廿世紀50年代之後的一位偉大的民謠歌手---JOAN BAEZ

1941年1月9日出生於美國紐約Staten島上.我們經常聽到的與"民謠皇帝"Bob Dylan齊名的"民謠女皇"的稱號就是指的Joan Baez.Baez作為民謠界女性權威演繹者的地位是在1959年Newprot民謠節上的演出后奠定的.她對民謠音樂的理解加上天生的近乎完美的嗓音使得她成為50年代之後民謠音樂中的一棵奇葩.
    Baez最初的四張專輯均取材於美洲與英國的傳統民謠,然而隨著民權運動的發展,她開始逐漸投身於抗議運動,這才讓Baez成為真正有內容與個性的Joan Baez.在JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT,PART 2專輯中的一曲We Shall Overcome,從多方面體現出了Baez的音樂個性,從而成為其音樂中的經典之一.同張專輯中還包括了Bob Dylan的幾首歌on't Think Twice,It's All Right.Joan Baez帶著這些有力的歌四處進行巡迴演出,從音樂發麵推動了民權運動,同時也孕育了她與Bob Dylan之間浪漫的愛情故事.多年之中,Baez演繹了Dylan多首經典曲目:Farewell Angelina,Love Is Just A Four Letter Word......在這段日子與以後的歲月中,Baez越發的投身於非暴力的抗議運動.她在60年代中創立了非暴力學習協會,自己也因為參加反站集會而兩次入獄.
    1968年,Joan Baez與另一位激進運動成員David Harris結婚,但於1972年離婚.1975年的專輯DIAMONDS AND RUST是一張完全由Baez自己創作的專輯,其中的標題歌Diamonds and rust被認為是Joan Baez最出色的一首歌曲之一. 這首曲子是以Baez和Dylan當年亦師亦友的感情為主軸描寫的一段Joan自己的感情.歌詞或可說晦澀但卻蘊含真情.
    進入八九十年代,Joan Baez更是把自己的生活分為兩個方面:人道主義運動與音樂方面.在前者,她於1979年創立了國際人權社,於後者,Joan Baez又有多張廣受好評的專輯,包括1989年紀念從藝30年的SPEAKING OF DREAMS專輯.Joan Baez前期作為一位民謠歌手,後期作為一位人道主義歌手,都決定了她是廿世紀50年代之後的一位偉大的歌手.

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Diamonds And Rust    Joan Baez




Diamonds & Rust
JOAN BAEZ

Well, I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full and you happened to call
And here I sit hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known a couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
Well，you burst on the scene already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes，the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

謝謝 demfrf 介紹。

這樣的歌者值得我們肅然起敬!