If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I like to do Is to save everyday till eternity passes away Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save everyday like a treasure And then again I would spend them with you
But there never seem to be enough time to do the things you want to do Once you've found them I've looked around enough to know That you're the one I want to go through the time with
If I had a box just for wishes and dreams that had never come true The box would be empty Except for the memory of how they were answered by you
翻開對70'年代抒情搖滾的印象，古典搖滾樂團 Kansas (堪薩斯)的「Dust In The Wind」與「House Of The Rising Sun」、「Heart Of Gold」，一直是記憶體中必備的儲存。
也是心目中總是將之一氣呵成的三部曲代表作。
Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
Kansas - Dust In The Wind
I close my eyes Only for a moment, then the moment's gone All my dreams Pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind
Same old song Just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind
Don't hang on Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky It slips away All your money won't another minute buy
Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind Dust in the wind (Everything is dust in the wind) Everything is dust in the wind
1973年正式成軍的美國前衛搖滾樂團 Kansas (堪薩斯)，在'70年代當英國與歐陸前衛搖滾風潮橫行天下的時候，可算是美國前衛樂團的唯一精神棟樑，有受過古典樂訓練的小提琴手 Robby Steinhardt 這個團員，使他們大量地運用小提琴擔任主要配音樂器，鍵盤手兼吉他手 Kerry Livgren 與嗓音渾厚高亢的主唱 Steve Walsh，也融入美國人最引以為傲的藍調作為編曲基調，為 Kansas 譜寫了不少膾炙的經典名曲，形成獨樹一格的前衛搖滾風格。 然而，世人對這第一個以美國地名作為團名、第一個將小提琴大量融入搖滾樂的樂團，最有印象的兩首歌，或許仍屬 "Carry On Wayward Son" 和 "Dust in the Wind" ，沒有翻到另一面，就容易忽略了其他好歌吧...... Kansas - On The Other Side Written by Kerry Livgren
The empty page before me now, the pen is in my hand The words don't come so easy but I'm trying I'm searching for a melody or some forgotten line They can slip away from us so quickly Don't be unkind I'm not complaining I only feel it needs explaining 空白的紙張就在我面前，筆在我手上 腸枯思竭但我努力嘗試 我正尋找著一段旋律或被遺忘的五線譜 它們總是如此迅速地滑過我們 別這麼刻薄，我並非在抱怨 我只是覺得需要解釋些什麼 Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in 雖然我以前曾經說過，我會再說一次(再一次) 每個人都需要可以相信的東西 So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side 所以轉身吧，轉身吧它就在另一面 感受那聲音，感受那聲音，從心底發出來 如果你讓它來引導你，它將以情感填補你 所以 轉身吧，轉身吧 它就在另一面 I'm waiting for the day to end another to begin Somehow I've forgotten what it stood for I look into your face and see the searching in your eyes I will be your servant till the end The music plays, and for a moment I feel That all these days are so fulfilling 我等待著一天的結束來開始另一天 不知何故我遺忘了這有什麼意義 我凝視你的臉並看見你眼中的搜索 我將成為你的侍者直到結束 音樂響著，而這一刻我感覺到 這些日子所有的一切是多麼充實 Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in 雖然我以前曾經說過，我會再說一次(再一次) 每個人都需要可以相信的東西 So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side 所以轉身吧，轉身吧它就在另一面 感受那聲音，感受那聲音，從心底發出來 如果你讓它來引導你，它將以情感填補你 所以 轉身吧，轉身吧 它就在另一面 Desperation shows its ugly face in many ways No one can escape the times we live in The answers are so simple and we all know where to look But it's easier to just avoid the question And if I seem too inconclusive It's just because it's so elusive 絕望用各種方式來呈現它醜陋的樣貌 沒有人能逃脫我們所處的時代 答案是如此簡單而且我們都看得到 但卻用更容易的方法去規避問題 而如果我覺得尚無定論 那只是因為它太難以捉摸 Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in 雖然我以前曾經說過我會再說一次(再一次) 每個人都需要可以相信的東西 So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side 所以轉身吧，轉身吧它就在另一面 感受那聲音，感受那聲音，從心底發出來 如果你讓它來引導你，它將以情感填補你 所以 轉身吧，轉身吧 它就在另一面
上一篇提及了「Midnight Train to Georgia」之後，腦子裡便浮現了一首同樣在70'年代非常好聽，由鄉村／靈魂歌手 Brook Benton 翻唱而登上1970年美國 Hot Chart 排行榜冠軍、被譽為「排行榜上最優美、最哀傷的十首歌之一」的「Rainy Night in Georgia」。
Hoverin' by my suitcase, tryin' to find a warm place to spend the night Heavy rain fallin', seems I hear your voice callin', 'It's all right' A rainy night in Georgia, a rainy night in Georgia It seems like it's rainin' all over the world I feel like it's rainin' all over the world
Neon signs a-flashin', taxi cabs and buses passin' through the night A distant moanin' of a train seems to play a sad refrain to the night A rainy night in Georgia, such a rainy night in Georgia Lord, I believe it's rainin' all over the world I feel like it's rainin' all over the world
How many times I wondered It still comes out the same No matter how you look at it or think of it It's life and you just got to play the game
I find me a place in a boxcar, so I take my guitar to pass some time Late at night when it's hard to rest I hold your picture to my chest and I feel fine But it's a rainy night in Georgia, baby, it's a rainy night in Georgia I feel it's rainin' all over the world, kinda lonely now And it's rainin' all over the world
Oh, have you ever been lonely, people? And you feel that it was rainin' all over this man's world You're talking 'bout rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'...
