英國歌壇天王巨星［艾爾頓．強］代表作之一──流行搖滾曲──

──［Goodbye Yellow Brick Road／再見黃磚路］

When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you cant hold me forever
I didnt sign up with you
Im not a present for your friends to open
This boys too young to be singing
The blues, ah, ah

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You cant plant me in your penthouse
Im going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, Ive finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
Ah, ah

What do you think youll do then?
I bet theyll shoot down the plane
Itll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe youll get a replacement
Theres plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who aint got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you
On the ground, ah, ah

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You cant plant me in your penthouse
Im going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, Ive finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
Ah, ah

１９７３年秋天　２６歲的英國歌壇搖滾巨星艾爾頓．強（Elton John）發行第七張大碟──雙片專輯［Goodbye Yellow Brick Road／再見黃磚路］（DIM出版）

由Gus Dudgeon製作

歌曲維持Bernie Taupin作詞，艾爾頓作曲模式

大受讚賞，被稱為強事業最佳傑作

大碟登上英國專輯榜冠軍（連續第二張）　雙白金（６０萬張）　１９７４年終＃７

美國榜冠軍（連續第三張）　八白金（８００萬張＋）　１９７４年終專輯冠軍

澳大利亞榜冠軍　三白金（２１萬張＋）　１９７４年終專輯亞軍

全球賣出一千多萬張，為強事業最暢銷錄音室專輯

首支主打［Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting］登上英國單曲榜＃７　美國榜＃１２

１９７３年９月，艾爾頓推出第二單曲──標題曲［Goodbye Yellow Brick Road／告別黃磚路］（美國１０月發行）

歌名靈感來自著名美國童話──李曼·法蘭克·鮑姆（Lyman Frank Baum）的《綠野仙蹤》（The Wonderful Wizard of Oz）

內容事Bernie Taupin在林肯郡農場度過的童年。 這首歌表達了回歸“本源”的願望

Gus Dudgeon製作成一首流行搖滾，強以奔放卻感性的嗓音演繹，大受好評．

樂評認為這是他最佳歌曲之一．

［Goodbye Yellow Brick Road］登上英國單曲榜＃６　

美國榜亞軍（1974年終#72）　副榜－Easy Listening榜＃７ 取得２白金唱片（２００萬實體＋數位）

加拿大冠軍　紐西蘭亞軍　澳大利亞＃４　愛爾蘭＃４　挪威＃９　荷蘭＃２３　德國＃４９　

南非電台榜＃７

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy709iNG6i8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swJFYNcTqW8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWX67i_KDXw

Live

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