“The Sound of Silence” is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become known as “the quintessential folk rock release”. In the U.S., it was the duo’s second most popular hit after “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Continue reading
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Song Sung Blue
“Song Sung Blue” is a 1972 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. The song was released off his album, Moods and later appeared on many of Diamond’s live and compilation albums. Continue reading
Somewhere Over the Rainbow綠野仙蹤
《綠野仙蹤》(The Wizard of Oz)是一部美國歌舞片,由米高梅電影公司於1939年發行。該片為維多·佛萊明指導,茱蒂·嘉蘭主演,內容改編自李曼·法蘭克·鮑姆撰寫的童話書《綠野仙蹤》,描述桃樂絲與三位夥伴前往歐茲王國(Oz)找回家路程的故事。由於該片劇情感人,適逢第二次世界大戰爆發,人們關心戰場上士兵的安危,因而引起相當大的共鳴。其中,茱蒂·葛蘭主演的桃樂絲所演唱的Over The Rainbow更是近代最膾炙人口的電影主題曲之一。 Continue reading
Somewhere my love 齊瓦哥醫生
“Lara’s Theme” is the generic name given to a leitmotif written for the film Doctor Zhivago (1965) by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, it became the basis of the song “Somewhere My Love.”
While working on the soundtrack for Doctor Zhivago, M Continue reading
Somewhere In Time 似曾相識
一名大學生在畢業典禮上遇到一名神秘老婦,這位神秘老婦人給了他一隻金色懷表,並叫他回去找她,他雖然感到很奇怪,但沒有進一步的行動。八年後,他成為一名劇作家,某天他到一個舊式旅館度假時,發現70年前的一張女明星照片竟然就是送金錶給他的老婦;經過多方查證,他得知這位老婦人已經在他大學畢業典禮那晚過世了。原來他和那位女明星在70年前曾經相識並相戀,而地點就是在這家旅館,在得知這一切以後,他排除萬難,讓自己重回70年前的過去,去實踐他們之間的愛情誓約,可惜,一個無意的疏忽讓他回到了現在,讓這段愛情徒留遺憾。地平線的那一端,相同的故事發生在香格里拉夢境世界中,在遍地鋪滿楓葉的花園內,一個身影瘦長的紳士坐在一張木椅上,一位嬌美的淑女輕靠著他的胸膛,沒人知道他們來自何處,前往何方,更沒人知道他們的結局,看著他們情深的牽著手,讓經過的路人也由衷的祝福他們。 Continue reading