2018-02-17 11:32:31流浪阿狗

老歌亂談(804)Long Dark Road


Allan Clarke、Tony Hicks、Graham Nash(前排左至右)

1962成立於英國曼徹斯特的知名樂團The Hollies,其最亮眼的人物應為主唱Allan Clarke。1968,Allan Clarke的兒時玩伴且後來一起組團的Graham Nash ( 或許他才是團中的最重量級人物 ),離開了The Hollies,並另合組Crosby, Stills & Nash ( 後來因Neil Young的加入而成為Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,簡稱CSNY ),感覺還滿成功的。受此影響,Allan Clarke也在1971突然地離團單飛。


Graham Nash(右) & Stephen Still、
David Crosby(左)

Allan Clarke離團後,The Hollies推出了一張之前即錄製完成的專輯《Distant Light》,其中一首由Allan Clarke與人合寫,也由其主唱的《Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress》,竟意外的在美國告示牌熱門榜奪得了第2名,唱片銷售僅美國地區就超過了150萬張。同專輯的另首單曲,也就是此首《Long Dark Road》,是由吉他手Tony Hicks所寫,也同為Allan Clarke主唱,成績也頗出色,達到第26名。

樂團有了暢銷熱門曲,但在巡迴演唱時卻非「原音重現」,總會覺得有些怪怪的美中不足。1973,Allan Clarke又重回了The Hollies,但同時仍繼續發行其個人專輯。1999,因聲帶的問題終於宣佈退休。2011,Allan Clarke意外的出現在David Crosby和他的老友Graham Nash的演唱會上,還和Nash合唱了他們在1966第一次打進美國排行榜Top 10的《Bus Stop》。

延伸閱讀:
亂談(442)Bus Stop
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1339727362

亂談(281)Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1328524717

 

It's over, well over
In my mind and in my heart
It's over, well over
But then again, it didn't have a good start

You'd tell me, try to sell me
It could have been all I asked
It's over, well over
It's there and flows away a distant past

Now it's a long, dark road
Yes, a long, dark road
And you know I loved you
Yes, you know I loved you

Now it's a long, dark road
Yes, a long, dark road
And you know I loved you
Yes, you know I loved you

It's over, well over
And we can't revive what's past
It's gone now, moved on now
But then again it didn't have a chance to last
No, no, no, a chance to last

Now it's a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)
Yes, a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)
And you know I loved you
Yes, you know I loved you

Now it's a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)
Yes, a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)

Now it's a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)
Yes, a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)

Now it's a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road) (Baby, I need you, I need you)
Yes, a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)

Now it's a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)
Yes, a long, dark road (It's a long, very long, road)
ho 2018-02-18 11:02:18

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2018-02-18 13:37:57