赖世雄听音乐学英语
1 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
歌词:dream,dream,dream,dream. dream,dream,dream,dream.when I want you in my arms, when I want you and all your charms,when never I want you,all I have to do is dream, dream,dream,dream.when I feel blue in the night,and I need you hold me tight, when never I want you, all I have to do is dream,.I can make you mine,tasteyour lips of wine anytime night or day.only trouble is, gee whiz,im dreaming my life away.i need you so that I could die I love you so that is why when never I want you, ll I have to do is dream.
解释:
1、 THE EVERLY BROTHERS:The Everly Brothers were not only among the most
important and best early rock & roll stars, but also among the most influential rockers of
any era. They set unmatched standards for close, two-part harmonies and infused early
rock & roll with some of the best elements of country and pop music. Their legacy was
and is felt enormously in all rock acts that employ harmonies as prime features, from the
Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and legions of country-rockers to modern-day roots rockers like Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe (who once recorded an EP of Everlys songs together). 2、 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM:在本句型中凡以ALL ONE HAS TO DO,ALL ONE DOES,WHAT ONE HAS TO DO ,WHAT ONE DOES 等做主语,其后接BE动词,再接不定式短语做补语时,TO 通常被省略。
3、 CHARM (n)魅力;(vt)吸引,使陶醉
EX:TO BE A MOVIE STAR,ONE MUST HAVE CHARM。
要想成为电影明星,必须要有魅力。
HE WAS CHARMED BY HER BEAUTY。
他迷恋于她的美丽。
4、 WHEN I FEEL BLUE IN THE NIGHT,AND I NEED YOU TO HOLD ME (a) (b
TIGHT,WHENEVER I WANT YOU,ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM, (c) (d)
a,b,c为WHEN和WHENEVER 引导的状语从句,d为主语,被a,b,c状语从句修饰。 5、 BLUE(a)忧郁的
EX: THAT OLD HOUSE MAKES ME FEEL BLUE。
IN THE NIGHT=AT NIGHT
用介词IN时,一定要加定冠词THE ,而用AT时则不必。但IN THE EVENING(傍晚),却只有此用法,不能用AT EVENING。
THE EVERLY BROTHERS照片:
2 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT by Elvis Presley
Are you lonesome tonight?Do you miss me tonight?Are you sorry we drift apart?Does
your memory stray to a bright summer day when I kiss you and called you sweetheart?Do
the chairs in you parlor seem empty and bare?Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me
there?Is your heart feel was pained? Shall I come back again?Tell me,dear,are you
lonesome tonight?
I wonder if you‟re lonesome tonight.You know someone said that the world‟s a stage and
we each must play a part.Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweetheart.ActOne
was when we met.I loved you at first glance.And you read your lines so cleverly and never
missed a cue.Then came Act Tow.You seemed to change, you acted strange,and why I‟ve
never known.Honey,you lied when you said you loved me ,and I had no cause to doubt
you .But I‟d rather go on hearing your lies than go on living without you .Now the stage is
bare and I‟m standing there with emptiness all around.And if you won‟t come back to
me ,then they can bring the curtain down.
解释: 1、Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century
popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock
& roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal.
Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, as well as the steady sales of his catalog and reissues since his death in 1977, may make him the
single highest-selling performer in history.
2、Are you sorry we drift apart?=Are you sorry that we have broken up? Drift apart 流开,疏远
3、G.I.BLUES Elvis Presley 主演的一部电影G.I. =GOVERNMENT ISSUE常用来
示美国大兵
4、Does your memory stray to a bright summer day when I kiss you and called you
sweetheart?=Do you occasionally think of that special day when I kissed you and called
you sweetheart?
Stray(vi)脱离正轨,走入歧途。
EX:Our dog has strayed off somewhere.(我们的狗不知道走失到什么地方去了)
5、Do the chairs in you parlor seem empty and bare?=Do the chairs in your livingroom
seem empty and bare just because I‟m not there?
Partor(n)起居室,客厅 bare (a)空的,仅仅的(=merely) EX: The bare sight of him thrilled me .(仅仅见到他就令我激动) 6、You know someone said that the world‟s a stage and we each must play a part.
SOMEONE 指莎士比亚,“The world‟s a stage and we each must play a part.”是莎士比
亚说的。
7、Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweetheart. =Fate decreed that our love would not be eternal.
