１９８０年代に一世を風靡した洋楽。その中でもアメリカンポップスは時代の寵児と呼ぶにふさわしい躍進を見せた。様々なバンドやソロシンガーが軽快なポップ調の楽曲を繰り出し、ビルボード上位にチャートインした。それが全世界に飛び火し、街のどこかしこでBGMとして流れたものだった。とりわけそれぞれの季節を代表するような楽曲が彩を添えてくれた。ドライブの途中や喫茶店でそれらを耳にすると、心和む癒しのひとときを与えてくれた。
では本日は第三夜となるが、どんな曲があなたの青春時代を蘇らせてくれるでしょうか。
Stranger ｂｙ BILLY JOEL
If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give
CHORUS
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe
CHORUS
I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know
冒頭の口笛が印象的。人気を二分する「Honesty」はコチラ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFScoO4tb0
Open Arms ｂｙ Journey
Here in the dark
You're so sincere
So now I come to you with open arms
Nothing to hide
Believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see
What your love means to me
Open arms
Separate Waysはコチラ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA
Sara ｂｙ Starship
Go now don't look back we've drawn the line
Move on it's no good to go back in time
I'll never find another girl like you, for happy endings it takes two
We're fire and ice, the dream won't come true
Sara, Sara, storms are brewin' in your eyes
Sara, Sara, no time is a good time for goodbyes
Danger, in the game when the stakes are high
Branded, my heart was branded while my senses stood by
I'll never find another girl like you, for happy endings it takes two
We're fire and ice, the dream won't come true
Sara, Sara, storms are brewin' in your eyes
Sara, Sara, no time is a good time for goodbyes
('cause Sara) Loved me, like no one ever loved me before
(and Sara) Hurt me, no one could ever hurt me more
(and Sara) Sara
(and Sara) Nobody loved me anymore
new song ｂｙ Howard Jones
I've been waiting for so long
To come here now and sing this song
Don't be fooled by what you see
Don't be fooled by what you hear
This is a song to all my friends
They take the challenge to their hearts
Challenging preconceived ideas
Saying goodbye to long standing fears
Don't crack up
Bend your brain
See both sides
Throw off your mental chains
I don't wanna be hip and cool
I don't wanna play by the rules
Not under the thumb of the cynical few
Or laden down by the doom crew
Sailing ｂｙ Rod Stewart
I am sailing,
I am sailing home again 'cross the sea.
I am sailing stormy waters,
to be near you,
to be free.
I am flying,
I am flying like a bird 'cross the sky.
I am flying passing high clouds,
to be near you,
to be free.
Can you hear me,
Can you hear me, through the dark night far away?
I am dying,
forever trying to be with you;
Who can say?
今日は聴かせるバラード系の５曲をセレクトしてみましたが、いかがでしたか。心地よい夢の中にいざなうようなイージーリスニングにほど近い印象があったと思います。ポップス中心のように思える８０年代洋楽ですが、実はこのようなスローテンポの名曲もかなり多く存在しています。BGM代わりにいかがでしょうか。
記事作成：１月２９日（水）～３０日（木）