Andiqinisekanga ukuba kutheni ndingakhange ndibhale ixesha elide malunga noSmokey Robinson ngaphambili. Ndiqale le njengekholamu enikezelwe kubafundi abanamaqhosha kunye neentshisakalo zam zabazobi endiziva ngathi azikhathalelwanga, zithathwa ngokungakhathali okanye zingaqondwa ngendlela endivakalelwa ukuba kufuneka iqondwe ngayo. Ndicinga ukuba kufanelekile ukuba kubhalwe malunga nokuba kungakanani isikhonkwane, ixesha, okanye imveliso ezayo yokukhutshwa. USmokey Robinson uhlala ene-niche ekhethekileyo kwiqela lam leemvumi-ababhali beengoma, njengemvumi, njengombhali wengoma, njengesiqhelo, njengoMmangaliso, njengommangaliso. Ndicinga ukuba yiyo, yiyo loo nto ndingakhange ndinikezele ikholamu kuye ngaphambili: kuba bendisoyika ukuba ngekhe ndikwazi ukwenza ubulungisa kwisipho sakhe esimangalisayo. Kodwa ngoku kukho imveliso, kukho isikhonkwane, kukho icwecwe elitsha lokudibanisa iMimangaliso eliphuma eMotown, iQokelelo lokuGqibela, kwaye andinakuyeka ukumamela, andinakuyeka ukucinga ngalo. Ayifani ngokwahlukileyo kolunye uqokelelo lweMimangaliso, kodwa ikunika ubalo-maxesha lweengoma ezakhutshwa xa, ubalo-maxesha olujolise ingqalelo yam kwitrilogy emnandi yeengoma ezazikhutshwa okokuqala ngqa kweMimangaliso: Intombazana embi, Indlela ngaphaya apho kunye Unokuxhomekeka Kum. Iingoma mhlawumbi awuzange uve ngazo ukuba uqhelene kuphela noSmokey kwi-post-Amaculo yeeNyembezi zam zigqithisa ixesha, iingoma eziviweyo kunye, zimele ukutyhilwa ngamandla emvakalelo omsebenzi wakhe, inqanaba akulo Omnye wabadlali abatsha kumculo odumileyo waseMelika, kunye nenye into-isibindi sakhe njengegcisa.
Akunjalo ukuba ndedwa ekuqapheliseni ubungangamsha nobukhulu bukaSmokey Robinson. Akukho mntu ungaphantsi kukaBob Dylan owake wambiza ngokuba yimbongi enkulu yaseMelika, kwaye nangona kunjalo i-hyperbolic enokuvakala, ingqalelo kufuneka ihlawulwe. Ngokukodwa xa kuhlonitshwa kakhulu amadolo kunikwa abaqambi bemigangatho ekuthiwa yeyama-30 kunye nama-40, uninzi lwazo lubaxwexwe, ukuba uyandibuza, uninzi lwazo luthe saa (ngandlela zonke) ngokuthelekisa Ngobuchule besikolo saseMotown. Ikomiti yasePulitzer inike uGeorge Gershwin ibhaso lokuphumelela ebomini emva kokuba efile; Ufanelekile, ngokungathandabuzekiyo, kodwa uGershwin akaswele ukwamkelwa. Ngenye imini, ngethemba ngaphambi kokuba asweleke, kuyakubakho uSmokey Robinson.
Inxalenye yesizathu sokuba uMnu.Robinson angayifumani imbeko emfaneleyo kukukhohlisa asebenza ngayo ngomlingo, umbhali wengoma yeesoteric ohambisa enye intetho eqhelekileyo yenyanga-kaJuni yokubhala ingoma kwenye into, into etyebileyo kunye engaqhelekanga. Thatha ingoma enje ngeNtombazana yam, awayeyibhalele iZilingo, apho, ewe, wenza isingqisho usuku olunamafu ngenyanga kaMeyi. Ukuba uzama ukuyikhupha kwiphepha, ngekhe uchaze indlela ekhuphuka ngayo ukuya kuloo mzuzu wokudlula ngokuqaqambayo okokuqala xa usiva ibinzana elithi Intombazana yam. Ndiyathetha, abantu bebebhala malunga namantombazana abo kangangeenkulungwane, kodwa kude kube nguSmokey Robinson ukuba nabani na anike la magama mabini ukuba yile Ntombazana yam, amandla amakhulu.
