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1、 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM 只有寻梦去
歌词:DREAM,DREAM,DREAM,DREAM. DREAM,DREAM,DREAM,DREAM.
WHEN IWANT YOU IN MY ARMS,
WHEN IWANT YOU AND ALL YOUR CHARMS,
WHENNEVERI WANT YOU,
ALL IHAVE TO DO IS DREAM, DREAM,DREAM, DREAM.
WHEN IFEEL BLUE IN THE NIGHT,
AND INEED YOU TO HOLD ME TIGHT,
WHENEVERI WANT YOU,
ALL IHAVE TO DO IS DREAM,.
I CANMAKE YOU MINE,
TASTEYOUR LIPS OF WINE
ANYTIMENIGHT OR DAY.
OLNYTROUBLE IS, GEE WHIZ,
I’MDREAMING MY LIFE AWAY.
I NEEDYOU SO THAT I COULD DIE.
I LOVEYOU SO
AND THATIS WHY WHENEVER I WANT YOU,
ALL IHAVE TO DO IS DREAM.
解释:
1、 THE EVERLY BROTHERS:The Everly Brothers were not only among themost important and best early rock & roll stars,but also among the most influential rockers of any era. They setunmatched standards for close, two-part harmonies and infused earlyrock & roll with some of the best elements ofcountry and pop music. Their legacy was and is felt enormously inall rock acts that employ harmonies as prime features, from theBeatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and legions ofcountry-rockers to modern-day roots rockers like Dave Edmunds andNick Lowe (who once recorded an EP of Everlys songstogether).
2、 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM:在本句型中凡以ALL ONE HAS TO DO,ALL ONEDOES,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ATEVENING。
THE EVERLY BROTHERS照片:
2、 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHTby 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 methere?
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 mustplay a part.
Fate had me playing in love with you as mysweetheart.
Act One was when we met.
I loved you at first glance.
And you read your lines so cleverly and never missed acue.
Then came Act Two.
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 inAmerican 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, andcertainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with thefact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizingrock & roll on an international level. Viewed incold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozensof international smashes from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, as wellas the steady sales of his catalog and reissues since his death in1977, may make him the single highest-selling performer inhistory.
2、Are you sorry we drift apart?=Are you sorry that we have brokenup?
Drift apart 流开,疏远
3、G.I.BLUES Elvis Presley 主演的一部电影G.I. =GOVERNMENTISSUE常用来表示美国大兵
4、Does your memory stray to a bright summer day when I kiss you andcalled you sweetheart?=Do you occasionally think of that specialday 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 inyour livingroom seem empty and bare just because I’m notthere?
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 mustplay a part.
SOMEONE 指莎士比亚,“The world’s a stage and we each must play apart.”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 windby the brother four
How many roads must a man walk down before they call him aman?
how may seas must a white dove sail before she sleeping in thesand?
How many times must the cannonballs fly before they're foreverbanned?
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 thesea?
How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to befree?
How many times can a man turn his head ,pretending he just doesn'tsee?
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 thesky?
How many ears must one man have before he can hear peoplecry?
How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many peoplehave 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 longestsurviving groups of the late-'50s/early-'60s folk revival andperhaps the longest running "accidental" music act in history — 43years and counting as of 2001, without any break and with twooriginal members still in the fold. If few recognize thatdistinction, then it's because the Brothers Four were also part ofa largely forgotten chapter in the history of folk music inAmerica.
2、吉他谱:
4. Breaking Up Is Hard To Doby 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 wouldhave felt quite at home as a straight Tin Pan Alley tunesmith. Rockand roll had taken over by 1960, though, so he made a niche forhimself as one of the Brill Building's most pop-oriented writers.Unlike most of the Brill Building heavyweights, he sang most of hishit records (which were composed in association with HowardGreenfield). And he had a lot of them in the late '50s and early'60s: "Oh Carol," "The Diary," "Stairway to Heaven," "CalendarGirl," "Next Door to an Angel," and "Happy Birthday, SweetSixteen." "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- tolate-'60s pop culture: live free, play free, and love free. Theirmusic, built around radiant harmonies and a solid electric-folkfoundation, was gorgeous on its own terms, but a major part of itsappeal lay in the easygoing Southern California lifestyle itendorsed.
