這首歌應該是非常標準和經典的流行金曲
Elton John的名曲之一
但對我而言艾大嬸所演唱的版本並不是我最鍾愛的
而是'91年對艾大嬸和其創作夥伴Bernie的致敬專輯中
由最悲悽的男歌手鬍子佬Joe Cocker再度詮釋的版本才是
喬公雞的咬字與痛楚 從臉上那種痕跡
不聽歌光看臉 就可以痛到心坎裡
在國中時 就已經買了這張的錄音帶
直到前年在坑人的FNAC 才忍痛砸下這張CD
原因無他 只因為這首苦到不行的歌曲
喬公雞大佬
除了喬公雞的嗓音之外, 最能讓這首歌悲到最高點的
就是那淒冽的Sax~
Sax手是Deric Dyer...雖不知這傢伙來歷如何
但是無疑的 將這隻龍點綴出最生動的眼睛的,就是這把Sax
專輯中參予此致敬專輯的歌手
均是當時 甚至當今依然響叮噹的人物:
專輯封面
當時的美國SHE: Wilson Philips
美國的恰克與飛鳥Hall & Oates
愛爾蘭光頭才女Sinead O'Connor
Wilson Philips的父親們Beach Boys
老來俏的Jon Bon Jovi
永遠有名模相伴的鐵公雞Rod Stewart
搖滾傳奇樂團The Who
厚唇假髮天后Tina Turner
清流派的才女Kate Bush
我最愛的Gay, George Michael
Collins, Clapton和Sting更不需介紹
這種卡司不買CD對得起自己嗎?
歌詞的內容簡單明瞭 感覺上由艾大嬸唱的話
反而會有輕快的感覺 而且最近越唱越差
更難聽的版本是艾大嬸和男孩團體~不錄(Blue)的合唱版本
除了不習慣之外 就只有搞怪和不自然可言
因為艾大嬸鋼琴亂奏 亂改音調的功力也堪稱一絕
歌詞內容簡單易瞭
感情受創時千萬別太常聽這個版本
只有痛可以形容而已
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
What have I got to do to make you love me
What have I got to do to make you care
What do I do when lightning strikes me
And I wake to find that you're not there
What do I do to make you want me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I say when it's all over
And sorry seems to be the hardest word
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
What do I do to make you love me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I do when lightning strikes me
What have I got to do
What have I got to do
When sorry seems to be the hardest word
Two Rooms
(Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin)
01. Border Song - Eric Clapton
02. Rocket Man - Kate Bush
03. Come Down in Time - Sting
04. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - The Who
05. Crocodile Rock - The Beach Boys
06. Daniel - Wilson Phillips
07. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Joe Cocker
08. Levon - Jon Bon Jovi
09. Bitch Is Back - Tina Turner
10. Philadelphia Freedom - Hall & Oates
11. Your Song - Rod Stewart
12. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Oleta Adams
13. Madman Across the Water - Bruce Hornsby
14. Sacrifice - Sinead O'Connor
15. Burn Down the Mission - Phil Collins
16. Tonight - George Michael
