嚴格說來,我可以算是個神經病。我常會因為喜歡一首歌,就把其原唱或樂團的祖宗十八代研究的一清二楚,甚至這個原唱或樂團只紅這一首歌而已,一樣不例外。
八零年代,Dance-Rock和浩室舞曲(House)風迷全球,雖然我比較不常聽這種動感音樂,但還是有幾首讓我非常喜愛。早餐俱樂部(Breakfast Club)的Never Be The Same就是其中一首。
我可以確定,應該沒幾個人知道早餐俱樂部這支美國樂團,但我相信一定有不少五六年級生聽過Never Be The Same這首歌,因為Never Be The Same當年真的很紅。
早餐俱樂部樂團成立於1979年,1990年解散。多年來陸續換過幾個團員,連瑪丹娜(別懷疑,就是那個瑪丹娜)都曾是他們的鼓手。而New wave、Dance-Rock和Synthpop是他們擅長的曲風。
如前面所提到的,早餐俱樂部最紅的歌就是Never Be The Same,這首歌在Billboard舞曲榜最好的成績為第8名,還入選當年Billboard雜誌的熱門舞曲,紅遍了八零年代全球的舞廳與club!
Never Be The Same的歌詞與中文翻譯:
Do you remember
你記得嗎
That when you left you told me life would never be the same
當你離開的時候 妳告訴我生活不可能永遠一成不變
Well I was worried
當時我有點擔心
I looked around so I could see if anything had changed
但當我環顧四週就發現一切都變了
I walked around a bit
經過了一段時間
And then I noticed that it, it felt different to me, everything
我注意到 我的感覺不同了
It made me wonder
這讓我感到驚訝
‘Cause everything was still arranged the way it used to be
因為一切都按照過去的方式安排
The only trouble is
唯一的麻煩是
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
But I will never be the same as I was
但我卻和以前不同了
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
But I will never be the same
但我卻不同了
Do you remember
你記得嗎
As you were leaving that you smiled as you walked out the door
當你離開的時候 你是笑著走出門
Well I remember
我還記得
‘Cause I was thinking it would never be the way it was before yeah
因為我以為事情永遠不會像以前一樣
I’ve been around a bit
經過了一段時間
And I’ll get over it but everything that I see, everything
我會克服我看到的一切
It makes me wonder
這讓我感到驚訝
If it ever was the way it used to be
如果事情都和以前一樣
The only trouble is
唯一的麻煩是
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
But I will never be the same as I was
但我卻和以前不同了
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
But I will never be the same
但我卻不同了
Everything may be
所有的事也許
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
I will never be
但我卻
I will never be the same as I was
但我卻和以前不同了
I had to laugh at myself as I was
我不得不笑我自己
Looking for someone else
一直想找個人
Somebody to explain
找個人來解釋給我聽
How to get back again to it
如何才能回到以前
I’ve been around a bit
我已經繞了四週一圈
And I’ll get over it but everything that I see, everything
除了我看到一切 我都能克服
It makes me wonder
這讓我明白
If it ever was the way it used to be
如果事情都和以前一樣
The only trouble is
唯一的麻煩是
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
But I will never be the same as I was
但我卻和以前不同了
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
But I will never be the same
但我卻不同了
Everything may be
所有的事也許
Everything may be the same as it was
所有的事也許都和以前一樣
I will never be
但我卻
I will never be the same as I was
但我卻和以前不同了
right on track