我至愛的經典外語金曲

接網友小蓓的tag, 之前一見這個題目便想我一定想不到, 因為音樂方面最喜歡的都是電影原聲音樂, 其他的都已很少買來聽.

說到外語金曲, 中小學時常常聽, 又受父母親及姨母們影響, 當然也聽過不少. 小學時是學校合唱團成員, 偶然也會唱這些歌曲, 父親看電影時我即使不太懂也會聽聽那些主題曲. 中學校內辦的歌唱比賽, 同學們都愛找些經典金曲來參賽, 唱英文歌怎也有點味道及品味, 很少同學會揀時代曲比賽的.

以下是我第一時間想到又喜歡的外語經典金曲, 當然有一兩首要在網上找找曲名, 因為只記得曲及詞. (小蓓, 乜咁新果D都得咩??? :) 哈.)

雖然這些歌曲大都比我年長, 不過中小學時都聽不少.

最喜歡的必定是Carpenters了, "Close To You"(1973)是我的第一位:

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you. (全首歌詞)

第二首依然是Carpenters, "Rainy Days and Mondays"(1972), 兩首都是初期有K唱時(唱廳那種呢!)我常會唱的歌:

Talkin' to myself and feelin' old
Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothing ever seems to fit
Hangin' around
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down. (全首歌詞)

第三首是父親愛看的"The Godfather"中最經典的"Speak Softly Love"(1972), 由Andy Williams唱:

Speak softly, love and hold me warm against your heart
I feel your words, the tender trembling moments start
Were in a world, our very own
Sharing a love that only few have ever known

Wine-colored days warmed by the sun
Deep velvet nights when we are one (全首歌詞)

第四首想到的(可能有更喜歡的啊), 是這句: "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? Cos' you don't love me anymore..."

原來歌名是"The End of the World", 歌手是Skeeter Davis, 1964年的金曲:

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 any more

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 (全首歌詞)

這首不是最喜歡, 不過這刻想到它, "Tell Laura I Love Her", 歌手是Ray Peterson, 1960年的作品:

Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents,
But most of all, a wedding ring

He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother, Tommy said

Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do, that cannot wait(全首歌詞)

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