少 年 情 歌
兄弟两人首張唱片銷量平平, 看來不被 Columbia Records 唱片公司重用。翌年, Chet Atkins 再引領兄弟兩人加入 Acuff-Rose Music 音樂出版公司, 成為旗下的合約創作歌手, 學習歌曲編撰和創作; 同一公司裡有創作人的作品, 曾經被三十多位歌手推掉演繹後, 公司老闆唯有交給初出道的 Everly 兄弟一試。
歌曲交由 Cadence Records 公司完成錄音和印製, 1957年四月唱片面世, 成功登上美國鄉謠榜首, 與及藍調節奏歌曲榜第五位; 加拿大、英國和澳洲的流行榜上亦居前列位置。五個月後, 同一創作人的歌曲作品 "Wake Up Little Susie", 亦交由 Everly 兄弟演繹, 在美國流行歌曲榜、鄉謠榜、藍調節奏歌曲榜同登上首位; 在英國、加拿大和澳洲, 亦分別登上流行榜三甲位置。
高校男生相約女同學 Susie 到汽車露天電影場欣賞電影, 期間雙雙在車內入睡至凌晨四時才驚醒過來, 憂心忡忡, 愧對 Susie 的父母, 因為曾許下承諾, 在十時前會把她送回家。儘管他們天真無邪, 但仍憂慮父母的反應和朋友間的竊笑, 而男孩更擔心, 由於整晚在外, 難免令人誤會两人曾有過甚麽越軌的行為, 更後悔就是要面對個人品格的後果, 為此對 Susie 一吐內心的憂鬱。
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
We've both been sound asleep
Wake up little Susie and weep
The movie's over, it's four o'clock
And we're in trouble deep
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, what are we gonna tell your Mama?
What are we gonna tell your Pa?
What are we gonna tell our friends?
When they say, "Ooh la la!"
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, I told your Mama that you'd be in by ten
Well, Susie baby, looks like we goofed again
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
We gotta go home
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
The movie wasn't so hot
It didn't have much of a plot
We fell asleep, our goose is cooked (we're in big trouble)
Our reputation is shot
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, what are we gonna tell your Ma-ma
What are we gonna tell your Pa?
What are we gonna tell our friends?
When they say, "Ooh la la!"
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
We've both been sound asleep
Wake up little Susie and weep
The movie's over, it's four o'clock
And we're in trouble deep
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, what are we gonna tell your Mama?
What are we gonna tell your Pa?
What are we gonna tell our friends?
When they say, "Ooh la la!"
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, I told your Mama that you'd be in by ten
Well, Susie baby, looks like we goofed again
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
We gotta go home
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
The movie wasn't so hot
It didn't have much of a plot
We fell asleep, our goose is cooked (we're in big trouble)
Our reputation is shot
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, what are we gonna tell your Ma-ma
What are we gonna tell your Pa?
What are we gonna tell our friends?
When they say, "Ooh la la!"
