[스크랩] Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice (1976)
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Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice (1976)
넌 대체 누굴 보고 있는 거야..내가 지금 여기 눈 앞에 서 있는데...날 너무 기다리게 만들지마..
항상 웃고 있을거라 생각하지마...지난 24년 동안 너를 바라보고..너를 기다렸어...
Living Next Door to Alice
Smokie
Sally called when she got the word,
And she said: "I suppose you've heard -
About Alice".
When I rushed to the window,
And I looked outside,
And I could hardly believe my eyes -
As a big limousine rolled up
Into Alice's drive...
Oh, I don't know why she's leaving,
Or where she's gonna go,
I guess she's got her reasons,
But I just don't want to know,
'Cos for twenty-four years
I've been living next door to Alice.
Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
Now I've got to get used to not living next door to Alice...
We grew up together,
Two kids in the park,
We carved our initials,
Deep in the bark,
Me and Alice.
Now she walks through the door,
With her head held high,
Just for a moment, I caught her eye,
As a big limousine pulled slowly
Out of Alice's drive.
Oh, I don't know why she's leaving,
Or where she's gonna go,
I guess she's got her reasons,
But I just don't want to know,
'Cos for twenty-four years
I've been living next door to Alice.
Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice...
And Sally called back and asked how I felt,
And she said: "I know how to help -
Get over Alice".
She said: "Now Alice is gone,
But I'm still here,
You know I've been waiting
For twenty-four years..."
And a big limousine dissapeared...
I don't know why she's leaving,
Or where she's gonna go,
I guess she's got her reasons,
But I just don't want to know,
'Cos for twenty-four years
I've been living next door to Alice.
Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
But I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice...
Now I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice.
Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice
어린 시절부터 24년 동안 짝사랑해온 옆집 아가씨 앨리스가
대형 리무진을 굴리는 돈 많은 남자와 함께 집을 떠납니다.
마지막 순간잠시 앨리스와 눈길이 마주치지만, 그걸로 끝...
그녀를 태운 대형 리무진은 서서히 눈앞에서 멀어져갑니다.
상심해있는 남자에게 또다른 여자친구 샐리가 전화를 걸어옵니다.
그리고 말합니다.
난 지난 24년 동안 널 기다려왔어....
[Living next door to Alice]는 스모키 그룹이 76년에 발표해서 유럽과 아시아 일대의 30여개 국가의 챠트를
석권하게 되면서 이전에 발표한 곡들까지 히트되는 기현상을 낳기도 했다고 한다.
허스키한 보이스로 호소력 짙은 매력을 발산하고있는 크리스 노먼과 다재다능한 멤버들의 연주는
이 곡의 감칠맛을 더해 주고 있어 많은 올드 팬들의 사랑을 받고 있다.
1966년 영국에서 결성된 [Smokie(스모키)]는 1970년대 후반에 발전적인 형태의 사이키델릭 팝으로
영국 차트를 여러 차례 강타하였다.
[Elizabethans]라는 그룹에서 함께 연주하던 [Chris Norman(크리스 노만, 보컬)],
[Terry Utley(테리 어틀리, 기타)], [Alan Silson(앨런 실슨, 베이스)]은
드러머 [Pete Spencer(피트 스펜서)]와 함께 1968년 밴드 [Kindness(카인드니스)]를 결성하였다.
이 4인조 밴드는 1960년대 후반에서 1970년대 초반까지 상당한 양의 싱글을 발표하였으나 챠트에 오르지는
못했다.
1975년 이들은 [Smokey (스모키)]라는 이름으로 새로운 레코드사와 계약을 맺은 후
[If You Think You Know How to Love Me]라는 곡을 챠트 3위에 올려놓는 성공을 거둔다.
많은 세월이 흘렀음에도 불구하고 특히 이곡 [Living Next Door To Alice]는 우리나라에서 더 많이 히트한
곡으로 알려져 있으며 지금까지도 수많은 올드팝 팬들이 즐겨 듣는 명곡이다 .
글 가져온 곳 : http://realkoreaorg.tistory.com/101
글 가져온 곳 : http://yazo.blog.me/220159448159
Smokie (Smokey)
Smokie (originally spelt as Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
The band found success at home as well as the rest of the world after teaming up with Mike Chapman
and Nicky Chinn.