命中注定我们的爱无法持久。
Decree(vt) 命运注定
8、at first glance乍看之下,一看就…
9、And you read your lines so cleverly and never missed a cue。 Line 台词 cue(n)(原意为演员台词的尾语,借以暗示其他演员何时出场,何时道
白)暗示,提示
3. blowing in the wind by the brother four
How many roads must a man wolk down before they call him a man?how may seas must a
white dove sail before she sleepinp in the sand?How many times must the cannonballs fly
before they're forever banned?the answer,myfriend,is blowing in the wind.The answer is
blowing in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea?How many years can
some people exist before they're allowed to be free?How many times can a man turn his
head ,pretending he just doesn't see?the answer,myfriend,is blowing in the wind.The answer is blowing in the wind.
How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?How many ears must one
man have before he can hear people cry?How many deaths will it tak till he knows that too
many people have died?the answer,myfriend,is blowing in the wind.The answer is blowing
in the wind.1、The Brothers Four: bear a distinction as one of the longest surviving groups of the late-'50s/early-'60s folk revival and perhaps the longest running "accidental" music
act in history — 43 years and counting as of 2001, without any break and with two original
members still in the fold. If few recognize that distinction, then it's because the Brothers
Four were also part of a largely forgotten chapter in the history of folk music in America.
4. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka
Do-do-do down doobee-do-down-down comma-comma
Down doobee-do-down-down
comma-comma
Down doobee-do-down-down
Breaking up is hard to do
Don't take your love away from me Don't you leave my heart in misery If you go then I'll be blue
'Cause breaking up his hard to do
Remember when you held me tight And you kissed me all through the night Think of all that we've been through Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
They say that breaking up is hard to do Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try Come on baby, let's start a new
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
1、BREAK UP(WITH SB)分手,分离 2、Don't take your love away from me =DON„T DUMP ME
=DON„T DESERT ME
DUMP (vt)摔掉
DESERT(vt)抛弃,遗弃
3、Don't you leave my heart in misery
MISERY(n)痛苦
MISERABLE(a)痛苦的,悲惨的 EX:THEY ALL HAD MISERABLE FACE。(他
们都面带痛苦)
4、They say that breaking up is hard to do it is said that从句 据说。。。。。
=word has it that从句
=rumor has it that从句
5、MAKE UP 和好
6、If Neil Sedaka had been born a bit earlier, he probably would have felt quite at home as
a straight Tin Pan Alley tunesmith. Rock and roll had taken over by 1960, though, so he
made a niche for himself as one of the Brill Building's most pop-oriented writers. Unlike
most of the Brill Building heavyweights, he sang most of his hit records (which were
composed in association with Howard Greenfield). And he had a lot of them in the late
'50s and early '60s: "Oh Carol," "The Diary," "Stairway to Heaven," "Calendar Girl,"
"Next Door to an Angel," and "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen." "Breaking Up Is Hard to
Do," a number one hit in 1962, was probably his best-known tune.
5.California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreaming
On such a winter's day
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray
You know the preacher likes the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day
If I didn't tell her
I could leave today
1、
The leading California-based vocal group of the '60s, the Mamas & the Papas epitomized
the ethos of mid- to late-'60s pop culture: live free, play free, and love free. Their music,
built around radiant harmonies and a solid electric-folk foundation, was gorgeous on its
own terms, but a major part of its appeal lay in the easygoing Southern California lifestyle
it endorsed.
2、All the leaves are brown,And the sky is grey =It's lates autumn,and all the leaves are turning brown,and the sky is gray;winter is around
the corner.
around the corner:在附近,正在迫近中(=be near at hand,be fast approaching)
3、I'd be safe and warm,If I was in L.A. 从语法上来说,If I was in L.A.中的WAS 应该改为WERE ,因为在表虚拟语气的IF
从句中凡表与现在事实相反的BE动词,不论主语是谁,都要用WERE
NOSTALGIC(a)怀旧的,引起乡愁的,思想病的 6.Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived.
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
Pardon the way that I stare.
There's nothing else to compare.
The sight of you leaves me weak.
There are no words left to speak.
But if you feel like I feel.
Please let me know that it's real.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
I love you baby, and if it's quite all right,
I need you baby to warm the lonely night. I love you baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down, I pray. Oh pretty baby, now that I found you. Stay.
And let me love you, baby. Let me love you ...