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
"Wake Up Little Susie" 被美國 "Rolling Stone 滾石雜誌" 編入 "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 歴來最偉大五百首歌曲" 第三百一十八位, 而較早面世這首無人問津的作品 "Bye Bye Love" 更被列較高的二百一十位。两首同是後來在流行樂壇知名創作人 Boudleaux Bryant 夫婦的作品; 可能是 Puppy Love 歌曲的緣故, 難找到適齡歌手去演繹是可以理解的。
BYE BYE LOVE - The Everly Brothers - April 1957
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love goodbye
There goes my baby with-a someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby till he stepped in
Goodbye to romance that might have been
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love goodbye
I'm-a through with romance, I'm a-through with love
I'm through with a-countin' the stars above
And here's the reason that I'm so free
My lovin' baby is through with me
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love goodbye
Bye bye my love goodbye
Bye bye my love goodbye
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love goodbye
There goes my baby with-a someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby till he stepped in
Goodbye to romance that might have been
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love goodbye
I'm-a through with romance, I'm a-through with love
I'm through with a-countin' the stars above
And here's the reason that I'm so free
My lovin' baby is through with me
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love goodbye
Bye bye my love goodbye
Bye bye my love goodbye
"BYE BYE LOVE" 與 "BYE BYE, LOVE"
十八年後, George Harrison 一張封套設計充滿【禪】的專輯 "DARK HORSE" 於1974年十二月面世, 收錄的歌曲當中第四首, George 選了和翻唱 Everly Brothers 的 "BYE BYE LOVE", 這由於他很早已發現身處情海波瀾, 因此對這歌曲有特別的反應, 他把基本曲調重新編撰, 改寫副歌的內容之外, 在歌曲名字 "BYE BYE" 之後加上逗號, 成為 "BYE BYE, LOVE", 意思並非 "再見, 愛人!" 這是香港人的俗語 "係咁先!"。
由於 George 感到已無力挽回與 Pattie 這段婚姻, 唯有以此曲一洩內心怨憤, 歌曲名字這個 "LOVE" 所指就是蟬過别枝, 投進好友 Eric Clapton 懷抱的 Pattie Boyd。直至1977年, 兩人的十一年婚姻告終結, 而 Clapton 早於1976年九月開始執筆, 直至完成後的經典作品 "Wonderful Tonight" 既可面世, 又不妨公開承認這是與 Pattie 撘上之後的一篇浪漫史; 1977年十一月歌曲面世後, 兩人亦於1979年正式成婚!
BYE BYE, LOVE - George Harrison
1974 Album"DARK HORSE"
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I know I'm gonna die
Goodbye my love bye bye
There goes our lady 我哋嘅女人
With a "you know who" 搭上你所知嘅某人
I hope she's happy 旦願佢開開心心
And "old 'Clapper' too" 跟住老友 Eric Clapton
We had good rhythm 我哋曾經係好拍檔
(And a little slide) 彈吓推綫電結他 Slide Guitar
Then she stepped in 直至佢走咗入嚟
Did me a favour 俾我有個好藉口
I threw them both out. 等我將佢两個踢走
(Mmm) goodbye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye my love bye bye
(Mmm) bye bye love (Mmm)
It's gonna be a raining out of doors
(MMMM) hello happiness (MMM)
Goodbye my love goodbye
Now I'm into romance 如今又心郁郁
I shy away from love 對愛情避之則吉
Got tired of ladies (ooh ooh) 女人厭煩嘅嘢
That plot and shove me 淨係謀算同閹榨
And that's the reason 原因就係咁
We all can (see) so clearly 俾我哋睇穿晒
They see that our lady 人哋都睇到我哋嘅女人
Is out on a 'spree' 响外面有鋪發姣癮
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
Think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello emptiness
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I know I'm gonna die
Goodbye my love bye bye
With a "you know who" 搭上你所知嘅某人
I hope she's happy 旦願佢開開心心
And "old 'Clapper' too" 跟住老友 Eric Clapton
We had good rhythm 我哋曾經係好拍檔
(And a little slide) 彈吓推綫電結他 Slide Guitar
Then she stepped in 直至佢走咗入嚟
Did me a favour 俾我有個好藉口
I threw them both out. 等我將佢两個踢走
(Mmm) goodbye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye my love bye bye
(Mmm) bye bye love (Mmm)
It's gonna be a raining out of doors
(MMMM) hello happiness (MMM)
Goodbye my love goodbye
Now I'm into romance 如今又心郁郁
I shy away from love 對愛情避之則吉
Got tired of ladies (ooh ooh) 女人厭煩嘅嘢
That plot and shove me 淨係謀算同閹榨
And that's the reason 原因就係咁
We all can (see) so clearly 俾我哋睇穿晒
They see that our lady 人哋都睇到我哋嘅女人
Is out on a 'spree' 响外面有鋪發姣癮
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
Think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello emptiness