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February 1, 2016

SUPERSTAR - 2/2 : Greatest Cover Songs



"SUPERSTAR"
歌迷聽到 "Superstar", 便想起餘音猶在的 Karen Carpenter;
此曲為了配合 Karen 的少女形象, 把歌詞中不會隨便說出的一句删去:

"I can hardly wait to sleep with you again"
"我等待不及再次和你上床"



"SUPERSTAR"
此曲自1969年面世以來, 原創作人、原唱歌手、甚至首次給另一新晋歌手翻唱的版本卻少被提及。1971年五月, Karen Carpenter 是第四位翻唱歌手而已; 而之前的第三個翻唱版本是1970年, 由夫妻組合 Sonny & Cher 的 Cher 個人作此曲演譯, 當年他們夫婦的事業正處於低谷, 此曲並不為樂迷接受; 至1971年中, 歌唱事業才返回較佳的日子, 可惜兩人的婚姻維持至1976年而告終。

1970年 Cher 的演譯的版本不被樂壇關注, 銷量極不理想; 至1971年, "The Carpenters" 兄妹的版本才引樂迷關注, 之後再有不同歌手以原來或修的歌詞作演譯, 版本甚多, 而樂迷亦心中有數, 誰是不介意這坦蕩蕩表達愛情的一句: "I can hardly wait to sleep with you again" 


1970  Cher


1971  Francis Yip 葉麗儀 - Hong Kong, Gayle McCormick, Vikki Carr


1972   Bette Midler, Peggy Lee
1974   The Top of the Poppers
1975   Woody Herman, The George Shearing Quintet
1977   The Shadows
1981   Elkie Brooks
1983   Luther Vandross


1985   Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Frank Collett, Bill Perkins
1991   Big Heavy Stuff
1992   Paul Quinn & The Independent Group
1994   Sonic Youth
1995   Richard Clayderman


1996   Regine Velasquez - Philippines
1997   Miki Nakatani
2000   Stan Whitmire, Pam Bricker, Wayne Wilentz and Jim West
2003   Ruben Studdard, Jazzhole
2004   Raymond Jones, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
2005   Usher
2006   Planet 13, Jody Watley, Will Downing
2009   Nicotine


2015  Diana Krall