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"The Sunday Mail"《星期日郵報》February 6, 2011
Tom Jones 對這首歌的解述: "我認為抒情的曲調很重要, 而歌詞內容像一幅 "綠色家園" 的圖畫, 但直到歌曲的最後, 才知道歌詞是描繪牢獄裡面, 一個面臨被處絞刑的囚犯, 旦願仍能夠返回綠草如茵的家園"。
Curly Putman 接受訪問時稱道, 歌曲創作靈感是來自一齣1950年的電影, 犯罪集團頭子出獄之後的故事, 啟發他寫成這一曲。
"THE ASPHALT JUNGLE"《梟巢浴血戰》
THE CITY UNDER THE CITY!
1950年, 美高梅 MGM 拍製, 大導演 John Houston 尊 侯斯頓執導, 當中有多位性格演員; 一齣典型的犯罪集團鬥法的電影, 鏡頭一開始, 便匆匆闖入搶劫珠寶的場面, 繼而是黑幫火拼 ....
Sterling Hayden 史泰靈 希頓
Jean Hagen 珍 希僅
Louis Calhern 路易士 卡漢
James Whitmore 占士 韋摩亞
瑪莉 蓮夢露 Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)
1947年開始從影, 由"茄喱啡 Carefree"小角色, 甚至有對白的影片衹任閒角而已, 電影在媒體廣告或宣傳海報, 甚至在電影演員的名單中, 亦少有她的名字出現。
1947 "Dangerous Year" 頑童闖禍記
1948 "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!" 情潮
1948 "Green Grass of Wyoming" 飛龍引鳳
1948 "Ladies of the Chorus" 銷魂倩女
1949 "Love Happy" 週身法寶
1950 "The Fireball" 流火驚鴻
1950 "A Ticket to Tomahawk" 西遊記
"THE ASPHALT JUNGLE"《梟巢浴血戰》
1950年在美國首映, 時年二十四歲的瑪莉 蓮夢露 Marilyn Monroe 雖然有参予演出, 但是, 她的名字亦不在影片的演員名單上, 包括1951年在香港的 "皇后" 和九龍的 "平安" 戲院首映時, 戲院的報紙廣告當中, 她的名字仍没有出現 ....
The Asphalt Jungle - Marilyn Monroe & Sterling Hayden
The Asphalt Jungle - Marilyn Monroe & Louis Calhern
瑪莉蓮 夢露 Marilyn Monroe
在電影中衹是閒角一名而已, 在美國的廣告海報上亦没有她的名字, 至影片面世後, 她的性感和美態, 開始被影壇業界和觀眾注目, 電影公司有見及此, 馬上把海報和所有廣告, 加上她的名字和特大圖片以增票房。後來在日本的 DVD 電影版封套, 亦把夢露放置在前面, 而女主角 Jean Hagen 珍 希僅卻消失了!
在香港, "京華" 和" 快樂" 兩影院第二輪放影時, 可能是片商和戲院的宣傳手法或誤導觀眾, 把1928年的電影 "While The City Sleeps" 與及起上一個令觀眾有遐想的中文名字《更闌人未靜》, 電影的報紙廣告下端, 內文亦冩着: "警匪大戰, 鬧到滿城風雨"; 劇照圖片和演員全是 "The Asphalt Jungle"《梟巢浴血戰》 之外, 亦以特大的瑪莉蓮 夢露名字和性感的相片來吸引觀眾吧!
1928 "While The City Sleeps"
港譯《暗探生涯》海報
1956 "While The City Sleeps"
港譯《深宵兇影》戲院廣告/海報
ASPHALT JUNGLE
アスファルト・ジャングル
1954年, 可見日本的電影海報日文之外, 瑪莉蓮 夢露的相片上亦印有 "While The City Sleeps", 可能是一張錯體版的海報, 今天在網上平台的市值是三千七百五十美元。Ref: Marquee Poster
"THE ASPHALT JUNGLE"《梟巢浴血戰》
電影獲得四項 "Academy Awards 奧斯卡金像獎" 提名。2008年, 被 "Library of Congress 美國國會圖書館" 選定為"U.S. National Film Registry 美國國家電影名册錄" 保存, 並確認為具有文化、歷史和美學的電影。
1928: WHILE THE CITY SLEEP 暗探生涯
1950: THE ASPHALT JUNGLE 首影: 梟巢浴血戰 / 二輪放影: WHILE THE CITY SLEEP 更闌人未靜
1956: WHILE THE CITY SLEEP 深宵兇影
GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME
1965年五月首次由 Johnny Darrell 演繹的唱片面世之後, 一年内已有七位歌手翻唱, 但樂壇的反應平平; 直至英國歌手 Tom Jones 把鄉謠改以流行歌曲的慢節奏, 唱片面世即打進歐美各國的流行榜, 令不少樂迷長時間衹停留在他的版本而不作他想, 其他版本亦少被關注。至今, 翻唱版本共有百個以上, 樂迷知道和欣賞過的有多少呢? 而且不少樂迷均認為這是男歌手的歌曲, 令致由女歌手以第三身去演譯, 成了較少樂迷認識的版本了。
COVER VERSION
1965: Porter Wagoner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Del Reeves, Ferlin Husky, Woody Martin
1966: Conway Twitty, Bobby Bare, Charley Pride, Tom Jones, Bonnie Guitar, Roy Drusky, Larry Butler 1967: Stu Phillips (Canada), MFP Studio Artists, Roger Miller, Dallas Frazier, The Statler Brothers
Gene Pitney, Dean Martin, Teddy Robin & The Playboys, Wayne Newton, The Ravers,
Curly Putman, Ed Hardin, Dara Puspita, Virginia Lee
1967 Dara Puspita - Indonesian Group
1967 Virginia Lee
1968: The Piano, Orchestra & Voices of Larry Butler, Henson Cargill, Hank Snow, Johnny Paycheck,
Johnny Cash, Patti Page, Joe Tex, George Jones, Merle Haggard and The Strangers,
Jimmy Tarbuck,Trini Lopez, Frankie Laine, Pozo Seco, Jimmie Davis, Dave Rich
1968 Patti Page
The old home town looked the same,
As he stepped down from the train,
