老歌亂談(173)Baby Come Back
這個由三黑二白(人)所組成的搖滾樂隊，1965成立於英國倫敦北部，而由他們的團名「The Equals」，不難想像不僅在這個團體內不會發生人種上的問題，也很明顯地在昭示呼籲世人大眾都能認同維持「種族平等」。
這首《Baby Come Back》是該團的主奏吉他手Eddy Grant所寫，1966推出後成績並不理想，甚至連排行榜的門都沒跨進去，反倒是在德國和荷蘭成為賣座的冠軍歌曲。1968，他們將這首歌在英國重新發行，還好，也很給面子的衝上了榜首的位置。1969，他們接到一張銷售百萬的金唱片，這也是The Equals最為知名的一首歌。
這首影音的音樂部份有經過再製(Remaster)，聽起來舒服多了。時至2013，我看這位主唱和部份團員還在舞台上表演這首歌，也頗受觀眾的喜愛，靠一首歌還真的是可以吃一輩子說。
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
This is the
First time until today
That you have run away
I'm asking you
For the first time
Love me enough and stay
(All right) hey
(All right) hey
(All right) hey, yeah
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
There ain't no use in you crying
Cause I'm more hurt than you
I should not been out flirting
But now my love is true
Ooh (all right)
Ooh (okay)
Ooh, yeah
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Come back, baby
Don't you leave me
Baby, baby
Please don't go
Oh, won't you give me
A second chance
Baby, I love you so
(All right) oh-a
(Oh, yeah) oh-a
Oh, yeah
Come back (keep going)
I said, baby, come back
I said, baby, come back
Oh, won't you please come back
Oh, won't you please come back
Oh, won't you please come back
Baby, come back
Oh, won't you please come back
Oh, won't you please come back
Baby, come back...