I love you baby, and if it's quite allright,
I need you baby to warm the lonely night. I love you baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down, I pray. Oh pretty baby, now that I found you. Stay. Oh pretty baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh pretty baby ... 1、
Frankie Valli, the lead singer of the Four Seasons, launched a solo career in 1965 after
several years of chart-topping success, while still continuing with the group which was
re-billed as "Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons." He had actually begun as a solo,
releasing the 1953 single "My Mother's Eyes" under the name Frankie Valley. His debut
solo single was "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself" at the end of 1965, but his first solo
success came with the gold-selling "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (June 1967), which
appeared on his first solo album, Frankie Valli—Solo (July 1967). This was followed by
Timeless (1968). Valli discontinued solo work for half a dozen years, concentrating on the
group. But he returned to solo recordings in the mid-'70s. His subsequent solo hits included the number one "My Eyes Adored You" (November 1974), "Swearin' to God"
(May 1975), "Our Day Will Come" (October 1975), and the number one "Grease" (May
1978).
2、Can't take my eyes off you
=you beauty attracts me so much that i find it very hard not to fix my eyes on you.
fix one's eyes on somebody:眼睛盯着某人看
3、I wanna hold you so much.=i'm eager to hug you.
hug(n&vi):拥抱
4、 in terns of 以。。。。的观点,在。。。方面
There is no other girl that can compare with you in terms of beauty.(就美貌而言,没有什么其他女孩子能与你相比)
5、now that:既然
8.Dear Heart
Artist: Andy Williams (peak Billboard position # 24 in 1964) Music by Henry Mancini and Words by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans titles song from the movie starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page
Dear heart wish you were here to warm this night
My dear heart, seems like a year since you've been out of my sight A single room, a table for one
It's a lonesome town all right
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
And dear heart I want you to know
I'll leave your arms never more
(A single room, a table for one)
It's a lonesome town all right
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
And dear heart I want you to know
I'll leave your arms never more
Easily the most solid and long-lasting vocalist of his era, Andy Williams' laidback
delivery and expansive voice charmed audiences for decades, from his first appearance
with a brother quartet into his seventh decade of performance as the head of his own
dinner theater in Branson, Missouri. Born in Wall Lake, Iowa, Williams sang in his church
choir and later formed a quartet with his three brothers. The group performed on radio
throughout the Midwest, then moved to Los Angeles to make it in show business. The
Williams Brothers Quartet appeared on Bing Crosby's 1944 hit "Swinging on a Star," and
appeared with comedienne Kay Thompson during the late '40s.
10.El condor pasa
Simon & Garfunkel
Music & Lyrics : Paul Simon - Jorge Milchberg - Daniel A. Robles
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound
I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would 1、
The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a
series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing
acoustic, and electric guitars; and Simon's acute, finely wrought songwriting. The pair
always inhabited the more polished end of the folk-rock spectrum, and were sometimes
criticized for a certain collegiate sterility. Many also feel that Simon, as both a singer and
songwriter, didn't truly blossom until he began his own hugely successful solo career in the
1970s. But the best of S&G's work can stand among Simon's best material, and the duo did
progress musically over the course of their five albums, moving from basic folk-rock
productions into Latin rhythms and gospel-influenced arrangements that foreshadowed Simon's eclecticism on his solo albums. 2、condor:大秃鹫;snail:蜗牛
3、GET TIED UP TO=BE TIED UP TO 被...束缚 13.I went to your wedding
by patti page
I went to your wedding
although I was dreading.
The thought of losing you,
the organ was playing,
my poor heart kept saying,
My dreams, my dreams are through. She came down the aisle, wearing a smile. A vision of loveliness,
I uttered a sigh, whispered goodbye, goodbye to my happiness.
Your mother was crying,
your father was crying,
I was crying too.
The teardrops were falling because we were losing you.
