老歌亂談(1305)Do Me with Love
此曲為美國鄉村女歌手Janie Fricke自其1981的專輯《Sleeping with Your Memory》中所釋出的第2首單曲,在告示牌鄉村榜獲得第4名的佳績,在加拿大排行榜則為榜首冠軍曲。
說起Janie Fricke的出道也有些許的戲劇性。自幼愛唱歌的她,於1972大學畢業後,自印第安納搬到了加州洛杉磯,想找一份錄音室的伴唱工作,但機會有限。在贏得一次才藝比賽後,有位在場觀看的鄉村音樂製作人提出,若她願搬到納許維爾 ( 鄉村音樂之都 ),就給她一份秘書的工作,Fricke接受了並於1975去到了納許維爾。擔任秘書期間,Fricke參加了 Lea Jane Singers合唱團體的試鏡,並加入了該4重唱組合及擔任女高音。70年代中期,Fricke作為該組合成員,參與超過5000張唱片的製作,年收入估計達10萬美元。也曾為像Lynn Anderson 、貓王Presley、Tanya Tucker等知名歌手擔任過合音。
1976,Fricke替男歌手Johnny Duncan的熱門曲《Stranger》 ( # 4 ) 擔任獨唱合音 ( 並未掛名 ), 也只是唱了少少幾句,卻引起了電台聽眾及DJ的關注,哥倫比亞唱片公司甚至遞出一紙合約,也自此開啟了Janie Fricke的獨唱生涯 ( 之後Fricke 與Duncan也再多次合作 )。Fricke共有19首單曲進入排行榜前10名,其中9首為冠軍曲。Fricke曾數次獲得美國鄉村音樂學院及協會的獎項,也曾4次獲得葛萊美獎項的提名,惜均未能獲獎。
Janie Fricke算是位會唱歌的歌手,針對不同的唱片製作人及合作的男歌手,會調整她自己的歌路風格,也因為習慣了擔任伴唱歌手,總感覺缺少了她自己的「獨特性」。綜觀此曲歌詞的內容,簡單來說應該就是「非誠勿擾」。
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Words are cheap and "I love yous" are free
So unless you mean it, don't spend them on me
Don't look twice if you're keeping score
Cause heartaches are high priced and I've paid it before
Do me with love
Don't do me wrong
You know my heart's been broken to long
And I've had one to many tears to fall
So do me with love, do me with love
Or don't do me at all
I've taken some wrong roads and I've lost track
Of lovers who gave them hearts then wanted them back
So I need someone who needs someone too
But spare me the memories, if you're just passing through
Do me with love
Don't do me wrong
You know my heart's been broken to long
And I've had one to many tears to fall
So do me with love, do me with love
Or don't do me at all
Do me with love
Don't do me wrong
You know my heart's been broken to long
And I've had one to many tears to fall
So do me with love, do me with love
Or don't do me at all
So do me with love
Do me with love
Or don't do me at all
《Stranger》
Maybe she was smiling in the mirror
Maybe I was too 'cause I was stoned
Singing every sad song on the jukebox one more time
Honey, they were hitting close to home
And I said, "Maybe this will make you think I'm crazy
Honey, don't feel lonesome if you do
If you want to make a young man happy one more time
I'd sure like to spend the night with you"
And she said, "Stranger, shut off the light and lead me
Somewhere, shut off the shadows too"
And while we lay there making believe you love me
Stranger, could I believe in you?
Maybe you got all you got together
And maybe you keep rolling like a stone
Maybe some old lonesome song will take you by surprise
And leave you a little more at home
And she said, "Stranger, shut off the light and lead me
Somewhere, shut off the shadows too"
And while we lay there making believe you love me
Stranger, could I believe in you
And she said, "Stranger, shut off the light and lead me
Somewhere, shut off the shadows too"
And while we lay there making believe..