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今天早晨開車時 ICRT 播放著這首歌,聽著聽著將我的心情帶入Billy Joel 的酒吧中。 哈哈一大早就想到酒吧,要怪ICRT一大早撥這樣的歌曲。 這首歌是 Billy Joel 早期不如意時在洛杉磯的鋼琴酒吧中演唱所遇到的人和事物給他靈感所創作出的歌 所以歌詞是用說故事的方式來陳述 也陳述出他當時的落魄和不順遂 歌中鋼琴的演奏配合著口琴帶出酒吧的漂泊心情 黛絲從前也常跑趴,在吧中喜歡觀察其他人,有人來買醉,有人來放鬆一日來緊張的工作,有人來尋樂,有人來只是怕一個人孤獨,也有人來尋找愛情。 看著台上演唱者,想著他們背後是否有個故事。 黛絲把歌詞翻譯如下 星期六的晚上九點 我不知道他的回憶是什麼,該是悲哀但甜美的。當時年輕人的我,我知道我的音樂讓老人很感念。La la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da
在吧台工作的約翰是我的朋友 他給了我免費的飲料 隨著笑容也從他臉上消失。他又說只要他能離開這個地方,他敢肯定,可以成為一個電影明星,Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da 保羅是個小說家 沒時間娶妻成家。和他的說話的Davy仍然在海軍服役,可能這輩子都會是個軍人。女服務生在討好那商人顧客,讓他愈來愈醉,他們喝著叫孤獨的酒,但卻比獨自喝酒來的好。 Piano Man Released 1973 It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There’s an old man sitting next to me Makin’ love to his tonic and gin He says, son, can you play me a memory? I’m not really sure how it goes But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a younger man’s clothes La la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody And you’ve got us feelin’ alright Now john at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he’s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke But there’s someplace that he’d rather be He says, bill, I believe this is killing me. As the smile ran away from his face Well I’m sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da Now paul is a real estate novelist Who never had time for a wife And he’s talkin’ with davy who’s still in the navy And probably will be for life And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile ’cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been comin’ to see To forget about life for a while And the piano, it sounds like a carnival And the microphone smells like a beer And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar And say, man, what are you doin’ here? Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da
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