Okanye thabatha enye, enjengothando endikubonileyo kuwe lwaluyinto nje yesimanga, ethi, ukuba ubeka umpu entloko kwaye undinyanzele ukuba ndikhethe, inokuba yeyam enye ye-post-tracks yam yeenyembezi. Kwakhona, ukuba uyayijonga phantsi kwemicroscope, akukho zinto zintsha zasendle zeDylanesque, akukho nto yokuziqhayisa ye-Sondheimesque, kodwa xa ufika kwi-chorus-Kanye njengentlango ibonisa umntu onxaniweyo / i-oasis eluhlaza apho kukho isanti kuphela / Undirhwebeshele kwinto ebendifanele ukuyiphepha / Uthando endilubonileyo kuwe lwalusisihange nje-lufikelela kwinqanaba elithile elimangalisayo ngaphaya kwentliziyo, ngokungathi kukulingana kwenyikima.
Kuphantse kube liqhinga lomkhohlisi: Uzibandakanya neengoma eziqhelekileyo zokubhalwa kwengoma kwezinye izandla kunokubonakala ngathi ngumnqwazi omdala, kwaye utsala umvundla omnye emva komnye kuloo mnqwazi. Uyenza phantse ngokuzazi kwiNdlela oZenza ngayo izinto ozenzayo, eyingoma ethi ithumele izifaniso kwaye ngandlela thile iqinisekise amandla abo ngokutsha. Ndiyathetha, ndikubambe nkqi / Ubungaba sisiphatho kunye nendlela onditshayele ngayo iinyawo zam / Usenokuba ngumtshayelo uyinto ehlekisayo kodwa inyanisekileyo ngaxeshanye, udlala ngamandla otshintsho kwisichazi- i-polysemous word-magic yesifaniso enokuthi iguqule nantoni na ibe yiyo nantoni na esesandleni somlingo onje ngeSmokey.
Kodwa ayingomagama kuphela enza ummangaliso. Ayisiyiyo nje imincili echukumisayo, nothango lokuthakatha, hayi eyokukhathaza i-echo-chamber melodrama yamalungiselelo eMotown. Yilelo lizwi, elo loyiko, licacisa ukuba yindoda yesoprano. Ngandlela thile uziva ungalunganga ukuyibiza ngokuba yi-falsetto; akukho nto ibonakala ibubuxoki ngayo. Kuphezulu phaya kuluhlu lwezwi lobufazi, ukanti ayibonakali ngathi iyasebenza. Siyiqhelile ngoku, kodwa ukuba uyayimamela kwaye ucinge ukuyiva okokuqala, ayinakuphikiswa kwaye iyamangalisa ngokungaqhelekanga, ngokungathandabuzekiyo uyilo lobukrelekrele.
Yintoni ukujongana nelo lizwi? Isandulelo sayo kuphela kukugqibela uFrankie Lymon ongasekhoyo (othi Kutheni Izidenge Ziwa Eluthandweni? Udumo), kodwa ilizwi likaFrankie Lymon lalivakala ngokungathi lilizwi elingekaphuli. Kwakukho i-doo-wop falsetto riffs njengeyokuqala, kodwa ezo zazinestayile, zimile, iindinyana ezimfutshane. Ngelixa iFalsetto kaSmokey, okanye nantoni na ofuna ukuyibiza, igcinwe kuyo yonke ingoma; akaphuli kuyo, nguye. Uthathe abo baphakamayo be-falsetto kwi-doo-wop kwaye wenza umntu opheleleyo kubo; into ekhaliphileyo ngendlela engathethekiyo, enokuthi kwezinye izandla isengavakala ngathi iyabhanxa okanye inkampu, kodwa eSmokey kufikelelwa kubudoda obugqitha abarhanelwa abaqhelekileyo besayinisi. Andazi ukuba ndingayichaza njani, kodwa ndaziva ukuba kufanele ukuba ibingumbandela wezifundo ezininzi zesini kwizifundo zesini. I-theses okwangoku, ngenxa yendlela esilela ngayo ukubaluleka, ibhukuqa iindidi zesini kwaye iphinde ichaze ubudoda.
Kuyamangalisa njengoko kubonakala ngoku, kufanele ukuba yayingamazi nokuqala ukuva. Kungenxa yeso sizathu le nto ndifuna ukukhupha ezo zinto zintathu zokuqala zakhutshwa ngo-1959 nasekuqaleni kuka-1960, intombazana embi, indlela engaphaya kwaye unokuxhomekeka kum. Ezi ziibhaladi ezothusayo apho uSmokey Robinson ephinda abuyise khona ingoma yetotshi eyindoda ngobuhle obungafumanekiyo beso soprano simenyezelayo. Ungalahleka kwezi ngoma, kwelo lizwi, kubunzulu bokuzinikela okukhazimlayo kwabafazi adibana nabo, kubunzulu kunye nokungxamiseka kwelahleko, ukubandezeleka akudlulisela kubugcisa. Fumana le albhamu, umamele ezi ngoma kwaye undixelele ukuba akakufanelanga, ukuba ayinguye uPulitzer Gershwin, emva koko isibonelelo semfundo seMacArthur Foundation.
