2015-06-06 05:40:00流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(448)Leaving on a Jet Plane
此曲為John Denver於1966所寫，原歌名是《Babe, I Hate to Go》。同一年，他將此曲併同其他15首歌，自費壓製了250張黑膠唱片，當作禮物分送親友。後接受唱片製作人的建議，才將歌名改為《Leaving on a Jet Plane》。
由於Peter，Paul and Mary這個三重唱團體和John Denver所屬的民謠合唱團The Mitchell Trio，同為一個唱片製作人，經由製作人的引介，Peter，Paul and Mary在1967錄唱了當時尚未正式發行的此曲，並收錄在專輯《Album 1700》中。有些詭異的是，專輯推出後，此曲並未受到何矚目，直至1969另發行單曲，才開始在排行榜一路攀升，最後衝到告示牌熱門100的第一名，也是Peter，Paul and Mary在該榜唯一的一首冠軍曲。
英國搖滾樂團New Order在1989推出的一首《Run 2》，由於吉他間奏部份和《Leaving on a Jet Plane》過於相似 ( 有重組之嫌 )，被John Denver的唱片出版商告上法院並獲得勝訴。迄後《Run 2》的作曲者亦由John Denver共同掛名。
John Denver最為膾炙人口的歌曲，應該就是那首《Take Me Home, Country Road》了。1997，John Denver駕駛小飛機失事，僅享年53歲。雖然不是噴射機，但也真的是坐飛機離去了。
All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin'
It's early morn
The taxi's waitin'
He's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Ev'ry place I go, I'll think of you
Ev'ry song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say
Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
But, I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
兩種版本都好聽~
如果可以很有錢~
我也想搭自己的噴射機去旅行，哈哈
周日愉快^^
版主回應
高鐵尚未通車前新竹機場就營運不下去了
Why？
因有錢的大老闆們為了安全
寧願多花些時間搭自己的高級轎車
我曾搭過幾次本島往返蘭嶼、綠島的8人座小飛機
遇到氣流不太穩定時
還可感覺到機翼的支架在嘎吱作響
真的有些恐怖
其實噴射機機也不貴
買一架二手的灣流-G200(Gulfstream)
大約只要500萬美金左右
卡緊來存錢？
或是努力來買彩券？
哈哈哈哈！ 2015-06-07 19:33:16
這是另一首好聽的歌!
John Denver的清亮歌聲有美西的味道與精神
聽他的歌有種置身在西部曠野或沙漠的感覺
洛磯山脈的景象也會於腦海中出現
不過據我所知他揚名於歌壇多年
但歌曲好像不算很多
下午好~
但經典的暢銷曲的確不多
另首較為出名的《Rocky Mountain High》
就有妳說的「大山」的味道^^ 2015-06-09 07:15:05