如果你热爱乡村音乐,那么Bob Wills这个名字你一定不会陌生。作为“西部摇摆(Western Swing)”的教父,他将乡村、爵士、布鲁斯与波尔卡完美融合。而这首《Take Me Back To Tulsa》正是他的代表作之一。歌曲出身于20世纪40年代,由Bob Wills与Tommy Duncan共同演绎。它不仅是其时电台的热播曲目,更是后来无数乡村音乐人致敬的教科书级作品。
《Take Me Back To Tulsa》歌词生动地勾勒出了其时美国南部的生活图景。从路易斯安那的红裙女孩,到铁轨旁的愁绪,再到音乐人四处巡演的乐观。它表达了一种深刻的乡愁与对简单生活的向往。尽管歌词中流露出对社会分工(如采棉花与分派)的直白观察,但整体曲调轻快、活泼,展现了音乐人在困境中依然能够通过节奏寻找快乐的顽强生命力。那种“即便生活辛苦,也要带着微笑巡演”的态度,至今仍能引起无数乐手的共鸣。
这首歌最令人惊喜的处所在于其极致的简洁性。正如你在下面的《Take Me Back To Tulsa》吉他乐谱中看到的,全曲主要围绕 G大三和弦 和 D7属七和弦 展开。
Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills/Tommy Duncan
G D7 Where's that girl with the red dress on? Some folks calls her Dinah; G Stole my heart away from me, way down in Louisana.
G D7 Take Me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry; G Take me back to Tulsa, I'm too young to marry.
Little bee sucks the blossom, big bee gets the honey, Dark man picks the cotton, White man gets the money.
Oh, walk and talk suzy, walk and talk suzy. Walk and talk suzy, walk and talk suzy.
I went to the Railroad, laid my head down on the track. I thought about that girl of mine and I gradually eased it back.
We always wear a great big smile, we never do look sour. Travel all over the country, playing music by the hour.