因為越戰,美國的現代史留下了非常慘痛的一頁. 慘重的傷亡,使美國社會掀起了反戰的熱潮。民歌也開始在全美校園流行起來，許多知識青年以音樂抒發心聲，同時也積極地投入示威。這首曾獲得1963年全美排行亞軍的歌是美國民歌史上最重要的作品之一，作者是Bob Dylan, 但第一個把它唱紅的卻是 Peter, Paul & Mary三重唱。它對好幾個世代的人來說, 是青春時最重要的記憶之ㄧ. Bob Dylan在創作「Blowing in the Wind」時才剛過二十。他以這首柔性的「抗議歌曲」提醒我們不要再陷入暴力與非理性 ,也不要再盲目地活下去, 不要作更多傷害無辜的事了。說實話, 很懷念那個拿起吉他, 唱這首歌的年代, 那時的生活是如此簡單....沒有胡鬧的新聞, 沒人在講豪宅與名媛, 也沒有那麼多令人錯愕的價值觀.
歌詞
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand
How many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free
How many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry
How many deaths will it take
'Till he knows that too many people have died
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
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