2019-07-25 15:03:36流浪阿狗
老歌亂談(933) I Fell In Love
美國鄉村歌手Carlene Carter出生於歌唱世家，從外婆外公到母親、阿姨，都是歌唱藝人，就連生父Carl Smith也是鄉村歌手，更別說繼父是鼎鼎大名的Johnny Cash了。
照說有如此家世背景的星二代，要在歌唱界闖出一些名號成績，應非難事。可惜Carlene於1979在紐約的一場演唱會上，唱了一首關於交換伴侶 ( Mate-Swapping ) 的歌曲《Swap-Meat Rag》，結果被以不堪入耳的言語給予批評 --- 「 If this song don't put the cunt back in country, I don't know what will.」。之後此評語被廣為引用，Carlene於此壓力之下，在接下來的十年，儘量設法在扭轉此不良形象。
1988，Carlene Carter和英國籍的老公離婚後回到美國，遇到了Howie Epstein ( 這位老兄的父親，曾是當地頂尖的唱片製作人，而他自己最知名的是擔任Tom Petty and Heartbreakers樂團的貝士手。 )，替Carlene製作專輯《I Fell In Love》，1990，此專輯打進鄉村排行榜第19名，同名單曲雖然只拿到了第3名，卻獲得了葛萊美「最佳鄉村女歌手」的提名，Carlene的歌唱事業也自此開始起飛。毫無疑問，Howie Epstein應該算是Carlene的伯樂兼貴人，而Carlene果然是知恩圖報，最後乾脆以身相許，倆人同居並曾訂婚，但在2003，Howie Epstein因嗑藥過度去世 ( 47歲 )，也讓這段戀情畫下了休止符。
tom petty (左二 ) Howie Epstein ( 右 )
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亂談(880)Every Little Thing
"Hey, I hit town without a clue
Minding my business like I always doJust my luck I ran smack into you
And I never could've known it would be like this
You got the kind of charm that I can't resist
I figure what's the harm in a little bitty kiss or two
But I fell in love
(Whatcha wanna do that for)
Oh I fell in love
(Whatcha wanna do that for)
I fell in love
Took me by surprise, put me on the floor
Right between the eyes with a two by four
Just a little taste and
I fell in love
I was doing fine out on my own
Never sitting home by the telephone
I couldn't complain that I didn't have much to do
I was a two fisted woman looking for a fight
Had a boy on my left, a boy on the right
But you burned me up like a chicken at a barbeque
But I fell in love
(Whatcha wanna…