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 Hey, Jude  
The Beatles

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain
Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder

Hey Jude don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better, better, oh

Da da da da da
Da da da da hey, Jude......... 

 <簡介>

註: The Beatles:John Lennon、Paul McCartney、George Harrison和 Ringo Starr

    "Hey Jude"是 Paul McCartney駕車前往探訪 Cynthia和 Julian時所創作的,原意絕不是要成為什麼出色的作品,只不過是想用一首短短的小品來鼓舞一下年紀尚小的 Julian。起先,他用了 "Hey Jules" ("Jules"是 "Julian"的簡謂)作為他創作的「起點」,當他抵達 Julian府上時,樂曲旋律亦已大致上完成。而正式在錄音室錄音的時候,Paul認為 "Jules"這個字唱起來不是十分順口,最後決定用 "Jude"來代替,亦即我們今時今日聽到的版本。

  "Hey Jude"是一首淺顯易明的歌曲,歌詞裡充滿著安慰和鼓勵之情,亦因為它的簡單和坦率,人們很輕易就能夠將自己代入了歌曲裡面,而其中一個就是 John Lennon。當他第一次聽到 Paul McCartney彈奏此曲時,他直覺上就覺得 "Hey Jude"是一首為他而寫的作品,撇除 "Hey Jude"和 "Hey John"發音上的相似,"Hey Jude"本身就是一首關於「愛」和「未來」的歌曲,正好適合用來形容 John和大野洋子當時的處境。不過,Paul其實當時也剛與未婚妻 Jane Asher解除婚約,並開始與將來的妻子 Linda Eastman約會,所以毫無疑問,他也能夠投入其中。

(想知道更多,請至http://www.jiulang.org/artreview_0022.htm)

 

心得:
    這首歌想必眾多人都聽過吧! 畢竟有太多歌手翻唱了。說到這首歌,我第一次聽到時,不是The Beatles版的,不是孫燕姿版的,而是在某年的維也納音樂會。那時聽了相當感動,因為它不是一兩人唱的,它是在音樂會終場時,由每位名聲樂家一個接一個來合唱,最後連觀眾也加入最後的da...da..那段,聽起來真的很感動,算是結尾的相當漂亮。

    在背頌這一首歌時,可以把1.2.4.6一起背,然後3.5一組,同旋律背起來會比較輕鬆,再者也可以了解其中小差異在哪! 表面上看起來好像很多的樣子,其實不難背,衝啊!

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