创作背景
卡朋特乐队由著名的歌星卡朋特与她哥哥理查德·卡朋特组成,卡伦·卡朋特1950年生于美国康耐狄格州,从小在哥哥的影响下学习乐器,成了一名鼓手,大她三岁的哥哥理查德是个非常有才华的青年,担任钢琴伴奏和制作人,并创作了大量歌曲。
后来在著名经纪人德纽文的帮助下,进入了美国流行乐坛。1970年一曲《靠近你》(CloseToYou)荣登排行榜首,这使卡朋特乐队一炮走红,70年代中他们不断有佳作闻世,成为无数美国青年的偶像,尼克松总统称卡朋特兄妹是最出色的美国青年。
令人婉惜的是卡伦·卡朋特年仅32岁便过早地离去。她死于神经性厌食症。这是由于她为了保持身材的苗条,长期服用轻泻剂,与长期节食的严重后果。
1983年2月4日她死于深爱她的父母怀中。卡伦·卡朋特嗓音优美,演唱亲切自然,略带伤感,加之他们运用了多轨录音技术,因此他们的唱片无论在艺术上或技术上都非常成功,是当代流行音乐的精品。
歌词
英语
When I was young I'd listen to the radio
Waiting for my favorite songs
When they played I'd sing along
It make me smile
Those were such happy times and not so long ago
How I wondered where they'd gone
But they're back again just like a long lost friend
All the songs I love so well
Every shalala every wo'wostill shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're starting to sing so fine
When they get to the part
Where he's breaking her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more
(Shoobie do lang lang*)
(Shoobie do lang lang)
Looking back on how it was in years gone by
And the good times that I had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed
It was songs of love that I would sing to them
And I'd memorise each word
Those old melodies still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away
Every shalala every wo'wo still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're starting to sing so fine
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more
(Shoobie do lang lang)
Every shalala every wo'wo still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're starting to sing so fine
Every shalala every wo'wo still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're starting to sing so fine
汉语
年少时我喜欢听着收音机
等候我喜欢的歌曲轻轻响起
我独自为它伴唱
这让我感到欢喜
这样的幸福时光早已远去
我多想知道他们到了哪里
但是他们就像失散朋友再次回来
所有的歌曲 我还是那样喜欢
每一句 sha la la la
每一句wo wo 仍散发光芒
每一句sing aling aling 他们唱得还是如此动听
当歌曲演绎到 伤心的地方
确实让我哭泣
这是 昨日重现啊
回头看看走过的这些时光
幸福记忆让今天的我很感伤
有太多已经改变
那首我曾为他唱的爱情歌曲
每句歌词还印在我脑海里
那些旧的记忆依旧那么美妙
为我带走 这么多年的忧伤
每一句 sha la la la
每一句wo wo 仍散发光芒
每一句sing aling aling 他们唱得还是如此动听
所有美妙回忆 清晰向我袭击
一些确实让我哭泣 就象以前那样
这是 昨日重现啊