文／夏禮章
以1975年一首排行榜第5名暢銷曲Chevy Van成名的男歌星Sammy Johns，元月4日不幸於北卡羅來納州因病去世（66歲）。
Sammy Johns(圖／翻攝自網路。)出生於北卡羅來納州Charlotte，高中時代即擁有自己的合唱團the Devilles，學校畢業後他轉往亞特蘭大和一家叫GRC的唱片公司合作，他第一張單曲Early Morning Love於1974年曾獲得第68名，之後推出的Chevy Van讓Sammy Johns一夕成名，這首歌於1973年即已錄製。
Chevy Van歌詞裡的…making love in my Chevy van…讓買唱片的歌迷們有點尷尬，但Sammy Johns解釋歌詞純屬虛構，只是講一個搭便車的美女的故事而已，雖然他這麼解釋，但 Sammy Johns於1988年重灌這首歌，還又進入鄉村歌曲排行榜獲得第80名。
Chevy Van成名後接著推出的Rag Doll 僅得到第52名，1975年Sammy Johns因老東家GRC唱片公司財務出狀況而轉往Warner/Curb唱片，接著而來的酗酒、毒品和離婚等問題，讓他成績一直不佳，雖然他持續寫歌，包括知名鄉村歌星Waylon Jennings的America與John Conlee的Common Man等，但僅此而已。
Chevy Van
(sammy johns)
I gave a girl a ride in my wagon
Now she crawled in and took control
She was tired as her mind was draggin'
And i said get some sleep--we'll get on down the road
Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my chevy van
And that's all right with me
Her young face was like that of an angel
And her long legs were tanned and brown
Better keep your eyes on the road son
Better slow this vehicle down 'cause
'cause like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my chevy van
And that's all right with me
I put her out in a town that was so small
You could throw a rock from end to end
A dirt road main street, she walked off in her barefeet
And it's a shame i won't be passin' through again
Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
We made love me in my chevy van
And that's all right with me
Yeah like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
We made love me in my chevy van
And that's all right with me
All right with me
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