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    都说人靠衣装,佛靠金装,好马配好鞍
    昨天穿起全套正装还真有那么点样子

    About "The Seasons In The Sun"

    说到The Seasons In The Sun 很多人肯定立马想到Westlife
    是的在中国westlife令这首歌家喻户晓
    但是我总觉得westlife将这首歌演绎得太过于阳光,太过于充满希望。
    而其实这首歌在国外早已成名已久——
     
        这首歌真正的作者是法国已故歌手Jacques Brel,原名叫Le Moribond(The dying man,垂死之人,将死者),发表于1961年。当年Jacquez Brel在歌唱事业正巅峰之时突然宣布退出歌坛,没留下任何解释,此后六年,他与癌症做着艰苦卓绝的斗争。回首,人们才忽然发现,原来原因都在这首歌里。当时Jacquez Brel发觉自己罹患癌症,于是写下这首伤感的歌曲,在与病症搏斗了十几年之后,他终在1978年病逝,死时四十九岁。
        与Brel私交不错的美国诗人歌手Rod Mckuen,最早把这首歌译成了英文,并且在1964年由民歌界元老的Kinston Trio率先灌录成唱片,不过当时并没有造成太大的轰动。跟Rod Mckuen颇有交情的Terry Jacks当时在作为那时的明星乐队Beach Boy的吉他伴奏时,有一次,在录音的时候,他建议Beach Boys灌录「Seasons in the Sun」这首歌。不过,录完之后,可能是由于效果不如理想,Beach Boys决定不发行。而极为喜爱这首歌的Terry则为了追悼一位意外过世的好友,决定自己来灌唱。Terry取得作者的同意,把最后一段歌词稍加修改,同时以轻快的节奏处理,使歌曲显得轻松一些,可是完工之后,在架子上一摆就是一年。有一天,他把带子放出来听,正好一位年轻人送报纸来到他家,听到了这首歌,于是要求是否可以带自己的朋友过来欣赏。年轻人的反应,使Terry决定自己发行这首歌曲。这首歌于1974年3月2日开始在全美排行榜的冠军位置停留了3周,唱片成为金唱片,销量达到六百多万张,当时可谓是家喻户晓。
        之后Westlife的翻唱想必大家都知道了,不再赘述。令外这首歌还有Cat Stevens,Nirvana,Black Box Recorder,Blink 182的版本
    而我最喜欢的无异是Rod Mckuen的版本,他真正的唱出了这首歌真正该有的情绪,而自Terry Jacks之后,这首歌被以一种阳光希望的方式演绎着,虽然取得了流行上的巨大成功,但在我看来却是某种意义上对原作的背叛。
     
    下面一一逢上上面提到的几个版本
    首先是大家最熟悉的Westlife(由于歌比较多,想听的自己去下吧,我不可能在一篇博里同时贴这么多播放器插件)
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Westlife-Seasons_In_The_Sun.mp3
     
    接下来最经典的版本Terry Jacks
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Terry_Jacks-Seasons_In_The_Sun.mp3

    Jacquez Brel的原版
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Jacques_Brel-Le_Moribond.mp3
     
    Beach boy的
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Beach_Boys-Seasons_in_the_Sun.mp3
     
    Cat Stevens的
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Cat_Stevens-Seasons_In_The_Sun.mp3
     
    Nirvana的,颓废阿
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Nirvana-Seasons_In_The_Sun.mp3
     
    Black Box Recorder的,最甜美的版本
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Black_Box_Recorder-Seasons_in_the_sun.mp3
     
    Blink 182的,朋克的说
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Blink_182-Seasons_In_The_Sun.mp3

    最后隆重推出我最喜欢的版本,Rod Mckuen的,整曲就像是一个将死之人娓娓道来,过去的美好记忆一一浮现在眼前,安逸中流出一丝淡淡的悲伤,沙哑的嗓音慢慢地倾诉着一生的悲喜,更像是一种回忆,感情深刻,自嘲有带着自怜的诠释,真的难以不为之动容。
    http://www.supernb.com/ash/vol17/p_mp3/Rod_McKuen-Seasons_In_The_Sun.mp3
     
     
    不知道沈当年喜欢的是哪个版本呢?
    ………………

    舒马赫退役宣言

        Yeah, it’s been a very special day and to finish it in this style as we have been doing today, looking at the championship as well, but much more at what’s going to happen somehow in future. There’s been a lot of discussion for a long time concerning my future and so on and I think all the fans, all the people interested in motor sports, they have a right to have explained to them what’s going to happen. I’m sorry it may have taken longer than some of you wanted but you have to savor a moment, and you have to find the right moment and we feel this is the right moment.

        To make it short in a way, this is going to be my last Monza race that I’m going to do. At the end of this year, I’ve decided, together with the team, that I’m going to retire from racing, It has been an exceptional, really exceptional time, what motor sport has given to me in more than thirty years. I’ve really loved every single moment of the good and the bad times. Those ones make life so special.

        In particular, I should thank my family, starting, obviously, with my Dad, my passed-away Mum and obviously my wife and my kids who, at all times, supported what I was doing, and without their support, without their strengths, to survive in this business and this sport, and to perform, I think would have been impossible, and obviously I can’t be thankful enough, obviously my family but also to my mates from the Benetton time and obviously, specially in the Ferrari days when I have made so many friends.

        I have so many great guys in that team and it has been a really tough decision to decide to not work together at this level with all my friends, my engineers, everybody. They are just so great but one day, the day has to come and I felt that at one point that this is the moment as well as, in terms of timing decision, I thought that it was fair to find that moment so that Felipe has a chance to decide his future, because I think he is a very great guy. He has been doing a very good job for the team, very supportive, a really great teammate, and there was a moment for him to decide for his future, and there was no point for me to take my decision any later than his decision had to be taken and this was the conclusion.

        As well as in a way my future replacement, it’s a driver – at some stage the team will tell you – but I was always pleased and I knew a long time ago – to hear that he was the person, and now I would just like to concentrate on these last three wins and finish it in style, and hopefully with the championship, we have made a big step today for that and I really look forward, and I want to thank for everybody who has been on my way for supporting me at all stages. They have been a lot of people. Thank you very much.