英國前衛搖滾團體［ELO］＆台灣巨星［高凌風］＆女子團體［原子少女貓］的交集──交響搖滾／迪斯可經典──［Last Train to London／倫敦末班車］

Songwriters: Lynne, Jeff

Last Train To London lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

It was 9-29,9-29 back street big city.
The sun was going down,there was music all around
It felt so right.

It was one of those nights,one of those nights when
You feel the world stop turnin,you were standing
There,there was music in the air.i should have been
Away,but I knew Id have to stay.

Chorus

Last train to london,just headin out,
Last train to london,just leavin town.
But I really want tonight to last forever
I really wanna be with you.
Let the music play on down the line tonight.

It was one of those nights,one of those nights when
You feel the fire is burnin,everybody was there,
Everybody to share,it felt so right.

There you were on your own,lookin like you were
The only one around,i had to be with you,
Nothin else that I could do,
I should have been away,but I knew Id have to say.

Repeat chorus

Underneath a starry sky,time was still but hours
Must really have rushed by,i didnt realize
But love was in your eyes I really should have
Gone,but love went on and on...

Repeat chorus

１９７０年成軍於伯明罕的電光管弦樂團（Electric Light Orchestra。ELO）是英國７０年代／８０年代熱門團體

以融合披頭四風格流行　古典編曲與未來感的意象而走紅

１９７０年代中期進入事業高峰　成為大西洋兩岸暢銷樂團

１９７９年　電光管弦樂團發行第八張錄音室專輯［Discovery／發現］

首度登上英國冠軍　（白金）美國＃５（雙白金）

這張大碟除了他們原有的流行搖滾 前衛交響搖滾曲風外

還加入當時處於巔峰期的迪斯可

專輯前三首單曲順利打進英國Top１０（兩首美國Top１０）

１９７９年１１月　電光管弦樂團推出大碟第四主打──雙面單曲［Confusion／Last Train to London］

在美國　兩首歌曲則分開發行（前者１９７９年末　後者１９８０年初）

其中的流行／交響搖滾［Last Train to London／倫敦末班車］是電光管弦樂團迪斯可風最明顯的歌曲之一

主唱以原音與假音交替詮釋　編曲演奏也十分精彩

這首輕快的舞曲登上英國榜＃８（與［Confusion］） 成為專輯連續第四首Top１０暢銷曲

歐洲反應也不錯：法國＃３　愛爾蘭＃９

美國則只升到＃３９

［Last Train to London］在１９８２年被台灣巨星高凌風翻唱成［夏天的浪花］　而被華人熟知

２００２年　英國女子團體原子少女貓（Atomic Kitten）則在舊曲填上新詞（但副歌沒變）　翻唱成［Be With You］拿下單曲榜亞軍

不過在很多心目中　原版還是最出色的

儘管［Last Train to London］商業成績並非最佳　但卻是電光管弦樂團（除與奧莉薇亞合作的［Xanuda］外）最有名的歌曲之一

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up4WjdabA2c

Audio 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXXZMebT3m8  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8axoBf5QWo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpCBv1dO3eA

2018 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzEFh9L424E

高凌風

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtLHXzu6YmA

AK

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