嘿!老爸,父親節快樂!
《Your Star Will Shine》這首歌來自我最愛的英倫樂隊 The Stone Roses 第二張專輯(也是解散告別作)的【Second Coming】。十幾年前(1994)第一次聽到這首歌時只覺得好神奇,怎麼有辦法用一把吉他彈出這樣的音色和旋律,直到在 YouTube 上找到這一支樂迷翻唱影片,才理解到原來吉他手 John Squire 在這首歌用的不是一般的調音(E A D G B E),而是(D A D F# A D capoed at the 2nd fret.,也就是第四五弦各升兩格一個全音),讓我看了簡直茅塞頓開大有原來如此的恍然大悟之感,忍不住要抄起自己的吉他跟著影片中的提示試彈看看。特殊 tunning 的吉他彈奏本來就是我非常不熟悉的弱項,更何況我沒有真正拜師學過琴藝,並且其實我是個在樂隊合奏時通常只需處理單音聲線的貝斯手。這江湖一點訣,被道破了還是很值錢,整個非常具有教育啟蒙意義啊。另外還有其他吉他琴譜網站上看到另一種 tunning 調弦方式,當然也值得參考,她說 Squire 原曲是用兩把吉他彈出來的。老實說十三年來我把這張專輯反覆聽了一定不下五六百遍了,還是不是很懂得如何辨認到底是一把還是兩把吉他。《Your Star Will Shine》
lyrics & music written by: John Squire
your star will shine again one day
Through deep blue velvet skies
Shine for all the world to see
The universe in your eyes
When the storm outside is raging
And the dogs they howl your name
Lay down and sleep , i'll kiss you
You're star will shine.
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Hush my darling, don't you cry
I'll stay by your side until morning
All through the night i'll watch the skies
And your distant sun will shine
Like the gun that's trained
Right between your daddy's eyes
your star will shine |
之所以要把《Your Star Will Shine》這首歌留在今天才跟大家分享,當然還是因為歌詞寫的是一個父親在夜晚裡起身指著窗外星空哄著寶貝子女停止哭泣乖乖入睡的溫暖情境,並且還在寶寶明明還這麼一丁點大的年紀就已經對她充滿他日必將成龍成鳳的高度期待,看來天下的爸媽都是一樣的,不是嗎?既然是八月八日父親節,老闆娘這裡再招待各位另一盤好菜,想必大家應該都對這首歌耳熟能詳了,演唱者的團名一樣跟玫瑰有關,Guns N' Roses 的《Sweet Child O' Mine》,另外再加贈美國民謠女歌手 Sheryl Crow 為電影《Big Daddy(冒牌老爹)》所作的翻唱版:
其實這兩首歌都是從父親疼惜寶貝兒子寶貝女兒的角度出發,而不是從子女角度看老爸。主要是因為我手邊沒有太多本來就是寫來獻給爸爸的歌,何況還得另外省著點用,寫進同日出品的另一篇挑戰文章劉錚 - 我知道我在做什麼文章裡。啊,對了, Echo 回聲樂團剛出爐沒多久的新專輯【巴士底之日】也剛好收錄了一首新歌《爸爸歌》。但不知道是用了防拷技術還是我的光碟機遜,總之我轉不出來,反正《爸爸歌》碰巧並不是我個人最愛的 Echo 樂團作品,有提到意思到了就好,Echo 新專輯雙 CD + DVD 可謂便宜大碗,我還是很推薦大家可以自己去買來聽聽。
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine Sherly Crow - Sweet Child O' Mine
《Sweet Child O' Mine》
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry
Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder
And the rain
To quietly pass me by
Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine
Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Sweet child o' mine
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