The best-selling female singer during the 1950s, Patti Page in many ways defined the
decade of earnest, novelty-ridden adult pop with throwaway hits like "The Doggie in the
Window" and "I Went to Your Wedding." By singing a wide range of popular material and
her own share of novelty fluff, she proved easily susceptible to the fall of classic adult pop
but remained a chart force into the mid-'60s. 2、WED:(vt)与。。。结婚;(使)结合 EX:In this book ,matter and manner are well wedded.(这本书的
与形式结合得很好)
3、DREAD(vt)害怕,恐惧
4、ORGAN:风琴,管风琴
5、BE THROUGH(WITH)结束,与。。。断绝关系
6、AISLE (教堂的)侧廊,通道
14.I'll never fall in love again
BY BOBBIE GENTRY
What do you get
When you fall in love
A girl with a pin
To burst your bubble
That's what you get
For all your trouble
I'll never fall in love again
What do you get
When you kiss a guy
You get enough germs
To catch peneumonia
After you do he'll never phone ya
I'll never fall in love again
Don't tell me what it's all about
I've been there
And I'm glad I'm out
Out of those chains
Those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here
To remind you
What do you get
When you fall in love
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So far at least until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again
1、Bobbie Gentry remains one of the most interesting and underappreciated artists to
emerge out of Nashville during the late '60s. Best-known for her crossover smash "Ode to Billie Joe," she was one of the first female country artists to write and produce much of her
own material, forging an idiosyncratic, pop-inspired sound that, in tandem with her
glamorous, bombshell image, anticipated the rise of latter-day superstars like Shania Twain and Faith Hill. Of Portuguese descent, Gentry was born Roberta Streeter in Chickasaw County, MS, on July 27, 1944; her parents divorced shortly after her birth and
she was raised in poverty on her grandparents' farm. After her grandmother traded one of
the family's milk cows for a neighbor's piano, seven-year-old Bobbie composed her first song, "My Dog Sergeant Is a Good Dog," years later self-deprecatingly reprised in her nightclub act; at 13, she moved to Arcadia, CA, to live with her mother, soon beginning
her performing career in local country clubs. The 1952 film Ruby Gentry lent the singer her stage surname.
2、A girl with a pinTo burst your bubble
=A GUY WILL COME ALONG AND RAIN ON YOUR PARADE。
一个小伙子回闯入你的心扉,然后扫你的兴,破坏你的美梦。
RAIN ON PARADE:请想象一下在游行时突然下起雨来,是多么的扫兴呀。
3、That's what you get For all your trouble
=THAT‟S THE KIND OF THING YOU GET FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS。 这一句话有抱怨男方“狼心狗肺”、不珍惜她的TROUBLE(不厌其烦的努力,相当于EFFORTS)
4、GERM 病菌 PNEUMNONIA 肺炎 AFFECTION 爱情,恋慕,情感 16.It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley
--永远的猫王--elvis--it's now or never
it's now or never,
come hold me tight
kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
my love won't wait.
when i first saw you
with your smile so tender
my heart was captured,
my soul surrendered
i'd spend a lifetime
waiting for the right time
now that your near
the time is here at last.
it's now or never,
come hold me tight
kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
my love won't wait.
just like a willow,
we would cry an ocean
if we lost true love
and sweet devotion
your lips excite me,
let your arms invite me
for who knows when
we'll meet again this way
it's now or never,
come hold me tight
kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
my love won't wait.
17.Jambalaya----by Carpenters
Goodbye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh He gotta go -- pole the pirogue down the bayou His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibadaux, Fountaineaux the place is buzzin' Kin-folk come, to see Yvonne, by the dozen Dressed in style, they go hog wild, me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'For tonight I'm gonna see my sherry mi-o Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o'
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Settle down far from town get him a pirogue And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou Swap his mum to buy Yvonne what she need-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya......repeat the 4 lines upto .. on the bayou 18Just Walking In The Rain-jim reeves
Just walking in the rain, getting soaking wet, torturing my heart by trying to forget. Just
walking in the rain, so alone and blue, all because my heart still remembers you.
People come to (their) windows. They always stare at me. (They) shake their heads in sorrow, saying, "Who can that fool be?" Just walking in the rain, thinking how we met,
knowing things could change, somehow I can*t forget. Just walking in the rain*
1、
Gentleman Jim Reeves was perhaps the biggest male star to emerge from the Nashville Sound. His mellow baritone voice and muted velvet orchestration combined to create a
sound that echoed around his world and has lasted to this day. Detractors will call the
sound country-pop (or plain pop), but none can argue against the large audience that loves this music. Reeves was capable of singing hard country ("Mexican Joe" went to number
one in 1953), but he made his greatest impact as a country-pop crooner. From 1955
through 1969, Reeves was consistently charted in the country and pop charts — an
amazing fact in light of his untimely death in an airplane accident in 1964. Not only was a
presence in the American charts, but he became country music's foremost international
ambassador and, if anything, he was even more popular in Europe and Britain than he was in his native America. After his death, his fanbase didn't diminish at all, and several of his
posthumous hits actually outsold his earlier singles; no less than six number one singles
arrived in the three years following his burial. In fact, during the '70s and '80s, he
continued to have hits with both unreleased material and electronic duets like "Take Me in
Your Arms and Hold Me" with Deborah Allen and "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" with
his smooth-singing female counterpart of the plush Nashville Sound, Patsy Cline, who also
perished in an airplane crash, in 1963. But Reeves' legacy remains with lush country-pop
singles like "Four Walls" (1957) and "He'll Have To Go" (1959), which defined both his
style and an entire era of country music. 2、torture(n.)折磨,(vt.)使痛苦,折磨 3、soaking (a.)湿透的,(adj.)湿透地 a soaking downpour 倾盆大雨
get soaking wet 全身湿透
23Morning Has Broken -CAT STEVENS
Morning has broken like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise
for the singing; praise for the morning; praise for them springing fresh from the world.
