再见，詹姆士布朗

昨天圣诞前夜，一边喝着一点点雪利酒，一边看两眼瓶中花开四朵的百合花，一边和朋友闲聊着，一边还写着点儿雪利酒的文字。看看文字里，堆了好多‘其实’之类的词，重三遍四，全然说不上‘文采’，隐约间还有点儿‘颠倒淋漓意’在里面。倒也不太想去改，想到哪儿说哪儿吧，那是就着詹姆士布朗的funky 音乐落下的文字。 
‘Wo! I feel good, I knew that I wouldn't of
I feel good, I knew that I wouldn't of
So good, so good, I got you
Wo! I feel nice, like sugar and spice
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
So nice, so nice, I got you
When I hold you in my arms
I know that I can do no wrong
and when I hold you in my arms
My love won't do you no harm
and I feel nice, like sugar and spice
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
So nice, so nice, I got you…’

好久以前有个朋友从东京打电话来，记不清说了什么事情。电话那端背景里的音乐，正好是我这边放着的同一支曲子，詹姆士布朗的I am real:
How is it about we get up an' do my thing?
Full force get busy one time
Knockin' on the doors ain't the place to be
I'm feelin' funky right now baby, you know the deal
I'm real
Ooh, come on y'all, do the camel walk
And get the hop out your back - hit me
Get busy - yeah - make it funky - make it funky
Hit me - get on the good foot - get on the good foot
Hit me - get up ah - get on up
Cool time - papa got a brand new bag
Give it to me - give it to me
Give it to me - give it to me…

I'm real
I'm real - I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have
I'm real, I'm real - I'm real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

那时候对詹姆士布朗的音乐有种说不出来的感觉，就是没有放他的音乐，脑子里面偶尔也会冒出些那些旋律,或者哼哼他的曲子什么的:
You know sometimes a man
Or a woman makes a mistake
Try to find a reason for making a mistake
But there is no reason for making a mistake
The only thing you do is when
You make a mistake is say I'm sorry
Take a man or a woman to say I'm sorry
And it takes a fool to walk away
So right here I want to say I'm sorry
I don't know where you are
But you know I need you
Now there's one more thing I'd like to say right here
I could say goodbye, you just don't understand
I could say baby I believe you got another man
And that I could say I just can't help myself
But I wouldn't be a man
And that I could say maybe we don't have nothing left
But I want you to know I still love you
Oh no matter where you go, I still love you….

今晨，看新闻说詹姆士布朗去世了…就在这个圣诞节。如果没有记错，他不是今年被英国列入殿堂级的音乐家吗？他不是被若干若干的音乐同行们称为音乐教父吗，他不是那个永远在台上充满了活力的人吗？最为杰出的‘娱乐家’，就是这么说他的。‘生活因他的存在而有所不同’，有一位音乐家这么评价他。有多少人的存在让别人的生活真正有所不同呢？上帝在圣诞节应该很忙的，怎么还有空捣个乱把这位音乐家给带走了呢？是天堂里也需要詹姆士布朗的音乐么？ 

不写詹姆士布朗音乐欣赏指南或者类似的什么东西了。写和看，是没有意义的，对他的音乐而言。再来一杯酒，再听听他的音乐吧！再见，詹姆士布朗，再见！ 

Well I might take a train, or I believe I'd drive a plane
But if I have to walk I'm goin' there just the same…