SK 世界流行音乐系列之 ELTON JOHN 埃尔顿 约翰

steveking

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Elton John 33年来的乐坛生涯轨迹，一首接一首脍炙人口的经典情歌，突显了他不凡的音乐创作、展现了他诚恳精湛的歌声魅力、更纪录了他璀璨辉煌的生涯。深刻隽永的歌词、流畅悦耳的旋律， Elton John动人的情歌实在太多，请您直接从他首首都是经典的情歌世界里慢慢体会，寻找属于自己的感动吧。

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你应该知道的20件Elton John佚事

　　1.Elton John 原名Riginald Kenneth Dwight，1947年3月25日出生于伦敦近郊一个叫“Middlesex”的地方。4岁就开始学钢琴的Elton John，在11岁的时候获得了英国皇家音乐学员的业余学士。
　　2. Elton John 的第一份职业是，周末在Northwood Hills 旅馆当钢琴演奏，工资为每晚一英镑外加小费。
　　3.Elton John的名字来自他当年在“布鲁斯理论Bluesology”乐队的一个伙伴，萨克斯手Elton Dean，至于他为什么会看中“Elton”这个名字，从来没有任何官方解释。
　　4.Elton John 与天才词作者，他音乐上的搭档伯尼的第一次合作是1967年11月，在Long John Baldry's 的专辑“Let The Heartaches Begin”B面的一首歌：“Lord You Made The Night Too Long”是由二人作词作曲的。
　　6.1969 年6月发行的“Empty Sky”是以Elton John的名字发行的第一张大碟。当时的制作费用是7000英镑。
　　7.最稀有的一张有Elton John出现的专辑是1969年的“The Bread & Beer Band”相信目前仅存一张拷贝！在Record Collector 网站上的开价是2000英镑。
　　8.1970年8月25日是Elton John在美国开第一场演唱会的日子，地点是在洛杉矶，当时的观众里有Quincy Jones，the Beach Boys的 Mike Love 等人。
　　9.1974年11月28日在麦迪逊广场花园John Lennon与Elton John同台演出，那是John Lennon最后一次的公众演出。
　　10.1976年5月7日， Elton John成为继The Beatles之后唯一的一位被收藏入杜莎夫人蜡像馆的摇滚明星。
　　11.在美国大受欢迎的Elton John于1977年10月在麦迪逊广场花园成为以摇滚歌星身份被记入名人堂的第一人。
　　12.Elton John人送外号“血拼王”，因为他购物实在是太疯狂了！光眼镜就有2万副，衣服更是多到吓人，1997年一场慈善义卖会，他捐出1万件衣服，总值达400万美金！
　　13.1990年开始，Elton John把他在英国发行的所有单曲的版税所得都捐赠给艾滋病治疗机构，1992年开始，在美国的这些收入也开始加入进去。
　　14.Elton John透露将拍摄以自己生平为蓝本的传记电影，而他认为最适合扮演年轻时候的自己的人是美国当红歌手，“超级男孩”组合前任主唱，小甜甜的前任男友，卡梅隆迪亚兹的现任男友：Justin Timberlake。
　　15.1998年，Elton John 正式被授勋为“Sir Elton John”。
　　16.2001年格莱美颁奖礼上，Elton John与著名说唱歌手(同时也是个著名的极度鄙视男同性恋者的歌手)同台演唱，令很多支持Elton John的同性恋者大感震惊和失望。
　　17.2002年，最新加盟赌城演出的Elton John，身价就竟然更高：Elton John以5400万美元的酬劳，在凯撒皇宫开300场演唱会。
　　18.2003年，英国影星休葛兰与一名商人联手以39万英镑天价，抢下与艾尔顿强及男友共进晚餐的机会，堪称英国史上最昂贵的一顿晚餐。这次拍卖会艾尔顿强共募了93万英镑。
　　19.2004年初突然有消息传说Elton John将与他的同性爱人David Furnish结婚！不过在24小时之内Elton John就出面辟谣说：“我和戴维都是同性恋结婚的拥护者，不过我们并没有决定要近期举行婚礼。
　　20.Elton John曾获得35张黄金唱片，25张白金唱片，唱片全球总销量已经超过1亿5千万张了！


废话不说了，上歌喽！

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-26 21:07 编辑 ]

steveking

1970年 一曲“Your Song”使Elton John一炮而红，揭开Elton John“世界摇滚界传奇人物”的序幕。"       

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen.

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 02:03 编辑 ]

steveking

                               
Blue eyes
Baby's got blue eyes
Like a deep blue sea
On a blue blue day
Blue eyes
Baby's got blue eyes
When the morning comes
I'll be far away
And I say

Blue eyes
Holding back the tears
Holding back the pain
Baby's got blue eyes
And she's alone again

Blue eyes
Baby's got blue eyes
Like a clear blue sky
Watching over me
Blue eyes
I love blue eyes
When I'm by her side
Where I long to be
I will see

Blue eyes laughing in the sun
Laughing in the rain
Baby's got blue eyes
And I am home, and I am home again

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 01:57 编辑 ]

steveking

1997年 《Candle In The Wind》为悼念英国王妃戴安娜，自弹自唱改写当年为梦露写的《风中之烛》，传遍了全球。成为乐坛历史上最热销的单曲。 这里转的是梦露版本。

Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 02:00 编辑 ]

steveking

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
by George Michael & Elton John        

I can't light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life

Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meaning when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light

Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

I can't find, oh the right romantic line
But see me once and see the way I feel
Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 01:57 编辑 ]

steveking

                       
1994年 《Can You Feel The Love Tonight》为动画片《狮子王》(Lion King)作曲并演唱的原声唱片销售了1000万张以上，歌曲本身还荣获了奥斯卡、金球奖、格莱美等多项大奖。"

There's a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of the rolling world
Can be turned away
An enchanted moment
And it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you

(Chorus)
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone
If they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 02:00 编辑 ]

steveking

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 02:02 编辑 ]

steveking

谢谢观赏 :)

[ 本帖最后由 steveking 于 2008-2-24 13:00 编辑 ]

courier

不客气.

只看过一个
can you feel the love tonight?

astina

原帖由 courier 于 2008-2-24 15:09 发表
不客气.

只看过一个
can you feel the love tonight?

me 2

steveking

AS 要好好补补课啦

没看过 LION KING? 只要看过就应该听过最后2首的。

原帖由 astina 于 2008-2-24 18:35 发表



me 2

steveking

如果都像 LS 两位，ELTON JOHN 的几亿张唱片怎么卖的？还不包括 D 版的？