Sweet the rains' new fall sunlit from heaven, like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise
for the sweetness of the wet garden, sprung in completeness where His feet pass. Mine is
the sunlight. Mine is the morning. Born of the one light Eden saw play. Praise with elation,
praise every morning God's re-creation of the new day.
32.Right here waiting - Richard Marx Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insace
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain
If I see you next to never
How can we say forever
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehow I hear the loughter, I taste the tears But I can't get near you now
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me going crazy
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me going crazy
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
Waiting for you
1、Richard Marx这位才华洋溢的英国歌手,从五岁起就开始与音乐为伍,十多年来,
在音乐事业上不辍的努力,使得他有丰富的音乐涵养,集作词、谱曲、编曲、制作于
一身,而建立起属于他自己的音乐风格这首【Right here waiting】,以优美的弦乐开场,加入钢琴的主弦律,就一张美丽的爱情大钢;尤其Richard Marx真挚的歌声:【不管花多少化价,不论我会多么心碎,我都会在这儿等着你....】使人情不自禁、一步一步地接近那张网........。
2、中文译意
在这里等 千里相隔日复一日 我已逐渐失去理智 电话里传来你的声音 依然难解我相思之苦 如果我们几乎不见面 还谈什么永远 不论你去哪里 做些什么 我都会在这里等你 不论付出什么代价 或是伤心欲碎 我都会在这里等你 我一直认为 我的想法能持久不变 我经历过欢笑,尝过泪水 但现在却无法接近你 哦,难道你看不出来,宝贝 你已让我疯狂 不论你去哪里 做些什么 我都会在这里等你 不论付出什么代价
或是伤心欲碎 我都会在这里等你 我不知道该如何保住 这段感情 但如果最能和妳
在一起 我愿意试试看 哦,难道你看不出来,宝贝 你已让我疯狂 不论你去哪里 做
些什么 我都会在这里等你 不论付出什么代价
或是伤心欲碎 我都会在这里等你 等妳
35Say You Say Me -lionel richie
Say you, say me. Say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me. Say it together, naturally
I had a dream, I had an awesome dream
People in the park, playing games in the dark
And what they played was a masquerade
But from behind the walls of doubt
A voice was crying out
As we go down life's lonesome highway
Seems the hardest thing to do
Is to find a friend or two
That helping hand, someone who understands When you feel you've lost your way
You've got someone there to say
So you think you know the answers
Oh no. Well, the whole worlds got ya dancin' That's right I'm telling you
It's time to start believin'
Oh yes. Believe in who you are
You are a shining star...oh
Say you, say me. Say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me. Say it together, naturally Say it together, naturally
1、
After leaving the Commodores, Lionel Richie became one of the most successful male
solo artists of the '80s, arguably eclipsed during his 1981-1987 heyday only by Michael
Jackson and Prince. Richie dominated the pop charts during that period with an incredible
run of 13 consecutive Top Ten hits, five of them number ones. As his popularity
skyrocketed, Richie moved farther away from his R&B origins and concentrated more on adult contemporary balladry, which had been one of his strengths even as part of the
Commodores. After 1987, Richie fell silent, taking an extended break from recording and
touring before beginning a comeback toward the tail end of the '90s.
LIONEL RICHIE是我很喜欢的一位音乐人,象他的《四海一家(WE ARE THE
WORLD)》早就为人熟悉,他的歌曲对情感的表达与众不同,反正是总能让我感动,
下面再推荐一首《HELLO》给大家欣赏: Hello - Lionel Richie
i've been alone with you inside my mind and in my dreams i've kissed your lips a thousand times i sometimes see you pass outside my door hello, is it me you're looking for?
i can see it in your eyes
i can see it in your smile
you're all i've ever wanted,(and) my arms are open wide 'cause you know just what to say
and you know just what to do
and i want to tell you so much, i love you ... i long to see the sunlight in your hair
and tell you time and time again how much i care sometimes i feel my heart will overflow hello, i've just got to let you know
'cause i wonder where you are
and i wonder what you do
are you somewhere feeling lonely, or is someone loving you?
tell me how to win your heart
for i haven't got a clue
but let me start by saying, i love you ... hello, is it me you're looking for?
