Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing








　　 从小在夏威夷长大，Jack Johnson会走路的时候也会冲浪，17岁的时候他已经是冲浪界的天才，以最年轻的年纪扬名于世界级冲浪大赛(Pipeline Masters)，正当体坛将他锁定成海滩明日之星，比赛后一个月，Jack Johnson在冲浪时发生严重意外，脸上缝了150针，让他整整三个月无法出门，却也给了他三个月抱着吉他、创作音乐的时光；但是Jack Johnson并没有一股作气成为创作歌手，18岁的他选择到加州大学念电影，99年导演并且担任电影配乐完成了冲浪电影《Thicker Than Water》，初执导演筒的他，赢得各影展最佳导演等大奖，眼见着Jack Johnson就要加入电影界，新的一波浪潮却迎面来袭；杰克自弹自唱的歌曲，早期就被冲浪巨星们作成卡带复制流传，Jack Johnson，这个海滩男孩，不只是冲浪天才、不只是得奖导演、他是全球销量300万张的创作才子。



　　 "Jack Johnson擅长创作气氛好、感觉对的音乐，简单的空心吉他搭配他温煦柔和的嗓音，让人感觉轻松而舒适..."权威音乐网站AMG这样推崇他的音乐风格。Radiohead的主唱曾对Jack Johnson说："你真是天生的人型节奏组(human drum set)，嘴巴就像钹，打开了就有切分音"；美国权威杂志评论杰克的歌词创作：是"21世纪的BobDylan"。Jack Johnson特殊的魅力，让世界上任何浪高于4英尺的地方，就有冲浪客聚集着聆听他的专辑；他的音乐会出现在伦敦顶级的时尚bar里，也会出现在曼谷的盗版摊上。但对杰克来说，他只是个冲浪家、喜欢电影跟会唱歌的人，他不叫魔术Johnson、他是Jack Johnson。



　　 这首Jack Johnson的Sitting, Waiting, Wishing，是他第三张专辑《In Between Dreams》里的曲子 。很喜欢他那独特的嗓音，听他的歌就像是躺在夏威夷海滩的树荫下，看着他抱着吉他懒洋洋的在唱歌。



I was sitting, waiting, wishing

You believed in superstitions

Then maybe you would see the signs

But lord knows that this world is cruel

And I ain't the lord no I'm just a fool

Learning loving somebody

Don't make them love you

Must I always be waiting, waiting on you?

Must I always be playing, playing your fool?



I sang your songs I danced your dance

I gave your friends all a chance

But putting up with them wasn't worth never having you

Maybe you've been through this before

But it's my first time so please ignore

The next few lines because they're directed at you

I can't always be waiting, waiting on you

I can't always be playing, playing your fool



I keep playing your part

But it's not my scene

Want this plot to twist

I've had enough mystery

You keep building it up

But then you're shooting me down

But I'm already down

Just wait a minute

Just sitting, waiting

Just wait a minute

Just sitting, waiting



Well if I was in your position

I'd put down all my ammunition

I'd wonder why it had taken me so long

But lord knows that I'm not you

And if I was I wouldn't be so cruel

Because waiting on love

Ain't so easy to do

Must I always be waiting, waiting on you?

Must I always be playing, playing your fool?

No, I can't always be waiting, waiting on you

I can't always be playing, playing your fool, fool


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