《Hotel California》《加州旅店》
喜爱英文歌曲的朋友都不会陌生这首经典的《Hotel California》
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歌词大意:Hotel California(加州旅馆)
歌手:the eagles(老鹰乐队)
On a dark desert highway.
Cool wind in my hair.
Warm smell of colitas rising
Up through the air Up ahead in the distance.
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle
And she showed me the way
There were voices down in corridor
I thought I heard them say... ...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)
There's plenty of rooms at the
Hotel California
Any time of year you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She got the Mercedes-Benz
She got a lot of pretty,
Pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
So I called up the captain
Please bring me my wine
He said we haven't had that spirit
Here since nineteen sixty nine
And still those voices are
Calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say... ...
Welcome to the Hotel
California Such a lovely place
(such a lovely face)
They livin'it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceilling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said we are all just prisoners
Here of our own device
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember,
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
Relax said programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave
喜爱英文歌曲的人没有几个不知道“Hotel California”(加州旅店)和“Take It Easy”,这两首空前绝后的钻石级金曲是本世纪最著名的流行音乐作品,而造就它们的就是以美国国鸟命名的乐队The Eagles。The Eagles是美国老牌的摇滚乐队,他们的成功之处是在于把摇滚、流行和乡村音乐很好地结合在一起,他们的音乐符合各个层次的欣赏者,成了名副其实的“大众偶像”。
最著名招牌曲“Hotel California”是充满诡异、动人旋律的钻石级金曲,单看歌词,寥寥数笔,便几乎把上世纪70年代所有的忧伤与迷惘卷携殆尽。不过借用中国的一句古语“成也萧何,败也萧何”来说,可能是“Hotel California”太成功了,歌迷对这首歌曲近乎于崇拜的喜爱已使他们忽略了The Eagles其他的单曲。笔者个人更喜欢“Desperado”,听了第一句便忍不住要落下泪来,The Eagles的歌很少用钢琴,没想到偶然用了,正好配得上Don Henly质感十足的声音。不是做广告,是真心的推荐:用一个下午的时间,听完这张专辑,你便可以附身于“老鹰”的双翼,飞过了一段舒心写意的时光旅程。
Eagles的歌大都出自于Don Henley、Glen Frey之手,他们两人是乐队的核心人物,也是自始至终唯一坚守自己岗位的老成员。Don Henley曾是Shiloh的一员,1970年发行了一张同名专辑,为他们制作唱片的正是大名鼎鼎的Kenny Rogers。来自底特律的Glen Frey是为了追求J.D.Souther的妹妹,才来到加州闯天下的。1968年他于Souther组成了一个二重唱,此时关系于他们很接近的还有Jackson Browne,因为这层情谊的关系,所以我们可以发现不少Eagles的作品,有J.D. Souther和Jackson Browne名字出现。
组成Eagles的构想人是Don Henley和Glen Frey,他们在吟游诗人俱乐部里相识,随即他们加入Linda Ronstadt的乐队里。除了Henley和Frey之外,Randy Meisner和Bernie Leadon以“客座”的身份也被邀请在Linda的班底,他们四人在此风云际会,短短四个月时间,竟在小伙子们满腔热血的促动下,Eagles应运而生了!
1971年8月四个已有丰富舞台经验的乐手,包括Gleen Frey,Bernie Leadon,Randy Meisner和Don Henley组成The Eagles。
在为琳达朗丝黛(Linda Ronstadt)担任专属乐团后,受到Asylum唱片公司总裁David Geffen的提拔,安排其于科罗拉多Aspen一家俱乐部中担任一晚四场的演出达一个月。
1972年4月和Asylum唱片签约,The Eagles飞往英国轮敦奥林匹克录音室进行第一章唱片录制工作。在七月份的时候,Take It Easy成为他们第一首近榜单曲。而收录该曲的专辑The Eagles获第二十二名。选自专辑中的另一首歌Witchy Woman晋升到第九名。乐团的成员或多或少有了些改变,但是老鹰合唱团一直在发展中。1973年乐队所属的唱片公司被华纳公司收购,华纳公司是当今国际五大唱片集团之一,也是全球最具实力的影视制作公司,他在八十年代时曾有意与宝利金(Polygram)公司合并,但由于美国反托拉斯法的制约而未能成功。雄鹰乐队由于有如此强大的宣传后盾,乐队的成功也接踵而至,各地的巡回演出搞得风风火火