Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg 經典原音系列

Dan Fogelberg 是美國的歌手，音樂創作人及多種樂器演奏家，他的音樂風格主要源自民謠、流行、古典、爵士以及草根藍調的啟迪，Leader of the Band 這首快炙人口的抒情經典，是出自1981年10月，Dan Fogelberg 所發行的第七張專輯-The Innocent Age，這也是他在音樂生涯中的巔峰之作，其中有三首歌在當時打入了告示牌流行排行榜(Billboard pop chart )的十大單曲，分別是 "Hard to Say" (#7)， "Same Old Lang Syne" (#9)，以及 "Leader of the Band" (#9)，特別是Leader of the Band 這首歌，更勇奪了告示牌成人當代排行榜 Billboard adult contemporary chart 的冠軍寶座。 Leader of the Band 是Dan Fogelberg 向他已故的音樂家父親致意所寫的歌曲，他的父親是一位高中的樂團指揮手，歌詞以自傳的方式描述了父親對音樂的熱愛以及如何深深地影響了自己，簡約的吉他旋律以及內斂質樸的歌聲，表達了他對父親無限的敬仰與感恩。

資料來源:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Fogelberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innocent_Age

吉他歌譜請參考:
http://www.guitaretab.com/f/fogelberg-dan/6540.html

Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg / Lyrics

An only child
Alone and wild
A cabinet makers son
His hands were meant
For different work
And his heart was known
To none --
He left his home
And went his lone
And solitary way
And he gave to me
A gift I know I never
Can repay

A quiet man of music
Denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
But his music wouldnt wait
He earned his love
Through discipline
A thundering, velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me years to understand.

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through
My instrument
And his song is in my soul --
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
Im just a living legacy
To the leader of the band.

My brothers lives were
Different
For they heard another call
One went to chicago
And the other to st. paul
And Im in colorado
When Im not in some hotel
Living out this life Ive chose
And come to know so well.

I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
When it came my time to go --
I thank you for the kindness
And the times when you got tough
And, pap, I dont think i
Said i love you near enough --

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through
My instrument
And his song is in my soul --
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
Im just a living legacy
To the leader of the band
I am the living legacy
To the leader of the band.