Here and Now

時間會癒合失戀的傷痛嗎？
但是如果時間停滯不動，怎麼辦？。

 

I Can't Stop Loving You

這首由黑人盲歌手雷查爾斯 (Ray Charles)
灌錄的鄉村歌曲在1962年的流行歌排行榜上
高踞冠軍寶座長達五個星期之久。
在BMI統計的二十世紀最受歡迎的一百首流行名曲中，
也高居第四十名，
算是經典之作。

這首歌的原唱者，也是作曲者是
鄉村歌手唐吉卜森 (Don Gibson)，
但是吉卜森在1958年自己灌錄的版本
並沒有真正的走紅。

1962年雷查爾斯計劃推出一套“現代版”的鄉村歌曲精選，
他的經紀人和唱片公司都不贊成，
認為雷查爾斯的歌迷都是R&B和藍調迷，
讓雷查爾斯唱鄉村歌曲未免太冒險。
但是又不好違背這棵公司搖錢樹的意思，
勉為其難的收集了150首
過去二十年鄉村歌曲的精華，
這首“I Can't Stop Loving You”即是其中之一，
結果雷查爾斯一聽到此曲，就愛不釋手。
一直到專輯完成，此曲並發行了單張，
公司的人都還抱著懷疑的態度，
沒想到真的一炮成功，紅了半邊天。

I Can't Stop Loving You
(words & music by Don Gibson)

(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome time

(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
(Dreams of yesterday)

Those happy hours that we once knew
Tho' long ago, they still make me blue
They say that time heals a broken heart
But time has stood still since we've been apart

(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome time

(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday

(Those happy hours)
Those happy hours
(That we once knew)
That we once knew

(Tho' long ago)
Tho' long ago
(Still make me blue)
Still make me blue

(They say that time)
They say that time
(Heals a broken heart)
Heals a broken heart

(But time has stood still)
Time has stood still
(Since we've been apart)
Since we've been apart

(I can't stop loving you)
I said I made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome time

Sing the song, children
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life of dreams of yesterday

(Of yesterday)

I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles