죽기 전에 꼭 들어야 할 팝송 62 - The Sweet의 'Ballroom Blitz'

'Ballroom Blitz'(볼룸 블리츠)는 영국의 글램 록 밴드 더 스위트(The Sweet)가 1973년 9월 싱글로 발표한 곡이다. 작곡은 영국 작곡가 니키 친(Nicky Chinn)과 호주 작곡가 마이크 채프먼(Mike Chapman)이 했다. '무도회장 기습'이라는 제목이 좀 특이하다. 

 

싱글 'Ballroom Blitz'(볼룸 블리츠) 표지

The Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz(Official Video)

 

'Ballroom Blitz'의 녹음에는 브라이언 코널리(Brian Connolly, 리드 보컬), 스티브 프리스트(Steve Priest, 베이스 기타), 앤디 스콧(Andy Scott, 기타), 믹 터커(Mick Tucker, 드럼) 등이 공식 라인업으로 참여했다. 이 노래는 캐나다 차트에서 1위, 영국 싱글 차트와 호주 차트에서 2위, 미국 빌보드 핫 100 차트에서 5위에 올랐다.

 

Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz(Top Of The Pops 20.09.1973, OFFICIAL)

 

'The Ballroom Blitz'의 성공 비결은 앤디 스콧의 파워 코드에 밝은 사운드의 팝적 멜로디를 입히고, 여기에 듣는 이의 귀를 현혹시키는 훅을 풍부하게 담은 것이었다. 또, 화려한 의상에 미청년들로 구성된 밴드는 그 자체만으로도 여성들의 관심을 끌기에 충분했다.   

 

Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz

 

'Ballroom Blitz'(볼룸 블리츠) 가사

 

Are you ready Steve/Uh huh/Andy/Yeah/Mick/Okay/Alright fellas, lets go/Oh, it's been getting so hard/Living with the things you do to me, aha/My dreams are getting so strange/I'd like to tell you everything I see

 

Oh, I see a man at the back/As a matter of fact, his eyes are as red as a sun/And a girl in the corner, let no one ignore her/Cause she thinks she's the passionate one

 

Oh, yeah, it was like lightning/Everybody was frightening/And the music was soothing/And they all started grooving/Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 

And the man at the back said/Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz/And the girl in the corner said/Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz

 

Ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz/I'm reaching out for something/Touching nothing is all I ever do/Oh, I softly call you over/When you appear there's nothing left of you, aha

 

Now the man in the back/Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky/And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner/She could kill you with a wink of her eye

 

Oh yeah, it was electric/So frantically hectic/And the band started leaving/Cause they all stopped breathing/Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 

And the man at the back said/Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz/And the girl in the corner said/Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz

 

Oh yeah, it was like lightning/Everybody was frightening/And the music was soothing/And they all started grooving/Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 

And the man at the back said/Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz/And the girl in the corner said/Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz

 

Ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz/Ballroom blitz/Ooh, it's, it's a ballroom blitz/It's, it's a ballroom blitz/It's, it's a ballroom blitz/Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz

 

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