《Unchained Melody》創作人逝世


　

寫下經典情歌《Unchained Melody》(奔放的旋律)的歌詞創作人Hy Zaret,

在7月2日因病逝世於家中, 享年99歲.

這首歌是他在1955年爲電影《Unchained》所寫的, 在當年獲得音樂學院最佳歌曲的提名.

很多人都唱過《Unchained Melody》,

最早的版本是1955年由Les Baxter灌錄, 曾經獲得美國Billboard單曲榜冠軍.

後來包括貓王、U2、Joni Mitchell、Air Supply、Donny Osmond、Gareth Gates、 Heart、

Willie Nelson、Neil Diamond、Cliff Richard、Barry Manilow、LeAnn Rimes、Cyndi Lauper

、George Benson都唱過, 全世界大約有300多個版本.

不過最令人熟知的還是1965年The Righteous Brothers(正義兄弟)的版本, 在當年拿下單曲榜第4名.

 1990年電影《第六感生死戀》使用為插曲,

新、舊版本的《Unchained Melody》幾乎在同一時間登上單曲榜13、19名. 在英國單曲榜則獲得冠軍.

Unchained Melody

                                                                                                                                                LeAnn Rimes (黎安萊姆絲)

Oh, my love my , I've hungered for your touch a long, lonely time. And time goes so slowly, and can do so much. Are still mine?

I need your love. I need love. God speed your love to . Lonely rivers flow to the , to the sea to the arms of the sea. Lonely rivers sigh, "Wait for , wait for me, I'll be coming home; wait me."

 

 Oh, my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
a long, lonely time.

~ * ~ * ~

As time goes by so slowly,
That time can do so much.
Are you still mine?

~ * ~ * ~

I need your love,
I need your love,
God speed your love to me . . .

~ * ~ * ~

Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea,
to the open arms of the sea, yeah,
Lonely rivers sigh, wait for me,
wait for me.
I'll be coming home,
wait for me.

~ * ~ * ~

Oh, my love, my darling
I've hungered, hungered for your touch
a long, lonely time.

~ * ~ * ~

And I know time goes by so slowly,
That time can do so much.
Are you still mine?

~ * ~ * ~

I need your love,
I need your love,
God speed your love to me . . .