具體描述
A vast anthology bringing together more than one thousand of the best American and English lyrics of the twentieth century, this is an extraordinary celebration of a unique art form.
Reading Lyrics begins with the first masters of the colloquial phrase, including George M. Cohan (“Give My Regards to Broadway”), P. G. Wodehouse (“Till the Clouds Roll By”), and Irving Berlin, whose versatility and career span the period from “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” to “Annie Get Your Gun” and beyond. The Broadway musical emerges as a distinct dramatic form in the 1920s and 1930s, its evolution propelled by a trio of lyricists—Cole Porter, Ira Gershwin, and Lorenz Hart—whose explorations of the psychological and emotional nuances of falling in and out of love have lost none of their wit and sophistication. Their songs, including “Night and Day,” “The Man I Love,” and “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” have become standards performed and recorded by generation after generation of singers. The lure of Broadway and Hollywood and the performing genius of such artists as Al Jolson, Fred Astaire, Ethel Waters, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Ethel Merman inspired a remarkable array of talented writers, including Dorothy Fields (“A Fine Romance,” “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love”), Frank Loesser (“Guys and Dolls”), Oscar Hammerstein II (from the groundbreaking “Show Boat” of 1927 through his extraordinary collaboration with Richard Rodgers), Johnny Mercer, Yip Harburg, Andy Razaf, Noël Coward, and Stephen Sondheim.
Reading Lyrics also celebrates the work of dozens of superb craftsmen whose songs remain known, but who today are themselves less known—writers like Haven Gillespie (whose “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” may be the most widely recorded song of its era); Herman Hupfeld (not only the composer/lyricist of “As Time Goes By” but also of “Are You Makin’ Any Money?” and “When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba”); the great light versifier Ogden Nash (“Speak Low,” “I’m a Stranger Here Myself,” and, yes, “The Sea-Gull and the Ea-Gull”); Don Raye (“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Mister Five by Five,” and, of course, “Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet”); Bobby Troup (“Route 66”); Billy Strayhorn (not only for the omnipresent “Lush Life” but for “Something to Live For” and “A Lonely Coed”); Peggy Lee (not only a superb singer but also an original and appealing lyricist); and the unique Dave Frishberg (“I’m Hip,” “Peel Me a Grape,” “Van Lingo Mungo”).
Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimball have created an indispensable reference work and history. The lyricists are presented chronologically, each introduced by a succinct biography and incisive commentary. Reading Lyrics is a magnificent gathering of words whose power to stir memories and evoke romance is akin to that of lyric poetry. Collected in one volume, it represents one of the twentieth century’s most enduring and cherished legacies.
作者簡介
目錄資訊
讀後感
用戶評價
《Reading Lyrics》給我帶來的最大衝擊，是它顛覆瞭我過去對“歌詞”的理解。我曾經認為歌詞就是為瞭配閤鏇律而存在的，它們是次要的，甚至可以是隨意拼湊的。然而，這本書讓我看到瞭歌詞作為一種獨立的文學形式所具有的獨特價值和強大力量。作者以他博學而細膩的視角，深入淺齣地剖析瞭無數動人的歌詞。他不僅僅是解釋字麵意思，更是挖掘瞭歌詞背後的情感內核、文化背景以及作者創作時的心境。書中有很多讓我拍案叫絕的分析，比如作者是如何將一句看似簡單的歌詞，解讀齣人生的無常、情感的糾葛，以及社會變遷的痕跡。
评分讀《Reading Lyrics》的過程，對我而言，更像是一場與作者靈魂的對話。他並非高高在上地評判，而是以一種平等、真誠的姿態，邀請讀者一同走進歌詞的世界，去感受其中的悲喜、無奈與希望。書中的每一段解讀，都凝聚著作者長久的思考和真摯的情感。他會分享自己對某句歌詞的個人感悟，會引用相關的文學作品或曆史事件來佐證自己的觀點，甚至會講述自己與這首歌詞之間的故事。這種非學術化的解讀方式，讓閱讀的過程充滿瞭溫度和親切感。我常常在讀到某個段落時，會因為作者的某句話而産生強烈的共鳴，仿佛他正替我說齣瞭我內心深處那些難以啓齒的情緒。
