爱乐生活—— Lynyrd Skynyrd （我心中永远翱翔的自由之鸟）

Bob

我们生来就是不自由的，不为别的，就因为我们是“人”。但是我们生来就是向往自由的，不为别的，也因为我们是“人”。这就是为什么我被深深的震撼到，当LYNYRD SKYNYRD唱到“Cause I'm as free as a bird now, and this bird you can not change.”

在众多摇滚名曲中，七十年代LYNYRD SKYNYRD 的《Free bird》是我最最难忘的。旋律美妙而动听，歌词简洁却寓意无限，吉他演奏绚丽而美轮美奂。长达10分钟的演绎至始至终的抓住我们那渴望自由的心，跟着歌唱，跟着飞翔。记得坛子里有位网友说“不是拿把吉他就算唱摇滚的”,我想套用此话————没有一把吉他就绝对不是摇滚。摇滚的精髓全部在那把吉他上，就看你怎样让它自由的驰骋与翱翔了。

这首歌在《吉他世界》所评出的100首最伟大的摇滚吉他演奏中排名第三。排名前两位则是大名鼎鼎的Led Zeppelin的Stairway to Heaven和Van Halen的Eruption，紧跟其后的则是Pink Floyd的Comfortably Numb和吉他狂人Jimi Hendrix的All Along the Watchtower。不过，在我心中，这首歌是排名第一的摇滚乐。目前为止，这是我认为的唯一一首把词、曲、吉他演奏和摇滚精神完美结合的曲目。

这首歌的歌词很简单，但是很给力。“如果明天我离开这里，你是否还会记得我？可是我现在就要离开这里，这世界有太多地方我要去了解。。。因为我，自由的像一只鸟儿！而这只鸟儿你永远也无法改变！”

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on, now
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see
But, if I stayed here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you can not change
And this bird you can not change
And this bird you can not change
Lord knows, I can't change

Bye, bye, baby it's been a sweet love
Though this feeling I can't change
But please don't take it so badly
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame
But, if I stayed here with you girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you can not change
And the bird you can not change
And this bird you can not change
Lord knows, I can't change
Lord help me, I can't change

Lord I can't change
Won't you fly, free bird, yeah

这首歌长达6分钟的吉他solo演奏更是超级给力！就像一只自由的鸟儿一飞冲天，在蓝天上自由翱翔！不是一般的飞，是永无止境的飞！这首歌的现场版往往长达14分钟。如果你渴望无拘无束的自由，梦想像鸟儿一样飞翔，那么只要你听一听这段现场solo就行了，绝对胜过各种摇头丸和kin粉。

有一位网友说的好“这首歌，前5分钟你可以尽情唱，然后，然后你就可以闭上眼睛享受自由飞翔的感觉了！”

ozzy

好歌，南方摇滚。如果没记错的话， 阿甘电影里Jenny要跳窗时背景音乐就是这首歌。

Bob

楼上说的很对，Lynyrd Skynyrd可以说是美国70年代中期的icon，所以电影《阿甘》使用了Lynyrd Skynyrd的音乐做背景来反映那个年代的美国。当然，电影也采用了猫王，the doors，The Mamas & the Papas 等的音乐来反映各个时期的典型式美国场景。

Lynyrd Skynyrd 可以说是美国南方摇滚的代表。60年代中，在佛罗里达的Jacksonville，三名喜欢玩音乐的teenagers，主唱Ronnie Van Zant, 吉他手Allen Collins和Gary Rossington就在一起组乐队玩儿。最开始的时候乐队不叫这个名字，在吸收了其他几名成员后，到了70年，Ronnie决定改乐队名。当时，有一位当地有名的保守派中学体育老师叫Leonard Skinner，他极力主张男同学不许留长发。而叛逆的Gary辍学也正是因为不堪忍受学校里对他长发飘飘的非议。于是他们就干脆把乐队叫做 Lynyrd Skynyrd， 把那位体育老师的名字变了一变，以示对这个保守社会的抗议。

当然，后来，乐队和这位老师冰释前嫌。他们邀请他参加他们的演唱会，而这位体育老师则让他们用了一张自己的照片在专辑里。这位老哥儿于几年前去世。我相信他一定很高兴自己的名字和一只伟大的摇滚乐队永远联系在了一起。

