老歌亂談（七十二）Who'll Stop The Rain＠中古年代

2013-03-29 07:44:34| 人氣7,261| 回應1 | 上一篇 | 下一篇

老歌亂談（七十二）Who'll Stop The Rain

推薦 1 收藏 0 轉貼0 訂閱站台

在中西歌曲中，常喜歡將「雨」和「淚」寫在一起，似乎是刻意要營造「天人同悲」的意境。而下雨這檔事，對正在熱戀中的男女並不會是個問題，在雨中散步還會想成是頗富詩意的哩。但雨一直下個不停，對大多數的人來說，總是會讓心情鬱悶煩躁的吧。

清水合唱團（C.C.R.）的這首《Who'll Stop The Rain》倒不是寫的有關男女之情，一說是想對當時政府表達反越戰的政治話題，另一說是看到Woodstock Festival（胡士托音樂節）在台下的那一大群nice young people，hairy，colorful（是一群嬉皮啦！）被大雨淋得全身泥濘，有感而發而寫。其實這首歌的歌詞曾改過三次，我看到後來連創作者John Fogerty自己都有些糊塗了。

沒錯，這也是一首「越戰歌曲」，我聽這首歌當然不會想到越戰，倒是會想起自己曾經的一些美好時光。

C.C.R.解散後John Fogerty之現場演唱版

Long as I remember
The rain been comin' down.
Clouds of myst'ry pourin'
Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages,
Tried to find the sun;
And I wonder, still I wonder,
Who'll stop the rain.

I went down Virginia,
Seekin' shelter from the storm.
Caught up in the fable,
I watched the tower grow.
Five year plans and new deals,
Wrapped in golden chains.
And I wonder, still I wonder
Who'll stop the rain.

Heard the singers playin',
How we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together,
Tryin' to keep warm.
Still the rain kept pourin',
Fallin' on my ears.
And I wonder, still I wonder
Who'll stop the rain.