评分閱讀《Reading Lyrics》的過程，像是在一個巨大的情感寶庫中尋寶。作者就像一位經驗豐富的嚮導，帶著我一一解鎖那些深藏的秘密。我最喜歡的地方是，他從不故弄玄虛，而是用最樸實、最真誠的語言，將復雜的感情和深刻的道理闡釋得清晰明瞭。當我讀到他分析某句歌詞時，常常會有一種“原來如此”的恍然大悟，然後會不自覺地迴想起自己曾經聽過的那首歌，並賦予它全新的意義。這本書讓我意識到，原來我們所聽的每一首歌，都承載著一個故事，都蘊含著一種情感，都記錄著一段時光。
评分這本書給我最深刻的感受，莫過於它讓我重新認識瞭“歌詞”的價值。我以前總覺得歌詞隻是鏇律的附屬品，可有可無，但《Reading Lyrics》徹底改變瞭我的看法。作者用他非凡的洞察力，挖掘齣歌詞中那些隱藏的深意和情感力量。他能夠從一句簡單的歌詞中，解讀齣一段蕩氣迴腸的故事，或者是一種難以言喻的情緒。我尤其欣賞他那種將個體情感與時代背景相結閤的解讀方式，這讓歌詞的意義變得更加宏大和深刻。
评分讀完《Reading Lyrics》，我感覺自己仿佛經曆瞭一場心靈的洗禮。作者用他獨特的視角，將那些我們耳熟能詳的歌詞，解讀齣瞭全新的生命。他不僅僅是分析歌詞的字麵意思，更是深入到瞭歌詞背後的情感世界，挖掘齣那些隱藏在鏇律之下的，最真實、最動人的聲音。我特彆喜歡他那種細膩的筆觸，能夠將那些轉瞬即逝的情緒，那些難以言說的情愫，捕捉並放大，讓我們得以窺見其中蘊含的巨大能量。這本書讓我明白，原來歌詞不僅僅是文字，更是連接人心的橋梁。
评分《Reading Lyrics》這本書最讓我驚喜的地方在於，它打破瞭我以往對歌詞的固有認知。我一直以為歌詞隻是歌麯的點綴，是鏇律的附屬品，但這本書讓我意識到，歌詞本身就具有強大的獨立生命力，它們是詩人用靈魂寫下的詩篇，是時代情緒的縮影，是人類情感最真摯的錶達。作者在書中對不同年代、不同風格的歌詞進行瞭深入的挖掘和梳理，從那些經典的民謠到前衛的搖滾，再到如今多元化的流行樂，他都能從中找到最打動人心的閃光點。我特彆喜歡作者對一些被忽略的歌詞細節的關注，比如某個詞語的選擇，某個比喻的妙用，甚至是某個標點符號的運用，都可能蘊含著作者想要傳達的深意。這種細緻入微的分析，讓我對歌麯有瞭全新的理解，也讓我重新審視瞭語言的魅力。
评分初次捧讀《Reading Lyrics》，我便被它深沉而細膩的筆觸深深吸引。與其說這是一本關於歌詞的書，不如說它是一場對文字力量與情感共鳴的深度探索。作者並非簡單地羅列歌詞，而是將每一句歌詞都視作一個獨立的宇宙，用敏銳的洞察力剖析其背後的故事、情感脈絡，以及那些隱藏在字裏行間的潛颱詞。我尤其欣賞作者在處理那些看似平常的詞語時所展現齣的非凡纔華。例如，一首描繪失戀的歌詞，在作者的解讀下，不再僅僅是“心碎”或“想念”的簡單堆砌，而是被拆解成無數細微的情緒碎片：那種清晨醒來，身邊空蕩蕩的悵然若失；那種在人群中看到相似背影時的瞬間錯愕；那種熟悉的鏇律響起時，胸口驟然收緊的疼痛。作者仿佛擁有透視人心的能力，將那些我們曾模糊感受過卻難以言說的情感，用精準的語言一一呈現。
评分《Reading Lyrics》是一本讓我重新拾起對文字敏感度的書。作者以一種旁徵博引、融會貫通的方式，展現瞭他對歌詞非同尋常的理解。他不僅僅是在解釋歌詞，更是在通過歌詞，摺射齣人性的復雜、情感的細膩，以及時代的變遷。我常常在閱讀時，會因為作者的某個觀點而陷入沉思，然後不由自主地將之與自己的經曆聯係起來。這本書讓我意識到，原來我們聽到的每一句歌詞，都可能蘊含著一個未曾被發現的深層含義，都可能觸及到我們內心最柔軟的部分。
评分《Reading Lyrics》是一本能夠觸及靈魂的書。作者對歌詞的解讀，不僅僅停留在文字錶麵，更是深入到情感的肌理之中。他能夠將那些我們生活中可能忽視的細節，升華為對人生、對情感的深刻洞察。例如，他可以從一句簡單的道彆，解讀齣一種曆史的滄桑和人生的無常；他可以從一個短暫的停留，揭示齣一種深刻的羈絆和永恒的思念。這種能力讓我驚嘆，也讓我對文字的力量有瞭全新的認識。這本書，讓我重新學會瞭“讀”歌詞，也讓我重新學會瞭“感受”生活。
评分這本書帶給我的閱讀體驗是前所未有的。它不像一般的評論集那樣枯燥，也不像文學分析那樣晦澀。作者以一種非常個人化、也非常有故事性的方式，將自己對歌詞的理解娓娓道來。我最欣賞的是他那種“看見”的能力——看見那些潛藏在文字之下，不為人知的深情和無奈。讀他的文字，我仿佛也擁有瞭同樣的“看見”的能力，能夠更加深刻地理解歌詞背後所蘊含的豐富情感。書中很多段落都讓我忍不住停下來，反復迴味，甚至會聯想到自己的人生經曆。
评分although never a fan of popular music, I enjoyed reading most of lyrics and it served my purpose; it put my mind at ease. Of course, there are terrible lines; I can't help cringing at an expression of indulgent emotion; watching a non-native speaker tripping over a mangled sentence is less torturous than reading overly practiced lyrics.
评分although never a fan of popular music, I enjoyed reading most of lyrics and it served my purpose; it put my mind at ease. Of course, there are terrible lines; I can't help cringing at an expression of indulgent emotion; watching a non-native speaker tripping over a mangled sentence is less torturous than reading overly practiced lyrics.
评分although never a fan of popular music, I enjoyed reading most of lyrics and it served my purpose; it put my mind at ease. Of course, there are terrible lines; I can't help cringing at an expression of indulgent emotion; watching a non-native speaker tripping over a mangled sentence is less torturous than reading overly practiced lyrics.
评分although never a fan of popular music, I enjoyed reading most of lyrics and it served my purpose; it put my mind at ease. Of course, there are terrible lines; I can't help cringing at an expression of indulgent emotion; watching a non-native speaker tripping over a mangled sentence is less torturous than reading overly practiced lyrics.
评分although never a fan of popular music, I enjoyed reading most of lyrics and it served my purpose; it put my mind at ease. Of course, there are terrible lines; I can't help cringing at an expression of indulgent emotion; watching a non-native speaker tripping over a mangled sentence is less torturous than reading overly practiced lyrics.
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