Deacon Blues – Steely Dan：歌詞及意思
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Deacon Blues (1978) – Steely Dan
Learn to work the saxophone
Deacon Blues (1978) – Steely Dan
(I) I play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
(I) I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
(Deacon Blues)
歌曲 Deacon Blues ，由美國搖滾組合 Steely Dan 在 1978 年唱出。歌曲長達 7 分 36 秒，類型屬於 Jazz Rock 爵士搖滾 ， 填詞作曲由組合作員 Walter Becker 及 Donald Fagen ，歌曲被收錄於專輯《Aja》。
在當時，歌曲成功擠進美國流行歌曲排行榜 Billboard Hot 100，17 位。之後，更被《滾石》雜誌列入500首最佳歌曲之一。
兩位創作人 Walter Becker 及 Donald Fagen 指歌曲名稱主要是因為美式足球員 Deacon Jones 併音動聽，而作品中的歌詞主要受到科幻小說 The Demolished Man 《被毀滅的人》影響。
歌詞方面
填詞作曲由組合作員 Walter Becker 及 Donald Fagen
This is the day of the expanding man
That shape is my shade
There where I used to stand
It seems like only yesterday
I gazed through the glass
At ramblers, wild gamblers
That’s all in the past
You call me a fool
You say it’s a crazy scheme
This one’s for real
I already bought the dream
So useless to ask me why
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
I’ll make it this time
I’m ready to cross that fine line
Learn to work the saxophone
(I) I play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
(I) I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
(Deacon Blues)
My back to the wall
A victim of laughing chance
This is for me
The essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind
Libations, sensations
That stagger the mind
I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet
I’ll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I’ll make it my home sweet home
Learn to work the saxophone
(I) I play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
(I) I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
(Deacon Blues)
This is the night of the expanding man
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free
I’ll be what I want to be
I’ll learn to work the saxophone
(I) I play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
(I) I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
(Deacon Blues)
