John Lennon - Imagine

-- 纪念John Lennon的朋友总是有好地献上鲜花及礼物。


引自 我爱英语网，非常感谢: Fontaine

在这个纷繁芜杂的世界上，追名逐利的人成千上万，但也不乏淡泊明志者。当然在音乐的世界里也不例外。有的音乐人沉湎于个人的欲望与追求，而又的音 乐人则放眼世界，醉心于公益事业，关注民间疾苦，说得夸张一点，即更“无产阶级”一些。毫无疑问，John· Lennon属于后者。尤其在他为了大野洋子而离开了Beatles之后，它作为青年一代精神领袖的霸主地位更是无人可动摇。

叛逆、狂放、不羁、才华横溢是我对他的最初印象；博爱、执著、敏锐、英勇无畏是我对他的最终认识，因为我听了他的《Imagine》。第一次听到这首歌是 在我跨入大学校门不久。我一下子就为它那朴实无华的曲风，简单至极的伴奏，还有John ·Lennon那如泉水般清澈的声音所折服。Imagine 这样的一个场景：你静静的躺在一片青草地上，一阵仙乐姗姗飘来。伴随着由弱及强的钢琴声，琴键被按下的每一个瞬间都让你觉得自己的心在颤动。当John ·Lennon 那干净利落的声音响起时，你又会觉得有一股清泉缓缓的流过心田，你的周遭散发着淡淡的清茶的香味。当你仔细聆听，细细品味从John ·Lennon口里流出的每个单词时，你又会情不自禁的随着优美的钢琴声同John ·Lennon一起Imagine。你的思绪带着青草与泥土的芬芳在空气中从流飘荡，任意东西。你的眼前浮现的是一幅幅优美的画卷。它向你展现了一个大同 的极乐世界。那里没有国界，没有战争，没有宗教的束缚，没有尔虞我诈，没有饥饿与贫困，没有灾难与疾苦。有的只是蓝天白云下生活的一群充满爱心的精灵，有 的只是关爱、幸福、快乐。

其实现在想来，John ·Lennon不是一个社会活动家，更不是一个政治家，但他的思想光辉早已胜过一个政治家。他不是预言家，但是，当美国发动对阿富汗和伊拉克的战争时，当 突如其来的非典阴云笼罩在我们头上时，当禽流感又再度令人恐慌时，我们又不得不承认John ·Lennon的目光是多么深远，他的理想是多么伟大，他所Imagine的不正是人们所期望的吗。所以说John ·Lennon早已跳出了音乐的范畴，将目光投向了更为广阔的世界。

但是若要体味John ·Lennon的精神还是得通过他的音乐。在他的音乐中，他的思想与精神毫无保留的表露了出来。只要用心去聆听，去体会，你会受益匪浅。John ·Lennon虽然过早地离开了我们，但他的精神却影响了一代又一代青年人。我想若要给他的精神与思想定一个保鲜期的话，那就是永远。




John Lennon - Imagine


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Imagine there is no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for and no religion too
Imagine all people living life in peace

You may say I’m a dreamer,but I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one

Imagine no possession
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
You may say I’m a dreamer ,but I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will live as one

John Lennon, God Bless You Forever!

John Lennon, God Bless You Forever!

1940年十月九日，John Lennon出生于英国Liverpool。16岁时，Aunt Mimi送给John一把吉他。
1956 年John组了第一个乐队the Quarrymen，团员有Pete Shotton, NigelWhalley和Ivan Vaughan。 1957年7月6日John到认识了Paul McCartney，对他的记歌词能力、乐器素养与演奏技巧大为激赏，John邀请Paul加入the Quarrymen作为主吉他手。
1958年，John写了他生平第一首歌，"Hello Little Girl"，这首歌在1962年由他们的经纪人Brain Epstein录起来，作为给Decca Records的试听带，可惜Decca Records的老板不喜欢。
1961年1月，The Beatles在the Cavern Club正式演出，在这儿的演出，为他们的锦绣前程铺了一条星光大道。
1963年，在一次的皇家表演中，John对坐在前排的王公贵族们说：你们可以摇动身上的钻饰项，发出的声音，绝对不会输给你们的鼓掌声。John的平民意识果然相当强烈。
1964年2月7日，The Beatles展开第一次美国巡回表演，二月九号The Beatles参加了The "Ed Sullivan Show on CBS"，预估有超过四千万美国民众收看，而且他们也被安排与Elvis Presley会面。
1969年11月，John Lennon在伦敦的画展上认识了Yoko，Yoko的艺术倾向严重地影响了John，也促使了The Beatles的解散。
1969年，John和Yoko结婚。年底John因为英国政府介入奈及利亚与越南问题，退还MBE勋章给英女皇。
1970 年，Beatles最后一次公开表演是在apple唱片公司屋顶，拍摄"Let It Be"的MTV。John认为Paul的"Get Back"歌词意有所指, "get back to where you once belonged"，可是John已是吃了秤陀铁了心，决心离团。 John Lennon的音乐，早期时受Chuck Berry，Little Richard，Everyly Brothers， Buddy Holly的影响，64年认识Bob Dylan后，音乐思想就更深沉一些，和Yoko结婚以后，John真正成为具无产阶级意识的音乐艺术家。
1980年12月8日，John在他的公寓门口被枪杀，凶手Mark David Chapman总共开了五枪。

