LADY MARMALADE - Greatest Cover Song

"Lady Marmalade" 果 醬 女 士
唱片監製亦是歌曲創作人 Bob Crewe, 前往 New Orleans 新奧爾良, 與歌手 Kenny Nolan 共同創作的歌曲, 完成後由 Kenny Nolan 任主唱, 與 Disco 樂隊 "The Eleventh Hour" 一同演繹, 原是用作錄音的樣本, 及後收錄在專輯唱片 "Eleventh Hour's Greatest Hits", 1974年六月面世....

"Lady Marmalade" - The Eleventh Hour 1974
Video Link: https://youtu.be/SeWMdoetN6Y

Patti LaBelle
"The Eleventh Hour" 首次錄音的版本不被樂迷關注, Bob Crewe 將歌曲的詞與樂譜給在 New Orleans 新奧爾良的唱片監製 Allen Toussaint, 經他交給女子三人組合 "LaBelle" 錄製唱片, Allen Toussaint 親自以最新的 RMI Electra-Piano 電子琴伴奏, 節奏音樂由 Funk Rock 樂隊 "The Meters" 演繹, 收錄在 "LaBelle" 的專輯 "Night Birds" 當中, 1974年九月面世, 亦是 "LaBelle" 與 Epic Records 簽約後的第一張專輯, 而两個月後另以單曲唱片面世; 主唱 Patti Labelle, 成員 Nona Hendryx 與 Sarah Dash 两人的和唱, 為樂迷喜愛的演繹, 成為1974年度的熱門歌曲, 在 "Billboard Hot 100" 榜上名列前茅, 及後, 由於歌曲的文化意義, 被美國國會圖書館保存在國家檔案登記處。

"Lady Marmalade" 
歌曲內容是 Moulin Rouge 夜總會門前一個女子, 搔首弄姿勾搭一個男子, 成為入幕之賓, 但卻未能一親芳澤; 副歌當中的法語 "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?", 意譯 "Do you want to sleep with me, tonight?", 由於有性愛的隱喻而成為樂壇的話題, 與及宗教團體的批評, 主唱歌手 Patti LaBelle 聲稱她完全不知道歌曲會帶來這樣的反應, ｢我不懂法語, 亦沒有人告訴我這句歌詞的意思, 我發誓不知, 衹有上帝才會明白我!｣。

"Lady Marmalade" - Patti LaBelle
Video Link: https://youtu.be/t4LWIP7SAjY

Where's all my soul sistas?
Lemme hear ya'll flow, sistas
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go sista

He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?"
Oh, uh-huh

Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da (hey, hey, hey)
Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, here (here)
Mocha Chocolata, ya-ya (ooh, yeah)
Creole Lady Marmalade
(What-what? What-what?)
Ooh, oh

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 

He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
Boy drank all that Magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets' where he started to freak, yeah

Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da (da-da-da)
Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, here (ooh, yeah, yeah)
Mocha Chocolata, ya-ya (yeah, yeah)
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
(Ce soir, what, what, what?)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? Ooh

Yeah, yeah, uh
We come through with the money and the garter belts
Let him know we 'bout that cake straight out the gate (uh)
We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin', "Why spend mine when I can spend yours?"
Disagree? Well, that's you, and I'm sorry
I'ma keep playing these cats out like Atari
Wear high heel shoes, get love from the dudes
Four badass chicks from the Moulin Rouge
Hey sistas, soul sistas, better get that dough, sistas
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
By the case, the meaning of expensive taste
If you wanna gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya (c'mon)
Mocha Chocolata (what?)
Creole Lady Marmalade
One more time, c'mon now

Marmalade (ooh)
Lady Marmalade (ooh, yeah, yeah)
Marmalade (no, yeah)

Hey, hey, hey
Touch of her skin, feeling silky smooth, hey
Color of café au lait, alright
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried
More (more), more (more), more

Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5 (9 to 5)
He's livin' the grey flannel life
But when he turns off to sleep, memories creep
More (more), more (more), more

Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da (da-da, yeah)
Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, here (ooh)
Mocha Chocolata (ohh), ya-ya (oh)
Creole Lady Marmalade 

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ce soir)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? (All my sistas, yeah)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ce soir)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ohh (c'mon, uh)

Christina (hey, oh)
P!nk (Lady Marmalade)
Lil' Kim (hey, hey, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
Mya (oh-oh, oh, ohh)
Rockwilder, baby (baby)
Moulin Rouge (ooh-oh, da-duh, da-duh)
Misdemeanor here
Creole Lady MarmaladeOoh, ooh-ooh, yes


"MOULIN ROUGE" - 2001 電 影
港 譯《情 陷 紅 磨 坊》
導 演 : Baz Luhrmann
演 員 : Nicole Kidman 妮歌 潔曼
           Ewan Mcgregor 伊雲 麥葵格
歌影視藝人 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya 和 P!nk 四人在電影中的舞台表演, 合唱 "Lady Marmalade" 的原聲帶版本是廣為人知的演繹, 在全球大受歡迎, 登上各國的 MTV 歌曲榜首位, 贏得 "Grammy Award 格蘭美" 最佳流行歌曲與及和聲合唱獎。歌曲自1974年面世至今, 有記錄的翻唱版本一百一十三首, 純音樂版本十三首, 九種語言歌詞的唱片錄音共十二首。


Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, P!nk - "Lady Marmalade"
Video Link: https://youtu.be/RQa7SvVCdZk

不 同 語 言
香 港 HONG KONG

"熱辣辣" 張國榮 1988
撰詞 : 林振強
Video Link: https://youtu.be/1oFhftW5kl4

CZECH
"Má sestra" written by František Klečka 1977 
Vocal: Marcela Králová a Karlovarský kvintet

DUTCH
"'t Jaar van de vrouw" written by Frank Rover 1975
Vocal: De Strangers

"Wilt u vechten met grote beer meneer?" written by Han Grevelt 1975
Vocal: Lady Trio

"Wil je met me spelen vandaag?" written by Michiel Steenhuis, Alex Bontenbal - Child-friendly lyrics 2009
Vocal: Kidz-DJ

ENGLISH
"Mama Stein" written by Easy Irving 1994
Vocal: 2 Live Jews

FINNISH
"Pigallelle jonoon vaan" written by Chrisse Johansson 1975
Vocal: Casscade

FRENCH
"Lady Marmalade" written by Nanette Workman, Angelo Finaldi 1975
Vocal: Nanette

GERMAN
"Willst du mit mir schlafen gehn?" written by Fred Jay 1974
Vocal: Seventy Five Music + Gilla
Vocal: Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band

SPANISH
"Lady Marmalade" written by Amado Jaén 1991
Vocal: Regina do Santos

SWEDISH
"En bit av mig själv" written by Örjan Englund 1975 
Vocal: Zandra