Lynyrd Skynyrd的另一首名曲《Sweet Home Alabama》在电影《阿甘》中也有用到。

Sweet Home Alabama

Big Wheels Keep On Turning
Carry Me Home To See My Kin
Singing Songs About The South-land
I Miss 'ole' 'bamy Once Again
And I Think It's A Sin

Well I Heard Mister Young Sing About Her
Well I Heard Ole Neil Put Her Down
Well, I Hope Neil Young Will Remember
A Southern Man Don't Need Him Around Anyhow

Sweet Home Alabama
Where The Skies Are So Blue

Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm Coming Home To You

In Birmingham They Love The Gov'nor
Now We All Did What We Could Do
Now Watergate Does Not Bother Me
Does Your Conscience Bother You?
Tell The Truth

Sweet Home Alabama
Where The Skies Are So Blue

Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm Coming Home To You

Now Muscle Shoals Has Got The Swampers
And They've Been Known To Pick A Tune Or Two
Lord They Get Me Off So Much
They Pick Me Up When I'm Feeling Blue
Now How Bout You?

Sweet Home Alabama
Where The Skies Are So Blue

Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm Coming Home To You




[ 本帖最后由 Bob 于 2012-4-11 17:33 编辑 ]

Bob

Lynyrd Skynyrd 算不上一只摇滚圈顶级的乐队，乐迷们津津乐道的曲目可能只有这首《Freebird》。不过，这首《Freebird》的经典，已经足以让他们永驻乐迷之心。

这首歌的歌词是来自吉他手Allen Collins的女友Kathy问过他的一个问题，“要是我明天离开这里了，你还会记得我吗？”。于是，这个问题成了这首歌的开头。后来他和Kathy结婚了。这首歌于1973年出现在他们的首张专辑，74年又出版了一张单曲《Freebird》。Allen Collins和Gary Rossington 在该曲中的天马行空的吉他演奏风靡了全美。

《Freebird》也成为他们每次演出的压轴曲目，每当这个时候整个演唱会就会演变成癫狂的海洋。主唱Ronnie Van Zant在唱这首歌之前还会标志性的问"What song is it you wanna hear?"，回答他的一定是山呼海啸般的同一个声音“Freebird！”

有一个网友的评论说明了这首歌在那个时代的地位“我母亲选择了这首歌在她自己07年的葬礼上放，她和癌症斗争了几年，这是她最爱的歌。”

ozzy

他们好像还有一首名曲Whiskey Rock 'N' Roller。可惜死得太早了。

Bob

这首其实不太出名，和Lynyrd Skynyrd其它曲目类似，偏乡村风格。

Whiskey Rock A Roller

Hey!

I'm headed down a highway ... got my suitcase by my side
Uh blue skies hangin' over my head I got five hundred miles to ride
I'm goin' down to Memphis town to play a late night show
I hope the people are ready there ... 'cause the boys are all ready to go

Well, I'm a whiskey rock-a-roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey, and miles of travellin'
Is all I understand

Yes I was born a travellin' man and my feets do burn the ground
I don't care for fancy music if your shoes can't shuffle around
I got a hundred women or more and there's no place I call home
The only time I'm satisfied is when I'm-uh on the road

Well, I'm a whiskey rock-a-roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey, and miles of travellin'
Is all I understand

Sometimes I wonder ... well where will we go
Lord don't you take my ... whiskey ... and rock and roll

Ohh!

Uhh!

take me down to Memphis town ... bus driver get me there
I got me a queenie ... she got long brown curly hair
She likes to drink Old Grandad and her shoes do shuffle around
And every time I see that gal ... Lord she wants to lay me down

Well, I'm a whiskey rock-a-roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey, and miles of travellin'
Is all I understand

Sometimes I wonder ... well where will we go
Lord don't you take my, my, my ... whiskey ... and rock and roll

Whew!

Yeah!

