中古年代 聊聊老歌、老人和老故事，留下一些個人歷史的痕跡。 (若有侵權或陳述不實敬請告知，將會刪除或予修正。)

217愛的鼓勵 220訂閱站台

這是英國樂團Smokie於1977發行的歌曲，在澳洲、德國及荷蘭均獲得排行榜的冠軍，在英國則是第12名，也是Smokie樂團非常出名的一首暢銷曲。

Smokie樂團最早是由幾個高中生在1964組成，至1968才和唱片公司簽約正式成為職業樂團。看來是沒能趕上「英倫入侵」的浪潮，其最廣為流行的熱門曲《Living Next Door to Alice》，在美國告示牌排行榜也僅獲得第25名。Chris Norman為主唱兼吉他手，其具特色的嗓音使之成為樂團的靈魂人物，而仍跳脫不了要單飛走自己的路，也終於在1986離團。而Smokie在團員幾經變更後，迄今仍有演唱活動。

此曲於1979被美國鄉村歌手Randy Bariow翻唱，獲得告示牌鄉村榜第6名。我喜歡的美國鄉村女歌手Tanya Tucker的翻唱版也不錯聽，卻連排行榜的邊也沒摸到。在幾個翻唱版中，我認為還是Ricky Nelson的版本最好聽。

聽情歌很有趣，無論是敞開胸膛或張開雙臂，要讓人躺讓人靠，或是話說得非常動聽，可以作各種的承諾 ( 甚至還可為愛犧牲生命？)。呵呵，這種情況通常都是因為愛不到吧！




If you want my sympathy
Just open your heart to me
And you'll get whatever you'll ever need
You think that's too high for you
Oh baby, I would die for you
When there's nothin' left, you know where I'll be
Lay back in the arms of someone
Give in to the charms of someone
Lay back in the arms of someone you love
Lay back in the arms of someone
When you feel you're a part of someone
Lay back in the arms of someone you love

So baby, just call on me
When you want all of me
And I'll be your lover, I'll be your friend
And there's nothin' I won't do
'Cause baby, I just live for you
With nothin' to hide, no need to pretend, oh oh
Lay back in the arms of someone
Give in to the charms of someone
Lay back in the arms of someone you love
Lay back in the arms of someone
When you feel you're a part of someone
Lay back in the arms of someone you love

Oh, I know you think that's too high for you
Well baby, I would die for you
When there's nothin' left, I'll be with you, oh oh
Lay back in the arms of someone
Give in to the charms of someone
Lay back in the arms of someone you love
Lay back in the arms of someone
When you feel you're a part of someone
Lay back in the arms of someone you love, oh yeah
Lord, I know