In search of my Rock Time 26 –The Tide Is Turning

最終是記憶背離了我們，其實我再也想不起當初迷戀 Pink Floyd 的初始與經過；
然而CD架上一張一張的專輯以及偶然想起的歌名或旋律，卻是腦海中一次又一次曾經耽溺而無法抹滅的歷史刻痕。

先前我提過了《The Dark Side of the Moon》以及《The Wall》兩張經典專輯中的單曲：
http://blog.udn.com/le14nov/4706598
In search of my Rock Time 21 – The Great Gig In The Sky
http://blog.udn.com/le14nov/4708624
In search of my Rock Time 22 – Comfortably Numb

而這一次則是想要介紹 Pink Floyd 的靈魂人物 Roger Waters 在 1987 年的個人專輯《Radio K.A.O.S》中的一首〈The Tide Is Turning〉。

不確定所有喜歡 Pink Floyd 的樂迷是否也一定會找到 Roger Waters 單飛後發表的個人作品，但我自己則是非常喜歡他在 1984 年發表的第一張個人專輯《The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking》以及後續的作品《Radio K.A.O.S》(1987)、《Amused to Death》(1992)。

不過就算沒接觸過《Radio K.A.O.S》這張專輯，〈The Tide Is Turning〉這首單曲則是躬逢其盛地收錄在 1990 年的演唱會《The Wall Live in Berlin》，相信聽過的樂迷也應該不在少數吧！

這場音樂盛典，也許無法跟 1985 年 Bob Geldof 為「衣索比亞饑荒」 (Ethiopian Famine)募款而籌畫的英美兩地慈善演唱會「Live Aid」相比，但在音樂史上應該也是極具歷史性的紀念意義，當時知名的歌手眾星雲集共同慶祝 8 個月前柏林圍牆的倒塌。

整場演唱會以《The Wall》這張經典專輯的曲目為主，但也做了不少的改變：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_%E2%80%93_Live_in_Berlin
This performance had several differences from Pink Floyd's original production of The Wall show. Both "Mother" and "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" (like in the 1980/81 concerts) were extended with solos by various instruments and the latter had a cold ending. "In The Flesh" (also like the 1980/81 concerts) has an extended intro, and "Comfortably Numb" featured dueling solos by the two guitarists as well as an additional chorus at the end of the song. "The Show Must Go On" is omitted completely, while both "The Last Few Bricks" and "What Shall We Do Now?" are included ("The Last Few Bricks" was shortened). Also, the performance of the song "The Trial" had live actors playing the parts, with Thomas Dolby playing the part of the teacher hanging from the wall, Tim Curry as the prosecutor, and Albert Finney as the Judge. The show ended with "The Tide Is Turning", a song from Waters' solo album Radio K.A.O.S.

最終是記憶背離了我們，其實我再也想不起當初迷戀 Pink Floyd 的初始與經過；
閉幕前的這曲〈The Tide Is Turning〉層層堆疊著關於 Roger Waters、Pink Floyd、《The Wall》的蒼白記憶，散發香醇而雋永的味道；
而同場合唱演出的 Joni Mitchell、Cyndi Lauper、Bryan Adams、Van Morrison 以及 Paul Carrack 這些歌手或許也早已經成為你(妳)生命中泛黃而模糊的記憶；
或者我應該說：這是一段不相識的我們所共同擁有的看似平行卻彼此交錯編織而成的記憶。


I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
I felt I had used up my quota of yearning
Used to look in on the children at night
In the glow of their Donald Duck light
And frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning
But, oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning

Satellite buzzing through the endless night
Exclusive to moonshots and world title fights
Jesus Christ, imagine what it must be earning
Who is the strongest
Who is the best
Who holds the aces
The East
Or the West
This is the crap our children are learning
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
……