這首《Shame on the Moon》一聽即為Bob Seger式的風格，卻意外的非Seger所寫，而是翻唱鄉村歌手/詞曲作家Rodeny Crowell於1981發行同名專輯中的歌曲。Seger版在1982推出，獲得美國告示牌熱門榜的第2名。值得一提的是，Seger的好友--老鷹 (Eagles) 合唱團的老大Glenn Frey也在此曲中參與合音。Rodeny Crowell之前雖出過幾張專輯，多首歌曲也曾被知名歌手翻唱，而均未能有佳績，此曲Seger版的成功，也終於讓他「一夕成名」。

Glenn Frey(左一) & Bob Seger(左二)


Rodeny Crowell

看歌名，會覺得「月亮有何好無恥或丟臉的」？其實這首歌的內容到底是在講些什麼，連許多老外都不太有把握。有人認為第一段是針對女性的交友提醒，第二段則是對男生，一旦內心接受了對方，一定要保持頭腦清醒，尤其是當「天上掉下來禮物」時，而看來多數的男人還是會把持不住。第三段說的是周遭的誘惑實在太多了，女生很容易就會出軌。無論是男或女生在外「偷吃」，解嘲的託辭都是「怪只能怪夜深了，一切都是月亮惹的禍」。

延伸閱讀：
亂談(965)After All This Time / Rodeny Crowell
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1380118530

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聽歌的同時來看看戲水聚會，免得會太無聊。

Until you've been beside a man
You don't know what he wants
You don't know if he cries at night
You don't know if he don't
Where nothing comes easy, old nightmares are real
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know how he feels

Once inside a woman's heart
A man must keep his head
Heaven opens up the door
Where angels fear to tread
Some men go crazy, some men go slow
Some men go just where they want
Some men never go

Oh, blame it on midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon

Everywhere is all around
Comfort in the crowd
Stranger's faces all round
Laughing right out loud
Hey, watch where you're goin'
Step light on old toes
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know who he knows

Oh, blame it on midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon
Oh, blame it on midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon
Blame it on midnight
You can blame it on midnight
Shame, shame, shame, shame on the moon
Blame it on midnight
Shame on the moon