Oh! how I hate to write Dear John I must let you know tonight That my love for you has gone There's no reason to go on And tonight I wed another Dear John*
(spoken) I was overseas in battle When the postman came to me He handed me a letter And I was as happy as I could be Cause the fighting was all over And the battles they'd all be won But then I opened up that letter And it stated Dear John(*)
I was overseas in battle When the postman came to me He handed me a letter Won't you please send back my picture My husband wants it now
Angie, Angie When will those clouds all disappear Angie, Angie Where will it lead us from here
With no loving in our souls And no money in our coats You can't say we're satisfied Angie, Angie You can't say we never tried Angie, you're beautiful But ain't it time we said goodbye Angie, I still love you Remember all those nights we cried
All the dreams we held so close Seem to all go up in smoke Let me whisper in your ear Angie, Angie Where will it lead us from here
Angie don't you weep All your kisses still taste sweet I hate that sadness in your eyes But Angie, Angie Ain't it time we said goodbye
With no loving in our souls And no money in our coats You can't say we're satisfied But Angie, I still love you baby Every where I look, I see your eyes There ain't a woman that comes close to you Come on baby, dry your eyes
Angie, Angie Ain't it good to be alive Angie, Angie They can't say we never tried
There'll be no strings to bind your hands Not if my love can't bind your heart And there's no need to take a stand For it was I who chose to start I see no need to take me home I'm old enough to face the dawn
*Just call me angel of the morning, angel Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby Just call me angel of the morning, angel Then slowly turn away from me
Maybe the sun's light will be dim And it won't matter anyhow If morning's echo says we've sinned Well, it was what I wanted now And if we're the victims of the night I won't be blinded by light
Just call me angel of the morning, angel Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby Just call me angel of the morning, angel Then slowly turn away I won't beg you to stay with me Through the tears of the day, of the years Baby baby baby Just call me angel of the morning, angel Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby
I'm alone Yeah I don't know if I can face the night I'm in tears And the crying that I do is for you I want your love Let's break the wall between us Don't make it tough I'll put away my pride Enough is enough I've suffered and I've seen the light
*You're my angel Come and save me tonight You're my angel Come and make it alright You're my angel Come and save me tonight*
Don't know what I'm gonna do about this feeling inside Yes, It's true Loneliness took me for a ride Without your love I'm nothing but a beggar What can I do? I'm sleeping in this bed alone
You're the reason I live You're the reason I die You're the reason I give When I break down and cry Don't need no reason why Baby, baby, baby (*)
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance For a break that would make it OK There's always some reasons to feel not good enough And it's hard at the end of the day I need some distraction or a beautiful release Memories seep from my veins Let me be empty and weightless And maybe I'll find some peace tonight
*In the arms of the angel Fly away from here From this dark, cold hotel room And the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie In the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line And everywhere you turn There're vultures and thieves at your back The storm keeps on twisting You keep on building the lies That you make up for all that you lack It don't make no difference, escape one last time It's easier to believe In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness That brings me to my knees ( * )
In the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here
And I love you so The people ask me how How I live till now I tell them I don't know I guess they understand How lonely life has been But life began again The day you took my hand
And yes I know how lonely life can be The shadows follow me And the night won't set me free But I don't let the evening get me down Now that you're around me
And you love me too Your thoughts are just for me You set my spirit free I'm happy that you do The book of life is brief And once a page is read All but love is dead That is my belief
And I love you so The people ask me how How I live till now I tell them I don't know
A long long time ago I can still remember How that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died So...
*Bye, bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so? Now do you believe in rock and roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancing in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Man, I dig those rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage broncing buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died I started singing(*)
Now, for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rolling stone But that's not how it used to be When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean And a voice that came from you and me Oh and while the king was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned And while Lenin read a book on Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died We were singing(*)
Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast Landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance 'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died? We started singing(*)
Oh, and there we were all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend And as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break that Satan's spell And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died He was singing(*)
I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before But the man there said the music wouldn't play And in the streets the children screamed The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken And the three men I admire most the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died And they were singing(*)
I can still remember How that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside The day the music died
So...
*Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncing buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died I started singing(*)
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But that's not how it used to be When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh and while the king was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died We were singing(*)
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast
Landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died? We started singing(*)
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
And as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died He was singing(*)
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
某種情緒深深觸動了我 在音樂死亡的那一天 (在那場墜機意外中，除了 Buddy Holly 以外，隨行的歌手 Richie Valens 、 The Big Bopper 全部喪生，三位都是當時搖滾樂壇的重量級人物，那一天因而被視為：音樂死亡的日子。)
那麼......
