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美國演藝巨星[雪兒]──抒情搖滾──扮成[貓王]的[Walking in Memphis/漫步在曼菲斯]
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美國演藝巨星[雪兒]──抒情搖滾──女扮男裝成[貓王]的[Walking in Memphis/漫步在曼菲斯]

 

Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain

W.C. Handy, wont you look down over me?
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
But Im as blue as a girl can be

Then Im walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?

Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
I watched him walk right through

Now security, they did not see him
They just hovered round his tomb
Theres a pretty little thing waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room

When I was walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?

Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
(Walk)
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?


They got catfish on the table
They got gospel in the air
Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you havent got a prayer
Boy, youve got a prayer in Memphis

Now Gabriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see him
They asked me if I would

Do a little number?
And I sang with all my might
He said, "Tell me, are you a Christian, child?"
And I said, "Man, I am tonight"

Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
(Walk)
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?

Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
(Walk)
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?

Put on my blue suede shoes

 

1995年 49歲的美國演藝巨星雪兒(Cher)離開Geffen唱片

二度與華納唱片簽約

秋末先在歐洲發行第22張錄音室專輯[It’s a Man’s World](美國直到1996年夏初才推出)

雪兒不只改變公司 樂風也加入不少R&B味 獲得不錯評價

只是當時她在歌壇聲勢下降不少

大碟銷售平凡 只在英國拿到#10(金唱片)(上張[Love Hurts]在英國登上冠軍 大賣一百萬張 拿到三白金)

美國只有#64 至今賣出20萬張

 

大碟首支主打是1995年10月發行的[Walking in Memphis/漫步在曼菲斯]

這是翻唱美國創作歌手馬克柯恩(Marc Cohn)1991年首張專輯名曲(US#13。32歲的他以此曲拿到葛萊美新人獎)

曼菲斯是貓王家鄉 歌詞第二段還提到艾維斯(Elvis Presley)的鬼魂

這首抒情搖滾旋律憂鬱惆悵

雪兒版編曲與原版變化不大 仍是首流行軟調搖滾 以鋼琴貫穿全曲

只是她有點男人味的扎實嗓音與Marc Cohn沙啞柔和的詮釋有別

Walking in Memphis]登上英國榜#11 瑞典#13 奧地利#17 荷蘭#44 德國#63

全歐則是#63 在美國則沒發單曲

從1999年[Do You Believe Tour]後 [Walking in Memphis]均出現在她每次的巡迴演唱名單中

MV以黑白攝製 雪兒打扮成貓王的少年模樣出現 如果不仔細看還以為是他人扮演

70年代雪兒離婚後曾跟貓王出遊過 但拒絕和他約會上床

後來她說這是生命中的遺憾之一(貓王沒多久就去世了)

雖然跟原版有別 但雪兒的演繹一樣動人

 

MV(Alternative)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up09nFX372Uh

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2DFu7oWit0

 

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djv5vhsCG9Yh

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEdLybBGM3U

TOTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZ_u2e-Mzo

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