2、All the leaves are brown,And the sky is grey
=It's lates autumn,and all the leaves are turning brown,and the skyis gray;winter is around the corner.
around the corner:在附近,正在迫近中(=be near at hand,be fastapproaching)
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 YouFrankie Valli And The FourSeasons
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 solocareer in 1965 after several years of chart-topping success, whilestill continuing with the group which was re-billed as "FrankieValli and the Four Seasons." He had actually begun as a solo,releasing the 1953 single "My Mother's Eyes" under the name FrankieValley. His debut solo single was "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself" atthe end of 1965, but his first solo success came with thegold-selling "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (June 1967), whichappeared on his first solo album, Frankie Valli—Solo (July 1967).This was followed by Timeless (1968). Valli discontinued solo workfor half a dozen years, concentrating on the group. But he returnedto solo recordings in the mid-'70s. His subsequent solo hitsincluded 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 fixmy 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 ofbeauty.(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 RayEvans
titles song from the movie starring Glenn Ford and GeraldinePage
Dear heart wish you were here to warm this night
My dear heart, seems like a year since you've been out of mysight
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
1、
Easily the most solid and long-lasting vocalist of his era, AndyWilliams' laidback delivery and expansive voice charmed audiencesfor decades, from his first appearance with a brother quartet intohis seventh decade of performance as the head of his own dinnertheater in Branson, Missouri. Born in Wall Lake, Iowa, Williamssang in his church choir and later formed a quartet with his threebrothers. The group performed on radio throughout the Midwest, thenmoved to Los Angeles to make it in show business. The WilliamsBrothers Quartet appeared on Bing Crosby's 1944 hit "Swinging on aStar," 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 ArtGarfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singlesfeaturing their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic, and electricguitars; and Simon's acute, finely wrought songwriting. The pairalways 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'ttruly blossom until he began his own hugely successful solo careerin the 1970s. But the best of S&G's work can standamong Simon's best material, and the duo did progress musicallyover the course of their five albums, moving from basic folk-rockproductions into Latin rhythms and gospel-influenced arrangementsthat 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.Iwent 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.
1、
Thebest-selling female singer during the 1950s, Patti Page in manyways defined the decade of earnest, novelty-ridden adult pop withthrowaway hits like "The Doggie in the Window" and "I Went to YourWedding." By singing a wide range of popular material and her ownshare of novelty fluff, she proved easily susceptible to the fallof classic adult pop but remained a chart force into themid-'60s.
2、WED:(vt)与。。。结婚;(使)结合
EX:In this book ,matter and manner are wellwedded.(这本书的内容与形式结合得很好)
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'llnever 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 andunderappreciated artists to emerge out of Nashville during the late'60s. Best-known for her crossover smash "Ode to Billie Joe," shewas one of the first female country artists to write and producemuch of her own material, forging an idiosyncratic, pop-inspiredsound that, in tandem with her glamorous, bombshell image,anticipated the rise of latter-day superstars like Shania Twain andFaith Hill. Of Portuguese descent, Gentry was born Roberta Streeterin Chickasaw County, MS, on July 27, 1944; her parents divorcedshortly after her birth and she was raised in poverty on hergrandparents' farm. After her grandmother traded one of thefamily's milk cows for a neighbor's piano, seven-year-old Bobbiecomposed her first song, "My Dog Sergeant Is a Good Dog," yearslater self-deprecatingly reprised in her nightclub act; at 13, shemoved to Arcadia, CA, to live with her mother, soon beginning herperforming career in local country clubs. The 1952 film Ruby Gentrylent 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
18、Just Walking In The Rain-jim reeves
Just walking in the rain, getting soaking wet, torturing my heartby 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?" Justwalking in the rain, thinking how we met, knowing things couldchange, somehow I can*t forget.
