夏礼章／Chevy Van演唱人Sammy Johns去世

文／夏礼章           以1975年一首排行榜第5名畅销曲Chevy Van成名的男歌星Sammy Johns，元月4日不幸于北卡罗来纳州因病去世（66岁）。Sammy Johns(图／翻摄自网路。)出生于北卡罗来纳州Charlotte，高中时代即拥有自己的合唱团the Devilles，学校毕业后他转往亚特兰大和一家叫GRC的唱片公司合作，他第一张单曲Early Morning Love于1974年曾获得第68名，之后推出的Chevy Van让Sammy Johns一夕成名，这首歌于1973年即已录制。Chevy Van歌词里的…making love in my Chevy van…让买唱片的歌迷们有点尴尬，但Sammy Johns解释歌词纯属虚构，只是讲一个搭便车的美女的故事而已，虽然他这么解释，但 Sammy Johns于1988年重灌这首歌，还又进入乡村歌曲排行榜获得第80名。Chevy Van成名后接着推出的Rag Doll 仅得到第52名，1975年Sammy Johns因老东家GRC唱片公司财务出状况而转往Warner/Curb唱片，接着而来的酗酒、毒品和离婚等问题，让他成绩一直不佳，虽然他持续写歌，包括知名乡村歌星Waylon Jennings的America与John Conlee的Common Man等，但仅此而已。

Chevy Van(sammy johns)

I gave a girl a ride in my wagonNow she crawled in and took controlShe was tired as her mind was draggin'And i said get some sleep--we'll get on down the road

Like a picture she was laying thereAnd moonlight dancing off her hairShe woke up and took me by the handShe's gonna love me in my chevy vanAnd that's all right with me

Her young face was like that of an angelAnd her long legs were tanned and brownBetter keep your eyes on the road sonBetter slow this vehicle down 'cause

'cause like a picture she was laying thereAnd moonlight dancing off her hairShe woke up and took me by the handShe's gonna love me in my chevy vanAnd that's all right with me

I put her out in a town that was so smallYou could throw a rock from end to endA dirt road main street, she walked off in her barefeetAnd it's a shame i won't be passin' through again

Like a picture she was laying thereAnd moonlight dancing off her hairShe woke up and took me by the handWe made love me in my chevy vanAnd that's all right with me

Yeah like a picture she was laying thereAnd moonlight dancing off her hairShe woke up and took me by the handWe made love me in my chevy vanAnd that's all right with me

All right with me