再見了，美國派小姐 (唐麥克林曾與一位參選”美國小姐”的佳麗交往。)
開著雪佛蘭到河堤上，但河堤已乾涸 老好人們飲著威士忌和麥酒 唱著這會是我死的那一天 這會是我死的那一天 (Buddy Holly 有一首暢銷單曲叫" That'll be the Day"，歌詞中就有一句是" That'll be the day that I die")
你寫過愛之書嗎？ ("The Book of Love"是 The Monotones 合唱團於１９５８年的暢銷曲。)
你相信天上的上帝嗎？ 如果聖經是這麼告訴你的 (有一首 Sunday School 合唱團的歌曲，歌詞中有一句是" Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so ")
你相信搖滾樂嗎？ (The Loving Spoonful 合唱團與 John Sebastian於１９６５年合作的單曲" Do you Believe in Magic ?"，歌詞有兩句是" Do you believe in magic " 和 " It's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll.")
老天，我深深感受到節奏與藍調 (節奏與藍調早期是黑人專屬的音樂，被視為”種族音樂” ? race music，白人很少接觸這類音樂，後經由電台的播放，才逐漸普及。以下提及多首當時的暢銷曲，請有興趣的朋友自己參閱： Some history. Before the popularity of rock and roll, music, like much else in the U. S., was highly segregated. The popular music of black performers for largely black audiences was called, first, "race music," later rhythm and blues. In the early 50s, as they were exposed to it through radio personalities such as Allan Freed, white teenagers began listening, too. Starting around 1954, a number of songs from the rhythm and blues charts began appearing on the overall popular charts as well, but usually in cover versions by established white artists, (e. g. "Shake Rattle and Roll", Joe Turner, covered by Bill Haley; "Sh-Boom", the Chords, covered by the Crew-Cuts; "Sincerely", the Moonglows, covered by the Mc Guire Sisters; Tweedle Dee, LaVerne Baker, covered by Georgia Gibbs). By 1955, some of the rhythm and blues artists, like Fats Domino and Little Richard were able to get records on the overall pop charts. In 1956 Sun records added elements of country and western to produce the kind of rock and roll tradition that produced Buddy Holly.)
那時的我是個寂寞的年輕人 別著一朵粉紅色的康乃馨，有一輛小貨車 ("A White Sport Coat ( And a Pink Carnation )"是 Marty Robbins１９５７年的暢銷單曲。pickup truck 乃年輕人性慾自主的象徵，尤其是在德州。)
滾動的石頭上長滿了青苔 (Bob Dylan１９６５年發行的" Like a Rolling Stone "是他第一首暢銷單曲。之後６６年到７４年，他放棄巡迴演唱，專心在家寫歌，闡揚自己的理念。對 Bob Dylan 來說是個很大的轉變。)
但，它原來不是這個樣子的 當弄臣（註）為國王與皇后歌唱 (弄臣（專事取悅國王的小丑）指的是 Bob Dylan，因為他曾在專輯"自畫像 Self-Portrait" 封面中扮成小丑，在歌曲" Mr. Tambourine Man "自喻為衣衫襤褸的小丑。國王指的是貓王 Elvis Presley，王后指的是 Connie Francis 或 Little Richard。)
穿著向詹姆斯狄恩借來的外套 (電影"養子不教誰之過 Rebel Without a Cause "中，男主角詹姆斯狄恩一襲紅色風衣，是全片的精神象徵。在“ The Freewheeling Bob Dylan ”專輯封面中，Bob Dylan 穿了一件類似的紅色風衣，並擺出姿勢模仿該片著名的一幕。)
用來自你我的聲音 (Bob Dylan 的音樂根源來自美國民歌，美國民歌大將 Pete Seeger 和 Woody Guthrie 的作品靈感均來自民間。)
當國王低頭 弄臣偷走了荊棘桂冠 (比喻 Bob Dylan 在歌壇地位日趨重要，貓王卻日落西山。貓王曾是 Bob Dylan 的偶像之一，Dylan 說過希望自己能像貓王一樣有名。)
四重奏在公園裡排練 (披頭四最後一場演唱會１９６６年八月２９日於舊金山蠟燭公園舉行。 也可能指 the Weavers 編織者合唱團。該團在麥卡錫主義白色恐怖時代被列入黑名單，唐麥克林六十年代初在紐約的咖啡屋或俱樂部演唱時，與該團團員 Lee Hays 成了好友，也與該團靈魂人物 Pete Seeger 相當熟稔。唐麥克林曾和該團固定在哈德遜河畔某處演唱反污染的歌曲，那些歌有多首收錄在 Pete Seeger 的個人專輯" God Bless the Grass "中。)
我們在黑暗中唱著歌 (當時許多藝術搖滾的團體專事演繹長篇作品，無法令歌迷隨之起舞。)
在音樂死去的那天 我們唱著......(*)
在酷暑中手忙腳亂 ("Helter Skelter"是披頭四在”白色專輯 White album ”中的歌曲，查理斯梅森 Charles Manson 宣稱他受到這首歌的啟示，而帶領他的信徒犯下謀殺案。)
鳥群飛過輻射塵防護罩 高度為八英哩，急速下降 (The Byrd 合唱團１９６６年的專輯" Fifth Dimension "，其中有一首歌" Eight Miles High "因為歌詞中的吸毒暗示而遭禁。)
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