今年入驻摇滚名人堂的英国民谣摇滚歌手Yusuf/Cat Stevens已于10月27日发行五年来的首张唱片《Tell 'Em I'm Gone》,风格为影响Cat Stevens早年创作的美国蓝调和R&B音乐,主题是探索人性与和平,该唱片有Rick Rubin制作,另外Cat Stevens将于本月展开北美巡演,这也是自1976年以来的第一次。
这是一次新的听觉盛宴,很喜欢他的新专辑。欣赏老男人的歌声,含蓄而内敛,带着英国人的忧郁,仿佛承载一切平静。随着吉他伴奏,风铃声响起,磁性的嗓音感人至深,仿佛整个灵魂被彻底征服。
《I Was Raised in Babylon》歌词:
I was raised in Babylon
Our priests taught us how to worship the sun
Wo! Where did we go wrong?
They used to call us civilised - but those days are gone
I came to guard the Pharaoh
Bring him wine and women
Oh Lord! Where is he now?
We used call him the highest - till the wave took him down
I was born in the Holy Land
They told me it was by God's command
Wo! Where are the others from?
I thought that we were the chosen - I must've been wrong
I loved to march with the Sultan
And his diamond turban
Oh Lord! Then the world took hold
Let go of the rope of God - for a handful of gold
I used to serve the Empire
On which the sun set, never
Oh! Now times have turned
We thought our white skins would save us - then we got burned