2014-10-18 07:12:13流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(338)Bring It On Home To Me
這首1962年的《Bring It On Home To Me》,是有「靈魂樂之王」之稱的美國黑人流行歌手Sam Cooke的暢銷代表作之一,並獲得告示牌熱門百大的第13名。
Sam Cooke從1957年簽約發行第一張單曲起,至1964才短短八年,即有30首歌曲進入排行榜前40名。就在前途一片大好之際,卻不幸被加州一間汽車旅館的女經理Bertha Franklin槍擊身亡,享年33歲。事情的起因是稍早Cooke從夜店帶了一名22歲的女子Elisa Boyer入住旅館房間,但Boyer卻趁Cooke進浴室時開溜並抱走了Cooke的衣服 ( 事後的說法是Cooke綁架並顯然是要強暴她。←其實比較像是「乾洗」),害得Cooke全身光溜溜的只穿了件運動外套和鞋子要去經理室找人,想來Cooke當時必是怒氣沖沖,女經理應該也有被嚇到,再可能是他執意要進經理室查看,而遭此槍擊不幸 ( 或是槍比著Cooke時意外走火 ),最後法庭的判決是「自衛殺人」結案。
之後翻唱這首歌的歌手也是一拖拉庫,甚至包含披頭合唱團的Paul McCartney和John Lennon,而最知名的應該就是英國合唱團The Animals於1965推出的版本了。這首歌的旋律和歌詞都很簡單,Eric Burdon在唱到第二段的「laughed」時,還真的乾笑了兩聲。雖然台長我也非常喜歡這首歌,但對於歌詞中的女孩離去,開始時並不在意,後來卻低聲下氣地要求回頭,前後態度相差如此之大,實在是不太能表茍同。呵呵!
If you ever change your mind
About leavin', leavin' me behind
Oh, oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin'
Bring it on home to me, oh yeah
You know I laughed (ha ha) when you left
But now I know I've only hurt myself
Oh, oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin'
Bring it on home to me, yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
I'll give you jewellery, money too
And that's not all, all I'll do for you
Oh, oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin'
Bring it on home to me, yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Yeah
You know I'll always be your slave
Till I'm dead and buried in my grave
Oh, oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin'
Bring it on home to me, yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
If you ever change your mind
About leavin', leavin' me behind
Oh, oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin'
Bring it on home to me, yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)