2020-04-04 14:23:17流浪阿狗

老歌亂談(979)High Class Lady



德國樂團The Lennerockers的五位成員是從小學時即互相認識的朋友,並在1984舉行了他們第一場的演唱會,也是個以現場表演為主的樂團。樂團認為他們的音樂既非「鄉村」亦非「搖滾」,而是所謂的「Western Rockabilly」( 西部式的傳統搖滾?),主要是因為使用了不同的樂器,像是斑鳩琴( banjo)及曼陀林(mandolin)。

此首《High Class Lady》為樂團的鋼琴手Stefan Koch所寫,最早出現在1995的專輯《Wild!Wild!Wild!》中。2011,The Lennerockers與AGR Television Records簽約 ( 之前似乎都未正式與唱片公司簽約 ),將他們之前的17首舊歌合併3首新歌,發行了在AGR公司的首張專輯,而專輯名稱就使用《High Class Lady-Best Of The Lennerockers》,看來他們已將此首歌視為樂團的招牌歌了。

一般形容「High Class」,大概都先會想到「高級」「優質」。但看歌詞內容,講的也只是個「有錢人家的女孩」,男主角認為自己可以追到她,甚至被女孩的父親發現後,可能會以打架來收場。呵呵,要想追到像「公主」般的女孩,可不能只靠「勇氣」和「耍嘴皮」,總也要有幾項讓對方心儀的條件才行。話再說回來,這些「公主」們也未必好侍候咧!



Terry White Band為荷蘭樂團,不要看女主唱「回回」的樣子,年輕時也曾是「一朵花」哩。

You lived in a big white mansion on the hill
Oh the boys and me struggle hard to pay the bill
Folks say I'll never make it, but I bet I will
Your dad hates me and I think that suits me fine
But I love you so and I want to make you mine
Choose money or love, we don't have much time
Hi Class Lady, pretty babe
I don't mean maybe, Rock with me tonight
If your daddy finds out, it might end in a fight
-SOLO-
Your life is under control of a bodyguard
And the hounddog is barking on the big backyard
Your daddy will stop at nothing to keep us apart
In your big white prison, was all that money can buy
But the half the thrill of a life with a common guy
So jump on a pickup truck, wave your dady bye bye
Hi Class Lady, pretty babe
I don't mean maybe, Rock with me tonight
If your daddy finds out, it might end in a fight
-SOLO-
Hi Class Lady, pretty babe
I don't mean maybe, Rock with me tonight
If your daddy finds out, it might end in a fight