'cause i wonder where you are
and i wonder what you do
are you somewhere feeling lonely or is someone loving you?
tell me how to win your heart
for i haven't got a clue
but let me start by saying ... i love you 2、MASQUERADE (a。)令人敬畏的 3、But from behind the walls of doubt A voice was crying out
WALLS OF DOUBT(疑惑之墙)乃是暗指世人总以虚假的面貌彼此相待,但心中不
免有疑惑:这难道是我们的处世之道吗?于是心中产生了呐喊,而这个呐喊就在接下
来的第三段中表现出来了。
《HELLO》的音频
36.Seven Lonely Days - georgia gibbs seven lonely days make one lonely week seven lonely nights make one lonely me ever since the time you told me we were thru seven lonely days i cried and i cried for you oh, my darlin' i'm cryin', boo-hoo-hoo-hoo there's no use in denyin' i cried for you it's your favorite pastime, makin' me blue last week was the last time i cried for you seven hankies blue i filled with my tears seven letters true i filled with my fears guess it never pays to make your lover blue seven lonely days i cried and i cried for you oh, my darlin i'm cryin', boo-hoo-hoo-hoo now, there's no use in denyin' i cried for you it's your favorite pastime, makin' me blue last week was the last time i cried for you 1、对于这首歌,大家可能更熟悉的是乡村巨星PATSY CLINE 的版本
PATSY CLINE:
One of the greatest singers in the history of country music, Patsy Cline also helped blaze a
trail for female singers to assert themselves as an integral part of the Nashville-dominated
country music industry. She was not alone in this regard; Kitty Wells had become a star
several years before Cline's big hits in the early '60s. Brenda Lee, who shared Cline's
producer, did just as much to create a country-pop crossover during the same era; Skeeter
Davis briefly enjoyed similar success. Cline has the most legendary aura of any female
country singer, however, perhaps due to an early death that cut her off just after she had
entered her prime.
georgia gibbs:
2、ever since the time you told me we were through,seven lonely days i cried and i cried
for you.=Ever since seven days ago when you told me that our relationship was over,i hve
been feeling lonely and i've been crying and crying for losing you.
be through=be over
cry for +n. :为。。。哭泣
3、there's no use in denyin' i cried for you
THERE„S NO USE+IN+现在分词=IT IS USELESS TO +动词原形
4、guess it never pays to make your lover blue IT PAYS TO... 做...是值得的
38.Song Sung Blue
Song sunG blue.Everybody knows one. Song sung blue. Every garden grows one. Me and
you are subject to the blues now and then. And when you take the blues and make a song,
you sing them out again, sing them out again. Song sung blue. Weeping like a willow. Song sung blue. Sleeping on my pillow. Funny
thing but you can sing it with a cry in your voice. And before you know it, get to feeling
good. You simply got no choice.
1、
Neil Diamond built a career, first as a pop songwriter, and then as a pop singer, that has
withstood the changing fashions of music, especially rock, over more than 25 years. Born
in Brooklyn, Diamond was writing and recording in New York in his teens, though he
graduated from Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High School and attended New York
University for a time. In 1965, he signed to Bang Records as an artist while also working
as a songwriter. In 1966, he reached the Top Ten with his "Cherry, Cherry," while the
Monkees took his "I'm a Believer" to #1. "Cherry, Cherry" was the first of five straight
Top 20 hits, among them "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon." 2、Me and you are subject to the blues now and then. 我和你都不时的会感到忧郁。
SUBJECT:易受到。。。,易遭受。。。 BE SUBJECT TO +n. 势必会遭到
3、WEEP :低声哭泣
4、WILLOW:柳树
A WEEPING WILLOW (植物)垂柳
39. Take Me Home Country Roads John Denver almost heaven west virginia
blue ridge mountains shenandoah river
life is old there older than the trees
younger than the mountains
growin like a breeze
country roads take me home
to the place i belong
west virginia mountain momma
take me home country roads
all my memories gather round her
miners lady stranger to blue water
dark and dusty painted on the sky
misty taste of moon shine
tear drops in my eyes
i hear her voice in the morning hours she calls me
radio reminds me of my home far away
driving down the road i get a feeling that i should
have been home yesterday