Bob

《Freebird》歌唱了自由，而我们是人类，不能像鸟儿一样的飞。但是我们的思想可以自由飞翔，我们可以用音乐来表达这自由的感觉，我们可以用手中的吉他让鸟儿都自愧不如。终于，这传唱于人类的歌曲惹恼了上帝。

在1977年10月20日，如日中天的Lynyrd Skynyrd 去巡演的飞机失事，主唱Ronnie Van Zant和其它一些成员在这次飞机遇难。我仿佛听见上帝冷笑的说“人，是不能飞的！”。如果这世界上有上帝的话，那一定是个非常小气的家伙。尤其是当人类的思想解放到了威胁其地位的时候，就会出手直接干掉。几年以后，这个小气鬼再次出手干掉了约翰·列侬，灭掉了他的《Imagine》为人类带来的最后的和平的希望。

Lynyrd Skynyrd虽然遭遇灭顶之灾，但两位吉他手Allen Collins和Gary Rossington却侥幸活了下来。伤愈后，两人虽然另组了一个乐队“ The Rossington-Collins Band”，但始终无法走出飞机失事所带来的影响，结果不了了之，各自单飞。

July 4'th 1977, Oakland的演出《Freebird》

Bob

Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash

乐迷的留言：

Hey.. you know what people, I was 15 when I got the news of that plane crash... my older brother was literaly devestated upon hearing that news... I was kinda new on the scene but I remember that horrible day !!!!
muppy1100 2 months ago
I Will Never Forget That Day. 77' Was Not A Good Year For Some... RIP Freebirds Of The South! What You Created Will Live On In Our Hearts, May God Comfort You For Eternity.
comeinmykitchen 2 months ago
I still remember that day. Still bummed.
nomopms1 2 months ago
I remember that night. I was leaving the weekly movie at Norton Auditorium at the University of North Alabama. "Tommy," at that time one of the weirdest movies I had seen, had kind of bummed me out. I walked to my car through the cold October rain, turned on the radio and the DJ was telling of the crash. I just turned it off and drove home in silence.
kperk014 2 months ago
Kinda Harsh. Regardless God isnt a asshole. God gives mankind free-will to do as you please. He's not got his hand on you guiding your every step or protecting your every move, its up to you to make the right and wrong decisions.
ZX2ManDave in reply to missionmafia (Show the comment) 3 months ago
such a sad day for family, freinds, fans and music....
Pammiekay1 3 months ago
I remember too skynyrdfan56. I was 16 and it seems like yesterday..
Tragic indeed.. the day our music died..
stretson in reply to skynyrdfan56 (Show the comment) 3 months ago
the day we learned god is an asshole
missionmafia 3 months ago

ozzy

谢谢分享！浓浓的南方布鲁斯摇滚，带点忧伤，听上去感觉又像回到了当年初次听他们音乐的时光。

Bob

Lynyrd Skynyrd 的成功靠的是《Freebird》这一只神曲，而这首歌的出神入化的表现则少不了Allen Collins。从词曲创作到主音吉他演奏，没有Allen Collins就不可能成就Lynyrd Skynyrd 和《Freebird》。因此，上帝和死神都对他特别的照顾。

他加入乐队比 Ronnie Van Zant 和 Gary Rossington 晚2周，再加上鼓手Bob Burns 和贝斯手 Larry Junstrom，催生了Lynyrd Skynyrd在1964年的成立。在女友Kathy的启发下，他写出了《Freebird》，然后用不知是天才般的疯狂演奏还是疯子般的天才演奏告诉世人“我就是Freebird”。

1977年的空难，上帝留了一手，死神也放过了他。不过他身受重伤，脊椎骨折，右臂面临截肢危险。他父亲拒绝了医生截肢的建议，保住了他能弹吉他的右手，而他的右手竟也奇迹般的恢复了。虽然他依旧可以弹吉他，不过他再也不能像当年一样疯狂的演绎自由鸟了。上帝满意的走了，死神却依旧围绕着他。

1980年，妻子Kathy突然死去，就像她曾经说过的“如果明天我离开这里，你是否还会记得我？”。1986年，他酒后驾驶遭遇车祸，女朋友在车祸中丧生。他再次幸免于难，却无法再弹吉他了。所以，当1987年坏小子Gary Rossington再次重组Lynyrd Skynyrd 的时候，他只能做音乐指导。

