转眼50年过去了，当年听歌的人也老的老，死的死，但无论岁月流转飞逝，在有关留言里，这首曾经脍炙人口的歌，除了依然活在人们心里，也给他们带来了昔日的温馨和无穷的怀念 .......... 或许？一般除了亲情以外，爱情，友情都会有“因时因事制宜”的时候？！今天再听这首歌，不禁有点感慨，昔日的人情是多么美好啊 ….......

16.8.2023

Times of Your Life

       Times of Your Life - 《你生命里的时光》原本是一首1975年KODAK相机及底片生产商的广告歌。由Bill Lane作词，Roger Nichols作曲，并由当年的当红加拿大歌手Paul Anka演唱。

       综观今日和往昔的电视电影广告片，拍得好的本就不多，而影片歌曲都好而又能融为一体的更是凤毛麟角。在新加坡还是黑白电视的年代，这种画面亲情流露，充满温馨的优美电视广告片几乎是绝无仅有，令人怀念。

       Times of Your Life本来就是一首出色动听的歌曲，再经过电视传播，马上就风靡了全美国的听众，并连续12周成为40首全国最受欢迎歌曲之一。

       Times of Your Life 虽然原本是首商业性质的歌曲，但旋律平易近人的同时，歌词也真挚深刻，贴近人心：

昨日美好的早晨，

当你醒来，时光已流逝。

突然间，往事回忆已无迹可寻，

还记得吗？你还记得吗？

欢笑与泪水，

昔日朦胧的影像，

你曾经历的顺境与逆境，

以及其间种种，

记得吗？你还记得吗？

你生命里的时光！

平心接受欢乐与悲哀，

再将它们忘却。

回忆是借来的时间，

是用来花在明天的。

就如同夕阳西下般的，

季节一个个不断的离去！

所以，珍惜此刻，

追寻今日的每一个梦想。

记得吗？你会记得吗？

这是你生命里的时光！

       无论中西，还是老歌好！而这首，究竟是消极还是积极，应该伤感或释怀，就看你怎么想。总归，都是人生必经的旅程。

       这首歌仿佛是为每一个人而写的，在人生里的每一个季节聆听都一样合适。但当年听歌的人，于今何在？又有几个还能记得这首歌？！

24.11.2015

附原文歌词：

Good morning, yesterday
You wake up and time has slipped away
And suddenly it's hard to find
The memories you left behind
Remember, do you remember?

The laughter and the tears
The shadows of misty yesteryears
The good times and the bad you've seen
And all the others in between
Remember, do you remember
The times of your life?

Reach out for the joy and the sorrow
Put them away in your mind
The memories are time that you borrow
To spend when you get to tomorrow

Here comes the saddest part
The seasons are passing one by one
So gather moments while you may
Collect the dreams you dream today
Remember, will you remember
The times of your life?

Songwriters

ROGER NICHOLS, BILL LANE

"Times of Your Life" is a popular song and advertising jingle made famous in the 1970s by Canadian singer Paul Anka, who recorded it in 1975 for an album of the same title. It was written by Roger Nichols (melody) and Bill Lane (lyrics).

Kodak created an advertising campaign in 1975 that featured Anka singing a jingle entitled "Times of Your Life". While the tune was being heard across the United States in a commercial, Anka decided to record and release it as asingle in late 1975. The song became a hit in the U.S., reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1976 and remaining in theTop 40 for 12 weeks. The previous month, "Times of Your Life" had spent one week atop the Billboard easy listening (adult contemporary) chart, Anka's only recording to do so.

Anka began including the song in his concert appearances, particularly during his shows in Las Vegas, Nevada. The performance of the song is often accompanied by a video montage featuring Anka and his family and friends. In 2015, Anka's recording was used in a series of retrospective promos for the final season of the AMC television series Mad Men.