〔前言〕

前兩年以恩雅（Enya）的歌曲做為結尾

今年原本也打算如此　之後又改為凡妮莎．威廉絲的〔Oh How The Years Go By〕

（主要歌名跟時間有關　剛好配合一年即將結束的象徵意義）

只是聯想到先前艾美．蘭特也曾翻唱過此曲　便找來聽了一下

最後這個版板竟成為我部落格今年的結尾歌曲

世事還真是難料

Anyway, ２０１３年即將結束

也祝大家２０１４新年快樂

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美國當代福音女王〔艾美．葛蘭特〕＆黑人美女〔凡妮莎．威廉絲〕的交集──勵志抒情佳作──〔Oh How The Years Go By〕

Songwriters: JENNINGS, WILL / CLIMIE, SIMON CRISPIN

In our times of trouble
We only had ourselves
Nobody else
No one there to save us
We had to save ourselves

And when the storms came through
They found me and you
Back to back together
And when the sun would shine
It was yours and mine
Yours and mine forever

Chorus:
And oh how the years go by
And oh how the love brings tears to my eyes
All through the changes the soul never dies
We fight, we laugh, we cry
As the years go by

There were times we stumbled
They thought they had us down
But we came around
How we rolled and rambled
We got lost and we got found
Now were back on solid ground

We took everything
All our times would bring
In this world of dangers
Cause when your heart is strong
You know youre not alone
In this world of strangers

(Repeat Chorus)

And if we lose our way
Any night or day
Well well always be
Where we should be
Im there for you
And I know youre there for me

(Repeat Chorus Twice)

As the years go by

１９９５年　３５歲的美國當代福音女王艾美．葛蘭特（Amy Grant）發行雙白金大碟〔House of Love／愛的小屋〕第六首主打〔Oh How The Years Go By〕

（由於要兼顧流行與當代福音兩塊市場　導致這張專輯出了八首商業或電台單曲）

這是英國歌手Simon Climie與美國詞曲家Will Jennings所寫

由前者先灌錄　收在他１９９２年首張大碟中　隔年發行單曲　但沒入榜

１９９４年　艾美在〔House of Love〕翻唱此曲

新版被製作成一首成人流行風格的抒情曲　節奏起伏澎湃

在悠揚的鋼琴聲中　艾美以她柔軟的沙啞嗓音將這種勵志歌曲帶上高潮

隔年在當代福音電台推出　拿到當代福音榜＃１２

（沒打主流電台還真是有點出人意料　畢竟很有暢銷曲潛力）

１９９６年（Vanessa Williams）在寶麗金合輯也重新演繹此曲

收於１９９７年大碟〔Next〕中　並在成人抒情電台獲得不錯成績

個人先接觸凡妮莎版　印象深刻

最近接觸艾美版　發現她的詮釋不輸前者

總之這是首精彩的歌曲

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXyChxp6LZQ

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uGvRDdIBRI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgDxlo1Gntk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU463FXygis