版本:
David Bowie & Bing Crosby
影音:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus (歌是從1:54開始)
歌詞:
Come they told me
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
A new born king to see
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum
Peace on earth, can it be
Years from now, perhaps we'll see
See the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again
Peace on earth, can it be
Every child must be made aware
Every child must be made to care
Care enough for his fellow man
To give all the love that he can
I pray my wish will come true
For my child and your child too
He'll see the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again
Peace on earth, can it be
Can it be
WHY?:
因‧為‧這‧是‧小‧壞‧媽‧指‧定‧的。
最後一首當然是要留給有真正音樂品味的達人來欽選!這首歌名看起來有點怪,需要解釋一下。
Little Drummer Boy是一首名曲,已經流傳超過50年,各種語言、音樂形式加起來有約220個版本。而Peace on Earth的誕生則完全是個意外。這首歌的演唱者之一David Bowie應邀參加另一位演唱者Bing Crosby的電視節目(他錄完這一集,一個月後就過世了),當David知悉要演唱Little Drummer Boy時,向製作單位表示「我恨這首歌,沒有別的我能唱的嗎?」因此,製作單位很快的寫出Peace on Earth。這兩個一個當時已是傳奇,一個是英國來的當紅才子,只採排不到一小時,就上路了。
這首歌是採用「重唱」的方式(counterpoint,「重唱」可能是錯的翻譯),Little Drummer Boy為底,對應Peace on Earth。姑且不論是怎麼生出來的,這首歌其實很是動聽,且非常有聖誕節的氣氛。從1977迄今,Bing Crosby已過世33年;而David Bowie也都60好幾了,那個年代錄製的聖誕歌曲,總是歷久彌新吧~
聖誕歌曲車輪戰總算結束了!!這就是美國的聖誕節啦:一直聽歌、一直寫卡片、一直買禮物、一直吃啦!
下面的兩個links是別人的聖誕歌曲排行,有空看看囉~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5gtrcde2Y&feature=related
http://oldies.about.com/od/theculture/a/christmas1.htm
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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