yesterday
country roads take me home
to the place i belong
west virginia mountain mamma
take me home country roads
take me home country roads
take me home country roads
1、
One of the most popular recording artists of the 1970s, country-folk singer/songwriter John Denver's gentle, environmentally conscious music established him among the most
beloved entertainers of his era; wholesome and clean-cut, his appeal extended to fans of all
ages and backgrounds, and led to parallel careers as both an actor and a humanitarian. Born John Henry Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico on December 31, 1943, he was
raised in an Air Force family, and grew up in various regions of the southwestern U.S. As
a teen, his grandmother presented him with a 1910 Gibson acoustic guitar, and while attending Texas Tech University he began performing local clubs. Adopting the stage
surname "Denver" in tribute to the Rocky Mountain area he so cherished, he dropped out
of college in 1964 to relocate to Los Angeles; there he joined the Chad Mitchell Trio, a major draw on the hootenanny circuit of the early '60s but in the twilight of their career at
the time of Denver's arrival. Over time, however, Denver helped resuscitate the group on
the strength of his songwriting skills; signed to Mercury, the Trio recorded a number of tracks, which the label repackaged in 1974 as Beginnings with the Chad Mitchell Trio. 2、all my memories gather round her ,miners lady, stranger to blue water 我一直在想念我的妈妈,她是一个矿工的太太,从来没见过大海。 BE A STRANGER TO 对。。。不懂
BLUE WATER=BLUE OCEANS
3、RIMIND (OF)使...想起
40.Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page
I was dancin' with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancin'
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darlin' the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
1、I was dancin' with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz When an old friend I happened to see
主语+WAS(WERE)+V_ing+WHEN 引导的过去式从句:正在。。。就
DANCE TO +MUSIC 随着音乐起舞
EX: I LOVE THIS SONGVERY MUCH, SHALL WE DANCE TO IT?
41The end of the world
why does the sun go on shining
why does the sea rush to shore
don't they know it's the end of the world cause you don't love me anymore
why do the birds go on singing
why do the stars glow above
don't they know it's the end of the world it ended when i lost your love
i wake up in the morning and i wonder
why everything's the same as it was
i can't understand
no, i can't understand
how life goes on the way it does
why does my heart go on beating
why do these eyes of mine cry
don't they know it's the end of the world it ended when you said goodbye
(spoken)why does my heart go on beating why do these eyes of mine cry
43. The River Of No Return --marilyn monroe (Mm, if you listen, you can hear it call, "Wailerie.")There is a river called the river of
no return. Sometimes it's peaceful and sometimes wild and free. Love is a traveller on the
river of no return, swept on forever to be lost in the stormy sea.
"Wailerie," I can hear the river call where the roaring water falls. "Wailerie," I can hear
my lover call, "Come to me."
I lost my love on the river, and forever my heart will yearn. Gone, gone forever down the
river of no return. "Wailerie, wailerie'" He'll never return to me. No return, no return, no
return'
。
45.Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree -tony orlando
I'm coming home; I've done my time. Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine. If you
received my letter telling you still want me, if you still want me. Tie a yellow ribbon
'round the old oak tree. It's been three long years. Do you still want me? If I don't see a
ribbon 'round the old oak tree, I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me, if I
don't see a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree. Bus driver, please look for me, 'cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see. I'm really
still in prison, and my love she holds the key. A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set
me free. I wrote and told her please.
Now the whole danm bus is cheering, and I can't believe I see a hundred yellow ribbons
'round the old oak tree. I'm coming home.