Just walking in the rain*
1、
GentlemanJim Reeves was perhaps the biggest male star to emerge from theNashville Sound. His mellow baritone voice and muted velvetorchestration combined to create a sound that echoed around hisworld and has lasted to this day. Detractors will call the soundcountry-pop (or plain pop), but none can argue against the largeaudience that loves this music. Reeves was capable of singing hardcountry ("Mexican Joe" went to number one in 1953), but he made hisgreatest impact as a country-pop crooner. From 1955 through 1969,Reeves was consistently charted in the country and pop charts — anamazing fact in light of his untimely death in an airplane accidentin 1964. Not only was a presence in the American charts, but hebecame country music's foremost international ambassador and, ifanything, he was even more popular in Europe and Britain than hewas in his native America. After his death, his fanbase didn'tdiminish at all, and several of his posthumous hits actuallyoutsold his earlier singles; no less than six number one singlesarrived in the three years following his burial. In fact, duringthe '70s and '80s, he continued to have hits with both unreleasedmaterial and electronic duets like "Take Me in Your Arms and HoldMe" with Deborah Allen and "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" with hissmooth-singing female counterpart of the plush Nashville Sound,Patsy Cline, who also perished in an airplane crash, in 1963. ButReeves' legacy remains with lush country-pop singles like "FourWalls" (1957) and "He'll Have To Go" (1959), which defined both hisstyle 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
23、Morning Has Broken破晓-CATSTEVENS
Morning has broken like the first morning. Blackbird has spokenlike the first bird. Praise for the singing; praise for themorning; praise for them springing fresh from the world.
Sweet the rains' new fall sunlit from heaven, like the firstdewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wetgarden, sprung in completeness where His feet pass. Mine is thesunlight. Mine is the morning. Born of the one light Eden saw play.Praise with elation, praise every morning God's re-creation of thenew day.
32.Right here waiting- RichardMarx
Oceansapart 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、RichardMarx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【Righthere 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RichardMarx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
35、Say You Say Me-lionelrichie
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 mostsuccessful male solo artists of the '80s, arguably eclipsed duringhis 1981-1987 heyday only by Michael Jackson and Prince. Richiedominated the pop charts during that period with an incredible runof 13 consecutive Top Ten hits, five of them number ones. As hispopularity skyrocketed, Richie moved farther away from hisR&B origins and concentrated more on adultcontemporary balladry, which had been one of his strengths even aspart of the Commodores. After 1987, Richie fell silent, taking anextended break from recording and touring before beginning acomeback 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 THEWORLD)》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 OFDOUBT(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- georgiagibbs
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, PatsyCline also helped blaze a trail for female singers to assertthemselves as an integral part of the Nashville-dominated countrymusic industry. She was not alone in this regard; Kitty Wells hadbecome a star several years before Cline's big hits in the early'60s. Brenda Lee, who shared Cline's producer, did just as much tocreate a country-pop crossover during the same era; Skeeter Davisbriefly enjoyed similar success. Cline has the most legendary auraof any female country singer, however, perhaps due to an earlydeath that cut her off just after she had entered her prime.
