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[情報] 回憶節奏之王

看板KingofPop (麥可傑克森 - Michael Jackson)作者ChesterB (很難想)時間14年前 (2011/06/10 09:16)推噓6(6推 0噓 0→)

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http://tinyurl.com/4xs67f2 Memories with the ‘Groove King': John Bähler remembers Michael Jackson DAYTON, Ohio – John Bähler is a composer, producer, songwriter and arranger. He and his brother Tom Bähler have been surrounded by music for most of their life. John said he's felt blessed to work with multiple artists throughout the years, but according to him, one person who will always stand out is Michael Jackson. John Bahler是個作曲者製作人還有編曲者他和他的哥哥Tom幾乎一身都在音樂之中 John說他很榮幸這麼多年來跟很多藝人合作但只有一個人是特別突出的就是麥可傑克森 In 1972, John and Tom joined Motown Records as a team of arrangers. The Bä hlers worked with multiple groups at Motown, and among their musical list was the Jackson 5, [Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael]. "The Jacksons were the sweetest, quietest, humblest people I have ever met in my entire life," he said. "The boys in the group were all quiet, but once they hit the stage, it was like flipping on a switch." Despite their quiet personalities, John said they were a group of professionals, but remembers a time when they struggled to master a song arrangement. 1972年John和Tom加入motown唱片編曲部他們和Motwon很多團體合作其中就有J5 他說傑克森家是他一生中碰過最貼心最安靜最謙虛的他們每一個都很安靜但是到了台上就好像按了開關除了很安靜他們還很專業但有一次他們對要怎麼唱出編好的曲子碰到了困難 "I can't remember what song we were doing, but the arrangement wasn't easy to sing," he said. "When it came time to record the song, the producer said I can't sing on the track with the group. So, I went into the back and turned on a figure-8 microphone. Only the boys, engineer and myself knew I was singing on the record." 我不記得是哪首歌了但那首歌的編曲有點難唱而當要錄那首歌時製作人說我不能跟跟整團一起唱所以我跑到後面打開了麥克風只有J5還有工程師和我自己知道其實我唱了那首 John said he treasured his time with the group and always looked forward to working with them, and said he had great side-conversations with them. One of his memories involves a conversation with Michael around the age of 13. John said Michael approached him and asked him, "[Do] you know who the best dancer of the group is? Jackie. Jackie's the best dancer." John said when he asked him why Jackie doesn't move toward the front to dance, Michael said, "He's shy, so he makes me do it." Michael then told John that Jackie choreographed a lot of the group's dance routines while living in Gary, Ind. John說他很珍惜跟J5合作的時間而且總是很希望和他們合作他記得有一次跟他們談話麥可當時13歲他記得麥可問他你知道我們團裡舞跳的最好是誰嗎麥可跟他說是Jackie 他問那為甚麼Jackie不到前面來跳呢麥可說因為他太害羞啦所以他要我跳麥可還跟他說Jackie在他們在Gary的時候編了很多的舞步 Despite the Jackson 5 ending their Motown career in 1975, Michael, John and Tom remained close. John said a solid factor to their friendship was the fact that he and Tom treated Michael like a "normal human being." Throughout their years of working together, John said he was able to see a side of Michael that many knew of, but had never experienced first-hand. He said he was able to witness Michael create a melody and watch it evolve into a song over time. 雖然 J5和Motown從1975年就分道揚鑣麥可 John 和Tom還是一直很親近他說原因是他們兄弟一直把麥可當作一個一般人而這麼多年的合作 John說他能看到很多大眾熟知麥可的但通常無法實際經驗的一面那就是麥可是怎麼創作還有怎樣把一首歌漸漸形成的 John said he nicknamed Michael the "Groove King," because, "He came up with the most incredible grooves. He'd call me and we would go into the studio and do songs. He'd play one and it would walk you out of the room." According to John, Michael enjoyed creating infectious rhythms, but loved writing a wide variety of songs. He said Michael noted "Heal the World" as one of his favorite tracks. Knowing how highly Michael thought of the song, John said he takes pride in the fact that he wrote the vocal arrangement and directed the choir. John說他暱稱麥可為節奏之王他總是弄出最好的節奏他會打給我然後我們去錄音室弄歌他會撥放歌曲而歌曲會讓你走出房間麥可喜歡寫有感染力的節奏而且喜歡寫各種各樣的歌曲麥可曾說拯救世界是他最喜歡的歌曲而他感到很驕傲因為裡面的和聲是他編和指揮的 Michael's song "Heal the World" – the seventh song off his 1991 album Dangerous – was originally titled "Feed the World." Keyboardist David Paich first presented the song idea to John over the phone. John said he then went to Paich's home and recorded the chart arrangement. Though the song wasn't finished, he said Michael heard some of it and called him saying, "I did it again. I fell on my knees and wept." 原來Heal the world原名Feed the world 鍵盤手David Paich一開始把點子透過電話告訴 John 而他去了Paich家錄了編曲雖然歌還沒完成但麥可只聽了一部分就打來說他哭了麥可說又來了我跪在地上哭 When finalizing the arrangement and choir of the song, John said Michael was suppose to be present, but was sick with a cold and unavailable. According to John, they recorded the finished piece to play to Michael over the phone. "He flipped," John said. "[Michael] was in tears." John said without working on it every day, writing, arranging and finalizing the song took 6-7 months. He said from the time the song was originally titled "Feed the World," and then later changed to "Heal the World," several demos were recorded. 當完成這首歌合唱部分的編曲原來麥可應該要在場的但他感冒不能來他們把完成的透過電話撥給麥可聽 John說麥可哭了這首歌前後從寫歌編曲到最後完成弄了六七個月錄過無數的demo While thinking back through the years he spent in recording studios with him, John said Michael always looked up to him and saw him as a great singer and arranger. However, he said one of his favorite humorous times in the studio is when Michael heard him make a mistake. "I never put two headphones on when recording because the professionals have to hear themselves sing live," he said. "While [recording] parts of a song with Michael, I put both of my headphones on. All of the sudden, we heard this ugly vocal part. I took my headphones off and Michael yelled while laughing, ‘It was you. I can't believe it was you.' He couldn't believe he had actually heard me sounding rotten." 當回想他多年來和麥可在錄音室的時光他說麥可總認為他是個好的歌手和編曲者而他記得錄音室最有趣的時光是當麥可聽他犯錯時他說我錄音時從不會兩耳都戴上耳機因為因為對專業人員來說必須聽到唱Live的生音而當有次跟麥可錄某首歌時我兩耳都帶了耳機突然我們聽到了一個很難聽的歌聲我拿掉我的耳機麥可在那邊大笑鬼吼說那是你我不敢相信那是你他不敢相信我會發出很啞的聲音 John said he considers his time spent with Michael as years he will never forget. According to him, he and Michael were always close. John said he remembers Michael calling him and Tom a lot while the Jackson 5 were touring. "He'd be so quiet on the phone, but loved talking," John said. John說他永遠不會忘記和麥可度過的這些年他和麥可一直很親近他記得麥可和J5巡迴時總是常打電話給他和Tom 他在電話裡會很安靜但是又超愛說個不停的 According to John, he and Tom miss Michael and their friendship, but said he holds on to the qualities that made Michael unique. According to John, Michael's sense of humor and quality of love stayed in him throughout the years. When asked what he wants everyone to remember about Michael, John said, "He had a great sense of humor. He was a kidder who loved being kidded." In addition to Michael's humor, John said, "He was the epitome of love. I don't know of anyone I have ever met who has loved more than Michael." 他和Tom都很懷念他們跟麥可的友情而且記得麥可的特別麥可非常有幽默感還有很有愛當被問起他希望人們記得麥可的是甚麼他說他是一個超有幽默感的人很愛開人玩笑也很愛被人開玩笑除了他的幽默感他還是愛的縮影我不記得碰過任何人比麥可更充滿愛的 The one aspect John said he will never forget is, "When Michael said ‘I love you,' you felt it. He was that way his entire life." 當麥可說我愛你時你會真的感覺到他一生都是如此 -- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. In a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe. ~~~~By Michael Jackson -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 173.59.231.40 ※ 編輯: ChesterB 來自: 173.59.231.40 (06/10 09:20)