In conjunction with his backing duo Dawn, singer Tony Orlando was one of the biggest
pop stars of the early '70s, best remembered for the mammoth hit "Tie a Yellow Ribbon
'Round the Ole Oak Tree." Born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis in New York City
on April 3, 1944, he entered the music business at the age of 16 following a successful
audition for producer Don Kirshner. Orlando's first hit, 1961's "Halfway to Paradise," was
written for him by Carole King, who also authored the Top 20 follow-up, "Bless You." However, after scoring a minor chart entry with "Happy Times (Are Here to Stay)," his career ground to a halt when Kirshner sold his company to Screen Gems, which showed
considerably more interest in publishing music than recording it; Orlando was given a job
with the company's promotional department, and in 1967 he was tapped by Columbia Records to head their own publishing division, April-Blackwood Music. 2、(摘自月光书屋)
挤出那两扇阴森、锈斑的大铁门,捡起狱警狠摔脸上,重砸地上的旧包囊,噼啪着节
节伸直腰。六年中,浑身被殴伤的地方,现在又争先恐后地痛。忘久了怎么站立,眯
着高墙外陌生的阳光,我有些晕眩;听见里面狱友们熟悉的惨叫,我忍不住条件反射,
咳了今天的第一口鲜血。
远方老橡树下的你,是否会拆开我的信?六年了,那是唯一的一封。还记得彼此初
见时,你的长发随风散扬。贫穷的我只够买条劣质的黄丝带,你不忤地微笑,用它细
细围住你优质的青丝。此刻,它踡在我结疤的掌心,而我将启程,以仅剩的几块钱,
捎上拥挤破旧的公共汽车,揣着无限的希望,驶向你。 当车子弯个弯,摇晃着岔入那返乡的支路;当地平线尽头,我们的小屋慢慢地尖上
来,我该如何对你说,其实再民主的国家也比一个最罪恶的人,犯过更大更多更重的
罪,那战争,政治,法律。其实间接地,每个人都曾经犯罪过,即使圣贤,伟人,天
使。我该如何对你说,其实我还没出狱,若你不再接受我,从今以后,人间就是我一
座大监狱。
历经这些漫长孤苦的岁月,爱,一个昨日的囚徒,还有没资格成为春天最后的归人,
而不是今日的过客,明日的浪子,后日异乡街头的一具无名尸...... 走出这一筑荫凉、刷漆的小木屋,垂眸六年中初次穿上的长裙,春光下,它有些不争
气,褪色一如我的颜。过晌了,斜倚着门,我一段段摊开,早晨小镇里所有买到的黄
布,独自剪成一条条黄丝带。下午的春气真是暖,我欠起身,开始把它们一一结在小
屋旁,公路边,那棵多年的老橡树上,系满每一根枝干。晚风中,它们将向渐近的你
万千地招手。
度过那些黯淡耻辱的日子,黑暗看惯了你,你也惯看了黑暗,所以视力一定很模糊。
我得撑住疲倦的双手,扶稳摇摇欲坠的梯,坚持着挂满十条、廿条、一百条。 六年了,目送一辆辆公共汽车吱哑开过,碾起漫天的灰埃,遍地的黄尘。“别愁深夜雨,孤影小窗灯”,每天单车单身来往人群,我该如何对你说,即使你沦落到社会的
最下层,埋没在世俗的最中间,也仍然是我的心上人。六年了,锁着这颗心,守着这
个身,从没有请哪位男子进去。而今宵,我多么愿意和你,共尽着缠绵缱绻,一夜做
爱到天亮。
五点钟了,我该进屋洗菜烧饭,你也该到。记得你说过,“活在这样的世上,人生没半点意义,什么事都值不得做。”可是该如何对你说,这一生这一日这一次,我却找
到最意义的事:在下午的阳光里,把这棵苍苍的老橡树,佩上无数崭新的黄丝带,高
高低低、长长短短、大大小小......
Tie yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,幸福是馨黄色的;
Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,爱不在乎统治阶级,你是好人还是坏人,是顺民还是逆犯;
Tie a hundred yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,如今的时代,有谁能够清白地活着!
3、PUT THE BLAME ON ME
BLAME+事物+ON+人=BLAME+人+FOR+事物 将某事归咎于某人
46.Top of the world-carpenters
such a feelin's comin' over me
there is wonder in most everthing i see
not a cloud in the sky got the sun in my eyes and i won't be surprised if it's a dream
everything i want the world to be
is now coming true especially for me
and the reason is clear
it's because you are here
you're the nearest thing to heaven that i've seen i'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation and the only explanation i can find
is the love that i've found
every since you've been around your love put me at the top of the world
something in the wind has learned my name and it's tellin' me that things are not the same in the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze there's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me there is only one wish on my mind
when this day is through i hope that i will find that tomorrow will be just the same for you and me all i need will be mine if you are here
1、
With their light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, clean arrangements, the Carpenters stood in direct contrast with the excessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s; yet they
became one of the most popular artists of the decade, scoring 12 Top Ten hits, including
three number one singles.
Karen Carpenter's calm, pretty voice was the most distinctive element of their music,
settling in perfectly amidst the precise, lush arrangements provided by her brother Richard.
The duo's sound drew more from pre-rock pop than rock & roll, but that didn't prevent the Carpenters from appealing to a variety of audiences, particularly Top 40, easy listening,
and adult contemporary. While their popularity declined during the latter half of the '70s,
they remained one of the most distinctive and recognizable acts of the decade produced