Street Fighting Man – The Rolling Stones：歌詞及意思

Street Fighting Man (1968) – The Rolling Stones

Well now, what can a poor boy do?
‘Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band
‘Cause in sleepy London town
There’s just no place for a street fighting man
No

Street Fighting Man (1968) – The Rolling Stones

歌曲Street Fighting Man，是由英國著名樂隊The Rollig Stones在1968年唱出。歌曲長達3分09秒，類型屬於Hard Rock硬式搖滾、Rock and Roll 及 Raga Rock 雷鬼搖滾， 填詞作曲由 Jagger/Richards (Mick Jagger 及 Keith Richards)拍擋組合。歌曲被收錄於專輯《Beggars Banquet》。歌曲被喻為是樂隊眾多作品中，充滿政治味道的歌曲。另外，更被《滾石》雜誌列入500首最佳歌曲之一。

歌曲節奏的靈感主要是受到警察的警報聲啟發，而歌名本來為＂Did Everyone Pay Their Dues＂，後來成為另一個作品，歌曲節奏旋律一樣歌詞不一樣，但意思主要圍繞暴力議題。

歌曲都被指為最具政治味道的歌曲，據稱Mick Jagger可能是因為當時社運人士Tariq Ali 在1968年英國美國領事館的反戰集會一事，當時受到大批警力控制場面。

另外，創作靈感亦都受到1968年法國五月風暴啟發，當時(Paris ‘Left Bank)巴黎左岸區警方暴力鎮壓大批學生及社運人士，當中公民抗命的行為引來極大迴響。

歌詞方面

填詞作曲由 Jagger/Richards (Mick Jagger 及 Keith Richards)拍擋組合

Everywhere I hear the sound of marchin’, chargin’ feet, boy
‘Cause summer’s here, and the time is right
For fighting in the street, boy

Well now, what can a poor boy do?
‘Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band
‘Cause in sleepy London town
There’s just no place for a street fighting man
No

Hey, think the time is right for a violent revolution
But where I live, the game to play is compromise solution

Well now, what can a poor boy do?
‘Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band
‘Cause in sleepy London town
There’s just no place for a street fighting man
No

Get down

Hey, said my name is called disturbance
I’ll shout and scream
I’ll kill the king, I’ll rail at all his servants

Well now, what can a poor boy do?
‘Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band
‘Cause in sleepy London town
There’s just no place for a street fighting man
No
Get down

翻唱方面