創作背景
卡朋特樂隊由著名的歌星卡朋特與她哥哥理查德·卡朋特組成,卡倫·卡朋特1950年生于美國康耐狄格州,從小在哥哥的影響下學習樂器,成了一名鼓手,大她三歲的哥哥理查德是個非常有才華的青年,擔任鋼琴伴奏和制作人,并創作了大量歌曲。
後來在著名經紀人德紐文的幫助下,進入了美國流行樂壇。1970年一曲《靠近你》(CloseToYou)榮登排行榜首,這使卡朋特樂隊一炮走紅,70年代中他們不斷有佳作聞世,成為無數美國青年的偶像,尼克松總統稱卡朋特兄妹是最出色的美國青年。
令人婉惜的是卡倫·卡朋特年僅32歲便過早地離去。她死于神經性厭食症。這是由于她為了保持身材的苗條,長期服用輕瀉劑,與長期節食的嚴重後果。
1983年2月4日她死于深愛她的父母懷中。卡倫·卡朋特嗓音優美,演唱親切自然,略帶傷感,加之他們運用了多軌錄音技術,因此他們的唱片無論在藝術上或技術上都非常成功,是當代流行音樂的精品。
歌詞
英語
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
漢語
年少時我喜歡聽着收音機
等候我喜歡的歌曲輕輕響起
我獨自為它伴唱
這讓我感到歡喜
這樣的幸福時光早已遠去
我多想知道他們到了哪裡
但是他們就像失散朋友再次回來
所有的歌曲 我還是那樣喜歡
每一句 sha la la la
每一句wo wo 仍散發光芒
每一句sing aling aling 他們唱得還是如此動聽
當歌曲演繹到 傷心的地方
确實讓我哭泣
這是 昨日重現啊
回頭看看走過的這些時光
幸福記憶讓今天的我很感傷
有太多已經改變
那首我曾為他唱的愛情歌曲
每句歌詞還印在我腦海裡
那些舊的記憶依舊那麼美妙
為我帶走 這麼多年的憂傷
每一句 sha la la la
每一句wo wo 仍散發光芒
每一句sing aling aling 他們唱得還是如此動聽
所有美妙回憶 清晰向我襲擊
一些确實讓我哭泣 就象以前那樣
這是 昨日重現啊