車上的CD player可放10張. 第3張, 跟第4張. 就是”The Essential Barbra Streisand”這兩張ㄧ套的精選集. 有一次. 我把這兩張換成Barbra 的現場演唱的live雙CD. 被我B抱怨了一下. 他說, 演唱會的不適合他在車上跟著唱. 因為節奏多會更動.接著他跟我說: Never, Never take out the Barbra’s CDs. 就這樣, 這兩張CD躺在我車上1年多沒換過.
每每他心情不好, 或 ” It is a bad Taiwan day to him”, 上了車, 馬上轉到Barbra Streisand的”People”... Barbra 就會一路幫我安撫他的情緒. 直到家下車, 總會補上一句, ”Honey, I love you.”, 然後就開心的上樓去.
Barbara 跟同志的關係可以真是深厚. 新郎向後跑”In & Out” 裡的那捲 ”How to be a man”錄音帶不也問男主角Kevin Kline , ”Do you like Barbra Streisand ?” 那時的Kevin Kline可也是猛點頭.
出國前時可也不知芭芭拉史翠珊跟Gay有何關係. 到了美國後. 才輾轉知道, 原來 Barbra 是從Gay Bar 發跡的.從在Gay Bar駐唱開始, 一路爭取演出的機會,沒有人預料到這個貌不出眾的猶太女孩 居然會是未來的巨星. 在身旁同志也可簡單問一下, 不喜歡Barbra 的可真是少數. Barbra除了唱作俱佳外,再加上她有個同志兒子, 早就是Gay Icon for a long time.
百老匯舞台的表演潛力塑造了芭芭拉史翠珊戲味十足的歌唱風格，60年代初起步後，她在短短幾年間的演出就橫跨娛樂界的四大舞台－百老匯、音樂、電視、電影. 她的經典如 The Way We Were, Evergreen, My Heart Belongs to me, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Love Insides. 都是耳熟能響. 當然還有一些很棒的經典電影的演出. 在去年剛播畢的Will And Grace裡的Jack 在找尋他親生爸爸那一段也引用的Barbra 的”Papa, Can You Hear Me”, 笑果極佳. Will And Grace是過去9年來NBC十分受歡迎的喜劇( Will 是Gay, Grace是他的好友兼室友). 此劇受歡迎的程度也不下Friends.
Barbra 說是One of the Best Diva, 實是不為過.
Yes, We All Love Barbra, And We are the luckiest people in the world.
People - Lyric:
People,
People who need people,
Are the luckiest people in the world
We’re children, needing other children
And yet letting a grownup pride
Hide all the need inside
Acting more like children than children
Lovers are very special people
They’re the luckiest people in the world
With one person one very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half now you’re whole
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person who needs people
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
People,
People who need people,
Are the luckiest people in the world
We’re children, needing other children
And yet letting a grownup pride
Hide all the need inside
Acting more like children than children
Lovers are very special people
They’re the luckiest people in the world
With one person one very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half now you’re whole
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person who needs people
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
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