|
[80's 팝의 시대] 1981년 4월 4일 기사를 보자니
1981년 빌보드 차트에서 Neil Diamond의 Hello Again이 6위라는데, 이건 제목도 처음 듣는 곡이다. 소시적에 닐 다이아몬드 광팬이어서 LP들 다 사모을 정도였는데 왜 한 번도 못 들었을까. 그땐 거의 중복된 노래들이 수록된 앨범이더라도 자켓 사진이 다르면 또 샀었다. 사진 한 장 더 보겠다고^^
좋아했던 노래 몇 곡 찾아서 들어보니 감회가 새롭다.
그 중 가장 분위기 있는 곡,
I'm... I Said...
I Am... I Said
L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
And the feeling is 'laid back'
Palm trees grow, and rents are low
But you know keep thinkin' about
Making my way back
Well I'm New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home, but it ain't mine no more
I am, I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair
I am, I cried
I am, said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king
And then became one
Well except for the names and a few of the changes
If you talk about me, the story's the same one
But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared for the sound of being alone
I am, I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair
I am, I cried
I am, said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
I am, I said
I am, I cried,
I am
| 
올만에 들으니 좋다 
야 기분좋다