Streets of London

─────人世間 曾經有過如此動人的歌聲

有一些歌、樂曲
你初次聽時可能沒有甚麼特別
但當演唱(或演奏者)改變 有一個人 可以觸動你
那種震撼的感覺
持續時間之長

可能遠遠超乎你的預料

愛爾蘭籍的女歌手Sinead O'Connor 在今天是個陌生的名字
很多年輕的朋友可能連聽都沒聽過
上世紀90年代
她曾憑藉天才的歌藝 獨特的形象 具爭議的言行 紅透歌壇半邊天
後來隱身而退

但她憂傷的歌聲 有一首她的歌 伴我已很多年

Streets of London
是很多歌手翻唱過的一首英文民歌
我聽過幾個版本都不以為意
(有些的旋律竟然是歡快的！)

直到有一天
一聲聲清幽的低訴 伴著低緩的吉他聲響起…… 我只能用『失魂落魄』來形容

O'Connor天賦的演繹 加上她坎坷的經歷
讓人在聽她演繹這首歌時 備受感動
為了讓你再次抬起頭來 不要再自傷自憐
她好像不僅僅在說著倫敦街頭老人們的故事
也在婉轉的訴說自己不堪回首的過去

真正的藝術家 把自己的心展現在觀者面前

這些時刻 你會相信 有神的存在

雖然這不是她最受樂迷歡迎的作品

今天她也早已隱去

我感謝她送了那麼好的一份禮物給我

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歌詞

Streets Of London Lyrics

Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper,
with his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
Hands held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

Chorus: So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking,
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.

Chorus

In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
Each tea last an hour
Then he wanders home alone

Chorus

Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seaman's Mission
Memory fading with the medals that he wears
In the windy city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care

Chorus

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下面有Sinead O'Connor較為詳細的介紹:

http://lib.verycd.com/2005/01/21/0000035959.html