And there to meet him was his mamma and his poppa;
Down the road he looked, and there was Mary,
Hair of gold, and lips like cherries,
It was good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to meet you,
Arms reachin', smilin' sweetly,
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home,
The old house was still standin,
'Though the paint ws cracked and dry,
And there's that old oak tree,
That he used to play on.
Down the lane he walked with his sweet Mary,
Hair of gold and lips like cherries,
Was good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to meet you,
Arms a-reachin', smilin' sweetly,
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home,
Then he awoke and looked around him,
At the four gray walls that surround him,
And he realized that he was only dreaming, only dreaming
For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre,
And arm in arm they'll all walk at daybreak,
Where once again he'll touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes they'll all come to see him
In the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay him 'neath the green, green grass of home.
1969: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Joan Baez, Jim Nabors, The Jordanaires, The Singing Post Family,
Don Cherry, Arthur Prysock, Barry Crocker, Jimmy Little. The Grateful Dead
1969 Joan Baez
1970: Kenny Price, Tommy Cash, Don Gibson, Jack Palance, Roy Rogers, David Curtis,
The Alan Caddy Orchestra and Singers
1970 Jack Palance 銀幕奸人壞疍, 令樂迷愕然的演繹
1971: Diana Trask, Danny Street with The Alan Caddy Orchestra & Choir
1971 Diana Trask
1972: The Fatback Band, Stan Farlow
1973: George Hamilton IV, Val Doonican, The Flying Burrito Brothers featuring Gram Parsons
1974: Eddie Dean
1975: Elvis Presley
1976: Kenny Rogers, Delroy Wilson, Goldmen, Freddy Quinn, The Carl Perkins Show, Gram Parsons
1976 Gram Parsons (1946-1973)
1977: Allen Shelton,
1978: Bryn Yemm Meets The Morriston Orpheus Choir, Nashville West, Sam Sorono
1979: Howard Carpendale, Mona Gustafsson och Curt Jürgens, Des O'Connor, Emile Ford
Ship's Company & Royal Marine Band of H.M.S. Ark Royal, Manchester United First Team Squad,
1980: Piet Veerman and The New Cats, John Otway, Orion
1982: Keath Barrie, Jerry Deewood, Noll 4 elva,
1984: Roy Black, Blubbery Hellbellie, Eddy Arnold
1985: Carl Perkins
1986: Ted Hawkins, Nick Cave
1989: Clyde Beavers
1990: Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Roger Whittaker
1992: Dennis Brown
1995: Gary Brewer, Baron
1996: P.G.T.H.
1998: Eilert Pilarm, Tanz Orchester Klaus Hallen, John Holt
2000: Chie Ayado, Hubba, Jetsurfers
2003: Kelly Hogan, Dave Alvin, Geir Ødegården, Daniel O'Donnell
2004: Die Campbells
2006: Rita MacNeil May, Katherine Jenkins
2006 Katherine Jenkins with Philharmonia Orchestra · Nicholas Dodd
2007: Johan & Gunilla Sigvardsson
2008: The Fron Male Voice Choir, William Francis Jones, Stig Rossen and His Orchestra,
Don Cherry/Willie Nelson, Mike Farris
2009: Ray Ellis, Tom Green
2010: Andy Borg, Curly Putman
2012: Steven Pitman, George Canyon
2013: Brandon Castle, Robby Longo
2014: Uke-Hunt, Magnus Johansson (Sweden)
2015: Buddy Jewell, Roy, Ron & Ben Currie, Glennis Grace
2015 Glennis Grace