1990年，Allen死于中风及肺炎，死后埋在了妻子Kathy身旁，在家乡Jacksonville佛罗里达，也是美国南方摇滚的家乡。

他的《Freebird》不会死，会永远飞翔。

Bob

滑音吉他手Gary Rossington是乐队中的最具反叛精神的坏小子。小时候为了留长头发而辍学，换来了乐队享誉世界的名称Lynyrd Skynyrd。

有一次，Gary买了一辆新车，在酒精和药物的作用下，他撞上了一棵大橡树。导致乐队接下来的演出泡汤，气愤的其他乐队成员罚了他5000美元。 Ronnie Van Zant和Allen Collins 还写了首歌来讽刺他，就是那首《That Smell》

Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars
Oak tree you're in my way
There's too much coke and too much smoke
Look what's going on inside you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Angel of darkness is upon you
Stuck a needle in your arm
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose
One more drink fool, will drown you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Now they call you Prince Charming
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes
Say you'll be all right come tomorrow
But tomorrow might not be here for you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Hey, you're a fool you
Stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before

One little problem that confronts you
Got a monkey on your back
Just one more fix, Lord might do the trick
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Bob

1987年，在空难发生10年后，Gary Rossington再次召集了当年幸存下来的成员和一些当时离开乐队的成员，重建Lynyrd Skynyrd。当演唱会再度开始的时候，乐迷们惊奇的发现他们的主唱Van Zant出现在舞台上。当然，这不是Ronnie，而是他弟弟 Johnny。这哥儿俩长得很像，搞得台下有些歌迷老泪纵横的以为Ronnie从天堂回来了。

Johnny在演唱《Freebird》的时候，除了延续哥哥的问题"What song is it you wanna hear?"，还会把包着美国国旗的话筒举向空中，表示这是为Ronnie在演唱。而唱到那句经典的“If I leave here tomorrow，would you still remember me?”，他会回答“Yes, I'll!”，以示对Ronnie，对Allen，对曾经的那支伟大的Lynyrd Skynyrd的怀念。

今天Lynyrd Skynyrd依旧在世界各地演出，那段著名的guitar solo是由Rickey Medlocke来演奏，他弹得真的很好，只是我怎么也听不出那自由的飞的感觉。没有人可以像Allen Collins那样弹这一段solo，因为他倾注给《自由鸟》的，不是技巧，而是他的灵魂。

Lynyrd Skynyrd - LIVE @ SWU Festival 13 nov 2011 "Free Bird"

Bob

2009年，随着键盘手Billy Powell的去世，使得Gary Rossington成为当年辉煌的Lynyrd Skynyrd乐队中所剩下的唯一一人。今天，他依旧拿着那把红色的Gibson SG带领Lynyrd Skynyrd全世界演出《自由鸟》。

玩世不恭的坏小子Gary，反倒成了那群自由鸟中命最硬的。只要他还活着，Lynyrd Skynyrd就还在；只要他还活着，他就会继续唱《自由鸟》；只要他还活着，就是对上帝最有力的反击。

"Call Me The Breeze"

Call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load

Ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
Well there ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
And I ain't hidin' from nobody
Nobody's hidin' from me
Oh, that's the way its supposed to be

Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I might go out to California
Might go down to Georgia
I don't know

Well I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
Well now I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
But I don't love me no one woman
So I can't stay in Georgia long

Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load
Oooh Mr Breeze

Bob

Lynyrd Skynyrd是永远的自由鸟

Pepsi 1977 Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd

Bob

Travellin' Man

这首MV是Johnny唱的，不过MV中黑白部分影像是Ronnie。

I was born a travelin' man, that's all I'll ever be
Moving around from town to town is what makes me so free
My father was a trucker for the years of '23
On the day that I was born his blood was left to me
I'm a travelin' man
Travelin' Man -- that's what I am
Travelin' Man
Travelin' Man
That's what I am

Travelin' man -- that's what I am
No woman puts a hold on me
You'll see me once or maybe twice
That's all you'll see of me
All you pretty women Lord, I hope you understand
Don't be a fool Lord no, and put your heart in a travellin' man
I'm a travelin' man
Travelin' Man
Travelin' Man -- that's what I am
Travelin' Man

(Bridge)
Travelin' Man -- that's what I am
Guess I'll always be
Travelin' Man -- that's what I am
But at least I'm free

