☆灰色の影♪モンキーズ!(SHADES・OF・GRAY / MONKEES)デイビー・ジョーンズ追悼
☆『灰色の影 / SHADES・OF・GRAY』は、モンキーズ’67年のアルバム『ヘッドクオーターズ』に収録されているバラード曲で、彼らの音楽性を広げたとされる記念すべき曲ともなりました。作者は、ライチャス・ブラザーズの大ヒット『ふられた気持ち』や『ソウル&インスピレーション』のソングライターとして知られるヒットメイカー、バリー・マン&シンシナ・ワイル夫妻の作品です。まるでクラシックの室内楽風のアレンジも聴きどころとなっています。SHADES OF GRAY / MONKEES (1967)When the world and I were young, just yesterday,Life was such a simple game, a child could play.It was easy then to tell right from wrong,Easy then to tell weak from strong,When a man should stand and fight or just go along.But today there is no day or night,Today there is no dark or light,Today there is no black or white, only shades of gray.I remember when the answer seemed so clear,We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.It was easy then to tell truth from lies,Selling-out from compromise,Who to love and who to hate, the foolish from the wise.But today there is no day or night,Today there is no dark or light,Today there is no black or white, only shades of gray.SOLOIt was easy then to know what was fair,When to keep and when to share,How much to protect your heart and how much to care.But today there is no day or night,Today there is no dark or light,Today there is no black or white, only shades of gray,Only shades of gray.