As Tears Go By

聽英文歌的多數會在 oldies 或者民歌的唱碟中聽過 As Tears Go By 這首歌

It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me
I sit and watch as tears go by

My riches can't buy everything
I want to hear the children sing
All I ever hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground
I sit and watch as tears go by

It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Doin' things I used to do, they think they are new
I sit and watch as tears go by
Mm mm mm...

出乎我意料之外, 原來寫這首歌的, 竟然就是綜橫樂壇四十多年的樂隊 Rolling Stones.

今早去了 IFC 看電影 "Shine a Light", 中譯 "電光滾石", 係樂隊在 2006 年的 tour 其中一站的演出, 影片除了樂隊的演出之外, 還加插了一些幕前幕後的 footage, 及六十年代的訪問片段.

我現在不是 Stones 迷, 他們的歌曲也不太熟悉, 但觀看樂隊的演出, 63 歲的 Mick Jagger 還是活力同感染力十足, 誰說 Rock & Roll 只是年青人的玩意? 也可以叫我思想一件事: 想做一件事時就去做, 不必想著自己是否已經老了吧.

ps: 嗯, 我最熟悉他們是係得兩首歌 - Start me up (Windows 95 的廣告曲.. 個 'Start' 字就係指 Windows 95 引入的 'Start' button) 同 (I can't get no) Satisfaction 而已. 但我有他們的一套精選集 'Forty Licks', 慢慢再探索多點吧.