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July 8, 2016

FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY - 2/1 : The Story


"Ferry Cross The Mersey"
樂隊 Gerry and The Pacemakers 主音歌手 Gerry Marsden 的作品, 由他的樂隊作首唱錄音, 於1964年底在英國面世; 至1965年初亦在美國發售, 唱片很快在大西洋兩岸的流行樂壇, 同登上英國榜第六和美國榜第八位。自此, 成了 Liverpool 利物浦地方標誌歌曲之一。


"Mersey River"
英格蘭 England 西北部一條河流, 末段經利物浦 Liverpool 流至愛爾蘭海 Ireland Sea; 而歌曲名字時有寫成 "Ferry 'Cross/Across The Mersey", 當中的一字 'cross 並非簡寫的前置詞 "across 跨越", 而是動詞 "cross 渡過" 口語化的寫法而已。曲中的 "Ferry" 是利物浦 Liverpool 和伯根赫 Birkenhead 來往兩岸的載客渡輪。


"FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY" - Gerry & The Pacemakers
Written by: Gerry Marsden
Life goes on day after day
Hearts torn in every way

So ferry 'cross the Mersey
'cause this land's the place I love
and here I'll stay

People they rush everywhere
Each with their own secret care

So ferry 'cross the Mersey
and always take me there
The place I love

People around every corner
They seem to smile and say
We don't care what your name is boy
We'll never turn you away

So I'll continue to say
Here I always will stay

So ferry 'cross the Mersey
'cause this land's the place I love
and here I'll stay
and here I'll stay
Here I'll stay

Ferry Cross the Mersey"Ferry Cross the Mersey"
香港譯 : 新狂人樂隊

Gerry and the Pacemakers
Cilla Black
Julie Samuel




Ferry Cross the Mersey1965年一月公映, 由 Gerry and the Pacemakers 領銜演出, 以音樂為主的黑白電影, 大部份挿曲均由 Gerry Marsden 執筆撰寫; 以 Liverpool 利物浦由工業城市走進音樂潮流的故事, 當中不少是音樂埸所的表演, "River Mersey 密西河" 上渡輪和碼頭的畫面鏡頭, 還有在樂壇初出道的 Cilla Black 主唱的 "Is It Love?" 和樂隊 "The Fourmost" 的一曲 "I Love You Too"。

亦是繼 1964年 Beatles 的電影 "A Hard Day's Night 一夜狂歡" 之後的同類型電影, 所以香港電影中人亦給予相近片名來廷續 "狂" 的潮流。可惜, 除了幾首歌曲之外, 票房成績卻不甚理想。





"Ferry Cross the Mersey" - Movie Soundtrack
"It's Gonna Be Alright"
"Why Oh Why?"
"Fall in Love"
"Think About Love"
"I Love You Too" (Jacques, Ryan) (The Fourmost)
"All Quiet on the Mersey Front" (instrumental) (George Martin) (George Martin Orchestra)
"This Thing Called Love"
"Baby You're So Good to Me"
"I'll Wait for You"
"She's the Only Girl for Me"
"Is it Love?" (Bobby Willis) (Cilla Black)
"Ferry Cross the Mersey"

原曲英文翻唱和純音樂版本不多, 外語版本祗有:
"Laiva kauas lähtee" : Amulet - Finnish 芬蘭 1988
"Seebär : Guildo Horn" - German 德國 2002


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