Travelin' man
Oh - that's what I am

Travelin' man -- that's what I am, Lord I move so fast
I have had so many women, none of them have last
I am just a mover, moving fast as sound
Always free, sometimes lonely. Always movin' around
Travelin' Man
Travelin' Man -- that's what I am
Travelin' Man
Oh - that's what I am

Bob

Van Zant 一家有兄弟3人，都是音乐奇才。大哥Ronnie组建了赫赫有名的Lynyrd Skynyrd，另外俩兄弟Donnie和Johnny则组建了另一个乐队就叫Van Zant。后来Johnny受Gary的邀请，进入Lynyrd Skynyrd，接替大哥的位置，继续传唱《自由鸟》

今天，在佛罗里达，有一个公园专门纪念Ronnie和Lynyrd Skynyrd，The Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park。公园是乐迷和乐队成员及自由鸟基金会与1992年为纪念当年那支伟大的乐队而修建。

Bob

Lynyrd Skynyrd从因《自由鸟》而走红到飞机失事只有短短4、5年的时间。不过，这已足够使其成为美国人值得骄傲的Icon。其实，《自由鸟》不但是美国人的偶像，我认为那是人类渴望自由的Icon。

Jacksonville，典型的乡下地名，虽然是佛罗里达州的首府，但基本不为中国人熟知。中文译名“杰克逊维尔”，要是我翻译，就呼之为“杨村”，更贴切于中国地名习惯。这座城市可以留给世界的记忆，除了有很多南方的乡巴佬，估计也就只有南方摇滚的Lynyrd Skynyrd了。


Lynyrd Skynyrd video with inside of plane

Bob

收音机里播放着《Freebird》是典型的70年代美国场景，如上面Ozzy所说，电影《阿甘》里Jenny的一组镜头就是以此为背景。

Bob

Lynyrd Skynyrd对美国人的影响相当深远，尤其是70年代的那几场演唱会。一个网友的留言这样说，“我知道那场76年的演唱会，我母亲在那次演唱会上遇到了我父亲。9个月后，我出生了，他们的音乐已经融在了我的血液里！”

1996年，一部基于那场演唱会的纪录片《Freebird》制作完成了。该部纪念Lynyrd Skynyrd的影片长1小时45分钟，涵盖了Lynyrd Skynyrd在70年代的经典曲目。

"Workin' for MCA"
"I Ain't the One"
"Saturday Night Special"
"Whiskey Rock-A-Roller"
"Travellin' Man"
"Searching"
"What's Your Name?"
"That Smell"
"Gimme Three Steps"
"Call Me the Breeze"
"T for Texas (Blue Yodel No.1)"
"Sweet Home Alabama"
"Free Bird"
"Dixie"



[ 本帖最后由 Bob 于 2012-4-20 12:46 编辑 ]

ozzy

LZ辛苦了，谢谢分享！ LZ有机会不妨也介绍一下其他大牌如 Led Zeppelin， Jimi Hendrix， Bob Dylan (LZ的偶像？）。。。

Bob

的确很喜欢Bob Dylan。呵呵，你提的这些都是大牌，我有空就一个个谈吧。

Bob

当我喜欢的那些乐队一个个远去，我不断的发现自己孤独的喜欢了那些音乐这么多年，却没有留下只言片语。这感觉不好，这是一种孤独到死的感觉。所以我开始写一些文字来分享我的爱乐生活，我知道很多时候，都是应者如云，准确的讲，是应者如浮云。不过，哪怕这天空只飘过一朵浮云，我也会觉得自己不那么孤独。Be a simple kind of man，be something you love and understand。

上帝不让我们飞翔，但不会不让我们歌唱。有了这些只言片语，我无愧于我心中的自由鸟。

Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this it'll help you
some sunny day. Oh Yah!

Oh take your time don't live too fast
troubles will come and they will pass
Go find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget son there is someone up above

And be a simple kind of man
Oh be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can?

Forget your lust, for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this Oh baby if you try
All that I want for you my son is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Oh be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can?

Boy don't you worry, you'll find yourself
Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this Oh baby if you try
All that I want for you my son is to be satisfied

Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can?
Baby be a simple, be a simple man.



[ 本帖最后由 Bob 于 2012-5-18 14:35 编辑 ]

Bob

摇滚不死，自由鸟永远飞翔！