SARAH & PATRICIA

每天看奧運盛况，常憶起小時候歷經中國舉辦亞運會和東亞運動會。印象極深的是東亞運動會閉幕式上，竟見到那時無比喜愛的淑樺，頓時貼在電視機前不走。1993年春，敏感如我的小學生反復回放”聰明糊塗心“專輯，竟已成十五年前的盛况。中學時代“愛的進行式”，“淑樺盛開”，大學時代“失樂園”，這些CD在來美國以後一一買起，讓越來越遙遠的記憶一一復蘇。二零零二年EMI的復刻系列，我沒有趕得上，却在搬來灣區以後，分三次在舊金山的三家Asian Star觅得，聽著“雲的故鄉”，“過往雲烟”，不禁喟嘆沒有回旋的人世，一告別就許是永久的不見。今年的“我和你”，兩位都是我極爲欣賞的歌手，只是Sarah也是淑樺的英文名字，不禁更添些愁緒。

想起跟B在KTV那麽用心的唱“當真就好”,只是影像裏的兩位，天上人間俱無蹤影。




另：今天終于看到Patricia Barber的新專輯將于9月16日由BlueNote發行。滿心期待。上一次被我寫成"Do you think of me?"的歌，其實名叫“snow”. 以下是摘自她網站的消息：
September 2008 will see the release of The Cole Porter Mix. A 13-tune collection that exhibits Barber's austere power of singing, The Cole Porter Mix not only spotlights her artful interpretations of Porter’s songs but also features her modern-cool compositional prowess on three Porter-inspired originals that seamlessly fit into the set list. “Cole Porter has always been my songwriting idol,” says Barber. “I love his music and I’ve been singing his songs for so many years.”

1. Easy to Love

2. I Wait for Late Afternoon and You

3. I Get a Kick out of You

4. You're the Top

5. Just One of Those Things

6. Snow

7. C'est Magnifique

8. Get out of Town

9. I Concentrate on You

10. In the Still of the Night

11. What Is This Thing Called Love?

12. Miss Otis Regrets

13. New Year's Eve Song