Candle in the Wind
performer:
Elton John
composer:
Elton John
lyrics:
Bernie Taupin
1997年最世界最流行的歌必定是candle in the wind. 很多人以為這首歌是elton john為了故友戴安娜皇妃而作的. 對了一半: 這是一首1973年的舊作, 戴妃去世時elton john打電話給老拍檔bernie taupin留言, 請他為戴安娜寫一首類似舊作candle in the wind的歌詞, 點知bernie聽錯左以為重寫該曲的歌詞, 結果變成舊曲新詞了.
光計歌詞和演繹, 還是原曲勝一籌.
原版所歌的也是一位傾城美人 -- 瑪麗蓮夢露. 歌曲的第一句 good bye norma jean, 當中的norma jean就是夢露的本名. 歌詞不用她夢露這個出名的名字, 反而用了無太多人知的本名, 就是要說出作者看到的, 是美人的本性, 而非在鎂光燈下的性感女神.
夢露去世時, elton john只得15歲, 他以一個小影迷(from the young man in the 22nd row) 的身份, 看待夢露絢爛而悲慘的一生. 歌詞描述夢露雖然貴為超級巨星, 卻受到荷里活的聲色誘惑和摧殘, 失去完自我, 終日與寂寞為伴, 直到自殺身亡, 媒體依然不放過她, 將她裸體陳屍情景, 鉅細靡遺的報導出來. 但作者認為雖然夢露一生悲哀無依, 卻己成為可歌頌的不朽傳奇.
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2008/11/12
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have like to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And the pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
The press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
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