georgia gibbs:
乔治亚·吉布斯是大乐队时代艺人排名第66位的流行女歌手,自1950年至1954间有上榜歌曲12首。其中最成功的3首是:
1)Kiss Of Fire(火之吻)1952年4月19日登榜首7周
2)Seven Lone Days (七个寂寞的日子)1953年入榜24周
3)I’d’ve Baked A Cake
Georgia Gibbs原名FreddaGibbons,1920年8月17日出生于麻省的Worcester。从15岁开始就在广播电台的Hit Parade和CamelCaravan节目中表演。1938年和Hudson-Delange乐队一起表演时的名曲有《If We Never MeetAgain》,1940年和Frankie Trumbauer合作时的名曲有《Laziest Girl InTown》,1942年和Artie Shaw乐队合作时的名曲有《Not Mine》,《Absent MindedMoon》。也就是在这段期间,她改名为Georgia Gibbs。随后,在Jimmy Durant/GarryMoore主持的广播节目时,Moore给她起了个‘HerNibs’的外号。她坚定而准确的嗓音以及良好的艺人风范令她在1950到1959间获得15支排行榜前40位的歌曲。最开始的两支是Coral唱片公司发行的《IfI Knew You Were Comin’》及《I’d’ve Baked A Cake》。
1951年,她和Mercury唱片公司签了约。她52年演唱的《Kiss Of Fire-火之吻》是由一支阿根廷探弋《ElChoclo》改编的。53年演唱的《Seven Lonely Days-七个寂寞的日子》则是原来BonnieLou唱到乡村排行榜前10位的一支歌曲。她唱的热门曲多是翻唱的R&B歌曲。如:55年原来LaVerneBaker唱的《Tweedle Dee》,《Dance With Me Henry》是改动了歌词的原HankBallard的歌曲《Work With Me Annie》,以及Ballard,Johnny Otis,EttaJames的性感歌曲《Roll With Me Henry》等。
后来,她不断的改变合作的唱片公司,先是跳到RCA公司。然后58年到Rou8lette公司,出了她最后一支进入排行榜前40位的《TheHula-Hoop Song》。后又在Mercury公司录了含有《Swinin’ With HerNibs》一曲的专辑。63年在Epic公司录了《Georgia Gibbs》,64年在Imperial公司录了《Something’sGotta Give》。64年以后,她在意大利过着半隐居的生活。
2、ever since the time you told me we were through,seven lonely daysi cried and i cried for you.=Ever since seven days ago when youtold me that our relationship was over,i hve been feeling lonelyand 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 gardengrows one. Me and you are subject to the blues now and then. Andwhen 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 onmy pillow. Funny thing but you can sing it with a cry in yourvoice. And before you know it, get to feeling good. You simply gotno choice.
1、
Neil Diamond built a career, first as a pop songwriter, and then asa pop singer, that has withstood the changing fashions of music,especially rock, over more than 25 years. Born in Brooklyn, Diamondwas writing and recording in New York in his teens, though hegraduated from Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High School and attendedNew York University for a time. In 1965, he signed to Bang Recordsas an artist while also working as a songwriter. In 1966, hereached the Top Ten with his "Cherry, Cherry," while the Monkeestook his "I'm a Believer" to #1. "Cherry, Cherry" was the first offive straight Top 20 hits, among them "Girl, You'll Be a WomanSoon."
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 CountryRoadsJohn 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 mostbeloved entertainers of his era; wholesome and clean-cut, hisappeal extended to fans of all ages and backgrounds, and led toparallel careers as both an actor and a humanitarian. Born JohnHenry Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico on December 31, 1943, hewas raised in an Air Force family, and grew up in various regionsof the southwestern U.S. As a teen, his grandmother presented himwith a 1910 Gibson acoustic guitar, and while attending Texas TechUniversity he began performing local clubs. Adopting the stagesurname "Denver" in tribute to the Rocky Mountain area he socherished, he dropped out of college in 1964 to relocate to LosAngeles; there he joined the Chad Mitchell Trio, a major draw onthe hootenanny circuit of the early '60s but in the twilight oftheir career at the time of Denver's arrival. Over time, however,Denver helped resuscitate the group on the strength of hissongwriting skills; signed to Mercury, the Trio recorded a numberof tracks, which the label repackaged in 1974 as Beginnings withthe Chad Mitchell Trio.
2、all my memories gather round her ,miners lady, stranger to bluewater
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 oldfriend 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?
41、The 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--marilynmonroe
(Mm, if you listen, you can hear it call, "Wailerie.")There is ariver called the river of no return. Sometimes it's peaceful andsometimes wild and free. Love is a traveller on the river of noreturn, swept on forever to be lost in the stormy sea.
