老歌亂談(1265)Love That Never Dies
此曲為The Byrds樂團的主奏吉他手兼主唱Roger McGuinn與原Tom Petty專屬樂團The Heartbreakers的鼓手Stanley Lynch所合寫,收錄在The Byrds 1990的同名專輯 (4CD的盒裝版)及同年發行由盒裝版精選的《20 Essential Tracks from the Box Set》中。
The Byrds ( 飛鳥樂隊 ) 成立於1964,由於崇拜英國的披頭合唱團,連樂器也要仿效,McGuinn換了 一把與George Harrison同款的Rickenbacker 十二弦電吉他,此吉他清亮的音效,也成為了樂團之後歌曲的特色。1965、1966,The Byrds分別推出了兩張專輯《Mr.Tambourine 》及《Turn!Turn!Turn!》,與專輯同名的兩首主打歌雖均為重新編曲的翻唱歌,但都奪得了告示牌排行榜的冠軍。或許是成名來得太快,容易造成各團員的自以為是,自1967起,除了Roger McGuinn,其他團員都陸續離離合合,樂團的活動期為1964 – 1973、1989 – 1991、2000。
The Beatles主奏吉他手George Harrison & Rickenbacker
對於男女之間的愛情,真的永不會消逝嗎 ?台長以為,再火熱的愛情,終究會隨著時間變淡或者昇華。此曲由McGuinn主唱,著實感覺不怎麼樣,而音樂還不錯聽。以下另貼The Byrds 的《I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better》/ 1965,由手搖鈴鼓的主唱Gene Clark所寫,當時作為另首單曲的B面,雖被擋在榜外(# 103),卻也是樂團較為知名的歌曲。
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… Something happens to me every time when we touch
Sometimes I'm worried, 'cause I think I might love you too much
Yeah, I know what your mama said and maybe she's right
But can't you feel what my heart is saying tonight
… For a woman like you, life's an opening door
You're the beautiful girl that we're all looking for
Yeah, you can have anything, anything that you want
But, baby, what we've already got can never be bought
… If our love is a timeless flight
Well, you know that's alright
'Cause we're gonna take our time loving tonight
… I'm gonna hold you right here in my arms
As the Limousine takes us away
And we'll dream about the music of some brighter day
… Throw a dime to the tambourine man
And kiss all the horses goodbye
And believe in the spirit of a love that never dies
… Yeah, you can have anything, anything that you want
But, baby, what we've already got can never be bought
… If our love is a timeless flight
Well, you know that's alright
'Cause we're gonna take our time loving tonight
… I'm gonna hold you right here in my arms
As the Limousine takes us away
And we'll dream about the music of some brighter day
… Throw a dime to the tambourine man
And kiss all the horses goodbye
And believe in the spirit of a love that never dies
… I'm gonna hold you right here in my arms
As the Limousine takes us away
And we'll dream about the music of some brighter day
… Throw a dime to the tambourine man
And kiss all the horses goodbye
And believe in the spirit of a love that never dies
… I'm gonna hold you right here in my arms
As the Limousine takes us away
And we'll dream about the music of some brighter day
Oh, I can't say
I have to let you go, baby
And run away
After what you did
I can't stay on
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
You had me believe
That your love was all mine
And that's the way it would be
But I didn't know
That you were putting me on
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
Oh, when you're gone
That it's not like before
And I'm not gonna play
Your games anymore
After what you did
I can't stay on
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
Oh, when you're gone
Oh, when you're gone
Oh, when you're gone