2010年7月4日日曜日

ボビー "ブルー" ブランド/ Share Your Love With Me





収録アルバム
The Best of Bobby 'Blue' Bland
(2008) Universal Int'l


It's an evil wind
That blows no good
And it's a sad heart that
Won't love like I know it should

Oh, how lonesome you must be, yeah
And it's a shame if you don't
Share your love with me

And it's a heartache
When love is gone
But it's bad and
Even sad later on

There's no one blinder
Than he who won't see, yeah
And it's a shame if you
Don't share you love with me

And I can't help it
Oh, no, if she is gone
You must try to forget
Woah, you must live on

And I said it's a
Good thing to love someone
But it's bad and even sad
When it's not returned

And, oh, how lonesome, yes
You must be, yeah
And it's a shame if you
Don't share your love with me

And I said it's a shame if you
Don't share your love with me
Oh, yeah


(1964,MCA)

 繊細で滑らか。うますぎて,薄っぺらに聴こえてしまうかもしれないが,スケールがある一方,感情と技術を抑制したブルースの深み,精神が静かに伝わってくるのがブランドの素晴らしさなのだ。

 一方,この洗練されたカントリーナンバーをカバーしたリチャード・マニュエルを,いま一度。