"Wailerie," I can hear the river call where the roaring waterfalls. "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'
1、梦露的玉照:
2、这首歌是梦露主演的同名电影的主题曲
3、梦露的星路历程
在美国和西方世界,玛丽莲梦露这个名字几乎是无人不晓的,即使在今天她仍然是大多数美国人心目中的“性感女神”。50年代和60年代初,这名从孤儿院出来的姑娘红透整个好莱坞,使多少爱慕虚荣的少女羡煞;而她在36岁的风华之年突然自杀身死,又使万千影迷困惑不解。
1926年6月1日,原名诺玛琼培克的玛丽莲出生在洛杉矶综合医院里,此时父亲已经离开她远走他乡,母亲常酗酒,人事不知。因此她从小便寄居在别人家中,从这一家到那一家,从孤儿院以收容所,别的孩子流连于童年的欢乐,她已尝到颠连困苦的滋味。九岁的时候,母亲仍然接受不了父亲离去的事实,被关进精神病院。1941年,小诺玛到了加利福利亚的“安娜姨妈”家。一年后,16岁的诺玛与大自己四岁的詹姆斯多尔蒂结了婚,第一次有了自己的家。不过这是个没有爱情的婚姻,二年后丈夫应征入伍,当时正处第二次世界大战期间,不久丈夫以不满诺玛新职业为由提出了离婚。诺玛的新职业是在一家时装店作摄影模特。
1946年,诺玛被二十世纪福克斯公司大老板看中拍板雇用,从此有了这个艺名——玛丽莲梦露。初期的工作并不顺利,她只是在一些在影片中跑跑堂,说几句“Hello!”之类的台词,无奈之下为了五十美元,玛丽莲答应拍裸体照。1950年约翰大胆启用玛丽莲,让她在《柏油丛林》担任一二场重头戏。紧接着玛丽莲与蓓蒂黛维斯等几位大明星拍摄了《伊芙的底细》,出场时间虽然很短,但她那天真无邪,使人听了浑陶陶的对白让人留下深刻印象,福克斯公司等影片一结束,便与她签定续订七年合同。
至53年之前,玛丽莲在影评界虽时获赞誉,但电影公司总是把她拘囿于演“白痴美人”一类角色,为求发展,她上迈克尔契诃夫剧院听戏剧课,排古典剧。这时,有位记者认出“金色之梦”月份牌上的裸体模特儿即为玛丽莲,消息透露出来,非但没有毁掉她的前程,反而引起观众好奇,对她更为关注。1953年是玛丽莲人生的一个转折点,在电影《尼亚加拉》里第一次担任主角。影片以有名于世的大瀑布为背景,烘托玛丽莲优美的体态。该片上映以来,场场爆满,她不仅一跃成为第一流的明星,而且成了好莱坞一手炮制的最了不起的神话。
1954年玛丽莲与棒球健将乔。迪·马吉奥结婚,无奈这位球界巨人醋劲不小,对她限制极多,两人最终分道扬镳。1956年7月1日她又与剧作家阿瑟米勒另缔良缘,他们是在1951年拍《青春常驻》一片时就认识的。婚前玛丽莲的每部影片都超乎寻常的卖座,特别是在《七年之痒》这部片中她站在地铁口的镂空铁板上,下面刮上来的风把她的裙子吹得鼓涨起来,成了她影片里最著名的镜头。不过梦露已经不满足于傻瓜美人这种角色了,紧接着演出的《公共汽车站》里,她把自己的生活经历融汇进人物身上,而且演戏才能达到了前所未有的高度,在片中,她出现在小酒吧时,直有光采华艳、蓬荜生辉之感。1957年与劳伦斯奥立佛合作的《王子与舞女》遭受从未有过的失败,淡出二年后,玛丽莲很小心地接下了这部《热情似火》,影片拍摄很辛苦,她为此两次小产,不过这一切都值得——《热情似火》成为她票房收入最高的影片。
1960年玛丽莲与克拉克盖博合演了《不合时宜的人》,谁也不曾料这分别是他们俩的最后一部影片,停机没几天,克拉克盖博因心脏病猝发而不治身死。同年十一月她与丈夫阿瑟米勒正式分开,这次离异造成的感情创伤始终未能平复。她神经衰弱严重起来,只得进精神病院作一短期疗。一年后神采飞扬的玛丽莲接拍新片《濒于崩溃》,这是她自那张月份牌照片以来,第一次同意在片中拍裸体镜头。1962年6月1日,她在剧组摄影棚里,庆祝她三十六的生日。为了证明自己丰腴如初,风韵依然,玛丽莲在伯特斯特恩的摄影机前功尽弃,取一幅透明纱巾略事遮掩,拍下生平最后一组极有魅力的照片。八月四日一个周末的星期六,是梦露悲剧一生的高潮。这一天早晨,人们还看见她脸庞鲜艳。谁也没有料到,这是临终前的最后光彩。
那天晚上究竟发生了什么?是自杀还是谋杀?
