I Saw Her Standing There
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Well, she was just 17,
You know what I mean,
And the way she looked was way beyond compare.
So how could I dance with another (ooh)
When I saw her standin' there.
Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her.
She wouldn't dance with another (whooh)
When I saw her standin' there.
Well, my heart went "boom,"
When I crossed that room,
And I held her hand in mine...
Whoah, we danced through the night,
And we held each other tight,
And before too long I fell in love with her.
Now I'll never dance with another (whooh)
Since I saw her standing there
Well, my heart went "boom,"
When I crossed that room,
And I held her hand in mine...
Whoah, we danced through the night,
And we held each other tight,
And before too long I fell in love with her.
Now I'll never dance with another (whooh)
Since I saw her standing there 3x
歌词大意:
她才17岁
你知道我的意思
这使他看起来遥不可及
当我看她挨那儿的时候我没法和另一个人跳舞
她看了看我,我也注意到了
在我深深爱上她之前
当我看她挨哪儿的时候她没法和另一个人跳舞
我的心蹦蹦跳
我穿过房间
拉住了她的手
我们可以跳一整夜
我们可以紧紧相拥
在我深深爱上她之前
自从我看上她之后还跟她跳过舞
Paul McCartney - 主唱、贝斯
John Lennon - 伴唱、节奏吉他
George Harrison - 主音吉他
Ringo Starr - 鼓
十年前的今天,《I Saw Her Standing There》坐到了美国排行榜的冠军位置,而且一坐就是7周。
这首歌既是他们首张专辑《Please Please Me》的开场曲,也是在美国Capitol唱片公司发行单曲《I Want to Hold Your Hand》的B-Side歌曲,也被誉为英国摇滚乐历史上第三支堪称经典的作品(前两个分别是有英国猫王之称的Cliff Richard的《Move It》和英国50年代著名歌手Johnny Kidd的《Shakin' All Over》)。
它最出名的地方不在于歌词表达的内容,而是歌曲一开始Paul McCartney喊出的“one-two-three-faah!”,这不仅标志着这首歌的开始和这张专辑的开始,也标志着以Beatles为代表的不列颠入侵潮流的开始,甚至是这个世界迄今为止最伟大的摇滚神话的开始。也是因为这个,《I Saw Her Standing There》成了他们早年大部分巡演时的开场曲。
关于它的创作地点,有两种说法,一个是McCartney位于Forthlin Road的家中,另一个是德国汉堡。但关于它的创作过程,就没有这么多历史疑义了。这首歌的创意是McCartney最先提出来的,具体到落实上,则是由他和Lennon共同完成的雏形创作。当时McCartney在歌词开头写的是“She was just seventeen / She'd never been a beauty queen”,但后来落实这首歌的时候,他们俩都觉得第二句写得不好,太直白了,于是就改成了“You know what I mean”,这种写法不那么直白,但却能唤起别人的想象力,并且带有一点儿暗示色彩。
当时他们受到一首叫做《Young Blood》的作品影响,这是他们当年在Cavern Club演出时经常翻唱的一首歌。它第一句歌词是“I saw her standing on the corner”,而Bealtes在副歌部分唱的则是“I Saw Her Standing There”。其实当时他们考虑到这首歌出来之后会有人说他们抄袭,于是将歌曲最初的名字定为《Seventeen》,但后来还是如我们现在看到的这样,改成了《I Saw Her Standing There》。
有人曾对这两首歌作了如下比较,以次证明两首作品在意境上有许多雷同之处:
Young Blood: "Oh looky there ... I took one look and I was
fractured"
I Saw Her Standing There: "The way she looked was way beyond
compare"
Young Blood: "I can't get you out of my mind"
I Saw Her Standing There: "Before too long I fell in love with
her"
Young Blood: "I couldn't sleep that night for trying / I saw the
rising of the sun"
I Saw Her Standing There: "Oh we danced through the night"
至于其中的音乐,除了George Harrison的吉他之外,其他地方也都有明显的模仿色彩,其中最为典型的就是McCartney贝斯演奏,模仿了Chuck Berry在1961年的那首《I'm Talking About You》。
翻唱信息:
1974年,John Lennon和Elton John曾在一次现场演出时翻唱过这首歌。
The Who在拍摄描述他们乐队的电影《The Kids Are Alright》期间,曾经翻唱过这首歌,鼓手Keith Moon负责演唱。可惜的是这首歌并没有在电影和后来出版的原声当中出现,只是通过一些bootleg于坊间流传。
1987年,Tiffany在她的首张同名专辑中翻唱过这首歌。
Paul McCartney也在他许多唱片中收录过这首歌的现场版本,其中包括1990年的《Tripping the Live Fantastic》、2002年的《Back in the U.S.》和2003年的《Back in the World》。