Along the way they have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2015.
Their most famous hit singles include "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", "Don't Play Your
Rock 'n' Roll to Me", "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone".
Their most popular hit single, "Living Next Door to Alice", peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and,
in March 1977, reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Originally called "The Yen", then "The Sphynx", and later "Essence", the band were formed in 1965 after
a chance meeting between Ron Kelly and Alan Silson in Moore's Music Shop, North Parade, Bradford,
in October 1963.
Two days after that meeting they were joined by Chris Norman for rehearsals, but without finding
a suitable bass player, just practiced together for a year.
The addition of Terry Uttley on bass guitar at the beginning of 1965 completed the line-up and The Yen's
first gig was at Birkenshaw School in February 1965.
It was composed of Chris Norman (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Terry Uttley (bass/vocals), Alan Silson
(lead guitar/vocals) and Ron Kelly (drums). As Essence, they toured small clubs in Bradford and the
surrounding communities before they split in 1966.
The Black Cats were already a working band when Ron Kelly joined them at Dewsbury College,
in September 1966.
The Black Cats at this time were Peter Eastwood on guitar/vocals and Arthur Higgins on bass. Kelly replaced the drummer they had at the time.
Alan Silson joined the band initially alongside Pete Eastwood, but the latter soon left and was replaced
by Chris Norman. In November 1967 the band changed their name to "The Four Corners".
In April 1968, the group found a manager in Mark Jordan, who advised them to rename themselves
"The Elizabethans".
The group now became fully professional, and the members garnered higher salaries.
In June 1968, Terry Uttley joined the group as replacement for Arthur Higgins, who had left the band in
order to carry on his education. on 9 December 1968 the group had their first TV appearance on
Yorkshire Television's news and magazine show Calendar.
In August 1969, the four performed two songs for the BBC show High Jinx.
Enthused with this successful performance, Jordan had them record their first demo tape.
In January 1970, RCA Records showed an interest in the band and suggested a name change to
"Kindness".
A single was recorded and the double A-side "Light of Love"/"Lindy Lou" was released on 3 April 1970.
300 copies were sold, but no other tracks were released, and RCA subsequently terminated the
recording contract.
An arrangement was made with Ronnie Storm (no connection to Rory Storm) to back him on the single
release "My Desire", and it was released under the pseudonym "Fuzzy and The Barnets" due to
contractual difficulties encountered by Storm.
At the same time Steve Rowland, of Family Dogg, heard the band playing live on Radio on e Club and
offered to sign them to his production company.
He arranged for Albert Hammond, who was also in Family Dogg, to write a number for the band, which
Hammond duly did.
This track was entitled "It Never Rains in Southern California", but before it could be released, he
decided that he wanted to record it for himself.
Kelly was later asked by Steve Rowland to play drums on it.
Accordingly, Hammond wrote a few other songs for the band, and a single "You Ring a Bell" / "Have
You Met Angela" was recorded and prepared for release, but due to various problems in Rowland's
organisation, it was never released.
In late 1971 the band's management was taken over by Dave Eager, the BBC Radio on e DJ, and
Norman suffered a serious infection that affected his vocal cords.
After his recovery, his voice sounded much rougher, which the other group members considered an
interesting addition to their sound.
Eager introduced them to Decca, which resulted in recordings in February 1972, their first single
being "Oh Julie" / "I Love You Carolina".
Shortly thereafter, their next single was released. "Let the Good Times Roll" was liked by the media and
was selected as the show's opening theme for Emperor Rosko's BBC Radio on e Saturday show, but
this popularity did not translate into record sales.
The last single on Decca was "Make it Better" / "Lonely Long Lady", which flopped and led to Decca
terminating their contracts.
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스모키의 노래와 연주를 좋아하지만 'Chris Norman'이 없는 스모키는 'Smokie'가 아니라고 생각합니다.
그래서 어쩌면 'Smokie'가 아닌 'Smokey'를 좋아하는 것인가 봅니다.
멤버들이 여러번 교체되어 현재는 멤버의 수가 5명 또는 6명입니다.
이노래를 들으며 옛날..나를 짝사랑하고 이제 내가 첫사랑이었다고 말하는..
그녀들을 생각합니다.
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