| 词条 | Old Dirt Road |
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| name = Old Dirt Road | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = John Lennon | album = Walls and Bridges | EP = | written = | published = Lennon Music/ATV Music Ltd. | released = 26 September 1974 (US) 4 October 1974 (UK) | format = | recorded = 1974 | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 4:11 | label = Apple Records | writer = John Lennon/Harry Nilsson | composer = | lyricist = | producer = John Lennon | prev_title = | prev_year = | title = | next_title = | next_year = | tracks = {{Walls and Bridges tracks}} }} "Old Dirt Road" is a song written by John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, first released on Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges.[1] Nilsson later recorded the song on his 1980 album Flash Harry. Lyrics & musicLennon and Nilsson wrote "Old Dirt Road" while Lennon was working with Nilsson producing Nilsson's Pussy Cats album.[2][2] Lennon had written the first verse, when he was interrupted by some business people, and asked Nilsson to provide an "Americanism."[2] Nilsson provided a line, which Lennon incorporated into the song.[2] Nilsson then continued writing part of the song.[2] "Old Dirt Road" uses the road as a metaphor for a point of stability in an unstable world and a life subject to variability.[7] In the line originally provided by Nilsson, life is described as "trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind."[2][7] Even though the road is apparently stable, it too is at risk from the possibility of a mudslide.[7] The singer advises the listener to just "keep on keepin' on."[7] The lyrics incorporate a reference to Bob Nolan's song "Cool Water," where someone on the old dirt road suggests that the only thing needed is "cool, clear water."[7] According to authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen, the lyrics don't "make much literal sense but somehow sound right on an intuitive level."[7] Music critic Johnny Rogan finds the mood of the song to be "stoical rather than despairing" and describes the lyrics as laissez-faire.[14] The song is in the form of a ballad, with some country music influence.[7][3] Jesse Ed Davis' guitar contributes to the country atmosphere.[3] Musically, it reproduces some of the sound from Lennon's Imagine album in employing dual pianos, one played by Lennon and one played by Nicky Hopkins.[3] Urish and Bielen describe the music as "mournful and relaxed."[7] John Blaney claims that it captures "an atmosphere of listless intoxication."[2] Music journalist Paul du Noyer believes that Charlie Patton's "Ain't Goin' Down That Dirt Road" may have been an influence on the song.[2] Critical receptionLennon biographer Geoffery Giuliano describes "Old Dirt Road" as a "throwaway."[4] Allmusic critic Richard Ginell does not rate the song highly either.[23] However, Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes it as "an enjoyable pop song."[5] Johnny Rogan praises the "interesting imagery" of the lyrics, particularly the line about shovelling smoke.[3] Lennon himself dismissed the song as "just a song" and that he and Nilsson wrote it because they were drunk and nothing better to do.[2] However, music journalist Paul du Noyer believes that Lennon under-rated the song, as he did with several other songs of this period.[2] Author John Blaney agrees with du Noyer, believing that Lennon under-rated the song because it was written during a difficult period in Lennon's life, when he was separated from Yoko Ono and doing a lot of drinking and consuming drugs with Nilsson.[2] Other versionsA very early sketch of the song was included on Lennon's album Menlove Ave. and a more developed version, including acoustic guitar was included on John Lennon Anthology.[2] The country music feel of the song is more pronounced on the Menlove Ave. version, as Jesse Ed Davis' guitar part is heard on its own.[3] The Menlove Ave. version also makes more transparent the influence of chain gang songs on the "cool, clear water" line.[3] The Anthology version differs from the Walls and Bridges version in the bridge and the ending, and also lacks the overdubs that were added to the Walls and Bridges version.[32] CoversHarry Nilsson, who co-wrote the lyrics with Lennon and performed on Lennon's version,[2] also recorded his own version of the song for his 1980 album Flash Harry, on which Lennon's former bandmate Ringo Starr plays drums.[6][7][8][9] According to Allmusic critic Richard Ginell, Nilsson's version is similar to Lennon's, albeit Nilsson sings it "in a somewhat strangled voice."[7] Chip Madinger and Mark Easter agree that Nilsson's version is similar to Lennon's.[8]PersonnelThe musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows:[2][10]
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Walls and Bridges|author=Erlewine, S.T.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/walls-and-bridges-mw0000194980|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=18 December 2012}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|title=Lennon and McCartney: together alone : a critical discography of their solo work|author=Blaney, J.|pages=93–94|year=2007|publisher=Jawbone Press|isbn=978-1-906002-02-2}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite book|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of John Lennon|author=Rogan, J.|pages=89, 144|year=1997|publisher=Omnius Press|isbn=0-7119-5599-9}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=Lennon in America: 1971–1980, Based in Part on the Lost Lennon Diaries|author=Giuliano, G.|page=63|year=2001|publisher=University of Michigan|isbn=978-1-4616-3561-1}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Walls and Bridges|author=Erlewine, S.T.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/walls-and-bridges-mw0000194980|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=19 December 2012}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|title=The Words and Music of John Lennon|authors=Urish, B. & Bielen, K.|page=58|year=2007|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0-275-99180-7}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Flash Harry|author=Ginell, R.S.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/flash-harry-mw0001894274|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=19 December 2012}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite book|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|author1=Madinger, C. |author2=Easter, M. |lastauthoramp=yes |pages=89–90|year=2000|publisher=44.1 Productions|isbn=0-615-11724-4}} 9. ^{{cite book|title=All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono|author=Sheff, D., Lennon, J. & Ono, Y.|pages=216–217|year=2000|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-25464-3}} 10. ^{{cite book|last=Noyer|first=Paul Du|title=John Lennon: The Stories Behind Every Song 1970–1980|year=2010|publisher=Carlton Books Ltd.|location=London|isbn=978-1-84732-665-2|edition=Rev.|page=98|chapter=Walls and Bridges}} 11. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book|last=Noyer|first=Paul Du|title=John Lennon: The Stories Behind Every Song 1970–1980|year=2010|publisher=Carlton Books Ltd.|location=London|isbn=978-1-84732-665-2|edition=Rev.|page=105|chapter=Walls and Bridges}} External links
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