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老歌亂談(984)Down In The Boondocks



此曲為美國歌手兼詞曲作家Joe South參考另首歌曲《Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa》(1963)所寫,1965由鄉村流行歌手Billy Joe Royal錄唱發行,在告示牌熱門榜獲得第9名,也是Billy Joe Royal個人成績最好及最為知名的歌曲。

歌曲述說一個出生在「Boondocks ()」 的男生,愛上了住在山丘上有錢人家的女生,顯然倆人的社會階級不對等,男生甚至不敢去敲女生家的門,因女生的父親恰巧是他的老闆。然後,就是一番一定要力爭上游、出人頭地的立志云云,這在早期台灣社會一般家庭的子女,也是十分普遍存在的想法。

寫歌的Joe South,在1970以一首《Games People Play》為他奪得了兩座葛萊美獎。另首也是他所寫的《Rose Garden》,卻是被女歌手Lynn Anderson給唱紅,Lynn也因該曲抱走了一座「最佳鄉村女歌手」的葛來美獎。

:Boondocks原為菲律賓語 ( 音?),意思為「mountain」,為泛指一些文化較落後的偏鄉。後此字被駐菲美軍帶回美國,意思也是指「鄉下農村地區」。

延伸閱讀:
亂談(427) Games People Play

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亂談(278)Rose Garden

http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1328402819

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Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
I love her, she loves me
But I don't fit in her society
Lord, have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Every night I watch the lights from the house up on the hill
I love a little girl that lives up there and I guess I always will
But I don't dare knock on her door
'Cause her daddy is my boss man
So I'll just have to be content
To see her whenever I can
Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
I love her, she loves me
But I don't fit in her society
Lord, have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
One fine day I'll find the way
To move from this old shack
I'll hold my head up like a king
And I never, never will look back
Until that morning, I'll work and slave
And I'll save every dime
But tonight, she'll have to steal away
To see me one more time
Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
I love her, she loves me
But I don't fit in her society
Lord, have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Lord, have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Lord, have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks