Murder on Music Row
George Strait and Alan Jackson
Nobody saw them running
From 16th Avenue
They never found the fingerprints
Or the weapon that was used
But someone killed country music
Cut out its heart and soul
They got away with murder
Down on music row
The almight dollar
And the lust for worldwide fame
Slowly killed tradition
And for that, someone shouldhang ("Ahh, you tell 'em Alan")
They all say "Not Guilty!"
But the evidence will show
That murder was committed
Down on music row
For the steel guitars no longer cry
And the fiddles barely play
But drums and rock 'n' roll guitars
Are mixed up in your face
Ol' Hank wouldn't have a chance
on today's radio
Since they committed murder
Down on music row
They thought no one would miss it
once it was dead and gone
They said no one would buy them ol'
Drinkin' and cheatin' songs ("Oh, but I still buy 'em")
Well there ain't no justice in it
And the hard facts are cold
Murder's been committed
Down on music row
For the steel guitars no longer cry
And you can't hear fiddles play
With drums and rock 'n' roll guitars
Mixed right up in your face
Why the Hag wouldn't have a chance
on today's radio
Since they committed murder
Down on music row
Why they even tell the Possum
To pack up and go back home
There's been an awful murder
Down on music row
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Alan Jackson 은 (본명 Alan Eugene Jackson /1958년 10월 17일 년생)
미국 컨트리 음악 가수와 작곡가로
1990 년대의 베스트셀러 국가 뮤지션의 하나가되었지요
1991년에 발표한 그의 두 번째 앨범"Don't Rock The Jukebox"는
1989년에 발표한 첫번째 앨범"Here in the Real World"에 이어
크게 히트하였고, 1992 발매된 "A Lot About Livin'"은
"Chattahoochee" 등 5개의 메이저 싱글을 탄생시키며 크게 힛트하였으며
2001년 9월 11일 발표한 "Where Were You" 는
잭슨의 명성을 확고히 해주는 힛트 넘버가 되었습니다
카우보이 모자로 특징되는 잭슨은 컨트리 음악의 뿌리에
깊은 영향을 미쳤으며 그의 노래는
"Here In The Real World"를 발표한 찰리 프라이드와 같은
유명한 가수에 영향을 주었지요
또한 그의 유머 감각은 냉소적인 1990 년대
컨트리 음악의 시류를 뛰어넘어
풍자적인 설명과 함께 표출되어
Neotraditional Country sound 를 대중화를 선도하였지요
2000 년대 들어 Country Music 이
POP 성향이 강한 음악으로 변화해 가는 것을
Alan Jackson과 George Strait은
이 곡 "Murder on Music Row" 를 통해
날카로운 비판을 하고 있습니다
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