“You know the Hard Rock Cafe, right? Now they got a Hard Rock Park!”
所有的載具都配備上最頂級的音響,拿Led Zepplin來當例子好了,Hard Rock Park準備把“Whole Lotta Love”設計成雲霄飛車,你當然可以想像到一邊失重翻轉一邊接受重搖滾Riff轟炸的感覺,但最妙的是整個搭乘的時間恰巧就等於這首歌的長度,所以Jimmy Page用Gibson Les Paul彈出來的著名前奏的大概適用在雲霄飛車嘎拉嘎拉往上升的時候,然後Robert Plant的聲音一出來就俯衝而下。“You need coolin, Baby, I am not foolin~”
我聽得渾身發熱。然後他接著說連襟為了這個雲霄飛車特地請來Plant/Page一起開會。“It's the best part!”
“But you know, he said they hate each other.” “But they need each other anyway.”後面這句是我耍嘴皮接的話。
“Not any more, not any more.”會議開到一半,Plant爺爺就氣沖沖的離開會議室。
A child arrived just the other day, He came to the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay. He learned to walk while I was away. And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew, He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad. You know I'm gonna be like you."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon. "When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when, But we'll get together then. You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day. He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play. Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok." And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed, Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah. You know I'm gonna be like him."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon. "When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when, But we'll get together then. You know we'll have a good time then."
Well, he came from college just the other day, So much like a man I just had to say, "Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?" He shook his head, and he said with a smile, "What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys. See you later. Can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon. "When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when, But we'll get together then, dad. You know we'll have a good time then."
I've long since retired and my son's moved away. I called him up just the other day. I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind." He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time. You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu, But it's sure nice talking to you, dad. It's been sure nice talking to you." And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me, He'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon. "When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when, But we'll get together then, dad. You know we'll have a good time then."
第一次聽到這首歌是在Simon & Garfunkel的專輯Sound of Silence重發版的Bonus Track,今天查了資料才知道,原來不是Paul Simon寫的歌,是Jackson Frank的歌,Simon Garfunkel只是翻唱。
然後應該去年吧,另外一個我頗喜歡的美國團Counting Crows發的現場專輯“New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall”裡面也收了這個歌,我猜應該是演唱會的安可曲,他們這幾年越來越不行了,幾乎僅是為了蒐集癖的理由我才買了CD。剛聽的時候只覺得這首歌好熟,可是iPod轉轉轉怎麼就找不到數烏鴉有這首歌,後來才猛地想起是Simon & Garfunkel的,比不懂人多了一點看門道的樂趣,就覺得滿足了,有點可笑。