美國鄉村歌曲歌王葛倫坎伯(Glen Campbell), 在8月8日過世,享年81歲。 50年的音樂生涯當中,葛倫坎伯灌唱了70多張的唱片, 全球銷量達到4千5百萬張,(當然不包括海盜版在內) 其中12張是暢銷的金曲唱片。 他的80支曲子曾經進入鄉村歌曲、流行歌曲等的排行榜, 其中29首進入前十名,9首且登上排名王座。 最有名的歌曲包括"Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "Rhinestone Cowboy"等。
"Rhinestone Cowboy"的作曲者是美國作曲家Larry Weiss 這首歌描寫一個人在歷經滄桑, 終於出人頭地的故事。 在1975年的鄉村歌曲與流行歌曲的排行榜都登上寶座, 是1975全年度排行榜的第二名, (第一名是Captain & Tennille的"Love Will Keep Us Together")。
Rhinestone Cowboy
Ive been walkin these streets so long Singin the same old song I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway Where hustles the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain Theres been a load of compromisin On the road to my horizon But Im gonna be where the lights are shinin on me
Like a rhinestone cowboy Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo Like a rhinestone cowboy Getting cards and letters from people I dont even know And offers comin over the phone
Well, I really dont mind the rain And a smile can hide all the pain But youre down when youre ridin the train thats takin the long way And I dream of the things Ill do With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe Therell be a load of compromisin On the road to my horizon But Im gonna be where the lights are shinin on me
Like a rhinestone cowboy Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
Rhinestone cowboy Gettin cards and letters from people I dont even know And offers comin over the phone
Like a rhinestone cowboy Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo