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June 1, 2019

一切由 "BOGEY" 開始 - 5/3 : "If You Wanna Be Happy"




BOGEY, UGLY, 醜怪
"If You Wanna Be Happy" 1963年的歌曲, 曲調取自1941年的 "Ugly Woman", 由歌手 Jimmy Soul 錄音演繹, 唱片由英國 London Records 印製發行, 由於歌詞内容用上被認為有歧視的詞彙, 對女性有羞辱和分化的意識而被電台禁止播放; 面世後即登上同年五月份美國 "R&B Singles Chart" Billboard Hot 100 流行榜, 及後, 此曲更成為三齣電影的挿曲。


1990: Mermaids《浪漫俏佳人》
1989: Chances Are《再世俏郎君》
1988: Clean and Sober《夢醒人生》
1959: Tiger Bay《猛虎灣情殺案》當中亦有這一曲出現, 當然不會是 Jimmy Soul 1963年的版本 !

"If You Wanna Be Happy"- 1963

當中有一段由 Jimmy Soul 與樂隊的歌手對話, 靈感是來自 Bo Diddley 的歌曲 "Say Man", 內容是兩個男子相互揶揄和恥笑對方的女友一番。Jimmy Soul 的歌曲原意是對婚姻的觀念和夫婦生活的描繪, 但是電台禁播的主因是當中的詞彙 "ugly woman" 和 "pretty woman" 出現於六十年代美國社會, 正處民權意識高漲之時, 認為這是對女性有分化和羞辱, 更不認同娶個 "ugly woman 醜女" 或 "pretty woman 美女" 對婚姻生活有所差異。但它能夠成熱門歌曲, 正反映人們對 "男才女貌" 的婚姻文化和愛情價值觀, 不再被社會大眾接受。有云:【娶妻不求貌美, 只求賢良淑德】


Say man
  What's that boy?
I want to tell you about your girlfriend
  What about my girl?
You're not strong enough to take the message
  I'm strong enough
I might hurt your feelings
  My feelings already hurt by bein' here with you
Well, I was walking down the street with your girl the other day
  Uh-huh
And the wind was blowin' real hard
  Is that right?
And the wind blew her hair into my face
  Uh-huh
Hee-hee, you know what else happened?
  What happened?
The wind blew her hair into her face
  Yeah?
And we went a little further; you want to hear the rest of it?
  I might as well

The wind blew her hair into the street
  Hey, since you told me about my girl I'm gonna tell you about yours
I was walking down the street with your girl
  Yeah?
I took her home; for a drink, you know
  To the home?
Yeah, just for a drink
  Oh

But that chick looked so ugly she had to sneak up on a glass to get her a drink of water
  Hah-hah-hah-hah, well, you've got the nerve to call somebody ugly
  Why you're so ugly anyone who stops and talks to you in the world ought to be arrested
That's alright, my mama didn't have to put a sheet over my head so sleep could slip up on me

Hey, look-a here
  What's that?
Where you from?
  South America
What's that?
  South America
You don't look like no South American to me
  I'm still from South America
What part?
  South Texas
Hah-hah-hah. Where your western boots at?
  I've got them on
Them ain't no boots you got on, they're broke in

Hey, look-a here
  What's that?
I've been trying to figure out what you is
  I already figured out what you is
What's that?
  You that thing I throw peanuts at
Hey, look-a here
  What's that?
You should be ashamed of yourself
  Why?
Calling people ugly
  I didn't calling you ugly
What'd you say?
  I said you was ruined that's all
Oh, man. You know somethin'?
  What?
You look like you been whupped with an ugly stick
  Man, I ain't got nothin' to do with this but
I believe you're tellin' right


IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY -Jimmy Soul 1963
Music: Joseph Royster
Lyric: Carmella Guida and Francesco Guida
 

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

A pretty woman makes her husband look small
And very often causes his downfall
As soon as he marries her then she starts
To do the things that will break his heart

But if you make an ugly woman your wife
You'll be happy for the rest of your life
An ugly woman cooks meals on time
And she'll always give you peace of mind I

f you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

Saxophone solo
Don't let your friends say you have no taste
Go ahead and marry anyway
Though her face is ugly, her eyes don't match
Take it from me, she's a better catch

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

Spoken:
Say man!
Hey baby!
I saw your wife the other day!
Yeah? Yeah, an' she's ug-leeee!
Yeah, she's ugly, but she sure can cook, baby!
Yeah, alright!

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you