老歌亂談(194)You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
人生的際遇很奇妙，往往會在不經意的情況下遇到一些人或事，而也很可能就此成為了一生事業的轉捩點。
我實在想像不出，英國靈魂女歌手Dusty Springfield怎會在1965跑去參加義大利Sanremo Festival的歌唱比賽 ( 為未曾發行過的歌曲 )，而且在進入了半決賽後遭到敗北。在此音樂節中，她聽到了義大利歌手Donaggio唱的這首《Io che non vivo(senza te) / I， who can't live (without you)》，儘管不瞭解歌詞的含意，但也聽得她熱淚盈眶。隨後，Dusty Springfield獲得了將這首歌錄為英文版唱片的機會，但限期為一年內。
妙的是，負責撰寫英文歌詞的兩位老兄，之前無寫歌經驗不說，也看不懂義大利歌詞是在講些什麼，在胡想了一些題材方向之後，最後決定寫為一首「反愛情」的歌，幾經修飾，歌名才訂為《You Don't Have to Say You Love Me》。次日，Dusty Springfield開始錄這首歌，但很不滿意音效和她自己的聲音，從錄音間轉到樓梯間，一共錄了47次才完成。
這首歌於1966推出後，獲得英國排行榜的冠軍以及美國排行榜的第4名，也應該是Dusty Springfield最為知名的歌曲。我們的小鄧也曾翻唱此曲，至於唱得如何，就留待歌友們自己去做評論吧。
When I said I needed you
You said you would always stay
It wasn't me who changed but you
And now you've gone away
Don't you see
That now you've gone
And I'm left here on my own
That I have to follow you
And beg you to come home?
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
Believe me, believe me
I can't help but love you
But believe me
I'll never tie you down
Left alone with just a memory
Life seems dead and so unreal
All that's left is loneliness
There's nothing left to feel
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
Believe me, believe me
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
Believe me, believe me, believe me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U914MUX1uoc
其實貓王的所有歌曲裡,我最喜歡的就是這首.
只不過，已習慣了聽女歌者唱，再改聽男聲，感覺有點怪怪的。呵呵呵！ 2013-11-20 13:02:21