「There was this singer with a mane like a lion and a voice like a banshee, a guitar prodigy who left people's jaws on the floor, a versatile bassist who was equally at home on the keyboards, and a drummer who played like his life depended on it. - 他们的主唱有着雄狮般的鬃毛、女妖般的歌声，天才吉他手让人们的下巴都掉到地上，多才多艺的贝斯手，鼓手就像用自己的生命来演奏」
——Barack Obama - 贝拉克 · 奥巴马
Groupie，音译为「骨肉皮」，也可以被翻译成「果儿」。
中文语境里，多指追求和摇滚歌手发生关系的女孩。与毒品一样，它是摇滚乐一丝嘈杂的背景音。
在Groupie「污名化」的过程中，一支乐队起了关键作用——「Led Zeppelin - 齐柏林飞艇」。
Led Zeppelin那架名为「The Starship」的私人飞机，总要带上几个Groupie，嗑药乱搞，据说乐队每个人都有性虐取向，甚至会强迫女孩脱光衣服跳进养着章鱼的浴缸…
很多人正是因为他们，才知道了Groupie这个词。
除了睡骨肉皮，他们干出的荒唐事数不胜数：在饭店走廊上骑摩托、把电视机窗户扔出去、在东京希尔顿酒店大肆破坏…
混蛋如斯，没被定义为人渣彻底踩死，是因为他们的音乐实在伟大。
1971年，Led Zeppelin推出乐队第四张专辑，一发售便饱受争议：专辑封面上没有标题、没有任何文字、没有乐队名。直到今天，这张专辑仍没有任何明确的名字。
媒体只能抓住专辑内页插图上4个神秘符号不放，声称与「撒旦崇拜」、「与恶魔交换灵魂」相关。
然而这张专辑中的「Stairway To Heaven」一经播出，所有不解、质疑、嘲笑，烟消云散。
它被认为是电台广播历史上播放次数最多的一首歌，甚至在它没有正式发行的美国，也是70年代最常被点唱的歌。在「Rolling Stone Magazine - 滚石杂志」评出的「史上最伟大500首歌曲」中，高居第3。
今天我们听这首「Stairway To Heaven」，通过它，一窥Led Zeppelin的伟大。
很难定义这首歌的风格。一开始是静谧的田园风格，但突然急转，加入电子乐，结束部分是快节奏的硬式摇滚音乐，震颤耳膜。
强烈的风格变化转换的非常自然，让人忍不住一遍遍重放，确认这一切是怎样发生的。
其实「Stairway To Heaven」，就像游走于重金属、布鲁斯、迷幻、爵士、乡村之间的Led Zeppelin整支乐队一样——
没人能简单定义他们的风格，也没人能简单判断他们是音乐天使还是恶魔混蛋。
Stairway To Heaven
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh ooh and she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooh it makes me wonder
Ooh it makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who standing looking
Ooh it makes me wonder
Ooh it really makes me wonder
And it's whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May Queen
Yes there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
And it makes me wonder
Your head is humming and it won't go
In case you don't know
The pipers calling you to join him
Dear lady can you hear the wind blow
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How evrything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all yeah
To be a rock and not to roll
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
｜编辑：宋书欣
发布于：北京
