2018-10-09 17:11:45流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(872)I Know a Heartache When I See One
之前 ( 亂談867 ) 提到，美國女歌手Jennifer Warnes於1977以一首《Right Time of the Night》闖出名號，而在後來接受音樂電子媒體「Songfacts」的個人訪談時，卻表示不願談論該曲。原因恐是當時是在唱片公司老闆的「強勢要求」下錄唱該曲，期間或許有些不愉快，而有功也應是老闆居首。另就是歌曲的主題內容，或也讓她感到有些羞窘。
1979，Jennifer Warnes再推出專輯《Shot Through thr Heart》，成績不差，在鄉村專輯榜獲得第13名。專輯中的這首《I Know a Heartache When I See One》，在流行單曲及鄉村榜分別得到第19及第10名，感覺好像也不特別怎麼樣，但卻是Arista唱片公司到1990前，最後一首在鄉村榜前10名的歌曲。
此曲的大意是女主角認清了男友的真面目，而決心要與其斷絕來往。在男女交往的過程中，的確有些男生會習慣性的犯「大」錯，像是嗜賭成性、酒後暴力、喜歡拈花惹草……等等，卻會在事發後像是真心悔過般的要求女友原諒 ( 例如痛哭流涕、寫悔過書、甚至下跪 )，女生也常常因而心軟，卻也因此陷入了身心痛苦煎熬的輪迴。遇到「渣男」，真的還是趁早走人為妙。
有點奇怪，此首《I Know a Heartache When I See One》在港、台流行的程度，反而超越了Jennifer Warnes之前的成名曲《Right Time of the Night》，華人翻唱者有小鄧、溫拿五虎 ( 網路似只有阿B的中文版影音 ) 等，香港歌手杜麗莎和許冠傑合唱的版本，合音和伴奏部份，也頗具水準。
Look at through the winds
Blowin' up the roadShining like a northern star
Actin' like the answers
To all my prayers
But, baby, I know what you really are
Chorus
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache
When I see one
There was a time
I was a true believer
Your love was the only way
Well you can save all your sweet talkin'
For some other fool
Only a fool would believe what you say
Chorus
Time is a teacher
Oh, and it's taught me well
The loser is the one who cries
And when you've cried like a baby
And you've hurt like hell
You know the devil
By the look in his eyes
Chorus (x2)
I know a heartache when I see one