R.E.M. - Man on the moon

Man on the moon, 内地翻译为“月亮上的人”，十分恶心人的一个译名，单纯从字面上逐字逐词的英文译名现象，在内地时常出现: Tom Cruise 主演的Top Gun港译"壮志凌云"被无情地翻译为啼笑皆非的"好大一杆枪"；
Man on the moon，港译“娱人先生”,到喉到肺的译名，讲述了Andy Kaufman的光辉而短暂的一生， 里面有两首歌值得向大家推荐。

R.E.M. - Man on the moon
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Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, twenty one, checkers, and chess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you in heaven if you make the list. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Moses went walking with the staff of wood. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Here's a little agit for the never-believer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears). Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool

If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

R.E.M., Andy, Tony - This Friendly World
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[ANDY:] Hi, Michael.
[MICHAEL:] Hi, Andy. Thanks for joining us. Do you
wanna ... you wanna sing a song together?
[ANDY:] Sure! Is it a sweet song?
[MICHAEL:] Yeah, it's real sweet.
[ANDY:] O.K.!
[They laugh.]
[MICHAEL:]
In this friendly, friendly world
With each day so full of joy
Why should any heart be lonely?
[ANDY:] My turn!
In this friendly, friendly world
With each night so full of dreams
Why should any heart be afraid?
The world is ...
[MICHAEL & ANDY:]
... such a wonderful place
To wander through
When you've got someone you love
[MICHAEL:]
To wander along with you
[ANDY:] O.K., now take every second word! With ...
[MICHAEL:] ... the ...
[ANDY:] ... sky ...
[MICHAEL:] ... so ...
[ANDY:] ... full ...
[MICHAEL:] ... of ...
[ANDY:] ... stars
[MICHAEL:] And ...
[ANDY:] ... the ...
[MICHAEL:] ... river ...
[ANDY:] ... so ...
[MICHAEL:] ... full ...
[ANDY:] ... of ...
[MICHAEL:] ... song, Every ...
[ANDY:] ... heart ...
[MICHAEL:] ... should ...
[ANDY:] ... be ...
[MICHAEL:] ... so ...
[ANDY:] ... thankful
It's a friendly world! Don't you think so, Michael?
[MICHAEL:] Yup!
[TONY:] Oh yeah?! What's so friendly about it?!!
This is Tony Clifton, and, and I demand a part in
this song! I'm just as big a part of the movie as
these guys are! And, and I will not sit back while
some sought-after Colonel Kurtz wanna-be, uh, uh
has his day in the sun! I think he's enough
boring! I think, um, uh-uh, Michael here should, uh
sit this one out! At least the next verse, or so!
[ANDY:] Is that O.K., Michael?
[MICHAEL:] O.K.
[ANDY:] I don't think you have a choice.
[MICHAEL: (laughs)] O.K.
[TONY:]
The world is such a wonderful place
Ha! to wander a-through!
Ah, when you've got someone you luh-huuuv
Ah, to wander along, ah, with yooo-hoooooo!
O.K., you go...
[MICHAEL:] With the sky so full of stars
[ANDY:] And the river so full of song
[MICHAEL:] Welcome back, Andy. Every heart should be ...
[MICHAEL & ANDY:] ... so thankful
[ANDY:] Thankful for this friendly, friendly world
Thank you, Michael!
[MICHAEL:] Thanks, Andy!
[ANDY:] Thank you all for this friendly, friendly world!
[TONY:] Thanks for nothing! K, where's the girls?
They in a chopper? The guy's got a chopper, right?