Kansas 《Play The Game Tonight》

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鲜花和我的爱都不再回来。

——《Paint It, Black》

歌名: 《Play The Game Tonight》

歌者：Kansas 

词曲：Kansas  Danny Flower&Rob Frazier

流派：  前卫摇滚

推荐理由

前奏就已经吸引了小E的注意力，旋律好，力量又足。

歌词

[Verse 1]

You think that something's happening

And it's bigger than your life

But it's only what you're hearing

Will you still remember?

When the morning light has come

Will the songs be playing over and over

Till you do it all over again?

[Chorus]

Play, play the game tonight

Can you tell me if it's wrong or right?

Is it worth the time?, is it worth the price?

Do you see yourself in the white spotlight?

Then play the game tonight

[Verse 2]

And when the curtains open

To the roaring of the crowd

You will feel it all around you

Then it finally happens

And it's all come true for you

And the songs are playing over and over

Till you do it all over again

[Chorus]

Play, play the game tonight

Can you tell me if it's wrong or right?

Is it worth the time?, is it worth the price?

Do you see yourself in the white spotlight?

Then play the game tonight

[Bridge]

Yeah!

[Chorus]

Play, play the game tonight

Can you tell me if it's wrong or right?

Is it worth the time?, is it worth the price?

Do you see yourself in the spotlight?

Play, play the game tonight

Can you tell me if it's wrong or right?

Is it worth the time?, is it worth the price?

Do you see yourself in the white spotlight?

[Outro]

(Play the game tonight)

(Play the game tonight)

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多添一点：

今天分享一首 Kansas  的 《Play The Game Tonight》

今天来首前奏就很入耳的歌曲。这首歌来自他们1982年的第八张录音室专辑《Vinyl Confessions》中。这张专辑是乐队的一个转折点，随着键盘手Kerry Livgren和贝斯手Dave Hope皈依基督教。他们在歌词中使用更多基督教意向的内容。这与原主唱Steve Walsh的音乐理念不合。所以主唱在这张专辑之前就离开了乐队。这张专辑是新主唱 John Elefante亮相的第一张专辑。这张专辑在1982年公告牌专辑排行榜排名第16。在德国排名第36。今天这首歌是专辑中的热门单曲，也是 Kansas在80年代最著名的歌曲。在公告牌百强单曲榜上排名第 17位。在热门40名排行榜排名第6。

这首歌与当时流行的力量民谣的感觉相似，只是包含了Kansas乐队特色的和声。这首歌的歌词充满了激情，讲述的是一个人为了在一件涉及到巨大名利和权力的事情上获胜，但却面临着严重后果的风险。这听起来像是某人为了在娱乐圈获得成功而出卖自己的灵魂一样，它也适用于腐败的政客，甚至是富有的商人，他们在做着有利可图但充满破坏性的事情。这首歌最初版是Danny Flower和Rob Frazier创作的《Stay With Me Tonight》。这也标志着Kansas乐队第一次使用外部作家。他们将歌名换成了《Play The Game Tonight》并修改了歌词。

喜欢听其他他们的歌曲欢迎跳转：《Dust in the Wind》《Carry On Wayward Son》