老歌亂談(281)Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress＠中古年代

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老歌亂談(281)Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress

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對於英國樂團The Hollies，或許有些人並不熟悉，但若提到他們的那首《He Ain't Heavy, He is My Brother》，可能就有印象了( 亂談80 )。The Hollies成軍於1962年，由於風格前衛以及三部合音的特色，而成為60年代英國的領導樂團之一，但直至1966年才以一首《Bus Stop》打入美國排行榜和市場。

《Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress》是主唱Allan Clarke與人共同合寫，這首歌和The Hollies以往歌曲的三部合音風格大不相同，除了強調主奏吉他，而且是由Allan Clarke自己獨唱。其實這首歌的節奏和旋律基本上都是參考C.C.R.( 清水合唱團 ) 的《Green River》，甚至Clarke還模仿John Fogerty的唱腔方式。

當這首歌於1972在美國推出時，Allan Clarke其實已離開了The Hollies，沒料到此曲竟然衝至告示牌熱門百大的第2名，在美國和全球的唱片銷售量超過了350萬張。Allan Clarke在1973年的夏天又重回到了The Hollies，其中也有因為是這首歌成功的緣故。

Saturday night I was downtown
Working for the FBI
Sittin' in a nest of bad men
Whiskey bottles piling high

Bootlegging boozer on the west side
Full of people who are doing wrong
Just about to call up the DA man
When I heard this woman sing a song

A pair of 45's made me open my eyes
My temperature started to rise
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
Just-a 5'9, beautiful, tall
With just one look I was a bad mess
'Cause that long cool woman had it all

[Instrumental Interlude]

I saw her heading to the table
Like a tall walking big black cat
When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy
'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at
Then suddenly we heard the sirens
And everybody started to run
A-jumping out of doors and tables
When I heard somebody shootin' a gun
Well the DA was pumping my left hand

And a-she was a-holding my right
Well I told her don't get scared
'Cause you're gonna be spared
I've gotta be forgivin' if I wanna spend my living
With a long cool woman in a black dress
Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
Yeah, with just one look I was a bad mess
'Cause that long cool woman had it all
Had it all
Had it all