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聴き比べ イーグルスの『いつわりの瞳(Lyin' Eyes)』

今日の「聴き比べ」はイーグルス(Eagles)『いつわりの瞳(Lyin' Eyes)』です。

 

またしてもイーグルスです。4枚目のアルバム『呪われた夜(One Of These Nights)』に収録されたきょいくです。シングルカットされビルボードの2位となるヒットでした。この曲でグラミー賞ベストポップボーカル賞を獲得しました。カントリー色あふれる佳曲です。

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Lyin’Eyes

By Don Henley & Glenn Frey

 

City girls just seem to find out early

How to open doors with just a smile

A rich old man

And she won't have to worry

She'll dress up all in lace and go in style

 

Late at night a big old house gets lonely

I guess every form of refuge has its price

And it breaks her heart to think her love is only

Given to a man with hands as cold as ice

 

So she tells him she must go out for the evening

To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down

But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin'

She is headed for the cheatin' side of town

 

You can't hide your lyin' eyes

And your smile is a thin disguise

I thought by now you'd realize

There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes

 

On the other side of town a boy is waiting

With fiery eyes and dreams no-one could steal

She drives on through the night anticipating

Because he makes her feel the way she used to feel

 

She rushes to his arms

They fall together

She whispers that it's only for awhile

She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever

She pulls away and leaves him with a smile

 

You can't hide your lyin' eyes

And your smile is a thin disguise

I thought by now you'd realize

There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes

 

She gets up and pours herself a strong one

And stares out at the stars up in the sky

Another night, it's gonna be a long one

She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry

 

She wonders how it ever got this crazy

She thinks about a boy she knew in school

Did she get tired or did she just get lazy?

She's so far gone she feels just like a fool

 

My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things

You set it up so well, so carefully

Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things

You're still the same old girl you used to be

 


Eagles - Lying Eyes -HD

 

この曲をケニー・ランキン(Kenny Rankin)がカバーしていますが、まったく別な曲に聴こえます。


Kenny Rankin - Lyin' Eyes (1980)

 

カントリー界からはドリー・パートン(Dolly Parton)もカバーしています。


Dolly Parton - LyinEyes On The Dolly Show 1976/77

 

それでは今日はこの辺で。