老歌亂談(六十三)Lonely Boy
假如你有聽過Paul Anka(保羅安卡)的成名故事,你可能也會跟我一樣,將他視為偶像。
話說Paul Anka年輕時喜歡一個女生,但對方不理睬他,他因而寫出了一首《Diana》,並且一炮而紅獲得了冠軍,不僅是他的成名曲,也是五零年代膾炙人口的流行經典。而這位女孩見Paul Anka成名之後,立刻改變態度主動向他示好,但為時已晚,Paul Anka已沒有時間再和她談情說愛了。當時Paul Anka才十六歲。
Paul Anka的好歌當然也是一籮筐,《Lonely Boy》是他的第二首冠軍單曲(1959),當時他已成為熱門音樂史上最年輕、也最成功的歌手兼作曲家。但之後由於「披頭」及「滾石」等合唱團的掘起,他也不得不低頭沉寂了一段時間,七零年代再以《I Don`t Like To Sleep Alone》、《Having My Baby》捲土重來,也得到了不錯的成績。
我想,在成長中的青少年,或多或少都曾經感到寂寞過吧!
I'm just a lonely boy
Lonely and blue
I'm all alone
With nothin' to do
I've got everything
You could think of
But all I want
Is someone to love
Someone, yes, someone to love
Someone to kiss
Someone to hold
At a moment like this
I'd like to hear
Somebody say
I'll give you my love
Each night and day
I'm just a lonely boy
Lonely and blue
I'm all alone
With nothin' to do
I've got everything
You could think of
But all I want
Is someone to love
Somebody, somebody
Somebody, please
Send her to me
I'll make her happy
Just wait and see
I prayed so hard
To the heavens above
That I might find
Someone to love
I'm just a lonely boy
lonely and blue
I'm all alone
With nothin' to do
I've got everything
You could think of
But all I want
Is someone to love