創作背景
這首"Lemon Tree"是寫一位大男(nan)孩在某個下著(zhu)太陽雨的星期天下午等(deng)著(zhu)他的女朋友,歌曲(qu)將等(deng)人時的焦慮不安及胡思亂想(xiang)的心(xin)情表現得淋漓盡致。
Fool's Garden幾乎(hu)可以和"Lemon Tree"劃(hua)等號,從最初組隊(dui)到(dao)由(you)此曲(qu)走紅,Fool's Garden已(yi)在地下摸爬滾打了(le)5年,其貌不揚的(de)他(ta)們直到(dao)德(de)國電臺(tai)聽(ting)眾(zhong)紛紛點(dian)播(bo)"Lemon Tree"時才為人所知。1996年這(zhe)首傳唱至今的(de)經典歌(ge)曲(qu)讓(rang)全世界記住(zhu)了(le)這(zhe)個(ge)來自德(de)國的(de)年輕樂(le)隊(dui)。然(ran)而也正是"Lemon Tree"所創(chuang)造的(de)輝(hui)煌巔峰將Fool's Garden推入了(le)已(yi)有無數前車之(zhi)鑒的(de)"One Hit Wonder"的(de)尷(gan)尬(ga)境地,重(zhong)蹈覆轍的(de)他(ta)們之(zhi)后音樂(le)再也未(wei)能超越"Lemon Tree"這(zhe)首蜚(fei)聲(sheng)全球(qiu)的(de)紅曲(qu)而漸(jian)漸(jian)地無人問(wen)津了(le)。
英文歌詞
I'm sitting here in a boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder
I'm driving around in my car
I'm driving too fast I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder
I wonder how I wonder why
Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree
I'm turning my head up and down
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