2018-05-19 17:08:15流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(834)Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
人生的際遇實在難以預料，有時只能說：一切都是上帝的安排。Little Eva在進入卡洛‧金 ( Carole King ) 和葛里‧高芬 ( Gerry Goffin ) 這對夫婦家中當小孩的褓姆時，絕未料到自己日後竟會成為歌手。
從原來只是唱King & Goffin所寫的《The Loco-Motion》的demo ( 示範帶 )，最後變為由自己上陣，竟然還一舉奪得排行榜的冠軍 ( 1962 )。此首《Keep Your Hands Off My Baby》也是由King & Goffin所寫，緊接在前曲之後，成績也不差，在告示牌獲得第12名的佳績。
從原來只是唱King & Goffin所寫的《The Loco-Motion》的demo ( 示範帶 )，最後變為由自己上陣，竟然還一舉奪得排行榜的冠軍 ( 1962 )。此首《Keep Your Hands Off My Baby》也是由King & Goffin所寫，緊接在前曲之後，成績也不差，在告示牌獲得第12名的佳績。
左二至左四：Carole King、Little Eva、Gerry Goffin
此曲的歌詞也饒富趣味性，主要是在警告「閨蜜」，倆人的感情即使好到要借衣服、首飾... 要怎樣都行，唯一的就是不准碰她的男友。其實Little Eva在感情上算是個「小女人」，King & Goffin發現她經常被男友「修理」，問她為何要忍受這種暴力對待？Little Eva連眼都沒眨一下就回說：男友會有如此行為，動機都是因為「愛她」。King & Goffin也因這件事，寫了一首《He Hit Me ( And It Fell Like A Kiss )》，由黑人女子合唱團體The Crystals於1962錄唱發行。
翻唱此曲的歌手也不少，像是有Skeeter Davis等。The Beatles於1963年一月，在英國廣播電台「Sturday Club」節目中演唱此曲 ( 為錄音播出 )，也在接下來的第一次英國巡演中演唱此曲。此曲並被收錄在1994發行的披頭專輯《Live at the BBC》中。
Little Eva的星運之途並沒有很順暢，接下來的幾首單曲均成績不佳，自1964起，等於是退隱了。2003，Little Eva死於子宮頸癌，享年59歲。她的墓碑上刻有「蒸汽火車」的圖像 ( 是為紀念她的《The Loco-Motion》)，人死留名，能留下一首大家都記得的歌曲，也就不枉來世一遭了。
翻唱此曲的歌手也不少，像是有Skeeter Davis等。The Beatles於1963年一月，在英國廣播電台「Sturday Club」節目中演唱此曲 ( 為錄音播出 )，也在接下來的第一次英國巡演中演唱此曲。此曲並被收錄在1994發行的披頭專輯《Live at the BBC》中。
Little Eva的星運之途並沒有很順暢，接下來的幾首單曲均成績不佳，自1964起，等於是退隱了。2003，Little Eva死於子宮頸癌，享年59歲。她的墓碑上刻有「蒸汽火車」的圖像 ( 是為紀念她的《The Loco-Motion》)，人死留名，能留下一首大家都記得的歌曲，也就不枉來世一遭了。
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亂談(548) The Loco-Motion
[Verse]
We've been friends for oh, so long
I let you share what's mine
But when you mess with the boy I love
It's time to draw the line
[Chorus]
Keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
I ain't gonna tell you but-a one more time
Oh, keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
Girl, you get it through your head
That boy is mine
[Verse]
I don't mind when you lend my clothes
My jewelry and such
But, honey, let's get something straight
There's one thing you don't touch
[Chorus]
Keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
Girl, you get it through your head
That boy is mine
[Saxophone Interlude]
[Chorus]
Keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
I ain't gonna tell you but-a one more time
Oh, keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
Girl, you get it through your head
That boy is mine
[Coda]
(Keep your hands)
Oh, keep your hands (off my) off my baby (baby)
I ain't gonna tell you twice
(Keep your hands off my)
He's mine (baby)
Yay, yay, yeah, he's mine
(Keep your hands off my)
You better watch yourself, now (baby)
[Fade-out]
We've been friends for oh, so long
I let you share what's mine
But when you mess with the boy I love
It's time to draw the line
[Chorus]
Keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
I ain't gonna tell you but-a one more time
Oh, keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
Girl, you get it through your head
That boy is mine
[Verse]
I don't mind when you lend my clothes
My jewelry and such
But, honey, let's get something straight
There's one thing you don't touch
[Chorus]
Keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
Girl, you get it through your head
That boy is mine
[Saxophone Interlude]
[Chorus]
Keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
I ain't gonna tell you but-a one more time
Oh, keep your hands (keep your hands) off my baby
Girl, you get it through your head
That boy is mine
[Coda]
(Keep your hands)
Oh, keep your hands (off my) off my baby (baby)
I ain't gonna tell you twice
(Keep your hands off my)
He's mine (baby)
Yay, yay, yeah, he's mine
(Keep your hands off my)
You better watch yourself, now (baby)
[Fade-out]