[哀悼] Robin Gibb

[순둥이YH Kim]

지난 5월 20일 비지스(Bee Gees)의 리드 보컬이었던 Robin Gibb이 62세로 비교적 이른 나이에 세상을 떠났다. 거의 동년배의 나이로 1970년대의 칙칙했던 우리 젊음에게 주옥같은 음악을 들려 주었던 그였기에 새삼 로빈 깁의 노래가 생생하고 때 이른 그의 죽음이 애석하다. 데뷔 30년째였던 2003년에 삼형제 중 막내였던 모리스가 심장마비로 사망하면서 비지스는 공식 해체되었는데, 이제 Robin Gibb 마저 세상을 떠나면서 그들은 이제 영영 사람들의 기억 속 전설로 남게 되었다. 천상에서도 아름다운 노래를 하는 그들을 상상해보며, Robin Gibb의 명복을 빈다.

 

로빈 깁(Roin Gibb)의 공식 웹사이트↙

http://www.robingibb.com

아래 동영상을 듣기 전에 상단중앙에 있는 배경음악은 잠시 꺼주세요~♬

I started a Joke

        I started a joke, which started the whole world crying,

        but I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no.

        I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing,

        Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

        I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes,

        and I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said.

        Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,

        Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

        I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes,

        and I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said.

        'Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,

        Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was one me.

This song is mainly written and sung by Robin Gibb. "I Started a Joke" is supposedly about someone who has done or said something horribly wrong, which results in feelings of social alienation. Another interpretation is that the song is sung from the point of view of the devil. Prior to performing the song onstage, Barry Gibb remarks that one interpretation of the song is regarding the devil.

According to Robin Gibb, the melancholic melody of the song was inspired by the sounds on board an aeroplane:

“ The melody to this one was heard aboard a British Airways Vickers Viscount about a hundred miles from Essen. It was one of those old four engine 'prop' jobs, that seemed to drone the passenger into a sort of hypnotic trance, only with this it was different. The droning, after a while, appeared to take the form of a tune, which mysteriously sounded like a church choir. So it was decided! We accosted the pilot, forced him to land in the nearest village and there; in a small pub, we finished the lyrics. Actually, it wasn't a village, it was the city, and it wasn't a pub, it was a hotel, and we didn't force the pilot to land in a field... but why ruin a perfectly good story?"

Massachusetts

 Live at Melborne, Australia 1989

Feel I'm goin' back to Massachusetts,

Something's telling me I must go home.

And the lights all went out in Massachusetts

The day I left her standing on her own.

Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco,

Gotta do the things I wanna do.

And the lights all went out in Massachusetts

They brought me back to see my way with you.

Talk about the life in Massachusetts,

Speak about the people I have seen,

And the lights all went out in Massachusetts

And Massachusetts is one place I have seen.

I will remember Massachusetts...

Too Much Heaven

Nobody gets too much heaven no more

It's much harder to come by

I'm waiting in line

Nobody gets too much love anymore

It's as high as a mountain

And harder to climb

Oh you and me girl

Got a lot of love in store

And it flows through you

And it flows through me

And I love you so much more

Then my life..I can see beyond forever

Ev'rything we are will never die

Loving's such a beautiful thing

Oh you make my world.. a summer day

Are you just a dream to fade away

Nobody gets too much heaven no more

It's much harder to come by

I'm waiting in line

Nobody gets too much love anymore

It's as high as a mountain

And harder to climb

You and me girl got a highway to the sky

We can turn away from the night and day

And the tears you had to cry

You're my life..

I can see a new tomorrow

Ev'rything we are will never die

Loving's such a beautiful thing

When you are to me, the light above

Made for all to see our presious love

Nobody gets too much heaven no more

It's much harder to come by

I'm waiting in line

Nobody gets too much love anymore

It's as high as a mountain

And harder to climb

Love is such a beautiful thing

You make my world a summer day

Are you just a dream to fade away

Nobody gets too much heaven no more

It's much harder to come by

I'm waiting in line

Nobody gets too much love anymore

It's as high as a mountain

And harder to climb

Nobody gets too much love anymore

It's as wide as a river and harder to cross

Nobody gets too much heaven no more

It's much harder to come by

I'm waiting in line

Nobody gets too much love anymore

It's as high as a mountain

And harder to climb

I've got to get a message to you

The preacher talked to me and he smiled,

Said, "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile.

Now for once in your life you're alone,

but you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone."

I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on.

One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on.

I told him I'm in no hurry,

but if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry.

And for once in my life I'm alone,

and I've got to let her know just in time before I go.

I've just go to get a message to you, hold on, hold on.

One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on.

Well I laughed but that didn't hurt,

and it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt.

Now I'm crying but deep down inside,

well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die.

I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on.

One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

[ryu denver]

우리가 늙어 가고 있다는 증거. Whitney Houston 이 불과 며칠전에 죽더니만. 세월이 야속할 뿐이지. Denver 가 너무 좋아 이름까지 Denver 로 바꾼 John Denver 의 추모 음악회가 다음 달에 이곳에서 열린다.

[순둥이YH Kim]

존 덴버도 말년엔 좀 힘들고 아픈 시련이 있어지...?
지금 한국은 아름다운 계절이네.
덴버의 멋진 모습 기다려 보네....ㅎ