老歌亂談(155)My Sweet Lord
身為世界頂尖搖滾合唱團The Beatles的主奏吉他手,我一直認為George Harrison ( 喬治哈里遜 ) 的心裡應該有點悶,相較於同團的John Lennon和Paul McCartney,由他主唱表現的機會實在不多 ( 哈哈,應該比鼓手Ringo Starr還好一些 ),或許這和他的作詞作曲能力以及歌喉有關,但我相信他的內心絕不會這麼認為。
所以,當披頭合唱團於1970散夥,George Harrison就開始積極衝刺個人的獨唱事業。這首由他所作的《My Sweet Lord》,原已給了Billy Preston錄製在專輯中 ,而在要發表的兩個月前,George Harrison卻又推出了自己的版本。這是他單飛後的第一首歌,並成為1971英國銷售量最大的單曲。
不要小看這位老黑歌手,曾參與披頭現場演唱彈電子琴「見亂談64」, 並差點成為披頭的第五位團員。2002年,在紀念George Harrison的音樂會上,就是由他來演唱這首《My Sweet Lord》。但他自己也在2006過世,享年59歲。
可惜好景不長,這首歌被控抄襲女子合唱團體The Chiffons在1963推出的《He's So Fine》,1976, George Harrison被認定有潛意識 (subconsciously)的抄襲。這算是什麼樣的裁判?我看是在替這位大明星歌手保留一些面子吧。
不過,披頭有一首《Something》,也是George Harrison所作,以我個人的看法,這首歌無論是編曲和演唱,完美度幾乎可給滿分,以後一定會來作介紹。
還有,這首歌中的Lord,是唱的印度的神。
My sweet lord
Hm, my lord
Hm, my lord
I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you lord
But it takes so long, my lord
My sweet lord
Hm, my lord
Hm, my lord
I really want to know you
Really want to go with you
Really want to show you lord
That it won't take long, my lord (hallelujah)
My sweet lord (hallelujah)
Hm, my lord (hallelujah)
My sweet lord (hallelujah)
I really want to see you
Really want to see you
Really want to see you, lord
Really want to see you, lord
But it takes so long, my lord (hallelujah)
My sweet lord (hallelujah)
Hm, my lord (hallelujah)
My, my, my lord (hallelujah)
I really want to know you (hallelujah)
Really want to go with you (hallelujah)
Really want to show you lord (aaah)
That it won't take long, my lord (hallelujah)
Hmm (hallelujah)
My sweet lord (hallelujah)
My, my, lord (hallelujah)
Hm, my lord (hare krishna)
My, my, my lord (hare krishna)
Oh hm, my sweet lord (krishna, krishna)
Oh-uuh-uh (hare hare)
Now, I really want to see you (hare rama)
Really want to be with you (hare rama)
Really want to see you lord (aaah)
But it takes so long, my lord (hallelujah)
Hm, my lord (hallelujah)
My, my, my lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (krishna krishna)
My lord (hare hare)
Hm, hm (Gurur Brahma)
Hm, hm (Gurur Vishnu)
Hm, hm (Gurur Devo)
Hm, hm (Maheshwara)
My sweet lord (Gurur Sakshaat)
My sweet lord (Parabrahma)
My, my, my lord (Tasmayi Shree)
My, my, my, my lord (Guruve Namah)
My sweet lord (Hare Rama)
[fade:]
(hare krishna)
My sweet lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (krishna krishna)
My lord (hare hare)
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我不太喜歡看歌舞片,主要是不太能接受那種無厘頭式的幽默表演,就連當年看披頭的「一夜狂歡」,也覺得有些乏味。但後來看梅莉史翠普主演的「媽媽咪亞」,倒覺得也還好。 2013-09-13 13:56:12