Teach me tonight

July 02, 2021

爵士歌曲是所謂即興音樂 Improvising Music, 很多是臨時寫下來的, 只適合某一位歌手來唱, 因為只有這位歌手唱得出原作的味道, 但也有一些歌曲是任何歌手都可以唱的, 唱法各有不同, 味道各有不同, 聽眾各取所需, 陶醉欣賞, 此類歌曲稱為爵士標準 Jazz Standard, 爵士標準沒有所謂的官方版本, 將這些歌曲列出來, 但是爵士樂界卻心照不宣地有一種默契, 知道那些歌曲是爵士標準, 這些歌曲就好像大學裏的必修學分, 大小歌星都一定要錄製一些, 表示已經修完必修課程.

這兩天聽到這首 Jazz Standard 歌曲 - Teach Me Tonight, 歌詞很有意思, 列在下面, 分享兩個版本: Etta James 唱的, 及 Sarah Vaughan 唱的, 兩個爵士明星的歌擺在一起聽, 爵士風味十足, 手舞足蹈, 自然反應, 連呼過癮....

Did you say,
I've got a lot to learn.
Well don't think,
I'm trying not to learn.
Since this is the perfect spot to learn.
Teach me tonight.
Starting with,
The a-b-c of it.
Right down to,
The x-y-z of it.
Help me solve the mystery of it.
Teach me tonight.
The sky's a blackboard,
High above you.
If a shooting star goes by.
The sky's a blackboard,
High above you.
If a shooting star goes by.
I'll use that star.
To write I love you, a thousand times across the sky.
One thing isn't very clear,
My love.
Should the teacher stand so near, my love.
Graduation's almost here,
My love.
Teach me tonight.
I'll use that star.
To write I love you,
A thousand times across the sky.
One thing isn't very clear,
My love.
Should the teacher stand so near,
My love.
Graduation's almost here,
My love.
So would you,
Teach me tonight.
I've lost all fear,
My love.
Teach me tonight.

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