1958年出生于美国佐治亚州的一个名叫Newnan的小镇的Alan Jackson是最著名的乡村音乐歌手之一,他继承了80年代兴起的新传统主义演唱风格。他最早的音乐历程是从教堂开始,在很小的时候,他就开始在教堂里的唱诗班唱歌,当他十几岁的时候,他就成为当地小有名气的乡村二重唱团体的一员。
Alan Jackson的唱法朴实自然,情绪饱满,他一共拥有着20多首冠军单曲以及巨多的前十名单曲。他在乡村音乐的地位可以和Jonny Cash,Willie Nelson以及John Denver等巨星相提并论。有机会我们可以单独介绍一下Alan Jackson。
Chattahoochee是在1993年7月17日在广告牌的热门乡村单曲榜中高居榜首,并停留四个星期。它还荣登Billboard的美国乡村歌曲年终大榜,去赢得CMA单曲大奖和年度最佳音乐录影带奖。
Chattahoochee是分割佐治亚州和亚拉巴马州的界河,虽然这首歌是一个关于成长中的乐趣的歌曲,但它适用于任何一个美国的小镇。歌曲中的场景包括了夏日,河边,汽车,女友和啤酒,现在来看,它是一首怀旧的歌曲,更像是对于青涩年少时夏日欢乐时光的眷恋和对于懵懂恋情的回忆,非常传神地记录了乡村小镇中青年男女的夏日欢愉的场景,一推出来便得到巨大的市场反响,引起无数人的共鸣。
"Chattahoochee"
Well, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught.
Down by the river on a Friday night
Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women
Never had a plan, just a livin' for the minute.
Yeah, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
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Well, we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy
I was willin' but she wasn't ready
So I settled for a burger and a grape sno-cone
I dropped her off early but I didn't go home.
Down by the river on a Friday night
Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women
Never had a plan, just a livin' for the minute.
Yeah, way down yonder on the Chattahochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
Well, way down yonder on the Chattahochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught.
Well, we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy
I was willin' but she wasn't ready
So I settled for a burger and a grape sno-cone
I dropped her off early but I didn't go home.
Down by the river on a Friday night
Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women
Never had a plan, just a livin' for the minute.
Yeah, way down yonder on the Chattahochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
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