再來一首聽後讓人內心五味雜陳的黑人靈魂歌曲 (2)

再來一首聽後讓人內心五味雜陳的黑人靈魂歌曲 (2)
●Me and Mrs. Jones ( 我與瓊斯太太 )●
by Billy Paul

Me and Mrs. Jones
We got a thing goin' on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong
To let it go now

We meet every day at the same cafe
Six-thirty and no one knows she'll be there
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
While the juke box plays our favorite songs

Me and Mrs. Jones
We got a thing goin' on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong
To let it go now

We gotta be extra careful
That do we don't build our hopes up too high
Because she's got her own obligations
And so, and so, do I

Me and Mrs. Jones
We got a thing goin' on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong
To let it go now

Well, it's time for us to be leaving
It hurts so much, it hurts so much inside
Now she'll go her way and I'll go mine
Tomorrow we'll meet
The same place, the same time

Me and Mrs. Jones
We got a thing goin' on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong
To let it go now

◎人的七情六慾當中，「情關」無疑是最難超脫的一關。古早以前，民風純樸而閉塞，出軌戀情總是偷來掩去的進行，杯弓蛇影的心驚膽顫過程，搞的當事人活的可 謂痛不欲生；反觀現今社會，自由風氣大開，明目張膽加上理直氣壯，這碼子事兒已經可以公然攤牌來“喬”，若“喬不攏”，誰也不敢保證啥事都不會發生，對現 代人而言，是幸？抑或不幸？

◎這首「Me and Mrs. Jones」再次引用一個出軌戀情的故事情節，訴說著「情關難渡」的苦痛、無力感與犯罪感心理。歌曲中的男主角與有夫之婦的瓊斯太太陷入了無法自拔的戀情 之中，即使明知這是錯誤的，兩人依舊無法克制的每天定時到老地方幽會；明知他倆的未來機會渺茫，卻仍一廂情願的計劃著未來之路，然後再抱著虛幻的夢想分 手，期待次日的再相會 ... ...。顯然，這是處於古早以前的時空背景下的情節，對時下的現代人而言，想必無法深刻體會其心理與痛楚吧？

◎「Me and Mrs. Jones」這首歌選自Billy Paul的第4張專輯【360 Degrees of Billy Paul】，發行於1972年，曾獲排行榜3週冠軍，也為Billy Paul奪得一座葛萊美獎，是為Billy Paul最具代表性的歌曲。老話重申，我對歌詞敘說的故事情節沒什麼興趣，但對歌曲所呈現的費城黑人靈魂歌曲旋律，以及Billy Paul那充滿感情的黑人特有磁性嗓音感到心動及喜愛。簡言之，「Me and Mrs. Jones」這種音樂類型的歌曲，才是讓人感動的黑人靈魂歌曲！

請調暗燈光，放空思緒，連續聽三遍 … …

●【Billy Paul / Me and Mrs. Jones.】
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