2006年12月21日 星期四

[lyrics] Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

  I'm coming home. I've done my time
  Now I got to know what is and isn't mine
  If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free
  Then you'll know just what to do
  If you still want me, If you still want me

  Oh! 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 your 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 your 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

  Oh! 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 your 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 your yellow ribbon round the old oak tree

  Now the whole damn bus is cheering
  And I can't believe I see
  A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree
  I coming home

  Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
  Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
  Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
  Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree

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  這首歌是Tony Orlando & Dawn(東尼奧蘭多與黎明合唱團)最為人所熟知的歌曲,甚至在我那個年代(連"那個年代"都用上了= =")的遠東版英文課本,有一課甚至是直接拿這首歌來作一篇文章呢!但不可置否的,這首歌真的夠經典,猶記得那個時候的段考前,有考到這一課,晚上留下來夜自習,一邊唸這篇課文,一邊對照著老師白天發的歌詞,腦中也充滿著白天老師課堂上放這首歌的旋律,不知不覺的走到走廊上面,一邊朗誦課文,一邊有同學在唱這首歌,那種感覺真的很棒^^。

  那個時候輪我唱,他們唸課文,唱著唱著,鼻子也酸了,但我自己也不懂為什麼,或許是我這學期修的那門通識課"音樂的語言"郭老師說的:音樂的力量。嗯,應該就是音樂的力量!但總覺得應該還有別的東西在裡面,算了,那不重要。

  今天當我再度聽這首歌的時候,感覺又不同於第一次聽到這首歌的時候,但不減的仍是當初那份感動。

2 則留言:

  1. Tony Orlando 在台最流行的歌曲或許應該是 Knock Three Times,當年唱遍大街小巷,甚至連布袋戲都有翻譯的台語歌,可見其影響力。
    至於這首 Tie a yellow ribbon 其實已經算是他們末期的歌,挾著先前許多流行曲的聲勢,自然也受到青睞,當然,這首歌本身非常好聽,應該有它的地位。
    至於英文課本的採用...,這應該是很久以「後」的故事了,因為當時Dawn大行其道時,這首歌還沒出現呢,從出現到流行再到進書,那時 Tony Orlando 在台已經退流行了。

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  2. 啊,抱歉,有句話忘記說...

    Tony Orlando 大紅大紫時,還沒有哪個老師敢在課堂上放歌,任何一本教材也不可能把歌詞羅致在內,那個時代的上課模式拘謹嚴肅,跟後來的活潑開放有天壤之別。

    作者有幸活在 Tony Orlando 流行之後的很多年,年輕真好。

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