歌曲 unplugged 味或民歌味仍然很重，跟一般多用電的 bandsound 很不一樣，所以我常常以為他們唱的是 Folk Song。到底他們的作品屬那一類音樂？可以指教小弟嗎？
Posted by 老鬼
at November 29,2008 10:26
Dear 飛羊﹐hsumolly & 老鬼﹐
因為同一班底﹐故此Like A Rolling Stone 跟 The Sound Of Silence 感覺也近似。
至於這嘈吵的版本也是我們常聽的版本﹐故此我也比較受落﹐或許那嘈吵跟渴求那寧靜的聲音成為強烈的對比吧﹐所以我覺得效果蠻好的﹐不過也因為我慣聽了這版本吧。
老鬼﹐這種聲音叫 Folk Rock﹐因為當年民歌也受到 Beatles 的熱潮影響﹐所以 Bob Dylan 唱民歌都插了電轉形﹐於是有這大勢的改變。所以為何 Simon & Garfunkel 的首張專輯很 Unplugged 的﹐卻不受歡迎。而且當年美國的環境有許多變化﹐人權運動﹑民權運動﹑John Kennedy 總統被刺殺等﹐都影響到年輕一輩的思想。
Hsumolly, 你今早來了Muzikland 吃早餐嗎﹖
Posted by Muzikland
at November 29,2008 14:00
Dear Muzikland,
很同意飛羊的意見:
说真的,我一直以来对The Sound of Silence
后半部吵闹的配乐有意见.
前半部,寂静中进入有声的音乐,才令人惊喜呢~
I am a rock 亦是一樣.
Posted by maninov4u
at November 29,2008 18:02
喔!是手誤,我應該是要打"早晨",
不過我的確是一邊吃早餐的麵包邊看邊聽,
還奇怪你怎麼會知道...(^^)
Posted by hsumolly
at November 29,2008 18:24
Dear maninov4u & 飛羊,
我想Paul Simon Song Book 的演譯是較貼近Paul Simon創作時的心情的﹐雖然這種歌曲﹐有它的存在價值﹐但是娛樂性﹐就相對減少了﹐也未必人人喜歡。故此 Simon & Garfunkel 製作 I Am A Rock時﹐也得跟隨 The Sound Of Silence 的新路線吧﹐始終再跌進低潮﹐他們的音樂事業就完蛋了。不過話說回來﹐Simon & Garfunkel 的 I Am A Rock版本﹐一輪狂颷之後﹐突然來個靜止的And a rock feels no pain; And an island never cries. 那對比令歌曲更傷感呢。
Dear hsumolly,
我明白那是早晨啦﹐因為你在吃早餐﹐所以我在想你是一面聽一面吃囉﹐不然不會這樣寫的﹐怎知道原來你打錯字啊﹐是錯有錯著啦。
Posted by Muzikland
at November 29,2008 21:57
Dear Muzikland,
多謝指教。小弟「自己知自己事」，我一向知道自己對 Folk Song 無多大興趣，但為何 Simon & Garfunkel 卻例外，我一直說不出個所以然來，只覺得他們的音樂比一般 Folk Song 較豐富，原來他們的歌是 Folk + Rock，而因為那點 Rock，所以小弟就會喜歡吧，皆因我愛 bandsound。
Posted by 老鬼
at December 1,2008 09:29
Dear老鬼﹐
對啊﹐民歌有時會令人感覺單調﹐不過當享受其中的時候﹐又有另一番風味的﹐加入 Rock 的元素﹐可能會令音樂豐富一點啦﹐不過若太強﹐那就似乎只是乾脆的 Rock Music 了﹐這真是頗有難度的。
Posted by Muzikland
at December 1,2008 12:43
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