《Murder Most Foul》是鮑勃·迪倫創作的歌曲。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Murder Most Foul
- 歌曲時長：16分54秒
- 歌曲原唱：鮑勃·迪倫
- 發行日期：2020年3月27日
- 歌曲語言：英語
創作背景,歌曲歌詞,歌曲鑑賞,
創作背景
這是一首長達17分鐘，以美國前總統甘迺迪遇刺案為背景寫的歌曲。
歌曲歌詞
It was a dark day in Dallas November '63
A day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was a-ridin' high
Good day to be livin' and a good day to die
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
He said "Wait a minute boys you know who I am"
"Of course we do we know who you are"
Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car
Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
Was a matter of timing and the timing was right
You got unpaid debts we've come to collect
We're gonna kill you with hatred without any respect
We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face
We've already got someone here to take your place
The day they blew out the brains of the king
Thousands were watching no one saw a thing
It happened so quickly so quick by surprise
Right there in front of everyone's eyes
Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
Perfectly executed skillfully done
Wolfman oh Wolfman oh Wolfman howl
Rub-a-dub-dub it's a murder most foul
Hush little children you'll understand
The Beatles are comin' they're gonna hold your hand
Slide down the banister go get your coat
Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat
There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags
Pick up the pieces and lower the flags
I'm goin' to Woodstock it's the Aquarian Age
Then I'll go over to Altamont and sit near the stage
Put your head out the window let the good times roll
There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll
Stack up the bricks pour the cement
Don't say Dallas don't love you Mr. President
Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas
Try to make it to the triple underpass
Blackface singer whiteface clown
Better not show your faces after the sun goes down
Up in the red light district they've got cop on the beat
Living in a nightmare on Elm Street
When you're down on Deep Ellum put your money in your shoe
Don't ask what your country can do for you
Cash on the barrelhead money to burn
Dealey Plaza make a left-hand turn
I'm going down to the crossroads gonna flag a ride
The place where faith hope and charity died
Shoot him while he runs boy shoot him while you can
See if you can shoot the invisible man
Goodbye Charlie Goodbye Uncle Sam
Frankly Miss Scarlett I don't give a d**n
What is the truth and where did it go
Ask Oswald and Ruby they oughta know
"Shut your mouth" said a wise old owl
Business is business and it's a murder most foul
Tommy can you hear me I'm the Acid Queen
I'm riding in a long black Lincoln limousine
Ridin' in the back seat next to my wife
Headed straight on in to the afterlife
I'm leaning to the left I got my head in her lap
Hold on I've been led into some kind of a trap
Where we ask no quarter and no quarter do we give
We're right down the street from the street where you live
They mutilated his body and they took out his brain
What more could they do they piled on the pain
But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at
For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that
Freedom oh freedom freedom over me
I hate to tell you mister but only dead men are free
Send me some lovin' then tell me no lie
Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
Wake up little Susie let's go for a drive
Cross the Trinity River let's keep hope alive
Turn the radio on don't touch the dials
Parkland Hospital only six more miles
You got me dizzy Miss Lizzy you filled me with lead
That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head
I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline
Never shot anyone from in front or behind
I've blood in my eye got blood in my ear
I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier
Zapruder's film I seen night before
Seen it thirty-three times maybe more
It's vile and deceitful it's cruel and it's mean
Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
They killed him once and they killed him twice
Killed him like a human sacrifice
The day that they killed him someone said to me Son
The age of the Antichrist has just only begun
Air Force One comin' in through the gate
Johnson sworn in at 2:38
Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel
It is what it is and it's murder most foul
What's new pussycat what'd I say
I said the soul of a nation been torn away
And it's beginning to go into a slow decay
And that it's thirty-six hours past Judgment Day
Wolfman Jack he's speaking in tongues
He's going on and on at the top of his lungs
Play me a song Mr. Wolfman Jack
Play it for me in my long Cadillac
Play me that "Only the Good Die Young"
Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung
Play "St. James Infirmary" and the Court of King James
If you want to remember you better write down the names
Play Etta James too play "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Play it for the man with the telepathic mind
Play John Lee Hooker play "Scratch My Back"
Play it for that strip club owner named Jack
Guitar Slim going down slow
Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe
Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Play it for the First Lady she ain't feeling any good
Play Don Henley play Glenn Frey
Take it to the limit and let it go by
Play it for Carl Wilson too
Looking far far away down Gower Avenue
Play "Tragedy" play "Twilight Time"
Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime
Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust"
Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust"
Ride the pink horse down that long lonesome road
Stand there and wait for his head to explode
Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. Mystery
The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree
Play it for the reverend play it for the pastor
Play it for the dog that got no master
Play Oscar Peterson play Stan Getz
Play "Blue Sky" play Dickey Betts
Play Art Pepper Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker and all that junk
All that junk and "All That Jazz"
Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz
Play Buster Keaton play Harold Lloyd
Play Bugsy Siegel play Pretty Boy Floyd
Play the numbers play the odds
Play "Cry Me a River" for the Lord of the gods
Play Number nine play Number six
Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
Play Nat King Cole play "Nature Boy"
Play "Down in the Boondocks" for Terry Malloy
Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin"
There's twelve million souls that are listening in
Play "Merchant of Venice" play "Merchants of Death"
Play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth
Don't worry Mr. President help's on the way
Your brothers are comin' there'll be hell to pay
Brothers what brothers what's this about hell
Tell them "We're waiting keep coming" we'll get them as well
Love Field is where his plane touched down
But it never did get back up off the ground
Was a hard act to follow second to none
They killed him on the altar of the rising sun
Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon"
Play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June"
Play "Lonely at the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave"
Play it for Houdini spinning around in his grave
Play Jelly Roll Morton play "Lucille"
Play "Deep in a Dream" and play "Driving Wheel"
Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp
And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp
Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums"
Play darkness and death will come when it comes
Play "Love Me or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell
Play "The Blood-Stained Banner" play "Murder Most Foul"
歌曲鑑賞
《Murder Most Foul》是Bob Dylan從藝六十年來最長的歌曲。在這17分鐘裡，Dylan帶我們回顧了甘迺迪總統的遇刺事件。在共和黨總統用強力的手腕將美國社會撕裂的當下，Dylan試圖用對甘迺迪這位備受尊敬的民主黨總統的緬懷，讓人們回想起極右翼勢力曾經給這個國家帶來的傷害。“詹森副總統甚至等不及下飛機，他在2點38分便宣誓就職”、“在他們殺害他的那一天，有人對我說：‘孩子，反基督者的時代剛剛開始而已’”——Dylan為《Murder Most Foul》創作的歌詞充滿了尖銳的指責和明目張胆的戲謔，好像只有用這樣直截了當的方式才能吸引更多聽眾的注意。與其說Dylan在事件發生近六十年後仍然感到義憤填膺，倒不如說他對歷史不可逆轉的輪迴和人們的健忘感到失望和絕望。
