中古年代 聊聊老歌、老人和老故事，留下一些人史的痕。 (若有侵或述不敬告知，除或予修正。)

294的鼓 239站台

位於美田西州曼菲斯的Lorraine汽旅，其最著名的是美黑人人袖Martin Luther King, Jr. ( 丁路德金恩 )，於1968年在此遭到暗，目前此旅已部份改建「家民博物 ( National Civil Rights Museum )」。而在此事件稍早的1965，Stax唱片公司的吉他手Steve Cropper，曾在此旅歌手Wilson Pickett合作出著名的《In The Midnight Hour》。神奇的是，1966，Steve Cropper又在此旅Eddie Floyd作出此首冠曲《Knock On Wood》。





Steve Cropper

Cropper事後，歌的天晚上，旅外下著著的雷雨，於是引了「It's like thunder and lightning, The way you love me is frightening.」入了歌。「Knock On Wood」是美的俚，像我在日常生活中若是了不的 ( 例如：好久生病了！)，有旁人上「呸呸呸！童言忌！童言忌！」，是怕因此反遭致身的厄。而老美是以「敲敲木」的作 ( 如木桌面 )，除化解可能不吉利的邪。此曲的男主角，似交了「恐怖情人」，既喜又怕受害，故只能以「敲敲木」企求老天的保佑了！(？)

此曲於1966得魂曲榜第1名 ( 金曲榜 #28 )，也是Eddie Floyd最知名的招牌歌。此曲翻唱者也是一大拖拉，包含有Otis Redding、David Bowie、Amii Stewart及吉他之神Eric Clapton等等等。



I don't want to lose this good thing that I've got
'Cause if I do, I would surely, surely loose a lot
'Cause your love is better than any love I know

It's like thunder, lightning
The way you love me is frightening
I'd better knock on wood, baby

I'm not superstitious about you, but I can't take no chance
You got me spinning, baby, baby, I'm in a trance
'Cause your love is better than any love I know

It's like thunder, lightning
The way you love me is frightening
I'd better knock on wood, baby


It's no secret, that woman is my loving cup
Well, she sees to it that I get enough
Just one touch from her, you know it means so much

It's like thunder, lightning
The way you love me is frightening
I'd better knock on wood, baby
I better knock, knock, knock

Think I better knock, knock, knock on wood
Think I better knock, knock, knock on wood
Think I better knock, knock, knock on wood
Think I better knock, knock, knock

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