「音樂」聽John Denver約翰丹佛《Gold Collection》-----day 29

 

''My purpose in performing is to communicate with the joy I experience in living.''-----John Denver

 

高中英文老師Michael每學期總會安排幾堂課介紹英文歌、放給我們聽，調劑一下緊繃的升學壓力，我很喜歡這堂課。John Denver的〈Take Me Home，Country Road〉也是這時在課堂上聽到 。聽他的歌，最初的感覺悅耳舒服，或許會誤以為是簡簡單單，抒發情緒的一首歌，但是細究每首歌歌詞，才發現並不是這麼簡單。約翰丹佛可以用很簡單純粹的語言，描繪內心幽微的多種層次，一分都不能加添或減少的切中，甚至還沒聽過他的說法時，我只能模模糊糊的感受到類似的情感，經他一唱，我才確定那感覺是實實在在的。

〈Take me home country road〉一直是我很喜歡的一首歌，年少時只覺得曲調好聽，長大離家在外，這首歌就變得很深刻，也會想起家附近的鄉間小道；〈The eagle and the hawk〉是高亢激揚的歌，既白描高空上飛翔的鷹，也象徵人遠大的志向...套句Bob Dylan的話說，這不是鄉村民謠，而是「時代歌曲」。不是緬懷、不是過往的紀錄，而是歷久彌新，捕捉時代脈動、共相的歌。

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專輯：Gold Collection

曲目：1.: Leaving, on a Jet Plane 2.: Annie's Song 3.: Perhaps Love (With Placido Domingo) 4.: The Eagle and the Hawk 5.: Sunshine on My Shoulders 6.: Poems, Prayers and Promises 7.: Follow Me 8.: Starwood in Aspen 9.: Rhymes & Reasons 10.: Goodbye Again 11.: I'm Sorry 12.: Calypso 13.: Rocky Mountain High 14.: Back Home Again 15.: Thank God I'm a Country Boy 16.: Fly Away 17.: Sweet Surrender 18.: Shanghai Breezes 19.: Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) 20.: Take Me Home Country Roads

發行：1997，BMG  EAN：743214625224

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他山之石：

陽光灑在我肩上 約翰丹佛

John Denver  維基百科條目

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John Denver

Also known as John Deutschendorf, Henry Deutschendorf, JD
Born：December 31, 1943,Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Died：October 12, 1997 (age 53),Pacific Grove, California
Genre(s)：Traditional Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Country Folk, Rock, Pop Folk, Pop
Occupation(s)：Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, actor, writer, poet, activist
Instrument(s)：Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Guitar, Fiddle, Keyboard, 12-String Guitar, 8-String Guitar, Electric Acoustic Guitar(玩民謠好像都會一堆樂器)