怀念 Dan Fogelberg

去年今天，民谣诗人歌手，丹佛格柏(Dan Fogelberg)与世长辞，享年56岁。年轻人可能不认识他，70和80年的中生代对他应该不会感陌生，当时他是抒情摇滚和流行的代表人物。唱了许多脍炙人口的歌，后期的作品却多数关于环保。2003他重新出发，发了一张人生最后遗作(Full Circles)。隔年他被诊断出癌症，经过了3年与病魔的搏斗，上天终于把这位天籁召回身边。

Dan虽然从未赢得(Grammy)格林美奖，但是他的每张专辑都达到白金销量。清脆的木吉他，朴实无华又诗意的词，充满磁性和真挚的歌声，朴实中有天长地久的浪漫情怀，让人陶醉之中又着迷，Dan唱过许多脍炙人口的情歌如(Longer),(Some Old Lang Syne)等。还有1972年第一张专辑里的（Leader Of The Band)，一首叙述他对父亲的敬爱和对他在音乐路上的影响的歌。

(Some Old Lang Syne)是我最喜欢的一首歌，也因为圣诞前夕，让人特别有感觉，这是一首很有画面的冬季恋歌。一对旧情人，圣诞前夕在杂货店里偶遇，当女方发现是他时给他一个爱的拥抱，两人找不到酒吧相聚，就买了啤酒在女方的车内叙旧同饮；窗外雪花飘飘纷飞，两人闲话家常，把月对饮，女方说自己已婚，男的在她眼中感觉不到怀疑或感激，此刻传来了倒数的(友谊万岁)歌声，两人千头万绪，心情复杂，为过去天真美好的岁月干杯，也为现在干杯，直到酒已尽，强颜欢笑，男方下车道别，女的给他一个吻，目送旧情人的车子离去，男的在回家途中，熟悉的伤痛涌上心头，飘雪也变成大雨........

今年有太多不好的事发生了，让我们也陪着丹佛格柏和不愉快的往事干杯吧.........



Same Old Lang Syne

Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

She didn't recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged

We went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how
She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry

She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie
I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue

But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw doubt or gratitude
She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly but the traveling was hell

We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how
We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence, another 'auld lang syne'

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out and I watched her drive away
Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned in to rain...

Leader Of The Band

An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son
His hands were meant for different work
And his heart was known to none
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay
A quiet man of music denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once, but his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through discipline-- a thundering, velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand
(Chorus)
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band
My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call
One went to Chicago and the other to St Paul
And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel
Living out this life I've chose and have come to know so well
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough
And, papa, I don't think I said 'I love you' near enough
(Chorus)
I am a living legacy to the leader of the band