November 24, 2012

MARIANNE FAITHFULL - 2/1 : As Tears Go By


 
AS TEARS GO BY
1964年, 民歌年代經典之一, 熱愛民歌的年青人對此曲是不可或缺, 很多場合, 如歌唱比賽, 表演或派對都聽到此歌曲, 不少歌迷都誤以為原唱是樂"The Rolling Stones"


不過, 原創作是 "The Rolling Stones" 樂隊經理人 Andrew Loong Oldham 強迫 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 两人共同撰寫, 而內容指定不以男歡女愛, 並要用不同節奏去演譯, 又先出曲目名字, 後跟曲名去創作; 樂隊經理將電影 "Casablanca 北非諜影" 插曲 "As Time Goes By" 改了一個字, 把 "TIME" 改為 "TEARS" 出題之後, 把 Mick 與 Keith 關入房裡, 把門鎖上並要兩人寫好為止....


ROLLING STONES

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As Tears Go By - MARIANNE FAITHFULL
It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Smiling faces I can see
But not for me
I sit and watch as tears go by

My riches can't buy everything
I want to hear the children sing
All I hear is the sound
Of rain falling on the ground
I sit and watch as tears go by

It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Doing things I used to do
They think are new
I sit and watch as tears go by

Hmm, hmm, hmm, .... .... ....
Hmm, hmm, .... .... ....
Hmm, .... .... .... ....

此曲原唱是交由當年衹有十八歲的 Marianne Faithfull 作為她第一張個人細唱片, 樂隊經理 Andrew Loong Oldham 原本將此曲收錄在唱片的 B-面, 後來唱片公司將 A-面的主打歌曲 "Greensleeves" 掉到 B-面印製面世。Marianne 亦不負所托, 一唱成名, 此曲即登上 "UK Chart" 第九位, 同年亦登上 "US Billboard Chart 100" 達九星期, 最高至二十二位。  

Marianne Faithfull - 羞人答答, 純情少女