老歌亂談(991)I'd Rather Go Blind
依據美國藍調女歌手Etta James在她的自傳《Rage To Survive》中的描述,她首次聽到這首《I’d Rather Go Blind》,是去探視在獄中的朋友Ellington Jordan,之後她與Jordan共同完成此曲,但為了一些稅務的問題,將創作人掛給了當時的夥伴Billy Foster ( 曾是doo-wop合唱團體The Medallions的成員之一,研判當時倆人關係匪淺。 ),但之後對於原可多年累積收得的版稅,讓她對此決定感到後悔。
Etta James & Billy Foster
此曲收錄在Etta James的專輯《Tell Mama》( 1968 )中,並作為專輯同名歌曲的B面發行,而A面的《Tell Mama》獲得流行榜的第23名,也是Etta James歷來成績最好的一首歌。一些樂評認為此曲是如此的富有情感和詩意的內含,而將之視為是該時期偉大的「雙A面」單曲。而也有樂評將此曲想成是在隱喻Etta的「毒癮」,由於Etta錄唱此曲時,正逢在她的「毒癮戒斷期」,也因此加強了此說法的故事性。
翻唱此曲的歌手、樂團也不少,像是Rod Stewart、B.B. King、Barbara Lynn等等,英國樂團Chicken Shack於1969翻唱此曲,獲得UK單曲榜的第14名 ( 國內某音樂站台非常推崇該版本 ),該曲主唱Christine Perfect後因結婚及加入了Fleetwood Mac.樂團,並改名為Christine McVie ( 見延伸閱讀 )。又,2008的傳記電影《Cadillac Records》( 台譯:藍調傳奇 ),片中由碧昂絲 ( Beyonce ) 飾演Etta James,唱的相當有Fu,給個讚。
Cadillac Records 電影海報
不想看到讓自己心碎的場景,寧願讓自己的眼睛瞎了,為愛情傷到如此的程度,實在是令人於心不忍。
延伸閱讀:
亂談(431)Say You Love Me / Christine McVie
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1338580427
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Something told me it was over
When I saw you and her talking
Something deep down in my soul said, cry girl
When I saw you and that girl, walking arround
I would rather, I would rather go blind boy
Than to see you, walk away from me child, and all
So you see, I love you so much
That I don't want to watch you leave me baby
Most of all, I just don't, I just don't want to be free no uh uh
I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking
Of your kisses and your warm embrace, yeah
When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips now baby (yeah, yeah)
Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah
And baby, baby (baby, baby, bay) I would rather be blind boy
Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah
Baby, baby, baby (baby, baby, bay) I'd rather be blind now (baby, baby, bay)
感人的悲傷情懷~
而在戀愛的過程,有些女子自認為付出的是「滿滿的」愛,
殊不知壓的對方幾乎透不過氣來,才會逃之夭夭的吧!^^ 2020-06-04 05:46:58