我曾在一张john Denver前两年的演唱会录像中看到过这样歌,当他唱到 “Hey,It’S Good To Be Back Home Again,Some Time This Old Farm,Feels Like A Long Lost Friend,Yes’N’Hey, It’S Good To Be Back Home Again”这个时候他停了下来,这整整的一段是由台下的观众齐声唱完的,镜头这个时候对着的是全场的观众,百分之九十的人是人到中年、为人父母的年龄了,他们居然都还背得出每一句歌词。最令我感动的是,从他们的眼中我看到了就象歌里描写的餐桌旁母亲眼中的光芒。
“Sunshine On My Shoulders Makes Me Happy,Sunshine In My Eyes Can Make Me Cry Sunshine On The Water Looks So Lovely,Sunshine Almost Always Makes Me High......”John Denver歌带的封面多是他怀抱吉它坐在一片草丛之中之类的初级构图,有时戴草帽,有时不戴。这种歌带封面放在美国音乐五彩缤纷的色彩堆中就象是一个民工贸然走进了大都市。但是,"民工"般的他,唱出的竟是拥有整整一个年龄层的一代之歌。
“......Well A Simple Kinda Life Never Did Me No Harm,A Raisin’ Me A Family And Workin’ On A Farm,My Days Are All Filled With An Easy Country Charm,
Thank God I’M A Country Boy......”对于很多人来说“Thank God I’M A Country Boy”是john发自内心的歌声。
“You Fill Up My Senses,Like A Night In The Forest,Like The Mountains In Springtime,Like A Walk In The Rain,Like A Storm In The Desert,Like A Sleepy Blue Ocean,You Fill Up My Senses,Come Fill Me Again......”这首歌是john献给他的妻子的,歌词中一连串美妙的比喻说出了想对爱人倾诉却又无从开口的感觉。
“Oh, Kiss Me And Smile For Me,Tell Me That You’Ll Wait For Me,Hold Me Like You’Ll Never Let Me Go,‘Cause I’M Leavin’ On A Jet Plane,Don’T Know When I’Ll Be Back Again,Oh Babe, I Hate To Go......”1997年10月12日,丹佛在加利福尼亚海湾因飞机失事不幸身亡,终年53岁。他终于如自己曾在歌中唱到的那样乘着飞机远去了。
John Denver - The John Denver Collection (2003)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 63:42 minutes | Basic scans | 4,23 GB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound | Delta
One of the most popular recording artists of the 1970s, country-folk singer/songwriter John Denver’s gentle, environmentally conscious music established him among the most beloved entertainers of his era; wholesome and clean-cut, his appeal extended to fans of all ages and backgrounds, and led to parallel careers as both an actor and a humanitarian. He was one of the biggest superstars of the ’70s.
专辑曲目:
01. Take Me Home, Country Roads 03:15
02. Rocky Mountain High 04:11
03. Higher Ground 03:31
04. Ponies 04:25
05. Sunshine On My Shoulders 05:06
06. Annie's Song 03:06
07. Windsong 04:00
08. Two Different Directions 03:30
09. Whispering Jesse 02:58
10. To The Wild Country 04:56
11. I Watch You Sleeping 04:56
12. The Gift You Are 04:46
13. Children Of The Universe 03:42
14. Rocky Mountain Suite 03:28
15. Eagles & Horses 04:44
16. Calypso 03:49