2016-08-01 18:57:39流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(608)Elvira
此曲為美國鄉村歌手兼詞曲作家Dallas Frazier所寫，於1966自錄發行，卻只獲得告示牌熱門榜第72名。之後包含了有Kenny Rogers等幾位翻唱者，但也都成績普普。直至1981，The Oak Ridge Boys所推出的版本，不僅拿下鄉村榜的冠軍，同時也得到熱門榜的第5名。歌曲的成功，低音主唱在「giddy up ba-oom papa oom papa mow mow」這句的表現，功不可沒。此曲也被認為是The Oak Ridge Boys的招牌歌之一。
歌名的Elvira，雖然指的是個女人的名字，但寫歌的靈感卻是來自於→某日，音樂製作人Ray Baker開車載著Dallas Frazier要去他的辦公室，在途中差點闖了個紅燈，停等時看到路牌寫著「Elvira Street」，結果倆人就乾脆下車到路旁喝個啤酒，放鬆一下。當時，Dallas Frazier邊注視著路牌就唱將了起來，這就是這首歌的創作緣起。不過，這首歌的曲調，和The Coasters在1957發行的《Searchin'》甚為相似。
1988，有一部驚悚喜劇片《Elvira：Mistress of the Dark》，女主角由Cassandra Peterson飾演。此姝曾是英國歌手Tom Jones的緋聞對象，竟然很大膽地爆自己的料→「In a 2008 interview, Peterson claimed that she lost her virginity to Tom Jones and needed stitches due to him being an aggressive lover.」。第一次就將對方弄到需要去縫針，湯姆哥也實在是太不憐香惜玉了。
Elvira, Elvira, my heart's on fire, for Elvira.
Eyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine
That girl can so not make my little light shine
I get a funny feelin' up and down my spine
'Cause I know that my Elvira's mine.
So I’m singin'
Elvira, Elvira, my heart's on fire, for Elvira
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa Oom Poppa Mow Mow
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa Oom Poppa Mow Mow
High-o Silver, away.
Tonight I'm gonna meet her at the Hungry House Cafe
I'm gonna give her all the love I can, yes I am.
She's gonna jump and holler
Cause I’ve saved up my last two dollars
We're gonna search and find that preacher man.
And I’m singin’
Elvira, Elvira, my heart's on fire, for Elvira
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa Oom Poppa Mow Mow
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa Oom Poppa Mow Mow
High-o Silver, away.
Elvira, Elvira, my heart's on fire, for Elvira [fading]