1932年出生、來自南加州的黑人歌手 Brook Benton，從青少年時代就進入歌壇，是個嗓音柔美、相當富有個人風格的藝人。1948年移居紐約發展，剛開始錄製了好幾百首Demo帶，向其他的藝人推銷自己的作品，也在1953年推出個人唱片，不過直到結識了擅長作曲的製作人 Clyde Otis 與 Belford Hendricks 成為作曲搭檔後，用裝飾著華麗弦樂變奏的風格詮釋著許多 R&B 的經典，才漸漸受到世人賞識，接著更於1959年以和他們三人共同譜寫出來的「It's Just a Matter of Time」獲得全美第三名而造成轟動。後來，他又陸續唱紅了「So Many Ways」、「The Boll Weevil Song」和「Hotel Happiness」等一連串的暢銷曲，和女歌手 Dinah Washington (黛娜‧華盛頓)合唱的「Baby (You've Got What It Takes)」更是暢銷百萬的金唱片。
歌喉出眾的 Brook Benton 歌路寬廣，舉凡流行經典、藍調和黑人的靈歌，都是他的拿手絕活，而他所譜寫的作品更是許多實力派歌手爭相灌錄的最愛。60'年代中期，他的歌唱生涯曾經一度下滑，但是接著他又在1970年推出了這一首轟動國際的經典「Rainy Night in Georgia」，將歌唱生涯再度攀昇並延續到整個70'年代；不過在80'年代，他由於罹患的脊椎髓膜炎逐漸惡化且感染了肺炎，最後不敵病魔糾纏，在1988年4月離世。
Tony Joe White - Continued (1969)
而這首由 Tony Joe White 在1962年所寫的歌，1969年收錄於自己第二張專輯「Continued」中仍未能受到青睞，直到1970年才由 Brook Benton 演唱而一舉成名，據說是因 Tony Joe White 經常在酒吧演唱後因酗酒而大鬧現場，其個性極不得人緣，隨著年齡漸長才慢慢收歛。 2014年1月17日音樂記者 Ray Shasho 採訪 Tony Joe White，70歲的他回想並敘述了當年寫下這首歌曲的過程：『高中畢業後我離開家鄉路易斯安那州，帶著一把吉他跟一些行李到喬治亞州去找我生活在那邊的姐姐，我找了個開貨櫃車載公路上往返的工作，可是只要下雨天公司就叫你休息，於是這麼多的下雨天，我只能待在姐姐家裡玩玩吉他做些什麼地，閒過一整晚。三個月後當我搬到德州時，那些無聊日子裡的想法在我腦中縈繞不去，有天我在收音機上聽見了「Ode to Billie Joe」突然想起，哇！是啊！這太他媽的真實了，我根本就是 Billie Joe！我就曾在棉花田裡生活，我知道那種爛感覺，所以我開始嘗試寫下點什麼東西－－－某些我深刻體會的想法－－－而那陣子我也和我的鼓手與貓王及 John Lee Hooker 同台過，我沒有原創曲我知道，而後當我有次坐下來聽著 Bobbie Gentry 時，我想，嗯，我砸過了那麼多喇叭，在喬治亞州的我多麼清楚那該死的雨夜，所以我很幸運地在第一次寫下這刻骨銘心的感覺後，它竟然可以流傳這麼久。而這也是我日後寫歌時，謹記真誠地將自我的想法寫出來的啟蒙。』
Tony Joe White - Rainy Night in Georgia (1969)
「Rainy Night in Georgia」紀錄 Hot Chart #1 (熱門排行榜第1名) Billboard Magazine Black Singles Chart (美國告示牌雜誌黑人單曲排行榜) Pop Singles #4 (流行榜單曲第4名) Adult Contemporary charts #2 (當代成人流行榜第2名) List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time #498 (滾石雜誌500大經典歌曲第498名)
其他錄製過「Rainy Night in Georgia」歌手Tony Joe White (Original／Writter) Greg Barrett The Bees Knees Jo Jo Benson Acker Bilk Blues Boy Willie Aron Burton Ray Charles Nick Colionne Randy Crawford The Crusaders Jimmy Ellis Eric Essix Philipp Frankhauser Eddie Floyd Tennessee Ernie Ford Amos Garrett Mileage Gilbert Hearts of Stone Al Hirt Hit Crew John Holt Chuck Jackson Peter Lancaster Little Milton Lord Tanamo Willie Mabon Herbie Mann Sam Moore Kenny Parker Gil Parris The Persuasions Arthur Prystock Boots Randolph Nelson Riddle & his Orch Billy Lee Riley Johnny Rivers David Ruffin Otis Rush Billy Scott Eddie Shaw Little Matt Simmons Wynn Stewart The Temptations Revue B.J. Thomas Nicky Thomas Conway Twitty Earl Van Dyke Lonie Walker Hank Williams Jr.
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips 1973年灌唱發行、於同年10月23日拿下年美國 Billboard 單曲及1994年 Hot 榜上冠軍、葛萊美獎最佳 R&B 主唱獎項的「Midnight Train to Georgia」，故事背景主要是敘述一位懷有滿腔音樂夢想的男孩，遠離家鄉 Georgia (喬治亞州)及愛人到 Los Angeles (洛杉磯)尋找成為「巨星」的機會，但現實與夢想的差距迫使他最後不得不放棄理想，賣掉老舊的車子以便買張回故鄉 Georgia 的單程車票，撘著午夜的火車，回到家鄉...
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia(1973) Written by Jim Weatherly
