All by Myself - Eric Carmen

"All by Myself"，無疑的已經是一首「名曲」了。

1975 年，Eric Carmen 以拉赫曼尼諾夫（Rachmaninov）《第二號鋼琴協奏曲》（Piano Concerto No. 2）〈第二樂章〉的旋律寫成此曲，當年為他奪得流行排行榜第二名；而多年以來，翻唱這首歌的藝人不計其數，最有名的，可能是 Céline Dion 的翻唱版。有興趣的，請參閱 Wikipedia  "All by Myself" 網頁中所列的翻唱清單。

Eric Carmen 自幼受過古典音樂訓練，後來以流行樂手身分成名，他先組成 Raspberries 樂團，之後以個人名號闖盪樂壇，而 "All by Myself" 是他的第一首個人單曲。

在當時，Eric Carmen 除了在事業上是 "All by Myself" 之外，這首失意的歌曲，是 Eric Carmen 與他交往三年的女友分手後所寫。所以在事業和愛情都「獨自一人」的 Eric Carmen，反因為這首曲子而功成名就。

↓ 拉赫曼尼諾夫《第二號鋼琴協奏曲》，鋼琴演奏：紀新。

↓ Eric Carmen 演唱他的成名曲 "All by myself"

 

All by Myself When I was young, I never needed anyone. Makin' love was just for fun. Those days are gone. Livin' alone, I think of all the friends I've known. But when I dial the telephone, Nobody's home. All by myself, Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore. All by myself, Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore. Hard to be sure, Some times I feel so insecure. And love so distant and obscure, Remains the cure. [Instrumental break featuring electric guitar.] All by myself, Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore. All by myself, Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore. [Instrumental break featuring piano.] When I was young, I never needed anyone. And makin' love was just for fun. Those days are gone. All by myself, Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore. All by myself, Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore. All by myself, Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore. All by myself, [Fade.] Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore. All by myself...

獨自一人 當我年少 我從不需要別人 做愛只為尋歡 那些日子已經不再 一個人過 我憶起曾結織的朋友 但當我撥起電話 沒有人在家 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人過 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人活 難以確信 有時我覺得好沒安全感 這般遙不可及的愛 仍是唯一解藥   獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人過 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人活   當我年少 我從不需要別人 做愛只為尋歡 那些日子已經不再 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人過 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人活 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人過 獨自一人 不想繼續，再獨自一個人活 獨自一人…… 翻譯：Fafner

↓ 年輕的樂迷，可能比較熟悉  Céline Dion 的演唱。