见过现场的人说:她脸朝下躺着,毯子滑在一旁,全身赤裸而僵硬。死去之际,手还抓着电话。她要找谁,或许是总统的弟弟,或许就是美国总统肯尼迪本人,然而电话的另一头没有回音,绝望之下,她服用了过量的安眠药,于是乎,香消玉殒,便再也没有醒来……
时光荏再,作为电影业的产物,好莱坞的神话,玛丽莲梦露并没有死,永远都是生气勃勃的,她完美的体型,自然弯曲的睫毛,洁白无瑕的牙齿和偶尔挑逗的动作,可谓是“回眸一笑百媚生”的形象仍印成千千万万份撒向人间。
4、《THE RIVER OF NORETURN》剧情简介:玛丽莲.梦露与罗伯特.米彻姆主演的西部文艺片,背景是淘金热时代的美国西北山区。米契姆饰演刚出狱的囚犯,他来到镇上接他的儿子回家,认识了照顾儿子的酒吧歌女梦露,但也引起了梦露男友的怀疑。当米契姆和儿子在农庄耕种时,男友前来打倒他,偷了他的枪和马,赶到矿区去淘金。梦露感到不忍心,留下来照顾米契姆。此时,印第安人前来突击农庄,三人沿河流逃亡到镇上。
45.Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree-tonyorlando
I'm coming home; I've done my time. Now I've got to know what isand isn't mine. If you received my letter telling you still wantme, if you still want me. Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oaktree. It's been three long years. Do you still want me? If I don'tsee a ribbon 'round the old oak tree, I'll stay on the bus, forgetabout 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 whatI might see. I'm really still in prison, and my love she holds thekey. A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free. I wroteand told her please.
Now the whole danm bus is cheering, and I can't believe I see ahundred yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree. I'm cominghome.
1、
In conjunction with his backing duo Dawn, singer Tony Orlando wasone of the biggest pop stars of the early '70s, best remembered forthe mammoth hit "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree." BornMichael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis in New York City on April 3,1944, he entered the music business at the age of 16 following asuccessful 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, afterscoring a minor chart entry with "Happy Times (Are Here to Stay),"his career ground to a halt when Kirshner sold his company toScreen Gems, which showed considerably more interest in publishingmusic than recording it; Orlando was given a job with the company'spromotional department, and in 1967 he was tapped by ColumbiaRecords to head their own publishing division, April-BlackwoodMusic.
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 oaktree,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 oaktree,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
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Withtheir light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, cleanarrangements, the Carpenters stood in direct contrast with theexcessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s; yet they became one of themost popular artists of the decade, scoring 12 Top Ten hits,including three number one singles.
Karen Carpenter's calm, pretty voice was the most distinctiveelement of their music, settling in perfectly amidst the precise,lush arrangements provided by her brother Richard. The duo's sounddrew more from pre-rock pop than rock & roll, butthat didn't prevent the Carpenters from appealing to a variety ofaudiences, particularly Top 40, easy listening, and adultcontemporary. While their popularity declined during the latterhalf of the '70s, they remained one of the most distinctive andrecognizable acts of the decade produced