"CAMP MEETING JUBILEE"
十九世紀末期, "Rock and roll" 這詞彙常出現於美國黑人在教堂聚會的福音歌曲, 唱出黑人奴隸活在勞碌顛簸的意思。1902年, Edison Gold Moulded Record 愛迪生的唱片黃金胚模, 塑製出一張教會團聚的唱片 "The Camp Meeting Jubilee", 歌詞中亦出現了 "We've been rockin' an' rolling in your arms. In the arms of Moses."
此曲由樂隊 "Edison Male Quartet" 演譯, 主唱是來自加拿大的 Harry Macdonough, 原名字 John Scantlebury Macdonald (1871-1931), 他是該年代錄音業界, 一位出色的男高音。
Harry Macdonough - Camp Meeting Jubilee 1902 Edison Male Quartet
We've been rockin' n' rollin' In your arms
Keep on rockin n' rollin in your arms
Keep on rockin n' rollin in your arms
Keep on rockin n' rollin in your arms
In the arms of Moses
And remember, Who built the ark?
Who built the ark?
Noah, Noah.
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah built the ark.
Yeah! Who built the ark?
Noah, Noah
Who done built that ark?
Brother Noah built the ark!
"Rock and roll" 一詞, 從十九世紀的海洋帆船水手, 在工作所需而高吭, 後來更以性愛作比喻; 至二十世紀初期, 漸應用在黑人教會, 以宗教精神和激情的福音歌曲上。1934年, The Boswell Sisters 在歌舞電影 "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" 港譯:《海上萬花團》, 在影片中演唱的歌曲, 名為 "Rock and Roll", 但祇是形容一艘小木船在海上搖擺滾動的意思; 仍然, 它亦登上流行榜前十的位置。這歌曲面世, 埋下流行樂壇後來 "Rock'n'roll 樂與怒" 的種籽。
"Rock and Roll" - The Boswell Sisters
Rock and roll
Yeah!
Rock and roll, roll and rock away
Up and down, round and round we sway
We're the swell in the spell
Of the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Up and down, round and round we sway
We're the swell in the spell
Of the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Rock and roll, roll and rock along
My, 'tis sweet, greet it with a song
While we dance there's romance
In the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
My, 'tis sweet, greet it with a song
While we dance there's romance
In the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Tonight the moon hangs low
Hold tight or overboard we'll go
Hold tight or overboard we'll go
Rock and roll like a rockin' chair
Laugh and smile while we drown each care
In the tide, as we glide
To the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the seA
Laugh and smile while we drown each care
In the tide, as we glide
To the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the seA
Rock and roll, roll and rock away
Up, down, round, round
We're the swell in the spell
Of the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Up, down, round, round
We're the swell in the spell
Of the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
That roll, roll and rock along
My, 'tis sweet, greet it with a song
While we dance, there's romance
In the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
My, 'tis sweet, greet it with a song
While we dance, there's romance
In the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Tonight the moon hangs low
Hold tight or overboard we'll go
Hold tight or overboard we'll go
Rock and roll like a rockin' chair,
Laugh and smile while we drown each care
In the tide, as we glide
To the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Laugh and smile while we drown each care
In the tide, as we glide
To the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea
Whoa-oh-oh, rock and roll like a rockin' chair
Laugh and smile while we drown each care
In the tide, as we glide
To the rollin' rockin'
Laugh and smile while we drown each care
In the tide, as we glide
To the rollin' rockin'
Rollin' rockin'
Is music to my ears
The rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea, oh
Is music to my ears
The rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea, oh
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