2017-09-05 15:22:30流浪阿狗

老歌亂談(749)My Home Town



在眾多的西洋歌星中,讓台長我衷心佩服崇拜的偶像,大概就只是Paul Anka ( 保羅安卡 ) 了。所謂英雄出少年,Paul Anka在14歲時 ( 1956 ) 就出了第一首單曲《I Confess》,雖然未能創造佳績,而次年即以自寫曲《Diana》在英美排行榜分獲一、二名,自此一戰成名 ( 也才15歲 )。更讓人樂道的是,Diana確有其人,是比他年長5歲的同教會的女孩Diana Ayoub,由於當時對方根本未將他放在眼裡,Anka在暗戀的心情下寫出此曲。有人說 ( 也可能是亂掰的 ),當《Diana》這首歌成功後,Diana Ayoub回頭來向Anka示好,但Anka並未再理她,倘果為如此,那真的是太酷了!

Paul Anka才華洋溢,除了為自己,也替別人寫歌。像Tom Jones非常知名的暢銷曲《She's a Lady》,就是他作的曲;Frank Sinatra的招牌歌《My Way》的歌詞,也是出於他的傑作 ( 原為法文歌曲 )。唯他寫給Buddy Holly的《It Doesn't Matter Anymore》,卻因Holly意外的摔飛機死亡,讓他懊悔不已。





1959,18歲的Paul Anka又以《Lonely Boy》及《Put Your Hand on My Shoulder》奪下美國排行榜的一、二名。1960,再以《Puppy Love》獲得亞軍。此首《My Home Town》亦為1960發行的單曲,雖然只達到第8名,卻也是歌友們所熟悉Anka的暢銷曲。

Paul Anka為出生於渥太華 ( Ottawa ) 的敘利亞裔加拿大人。1972,位於渥太華的一條街道被命名為「Paul Anka Drive」。1981,渥太華市議會將8月26日訂為「Paul Anka Day」,以表彰他近四分之一世紀的演藝事業。而有趣的是,Paul Anka似乎不太領加國之情,1990年獲准歸化為美國籍,變成了美國人。







I took a little trip to my home town
I only stopped to look around
And as I walked along the thorough-fare
There was music playing ev'rywhere
The music came from within my heart
How did it happen how did it start
I only know that I fell in love
I guess the answer lies up above

Oh what a feeling
My heart was reeling
The bells were ringing
The birds were singing

And so the music keep goes on and on
And through the night until the break of dawn
I hear a bird up in the tree
He sings a pretty little melody

Oh what a feeling
My heart was reeling
The bells were ringing
The birds were singing

And so the music keep goes on and on
And through the night until the break of dawn
And every evening when the sun goes down

I'm with my love in my home town

And so I sing
Ya-ya-ya-ya...
抽離的遊魂 2017-09-16 17:10:34

聽聽歌曲同時看看你對歌曲的解析,熟悉的旋律更感動我。
你寫了千百首,是否可以從歌手或歌名去搜尋啊?

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原本是有想法依照英文字母順序編一份歌單
而若是要加上做連結,則工程太過浩大(望之卻步)

另外,每篇的介紹內容
其實也只是隨便找些資料湊一湊 (亂談嘛!)
弄得太正式了
自己都會覺得拍雪^^
2017-09-16 19:21:42
抽離的遊魂 2017-09-16 13:46:40

Never lost in here.

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感謝常來捧場! 2017-09-16 15:43:32
抽離的遊魂 2017-09-16 05:17:59

Yes,it's a good song.

Hi, how are you ?

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哈哈!看來妳也是老派級人物

一陣子沒見妳,還以為妳迷路了!^^
2017-09-16 07:43:01