2022-11-12 12:39:42流浪阿狗

老歌亂談(1133)Kodachrome

再來介紹一首Paul Simon的歌曲《Kodachrome》,此曲出於他個人第三張的錄音室專輯《There Goes Rhymin' Simon》(1973),單曲的成績相當亮眼,拿下告示牌熱門100排行榜的第2名。

Kodachrome是柯達公司所生產的一款彩色膠卷名稱。Simon原本在寫一首名為《Goin' Home》的歌,而覺得換成《Kodachrome》會較為有趣。歌曲闡述了記憶是如何的被構築以及對世界著色的事物的欣賞。歌詞中:Everything looks「worse」in black and white」,也常被唱為「better」,Simon推說已記不清當初寫歌的原意為何?但他經常會改變來唱。「黑白」或「彩色」的世界孰者為佳?恐要針對不同的事物主題來做評論吧!據說Simon本身就喜歡照相,看來對日本的Nikon相機也頗熟悉,但聽他唱成「奈康」,有點不太習慣。



此曲在英國並不怎麼流行,部份原因是英國的廣播電台很少播放,尤其是BBC,由於此曲涉及「Kodachrome」與「Nikon」,對於有「置入性行銷」嫌疑的歌曲,該電台是嚴禁播放的。

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以下影音為1991在紐約中央公園的演唱會,歌曲的後半段接的是Chuck Berry的歌曲《Mabellene》。

【中文歌詞為Google翻譯】

當我回想起我在高中學到的所有廢話時
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
這是一個奇蹟,我能想到的
It's a wonder I can think at all
雖然我缺乏教育並沒有傷害我
And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none
我能讀到牆上的文字
I can read the writing on the wall

柯達膠卷
Kodachrome
他們給了我們那些漂亮明亮的顏色
They give us those nice bright colors
給我們夏天的綠色
Give us the greens of summers
讓你覺得全世界都是晴天,哦耶
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah
我有尼康相機
I got a Nikon camera
我喜歡拍照
I love to take a photograph
所以媽媽,不要拿走我的柯達膠卷
So mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

如果你帶走了我單身時認識的所有女孩
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
讓他們一起度過一個晚上
And brought 'em all together for one night
我知道他們永遠無法匹配我甜蜜的想像
I know they'd never match my sweet imagination
黑白相間的一切看起來更糟
Everything looks worse in black and white

Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Leave your boy so far from home
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome, mm
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Okay