老歌亂談(1023) Dynamite Woman
Sir Douglas Quintet樂團於1964成立於美國德州的San Antonio,之所以會取此有些英國味的團名,是因該年英國樂團在The Beatles的帶領下,開始大舉入侵美國,故當然是希望藉此沾到些邊,也能吸引到一些的注目。而樂團的靈魂人物當然就是吉他手兼主唱的Doug Sahm了,Doug在5歲時就首次赴電台表演,1952年12月下旬,在Skyline俱樂部和鼎鼎大名的鄉村歌手Hank Williams同舞台作秀,此時的Doug才11歲,而單僅這項資歷,就已夠受人景仰的了。Hank Williams在幾天後1953的新年,死在趕赴作秀的途中 ( 29歲 ),Skyline也成為Hank生前最後作秀的場所。
此首《Dynamite Woman》為Doug Sahm所寫,1968在美國排行榜獲得第83名。想來是出於成長環境的影響,Doug的歌曲幾乎都是輕快、適合起舞,飄著濃濃拉丁味的美/墨曲風,或也可歸類於「鄉村搖滾」。Sir Douglas Quintet於1973解散,Doug Sahm於1989另組Texas Tornados樂團。1999,Doug因心臟病在睡夢中過世 ( 58歲 ),其在樂團中的位置由兒子接棒,迄今仍有演出活動。
查Dynamite的意思,名詞指的是「炸藥」,而此處或可引喻為「危險」?好像也不太對,在生活俚語上,有說以Dynamite來形容女子,會讓人「exciting」( 激動、來勁?),也有解釋說是「優質的、頂呱呱的」。綜合觀之,或許指的是那種外型亮麗讓人心動,但似乎又不太容易駕馭的女人吧!
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She's a dynamite woman
Never gonna let her go
She's a dynamite woman
And I love her so
She's a dynamite woman
She's got so much soul
She's a dynamite woman
And I love her so
Houston can be a hard time
When you're down and out
The way the people look at you
Makes you want to shout
Then a dynamite woman
One day came my way
She's a dynamite woman
That's all I want to say
She's a dynamite woman
Never gonna let her go
She's a dynamite woman
And I love her so
She's a dynamite woman
She's got so much soul
She's a dynamite woman
And I love her so
I was just a poor boy
When I had to leave
I had so many hard times
When I had to grieve
Then a dynamite woman
One day came my way
She's a dynamite woman
That's all I want to say