老歌亂談(1302)An American Dream
此曲原名《Voilá, An American Dream》( Voilá 是一種法文感嘆詞,中文常意譯為瞧!、看吧!、就是這樣!、登愣!或這就是了。),為美國歌手兼詞曲作家Rodney Crowell自寫自唱,收錄在其1978的首張個人專輯《Ain't Living Long Like This》中,僅作為另首單曲的B面發行。
1979,美國樂團Nitty Gritty Dirt Band翻唱此曲,由於Rodney Crowell的原版中有女生的合音 ( 註 ),主唱Jeff Hanna非常喜歡,結果有人找了女歌手Nicolette Larson,但被打槍拒絕,之後Jeff Hanna打電話邀請之前算是熟識且已上過「時代雜誌」封面、已是知名女歌手的Linda Ronstadt,Linda很爽快的就答應了,但至終只有獻聲並未露面。Nitty Gritty Dirt Band以樂團簡稱The Dirt Band名義發行此曲的同名專輯,單曲在告示牌鄉村榜雖只獲得第58名,在流行榜卻奪得第13名,也成為眾人對此曲最為熟知的版本。
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Feb. 28,1977
註 : 合音女歌手為Emmylou Harris,事實上Rodney Crowell自1975担任Harris專屬樂隊The Hot Band的旋律吉他手與合音歌手有3年的時間。
Emmylou Harris & Rodeny Crowell
看歌名,以為是一般嚮往美國自由富裕生活的夢想,結果卻是描繪了一段浪漫的、想像中的牙買加之旅,強調了即使身無分文,也能夢想奢華生活—「不計成本地旅行」—彷彿閉上眼睛就能實現夢想。
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I beg your pardon momma
What did you say?
My mind was drifted off on Martinique Bay
It's not that I'm not interested you see
Augusta Georgia is just no place to be
媽媽請原諒
你說什麼?
我的思緒飄到了馬提尼克灣
這並不是說我沒興趣,你看
喬治亞州奧古斯塔不是一個值得去的地方
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches drinkin' rum every night
We got no money momma but we can go
We'll split the difference go to Coconut Grove
我認為月光下的牙買加
每晚在沙灘上喝朗姆酒
媽媽,我們沒有錢,但我們可以走
我們平分差價去椰林
Keep on talkin' momma I can't hear
Your voice it tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly beer
繼續說媽媽我聽不到
你的聲音在我耳邊迴盪
今年我感受到了熱帶假期
可能是這款鄉巴佬啤酒的答案
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches drinkin' rum every night
We got no money momma but we can go
We'll split the difference go to Coconut Grove
Voila! An American Dream
Well we can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closin' your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
瞧!美國夢
好吧,女孩,我們不需要任何手段就可以旅行
當它像閉上眼睛一樣容易時
夢想牙買加是一個巨大的霓虹燈
Just keep talkin' momma I like that sound
It goes so easy with that rain fallin' down
I think a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly beer, and
繼續說話,媽媽,我喜歡那個聲音
隨著雨的落下,事情變得如此容易
我想今年去熱帶度假
可能是這款鄉巴佬啤酒的答案,
Voila! An American Dream
Yeah we can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closin' your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Just think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches drinkin' rum every night
We got no money momma but we can go
Split the difference go to Coconut Grove