2 ISebe leZizathu eziNtle. Andizange ndiye eWoodstock kwaye andizange ndifune (ukuthanda umculo, ukuzonda izihlwele kunye ne-hype), ngoko andizange ndazi uHugh Romney, ngoku owaziwa ngokuba nguWavy Gravy (uBb King wamnika igama) kwindima yakhe edumileyo njenge-emcee kunye Umgcini woxolo kuloo granola gang-bang (kwaye kamva naseWoodstock II ngokunjalo). Endaweni yokuba ndadibana naye ngamanye amaxesha emva koko, xa iLizwi leLali lalindithumele ukuba ndiye kugquma into ebizwa ngokuba yiMedicine Ball Caravan, umzamo ongaqhelekanga, onzima, wokuzama ukusebenzisa enye inkcubeko apho uWarner Brothers axhasa ngemali kwaye afota ikharavani enqamlezayo yeRVs kunye neebhasi kunye neehippie eziziqondayo kunye neWavy's Hog Farm Communards ukuze yenze ifilimu (ehlelwe nguMartin Scorsese, enyanisweni) eyadakumba kakubi. Ndabhala ndigxeka malunga neKharavani, kodwa ndaye ndathanda uWavy ngendlela awayequlethe ngayo ukubetha kwangaphambi kwexesha kunye nokuma okumnandi kwe-psychedelia, kwaye imbeko yam kuye yakhula ngokuhamba kweminyaka njengoko waba yindoda enenjongo. Yena nabalimi bakhe beHog bahambisa imali yabo kumdlalo bhanyabhanya kuhambo oluya ngebhasi kulo lonke elaseYurophu ukuya eMpuma, apho bakhulisa khona isimilo senkonzo, ukondla kunye nokwakha izindlu zabahlali abangathathi ntweni. Kwakukho apho uWavy wafumanisa khona isizathu esimdlayo ukususela oko: ukubuyisela ukubona ebantwini ngobumfama obunokubuyiselwa.
Ekunye nabanye abahlobo abagqirha, amanye amagqala oMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi, uWavy wenza iSeva Foundation ngo-1978, ethi amashumi amabini eminyaka ithumela amaqela oogqirha nabasebenzi bezempilo kwiidolophana zaseNepal, eIndiya nakwezinye iindawo ukwenza imisebenzi elula eyimfuneko ukunika umbono ukubuyela ebantwini abagula zizifo kunye nokuswela ukutya okunesondlo ngebabebagwebele ebumnyameni ubomi babo bonke. Kule mihla, babuyisela ukubona kubantu abamalunga nama-80,000 ngonyaka. Yinto emsulwa kwaye intle, eyenziwa yiSeva Foundation. Ngoku u-Seva ufumene isibonelelo sokuzalwa sama-20 ngomhla we-15 kuMeyi, kwaye ndingakhuthaza abafundi ukuba bathumele iminikelo kwiSeva Foundation e-1786 Fifth Street, eBerkeley, eCalif. 94710 (800-223-7382; www.seva.org) njenge Ndothulel 'umnqwazi uMnumzana Gravy.
3 Kumsitho wesikhumbuzo seminyaka elishumi ukusungulwa kwephepha, ndingathanda ukukhumbula ibali lam endilithandayo leNew York Press, kuyo nayiphi na imeko le indincedileyo ukuba ndibone ukuba ingaba iCandelo loPapasho laliyintoni na. Kwakusisiqwenga esasisebenza malunga neminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo. Njengoko ndikhumbula, yaqala ngombhali echaza indlela awafika ngayo kumgqomo ophuphumayo kwindawo yakhe yaseBrooklyn enemixholo engamaphepha alahliweyo kaGqr.Maxwell Maltz, owayedume kudala kuma-50's (nangoku eprintwayo namhlanje) Njengombhali wePsycho-Cybernetics, isikhokelo esithengisa kakhulu kwiingcinga ezintle, ukuzithemba nokuziphucula okubandakanya izifundo uGqirha Maltz azifundileyo kwikhondo lakhe lobugqirha ogqirha weplastiki. Ibali lalinombhali ohluza iMaltz detritus kunye nokucamngca ngentsingiselo yokuzibona kunye nokuzithemba kwinkcubeko yabantu abagqithisileyo. Yayiludibaniso oluqaqambileyo, nolungalindelekanga lomntu, kwezopolitiko nakwintanda-bulumko, uhlobo lobuntatheli bekhadi lasendle lekhadi lasendle elaphantse lanyamalala kwimithombo yeendaba zedolophu de kwafika iNew York Press. Ukunika indawo kolu hlobo lomsebenzi akufani nokubuyisela ukubona kwabangaboniyo, kodwa kukunika ilizwi kubabhali abanetalente abanokungaviwa ngenye indlela.
