Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye And singin’, "This’ll be the day that I die. This’ll be the day that I die."
msn到處都是玫瑰花。他們說台灣有位才女去世,於是放上玫瑰以示永遠懷念云云。我不知道她是何許人,也不知道她幹過什麼使人覺得她的辭世是一種遺憾,所以一直以來也置身事外。我不是沒同情心的怪獸,廿多歲就與世長辭的確很可惜;七十年代有三J-- Janis Jopin、Jim Morrison和Jimi Hendrix,三位都英年早逝,死因是服用過量藥物。Youth died of Overdose。
相比起黎,許xx的死是否較符合世人的道德?其實死可以用道德批評嗎?死有重於泰山,到底如何才是重於泰山的死呢?是死法的分別?轟轟烈烈的死,像馬丁路德金被射死,和平的追求者被最暴力的方式結束生命、像Kurt Cobain堅持自己的信念:It's better to burn out than to fade away, I hate myself and I wanna die,一槍轟掉自己的腦袋、像U2的Bono,為了第三世界的利益,即使被威脅也無懼站在台上搖滾、或像莫札特,急病去死,臨死時還說,自己的嘴唇邊有死亡的味道(The taste of death is upon my lips...I feel something, that is not of this earth.)?
音樂也曾經死了。1959年2月3日,一架飛機墜毀,機上三位美國搖滾音樂家--Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens同 J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson一齊byebye. 1980年12月8日,John Lennon於曼克頓被射殺。我經常遺憾自己太遲出世,錯過了flower power,黑人權利運動,punk 的反建制和DIY精神,布拉格之春.....全部都無緣參加......但...假如我在1980年收到Lennon過身的消息,我能否承受...?可能整個人都垮掉了,像以為自己死了的那一夜一樣。
有套劇集叫American Pie,唔知講乜。有首歌叫American Pie,係我仲未被搖滾fucked up既時候,大頭仔介紹既,講既就係音樂死亡既日子:2月3日 . The day the Music died.
American Pie -- Don Mclean
A long, long time ago... I can still remember How that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while.
But february made me shiver With every paper I’d deliver. Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn’t take one more step.
I can’t remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride, But something touched me deep inside The day the music died.
So bye-bye, miss american pie. Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die."
Did you write the book of love, And do you have faith in God above, If the Bible tells you so? Do you believe in rock ’n roll, Can music save your mortal soul, And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you’re in love with him `cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym. You both kicked off your shoes. Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.
I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck, But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died.
I started singin’, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die."
Now for ten years we’ve been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone, But that’s not how it used to be. When the jester sang for the king and queen, In a coat he borrowed from james dean And a voice that came from you and me,
Oh, and while the king was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown. The courtroom was adjourned; No verdict was returned. And while lennon read a book of marx, The quartet practiced in the park, And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died.
We were singing, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die."
Helter skelter in a summer swelter. The birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles high and falling fast. It landed foul on the grass. The players tried for a forward pass, With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While the sergeants played a marching tune. We all got up to dance, Oh, but we never got the chance! `cause the players tried to take the field; The marching band refused to yield. Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died?
We started singing, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die."
Oh, and there we were all in one place, A generation lost in space With no time left to start again. So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick! Jack flash sat on a candlestick Cause fire is the devil’s only friend.
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage. No angel born in hell Could break that satan’s spell. And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite, I saw satan laughing with delight The day the music died
He was singing, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die."
I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news, But she just smiled and turned away. I went down to the sacred store Where I’d heard the music years before, But the man there said the music wouldn’t play.
And in the streets: the children screamed, The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed. But not a word was spoken; The church bells all were broken. And the three men I admire most: The father, son, and the holy ghost, They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died.
And they were singing, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die."
They were singing, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die."
You have no choice but to accept it -- there's nothing to be done about it, because two times two is mathematics. Try and object to that.
"For goodness sake," they'll cry,"you cannot argue against it -- two times two is four! Nature doesn't consult you; it doesn't give a dame for your wishes or whether its laws please or do not please you. you must accept it as it is, and hence accept all consequences. A wall is indeed a wall."
And so on and so forth. Good God, what do I care about the laws of nature and arithmetic if, for one reason or another, I don't like these laws, including the "two times two is four"? Of course, I cannot break through this wall with my head if I don't have the strength to break through it, but neither will I accept it simply because I face a stone wall and am not strong enough.