最近は時間があるので古い楽曲を図書館で借りたCDで聴いています。シカゴはファーストアルバム、セカンドアルバムと当時としては珍しい二枚組で出して、しかも予想以上に売れてしまったために、サードアルバムはコンサートツアーで各地を回りながらの制作となり大変だったようです。そんなサードアルバムからの佳曲として昔好きだったこの曲を取り上げてみました。曲調はシカゴらしいホーンセクションを省いてしかもカントリー調でコーラスやギターの感じも相まってCSNY調だって僕達作れちゃいますよ的な感じに仕上がっています。歌詞も超売れっ子としてツアーの移動時間にツアーはつらいよ的な心情のまんまという感じです。
You are you are on a plane now
And on you way up north
Canada is so far from where you want to be
Be in California, with sunshine in your heart
But you know ther are people
That you have to be
Have to be
Have to be what they say you are
What you always wanted to be
Wanted to be
Wanted to be just a man fulfilled
But a little more free
A little more free
You are you are in a hotel
And in your room alone
Lying there, but not knowing where you're supposed to be
Be thinking of B3s and Leslies going round
And you know there are people
That are going to be
Goin' to be
Goin' to see what they say you are
What you've always wanted to be
Wanted to be
I only wanted to be just a man fulfilled
But a little more free
A little more free
A little more free
B3s and Leslies = これはRobert Lammが当時愛用していたHammond Organのことですね。ELPなんかで有名ですが。
You are you are on a plane now
And on you way up north
Canada is so far from where you want to be
Be in California, with sunshine in your heart
But you know ther are people
That you have to be
Have to be
Have to be what they say you are
What you always wanted to be
Wanted to be
Wanted to be just a man fulfilled
But a little more free
A little more free
You are you are in a hotel
And in your room alone
Lying there, but not knowing where you're supposed to be
Be thinking of B3s and Leslies going round
And you know there are people
That are going to be
Goin' to be
Goin' to see what they say you are
What you've always wanted to be
Wanted to be
I only wanted to be just a man fulfilled
But a little more free
A little more free
A little more free
B3s and Leslies = これはRobert Lammが当時愛用していたHammond Organのことですね。ELPなんかで有名ですが。
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