簡介
史琪特出生在肯塔基州干嶺市(Dry Ridge),是家中七個子女中的長女。早年和貝蒂·杰克·戴維絲(Betty Jack Davis)組成戴維絲姐妹樂隊(The Davis Sisters)。1953年8月2日,貝蒂·杰克·戴維絲車禍去世后,史琪特·戴維絲走上了她個人的演唱道路。史琪特·戴維絲一生共獲得過5
次格林美提名,并在1964,1965,1967和1972年4次榮獲格萊美鄉(xiāng)村最佳女歌手大獎。2004年9月19日史琪特·戴維絲因乳腺癌在納什維爾去世,享年72歲。
史琪特·戴維絲1963年演唱的的《the end of the world》(世界末日)被評為當年最受歡迎的歌曲,被無數(shù)人翻唱過,但無人能及她原唱的魅力,這首歌也是她唯一的傳世之作。2009年的電影《美國情事》選擇《the end of the world》作為片尾曲,直抵人心的傷感。
歌詞
《The End Of The World》
Why does the sun go on shining?/太陽為何依然照耀
Why does these a rush to shore?/海浪為何拍打著巖岸
Don’t they know it’s the end of the world?/難道它們不知道這是世界末日
’Cause you don’t love me any more/因為你不再愛我了
Why do the birds goon singing?/鳥兒為何依然歌唱
Why do the stars glow above?/星星為何在天上閃耀
Don’t they know it’s the end of the world?/難道它們不知道這是世界末日
It ended when I lost your love/當我失去了你的愛
I wake up in the morning/當我清晨醒來
And I wonder why everything’s the same as it was/納悶著為何一切如常
I can’t understand,no I can’t understand/我無法了解,我真的無法了解
How life goes on the way it does/生命怎會像往常一樣運行
Why does my heart go on beating?/我的心為何仍在跳動
Why do these eyes of mine cry?/我的雙眼為何在流淚
Don’t they know it’s the end of the world?/難道它們不知道這是世界末日
I tended when you said goodbye/當你說再見的時候
另:補充推薦Davis的另一首歌曲,和最近(2010年1月)上演的電影《分手信》有點關(guān)聯(lián),與Bobby Bare合作
歌名:a Dear John letter
歌詞:
[Skeeter]
Dear John oh how I hate to write
dear John I must let you know to night
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn
And tonight I wed another dear John
[Bobby]
I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me
He handed me a letter and I was just as happy as I could be
Cause the fighting was all over and the battles have all been won
But then I opened up the letter and that started dear John
Won’t you pleases end back my picture my husband want sit now
When I tell you who I’m wedding you won’t cared ear any how
And it hurts me so to tell ye that my love for you has gone
But tonight I wed your brother dear John
[Skeeter]
And tonight I wed another dear John