L.A. proved too much for the man, So he's leavin' the life, he's come to know, He said he's goin' back to find Ooh, what's left of his world, The world he left behind Not so long ago. He's leaving, On that midnight train to Georgia, And he said he's goin' back To a simpler place and time. And I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia, I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine. He kept dreamin' That someday he'd be a star. But he sure found out the hard way That dreams don't always come true. So he pawned all his hopes and he even sold his old car Bought a one way ticket To the life he once knew, Oh yes he did, He said he would Be leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia, And he said he's goin' back to find To a simpler place and time. And I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia, I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine. Be leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia, And he said he's goin' back to find To a simpler place and time. And I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia, I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine. Go, gonna board, gonna board, Gonna board the midnight train. Gotta go, gonna board Gonna board Gonna board the midnight train
P.S. 這首歌靈感來源是改編自 Cissy Houston (西西‧休斯頓，Whitney Houston 惠妮‧休斯頓的母親)在70'年代初期錄製的專輯「Midnight Plane to Houston」當中的同名歌曲。
There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gambling man Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk
Oh mother, tell your children Not to do what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun
Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain
Well, there is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one
在紐奧良有一間屋子 人們都叫它日昇之屋 很多可憐的孩子都在此毀掉一生 上帝，我就是其中一個
我的母親是個裁縫 是她縫製好我的新牛仔褲 我的父親是個賭徒 在紐奧良南方
而這個賭鬼唯一需要的 是行李箱與大皮箱 他唯一感到滿足的時候 是他喝醉的時候
噢！媽媽，告訴孩子們 別步入我的後塵 在罪惡與悲慘中度過餘生 在那日昇之屋
我一腳踏在月台 另一腳踏在火車車廂上 我正要回到紐奧良 回去戴上腳銬與鎖鏈
在紐奧良有一間屋子 人們都叫它日昇之屋 很多可憐的孩子都在此毀掉一生 上帝，我就是其中一個
1920年代早期，「House Of The Rising Sun」在美國黑人文化中常用來作為妓院的代名詞，傳統版本的歌詞所描述的並不是男性經驗，而是少女淪為娼妓之後的悔恨。根據民謠學者 Alan Lomax 在1941年的著作「Our Singing Country」中指出，「House Of The Rising Sun」原本是傳統英國歌謠，1862年聯盟佔領紐奧良期間，Marianne LeSoleil Levant 在826-830聖路易斯街開了間妓院，後來因鄰居抱怨，在1874年被迫結束營業： There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun. It's been the ruin of many a poor girl, And me, O God, for one. If I had listened what Mamma said, I'd 'a' been at home today. Being so young and foolish, poor boy, Let a rambler lead me astray. Go tell my baby sister Never do like I have done To shun that house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun. My mother she's a tailor; She sold those new blue jeans. My sweetheart, he's a drunkard, Lord, Lord, Drinks down in New Orleans. The only thing a drunkard needs Is a suitcase and a trunk. The only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk. Fills his glasses to the brim, Passes them around Only pleasure he gets out of life Is hoboin' from town to town. One foot is on the platform And the other one on the train. I'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain. Going back to New Orleans, My race is almost run. Going back to spend the rest of my days Beneath that Rising Sun. 書上也指出，這首歌後來由美國 Kentucky (肯他基州)的 Georgia Turner 和 Bert Martin 重新填詞，最早的錄音版本是1920年代的黑人藍調歌手 Texas Alexander，被傳唱的次數不勝枚舉(後註*)，但仍維持以女性的角度出發而演唱： There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun. It's been the ruin of many a poor girl, and me, O God, for one.
