夏礼章／玫瑰园作者Joe South去世

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作曲人与乡村流行歌手Joe South九月5日不幸去世（72岁），由他作曲而由Lynn Anderson唱红的(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden和自己唱红的Games People Play曾经非常受到歌迷们的喜欢。Joe South(图／翻摄自网路)出生于乔治亚州亚特兰大，本名Joseph Souter，当他还是一个青少年的时候就开始写歌了，同时还在唱片公司的乐队弹吉他，他参加过Aretha Franklin的歌Chain of Fools，Bob Dylan的专辑Blonde On Blonde和 Tommy Roe的Sheila这些名歌的录音工作，1969年Joe终于以Games People Play获得12名而于流行歌坛成名。Joe South其它知名作品有1970年的Walk A Mile In My Shoes，Billy Joe Royal的Down In The Boondocks和Deep Purple的Hush。Joe于 1979年获选进入乡村歌曲之都纳许维尔的作曲家名人堂，2003年则进入乔治亚音乐名人堂。Games People Play这首歌于1969年获得Grammy年度歌曲奖。

Games People PlayJoe South Oh the games people play nowEvery night and every day nowNever meaning what they say nowNever saying what they meanAnd they wile away the hoursIn their ivory towersTill they're covered up with flowersIn the back of a black limousine[Chorus:]La-da da da da da da daLa-da da da da da deTalking 'bout you and meAnd the games people playOh we make one another cryBreak a heart then we say goodbyeCross our hearts and we hope to dieThat the other was to blameNeither one will give inSo we gaze at our eight by tenThinking 'bout the things that might have beenIt's a dirty rotten shame[Chorus]People walking up to youSinging glory halleluliaAnd they're tryin to sock it to youIn the name of the LordThey're gonna teach you how to meditateRead your horoscope, cheat your faithAnd further more to hell with hateCome on and get on board[Chorus]Look around tell me what you seeWhat's happening to you and meGod grant me the serenityTo remember who I amCause you've given up your sanityFor your pride and your vanityTurns you sad on humanityAnd you don't give a da da da da da