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Two
Different Directions
約翰-丹佛John
Denver於1943年生於美國西南部的新墨西哥州羅斯維爾城。那時美國南方的一個終年陽光燦爛的城市。1971年《Take
Me Home Country Road》的成功讓丹佛成為著名的鄉村音樂歌星。1974年,成為美國唱片最暢銷的藝人;1976年,開辦自己的唱片公司;1997年10月12日,在加利福尼亞海灣因飛機失事不幸身亡,終年53歲。
John Denver最能讓中國人記憶猶新的是1979年中國改革開放的先驅鄧小平訪美時,在華盛頓肯尼迪文化中心他的表演以及對戴著牛仔帽的鄧小平的歡迎。那是一個新曆史的開始!美國接受了中國的這個個頭矮矮但是精神矍鑠的共產黨領導人,而中國人則接受了美國人送過來的那頂牛仔帽,鄧小平代表中國人自然而瀟灑地戴在頭上,然後John
Denver的那清亮陽光般的歌聲也一並來到了中國。
John
Denver的歌大多都跟自然,跟陽光,跟鄉村有關,比如《Rocky
Mountain High》、《Sunshine
On My Shoulders》、《A
Wild Heart Looking For Home》、《Trail
Of Tears》 《African Sunrise》以及《Thank God
I'm a Country Boy》等。他的聲音高昂而清澈,幹淨清晰,給人以陽光般的溫暖和快樂。
John
Denver是緊跟著中國改革的春風來到中國的,他也成了中國人最為熟悉的一個鄉村歌手。他在美國和世界都受到了極大的尊敬,不僅僅是因為他的音樂貢獻。John
Denver的性格特點,帶有著明顯的美國特色,有著濃烈的美國本土味道——樂觀、積極、向上、活躍而主動。他幾乎就是美國精神中向上一麵的代表,像是一個符號,即使是逝世方式都比較美國化。
John Denver以及他所代表著的鄉村音樂已經被符號化,被貼上了自然主義的標簽。這種歸類不無道理,這種歸類也無可厚非。
但是John
Denver以及他的音樂,還有整個鄉村音樂country
music所代表著的意義,以及人民心中那份美好的心情將永遠不會改變。
人們將會懷念他,在陽光照耀著的大山之腳,在藍紫色煙霧彌漫的平原,在開滿鮮花的五月的荒原......
They say they love each other
I've no doubt they do
They say they'll always be together
That may not be true
They come from different places
Different points of view
They find themselves in different spaces
Everything is all brand new
Two different directions
Too many different ways
One always on the road somewhere
The other one always stays
Too often unhappy
Too often on your own
When you are moving in different directions
True love is all alone
Old stories start to surface
Patterns from long ago
And loving quickly turns to anger
For reasons they don't even know
The strongest heart can be broken
With one insensitive word
The deepest feelings remain unspoken
No one is seen and nothing heard
Two different directions
Too many different ways
One always wants to work things out
The other one wants to play
Too ready for changes
Too much that just can't wait
When you are moving in different directions
True love can turn to hate
If opposites attract each other
What's the reason for
One being like an open window
One just like a closing door
Two different directions
Too many different ways
One likes to see the morning sunrise
The other one sleeps in late
Too many tomorrows
Too many times too late
When you are moving in different directions
True love may have to wait
If you are committed to different directions
True love will have to wait
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