If I had listened what Mamma said, I'd 'a' been at home today. Being so young and foolish, poor boy, let a rambler lead me astray.
Go tell my baby sister never do like I have done to shun that house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun.
My mother she's a tailor; she sold those new blue jeans. My sweetheart, he's a drunkard, Lord, Lord, drinks down in New Orleans.
The only thing a drunkard needs is a suitcase and a trunk. The only time he's satisfied is when he's on a drunk. 直到1964年被英國樂團 The Animals 改編後，這首歌才變成描寫男性經驗的歌曲，並且同時進入英國 Chart 流行榜及美國 Billboard 告示排行榜的冠軍，也讓這首歌成為眾所皆知的經典歌曲。 這個名叫「House of The Rising Sun」的妓院是否真的存在呢？一本書名為「Offbeat New Orleans」(與眾不同的紐奧良)的旅遊指南堅稱，早在19世紀中晚期，1862年到1874年之間，「House of The Rising Sun」這所妓院的確存在，並且有地址為證︰826-830 St. Louis St.。而「House of The Rising Sun」是以這所妓院的鴇母 Marianne LeSoleil Levant 的姓氏命名；她的姓氏翻譯成英文便是「The Rising Sun」的意思。
事實上仍沒有人能確認此事，甚至從歌詞語意中，許多人認為那其實是紐奧良教區的一間女子監獄。
但當這首歌廣為流傳之後，許多人仍對於是否真有這間名為「House of The Rising Sun」的妓院感到好奇，The Animals 的主唱 Eric Burdon 在被詢問此事時曾經明確地表達過他的意見：「很多人都來找我並跟我說：『你想知道真正的日昇之屋在哪裡嗎？』我回答他們：『我以前就聽過那一間了。』」 「後來我曾經親自去找。我去過男性監獄、女性監獄、精神病院，找過一些販毒份子或賭徒、酒鬼，甚至到過私人聚會場所詢問，那些人也都表明非常樂意帶我去(日昇之屋，意指妓院)....」
*後註 已知唱過「House of The Rising Sun」的歌手 Agents of Oblivion The Adolescents Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bard of Ely Joan Baez The Be Good Tanyas Cyndee Peters Blind Boys of Alabama Bon Jovi The Brothers Four Johnny Cash Cody C & J.R. David Allen Coe Creedence Clearwater Revival Paul Killington The Doors Bob Dylan The Eagles Tommy Emmanuel Evereve Marianne Faithfull Bob Fuzz Frijid Pink Gerry and the Pacemakers Woody Guthrie Wyclef Jean (et Les Portes du Pen) Waylon Jennings Brian Johnson Sammy Kaye B.B. King and Mary Travers Mark Knopfler Kult La Renga Leadbelly Led Zeppelin Courtney Love Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) Ronnie Milsap Roger McGuinn Muse Tim O'Brien Mark O'Conner Sinéad O'Connor Odetta John Otway Oysterhead Dolly Parton The Platters Pink Floyd Rockapella The Rolling Stones Dave van Ronk Santa Esmeralda Sentenced Nina Simone Tangerine Dream Toto Tracy Chapman The Ventures Richard Watson The Weavers The White Stripes Josh White Johnny Hallyday (Le pénitencier) 譚詠麟 綾戶智繪 蔡振南(大節女) 林美莉(大節女) 郭桂彬(大節女)
