2013-07-25 16:50:25流浪阿狗

老歌亂談(133)I`m Not Your Stepping Stone



 

有些歌曲很奇怪,推出之後的成績並不怎麼樣,但翻唱的卻是一大堆。我想,原因除了歌曲的旋律OK,歌詞不太俗套,再來就是好彈易唱吧。《I`m Not Your Stepping Stone》應該就是這樣的一首歌。

 

這首歌最早是出現在Paul Revere & The Raiders1966推出的專輯中,但較為出名的是The Monkees(見「亂談」94)亦於同年底推出的版本,或許是因為這首歌的作者Tommy BoyceBobby Hart有共同參與錄製的緣故,但我聽聽也沒比較好。其實我當年聽的是香港樂團Teddy Robin & The Playboys的版本,甚至於有人誇他們唱的要比以上兩者都好,但我覺得由於上傳的影音轉錄的音效不太好,在此就不貼了。

 

Paul Revere & The Raiders是美國樂團,他們的《Kicks/ 1966和《Indian Reservation/ 1971都是當年不錯聽的熱門歌曲,等以後再來介紹。 

在現實的社會中,會被別人利用來當做「墊腳石」,也只能怪是自己的罩子不夠亮吧。

 

I'm not your stepping stone, no
I'm not your stepping stone

Here you're trying to make your mark on society
Using all the tricks that you used on me
You're reading all those high fashion magazines
The clothes you're wearin' lady causing public scenes

I said, "I'm not your stepping stone, no"
No, I'm not your stepping stone, no
Not your stepping stone, not your stepping stone
Not your stepping stone, not your stepping stone, no

I'm not your stepping stone
No, I'm not your stepping stone

When I first met you girl you didn't have no shoes
But now you're walking 'round like you're front page news
You've been awful careful 'bout the friends you choose
But you won't find my name in your book of who's who

I said, "I'm not your stepping stone", not me no
I said, "I'm not your stepping stone", no
Not your stepping stone, not stepping stone
Your stepping stone, not your stepping stone, no

Not your stepping stone, not stepping stone
Your stepping stone, oh, I'm not your stepping stone
Oh, baby I'm not your stepping stone
Not your stepping stone, no no no no, your stepping stone

No no, I'm not your stepping stone
Not your stepping stone, your stepping stone
Oh woah not your stepping stone
Stepping, stepping, stepping, stepping, stepping, stepping stone
Your stepping stone