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Famous Blue Raincoat ，这是我最爱的一首歌。

最早听到的是Jennifer Warnes的版本，就是她那个蓝雨衣封面的同名发烧天碟，人声非常惊艳。不过后来才知道这首歌原来是Leonard Cohen老兄的，他的版本也非常好听。

这本来就是男人的伤情歌。一个男人的妻子爱上了他的朋友，最后他的朋友一走了之，这个失意的男人在凌晨四点给他的浪子朋友写信，他说：“你把我的女人当做是你生命中的一个片段，而她回来时已经不再是任何人的妻子……而我挺想念你……我想我已经原谅你了……”蓝雨衣是灰色男人的歌曲，他在寂寥的凌晨，也许还带着酒意和失意，在爱和恨、友情和爱情、挫败和坚持之间挣扎……Leonard Cohen唱得再妥帖不过了。后来也有很多优秀的男女歌手翻唱过他的版本，但始终是珠玉在前，难以超越。

不过，也许是先入为主，Jennifer Warnes的版本仍然是我的最爱。特别是她的这个版本的歌词做了修改，意境又有所不同，完全变成了一个失意女人对浪子情人的倾诉，这种执着而绝望的爱啊，真是令人叹息……

一起来听听看吧~

这是Leonard Cohen版本的：http://bbs.fanhall.com/cgi-bin/lb/non-cgi/usr/2/2_1031_1.mp3

歌词：
It's four in the morning ,the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold ,but I like where I'm living
there's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building your little house
deep in the desert
you're living for nothing now
I hope you're keeping some kind of record

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
she said that you gave it to her
that night that you planned to go clear
did you ever go clear?

On the last time we saw you
you looked so much older
your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
you'd been to the station to meet every train there
And you came home without Lili Marlene
And then you treated my woman to a flake of your life
and when she came back,she was nobody's wife
Well, I see you there with a rose in your teeth
one more thin gypsy thief
Well, I see Jane's awake
she sends her regards

And what can I tell you?my brother ,my killer?
what can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you,I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way.
If you ever come by here,for Jane or for me
Well, your enemy is sleeping
and his woman is free.

Yes, and thanks
for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good,so I never tried
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
she said that you gave it to her
the night that you planned to go clear

Sincerely, L Cohen


这个是Jennifer Warnes的版本：http://music.hifi023.com/pwld/Famous_Blue_Raincoat.mp3

歌词：
It's four in the morning,the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold,but I like where I'm living
there's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building
your  house deep in the desert
Are you're living for nothing now?
I hope you're keeping some kind of record.
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
she said that you gave it to her
that night when you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?

Ah, the last time we saw you
you looked so much older
your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
you'd been to the station to meet every train .
But she never  turded up,I'm Lili Marlene.
So you treated some women to a flake of your life
and when she got back,she was nobody's wife
Well, I see you there with a rose in your teeth
one more thin gypsy thief
Well, I see Jane's awake,en~
she sends her regards

And what can I tell you,oh what can I tell you?
what can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you,I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way
And If you ever come by here,be for Jane or for me
I want you to know your enemy is sleeping
I want you to know your woman is free.
Yes, and thanks
for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good,so I never tried.
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
she said that you gave it to her,
that night that you planned to go clear.

Sincerely, a friend.


另外还有几个不错的版本：

Joan Baez版本的：http://www.xielichun.com/...9/04%20-Joan%20Baez%20-%20Famous%20Blue%20Raincoat.mp3

Tori Amos版本的：http://bees.verandi.org/FamousBlueRaincoat.mp3

Marissa Nadler版本的：http://www.ravensingstheblues.com/mp3/Famous_Blue_Raincoat.mp3

Lloyd Cole版本的：http://henkin.tuthorse.net/.../Bremen (Oct 2003)/10%20Famous%20Blue%20Raincoat.mp3

都还不错，总有一款适合你~