January 8, 2015

UNCHAINED MELODY - 人鬼情未了





G H O S T
人 鬼 情 未 了

1990年的電影, 將過去的光影與音樂片段, 用電影菲林一起回轉, 返回時光倒流至三十五年前的一首經典金曲, 譲大家再重温一遍。




THE GHOST 人鬼情未了
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
1965年, 這歌曲未被唱片公司重視, 祇安排在唱片的 B面, 甚至此曲的創作人名字亦没有出現, 而唱片 A面留給 Gerry Goffin 與 Carole King 的作品 "Hung On You" 為主打歌曲, 但各電台的 DJ 大多冷落了A面歌曲, 祇播放B面的"Unchained Melody", 使監製 Phil Spector 尴尬而大發雷霆: "你們究竟有没有分清楚 A面與 B面啊?"

L: Bobby Hatfield (1940-2003)
R: Bill Medley



時光倒流 ....
1955 Movie: UNCHAINED 牢獄梟雄 

作曲家 Alex North 與作詞家 Hy Zaret 被邀為電影 "Unchained" 港譯 "牢獄梟雄" 配樂, 故事環繞影片的主角, 一個囚犯因渴望與妻子及家庭團敍, 時常在冥思苦想的難以抉擇, 要待在獄中至被釋放的一天, 或决心越獄, 去過一生要逃亡的日子呢? 當年原曲被提名 "奥斯加最佳電影歌曲", 並由片中男主角 Todd Duncan (1903-1998)主唱, 他原是歌劇的男中音, 當然輕而易舉, 最後給 "Love Is a Many Splendore Thing" 港譯 "生死戀" 奪獎而去!  






The origin and history of Unchained Melody


"Unchained Melody" - Todd Duncan Original 1955



Gene Vincent - 1956



Ricky Nelson 1958


PATTI PAGE, AGE 71 - 1988 LIVE
UNCHAINED MELODY
Oh, my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow
To the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh
"Wait for me, wait for me"
I'll be coming home, wait for me

Oh, my love, my darling
I've hungered, for your touch
A long, lonely time
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Lonely mountains gaze
At the stars, at the stars
Waiting for the dawn of the day
All alone I gaze
At the stars, at the stars
Dreaming of my love far away

Oh, my love, my darling
I've hungered, for your touch
A long, lonely time
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me