美國傳奇歌手巴布狄倫(Bob Dylan)名作「Like A Rolling Stone」的歌詞手稿,24日在紐約拍賣會上以204萬5000美元(約新台幣6000萬元)落槌,創下流行音樂史天價記錄。
拍賣公司蘇富比(Sotheby's)表示,這4張手稿是「Like A Rolling Stone」唯一的一份定稿手稿,先前估計可以拍得100萬至200萬美元左右。手稿是以鉛筆寫在華府羅傑史密斯旅館(Roger Smith Hotel)的信箋上,除了塗塗改改的歌詞與註解,還有不少塗鴉:帽子、小鳥、一隻頭上有鹿角的奇怪動物。
1965年問世的「Like A Rolling Stone」,描寫一位上流社會出身的女子「Miss Lonely」如何淪落,讓24歲的巴布狄倫從民謠歌手躍升搖滾與流行音樂偶像,在「英倫入侵」(British Invasion)風潮中為美國搖滾樂獨樹一幟,對後世影響極大。
美國《滾石雜誌》(Rolling Stone Magazine)將「Like A Rolling Stone」封為史上500首最偉大歌曲之首,位於美國克利夫蘭的搖滾名人堂(Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)也將它列為「500首改變搖滾樂的歌曲」之一。
Like A Rolling Stone 歌詞
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to fall'
You thought they were all kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next meal
How does it feel, how does it feel?
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely