케니 로저스( Kenny Rogers)- 1주기를 추도하며

 

 

내일은 미국의 거장 컨트리 가수 케니 로저스( Kenny Rogers )가 세상을 떠난지 일 년 되는 날이다

케니 로저스에 대한 글을 써 두었었다가 그가 세상을 떠나는 바람에 다시 묵혔다가 1주기를 맞아

다시 발행한다

난 미국의 컨트리 음악을 좋아했었다

그래서 존 덴버나 케니 로저스의 노래를 좋아하고 즐겨 들었었다

특히 케니 로저스는 컨트리 음악분야에서 명예의 전당에도 올랐고 ( 말하자면 우리의 나훈아, 남진 

같은 존재다.)

돌아 가시기 얼마 전까지도 미국 전역을 돌며 순회공연을 하는 노익장을 과시했었다

로저스는 숱한 히트곡, 명곡을 남겼다

대표 히트곡은 그룹 코모도스 출신의 라이오넬 리치가 작곡한 ‘레이디'다. 

로저스가 1980년 발표한 이 곡은 빌보드 메인 싱글 차트 ‘핫 100'에서 6주간 1위를 차지했고

1978년 발표한 ‘더 갬블러'도 크게 히트하며 로저스에게 그래미상을 안겼다. 

 

그는 이 곡에서 영감을 얻어 만든 동명의 텔레비전 영화 시리즈에 주연으로 출연해 배우로 

활동하기도 했다.

그 노래 영상을 올리고 그를 추도한다

 

Lady, I'm your knight in shining armor and I love you

You have made me what I am, and I am yours

My love, there's so many ways I want to say, I love you

Let me hold you in my arms forever more

You have gone and made me such a fool

I'm so lost in your love,

And oh, we belong together

Won't you believe in my song

Lady, for so many years I thought I'd never find you

You have come into my life and made me whole

Forever, let me wake to see you each and every morning

Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear

In my eyes I see no one else but you

There's no other love like our love

And oh girl, I'll always want you near me

I've waited for you for so long

Lady, your love's the only love I need,

And beside me is where I want you to be '

Cause my love, there's something

I want you to know

You're the love of my life, you're my lady

(Thank you, Kenny)

 

 

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