老歌亂談(1307)My Maria
Lindy Blaskey,是ABC唱片公司的音樂出版商,見到Daniel Moore所寫的此首《My Maria》,認為甚具暢銷曲的潛力,但遲遲未能完成全部歌詞,於是Blaskey將之交給也是歌手兼詞曲作者的B.W. Stevenson來補填,完成後Stevenson的唱片製作人也認同之前Blaskey對此曲的看法。1973,B.W. Stevenson發行了《My Maria》的單曲,果如所料,此曲登上了告示牌流行榜的第9名,也在當代成人音樂排行榜榮登榜首一週。
1996,鄉村二人組合Brooks & Dunn翻唱了此首《My Maria》,他們的版本,除了在告示牌鄉村榜奪得冠軍,也替他們贏得了第二座「最佳鄉村演唱組合」的葛萊美獎。同年稍晚,Dunn在接受採訪時表示,其實在最初他不願錄製此曲,因為他們之前從未翻唱過任何歌曲。Brooks & Dunn前後共發行過50首單曲,其中20首登上鄉村榜的榜首,另19首也名列前10,在鄉村音樂的成績十分亮眼。
此曲的歌詞頗為普通,僅是述說對一個女孩的思念和愛。我們往往對於得不到的,常會想像成是最好的。
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My Maria
Don't you know I've come a long, long way?
Yeah, I been longin' to see her when she's around
She takes my blues away
Sweet Maria (sweet Maria)
The sunlight surely hurts my eyes
Oh, I'm a lonely dreamer on a highway in the sky
My Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl, oh, my Maria)
Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl)
Maria, I love you
Yes, you do now
Oh, my Maria
There were some blue and sorrow times
Now just my thoughts about you bring back
My peace of mind
Gypsy lady, mm-mm
You're a miracle work for me
You set my soul free like a ship sailing on the sea
She is the sunlight when the
Skies are gray
She treats me so right, lady
Take me away (take me away)
My Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl, oh, my Maria)
Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl)
Maria, I love you
My Maria (my Maria)
Maria (my Maria, I love you)
I love you
My Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl, oh, my Maria)
Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl)
Maria, I love you
My Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl, oh, my Maria)
(Oh, Maria, I love you, girl)
Maria (oh, Maria, I love you, girl)
Maria, I love you
Yes, you do now