2019-01-28 19:12:08流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(897)Poor Poor Pitiful Me
此首《Poor Poor Pitiful Me》為美國歌手兼詞曲作家Warren Zevon自寫自唱，收錄在他1976與自己同名的專輯中。而此曲的製作人為Jackson Browne，這位Browne老兄之前和Glenn Frey、J.D. Souther等人混在一起，透過這層的關係，當然也會認識Linda Ronstadt ( Glenn Frey曾為Linda Ronstadt的伴奏樂團團員之一，後組老鷹合唱團；而J.D. Souther則曾為Ronstadt的男友。)，經由Jackson Browne的介紹和教唱，Linda Ronstadt在次年翻唱此曲。
歌曲講述的是不幸的愛情經歷，而其實是首自嘲可憐的趣味歌。像其中曾遇到如美國知名男匪徒Jesse James的女人，顯然是有被「家暴」而覺得自己像是Waring牌的果汁/攪拌機 ( Waring blender )。再又在彩虹酒吧遇到個喜歡被鞭打玩SM的女子，約他上旅館 --- 凱悅，情況好像有些不堪，他也不想再多談。而歌曲一開始則是他躺臥將頭置於鐵軌上，豈知火車已不再經過那裡，連想自殺也不成，真是可憐不幸到家了。呵呵！Linda Ronstadt看到歌詞中關於SM的那一段，覺得實在沒辦法由她的口中唱出來，除了將全曲的性別更換，該段也重新改寫。Linda Ronstadt的版本在1978的告示牌流行榜得到了第31名，也算是替此曲打開了知名度。
加拿大鄉村女歌手Terri Clark某日在健身房運動時，聽到了Linda Ronstadt的版本，心想：這是多麼酷的歌啊！而且一定可以成為極棒的鄉村歌曲 ( 以上是Terri Clark事後對「告示牌雜誌」所談及的 )。Terri Clark之後開始著手錄製，在1996推出她的版本，結果如所願獲得加拿大鄉村排行榜的冠軍及美國鄉村榜的第5名。
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Well I lay my head on the railroad tracks
Waitin' for the double EBut railroad don't run no more
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe, is me
Well I met a girl in west Hollywood
I ain't namin' names
She really worked me over good
She was just like Jesse James
She really worked me over good
She was a credit to her gender
She put me through some changes lord
Sort of like a Waring blender
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
Whoo!
Well I met a boy in the Vieux Carres
Down in Yokohama
He picked me up and he threw me down
He said "Please don't hurt me Mama"
Well O met a girl at the Rainbow Bar
She asked me if I'd beat her
And she took me back to the Hyatt house
I don't want to talk about it
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe, is me
Poor, poor pitiful me
Whoo!
Poor, poor pitiful me
Hot little mamma(faint)
Poor, poor pitiful me
Whoo hoo!
Poor pitiful me