近期心血来潮,翻出从前的 CD 碟片,给数据化了一下,就全给灌进俺的 “爱疯”手机中了。俺这 “爱疯”,是公司配给的,两年一换。下个月正好是换新的时候,也是谣传 “爱疯 - 妻”的问世时刻,俺到时就瞧着办吧。
再说这芝加哥吧,俺这从前的 CD 碟片里头,正好有些灌的是米帝 Chicago 摇滚乐队的歌曲。
俺是很早就知晓 Chicago。八十年代早期,上海人民广播电台晚 7:30 的时候,有一个节目,叫做 “外国流行音乐歌曲,” 播的就有它的作品;但多是比较抒情的、节奏舒缓一类,比如 《Hard to Say I'm Sorry》、《Will You Still Love Me》、以及 《You're The Inspiration》等等。当时觉得都很好听、对胃口。但现在回头再听听这些,就觉得尽管都算 “情歌”,但其“气势汹汹”的歌唱劲头及无处不在的打击乐,就让人觉得有 “言过其实”且又莫名疯狂的某些感受了。这些感受缘由,在其 《What Does It Take》里头,有充分发挥。
过去从上海人民广播电台里听到 Chicago 而觉得对胃口、好听,究其原因,一是当时疯狂学习英语,爱屋及乌;二是学识有限及年轻人猎奇的心理所致。
俺这么说,并不是要否定 Chicago 作为当代流行摇滚乐在米帝的代表性地位;俺这么说,主要还是跟那些来自欧洲的轻音乐组,演唱同样主题的歌曲,相比较而言。相对于那些来自欧洲的,Chicago 就显得粗野、浅薄、及非常的美国化了。
无论如何, Chicago 还是很不错的; 它起始于六十年代末,但在七、八十年代,风头还是不减当年。尽管俺对其有以上 “微词”,Chicago 在俺的 “保留节目” 中,依然据高不下。
下面这则视屏,是 Chicago 演唱 《What Does It Take》 的录音。先把歌词抄录如下,然后再听听,他们唱得,是否太凶狠了些,呵呵。
What Does It Take
All I do is think about you
I never did let go of what we were
Can't pretend I'll live without you
As I learn to live alone
Why can't I be a man about it
I've tried and tried to hide you from my heart
If I could just forget about us
If I knew just where to start
You're still my destiny
What does it take
To Win you back to hold in these arms once more
What can I say To make you understand
You're still all I'm waiting for
At times I feel it's best without you
And times I still believe in you so much
After what I've been through without you
You'd think that I'd move on
But you're still my destiny
What does it take
Cause we can't go back Can't be like it was before
What does it take
To win you back To hold in these arms
What does it take
What will it take now
You're still my destiny