知心朋友 - You've Got A Friend @ Johnny的部落格

這是James Taylor & Carole King 2010年重逢演唱會的相片

Winter 日本信州白樺湖

Winter 日本信州白樺湖池之平飯店滑雪場

Spring 東京昭和紀念公園

Spring 東京日比谷公園

Summer 沖繩布珊納海灘

Fall 台灣福壽山農場

為什麼這篇要放春夏秋冬四季的相片? 因為Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall,all you have to do is call, and I’ll be there, yes, I will, you’ve got a friend.

今天要介紹一首友誼的歌, 歌名是You’ve Got A Friend, 第一次聽到這首歌時我還年少,唱這首歌的人不是原作者Carole King, 也不是將它唱紅的James Taylor, 我聽到的是銀霞唱的,有些朋友大概沒聽過這個名字,這也很好,代表你們很年輕! 銀霞是甄珍的老妹,唸的是美國學校所以英文不錯,當年台灣唱英文歌的人就那麼幾個,銀霞算是年輕貌美的,雖然我覺得她跟甄珍長得不像,但還是對她和這首歌留下了深刻的印象!

究竟男女之間有沒有友情? 我自己的經驗是肯定的,從James Taylor和Carole King的身上我更看到真摯和寶貴的友誼. Carole King是一位才華洋溢的創作女歌手她在70年代初期寫下了You’ve Got a Friend這首歌,歌詞是這樣子的:

When you’re down and troubled
And you need some love and care
And nothing, oh nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a friend.

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter, Spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh, but don't you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Oh yeah babe, don't you know that,
Winter Spring summer or fall,
All you've got to do is call.
Lord, I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
You've got a friend.

她寫好這首歌後讓好友James Taylor拿去唱而大受歡迎,他們兩個一起走過風風雨雨超過40年,友誼不但沒變質反而更加堅固,今年又開始合作世界巡迴演唱會,請大家先來看看這段在2002年Carole King在紐約受獎時,James Taylor在美國西岸向她道賀並合唱的這段影片,不用我多說,他們兩位的友情在這段影片表露無遺!