中古年代 聊聊老歌、老人和老故事，留下一些個人歷史的痕跡。 (若有侵權或陳述不實敬請告知，將會刪除或予修正。)

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1969/02，Bob Dylan在田納西的Nashville錄製他的第9張專輯《Nashville Skyline》，眼看預定的錄音時間就要到期，但所準備的歌曲仍不太夠填滿專輯的長度，Dylan就在下榻的旅館，花了兩天的時間，完成了這首《Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You》，並作為專輯的壓軸歌曲。也是自專輯中另發行的第三首單曲，在告示牌熱門榜達到第50名。

由歌名及每段歌詞的最後，都很明確表達只是願意「今夜」留下來，但從將車票及行李都扔了，此種「破釜沈舟」的決心，其實是在暗示想永久留下來成為一家人。

除了在1975、1976及之後1990的巡迴演唱，Bob Dylan未在其他的音樂會上現場演唱此曲，而1975的現場版由原來專輯的鄉村轉變為較搖滾曲風。翻唱此曲的歌手也不少，包含有Jeff Beck Group、Cher、Ben E. King、Albert Lee、Johnny Cash等等。





以上主唱的這位老兄Gray Lopac，雖然已有些年紀，但由其唱歌的架勢，顯然並非只是喜歡音樂的素人。查了資料，果然，Gray Lopac在60年代曾為The Youngsters合唱團的成員。


The Youngsters--1968

Throw my ticket out the window
Throw my suitcase out there, too
Throw my troubles out the door
I don't need them anymore
'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you

I should have left this town this morning
But it was more than I could do
Oh, your love comes on so strong
And I've waited all day long
For tonight when I'll be staying here with you

Is it really any wonder
The love that a stranger might receive
You cast your spell and I went under
I find it so difficult to leave

I can hear that whistle blowin’
I see that stationmaster, too
If there's a poor boy on the street
Then let him have my seat
'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you

Throw my ticket out the window
Throw my suitcase out there, too
Throw my troubles out the door
I don't need them anymore
'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you