Famous blue raincoat
It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train, and
You came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy thief
Well, I see Jane's awake
She sends her regards
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Sincerely, L Cohen
将一封信谱上曲,娓娓唱出,十分感人。
开篇第一句就是:
It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better......”
一种很私密的代入感一下子抓住了听众的耳朵,究竟是什么事情让歌者牵肠挂肚无法无眠呢?果然随着歌者自言自语般的自述,一种欲说还休的气氛弥漫开来,是的,写信的人有很多话好说,但是他又没法说得太明白,如果认真倾听字里行间,那其中有迷茫有无奈,有怜悯有惋惜,有宽恕有伤感,还有11月的雨一样无边无际的阴冷悲伤....
这首歌的原创和原唱都是
Leonard Cohen
推荐两个女生的两个版本,可以比较一下,男人和女人在表达情绪时的不同,女人显然更善于讲述和宣泄,但是这首歌的美感其实更应该在于那种想说又没法说的含蓄.
Joan Baez-Famous Blue Raincoat,
对比后就发现了差距,Joan有点像在吵架,情感宣泄得太直白,其实也破坏了原曲的韵味。
Tori Amos 'Famous Blue Raincoat'
Tori这个版本好了很多,我个人比较喜欢