好像F4红遍整个亚洲一样，Westlife席卷欧周大陆，无疑是近年来最红的男孩偶像团体。那天在听Westlife翻唱的金曲"Seasons in the Sun"，真是喜欢。
Goodbye to you my trusted friend，一起长大的夥伴。。。
Goodbye Papa please pray for me，教我成人的父亲。。。
Goodbye Michelle my little one，给我爱情的女孩。。。
这是一首创作于1961年的法语歌曲，原名"Le Moribund" (literal translation: "the dying man")，多年没有引起注意。一直到70年代中由Terry Jacks演唱录制，才一炮打响。歌词描写即将离开这个世界的人向亲友告别，应该是无比忧伤的。
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time。。。
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone。。。
回忆曾经的幸福时光，生活是如此让人恋恋不舍。
it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air。。。
作为阳光男孩，Westlife诠释这首歌中的美好回忆，效果极佳。他们是来自爱尔兰的合唱团，由Shane、Kian、Nicky、Bryan、Mark五位优秀的年轻人组成的。Westlife的成名可谓英格兰岛上的又一传奇。他们以清纯的外表和抒情流行的演唱风格，一经出道就夺取了千百万欧陆少年的心，其势头不可阻挡。历经五年风雨，亦成为史上最长寿、最成功的男孩团体。最近Westlife粉碎解散傳言，打出“深情情歌”招牌再度出发，又出新歌。
Westlife出过4张专辑，『Westlife』、『Coast To Coast』、『World Of Our Own』和最新的『Turnaround』(2003年11月)，为我们带来了不少很动听的好歌。曲风有快有慢，制作质量很高。作为一个偶像团体，他们的唱功很好，主唱声音有感染力，这一点是F4们难望其项背的。
Westlife曾在出道之初的短短时间里，打破了The Beatles保持的7首单曲连续登上英国流行乐冠军位置的吉尼斯世界记录。到目前为止，他们拥有11首冠军单曲记录，下面是其中一些的MP3下载。
"Seasons in the Sun" Lyrics
[Kian:]
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
[Bryan:]
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
[Shane:]
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
[Mark:]
Goodbye papa it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I'll be there
[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
[Nicky:]
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
[Shane:]
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
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感谢NEO提供的Westlife “Seasons in the Sun” MTV。建议下载以后观看。
下面是Terry Jacks 1974年原唱版本的Flash。BTW，还是认为Westlife唱得更好。
