香港長期是英國的殖民地,經濟上對外開放,文化上對歐西特別寬容,西洋時尚,早在上世紀二三十年代,已經由中環一帶,向外散播。

1950年代,西洋潮流進一步滲入平民生活。

新一代的潮,由電影帶動。日戰前洋電影在本地放映的數字每年平均超過二百部。黃湛森抵港後,數字有增無減。慢慢,讀番書,看洋戲,玩舶來的呼拉圈和搖搖,在年輕人之中,變得理所當然。

新一代的潮,也由電台帶動。多謝前衛主持人Aileen Woods和Uncle Ray的忘情推介,黃湛森和同輩的年青人,天天靠近電台,面向歐西,貼近流行,學懂將Frank Sinatra、Bing Crosby、Elvis Presley與Benny Goodman一起兼聽,並且在搖頭擺腦之間,確認歐西流行曲在創作、演奏、歌唱、錄音,都不是香港或上海所能望其肩背。

電台廣播歐西流行歌曲,由聽覺開始,經過身軀,製造了新一代的口味和人格。

Down the Trail of the Aching Heart (1966)

詹小屏十二歲開始演唱,十六歲時已在第一屆星島業餘歌唱比賽歐西歌組得冠軍。後來麗歌唱片(EMI的子公司)為她推出第一張個人唱片Far Away,收錄了四首歌曲,包括她比賽的得獎歌Down the Trail of the Aching Hearts。詹小屏唱戀愛路途上的心痛,以少年嗓子,唱岀成年韻味,一點也聼不出為何老友黃湛森會稱她為全港最怯場的歌星。

全碟歌曲,由日後與黃霑合作緊密的菲律賓音樂大師哥詩寶(Vic Cristobal)編曲。收聽時,請同時留意那全場溫柔地纏著歌聲、教人心痛的伴奏音樂。



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Composers and Lyricists:
Jimmy Kennedy,
Nat Simon
Vocalist: Judy Jim

You told me I was your darlin'
You kept me hangin' around
Somebody else is your darlin'
So lonesome and blue I'll be found

Down the trail of achin' hearts
Where nobody hides their tears
You sent me there where sadness starts
Down the trail of achin' hearts

Once I was passing your window
Under the light of a star
Somebody else played my love song
And played it on my old guitar

Down the trail of achin' hearts
Where nobody hides their tears
You sent me there where sadness starts
Down the trail of achin' hearts

After you've had all your darlin's
Maybe you'll be on the shelf
One of these days, little darlin'
Now you may be down there by yourself

Down the trail of achin' hearts
Where nobody hides their tears
You sent me there where sadness starts
Down the trail of achin' hearts
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